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>
This commit is contained in:
Eduard van Valkenburg
2026-02-11 00:04:32 +01:00
committed by GitHub
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parent a4c9e43afb
commit 0521f5bed8
418 changed files with 5385 additions and 5389 deletions
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from a2a.types import (
FilePart,
FileWithBytes,
FileWithUri,
Message,
Task,
TaskIdParams,
TaskQueryParams,
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ from agent_framework import (
AgentResponseUpdate,
AgentThread,
BaseAgent,
ChatMessage,
Content,
ContinuationToken,
Message,
ResponseStream,
normalize_messages,
prepend_agent_framework_to_user_agent,
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
"""Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol implementation.
Wraps an A2A Client to connect the Agent Framework with external A2A-compliant agents
via HTTP/JSON-RPC. Converts framework ChatMessages to A2A Messages on send, and converts
via HTTP/JSON-RPC. Converts framework Messages to A2A Messages on send, and converts
A2A responses (Messages/Tasks) back to framework types. Inherits BaseAgent capabilities
while managing the underlying A2A protocol communication.
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
@overload
def run(
self,
messages: str | ChatMessage | Sequence[str | ChatMessage] | None = None,
messages: str | Message | Sequence[str | Message] | None = None,
*,
stream: Literal[False] = ...,
thread: AgentThread | None = None,
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
@overload
def run(
self,
messages: str | ChatMessage | Sequence[str | ChatMessage] | None = None,
messages: str | Message | Sequence[str | Message] | None = None,
*,
stream: Literal[True],
thread: AgentThread | None = None,
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
def run(
self,
messages: str | ChatMessage | Sequence[str | ChatMessage] | None = None,
messages: str | Message | Sequence[str | Message] | None = None,
*,
stream: bool = False,
thread: AgentThread | None = None,
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
response = ResponseStream(
self._map_a2a_stream(a2a_stream, background=background),
finalizer=lambda updates: AgentResponse.from_updates(list(updates)),
finalizer=AgentResponse.from_updates,
)
if stream:
return response
@@ -291,7 +290,8 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
When True, they are yielded with a continuation token.
"""
async for item in a2a_stream:
if isinstance(item, Message):
if isinstance(item, A2AMessage):
# Process A2A Message
contents = self._parse_contents_from_a2a(item.parts)
yield AgentResponseUpdate(
contents=contents,
@@ -377,10 +377,10 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
return AgentResponse.from_updates(updates)
return AgentResponse(messages=[], response_id=task.id, raw_representation=task)
def _prepare_message_for_a2a(self, message: ChatMessage) -> A2AMessage:
"""Prepare a ChatMessage for the A2A protocol.
def _prepare_message_for_a2a(self, message: Message) -> A2AMessage:
"""Prepare a Message for the A2A protocol.
Transforms Agent Framework ChatMessage objects into A2A protocol Messages by:
Transforms Agent Framework Message objects into A2A protocol Messages by:
- Converting all message contents to appropriate A2A Part types
- Mapping text content to TextPart objects
- Converting file references (URI/data/hosted_file) to FilePart objects
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
"""
parts: list[A2APart] = []
if not message.contents:
raise ValueError("ChatMessage.contents is empty; cannot convert to A2AMessage.")
raise ValueError("Message.contents is empty; cannot convert to A2AMessage.")
# Process ALL contents
for content in message.contents:
@@ -511,9 +511,9 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
raise ValueError(f"Unknown Part kind: {inner_part.kind}")
return contents
def _parse_messages_from_task(self, task: Task) -> list[ChatMessage]:
"""Parse A2A Task artifacts into ChatMessages with ASSISTANT role."""
messages: list[ChatMessage] = []
def _parse_messages_from_task(self, task: Task) -> list[Message]:
"""Parse A2A Task artifacts into Messages with ASSISTANT role."""
messages: list[Message] = []
if task.artifacts is not None:
for artifact in task.artifacts:
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
history_item = task.history[-1]
contents = self._parse_contents_from_a2a(history_item.parts)
messages.append(
ChatMessage(
Message(
role="assistant" if history_item.role == A2ARole.agent else "user",
contents=contents,
raw_representation=history_item,
@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@ class A2AAgent(AgentTelemetryLayer, BaseAgent):
return messages
def _parse_message_from_artifact(self, artifact: Artifact) -> ChatMessage:
"""Parse A2A Artifact into ChatMessage using part contents."""
def _parse_message_from_artifact(self, artifact: Artifact) -> Message:
"""Parse A2A Artifact into Message using part contents."""
contents = self._parse_contents_from_a2a(artifact.parts)
return ChatMessage(
return Message(
role="assistant",
contents=contents,
raw_representation=artifact,