[Feature] Constant elements in JSON schemas

guidance/library/_json.py

@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ def _gen_json(
             reference=json_schema[REF_STRING], definitions=definitions
         )
 
+    CONST_STRING = "const"
+    if CONST_STRING in json_schema:
+        return lm + _to_compact_json(json_schema[CONST_STRING])
+
     ENUM_STRING = "enum"
     if ENUM_STRING in json_schema:
         return lm + _process_enum(options=json_schema["enum"])

tests/library/test_json.py

@@ -1078,6 +1078,62 @@ def test_bad_prefix_enum(self, bad_obj, good_bytes, failure_byte, allowed_bytes)
         )
 
 
+class TestConst:
+    def test_constant_int(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"const": 1}
+        target_obj = 1
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+    def test_constant_string(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"const": "hello"}
+        target_obj = "hello"
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+    def test_constant_array(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"const": [1, 2, 3]}
+        target_obj = [1, 2, 3]
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+    def test_constant_object(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"const": {"a": 1, "b": 2}}
+        target_obj = {"a": 1, "b": 2}
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+    def test_nested_constant(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"type": "object", "properties": {"a": {"const": 1}}}
+        target_obj = {"a": 1}
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+    def test_type_specified_constant(self):
+        # First sanity check what we're setting up
+        schema_obj = {"type": "integer", "const": 1}
+        target_obj = 1
+        validate(instance=target_obj, schema=schema_obj)
+
+        # The actual check
+        generate_and_check(target_obj, schema_obj)
+
+
 class TestAdditionalProperties:
 
     simple_schema = """{