Python: [BREAKING] Simplify API: ChatAgent -> Agent, ChatMessage -> Message (#3747)

* [BREAKING] Rename ChatAgent -> Agent, ChatMessage -> Message, ChatClientProtocol -> SupportsChatGetResponse

Simplify the public API by removing redundant 'Chat' prefix from core types:
- ChatAgent -> Agent
- RawChatAgent -> RawAgent
- ChatMessage -> Message
- ChatClientProtocol -> SupportsChatGetResponse

Also renamed internal WorkflowMessage (was Message in _runner_context) to avoid collision.

No backward compatibility aliases - this is a clean breaking change.

* [BREAKING] Rename Agent chat_client parameter to client

* Fix rebase issues: WorkflowMessage references and broken markdown links

* Fix formatting and lint issues from code quality checks

* Fix import ordering in workflow sample files

* fixed rebase

* Fix test failures: use WorkflowMessage and A2AMessage after ChatMessage→Message rename

- Replace Message(data=..., source_id=...) with WorkflowMessage(...) in workflow tests
- Fix isinstance check in A2A agent to use A2AMessage instead of Message
- Fix import in test_workflow_observability.py (Message→WorkflowMessage)

* Fix lint, fmt, and sample errors after ChatMessage→Message rename

- Auto-fix 70+ ruff lint issues across samples (ChatMessage→Message refs)
- Fix HostedVectorStoreContent→Content.from_hosted_vector_store in file search sample
- Fix _normalize_messages→normalize_messages in custom agent sample
- Fix context.terminate→raise MiddlewareTermination in middleware samples
- Fix with_update_hook→with_transform_hook in override middleware sample
- Add TOptions_co import back to custom_chat_client sample
- Add noqa for FastAPI File() default in chatkit sample
- Fix B023 loop variable capture in weather agent sample

* fix: update Agent constructor calls from chat_client to client in declaration-only tool tests

* fix: add register_cleanup to devui lazy-loading proxy and type stub

* fixed tests and updated new pieces

* fix agui typevar

* fix merge errors

* fix merge conflicts

* fiux merge

* Remove unused links

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Co-authored-by: Evan Mattson <evan.mattson@microsoft.com>
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Eduard van Valkenburg
2026-02-11 00:04:32 +01:00
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commit 0521f5bed8
418 changed files with 5385 additions and 5389 deletions
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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ You can also override environment variables by explicitly passing configuration
```python
from agent_framework.azure import AzureOpenAIChatClient
chat_client = AzureOpenAIChatClient(
client = AzureOpenAIChatClient(
api_key='',
endpoint='',
deployment_name='',
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ Create agents and invoke them directly:
```python
import asyncio
from agent_framework import ChatAgent
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIChatClient
async def main():
agent = ChatAgent(
chat_client=OpenAIChatClient(),
agent = Agent(
client=OpenAIChatClient(),
instructions="""
1) A robot may not injure a human being...
2) A robot must obey orders given it by human beings...
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ You can use the chat client classes directly for advanced workflows:
```python
import asyncio
from agent_framework import ChatMessage
from agent_framework import Message
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIChatClient
async def main():
client = OpenAIChatClient()
messages = [
ChatMessage("system", ["You are a helpful assistant."]),
ChatMessage("user", ["Write a haiku about Agent Framework."])
Message("system", ["You are a helpful assistant."]),
Message("user", ["Write a haiku about Agent Framework."])
]
response = await client.get_response(messages)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ import asyncio
from typing import Annotated
from random import randint
from pydantic import Field
from agent_framework import ChatAgent
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIChatClient
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ def get_menu_specials() -> str:
async def main():
agent = ChatAgent(
chat_client=OpenAIChatClient(),
agent = Agent(
client=OpenAIChatClient(),
instructions="You are a helpful assistant that can provide weather and restaurant information.",
tools=[get_weather, get_menu_specials]
)
@@ -189,20 +189,20 @@ Coordinate multiple agents to collaborate on complex tasks using orchestration p
```python
import asyncio
from agent_framework import ChatAgent
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIChatClient
async def main():
# Create specialized agents
writer = ChatAgent(
chat_client=OpenAIChatClient(),
writer = Agent(
client=OpenAIChatClient(),
name="Writer",
instructions="You are a creative content writer. Generate and refine slogans based on feedback."
)
reviewer = ChatAgent(
chat_client=OpenAIChatClient(),
reviewer = Agent(
client=OpenAIChatClient(),
name="Reviewer",
instructions="You are a critical reviewer. Provide detailed feedback on proposed slogans."
)