Python: Add Python parity for HttpRequestAction in declarative workflow (#5599)

* Add Python parity for HttpRequestAction in declarative workflow

* Ran pyupgrade and pright to fix CI issues

* Fix conversation ID dot parsing for http executor

* Removed unnecessary export command
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# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
"""Invoke HTTP Request sample - demonstrates the HttpRequestAction declarative action.
This sample shows how to:
1. Configure a ``WorkflowFactory`` with a ``HttpRequestHandler`` so the YAML
``HttpRequestAction`` can dispatch real HTTP calls.
2. Fetch JSON from a public REST endpoint (the GitHub repository API) and
bind the parsed response to a workflow variable.
3. Mirror the response body into the conversation via ``conversationId`` so
a downstream Foundry agent can answer questions about it using only that
conversation context.
Security note:
``DefaultHttpRequestHandler`` issues HTTP calls to whatever URL the
workflow author specifies and performs **no** allowlisting or SSRF
guards. For production use, replace it with a custom handler that
enforces an allowlist or DNS-rebinding-resistant policy and adds any
required authentication headers per call.
Run with:
python -m samples.03-workflows.declarative.invoke_http_request.main
"""
import asyncio
import os
from pathlib import Path
from agent_framework import Agent
from agent_framework.declarative import (
DefaultHttpRequestHandler,
WorkflowFactory,
)
from agent_framework.foundry import FoundryChatClient
from azure.identity import AzureCliCredential
GITHUB_REPO_INFO_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS = """\
You answer the user's question about a GitHub repository using ONLY the JSON
data already present in the conversation history. If the answer is not
contained in the conversation, say so plainly rather than guessing. Be concise
and helpful.
"""
async def main() -> None:
"""Run the invoke HTTP request workflow."""
chat_client = FoundryChatClient(
project_endpoint=os.environ["FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT"],
model=os.environ["FOUNDRY_MODEL"],
credential=AzureCliCredential(),
)
# The agent has no tools — it answers the question about the GitHub
# repository using only the JSON data that ``HttpRequestAction`` adds to
# the conversation.
github_repo_info_agent = Agent(
client=chat_client,
name="GitHubRepoInfoAgent",
instructions=GITHUB_REPO_INFO_AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS,
)
agents = {"GitHubRepoInfoAgent": github_repo_info_agent}
# The default HttpRequestHandler is sufficient for this sample because
# the GitHub REST endpoint used here does not require authentication.
# For authenticated endpoints, supply a custom client_provider callback
# to DefaultHttpRequestHandler so each request can be routed through a
# pre-configured httpx.AsyncClient with the appropriate credentials.
async with DefaultHttpRequestHandler() as http_handler:
factory = WorkflowFactory(
agents=agents,
http_request_handler=http_handler,
)
workflow_path = Path(__file__).parent / "workflow.yaml"
workflow = factory.create_workflow_from_yaml_path(workflow_path)
print("=" * 60)
print("Invoke HTTP Request Workflow Demo")
print("=" * 60)
print()
print("Ask one question about the microsoft/agent-framework repo.")
print()
user_input = input("You: ").strip() # noqa: ASYNC250
if not user_input:
user_input = "Please summarize the repository."
print("\nAgent: ", end="", flush=True)
async for event in workflow.run(user_input, stream=True):
if event.type == "output" and isinstance(event.data, str):
print(event.data, end="", flush=True)
print()
if __name__ == "__main__":
asyncio.run(main())
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#
# This workflow demonstrates the HttpRequestAction declarative action.
#
# HttpRequestAction lets a workflow author issue an HTTP call directly from
# YAML without writing any Python glue. It can:
#
# - fetch data from external REST endpoints,
# - store the parsed response in a workflow variable, and
# - add the response body to the conversation so a downstream agent can
# answer questions based on it.
#
# This sample fetches public metadata for the microsoft/agent-framework
# repository from the GitHub REST API (no authentication required) and uses
# a Foundry agent to answer a single question about it.
#
# Example input:
# How many open issues does the repository have?
#
kind: Workflow
trigger:
kind: OnConversationStart
id: workflow_invoke_http_request_demo
actions:
# Set the repository org/name used to form the request URL.
- kind: SetVariable
id: set_repo_name
variable: Local.RepoName
value: microsoft/agent-framework
# Invoke the GitHub repo API. The response body is parsed into
# Local.RepoInfo and also added to the conversation (via conversationId)
# so the agent below can answer questions based on it.
- kind: HttpRequestAction
id: fetch_repo_info
conversationId: =System.ConversationId
method: GET
url: =Concatenate("https://api.github.com/repos/", Local.RepoName)
headers:
Accept: application/vnd.github+json
User-Agent: agent-framework-sample
response: Local.RepoInfo
# Use the agent to answer the user's question using the conversation
# context (which now contains the GitHub JSON response). The user's
# original message is already in the conversation as System.LastMessage,
# and the executor's input fallback chain extracts its ``Text`` field
# automatically when ``input.messages`` is omitted.
- kind: InvokeAzureAgent
id: answer_question
conversationId: =System.ConversationId
agent:
name: GitHubRepoInfoAgent
output:
autoSend: true
messages: Local.AgentResponse