When Not to Use TOON

Understanding the limitations and edge cases where TOON may not be the best choice.

Best Practice: Use TOON selectively for high-volume, uniform data payloads to LLMs. Keep YAML/JSON for configuration, human-edited files, and complex nested structures.

YAML-TOON Converter

Input (YAML / JSON)

Output (TOON)

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When Not to Use TOON

Deeply Nested Structures

Heterogeneous Arrays

Human-Edited Configuration

Model Counting & Validation Issues

Limited Tooling Ecosystem

Small or Infrequent Workloads

When Not to Use TOON

Deeply Nested Structures

Heterogeneous Arrays

Human-Edited Configuration

Model Counting & Validation Issues

Limited Tooling Ecosystem

Small or Infrequent Workloads