Parse JSON safely with automatic repair for truncated/malformed responses

Tries standard parsing first, then progressively more aggressive repair strategies. Returns NULL (not an error) when all strategies fail.

Usage

parse_json_safely(response, expected_key = NULL, max_repair_attempts = 3)

Arguments

response

Raw JSON string from AI API

expected_key

If provided, validates this key exists in parsed result

max_repair_attempts

Number of repair strategies to try (1-3)

Value

Parsed R object (list/data.frame) or NULL on failure