Structured Output with ellmer

ellmer_structured_output.R

library(ellmer)

kendrick_wiki_text <- "Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the award. Lamar's music, rooted in West Coast hip-hop, features conscious, introspective lyrics, with political criticism and social commentary concerning African-American culture."

artist_type <- type_object(
  name = type_string("Artist's full name"),
  birth_date = type_string("Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format"),
  genre = type_string("Primary music genre"),
  themes = type_array(type_string("Musical themes"))
)

chat <- chat_openai()
#> Using model = "gpt-4.1".
chat$chat_structured(kendrick_wiki_text, type = artist_type)
#> $name
#> [1] "Kendrick Lamar Duckworth"
#> 
#> $birth_date
#> [1] "1987-06-17"
#> 
#> $genre
#> [1] "Hip hop"
#> 
#> $themes
#> [1] "Consciousness"            "Introspection"           
#> [3] "Political criticism"      "Social commentary"       
#> [5] "African-American culture"