Python: [BREAKING] Redesign Python exception hierarchy (#4082)

* [BREAKING] Redesign Python exception hierarchy

Replace the flat ServiceException family with domain-scoped branches:
- AgentException (with InvalidAuth, InvalidRequest, InvalidResponse, ContentFilter)
- ChatClientException (same consistent suberrors)
- IntegrationException (same + InitializationError)
- WorkflowException (Runner, Convergence, Checkpoint, Validation, Action, Declarative)
- ContentError (AdditionItemMismatch)
- ToolException / ToolExecutionException (unchanged)
- MiddlewareException / MiddlewareTermination (unchanged)

Key changes:
- All Service* exceptions removed (ServiceException, ServiceInitializationError, etc.)
- AgentExecutionException split into AgentInvalidRequest/ResponseException
- AgentInvocationError removed, split into AgentInvalidRequest/ResponseException
- Workflow exceptions moved from _workflows/_exceptions.py into main exceptions.py
- _workflows/__init__.py emptied; main __init__.py imports directly from submodules
- Purview exceptions re-parented under IntegrationException hierarchy
- Init validation errors use built-in ValueError/TypeError instead of custom exceptions
- CODING_STANDARD.md updated with hierarchy design and rationale

Fixes microsoft/agent-framework#3410

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* Clarify ToolException vs ToolExecutionException docstrings

ToolException: base class for all tool-related exceptions (preconditions,
connection/init failures).
ToolExecutionException: runtime call failures (tool call failed, reconnect
failed, MCP errors).

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* Fix remaining stale imports from agent_framework._workflows

- azurefunctions: _context.py, _app.py, _serialization.py, test_func_utils.py
  used 'from agent_framework._workflows import X' which broke after
  emptying _workflows/__init__.py; changed to direct submodule imports
- azure-ai-search: test still referenced ServiceInitializationError;
  updated to ValueError to match production code

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This commit is contained in:
Eduard van Valkenburg
2026-02-19 18:58:14 +01:00
committed by GitHub
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parent 7f606a2e3a
commit 5ee06853a1
90 changed files with 642 additions and 718 deletions
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from agent_framework._mcp import MCPTool
from agent_framework._settings import load_settings
from agent_framework._tools import ToolTypes
from agent_framework.azure._entra_id_authentication import AzureCredentialTypes
from agent_framework.exceptions import ServiceInitializationError
from azure.ai.agents.aio import AgentsClient
from azure.ai.agents.models import Agent as AzureAgent
from azure.ai.agents.models import ResponseFormatJsonSchema, ResponseFormatJsonSchemaType
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
env_file_encoding: Encoding of the .env file.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If required parameters are missing or invalid.
ValueError: If required parameters are missing or invalid.
"""
self._settings = load_settings(
AzureAISettings,
@@ -130,12 +129,12 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
else:
resolved_endpoint = self._settings.get("project_endpoint")
if not resolved_endpoint:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Azure AI project endpoint is required. Provide 'project_endpoint' parameter "
"or set 'AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT' environment variable."
)
if not credential:
raise ServiceInitializationError("Azure credential is required when agents_client is not provided.")
raise ValueError("Azure credential is required when agents_client is not provided.")
self._agents_client = AgentsClient(
endpoint=resolved_endpoint,
credential=credential, # type: ignore[arg-type]
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
Agent: A Agent instance configured with the created agent.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If model deployment name is not available.
ValueError: If model deployment name is not available.
Examples:
.. code-block:: python
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
"""
resolved_model = model or self._settings.get("model_deployment_name")
if not resolved_model:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Model deployment name is required. Provide 'model' parameter "
"or set 'AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME' environment variable."
)
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
Agent: A Agent instance configured with the retrieved agent.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If required function tools are not provided.
ValueError: If required function tools are not provided.
Examples:
.. code-block:: python
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
Agent: A Agent instance configured with the agent.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If required function tools are not provided.
ValueError: If required function tools are not provided.
Examples:
.. code-block:: python
@@ -449,7 +448,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
"""Validate that required function tools are provided.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If agent has function tools but user
ValueError: If agent has function tools but user
didn't provide implementations.
"""
if not agent_tools:
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentsProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
# Check for missing implementations
missing = function_tool_names - provided_names
if missing:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
f"Agent has function tools that require implementations: {missing}. "
"Provide these functions via the 'tools' parameter."
)
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ from agent_framework import (
from agent_framework._settings import load_settings
from agent_framework._tools import ToolTypes
from agent_framework.azure._entra_id_authentication import AzureCredentialTypes
from agent_framework.exceptions import ServiceInitializationError, ServiceInvalidRequestError, ServiceResponseException
from agent_framework.exceptions import (
ChatClientException,
ChatClientInvalidRequestException,
)
from agent_framework.observability import ChatTelemetryLayer
from azure.ai.agents.aio import AgentsClient
from azure.ai.agents.models import (
@@ -498,20 +501,20 @@ class AzureAIAgentClient(
if agents_client is None:
resolved_endpoint = azure_ai_settings.get("project_endpoint")
if not resolved_endpoint:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Azure AI project endpoint is required. Set via 'project_endpoint' parameter "
"or 'AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT' environment variable."
)
if agent_id is None and not azure_ai_settings.get("model_deployment_name"):
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Azure AI model deployment name is required. Set via 'model_deployment_name' parameter "
"or 'AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME' environment variable."
)
# Use provided credential
if not credential:
raise ServiceInitializationError("Azure credential is required when agents_client is not provided.")
raise ValueError("Azure credential is required when agents_client is not provided.")
agents_client = AgentsClient(
endpoint=resolved_endpoint,
credential=credential, # type: ignore[arg-type]
@@ -606,7 +609,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentClient(
# If no agent_id is provided, create a temporary agent
if self.agent_id is None:
if "model" not in run_options or not run_options["model"]:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Model deployment name is required for agent creation, "
"can also be passed to the get_response methods."
)
@@ -916,7 +919,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentClient(
response_id=response_id,
)
case AgentStreamEvent.THREAD_RUN_FAILED:
raise ServiceResponseException(event_data.last_error.message)
raise ChatClientException(event_data.last_error.message)
case _:
yield ChatResponseUpdate(
contents=[],
@@ -1159,7 +1162,7 @@ class AzureAIAgentClient(
# Runtime JSON schema dict - pass through as-is
run_options["response_format"] = response_format
else:
raise ServiceInvalidRequestError(
raise ChatClientInvalidRequestException(
"response_format must be a Pydantic BaseModel class or a dict with runtime JSON schema."
)
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from agent_framework import (
from agent_framework._settings import load_settings
from agent_framework._tools import ToolTypes
from agent_framework.azure._entra_id_authentication import AzureCredentialTypes
from agent_framework.exceptions import ServiceInitializationError
from agent_framework.observability import ChatTelemetryLayer
from agent_framework.openai import OpenAIResponsesOptions
from agent_framework.openai._responses_client import RawOpenAIResponsesClient
@@ -188,14 +187,14 @@ class RawAzureAIClient(RawOpenAIResponsesClient[AzureAIClientOptionsT], Generic[
if project_client is None:
resolved_endpoint = azure_ai_settings.get("project_endpoint")
if not resolved_endpoint:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Azure AI project endpoint is required. Set via 'project_endpoint' parameter "
"or 'AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT' environment variable."
)
# Use provided credential
if not credential:
raise ServiceInitializationError("Azure credential is required when project_client is not provided.")
raise ValueError("Azure credential is required when project_client is not provided.")
project_client = AIProjectClient(
endpoint=resolved_endpoint,
credential=credential, # type: ignore[arg-type]
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ class RawAzureAIClient(RawOpenAIResponsesClient[AzureAIClientOptionsT], Generic[
"""
# Agent name must be explicitly provided by the user.
if self.agent_name is None:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Agent name is required. Provide 'agent_name' when initializing AzureAIClient "
"or 'name' when initializing Agent."
)
@@ -363,7 +362,7 @@ class RawAzureAIClient(RawOpenAIResponsesClient[AzureAIClientOptionsT], Generic[
return {"name": self.agent_name, "version": self.agent_version, "type": "agent_reference"}
if "model" not in run_options or not run_options["model"]:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Model deployment name is required for agent creation, "
"can also be passed to the get_response methods."
)
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from agent_framework._mcp import MCPTool
from agent_framework._settings import load_settings
from agent_framework._tools import ToolTypes
from agent_framework.azure._entra_id_authentication import AzureCredentialTypes
from agent_framework.exceptions import ServiceInitializationError
from azure.ai.projects.aio import AIProjectClient
from azure.ai.projects.models import (
AgentReference,
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ class AzureAIProjectAgentProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
env_file_encoding: Encoding of the environment file.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If required parameters are missing or invalid.
ValueError: If required parameters are missing or invalid.
"""
self._settings = load_settings(
AzureAISettings,
@@ -140,13 +139,13 @@ class AzureAIProjectAgentProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
if project_client is None:
resolved_endpoint = self._settings.get("project_endpoint")
if not resolved_endpoint:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Azure AI project endpoint is required. Set via 'project_endpoint' parameter "
"or 'AZURE_AI_PROJECT_ENDPOINT' environment variable."
)
if not credential:
raise ServiceInitializationError("Azure credential is required when project_client is not provided.")
raise ValueError("Azure credential is required when project_client is not provided.")
project_client = AIProjectClient(
endpoint=resolved_endpoint,
@@ -186,12 +185,12 @@ class AzureAIProjectAgentProvider(Generic[OptionsCoT]):
Agent: A Agent instance configured with the created agent.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If required parameters are missing.
ValueError: If required parameters are missing.
"""
# Resolve model from parameter or environment variable
resolved_model = model or self._settings.get("model_deployment_name")
if not resolved_model:
raise ServiceInitializationError(
raise ValueError(
"Model deployment name is required. Provide 'model' parameter "
"or set 'AZURE_AI_MODEL_DEPLOYMENT_NAME' environment variable."
)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from typing import Any, cast
from agent_framework import (
FunctionTool,
)
from agent_framework.exceptions import ServiceInvalidRequestError
from agent_framework.exceptions import IntegrationInvalidRequestException
from azure.ai.agents.models import (
CodeInterpreterToolDefinition,
ToolDefinition,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def to_azure_ai_agent_tools(
List of Azure AI V1 SDK tool definitions.
Raises:
ServiceInitializationError: If tool configuration is invalid.
ValueError: If tool configuration is invalid.
"""
if not tools:
return []
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def create_text_format_config(
if format_type == "text":
return ResponseTextFormatConfigurationText()
raise ServiceInvalidRequestError("response_format must be a Pydantic model or mapping.")
raise IntegrationInvalidRequestException("response_format must be a Pydantic model or mapping.")
def _convert_response_format(response_format: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -470,11 +470,11 @@ def _convert_response_format(response_format: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, An
if format_type == "json_schema":
schema_section = response_format.get("json_schema", response_format)
if not isinstance(schema_section, Mapping):
raise ServiceInvalidRequestError("json_schema response_format must be a mapping.")
raise IntegrationInvalidRequestException("json_schema response_format must be a mapping.")
schema_section_typed = cast("Mapping[str, Any]", schema_section)
schema: Any = schema_section_typed.get("schema")
if schema is None:
raise ServiceInvalidRequestError("json_schema response_format requires a schema.")
raise IntegrationInvalidRequestException("json_schema response_format requires a schema.")
name: str = str(
schema_section_typed.get("name")
or schema_section_typed.get("title")
@@ -495,4 +495,4 @@ def _convert_response_format(response_format: Mapping[str, Any]) -> dict[str, An
if format_type in {"json_object", "text"}:
return {"type": format_type}
raise ServiceInvalidRequestError("Unsupported response_format provided for Azure AI client.")
raise IntegrationInvalidRequestException("Unsupported response_format provided for Azure AI client.")