Type Aware Json Validation And Coercion

via “json schema-constrained generation with automatic validation”

Microsoft's language for efficient LLM control flow.

Unique: Converts JSON schemas into grammar constraints (JsonNode) that guide generation token-by-token, guaranteeing valid JSON output without post-processing. Unlike post-hoc validation approaches, the schema is enforced during generation, preventing invalid tokens from being produced in the first place.

vs others: More efficient than JSON repair libraries (no retry loops or parsing errors) and more reliable than prompt-based JSON generation because the schema is enforced at the token level, not just in the prompt.