.NET: AI Agent with plugin (#1009)

* add sample to demonstrate plugins for ai agent

* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step15_Plugins/Program.cs

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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step15_Plugins/Program.cs

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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step15_Plugins/Program.cs

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* remove lang version property

* address review comments

* rename functionInvocationServices to services

* restore the solution file corrupted during the merge with lates main

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<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
<NoWarn>VSTHRD200;CA1707</NoWarn>
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<ImplicitUsings>disable</ImplicitUsings>
<NoWarn>VSTHRD200;CA1707;CA1812</NoWarn>
<RootNamespace>Agent_Step15_Plugins</RootNamespace>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" />
<PackageReference Include="Azure.AI.OpenAI" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.OpenAI.csproj" />
<ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\src\Microsoft.Agents.AI\Microsoft.Agents.AI.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
// This sample shows how to use plugins with an AI agent. Plugin classes can
// depend on other services that need to be injected. In this sample, the
// AgentPlugin class uses the WeatherProvider and CurrentTimeProvider classes
// to get weather and current time information. Both services are registered
// in the service collection and injected into the plugin.
// Plugin classes may have many methods, but only some are intended to be used
// as AI functions. The AsAITools method of the plugin class shows how to specify
// which methods should be exposed to the AI agent.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using OpenAI;
var endpoint = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT") ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT is not set.");
var deploymentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME") ?? "gpt-4o-mini";
// Create a service collection to hold the agent plugin and its dependencies.
ServiceCollection services = new();
services.AddSingleton<WeatherProvider>();
services.AddSingleton<CurrentTimeProvider>();
services.AddSingleton<AgentPlugin>(); // The plugin depends on WeatherProvider and CurrentTimeProvider registered above.
IServiceProvider serviceProvider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
const string AgentName = "Assistant";
const string AgentInstructions = "You are a helpful assistant that helps people find information.";
AIAgent agent = new AzureOpenAIClient(
new Uri(endpoint),
new AzureCliCredential())
.GetChatClient(deploymentName)
.CreateAIAgent(
instructions: AgentInstructions,
name: AgentName,
tools: [.. serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<AgentPlugin>().AsAITools()],
services: serviceProvider); // Pass the service provider to the agent so it will be available to plugin functions to resolve dependencies.
Console.WriteLine(await agent.RunAsync("Tell me current time and weather in Seattle."));
/// <summary>
/// The agent plugin that provides weather and current time information.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="weatherProvider">The weather provider to get weather information.</param>
internal sealed class AgentPlugin(WeatherProvider weatherProvider)
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the weather information for the specified location.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method demonstrates how to use the dependency that was injected into the plugin class.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="location">The location to get the weather for.</param>
/// <returns>The weather information for the specified location.</returns>
public string GetWeather(string location)
{
return weatherProvider.GetWeather(location);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current date and time for the specified location.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method demonstrates how to resolve a dependency using the service provider passed to the method.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="sp">The service provider to resolve the <see cref="CurrentTimeProvider"/>.</param>
/// <param name="location">The location to get the current time for.</param>
/// <returns>The current date and time as a <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.</returns>
public DateTimeOffset GetCurrentTime(IServiceProvider sp, string location)
{
// Resolve the CurrentTimeProvider from the service provider
var currentTimeProvider = sp.GetRequiredService<CurrentTimeProvider>();
return currentTimeProvider.GetCurrentTime(location);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the functions provided by this plugin.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// In real world scenarios, a class may have many methods and only a subset of them may be intended to be exposed as AI functions.
/// This method demonstrates how to explicitly specify which methods should be exposed to the AI agent.
/// </remarks>
/// <returns>The functions provided by this plugin.</returns>
public IEnumerable<AITool> AsAITools()
{
yield return AIFunctionFactory.Create(this.GetWeather);
yield return AIFunctionFactory.Create(this.GetCurrentTime);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The weather provider that returns weather information.
/// </summary>
internal sealed class WeatherProvider
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the weather information for the specified location.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The weather information is hardcoded for demonstration purposes.
/// In a real application, this could call a weather API to get actual weather data.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="location">The location to get the weather for.</param>
/// <returns>The weather information for the specified location.</returns>
public string GetWeather(string location)
{
return $"The weather in {location} is cloudy with a high of 15°C.";
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides the current date and time.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This class returns the current date and time using the system's clock.
/// </remarks>
internal sealed class CurrentTimeProvider
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the current date and time.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="location">The location to get the current time for (not used in this implementation).</param>
/// <returns>The current date and time as a <see cref="DateTimeOffset"/>.</returns>
public DateTimeOffset GetCurrentTime(string location)
{
return DateTimeOffset.Now;
}
}
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
|[Exposing a simple agent as a function tool](./Agent_Step12_AsFunctionTool/)|This sample demonstrates how to expose an agent as a function tool|
|[Using memory with an agent](./Agent_Step13_Memory/)|This sample demonstrates how to create a simple memory component and use it with an agent|
|[Using middleware with an agent](./Agent_Step14_Middleware/)|This sample demonstrates how to use middleware with an agent|
|[Using plugins with an agent](./Agent_Step15_Plugins/)|This sample demonstrates how to use plugins with an agent|
## Running the samples from the console