Description
Check continuity of a recorded object holder.
Story planning separates the order of telling from fictional chronology, continuity records and practical writing budgets. Explicit labels, counts and invented calendar rules can make a local convention consistent without deciding narrative quality or inferring facts from manuscript prose.
Check continuity of a recorded object holder.
When to use this tool
Use Scene Prop Handoff Gap when checking a supplied story-continuity, chronology, calendar or drafting-budget convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter priorHolder, nextHolder, handedTo, handoffRecorded. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read matches, gap. Inspect matches, gap before interpreting the associated values.
Check continuity of a recorded object holder. matches is true when priorHolder === nextHolder or when handoffRecorded and handedTo === nextHolder; gap is its negation.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| priorHolder | Prior Holder | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| nextHolder | Next Holder | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| handedTo | Handed To | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| handoffRecorded | Handoff Recorded | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| matches | Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| gap | Signed difference under the stated comparison convention, with matching units. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"priorHolder": "A",
"nextHolder": "B",
"handedTo": "B",
"handoffRecorded": true
},
"output": {
"matches": true,
"gap": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Caller assertions do not verify a handoff, identity or actual narrative continuity.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the manuscript, scene outline and the chosen style/calendar policy for a complete editorial review; interpret numerical budgets in their narrative context.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Scene Prop State Transition Pair
Apply a conditional literal story-state transition.
- Manuscript Dialogue Dash Role
Compare a dialogue or interruption dash with supplied marker conventions.