// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure.AI.OpenAI;
using Azure.Identity;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Reflection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
namespace WorkflowConcurrentSample;
///
/// This sample introduces concurrent execution using "fan-out" and "fan-in" patterns.
///
/// Unlike sequential workflows where executors run one after another, this workflow
/// runs multiple executors in parallel to process the same input simultaneously.
///
/// The workflow structure:
/// 1. StartExecutor sends the same question to two AI agents concurrently (fan-out)
/// 2. Physicist Agent and Chemist Agent answer independently and in parallel
/// 3. AggregationExecutor collects both responses and combines them (fan-in)
///
/// This pattern is useful when you want multiple perspectives on the same input,
/// or when you can break work into independent parallel tasks for better performance.
///
///
/// Pre-requisites:
/// - Foundational samples should be completed first.
/// - An Azure OpenAI chat completion deployment must be configured.
///
public static class Program
{
private static async Task Main()
{
// Set up the Azure OpenAI client
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";
var chatClient = new AzureOpenAIClient(new Uri(endpoint), new AzureCliCredential()).GetChatClient(deploymentName).AsIChatClient();
// Create the executors
ChatClientAgent physicist = new(
chatClient,
name: "Physicist",
instructions: "You are an expert in physics. You answer questions from a physics perspective."
);
ChatClientAgent chemist = new(
chatClient,
name: "Chemist",
instructions: "You are an expert in chemistry. You answer questions from a chemistry perspective."
);
var startExecutor = new ConcurrentStartExecutor();
var aggregationExecutor = new ConcurrentAggregationExecutor();
// Build the workflow by adding executors and connecting them
var workflow = new WorkflowBuilder(startExecutor)
.AddFanOutEdge(startExecutor, targets: [physicist, chemist])
.AddFanInEdge(aggregationExecutor, sources: [physicist, chemist])
.WithOutputFrom(aggregationExecutor)
.Build();
// Execute the workflow in streaming mode
StreamingRun run = await InProcessExecution.StreamAsync(workflow, "What is temperature?");
await foreach (WorkflowEvent evt in run.WatchStreamAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
{
if (evt is WorkflowOutputEvent output)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Workflow completed with results:\n{output.Data}");
}
}
}
}
///
/// Executor that starts the concurrent processing by sending messages to the agents.
///
internal sealed class ConcurrentStartExecutor() :
ReflectingExecutor("ConcurrentStartExecutor"),
IMessageHandler
{
///
/// Starts the concurrent processing by sending messages to the agents.
///
/// The user message to process
/// Workflow context for accessing workflow services and adding events
/// A task representing the asynchronous operation
public async ValueTask HandleAsync(string message, IWorkflowContext context)
{
// Broadcast the message to all connected agents. Receiving agents will queue
// the message but will not start processing until they receive a turn token.
await context.SendMessageAsync(new ChatMessage(ChatRole.User, message));
// Broadcast the turn token to kick off the agents.
await context.SendMessageAsync(new TurnToken(emitEvents: true));
}
}
///
/// Executor that aggregates the results from the concurrent agents.
///
internal sealed class ConcurrentAggregationExecutor() :
ReflectingExecutor("ConcurrentAggregationExecutor"),
IMessageHandler
{
private readonly List _messages = [];
///
/// Handles incoming messages from the agents and aggregates their responses.
///
/// The message from the agent
/// Workflow context for accessing workflow services and adding events
/// A task representing the asynchronous operation
public async ValueTask HandleAsync(ChatMessage message, IWorkflowContext context)
{
this._messages.Add(message);
if (this._messages.Count == 2)
{
var formattedMessages = string.Join(Environment.NewLine, this._messages.Select(m => $"{m.AuthorName}: {m.Text}"));
await context.YieldOutputAsync(formattedMessages);
}
}
}