Introducing TOON for Laravel — A Smarter, Token-Efficient Way to Talk to AI

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TOON for Laravel — Compress your prompts, not your ideas


License: MIT

Laravel: 9+

PHP: 8.1+

Why TOON?


When building AI-powered Laravel apps, developers often struggle with massive JSON data, expensive token usage, and hard-to-read prompts. That’s where TOON comes in — a Laravel-native data compressor designed to make your AI payloads smaller, cleaner, and easier to understand.

"Compress your prompts, not your ideas."

TOON transforms verbose JSON or PHP arrays into a compact, human-readable format that reduces token cost by up to 70%, while preserving every bit of data.

Quick Overview

Feature	Description
Bidirectional Conversion	Convert JSON ⇄ TOON effortlessly
Readable & Compact	YAML-like syntax with improved readability
Token Efficient	Save up to 70% of AI token costs
Laravel Native	Seamlessly integrates with facades, commands & service providers
Built-in Analytics	Analyze compression & token estimates
AI Ready	Works perfectly with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & OpenAI APIs

What Makes TOON Different?


Unlike typical compression tools, TOON focuses on AI efficiency rather than binary storage. It’s designed for prompt engineering, where readability still matters. You can send structured data to your LLMs while keeping payloads light.

• Human-friendly like YAML, but optimized for tokenization.
• Built for Laravel developers — not just another JSON formatter.
• 100% reversible — decode TOON back into JSON with no loss.

Installation & Setup


composer require sbsaga/toon




Once installed, TOON auto-registers its service provider and facade. Optionally, you can publish its config:


php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Sbsaga\\Toon\\ToonServiceProvider" --tag=config




Config File: config/toon.php


return [
'enabled' => true,
'escape_style' => 'backslash',
'min_rows_to_tabular' => 2,
'max_preview_items' => 200,
];



Convert JSON → TOON


use Sbsaga\Toon\Facades\Toon;

$data = [
'user' => 'Sagar',
'message' => 'Hello, how are you?',
'tasks' => [
['id' => 1, 'done' => false],
['id' => 2, 'done' => true],
],
];

echo Toon::convert($data);




Output:


user: Sagar
message: Hello\, how are you?
tasks:
items[2]{done,id}:
false,1
true,2



Convert TOON → JSON


$toon = <<<TOON
user: Sagar
tasks:
items[2]{id,done}:
1,false
2,true
TOON;

print_r(Toon::decode($toon));



Real-World Benchmark

Metric	JSON	TOON	Reduction
Size (bytes)	7,718	2,538	67.12% smaller
Tokens (est.)	1,930	640	~66.8% fewer tokens

Less data = fewer tokens = lower API bills. Simple math, massive savings.


JSON (7.7 KB)
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TOON (2.5 KB)
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Quick Laravel Benchmark Route


use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use Sbsaga\Toon\Facades\Toon;

Route::get('/toon-benchmark', function () {
$json = json_decode(file_get_contents(storage_path('app/users.json')), true);
$toon = Toon::convert($json);

return response()->json([
'json_size' => strlen(json_encode($json)),
'toon_size' => strlen($toon),
'saving_percent' => round(100 - (strlen($toon) / strlen(json_encode($json)) * 100), 2),
'toon_preview' => $toon,
]);
});



Artisan Commands


php artisan toon:convert storage/data.json
php artisan toon:convert storage/data.toon --decode
php artisan toon:convert storage/data.json --output=storage/result.toon



Real Use Cases

Use Case	Benefit
AI Prompt Engineering	Compress structured inputs for ChatGPT & Gemini
LLM Context Management	Fit more data within token limits
Readable Logging	Store structured data compactly
Microservice Communication	Reduce payload size across services

SEO & AI Integration Keywords


laravel, php, ai, chatgpt, openai, llm, gemini, mistral, anthropic, laravel-ai, laravel-openai, laravel-llm, php-ai, token-optimizer, prompt-engineering, api-optimization, backend-optimization, laravel-packages, php-development, web-development, json-compression, data-compression, efficient-coding, developer-tools, performance-optimization, api-integration, php-8.1

Final Thoughts


If you build AI tools with Laravel, TOON is a game-changer. It helps you:

• Send more context without hitting token limits
• Keep your data clean, readable, and reversible
• Save real money on AI API usage

“Compress your prompts, not your ideas.” — Let your code (and AI) breathe.

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