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Summary

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Key Insights

“At its core, ToolTailor does one thing: it takes Ruby methods or classes and converts them into OpenAI-compatible JSON schemas.” — Explaining the primary function of ToolTailor.

“With just a single line of code, we’ve transformed a Ruby method into a schema that OpenAI can understand and work with.” — Highlighting the ease of converting Ruby to JSON schema for OpenAI.

“This flexibility allows us to seamlessly integrate our existing Ruby structures with OpenAI’s API, opening up new possibilities for AI-powered applications.” — Discussing the benefits of ToolTailor for AI application development.

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Topics

• JSON Schema
• OpenAI API
• Ruby
• AI Agents

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Full Article

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Kieran Klaassen

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ToolTailor: Simplifying Ruby JSON Schema Creation

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The Power of ToolTailor

class WeatherService
  # Get the current weather in a given location.
  #
  # @param location [String] The city and state, e.g., San Francisco, CA.
  # @param unit [String] The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the user's location.
  # @values unit ["Celsius", "Fahrenheit"]
  def get_current_temperature(location:, unit:)
    # Implementation details
  end
end

schema = ToolTailor.convert(WeatherService.instance_method(:get_current_temperature))

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Beyond Methods: Handling Classes

class User
  # Create a new user
  #
  # @param name [String] The user's name
  # @param age [Integer] The user's age
  def initialize(name:, age:)
    @name = name
    @age = age
  end
end

schema = User.to_json_schema

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Real-World Application

response = client.chat(
  parameters: {
    model: "gpt-4",
    messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Create a user named Alice who is 30 years old" }],
    tools: [ToolTailor.convert(User)],
    tool_choice: { type: "function", function: { name: "User" } }
  }
)

# Process the AI's response and create the user

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Key Takeaways

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Notable Quotes

At its core, ToolTailor does one thing: it takes Ruby methods or classes and converts them into OpenAI-compatible JSON schemas.

With just a single line of code, we’ve transformed a Ruby method into a schema that OpenAI can understand and work with.

This flexibility allows us to seamlessly integrate our existing Ruby structures with OpenAI’s API, opening up new possibilities for AI-powered applications.

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Related Topics

• [[topics/json-schema]]
• [[topics/openai-api]]
• [[topics/ruby]]
• [[topics/ai-agents]]

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