Primitives.org.aigenerate
The core generation primitive with schema support
The core primitive. All other functions call generate under the hood.
Import
import { generate } from 'ai-functions'Syntax
generate(type: string, prompt: string, options?: GenerateOptions)Output Types
// JSON (default)
const analysis = await generate('json', `competitive analysis of ${company}`)
// With schema
const user = await generate('json', 'fake user profile', {
schema: {
name: 'Full name',
email: 'Email address',
age: 'Age in years (number)',
},
})
// Code
const config = await generate('code', 'webpack config for React', {
language: 'javascript',
})
// Markdown
const readme = await generate('markdown', `README for ${project}`)
// Other formats
const deployment = await generate('yaml', `kubernetes deployment for ${app}`)
const feed = await generate('rss', `feed for ${posts}`)Schema Syntax
| Syntax | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
'description' | string | name: 'User name' |
'desc (number)' | number | age: 'Age (number)' |
'desc (boolean)' | boolean | active: 'Active? (boolean)' |
'opt1 | opt2' | enum | status: 'pending | done' |
['description'] | array | tags: ['List of tags'] |
{ nested } | object | address: { city: '...' } |
Built-in Mappings
// Convenience functions use generate:
write(prompt) → generate('text', prompt)
code(prompt) → generate('code', prompt)
list(prompt) → generate('list', prompt)
summarize(prompt) → generate('summary', prompt)
diagram(prompt) → generate('diagram', prompt)Was this page helpful?