/**
* TONL (Token Optimized Notation Language) serialization utility
*
* Provides TONL encoding for MCP tool responses to reduce token usage
* by 32-50% compared to JSON.
*/
import { encodeSmart, type TONLValue } from 'tonl';
import { getConfig } from '../config.js';
/**
* Serialize data for MCP tool responses
*
* Uses TONL encoding when enabled (default), falls back to JSON otherwise.
* TONL achieves significant token savings especially for arrays of objects
* by using a tabular format that eliminates key repetition.
*/
export function serializeResponse(data: unknown): string {
const config = getConfig();
if (config.useTonl) {
return encodeSmart(data as TONLValue);
}
return JSON.stringify(data, null, 2);
}
