For OpenAI, make all fields required in JSON schema.

We use union type (with `null`) to mark fields optional.

Background:
https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/structured-outputs/supported-schemas#all-fields-must-be-required

Author: badmonster0

src/base/json_schema.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,19 @@ use schemars::schema::{
     ArrayValidation, InstanceType, Metadata, ObjectValidation, Schema, SchemaObject, SingleOrVec,
 };
 
+pub struct ToJsonSchemaOptions {
+    /// If true, mark all fields as required.
+    /// Use union type (with `null`) for optional fields instead.
+    /// Models like OpenAI will reject the schema if a field is not required.
+    pub fields_always_required: bool,
+}
+
 pub trait ToJsonSchema {
-    fn to_json_schema(&self) -> SchemaObject;
+    fn to_json_schema(&self, options: &ToJsonSchemaOptions) -> SchemaObject;
 }
 
 impl ToJsonSchema for schema::BasicValueType {
-    fn to_json_schema(&self) -> SchemaObject {
+    fn to_json_schema(&self, options: &ToJsonSchemaOptions) -> SchemaObject {
         let mut schema = SchemaObject::default();
         match self {
             schema::BasicValueType::Str => {
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ impl ToJsonSchema for schema::BasicValueType {
                 schema.instance_type = Some(SingleOrVec::Single(Box::new(InstanceType::Array)));
                 schema.array = Some(Box::new(ArrayValidation {
                     items: Some(SingleOrVec::Single(Box::new(
-                        s.element_type.to_json_schema().into(),
+                        s.element_type.to_json_schema(options).into(),
                     ))),
                     min_items: s.dimension.and_then(|d| u32::try_from(d).ok()),
                     max_items: s.dimension.and_then(|d| u32::try_from(d).ok()),
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ impl ToJsonSchema for schema::BasicValueType {
 }
 
 impl ToJsonSchema for schema::StructSchema {
-    fn to_json_schema(&self) -> SchemaObject {
+    fn to_json_schema(&self, options: &ToJsonSchemaOptions) -> SchemaObject {
         SchemaObject {
             metadata: Some(Box::new(Metadata {
                 description: self.description.as_ref().map(|s| s.to_string()),
@@ -83,12 +90,25 @@ impl ToJsonSchema for schema::StructSchema {
                 properties: self
                     .fields
                     .iter()
-                    .map(|f| (f.name.to_string(), f.value_type.to_json_schema().into()))
+                    .map(|f| {
+                        let mut schema = f.value_type.to_json_schema(options);
+                        if options.fields_always_required && f.value_type.nullable {
+                            if let Some(instance_type) = &mut schema.instance_type {
+                                let mut types = match instance_type {
+                                    SingleOrVec::Single(t) => vec![**t],
+                                    SingleOrVec::Vec(t) => std::mem::take(t),
+                                };
+                                types.push(InstanceType::Null);
+                                *instance_type = SingleOrVec::Vec(types);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        (f.name.to_string(), schema.into())
+                    })
                     .collect(),
                 required: self
                     .fields
                     .iter()
-                    .filter(|&f| (!f.value_type.nullable))
+                    .filter(|&f| (options.fields_always_required || !f.value_type.nullable))
                     .map(|f| f.name.to_string())
                     .collect(),
                 additional_properties: Some(Schema::Bool(false).into()),
@@ -100,14 +120,16 @@ impl ToJsonSchema for schema::StructSchema {
 }
 
 impl ToJsonSchema for schema::ValueType {
-    fn to_json_schema(&self) -> SchemaObject {
+    fn to_json_schema(&self, options: &ToJsonSchemaOptions) -> SchemaObject {
         match self {
-            schema::ValueType::Basic(b) => b.to_json_schema(),
-            schema::ValueType::Struct(s) => s.to_json_schema(),
+            schema::ValueType::Basic(b) => b.to_json_schema(options),
+            schema::ValueType::Struct(s) => s.to_json_schema(options),
             schema::ValueType::Collection(c) => SchemaObject {
                 instance_type: Some(SingleOrVec::Single(Box::new(InstanceType::Array))),
                 array: Some(Box::new(ArrayValidation {
-                    items: Some(SingleOrVec::Single(Box::new(c.row.to_json_schema().into()))),
+                    items: Some(SingleOrVec::Single(Box::new(
+                        c.row.to_json_schema(options).into(),
+                    ))),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -117,7 +139,7 @@ impl ToJsonSchema for schema::ValueType {
 }
 
 impl ToJsonSchema for schema::EnrichedValueType {
-    fn to_json_schema(&self) -> SchemaObject {
-        self.typ.to_json_schema()
+    fn to_json_schema(&self, options: &ToJsonSchemaOptions) -> SchemaObject {
+        self.typ.to_json_schema(options)
     }
 }

src/llm/mod.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use schemars::schema::SchemaObject;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::base::json_schema::ToJsonSchemaOptions;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum LlmApiType {
     Ollama,
@@ -44,6 +46,19 @@ pub trait LlmGenerationClient: Send + Sync {
         &self,
         request: LlmGenerateRequest<'req>,
     ) -> Result<LlmGenerateResponse>;
+
+    /// If true, the LLM only accepts a JSON schema with all fields required.
+    /// This is a limitation of LLM models such as OpenAI.
+    /// Otherwise, the LLM will accept a JSON schema with optional fields.
+    fn json_schema_fields_always_required(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn to_json_schema_options(&self) -> ToJsonSchemaOptions {
+        ToJsonSchemaOptions {
+            fields_always_required: self.json_schema_fields_always_required(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 mod ollama;

src/llm/openai.rs

@@ -97,4 +97,8 @@ impl LlmGenerationClient for Client {
 
         Ok(super::LlmGenerateResponse { text })
     }
+
+    fn json_schema_fields_always_required(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
 }

src/ops/functions/extract_by_llm.rs

@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ Output only the JSON without any additional messages or explanations."
 
 impl Executor {
     async fn new(spec: Spec, args: Args) -> Result<Self> {
+        let client = new_llm_generation_client(spec.llm_spec).await?;
+        let output_json_schema = spec
+            .output_type
+            .to_json_schema(&client.to_json_schema_options());
         Ok(Self {
             args,
-            client: new_llm_generation_client(spec.llm_spec).await?,
-            output_json_schema: spec.output_type.to_json_schema(),
+            client,
+            output_json_schema,
             output_type: spec.output_type,
             system_prompt: get_system_prompt(&spec.instruction),
         })