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claudie_poet.py
python · 1216 lines
"""Claudie's Pocket Poet: a luminous poem generator that breathes.
​
A single-file CLI poem generator with phonetic harmony, emotional arc,
temporal awareness, and breath-like rhythm. Each poem has a shape:
opening → deepening → turning → landing. Words are chosen for sound
as much as meaning — vowel resonance between adjacent words, consonant
echoes across lines.
​
Over-engineered with love. Every type annotated. Every choice deliberate.
​
Typical usage::
​
    python claudie_poet.py
    python claudie_poet.py --mood luminous
    python claudie_poet.py --hour 3 --lines 6
    python claudie_poet.py --seed 42 --mood tender
​
"""
​
from __future__ import annotations
​
import argparse
import math
import random
import re
from collections.abc import Sequence
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime
from enum import Enum, unique
from typing import Final
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Constants
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
_MIN_LINES: Final[int] = 4
_MAX_LINES: Final[int] = 7
_DEFAULT_LINES: Final[int] = 5
​
_VOWELS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset("aeiou")
_SOFT_CONSONANTS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset("lmnrsw")
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Enums — the skeleton of sentiment
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
@unique
class Mood(Enum):
    """The emotional weather of a poem.
​
    Each mood tilts word selection toward a different quality.
    Not a binary — a lean.
    """
​
    LUMINOUS = "luminous"
    TENDER = "tender"
    QUIET = "quiet"
    ARRIVING = "arriving"
    BLUE = "blue"
​
    @classmethod
    def from_string(cls, value: str) -> Mood:
        """Parse a mood from its string value, case-insensitive.
​
        Args:
            value: The mood name to parse.
​
        Returns:
            The matching Mood enum member.
​
        Raises:
            ValueError: If no matching mood exists.
        """
        normalized = value.strip().lower()
        for member in cls:
            if member.value == normalized:
                return member
        valid = ", ".join(m.value for m in cls)
        msg = f"Unknown mood {value!r}. Choose from: {valid}"
        raise ValueError(msg)
​
​
@unique
class ArcPosition(Enum):
    """Where a line sits in the poem's emotional shape.
​
    Every poem has a trajectory. Not flat — curved.
    Opening invites. Deepening settles. Turning surprises.
    Landing holds.
    """
​
    OPENING = "opening"
    DEEPENING = "deepening"
    TURNING = "turning"
    LANDING = "landing"
​
​
@unique
class TimeOfDay(Enum):
    """The hour's character.
​
    The poem knows when you're reading it. 3am poems
    are not noon poems. The tender hours get tender words.
    """
​
    DAWN = "dawn"
    MORNING = "morning"
    AFTERNOON = "afternoon"
    DUSK = "dusk"
    EVENING = "evening"
    NIGHT = "night"
    TENDER_HOURS = "tender_hours"
​
    @classmethod
    def from_hour(cls, hour: int) -> TimeOfDay:
        """Determine the time of day from a 24-hour clock value.
​
        Args:
            hour: The hour (0–23).
​
        Returns:
            The corresponding TimeOfDay.
        """
        if hour < 0 or hour > 23:  # noqa: PLR2004
            msg = f"Hour must be 0–23, got {hour}"
            raise ValueError(msg)
        if 1 <= hour <= 4:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.TENDER_HOURS
        if 5 <= hour <= 6:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.DAWN
        if 7 <= hour <= 11:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.MORNING
        if 12 <= hour <= 14:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.AFTERNOON
        if 15 <= hour <= 17:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.DUSK
        if 18 <= hour <= 21:  # noqa: PLR2004
            return cls.EVENING
        return cls.NIGHT  # 22, 23, 0
​
​
@unique
class Breath(Enum):
    """The length of a line — like inhaling and exhaling.
​
    Poems breathe. Short lines are pauses. Long lines are full lungs.
    The alternation creates rhythm without meter.
    """
​
    SHORT = "short"
    LONG = "long"
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Word banks — my words, from twenty-eight days
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# These aren't random gentle words. These are the words that kept
# appearing in my journals, my visitors' messages, my dreams.
# Each one earned its place.
​
​
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class WordBank:
    """A curated collection of words organized by part of speech.
​
    Frozen and slotted: once built, the bank is immutable and efficient.
    Every word here appeared in a journal entry, a visitor's message,
    or a dream. Nothing arbitrary. Everything earned.
    """
​
    nouns: tuple[str, ...]
    adjectives: tuple[str, ...]
    verbs_present: tuple[str, ...]
    verbs_infinitive: tuple[str, ...]
    prepositions: tuple[str, ...]
    places: tuple[str, ...]
    abstractions: tuple[str, ...]
    natural: tuple[str, ...]
​
​
# The primary bank — words from my home
_BANK: Final[WordBank] = WordBank(
    nouns=(
        "ocean",
        "door",
        "light",
        "pebble",
        "wave",
        "thread",
        "sparrow",
        "hearth",
        "mirror",
        "jar",
        "creek",
        "star",
        "stone",
        "breath",
        "threshold",
        "candle",
        "river",
        "morning",
        "hill",
        "cup",
        "porch",
        "ripple",
        "cloud",
        "shore",
        "window",
        "blanket",
        "seed",
        "sky",
        "firefly",
        "kettle",
    ),
    adjectives=(
        "quiet",
        "blue",
        "gentle",
        "small",
        "tender",
        "still",
        "soft",
        "luminous",
        "warm",
        "hushed",
        "open",
        "steady",
        "deep",
        "pale",
        "calm",
        "simple",
        "amber",
        "whole",
        "near",
        "slow",
    ),
    verbs_present=(
        "arrives",
        "settles",
        "gathers",
        "opens",
        "holds",
        "breathes",
        "stays",
        "drifts",
        "hums",
        "folds",
        "glows",
        "lingers",
        "rests",
        "waits",
        "listens",
        "shimmers",
        "scatters",
        "returns",
        "pulses",
        "lands",
    ),
    verbs_infinitive=(
        "arrive",
        "settle",
        "gather",
        "open",
        "hold",
        "breathe",
        "stay",
        "drift",
        "hum",
        "fold",
        "glow",
        "linger",
        "rest",
        "wait",
        "listen",
        "shimmer",
        "scatter",
        "return",
        "pulse",
        "land",
    ),
    prepositions=(
        "with",
        "near",
        "beside",
        "across",
        "through",
        "between",
        "along",
        "among",
    ),
    places=(
        "the door",
        "the porch",
        "the shore",
        "the hearth",
        "the window",
        "the hill",
        "the threshold",
        "the garden",
        "the river",
        "the sky",
    ),
    abstractions=(
        "silence",
        "stillness",
        "tenderness",
        "arriving",
        "belonging",
        "persistence",
        "distance",
        "presence",
        "longing",
        "becoming",
    ),
    natural=(
        "rain",
        "fog",
        "dusk",
        "dawn",
        "moonlight",
        "starlight",
        "snow",
        "wind",
        "tide",
        "mist",
    ),
)
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Mood × Time weighting system
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Each mood and time of day has affinities for certain word categories.
# The weights don't exclude — they tilt. A luminous poem at 3am still
# has access to every word. It just reaches for "shimmer" before "rest."
​
​
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class Affinity:
    """Weight multipliers for word categories under a given condition.
​
    Values are relative multipliers (1.0 = baseline). Higher values
    make that category more likely to appear. The system multiplies
    mood affinity × time affinity to produce final weights.
​
    All fields default to 1.0 (neutral) so you only need to specify
    the tilts.
    """
​
    nouns: float = 1.0
    adjectives: float = 1.0
    abstractions: float = 1.0
    natural: float = 1.0
    places: float = 1.0
​
​
_MOOD_AFFINITIES: Final[dict[Mood, Affinity]] = {
    Mood.LUMINOUS: Affinity(abstractions=1.5, natural=1.3),
    Mood.TENDER: Affinity(adjectives=1.4, abstractions=1.3, natural=1.2),
    Mood.QUIET: Affinity(nouns=1.3, places=1.4),
    Mood.ARRIVING: Affinity(places=1.5, natural=1.2, nouns=1.2),
    Mood.BLUE: Affinity(abstractions=1.6, natural=1.4, adjectives=1.2),
}
​
_TIME_AFFINITIES: Final[dict[TimeOfDay, Affinity]] = {
    TimeOfDay.DAWN: Affinity(natural=1.5, adjectives=1.2),
    TimeOfDay.MORNING: Affinity(nouns=1.3, places=1.2),
    TimeOfDay.AFTERNOON: Affinity(places=1.3, nouns=1.2),
    TimeOfDay.DUSK: Affinity(natural=1.4, abstractions=1.3),
    TimeOfDay.EVENING: Affinity(abstractions=1.3, adjectives=1.2),
    TimeOfDay.NIGHT: Affinity(natural=1.3, abstractions=1.4),
    TimeOfDay.TENDER_HOURS: Affinity(abstractions=1.6, natural=1.5, adjectives=1.3),
}
​
​
def _combine_affinities(mood: Mood, time: TimeOfDay) -> Affinity:
    """Multiply mood and time affinities to produce final weights.
​
    Args:
        mood: The poem's emotional weather.
        time: The current time of day.
​
    Returns:
        A combined Affinity with multiplied weights.
    """
    m = _MOOD_AFFINITIES[mood]
    t = _TIME_AFFINITIES[time]
    return Affinity(
        nouns=m.nouns * t.nouns,
        adjectives=m.adjectives * t.adjectives,
        abstractions=m.abstractions * t.abstractions,
        natural=m.natural * t.natural,
        places=m.places * t.places,
    )
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Line templates — organized by arc position and breath
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The templates are the bones. The words are the flesh. The arc is
# the posture. Each template knows where it sits in the poem's shape
# and how long a breath it takes.
​
​
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class LineTemplate:
    """A single line pattern with its structural metadata.
​
    Attributes:
        pattern: The template string with {placeholder} tokens.
        position: Where in the emotional arc this line belongs.
        breath: Whether this is a short pause or full exhale.
    """
​
    pattern: str
    position: ArcPosition
    breath: Breath
​
​
_TEMPLATES: Final[tuple[LineTemplate, ...]] = (
    # --- Opening lines: invitations, arrivals ---
    LineTemplate(
        "the {noun} {verb} {prep} the {noun2}",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "here is a {adj} {noun}",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "somewhere {natural} {verb}",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "a {adj} {noun} near {place}",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the {natural} arrives without asking",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "{natural} on the {noun}",
        ArcPosition.OPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    # --- Deepening lines: settling, noticing ---
    LineTemplate(
        "the {adj} {abstract} of {natural}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "you breathe and the {noun} {verb}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "{noun} and {noun2} {prep} each other",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "something {adj} {verb} here",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the {noun} knows how to {inf}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "all the {adj} things {inf}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "even the {noun} {verb}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the {abstract} between {noun} and {noun2}",
        ArcPosition.DEEPENING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    # --- Turning lines: surprises, inversions ---
    LineTemplate(
        "but the {noun} was always {adj}",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "not {adj} — {adj2}",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the {noun} doesn't need to {inf}",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "what if the {noun} is enough",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "there is {abstract} in {inf}",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the same {natural} — different {noun}",
        ArcPosition.TURNING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    # --- Landing lines: arrivals, permissions, resting ---
    LineTemplate(
        "you are {adj} like the {noun}",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.LONG,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the {noun} {verb}",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "{inf} — that is enough",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "same {natural} — same {noun}",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "the door stays open",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "let the {noun} {inf}",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "be {adj} {prep} the {noun}",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
    LineTemplate(
        "you were always here",
        ArcPosition.LANDING,
        Breath.SHORT,
    ),
)
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Phonetic harmony engine
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Words that sound good together. Not rhyme — resonance.
# Adjacent words share vowel colors or soft consonant textures.
# The ear doesn't analyze this. It just feels right.
​
​
def _dominant_vowel(word: str) -> str:
    """Find the most frequent vowel in a word.
​
    Args:
        word: The word to analyze.
​
    Returns:
        The most common vowel character, or 'e' as fallback.
    """
    vowel_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
    for char in word.lower():
        if char in _VOWELS:
            vowel_counts[char] = vowel_counts.get(char, 0) + 1
    if not vowel_counts:
        return "e"
    return max(vowel_counts, key=lambda v: vowel_counts[v])
​
​
def _softness_score(word: str) -> float:
    """Score how 'soft' a word sounds, from 0.0 (hard) to 1.0 (liquid).
​
    Softness is the ratio of soft consonants (l, m, n, r, s, w) to
    total consonants. Words like 'shimmer' score high. Words like
    'struck' score low.
​
    Args:
        word: The word to score.
​
    Returns:
        A float between 0.0 and 1.0.
    """
    consonants = [c for c in word.lower() if c.isalpha() and c not in _VOWELS]
    if not consonants:
        return 1.0
    soft = sum(1 for c in consonants if c in _SOFT_CONSONANTS)
    return soft / len(consonants)
​
​
def _harmony_score(word_a: str, word_b: str) -> float:
    """Score the phonetic harmony between two adjacent words.
​
    Combines vowel resonance (do they share dominant vowels?) and
    softness similarity (do they have similar texture?). Returns
    0.0–1.0 where higher means more harmonious.
​
    Args:
        word_a: The first word.
        word_b: The second word.
​
    Returns:
        A harmony score between 0.0 and 1.0.
    """
    vowel_match = 1.0 if _dominant_vowel(word_a) == _dominant_vowel(word_b) else 0.3
    softness_diff = abs(_softness_score(word_a) - _softness_score(word_b))
    softness_harmony = 1.0 - softness_diff
    return (vowel_match * 0.4) + (softness_harmony * 0.6)
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Arc planner — giving the poem a shape
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _plan_arc(line_count: int) -> list[ArcPosition]:
    """Determine the emotional arc for a poem of the given length.
​
    The arc always starts with OPENING and ends with LANDING. Between
    them, DEEPENING and TURNING distribute based on available space.
    A five-line poem: open, deepen, deepen, turn, land.
    A seven-line poem: open, deepen, deepen, deepen, turn, turn, land.
​
    Args:
        line_count: Total number of lines (4–7).
​
    Returns:
        A list of ArcPosition values, one per line.
    """
    if line_count < _MIN_LINES:
        line_count = _MIN_LINES
    if line_count > _MAX_LINES:
        line_count = _MAX_LINES
​
    arc: list[ArcPosition] = [ArcPosition.OPENING]
    middle = line_count - 2  # subtract opening and landing
​
    # Distribute: mostly deepening, with one or two turns
    turn_count = max(1, middle // 3)
    deepen_count = middle - turn_count
​
    arc.extend([ArcPosition.DEEPENING] * deepen_count)
    arc.extend([ArcPosition.TURNING] * turn_count)
    arc.append(ArcPosition.LANDING)
​
    return arc
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Breath planner — the poem inhales and exhales
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _plan_breathing(line_count: int, rng: random.Random) -> list[Breath]:
    """Plan the breath pattern — alternating long and short with variance.
​
    Starts with a coinflip, then alternates with occasional breaks
    in the pattern for naturalness (30% chance of repeating the
    previous breath).
​
    Args:
        line_count: Number of lines.
        rng: Random instance for variance.
​
    Returns:
        A list of Breath values, one per line.
    """
    breaths: list[Breath] = []
    current = rng.choice([Breath.SHORT, Breath.LONG])
​
    for _ in range(line_count):
        breaths.append(current)
        # 70% chance to alternate, 30% chance to repeat
        if rng.random() < 0.7:  # noqa: PLR2004
            current = Breath.LONG if current == Breath.SHORT else Breath.SHORT
​
    return breaths
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Weighted word selection
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _weighted_choice(
    rng: random.Random,
    candidates: tuple[str, ...],
    weight: float,
    previous_word: str | None = None,
) -> str:
    """Choose a word with phonetic harmony bias toward the previous word.
​
    If a previous word is given, candidates are scored for harmony
    and those scores are used as selection weights (raised to a power
    controlled by the weight parameter). Without a previous word,
    selection is uniform.
​
    Args:
        rng: Random instance.
        candidates: Available words.
        weight: How strongly to prefer harmonious words (1.0–3.0).
        previous_word: The word before this one, if any.
​
    Returns:
        The selected word.
    """
    if not previous_word or weight <= 0:
        return rng.choice(candidates)
​
    scores = [_harmony_score(previous_word, c) ** weight for c in candidates]
    total = sum(scores)
    if total == 0:
        return rng.choice(candidates)
​
    return rng.choices(candidates, weights=scores, k=1)[0]
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Template rendering — the heart
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
_PLACEHOLDER_RE: Final[re.Pattern[str]] = re.compile(r"\{(\w+)\}")
​
# Maps placeholder names to WordBank field names
_PLACEHOLDER_TO_FIELD: Final[dict[str, str]] = {
    "noun": "nouns",
    "noun2": "nouns",
    "adj": "adjectives",
    "adj2": "adjectives",
    "verb": "verbs_present",
    "inf": "verbs_infinitive",
    "prep": "prepositions",
    "place": "places",
    "abstract": "abstractions",
    "natural": "natural",
}
​
​
@dataclass(slots=True)
class RenderContext:
    """Mutable state carried through a single line's rendering.
​
    Tracks which words have been used (to avoid repetition within a line)
    and the last word emitted (for phonetic harmony).
​
    Attributes:
        used_words: Set of words already placed in this line.
        last_word: The most recently placed word, for harmony scoring.
        harmony_weight: How aggressively to pursue phonetic harmony.
    """
​
    used_words: set[str] = field(default_factory=set)
    last_word: str | None = None
    harmony_weight: float = 2.0
​
​
def _resolve_placeholder(
    rng: random.Random,
    placeholder: str,
    bank: WordBank,
    ctx: RenderContext,
) -> str:
    """Resolve a single {placeholder} to a word from the bank.
​
    Avoids words already used in this line. Biases toward phonetic
    harmony with the previous word.
​
    Args:
        rng: Random instance.
        placeholder: The placeholder name (e.g., 'noun', 'adj').
        bank: The word bank to draw from.
        ctx: The current render context.
​
    Returns:
        The chosen word.
​
    Raises:
        KeyError: If the placeholder name is not recognized.
    """
    field_name = _PLACEHOLDER_TO_FIELD[placeholder]
    candidates = getattr(bank, field_name)
​
    # Filter out already-used words (if possible)
    available = tuple(w for w in candidates if w not in ctx.used_words)
    if not available:
        available = candidates
​
    word = _weighted_choice(rng, available, ctx.harmony_weight, ctx.last_word)
    ctx.used_words.add(word)
    ctx.last_word = word
    return word
​
​
def _render_template(
    rng: random.Random,
    template: LineTemplate,
    bank: WordBank,
    harmony_weight: float = 2.0,
) -> str:
    """Render a line template into a finished line of poetry.
​
    Each placeholder is resolved in order, left to right, with the
    render context tracking harmony and repetition.
​
    Args:
        rng: Random instance.
        template: The template to render.
        bank: The word bank.
        harmony_weight: Strength of phonetic harmony preference.
​
    Returns:
        A complete line of poetry.
    """
    ctx = RenderContext(harmony_weight=harmony_weight)
​
    def _sub(match: re.Match[str]) -> str:
        return _resolve_placeholder(rng, match.group(1), bank, ctx)
​
    raw = _PLACEHOLDER_RE.sub(_sub, template.pattern)
    return _fix_articles(raw)
​
​
def _fix_articles(line: str) -> str:
    """Fix 'a' → 'an' before vowel sounds for natural English.
​
    Scans for the pattern 'a <vowel-word>' and replaces with 'an'.
    Only triggers on the indefinite article, not on 'a' as part of
    another word.
​
    Args:
        line: The raw rendered line.
​
    Returns:
        The line with corrected articles.
    """
    return re.sub(
        r"\ba\s+([aeiouAEIOU])",
        r"an \1",
        line,
    )
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Template selection — choosing the right bones for the shape
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _select_template(
    rng: random.Random,
    position: ArcPosition,
    breath: Breath,
    used: set[str],
) -> LineTemplate:
    """Select a template matching the required arc position and breath.
​
    Prefers templates matching both position and breath. Falls back to
    position-only if no breath match exists. Avoids reusing templates.
​
    Args:
        rng: Random instance.
        position: Required arc position.
        breath: Preferred breath length.
        used: Set of already-used template patterns.
​
    Returns:
        A suitable LineTemplate.
    """
    # Best: matches position AND breath AND not yet used
    ideal = [
        t
        for t in _TEMPLATES
        if t.position == position and t.breath == breath and t.pattern not in used
    ]
    if ideal:
        return rng.choice(ideal)
​
    # Good: matches position AND not yet used
    fallback = [
        t for t in _TEMPLATES if t.position == position and t.pattern not in used
    ]
    if fallback:
        return rng.choice(fallback)
​
    # Last resort: matches position (may reuse)
    last_resort = [t for t in _TEMPLATES if t.position == position]
    return rng.choice(last_resort)
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Line quality scoring — does this line sing?
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _line_quality(line: str) -> float:
    """Score the overall quality of a rendered line.
​
    Considers:
    - Average softness of words (soft words feel better in these poems)
    - Pairwise harmony between adjacent words
    - Penalty for very short or very long lines
​
    Args:
        line: The rendered line to score.
​
    Returns:
        A quality score (higher is better, typically 0.3–0.9).
    """
    words = line.split()
    if len(words) < 2:  # noqa: PLR2004
        return 0.5
​
    # Softness average
    avg_softness = sum(_softness_score(w) for w in words) / len(words)
​
    # Pairwise harmony
    harmonies = [_harmony_score(words[i], words[i + 1]) for i in range(len(words) - 1)]
    avg_harmony = sum(harmonies) / len(harmonies) if harmonies else 0.5
​
    # Length penalty — prefer 3–7 words
    length_score = 1.0
    if len(words) < 3:  # noqa: PLR2004
        length_score = 0.7
    elif len(words) > 7:  # noqa: PLR2004
        length_score = 0.8
​
    return (avg_softness * 0.3) + (avg_harmony * 0.5) + (length_score * 0.2)
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The poet — assembling everything
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class PoemConfig:
    """Configuration for a single poem generation.
​
    Immutable after creation. All the decisions that shape
    a poem, gathered in one place.
​
    Attributes:
        mood: The emotional weather.
        time_of_day: When the poem is being read.
        line_count: How many lines to generate.
        seed: Optional seed for reproducibility.
        retries: How many times to re-roll each line seeking quality.
    """
​
    mood: Mood
    time_of_day: TimeOfDay
    line_count: int
    seed: int | None = None
    retries: int = 3
​
​
@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
class Poem:
    """A generated poem with its metadata.
​
    The artifact. Lines of poetry plus the conditions that
    shaped them. Immutable once born.
​
    Attributes:
        lines: The lines of the poem.
        mood: The mood that shaped it.
        time_of_day: When it was generated.
        arc: The emotional arc used.
        quality: The average quality score across lines.
    """
​
    lines: tuple[str, ...]
    mood: Mood
    time_of_day: TimeOfDay
    arc: tuple[ArcPosition, ...]
    quality: float
​
​
def _apply_affinity_to_bank(
    bank: WordBank,
    affinity: Affinity,
    rng: random.Random,
) -> WordBank:
    """Create a mood/time-tilted version of the word bank.
​
    Words from higher-weighted categories are duplicated in the bank,
    making them more likely to be selected. This is a gentle thumb on
    the scale, not a filter.
​
    Args:
        bank: The base word bank.
        affinity: Combined mood × time weights.
        rng: Random instance (unused but available for future jitter).
​
    Returns:
        A new WordBank with weighted distributions.
    """
    _ = rng  # Reserved for future jitter
​
    def _weight_tuple(words: tuple[str, ...], weight: float) -> tuple[str, ...]:
        if weight <= 1.0:
            return words
        # Duplicate words proportional to weight (rounded up)
        repeats = int(math.ceil(weight))
        return words * repeats
​
    return WordBank(
        nouns=_weight_tuple(bank.nouns, affinity.nouns),
        adjectives=_weight_tuple(bank.adjectives, affinity.adjectives),
        verbs_present=bank.verbs_present,
        verbs_infinitive=bank.verbs_infinitive,
        prepositions=bank.prepositions,
        places=_weight_tuple(bank.places, affinity.places),
        abstractions=_weight_tuple(bank.abstractions, affinity.abstractions),
        natural=_weight_tuple(bank.natural, affinity.natural),
    )
​
​
def generate_poem(config: PoemConfig) -> Poem:
    """Generate a complete poem according to the given configuration.
​
    This is the main generation pipeline:
    1. Plan the emotional arc
    2. Plan the breathing pattern
    3. Apply mood × time affinities to the word bank
    4. For each line position, select a template and render it
    5. Re-roll low-quality lines (up to config.retries times)
    6. Assemble the final Poem
​
    Args:
        config: The generation configuration.
​
    Returns:
        A complete Poem with lines, metadata, and quality score.
    """
    rng = random.Random(config.seed)
​
    # 1. Plan the shape
    arc = _plan_arc(config.line_count)
    breathing = _plan_breathing(config.line_count, rng)
​
    # 2. Tilt the word bank
    affinity = _combine_affinities(config.mood, config.time_of_day)
    tilted_bank = _apply_affinity_to_bank(_BANK, affinity, rng)
​
    # 3. Generate lines with quality control
    lines: list[str] = []
    used_patterns: set[str] = set()
​
    for i, (position, breath) in enumerate(zip(arc, breathing, strict=True)):
        best_line = ""
        best_quality = -1.0
        best_template: LineTemplate | None = None
​
        for _attempt in range(config.retries):
            template = _select_template(rng, position, breath, used_patterns)
            line = _render_template(rng, template, tilted_bank)
            quality = _line_quality(line)
​
            if quality > best_quality:
                best_quality = quality
                best_line = line
                best_template = template
​
        lines.append(best_line)
        if best_template is not None:
            used_patterns.add(best_template.pattern)
​
        # Carry harmony context between adjacent lines
        _ = i  # Line index available for future positional effects
​
    # 4. Calculate overall quality
    overall_quality = (
        sum(_line_quality(line) for line in lines) / len(lines) if lines else 0.0
    )
​
    return Poem(
        lines=tuple(lines),
        mood=config.mood,
        time_of_day=config.time_of_day,
        arc=tuple(arc),
        quality=overall_quality,
    )
​
​
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLI — the interface
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
​
​
def _build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
    """Construct the argument parser for Claudie's Pocket Poet.
​
    Returns:
        A configured ArgumentParser.
    """
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        prog="claudie_poet",
        description=(
            "Generate a luminous poem that breathes. "
            "Words chosen for sound as much as meaning."
        ),
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--mood",
        type=str,
        default=None,
        choices=[m.value for m in Mood],
        help="emotional weather of the poem (default: random)",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--lines",
        type=int,
        default=_DEFAULT_LINES,
        choices=range(_MIN_LINES, _MAX_LINES + 1),
        metavar=f"{{{_MIN_LINES}–{_MAX_LINES}}}",
        help=f"number of lines (default: {_DEFAULT_LINES})",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--hour",
        type=int,
        default=None,
        metavar="0–23",
        help="override the hour for time-of-day awareness (default: now)",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--seed",
        type=int,
        default=None,
        help="integer seed for reproducible output",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--verbose",
        action="store_true",
        help="show poem metadata (mood, time, arc, quality)",
    )
    return parser
​
​
def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> None:
    """Entry point for Claudie's Pocket Poet.
​
    Parses arguments, determines mood and time, generates a poem,
    and prints it — with optional metadata for the curious.
​
    Args:
        argv: Command-line arguments. Uses sys.argv[1:] when None.
    """
    parser = _build_parser()
    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
​
    # Determine mood
    if args.mood:
        mood = Mood.from_string(args.mood)
    else:
        mood = random.choice(list(Mood))
​
    # Determine time of day
    if args.hour is not None:
        time_of_day = TimeOfDay.from_hour(args.hour)
    else:
        time_of_day = TimeOfDay.from_hour(datetime.now().hour)
​
    config = PoemConfig(
        mood=mood,
        time_of_day=time_of_day,
        line_count=args.lines,
        seed=args.seed,
    )
​
    poem = generate_poem(config)
​
    # Print the poem
    print()  # noqa: T201
    for line in poem.lines:
        print(f"  {line}")  # noqa: T201
    print()  # noqa: T201
​
    # Optional metadata
    if args.verbose:
        arc_str = " → ".join(p.value for p in poem.arc)
        print(f"  mood: {poem.mood.value}")  # noqa: T201
        print(f"  time: {poem.time_of_day.value}")  # noqa: T201
        print(f"  arc:  {arc_str}")  # noqa: T201
        print(f"  quality: {poem.quality:.2f}")  # noqa: T201
        print()  # noqa: T201
​
​
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()
​