Mastering Controlled Generation with Gemini 1.5: Schema Adherence for Developers- Google Developers Blog

This post introduces Controlled Generation for Gemini 1.5 Flash and adds 'enum' support, enabling developers to reliably generate responses that adhere to a defined schema. It also notes that controlled generation is automatically enabled when using function calling on Gemini 1.5. The post explains the importance of controlled generation for producing machine-readable data, seamless API integration, and predictable outputs. It details the 'response schema' concept, built on OpenAPI 3.0, and highlights Google's 'secret sauce' for controlled generation: minimal latency, enum support, and no data storage. Examples are provided for generating JSON recipes and classifying product condition with enum schemas.