AI API Proxy Request Transformation

Intelligently transform and enrich API requests before they reach AI models. Implement payload mapping, schema validation, prompt engineering, and context injection to optimize model interactions and ensure consistent API contracts.

Payload Mapping
Schema Validation
Request Enrichment
Transformation Pipeline Active
Original Request
{"text": "Hello",
"lang": "en"}
Validate
Map
Transformed Payload
{"model": "gpt-4",
"messages": [...]}
Context Injection
{"system": "You are...",
"user_id": 12345}
Enrich
Optimize
Final Request
{"messages": [
{"role": "system"...},
{"role": "user"...}]}

Transformation Capabilities

Comprehensive tools for modifying and enhancing AI API requests.

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Payload Mapping

Transform request structures to match target AI model expectations. Map fields between different schema formats, rename properties, and restructure nested objects. Support both simple field mappings and complex transformations with conditional logic.

Schema Validation

Validate incoming requests against defined schemas before forwarding to AI models. Enforce required fields, type constraints, and value ranges. Provide detailed error messages for invalid requests, reducing failed API calls and improving developer experience.

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Request Enrichment

Automatically inject additional context, metadata, or configuration into requests. Add user authentication context, tenant identifiers, feature flags, and request tracing headers. Enrich requests with information from external data sources.

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Prompt Engineering

Apply systematic prompt engineering transformations to optimize model inputs. Inject system prompts, format user inputs, and construct conversation histories. Implement prompt templates with variable substitution for consistent interactions.

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Dynamic Routing

Route requests to different AI models based on request characteristics. Implement model fallbacks, load balancing, and A/B testing through request transformation. Modify model identifiers and parameters dynamically based on routing rules.

Parameter Optimization

Automatically optimize request parameters for better model performance. Adjust temperature, max tokens, and other parameters based on use case. Implement default parameter overrides and intelligent parameter suggestion based on input characteristics.

Implementation Examples

Practical code for implementing request transformation in your gateway.

request_transformer.py Python
# AI API Request Transformation Engine from dataclasses import dataclass from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional, Callable import jsonschema from functools import wraps @dataclass class TransformRule: """Request transformation rule configuration""" name: str transformer: Callable priority: int = 100 enabled: bool = True class RequestTransformer: """AI API request transformation pipeline""" def __init__(self): self.rules: List[TransformRule] = [] self.validators: Dict[str, dict] = {} self.templates: Dict[str, str] = {} def add_rule( self, name: str, priority: int = 100 ): """Decorator to add transformation rule""" def decorator(func: Callable): rule = TransformRule( name=name, transformer=func, priority=priority ) self.rules.append(rule) self.rules.sort(key=lambda r: r.priority) return func return decorator def add_validator(self, name: str, schema: dict): """Add JSON schema validator""" self.validators[name] = schema def add_template(self, name: str, template: str): """Add prompt template""" self.templates[name] = template async def transform( self, request: dict, context: Optional[Dict] = None ) -> dict: """Apply all transformation rules to request""" context = context or {} transformed = request.copy() for rule in self.rules: if not rule.enabled: continue try: transformed = await rule.transformer( transformed, context ) except Exception as e: print(f"Transform error in {rule.name}: {e}") raise return transformed def validate( self, request: dict, schema_name: str ) -> bool: """Validate request against schema""" if schema_name not in self.validators: return True try: jsonschema.validate( request, self.validators[schema_name] ) return True except jsonschema.ValidationError: return False # Initialize transformer transformer = RequestTransformer() # Add schema validators transformer.add_validator("chat_request", { "type": "object", "required": ["message"], "properties": { "message": {"type": "string"}, "temperature": { "type": "number", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 2 } } }) # Add prompt templates transformer.add_template( "assistant", "You are a helpful AI assistant. Be concise and accurate." ) # Transformation rules @transformer.add_rule("schema_mapping", priority=10) async def map_schema(request: dict, context: dict) -> dict: """Map request to OpenAI-compatible schema""" if "text" in request: request["messages"] = [{ "role": "user", "content": request.pop("text") }] return request @transformer.add_rule("system_prompt", priority=20) async def inject_system_prompt(request: dict, context: dict) -> dict: """Inject system prompt from template""" messages = request.get("messages", []) # Prepend system message system_content = transformer.templates.get( "assistant", "You are a helpful assistant." ) request["messages"] = [{ "role": "system", "content": system_content }] + messages return request @transformer.add_rule("enrichment", priority=30) async def enrich_request(request: dict, context: dict) -> dict: """Enrich request with context metadata""" # Add model if not specified if "model" not in request: request["model"] = context.get( "default_model", "gpt-4-turbo" ) # Add user context if "user" in context: request["user"] = context["user"] # Add tracing metadata request["metadata"] = { "request_id": context.get("request_id"), "timestamp": context.get("timestamp") } return request @transformer.add_rule("parameter_optimization", priority=40) async def optimize_parameters(request: dict, context: dict) -> dict: """Optimize model parameters""" # Set reasonable defaults request.setdefault("temperature", 0.7) request.setdefault("max_tokens", 2048) # Adjust based on use case use_case = context.get("use_case") if use_case == "code_generation": request["temperature"] = 0.3 elif use_case == "creative_writing": request["temperature"] = 1.2 return request # Usage example async def process_request(raw_request: dict): """Process request through transformation pipeline""" # Validate first if not transformer.validate(raw_request, "chat_request"): raise ValueError("Invalid request schema") # Transform context = { "user": "user_123", "default_model": "gpt-4-turbo", "use_case": "general" } transformed = await transformer.transform(raw_request, context) return transformed

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