Function processJsonOutput

extensions/cli/src/commands/chat.ts:44–60

* Processes and validates JSON output for headless mode * @param response - The raw response from the LLM * @returns Valid JSON string

(response: string)

 * @returns Valid JSON string
 */
function processJsonOutput(response: string): string {
  const trimmedResponse = response.trim();

  try {
    // Try to parse the response as JSON to validate it
    JSON.parse(trimmedResponse);
    // If it parses successfully, return as-is
    return trimmedResponse;
  } catch {
    // If it's not valid JSON, wrap it in a JSON object
    return JSON.stringify({
      response: trimmedResponse,
      status: "success",
      note: "Response was not valid JSON, so it was wrapped in a JSON object",
    });
  }
}

/**
 * Strips <think></think> tags and excess whitespace from response