Output Formats

Each lexicon defines its own output format for serialized resources. The core evaluation pipeline produces a provider-agnostic resource graph; the lexicon’s serializer converts this into the target platform’s native format.

How Serialization Works

1. Evaluation — chant resolves all TypeScript expressions, imports, and references into concrete values
2. Property mapping — Property names are converted from TypeScript conventions to the target format’s conventions
3. Output generation — The lexicon serializer emits the final output

Common Behaviors

All lexicon serializers share these behaviors:

• Deterministic output — Resources are serialized in a stable order, making output safe for version control and diff-based review
• Null handling — Properties set to null are omitted from output objects; null values inside arrays are preserved
• Reference resolution — Cross-resource references are converted to the target format’s reference mechanism

See your lexicon’s documentation for the specific output format.