agent-framework

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

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* 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).

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* 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

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-19 17:58:14 +00:00

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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>

Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-10 23:04:32 +00:00

0521f5bed8

.NET: Python: Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards (#3644 )

* Add AGENTS.md files and update coding standards for Python

- Add root python/AGENTS.md with project structure and package links
- Add AGENTS.md for each package describing purpose and main classes
- Update .github/copilot-instructions.md with improved structure
- Update python/CODING_STANDARD.md with API review guidance:
  - Future annotations convention (#3578)
  - TypeVar naming convention (#3594)
  - Mapping vs MutableMapping (#3577)
  - Avoid shadowing built-ins (#3583)
  - Explicit exports (#3605)
  - Exception documentation guidelines (#3410)
- Simplify python/.github/instructions/python.instructions.md to reference AGENTS.md
- Remove AGENTS.md from .gitignore

* Fix purview import path in AGENTS.md

* Address PR review comments and restructure instructions

- Slim down .github/copilot-instructions.md to reference language-specific docs
- Add ADR section explaining templates and purpose
- Create dotnet/AGENTS.md with .NET-specific build commands, conventions, and sample guidance
- Update Python build/test instructions for core vs isolated changes
- Fix Microsoft.Extensions.AI package references
- Update kwargs guidance per issue #3642
- Fix Python sample helper placement (top, not bottom)
- Document new 'typing' poe task in DEV_SETUP.md

* Add 'typing' poe task to run both pyright and mypy

* Add kwargs guidelines from issue #3642 to CODING_STANDARD.md

* Clarify that connector packages pull in core as dependency

Eduard van Valkenburg · 2026-02-05 10:27:46 +00:00

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