* Add ADR for Python ContextMiddleware unification
* Add session serialization/deserialization design to ADR
* Add Related Issues section mapping to ADR
* Update session management: create_session, get_session_by_id, agent.serialize_session
* ADR: Add hooks alternative, context compaction discussion, and PR feedback
- Add Option 3: ContextHooks with before_run/after_run pattern
- Add detailed pros/cons for both wrapper and hooks approaches
- Add Open Discussion section on context compaction strategies
- Clarify response_messages is read-only (use AgentMiddleware for modifications)
- Add SimpleRAG examples showing input-only filtering
- Clarify default storage only added when NO middleware configured
- Add RAGWithBuffer examples for self-managed history
- Rename hook methods to before_run/after_run
* ADR: Restructure and add .NET comparison
- Add class hierarchy clarification for both options
- Merge detailed design sections (side-by-side comparison)
- Move detailed design before decision outcome
- Move compaction discussion after decision
- Add .NET implementation comparison (feature equivalence)
- Update .NET method names to match actual implementation
- Rename hook methods to before_run/after_run
- Fix storage context table for injected context
* tweaks
* fix smart load
* ADR: Add naming discussion note for ContextHooks
- Note that class and method names are open for discussion
- Add alternative method naming options table
- Include invoking/invoked as option matching current Python and .NET
* Update context middleware design: remove smart mode, add attribution filtering
- Remove smart mode for load_messages (now explicit bool, default True)
- Add attribution marker in additional_properties for message filtering
- Update validation to warn on multiple or zero storage loaders
- Add note about ChatReducer naming from .NET
- Note that attribution should not be propagated to storage
* Add Decision 2: Instance Ownership (instances in session vs agent)
- Option A: Instances in Session (current proposal)
- Option B: Instances in Agent, State in Session
- B1: Simple dict state with optional return
- B2: SessionState object with mutable wrapper
- Updated examples to use Hooks pattern (before_run/after_run)
- Added open discussion on hook factories in Option B model
* Update ADR: Choose ContextPlugin with before_run/after_run and Option B1
Decision outcomes:
- Option 3 (Hooks pattern) with ContextPlugin class name
- Methods: before_run/after_run
- Option B1: Instances in Agent, State in Session (simple dict)
- Whole state dict passed to plugins (mutable, no return needed)
- Added trust note: plugins reason over messages, so they're trusted by default
Status changed from proposed to accepted.
* Add agent and session params to before_run/after_run methods
Signature now: before_run(agent, session, context, state)
* Remove ContextPluginRunner, store plugins directly on agent
Simpler design: agent stores Sequence[ContextPlugin] and calls
before_run/after_run directly in the run method.
* Update workplan to 2 PRs for simpler review
* updated doc
* Refine ADR: serialization, ownership, decorators, session methods, exports
- Add to_dict()/from_dict() on AgentSession with 'type' discriminator
- Present serialization as Option A (direct) vs Option B (through agent)
- Rewrite ownership section as 2x2 matrix (orthogonal decision)
- Move Instance Ownership Options before Decision Outcome
- Fix get_session to use service_session_id, split from create_session
- Add decorator-based provider convenience API (@before_run/@after_run)
- Add _ prefix naming strategy for all PR1 types (core + external)
- Constructor compatibility table for existing providers
- Add load_messages=False skip logic to all agent run loops
- Clarify abstract vs non-abstract in execution pattern samples
- Update auto-provision: trigger on conversation_id or store=True
- Document root package exports (ContextProvider, HistoryProvider, etc.)
- Rename section heading to 'Key Design Considerations'
* Rename ADR to 0016-python-context-middleware.md
* Fix broken link: #3-unified-storage-middleware → #3-unified-storage
Eduard van Valkenburg
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2026-02-10 04:50:54 +00:00
Eduard van Valkenburg