Add output length sentences setting

main.ts

@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ export default class OnThisDayPlugin extends Plugin {
 
 		const prompt = constructPrompt(
 			yearToContent,
-			this.settings.customPrompt
+			this.settings.customPrompt,
+			this.settings.outputLengthSentences
 		);
 
 		// Show a loading indicator (persistent notice) until work is done.

src/OnThisDaySettingTab.ts

@@ -141,6 +141,27 @@ export default class OnThisDaySettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					})
 			);
 
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Output Length (Sentences)")
+			.setDesc(
+				"Select how many sentences should each year's response be (between 1 and 8)."
+			)
+			.addDropdown((dropdown) => {
+				// Populate the dropdown with options 1 through 8.
+				for (let i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+					dropdown.addOption(i.toString(), i.toString());
+				}
+				// Set the current value from settings; default to 3 if not set.
+				const currentValue =
+					this.plugin.settings.outputLengthSentences || 3;
+				dropdown.setValue(currentValue.toString());
+				dropdown.onChange(async (value: string) => {
+					this.plugin.settings.outputLengthSentences =
+						parseInt(value);
+					await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+				});
+			});
+			
 		containerEl.createEl("h2", { text: "OpenAI Settings" });
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Model Version")

src/prompt.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 const userPrompt = `Below is a JSON object where each key is a year and each value is the full 
 	content of my daily journal for this day on that given year. For each year, 
-	please provide an interesting summary in 2-3 sentences that highlights the events 
-	of that day. Try to include who I spent time with (including their names), what I did, 
+	please provide an interesting summary that highlights the events 
+	of that day. The summary length for each year's summary should be the number of sentences defined at the end of this prompt. 
+	Try to include who I spent time with (including their names), what I did, 
 	and how I felt. Use second-person language (you), as you are referring to me - 
 	the writer of the journals. Do not include the date in the summary. 
 	Return only a JSON object mapping each year to its summary with no extra text, 
 	headers, or footers. This is the most important rule. The output must follow this JSON format. 
 	Further personalization details: `;
 
+
 export const sysPrompt = `You are a helpful assistant that summarizes text, 
 	based on a user's specifications, always in a strict JSON format.`;
 
@@ -16,11 +18,13 @@ export const sysPrompt = `You are a helpful assistant that summarizes text,
 //
 export function constructPrompt(
 	yearToContent: Record<string, string>,
-	customPrompt: string
+	customPrompt: string,
+	numberOfSentences: number
 ): string {
 	const promptInstructions = userPrompt + customPrompt;
 	const dataString = JSON.stringify(yearToContent);
-	return `${promptInstructions}\n\nData:\n${dataString}`;
+	const numberOfSentencesAppendage = `Each year's summary should be approximately ${numberOfSentences} sentences`;
+	return `${promptInstructions}\n\nData:\n${dataString}\n${numberOfSentencesAppendage}`;
 }
 
 export function constructDietPrompt(foodInfo: string): string {

src/settings.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface OnThisDayPluginSettings {
 	placeholder: string;
 	throughTheYearsHeader: string;
 	shouldOutputLinkToNotes: boolean;
+	outputLengthSentences: number;
 	// Health estimate settings
 	dietEstimatePlaceholder: string;
 	foodHeader: string;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OnThisDayPluginSettings = {
 	placeholder: "<!OTDI>",
 	throughTheYearsHeader: "On This Day",
 	shouldOutputLinkToNotes: true,
+	outputLengthSentences: 3,
 	dietEstimatePlaceholder: "<!OTDI diet>",
 	foodHeader: "### Food",
 };