diff --git a/docs/labs/regex1.html b/docs/labs/regex1.html
index 2dd25440..1350ed96 100644
--- a/docs/labs/regex1.html
+++ b/docs/labs/regex1.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="checker.css">
 <script src="js-yaml.min.js"></script>
 <script src="checker.js"></script>
+<script src="regex1.js"></script>
 <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
 
 <!-- See create_labs.md for how to create your own lab! -->
@@ -85,168 +86,6 @@
 \\z
 </script>
 
-<script id="info" type="application/yaml">
----
-hints:
-- present: |-
-    /
-  text: In JavaScript a constant regular expression is surrounded by
-    forward slashes like /PATTERN/. However, for this exercise we only
-    want the text inside the slashes (the pattern itself).
-  examples:
-  - - "/"
-- present: |-
-    ["'`]
-  text: In this exercise we only want the regular expression pattern itself.
-    There is no need to use any kind of quote mark.
-  examples:
-  - - "'"
-- absent: |-
-    ^\^
-  text: For input validation, start with '^' to indicate a full match.
-  examples:
-  - - "(Y|N)"
-- present: |-
-    \\[Zz]
-  text: The ECMAScript (JavaScript) specification does not support \Z or \z.
-  examples:
-  - - "^Y|N\\z"
-- absent: |-
-    \$$
-  text: For input validation, end with '$' to indicate a full match.
-  examples:
-  - - "^(Y|N)"
-- absent: |-
-    [\|\[]
-  text: Consider using [YN], to match either a Y or an N.
-  examples:
-  - - "^$"
-- present: |-
-    \|
-  absent: |-
-    \(
-  text: If you use "|" you must parentheses or the precedence will be wrong.
-    For example, "^A|B$" accepts anything beginning with A, and it also
-    accepts anything ending with B. That is not what you want.
-  examples:
-  - - "^Y|N$"
-- present: " "
-  text: Spaces normally match spaces in a regex. Do not use them in this case,
-    because a space is not one of the allowed characters.
-  examples:
-  - - "^[YN] $"
-- absent: |-
-    ^\^
-  index: 1
-  text: For input validation, start with '^' to indicate a full match.
-  examples:
-  -
-    - "^[YN]$"
-    - ""
-- absent: |-
-    \$$
-  index: 1
-  text: For input validation, end with '$' to indicate a full match.
-  examples:
-  -
-    - "^[YN]$"
-    - "^"
-- absent: |-
-    \[A-Z\]
-  index: 1
-  text: You can use [A-Z] to match one uppercase Latin letter (A through Z).
-  examples:
-  -
-    - "^[YN]$"
-    - "^$"
-- present: |-
-    \^\[A-Z\]\*
-  index: 1
-  text: A "*" matches one or more, not one or more.
-- present: |-
-    \(
-  index: 1
-  text: You do not need parentheses to solve this problem.
-- absent: |-
-    (\[A-Z\]\+|
-     \[A-Z\]\[A-Z\]\*)
-  index: 1
-  text: You can use [A-Z]+ to match one or more uppercase Latin letters.
-  examples:
-  -
-    - "^[YN]$"
-    - "^[A-Z]$"
-- present: "True"
-  index: 2
-  text: Regular expressions are case-sensitive by default; use "true".
-- present: "False"
-  index: 2
-  text: Regular expressions are case-sensitive by default; use "false".
-- absent: |-
-    \|
-  index: 2
-  text: Use "|" to express alternatives.
-- present: |-
-    ^\^true\|false\$$
-  index: 2
-  text: No. This would match anything beginning with the term true,
-    or anything ending with the term false. Use parenthesis.
-- present: |-
-    ^\^false\|true\$$
-  index: 2
-  text: No. This would match anything beginning with the term false,
-    or anything ending with the term true. Use parenthesis.
-- absent: |-
-    \(
-  index: 2
-  text: Use parentheses.
-- present: |-
-    \$
-  index: 3
-  text: This is Python, not ECMAScript (JavaScript). Use \Z at the end, not $.
-- present: |-
-    \\z
-  index: 3
-  text: This is Python. Use \Z at the end, not \z.
-- absent: |-
-    ^\\A
-  index: 4
-  text: This is Ruby. Use \A at the beginning.
-- absent: |-
-    \\z$
-  index: 4
-  text: This is Ruby. Use \z at the beginning.
-- absent: |-
-    \[A-Z\]
-  index: 4
-  text: Use [A-Z] to match one uppercase Latin letter.
-- present: |-
-    \[A-Z\](\*|\+)
-  index: 4
-  text: In this case we are only matching one letter, not many of them.
-    Do not use "*" or "+" after [A-Z].
-# successes:
-# - - " query ( 'id' ) . isInt ( {min: 1 , max: 9999 } ) ,"
-# - - " query ( `id` ) . isInt ( {min: 1 , max: 9_999 } ) ,   "
-# - - 'query ( "id" ) . isInt ( {min: 1 , max: 9_999 } ) ,'
-# failures:
-# - - " query,"
-# - - 'query(''id'').isint({min: 1, max: 9999})'
-# - - 'query(''id'').isInt({min: 1, max: 9999})'
-#
-# Remove all whitespace, so we can make our patterns easier to read
-#
-preprocessing:
-  -
-    - |-
-        \s*
-    - ""
-#   -
-#     - |-
-#         (\\s\*)?\s+(\\s\*)?
-#     - "\\s*"
-# debug: true
-</script>
 <!--
 
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diff --git a/docs/labs/regex1.js b/docs/labs/regex1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540f5be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/labs/regex1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+info =
+{
+  hints: [
+    {
+      present: "/",
+      text: "In JavaScript a constant regular expression is surrounded by forward slashes like /PATTERN/. However, for this exercise we only want the text inside the slashes (the pattern itself).",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "/" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: "[\"'`]",
+      text: "In this exercise we only want the regular expression pattern itself. There is no need to use any kind of quote mark.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "'" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`^\^`,
+      text: "For input validation, start with '^' to indicate a full match.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "(Y|N)" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\\[Zz]`,
+      text: "The ECMAScript (JavaScript) specification does not support \\Z or \\z.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^Y|N\\z" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\$$`,
+      text: "For input validation, end with '$' to indicate a full match.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^(Y|N)" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`[\|\[]`,
+      text: "Consider using [YN], to match either a Y or an N.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^$" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\|`,
+      absent: String.raw`\(`,
+      text: "If you use \"|\" you must parentheses or the precedence will be wrong. For example, \"^A|B$\" accepts anything beginning with A, and it also accepts anything ending with B. That is not what you want.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^Y|N$" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: " ",
+      text: "Spaces normally match spaces in a regex. Do not use them in this case, because a space is not one of the allowed characters.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^[YN] $" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`^\^`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "For input validation, start with '^' to indicate a full match.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^[YN]$", "" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\$$`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "For input validation, end with '$' to indicate a full match.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^[YN]$", "^" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\[A-Z\]`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "You can use [A-Z] to match one uppercase Latin letter (A through Z).",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^[YN]$", "^$" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\^\[A-Z\]\*`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "A \"*\" matches one or more, not one or more."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\(`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "You do not need parentheses to solve this problem."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`(\[A-Z\]\+|
+ \[A-Z\]\[A-Z\]\*)`,
+      "index": 1,
+      text: "You can use [A-Z]+ to match one or more uppercase Latin letters.",
+      "examples": [
+        [ "^[YN]$", "^[A-Z]$" ]
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      present: "True",
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "Regular expressions are case-sensitive by default; use \"true\"."
+    },
+    {
+      present: "False",
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "Regular expressions are case-sensitive by default; use \"false\"."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\|`,
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "Use \"|\" to express alternatives."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`^\^true\|false\$$`,
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "No. This would match anything beginning with the term true, or anything ending with the term false. Use parenthesis."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`^\^false\|true\$$`,
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "No. This would match anything beginning with the term false, or anything ending with the term true. Use parenthesis."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\(`,
+      "index": 2,
+      text: "Use parentheses."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\$`,
+      "index": 3,
+      text: "This is Python, not ECMAScript (JavaScript). Use \\Z at the end, not $."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\\z`,
+      "index": 3,
+      text: "This is Python. Use \\Z at the end, not \\z."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`^\\A`,
+      "index": 4,
+      text: "This is Ruby. Use \\A at the beginning."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\\z$`,
+      "index": 4,
+      text: "This is Ruby. Use \\z at the end."
+    },
+    {
+      absent: String.raw`\[A-Z\]`,
+      "index": 4,
+      text: "Use [A-Z] to match one uppercase Latin letter."
+    },
+    {
+      present: String.raw`\[A-Z\](\*|\+)`,
+      "index": 4,
+      text: "In this case we are only matching one letter, not many of them. Do not use \"*\" or \"+\" after [A-Z]."
+    }
+  ],
+  preprocessing: [
+    [
+      "\\s*",
+      ""
+    ]
+  ]
+}