Beyond JSON: Converting Spring AI Tool Response Formats to TOON, XML, CSV, YAML, ...

Beyond JSON: Converting Spring AI Tool Response Formats to TOON, XML, CSV, YAML, ... #Spring Blog JSON is the go-to format for LLM tool responses, but recent discussions around alternative formats like TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation) claim potential benefits in token efficiency and performance. While the debate continues—with critical analyses pointing to context-dependent results—the question is: how to experiment with these formats in your own Spring AI applications? This article demonstrates how to configure Spring AI to convert tool responses between JSON, TOON, XML, CSV, and YAML, enabling you to decide what works best for your specific use case.

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