¶ DevOp
DevOp is an umbrella brand for a growing set of developer-focused products. The first product family is DevOp.Toon — a .NET runtime for TOON (Token-Oriented Object Notation), a structured, token-efficient format designed for modern APIs and AI-driven workflows.
¶ Core Components
¶ DevOp.Toon
DevOp.Toon is a .NET product family for working with TOON — a structured alternative to JSON optimized for transport efficiency, storage footprint, and LLM token reduction.
- Smaller payloads on repeated-row and nested collection data
- Typed serialization, DI integration, and JSON interop included
- Designed for high-throughput APIs and AI / LLM integrations
➡️ DevOp.Toon Documentation
➡️ Benchmarks & Comparisons
➡️ Getting Started
¶ Documentation Spaces
| Component | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| DevOp.Toon | Serialization runtime and DI integration | 👉 Open |
| DevOp.Toon.Core | Contracts, shared enums, and DTO attributes | 👉 Open |
| DevOp.Toon.API | ASP.NET Core MVC formatter integration | 👉 Open |
| DevOp.Toon.Client | Typed HTTP client for calling TOON-first APIs | 👉 Open |
¶ Getting Started
- Start with DevOp.Toon to understand the format and runtime.
- Explore DevOp.Toon.Core for shared contracts and enums.
- Integrate at the API layer via DevOp.Toon.API.
- Call TOON-first APIs from .NET via DevOp.Toon.Client.
¶ Development & Distribution
- Built with .NET targeting
netstandard2.0,net8.0,net9.0, andnet10.0 - Distributed via NuGet packages
- Assembly-signed releases
¶ Why TOON?
| Feature | JSON | TOON |
|---|---|---|
| Size on repeated-row data | Larger | Up to 77.7% smaller |
| Size after gzip | Baseline | Still up to 20% smaller |
| LLM token cost | Higher | Lower — fewer repeated keys |
| .NET integration | System.Text.Json | DevOp.Toon |
| Decode speed on real data | Baseline | Up to 1.40× faster |
¶ Support & Contributions
- Report issues in the relevant project space
- Contributions are welcome across all modules
¶ Quick Navigation
- Home (this page)
- DevOp.Toon
- DevOp.Toon.Core
- DevOp.Toon.API
- DevOp.Toon.Client