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# Camel.schemas.base

<a id="camel.schemas.base" />

<a id="camel.schemas.base.BaseConverter" />

## BaseConverter

```python theme={"system"}
class BaseConverter(ABC):
```

A base class for schema outputs that includes functionality
for managing the response format.

**Parameters:**

* **output\_schema** (Optional\[Type\[BaseModel]], optional): The expected format of the response. (default: :obj:`None`)

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### convert

```python theme={"system"}
def convert(
    self,
    content: str,
    *args: Any,
    **kwargs: Dict[str, Any]
):
```

Structures the input text into the expected response format.

**Parameters:**

* **text** (str): The input text to be structured.
* **output\_schema** (Optional\[Type\[BaseModel]], optional): The expected format of the response. Defaults to None.
* **prompt** (Optional\[str], optional): The prompt to be used.

**Returns:**

Any: The converted response.