v1.1.0
[1.1.0] - 2025-12-01
Full Changelog: v1.0.5...v1.1.0
Major Release: Ecosystem Integrations & Streaming
This release transforms ZON into a production-ready format with first-class support for modern AI frameworks and streaming workflows.
Added
Phase 5: Ecosystem Integrations
- LangChain Integration (
zon-format/langchain):ZonOutputParserfor seamless LLM chain integration - Vercel AI SDK Integration (
zon-format/ai-sdk):streamZonhelper for Next.js streaming UI - OpenAI Helper (
zon-format/openai):ZOpenAIwrapper with automatic format injection
Phase 4: Developer Experience
- VS Code Extension: Syntax highlighting for
.zonand.zonffiles - Performance Benchmarks: Automated benchmark suite comparing ZON vs JSON/MsgPack
- CLI Enhancements:
validate,stats, andformatcommands
Phase 3: Streaming & Utilities
- Streaming APIs:
ZonStreamEncoderandZonStreamDecoderfor memory-efficient processing - Browser/Edge Support: Verified compatibility with Cloudflare Workers and Vercel Edge
- CLI Tools: Complete command-line interface for file operations
Advanced Features (Phases 1-2)
- Runtime Schema Validation: Type-safe parsing with
zon.object(),zon.string(), etc. - Dictionary Compression: Automatic deduplication of repeated string values
- Delta Encoding: Sequential numeric columns compressed with delta notation
- Type Coercion: Intelligent handling of LLM-generated "stringified" values
- LLM-Aware Field Ordering:
encodeLLMoptimizes field order for task type
Documentation
- 5 New Comprehensive Guides: Streaming, Integrations, CLI, Schema Validation, Advanced Features
- Updated README: Professional documentation section with organized navigation
- Enhanced API Reference: Added streaming and integration APIs
- Updated Syntax Cheatsheet: Added dictionary and metadata syntax
Fixed
- Dictionary Round-trip Bug: Fixed regex pattern to support dotted column names (e.g.,
recipient.city[3]) - Test Suite: All 175 tests passing (up from 121)
Performance
- Token Efficiency: 16-19% fewer tokens than JSON
- LLM Accuracy: 100% retrieval accuracy maintained
- Round-trip Integrity: 100% across all 18 comprehensive test datasets