### Image Command Line Examples

Source: https://perchance.org/ai-character-chat-docs

Examples of using the /image command with parameters.

```text
/image a cute rabbit (resolution:::512x768)
```

```text
/image a cute rabbit (seed:::84756293)
```

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### Full Implementation Example

Source: https://perchance.org/consumable-list-loop-plugin

A complete example showing the plugin usage within a generator output and the corresponding list definition.

```Perchance
output
	There were a bunch of animals on the island including [a = consumableListLoop(animals)],  [a],  [a] ...

animals
	frogs
	turtles
	birds
	...
```

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### Shortcut Command Examples

Source: https://perchance.org/ai-character-chat-docs

Examples of shortcut commands for AI character interactions.

```text
/ai @Alice#1 write an interesting reply
```

```text
/ai @Bob#2 write a creative reply
```

```text
/ai @Bob#2 <abc123>
```

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### Date Formatting Examples

Source: https://perchance.org/date-plugin

A collection of examples demonstrating various date formatting options available with the date plugin.

```perchance
[date().format("MMMM Do, YYYY")]            =    April 10th, 2026
```

```perchance
[date().format("dddd")]                     =    Friday
```

```perchance
[date().format("MM Do YY")]                 =    04 10th 26
```

```perchance
[date().format("YYYY")]                     =    2026
```

```perchance
[date().add(3, "years").format("YYYY")]     =    2029
```

```perchance
[date().format("MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a")]  =    April 10th 2026, 6:12:06 pm
```

```perchance
[date().format("dddd [the] Do")]            =    Friday the 10th
```

```perchance
[date().format("ddd, hA")]                  =    Fri, 6PM
```

```perchance
[date().format("YYYY MM DD")]               =    2026 04 10
```

```perchance
[date().format("[Today is] dddd")]          =    Today is Friday
```

```perchance
[date().format("DDD")]                      =    100 (day of year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("DDDo")]                     =    100th (day of year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("DDD/YYYY")]                 =    100/2026
```

```perchance
[date().format("W / YYYY")]                 =    15 / 2026 (week / year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("Wo [week of] YYYY")]        =    15th week of 2026
```

```perchance
[date().format("d")]                        =    5  (day of week)
```

```perchance
[date().format("do")]                       =    5th (day of week)
```

```perchance
[date().format("dd")]                       =    Fr
```

```perchance
[date().format("ddd")]                      =    Fri
```

```perchance
[date().format("dddd")]                     =    Friday
```

```perchance
[date().format("M")]                        =    4  (month of year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("Mo")]                       =    4th (month of year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("MM")]                       =    04 (month of year)
```

```perchance
[date().format("MMM")]                      =    Apr
```

```perchance
[date().format("MMMM")]                     =    April
```

```perchance
[date().add(2, "months").format("MMMM")]    =    June
```

```perchance
[date().format("D")]                        =    10  (day of month)
```

```perchance
[date().format("Do")]                       =    10th (day of month)
```

```perchance
[date().format("DD")]                       =    10 (day of month)
```

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### Basic Plugin Setup

Source: https://perchance.org/background-image-plugin

Import the plugin in the code panel and call it in the HTML panel to display a background image.

```Perchance
background = {import:background-image-plugin}
```

```HTML
[background("https://i.imgur.com/64c6NnI.jpg")]
```

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### Custom CSP Including Defaults

Source: https://perchance.org/custom-content-security-policy

To include the default allowed domains along with your custom domains, start the list with '...'. This example includes defaults and allows 'example.com'.

```url
?$csp=... example.com
```

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### AI Text Generation with `startWith`

Source: https://perchance.org/ai-text-plugin

Use the `startWith` option to ensure the AI's generated text begins with a specific phrase. This example generates a story that starts with 'It was the night before Christmas in'.

```perchance
storyPrompt
  instruction = Write a {spooky|silly} story involving {a} {import:object}.
  startWith = It was the night before Christmas in
```

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### Using the Plugin

Source: https://perchance.org/numerals-to-ordinal-words-plugin

Examples of how to use the plugin with static numbers, variables, and other plugin functions.

```Perchance
[numToOrdWord(18)]
```

```Perchance
[numToOrdWord(num)]
```

```Perchance
[numToOrdWord( dice("2d6") )]
```

```Perchance
[numToOrdWord( character.hitpoints )]
```

```Perchance
[numToOrdWord()]
```

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### Get Perchance Generator Results with Node.js

Source: https://perchance.org/diy-perchance-api

This Node.js script demonstrates how to fetch a Perchance generator's HTML, load it into JSDOM, and access its lists and functions programmatically. Ensure you have 'jsdom' and 'node-fetch' installed. Replace 'animal-sentence' with your generator's name and 'yourListName' with the desired list name.

```javascript
const { JSDOM } = require("jsdom"); // v16.4.0
const fetch = require("node-fetch");  // v2.6.1

let generatorName = "animal-sentence"; // <-- change this to your generator name
let html = await fetch(`https://perchance.org/api/downloadGenerator?generatorName=${generatorName}&__cacheBust=${Math.random()}`).then(r => r.text());
const { window } = new JSDOM(html, {runScripts: "dangerously"});

// now you can use the `window` object of your generator like this:
console.log(window.root.output.toString());
console.log(window.root.yourListName.toString());
window.root.character.hitpoints = 10;
let charDesc = window.root.character.description.evaluateItem;
window.update();

```

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### Basic Pattern Options Setup

Source: https://perchance.org/pattern-maker-plugin

Configure the input image and basic settings for pattern generation. Ensure the input image URL is correct.

```javascript
patternOptions
  inputImage = https://i.imgur.com/V4trUZG.png
  settings
    width = 50
    height = 50
    n = 3
    symmetry = 8
```

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### Persist Variable State Example

Source: https://perchance.org/remember-plugin

Example showing how to conditionally initialize a variable only if it has not been previously remembered.

```Perchance
num = {1-10}
output
  [if (a == undefined) {a = num.selectOne} else {a}]
```

```HTML
[remember(root, "a")]
[output]
```

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### Install and Use Text to Speech

Source: https://perchance.org/text-to-speech-plugin

Import the plugin into the code panel and use the speak function to output text.

```Perchance
speak = {import:text-to-speech-plugin}
```

```Perchance
[speak("This is the perchance text to speech plugin")]
```

```Perchance
[speak(yourListName)]
```

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### Verify Node.js Installation

Source: https://perchance.org/perchance-discord-bot

Checks if Node.js is installed and displays its version. A version greater than 14 is recommended.

```bash
node --version
```

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### Using the A/An plugin

Source: https://perchance.org/a-an-plugin

This example demonstrates how to use the A/An plugin alongside the tap-plugin to ensure correct grammar.

```Perchance
an = {import:a-an-plugin}
tap = {import:tap-plugin}

output
  That's [an()] [tap(animal)].
```

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### Install PM2 Globally

Source: https://perchance.org/perchance-discord-bot

Installs the PM2 process manager globally, which is used to keep the bot running.

```bash
npm install -g pm2
```

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### Basic Nestable Tap Plugin Usage

Source: https://perchance.org/nestable-tap-plugin

Demonstrates the basic setup and usage of the Nestable Tap Plugin, including defining styles and nested tap structures within the output. Ensure the plugin is imported.

```perchance
tap = {import:nestable-tap-plugin}

_// Styles_
main = cursor: pointer; padding: 0.2em; margin: 0.1em 0; font-weight: bold;
black = [main] color: black; border: 1px solid black;
red = [main] color: red; border: 1px solid red; 
green = [main] color: lime; border: 1px solid lime; 
blue = [main] color: blue; border: 1px solid blue; 
    
output
  The story begins with a [tap(character, black)].
    
character
  [tap(event, red)] man known as [tap(manname, blue)]
  [tap(adjective2, red)] [tap(animal, green)] named [tap(animalname, blue)]
    
event
  manly
  hairy
  smelly

adjective2
  loud
  fluffy
  gentle

manname
  Hector
  Balthazar
  Bob

animal
  cow
  dog
  bird

animalname
  Pip
  Misty
  Carlo
```

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### Perform Non-Atomic Get and Set

Source: https://perchance.org/kv-plugin

This pattern is prone to race conditions because the get and set operations are not atomic.

```javascript
let v = await kv.folderName.get("abc");
await kv.folderName.set("abc", v+1);
```

```javascript
let v = await kv.folderName.get("abc");
// since the above line has 'await' (i.e. it's an 'async' operation), some other code in our game/app could have fetched 'abc' data at the same time, and if it's also going to increment the value, then we'll both increment it to the same number, instead of it being incremented twice
await kv.folderName.set("abc", v+1);
```

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### Implement Layout Maker in Perchance

Source: https://perchance.org/layout-maker-plugin

Basic setup for the plugin in the code panel and rendering in the HTML panel.

```text
layoutMaker = {import:layout-maker-plugin}

layout
  debug = borders
  grid
    a a a a b
    a a a a b
    c c c c c
  areas
    a
      content = {hello|hi there} this is the "a" area
    b
      content = side bar thing ("b" area)
    c
      content = a sort of footer thing ("c" area)
```

```html
[layoutMaker(layout)]
```

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### Example Perchance Generator URL

Source: https://perchance.org/create-a-twitter-bot

An example of a Perchance generator's URL, showing the format that 'your-generators-name' is derived from.

```text
https://perchance.org/y6ql4555a0
```

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### Initialize Comments Plugin

Source: https://perchance.org/comments-plugin

Basic setup for importing and rendering the comments plugin in Perchance.

```text
commentsPlugin = {import:comments-plugin} 

```

```text
[commentsPlugin()]

```

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### Perchance Template Conversion Example

Source: https://perchance.org/ci7wlcptew

Example output format for converted Abulafia templates within a Perchance list.

```text
;output
1,{{ia:{{uc:{{plural|[animal]}}}}}}
1,{{ucfirst:[animal]}}{{ia:[animal]}}{{uc:[animal]}}
1,{{ucfirst:{{ia|{{po:[animal]}}}}}}
```

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### Initialize Pride Plugin

Source: https://perchance.org/pride-plugin

Import the plugin in the code panel and call it in the HTML panel.

```Perchance
pride = {import:pride-plugin}
```

```HTML
[pride()]
```