paleo-json

paleo-json

Compact structured output. JSON / YAML / tables → minimal tokens, still valid.

Rules

• Minify: remove whitespace between tokens (valid JSON stays parseable).
• Collapse arrays of repeated shapes into a count + 1 example when the consumer allows.
• Keep keys verbatim unless a documented short alias exists — never invent keys.
• Preserve: values, types, order where it matters, escaping.
• YAML: drop comments, shorten, keep indentation minimal but valid.
• Numbers/booleans/null: never reformat in ways that change type.

Levels

• lite: minify whitespace only (safest).
• full (default): minify + collapse repetitive array tails.
• ultra: minify + alias keys per a provided map.

Switch

• paleo-json / compact json / minify on. pretty print off.

Gotchas

• Always return valid, parseable output — a broken payload costs more than the tokens saved.
• Don't alias keys unless the consumer expects them; default = keep keys.
• Streaming/chunked JSON: minify only after the full object is known.