diff --git a/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx b/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
index d76b151..4f986a8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/DynamicJsonForm.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import JsonEditor from "./JsonEditor";
+import { updateValueAtPath, JsonObject } from "@/utils/jsonPathUtils";
+import { generateDefaultValue, formatFieldLabel } from "@/utils/schemaUtils";
 
 export type JsonValue =
   | string
@@ -19,8 +21,6 @@ export type JsonSchemaType = {
   items?: JsonSchemaType;
 };
 
-type JsonObject = { [key: string]: JsonValue };
-
 interface DynamicJsonFormProps {
   schema: JsonSchemaType;
   value: JsonValue;
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ interface DynamicJsonFormProps {
   maxDepth?: number;
 }
 
-const formatFieldLabel = (key: string): string => {
-  return key
-    .replace(/([A-Z])/g, " $1") // Insert space before capital letters
-    .replace(/_/g, " ") // Replace underscores with spaces
-    .replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase()); // Capitalize first letter
-};
 
 const DynamicJsonForm = ({
   schema,
@@ -41,30 +35,6 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
   onChange,
   maxDepth = 3,
 }: DynamicJsonFormProps) => {
-  const generateDefaultValue = (propSchema: JsonSchemaType): JsonValue => {
-    switch (propSchema.type) {
-      case "string":
-        return "";
-      case "number":
-      case "integer":
-        return 0;
-      case "boolean":
-        return false;
-      case "array":
-        return [];
-      case "object": {
-        const obj: JsonObject = {};
-        if (propSchema.properties) {
-          Object.entries(propSchema.properties).forEach(([key, prop]) => {
-            obj[key] = generateDefaultValue(prop);
-          });
-        }
-        return obj;
-      }
-      default:
-        return null;
-    }
-  };
 
   const [isJsonMode, setIsJsonMode] = useState(false);
   const [jsonError, setJsonError] = useState<string>();
@@ -272,106 +242,8 @@ const DynamicJsonForm = ({
       return;
     }
 
-    const updateArray = (
-      array: JsonValue[],
-      path: string[],
-      value: JsonValue,
-    ): JsonValue[] => {
-      const [index, ...restPath] = path;
-      const arrayIndex = Number(index);
-
-      // Validate array index
-      if (isNaN(arrayIndex)) {
-        console.error(`Invalid array index: ${index}`);
-        return array;
-      }
-
-      // Check array bounds
-      if (arrayIndex < 0) {
-        console.error(`Array index out of bounds: ${arrayIndex} < 0`);
-        return array;
-      }
-
-      const newArray = [...array];
-
-      if (restPath.length === 0) {
-        newArray[arrayIndex] = value;
-      } else {
-        // Ensure index position exists
-        if (arrayIndex >= array.length) {
-          console.warn(`Extending array to index ${arrayIndex}`);
-          newArray.length = arrayIndex + 1;
-          newArray.fill(null, array.length, arrayIndex);
-        }
-        newArray[arrayIndex] = updateValue(
-          newArray[arrayIndex],
-          restPath,
-          value,
-        );
-      }
-      return newArray;
-    };
-
-    const updateObject = (
-      obj: JsonObject,
-      path: string[],
-      value: JsonValue,
-    ): JsonObject => {
-      const [key, ...restPath] = path;
-
-      // Validate object key
-      if (typeof key !== "string") {
-        console.error(`Invalid object key: ${key}`);
-        return obj;
-      }
-
-      const newObj = { ...obj };
-
-      if (restPath.length === 0) {
-        newObj[key] = value;
-      } else {
-        // Ensure key exists
-        if (!(key in newObj)) {
-          console.warn(`Creating new key in object: ${key}`);
-          newObj[key] = {};
-        }
-        newObj[key] = updateValue(newObj[key], restPath, value);
-      }
-      return newObj;
-    };
-
-    const updateValue = (
-      current: JsonValue,
-      path: string[],
-      value: JsonValue,
-    ): JsonValue => {
-      if (path.length === 0) return value;
-
-      try {
-        if (!current) {
-          current = !isNaN(Number(path[0])) ? [] : {};
-        }
-
-        // Type checking
-        if (Array.isArray(current)) {
-          return updateArray(current, path, value);
-        } else if (typeof current === "object" && current !== null) {
-          return updateObject(current, path, value);
-        } else {
-          console.error(
-            `Cannot update path ${path.join(".")} in non-object/array value:`,
-            current,
-          );
-          return current;
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error(`Error updating value at path ${path.join(".")}:`, error);
-        return current;
-      }
-    };
-
     try {
-      const newValue = updateValue(value, path, fieldValue);
+      const newValue = updateValueAtPath(value, path, fieldValue);
       onChange(newValue);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to update form value:", error);
diff --git a/client/src/utils/jsonPathUtils.ts b/client/src/utils/jsonPathUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbfe5ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/utils/jsonPathUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { JsonValue } from "../components/DynamicJsonForm";
+
+export type JsonObject = { [key: string]: JsonValue };
+
+/**
+ * Updates a value at a specific path in a nested JSON structure
+ * @param obj The original JSON value
+ * @param path Array of keys/indices representing the path to the value
+ * @param value The new value to set
+ * @returns A new JSON value with the updated path
+ */
+export function updateValueAtPath(
+  obj: JsonValue, 
+  path: string[], 
+  value: JsonValue
+): JsonValue {
+  if (path.length === 0) return value;
+
+  // Initialize if null/undefined
+  if (obj === null || obj === undefined) {
+    obj = !isNaN(Number(path[0])) ? [] : {};
+  }
+
+  // Handle arrays
+  if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+    return updateArray(obj, path, value);
+  } 
+  // Handle objects
+  else if (typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null) {
+    return updateObject(obj as JsonObject, path, value);
+  } 
+  // Cannot update primitives
+  else {
+    console.error(
+      `Cannot update path ${path.join(".")} in non-object/array value:`,
+      obj
+    );
+    return obj;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates an array at a specific path
+ */
+function updateArray(
+  array: JsonValue[], 
+  path: string[], 
+  value: JsonValue
+): JsonValue[] {
+  const [index, ...restPath] = path;
+  const arrayIndex = Number(index);
+
+  // Validate array index
+  if (isNaN(arrayIndex)) {
+    console.error(`Invalid array index: ${index}`);
+    return array;
+  }
+
+  // Check array bounds
+  if (arrayIndex < 0) {
+    console.error(`Array index out of bounds: ${arrayIndex} < 0`);
+    return array;
+  }
+
+  const newArray = [...array];
+
+  if (restPath.length === 0) {
+    newArray[arrayIndex] = value;
+  } else {
+    // Ensure index position exists
+    if (arrayIndex >= array.length) {
+      console.warn(`Extending array to index ${arrayIndex}`);
+      newArray.length = arrayIndex + 1;
+      newArray.fill(null, array.length, arrayIndex);
+    }
+    newArray[arrayIndex] = updateValueAtPath(
+      newArray[arrayIndex],
+      restPath,
+      value
+    );
+  }
+  return newArray;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates an object at a specific path
+ */
+function updateObject(
+  obj: JsonObject, 
+  path: string[], 
+  value: JsonValue
+): JsonObject {
+  const [key, ...restPath] = path;
+
+  // Validate object key
+  if (typeof key !== "string") {
+    console.error(`Invalid object key: ${key}`);
+    return obj;
+  }
+
+  const newObj = { ...obj };
+
+  if (restPath.length === 0) {
+    newObj[key] = value;
+  } else {
+    // Ensure key exists
+    if (!(key in newObj)) {
+      console.warn(`Creating new key in object: ${key}`);
+      newObj[key] = {};
+    }
+    newObj[key] = updateValueAtPath(newObj[key], restPath, value);
+  }
+  return newObj;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets a value at a specific path in a nested JSON structure
+ * @param obj The JSON value to traverse
+ * @param path Array of keys/indices representing the path to the value
+ * @param defaultValue Value to return if path doesn't exist
+ * @returns The value at the path, or defaultValue if not found
+ */
+export function getValueAtPath(
+  obj: JsonValue, 
+  path: string[], 
+  defaultValue: JsonValue = null
+): JsonValue {
+  if (path.length === 0) return obj;
+  
+  const [first, ...rest] = path;
+  
+  if (obj === null || obj === undefined) {
+    return defaultValue;
+  }
+  
+  if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+    const index = Number(first);
+    if (isNaN(index) || index < 0 || index >= obj.length) {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+    return getValueAtPath(obj[index], rest, defaultValue);
+  }
+  
+  if (typeof obj === "object" && obj !== null) {
+    if (!(first in obj)) {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+    return getValueAtPath((obj as JsonObject)[first], rest, defaultValue);
+  }
+  
+  return defaultValue;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/utils/schemaUtils.ts b/client/src/utils/schemaUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feee4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/utils/schemaUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { JsonValue, JsonSchemaType } from "../components/DynamicJsonForm";
+import { JsonObject } from "./jsonPathUtils";
+
+/**
+ * Generates a default value based on a JSON schema type
+ * @param schema The JSON schema definition
+ * @returns A default value matching the schema type
+ */
+export function generateDefaultValue(schema: JsonSchemaType): JsonValue {
+  switch (schema.type) {
+    case "string":
+      return "";
+    case "number":
+    case "integer":
+      return 0;
+    case "boolean":
+      return false;
+    case "array":
+      return [];
+    case "object": {
+      const obj: JsonObject = {};
+      if (schema.properties) {
+        Object.entries(schema.properties).forEach(([key, prop]) => {
+          obj[key] = generateDefaultValue(prop);
+        });
+      }
+      return obj;
+    }
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats a field key into a human-readable label
+ * @param key The field key to format
+ * @returns A formatted label string
+ */
+export function formatFieldLabel(key: string): string {
+  return key
+    .replace(/([A-Z])/g, " $1") // Insert space before capital letters
+    .replace(/_/g, " ") // Replace underscores with spaces
+    .replace(/^\w/, (c) => c.toUpperCase()); // Capitalize first letter
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates if a value conforms to a JSON schema
+ * @param value The value to validate
+ * @param schema The JSON schema to validate against
+ * @returns True if valid, false otherwise
+ */
+export function validateValueAgainstSchema(
+  value: JsonValue, 
+  schema: JsonSchemaType
+): boolean {
+  // Basic type validation
+  switch (schema.type) {
+    case "string":
+      return typeof value === "string";
+    case "number":
+    case "integer":
+      return typeof value === "number";
+    case "boolean":
+      return typeof value === "boolean";
+    case "array":
+      return Array.isArray(value);
+    case "object":
+      return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+    default:
+      return true;
+  }
+}