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Eduard van Valkenburg 6b822853eb Python: add hosting Channels sample apps (#5645)
* samples(hosting): add hosting Channels sample apps under samples/04-hosting/af-hosting

Adds five end-to-end sample apps under
``python/samples/04-hosting/af-hosting/`` that exercise the
``agent-framework-hosting`` Channels stack from the simplest single-channel
case up to a multi-channel deployment with cross-channel identity linking.

Samples (ordered by complexity)
-------------------------------

* ``foundry_hosted_agent/`` — minimal Responses + Invocations host with a
  Foundry-backed agent and ``FoundryHostedAgentHistoryProvider``.
  ``agd``-deployable; bundles a ``Dockerfile`` and
  ``scripts/vendor-packages.sh`` that copies workspace packages into
  ``_vendor/`` for self-contained builds. ``_vendor/`` is gitignored.
* ``local_responses/`` — single-channel Responses host with a
  ``run_hook`` that strips caller-supplied options and forces a
  reasoning preset. Demonstrates the hook seam over the uniform
  ``ChannelRequest`` envelope.
* ``local_responses_workflow/`` — Responses + Invocations exposing a
  three-agent workflow with per-conversation checkpoint storage.
* ``local_telegram/`` — Responses + Telegram with a ``@tool``,
  ``FileHistoryProvider``, hooks, and a ``ResponseTarget`` multicast
  variant (``call_server_multicast.py``) that pushes a single Responses
  reply to a separate Telegram chat.
* ``local_identity_link/`` — full surface: Responses + Invocations +
  Telegram + Activity Protocol (Teams) + the ``EntraIdentityLinkChannel``
  sidecar. Resolves per-channel ids onto a single Entra object id so a
  user's history follows them across surfaces.

Notes
-----

* Samples that use Telegram/Teams via Activity Protocol depend on the
  renamed ``agent-framework-hosting-activity-protocol`` package (see the
  PR-5 series).
* All samples use ``[tool.uv.sources]`` editable workspace deps, except
  ``foundry_hosted_agent/`` which uses the ``./_vendor/`` self-contained
  layout for ``azd`` Docker builds.
* Each sample includes a ``README.md`` with run instructions and an
  ``app.py`` ASGI entrypoint plus a ``call_server.py`` client harness.

Depends on the prior hosting PRs (foundry-hosted-agent refactor +
hosting-core + the per-channel packages). After those merge, this
branch can be rebased onto ``main`` cleanly.

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

* samples(hosting): point sample deps at the feature/python-hosting GitHub branch

Switches every sample's ``[tool.uv.sources]`` from in-monorepo
editable path deps (which only resolve when running inside the
agent-framework workspace) to git refs targeting the
``feature/python-hosting`` branch on
``microsoft/agent-framework``. Samples now install standalone outside
the monorepo while the ``agent-framework-hosting*`` packages are still
pre-PyPI; once they publish, the ``[tool.uv.sources]`` block can be
dropped and the declared deps resolve from PyPI.

Cleanup
-------

* Drops ``foundry_hosted_agent/scripts/vendor-packages.sh``,
  ``_vendor/`` from ``.gitignore``, the ``hooks.prepackage`` block in
  ``azure.yaml`` and the ``COPY _vendor/`` step in the Dockerfile —
  vendoring is no longer needed because git refs make the deps
  network-resolvable from any context.
* Drops obsolete ``workspace.pyproject.toml`` reference and ``scripts/``
  / ``workspace.pyproject.toml`` entries from
  ``Dockerfile.dockerignore``.
* Updates the foundry sample's Dockerfile to ``uv sync --no-dev``
  (no ``--frozen``) so it locks fresh against the GitHub-hosted deps
  at build time.
* Drops every committed ``uv.lock`` because the resolver needs network
  access to ``feature/python-hosting`` to lock — they regenerate the
  first time a user runs ``uv sync`` after the branch lands.
* Refreshes the per-sample READMEs to mention the GitHub install path
  instead of "in-tree workspace packages".

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

* samples(hosting): address PR #5645 review comments

- foundry_hosted_agent/call_server.py: replace hard-coded
  project_endpoint and service_session_id with FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT,
  FOUNDRY_HOSTED_AGENT_NAME, and optional FOUNDRY_HOSTED_SESSION_ID
  environment variables. Session-id is now optional so the sample
  exercises the new-conversation path by default.

- local_identity_link/app.py:
  * make_telegram_hook: apply the reasoning bump regardless of
    identity-link state (the previous early-return on linked chats
    silently dropped the high-effort preset for the very flow the
    sample exists to demonstrate).
  * make_responses_hook: add a prominent DEV-ONLY warning that the
    client-supplied entra_oid shortcut bypasses identity verification
    and must be replaced by a JWT validator in production.
  * /link command: early-return when chat_id is missing instead of
    minting an authorize URL keyed on "telegram:None" (which would
    poison the link store with a binding any future chat_id-less
    update would collapse onto).
  * Switch ENTRA_CERT_PATH / ENTRA_CERT_PASSWORD env vars to the
    longer ENTRA_CERTIFICATE_PATH / ENTRA_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD names
    that the README already documents.
  * channels: Sequence[Channel] -> list[Channel] (the next line
    appends, which a Sequence type doesn't expose).

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

* chore(hosting-samples): apply sample formatting

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

* fix(hosting-samples): guard command input text

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Multi-channel hosting samples

End-to-end samples for serving an agent-framework agent (or workflow) through one or more channels with agent-framework-hosting.

The general hosting plumbing lives in agent-framework-hosting; each channel is its own package (agent-framework-hosting-responses, agent-framework-hosting-invocations, agent-framework-hosting-telegram, agent-framework-hosting-activity-protocol, agent-framework-hosting-entra).

Sample What it shows Packaging
local_responses/ The minimal shape: one agent + one @tool + ResponsesChannel + a single run_hook that strips caller-supplied options and forces a reasoning preset. Local only. Start here to learn the run-hook seam.
local_responses_workflow/ A 4-step Workflow (typed SloganBrief intake → writer → legal → formatter) hosted behind both the Responses and Invocations channels via a shared run_hook that parses inbound text/JSON into the workflow's typed input. The host writes per-conversation checkpoints via checkpoint_location=…. Demonstrates workflow targets + structured input adaptation + multi-channel + resume-across-turns. Includes a call_server.rest file with REST examples for both endpoints. Local only.
foundry_hosted_agent/ One Foundry agent, Responses + Invocations only — the minimal shape that is runtime-compatible with the Foundry Hosted Agents platform. Ships with Dockerfile + agent.yaml + agent.manifest.yaml + azure.yaml so the same image runs locally or as a Foundry Hosted Agent (azd up).
local_telegram/ Adds Telegram, a @tool, FileHistoryProvider, run hooks (per-user / per-chat session keying), extra Telegram commands, and ResponseTarget multicast. Runs under Hypercorn with multiple workers. Local only. No Dockerfile / Foundry packaging.
local_identity_link/ Everything in local_telegram/ plus Teams and the Entra identity-link sidecar (/auth/start + /auth/callback). Demonstrates linking a Telegram chat to an Entra user so multiple non-Entra channels can share one isolation key. Local only. No Dockerfile / Foundry packaging.

Each sample is fully self-contained — its own pyproject.toml, uv.lock, server app.py, calling script(s), and storage/ directory. Every sample uses [tool.uv.sources] to wire its agent-framework-hosting* dependencies to the feature/python-hosting branch of the upstream repo via git refs, so they install cleanly outside the monorepo while the hosting packages are still pre-PyPI. Once those packages publish, drop the [tool.uv.sources] block and let the declared deps resolve from PyPI.

Relationship to ../foundry-hosted-agents/

The sibling ../foundry-hosted-agents/ directory contains samples for the agent-framework-hosted stack — agents that run inside the Foundry Hosted Agents platform using its built-in protocol surface (Responses, Invocations, conversation store, isolation, identity), with no agent-framework-hosting package involved.

Aspect af-hosting/ (this directory) foundry-hosted-agents/
Server stack agent-framework-hosting + per-channel packages (-responses, -invocations, -telegram, -activity-protocol, -entra) agent-framework-hosted only — the Foundry Hosted Agents runtime owns the HTTP surface
Channels other than Responses / Invocations Yes — Telegram, Activity Protocol (Teams), Entra identity-linking No — the platform exposes Responses + Invocations only
Run target Local Hypercorn (local_responses/, local_telegram/, local_identity_link/); Hosted Agents or local (foundry_hosted_agent/) Hosted Agents or local container; targets the Hosted Agents platform contract
When to pick this You need extra channels (Telegram/Teams via Activity Protocol/…), custom hosting middleware, or want to run outside the Foundry runtime You only need Responses/Invocations and want zero hosting boilerplate, leveraging the Foundry-managed surface

foundry_hosted_agent/ is the bridge sample: it uses the agent-framework-hosting stack but is packaged so the Foundry Hosted Agents platform can run it as one of its own.

See ARCHITECTURE.md for the cross-sample story.