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Jacob Alber 55ae57c0ed .NET: Add Message Delivery Callback Overloads to Executor (#5081)
* feat: Implement Executor Message Delivery Event callbacks

* fix: ResumeAsync does not run pending steps

* fix: address review comments
2026-04-03 21:19:15 +00:00

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// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete - Internal use of obsolete types for backward compatibility
using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Checkpointing;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Execution;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Observability;
using Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows.Reflection;
namespace Microsoft.Agents.AI.Workflows;
internal sealed class DelayedExternalRequestContext : IExternalRequestContext
{
public DelayedExternalRequestContext(IExternalRequestContext? targetContext = null)
{
this._targetContext = targetContext;
}
private sealed class DelayRegisteredSink : IExternalRequestSink
{
internal IExternalRequestSink? TargetSink { get; set; }
public ValueTask PostAsync(ExternalRequest request) =>
this.TargetSink is null
? throw new InvalidOperationException("The external request sink has not been registered yet.")
: this.TargetSink.PostAsync(request);
}
private readonly Dictionary<string, (RequestPort Port, DelayRegisteredSink Sink)> _requestPorts = [];
private IExternalRequestContext? _targetContext;
public void ApplyPortRegistrations(IExternalRequestContext targetContext)
{
this._targetContext = targetContext;
foreach ((RequestPort requestPort, DelayRegisteredSink? sink) in this._requestPorts.Values)
{
sink?.TargetSink = targetContext.RegisterPort(requestPort);
}
}
public IExternalRequestSink RegisterPort(RequestPort port)
{
DelayRegisteredSink delaySink = new()
{
TargetSink = this._targetContext?.RegisterPort(port),
};
this._requestPorts.Add(port.Id, (port, delaySink));
return delaySink;
}
}
internal sealed class MessageTypeTranslator
{
private readonly Dictionary<TypeId, Type> _typeLookupMap = [];
private readonly Dictionary<Type, TypeId> _declaredTypeMap = [];
// The types that can always be sent; this is a very inelegant solution to the following problem:
// Even with code analysis it is impossible to statically know all of the types that get sent via SendMessage, because
// IWorkflowContext can always be sent out of the current assembly (to say nothing of Reflection). This means at some
// level we have to register all the types being sent somewhere. Since we have to do dynamic serialization/deserialization
// at runtime with dependency-defined types (which we do not statically know) we need to have these types at runtime.
// At the same time, we should not force users to declare types to interact with core system concepts like RequestInfo.
// So the solution for now is to register a set of known types, at the cost of duplicating this per Executor.
//
// - TODO: Create a static translation map, and keep a set of "allowed" TypeIds per Excutor.
private static IEnumerable<Type> KnownSentTypes =>
[
typeof(ExternalRequest),
typeof(ExternalResponse),
// TurnToken?
];
public MessageTypeTranslator(ISet<Type> types)
{
foreach (Type type in KnownSentTypes.Concat(types))
{
TypeId typeId = new(type);
if (this._typeLookupMap.ContainsKey(typeId))
{
continue;
}
this._typeLookupMap[typeId] = type;
this._declaredTypeMap[type] = typeId;
}
}
public TypeId? GetDeclaredType(Type messageType)
{
// If the user declares a base type, the user is expected to set up any serialization to be able to deal with
// the polymorphism transparently to the framework, or be expecting to deal with the appropriate truncation.
for (Type? candidateType = messageType; candidateType != null; candidateType = candidateType.BaseType)
{
if (this._declaredTypeMap.TryGetValue(candidateType, out TypeId? declaredTypeId))
{
if (candidateType != messageType)
{
// Add an entry for the derived type to speed up future lookups.
this._declaredTypeMap[messageType] = declaredTypeId;
}
return declaredTypeId;
}
}
return null;
}
public Type? MapTypeId(TypeId candidateTypeId) =>
this._typeLookupMap.TryGetValue(candidateTypeId, out Type? mappedType)
? mappedType
: null;
}
internal sealed class ExecutorProtocol(MessageRouter router, ISet<Type> sendTypes, ISet<Type> yieldTypes)
{
private readonly HashSet<TypeId> _yieldTypes = new(yieldTypes.Select(type => new TypeId(type)));
public MessageTypeTranslator SendTypeTranslator => field ??= new MessageTypeTranslator(sendTypes);
internal MessageRouter Router => router;
public bool CanHandle(Type type) => router.CanHandle(type);
private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Type, bool> _canOutputCache = new();
public bool CanOutput(Type type)
{
return this._canOutputCache.GetOrAdd(type, this.CanOutputCore);
}
private bool CanOutputCore(Type type)
{
foreach (TypeId yieldType in this._yieldTypes)
{
if (yieldType.IsMatchPolymorphic(type))
{
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
public ProtocolDescriptor Describe() => new(this.Router.IncomingTypes, yieldTypes, sendTypes, this.Router.HasCatchAll);
}
/// <summary>
/// A component that processes messages in a <see cref="Workflow"/>.
/// </summary>
[DebuggerDisplay("{GetType().Name}[{Id}]")]
public abstract class Executor : IIdentified
{
/// <summary>
/// A unique identifier for the executor.
/// </summary>
public string Id { get; }
// TODO: Add overloads for binding with a configuration/options object once the Configured<T> hierarchy goes away.
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the executor with a unique identifier
/// </summary>
/// <param name="id">A unique identifier for the executor.</param>
/// <param name="options">Configuration options for the executor. If <c>null</c>, default options will be used.</param>
/// <param name="declareCrossRunShareable">Declare that this executor may be used simultaneously by multiple runs safely.</param>
protected Executor(string id, ExecutorOptions? options = null, bool declareCrossRunShareable = false)
{
this.Id = id;
this.Options = options ?? ExecutorOptions.Default;
//if (declareCrossRunShareable && this is IResettableExecutor)
//{
// // We need a way to be able to let the user override this at the workflow level too, because knowing the fine
// // details of when to use which of these paths seems like it could be tricky, and we should not force users
// // to do this; instead container agents should set this when they intiate the run (via WorkflowHostAgent).
// throw new ArgumentException("An executor that is declared as cross-run shareable cannot also be resettable.");
//}
this.IsCrossRunShareable = declareCrossRunShareable;
}
private DelayedExternalRequestContext DelayedPortRegistrations { get; } = new();
internal ExecutorProtocol Protocol => field ??= this.ConfigureProtocol(new(this.DelayedPortRegistrations)).Build(this.Options);
internal bool IsCrossRunShareable { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Gets the configuration options for the executor.
/// </summary>
protected ExecutorOptions Options { get; }
//private bool _configuringProtocol;
/// <summary>
/// Configures the protocol by setting up routes and declaring the message types used for sending and yielding
/// output.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>This method serves as the primary entry point for protocol configuration. It integrates route
/// setup and message type declarations. For backward compatibility, it is currently invoked from the
/// RouteBuilder.</remarks>
/// <returns>An instance of <see cref="ExecutorProtocol"/> that represents the fully configured protocol.</returns>
protected abstract ProtocolBuilder ConfigureProtocol(ProtocolBuilder protocolBuilder);
internal void AttachRequestContext(IExternalRequestContext externalRequestContext)
{
// TODO: This is an unfortunate pattern (pending the ability to rework the Configure APIs a bit):
// new()
// >>> will throw InvalidOperationException if AttachRequestContext() is not invoked when using PortHandlers
// .AttachRequestContext()
// >>> only usable now
this.DelayedPortRegistrations.ApplyPortRegistrations(externalRequestContext);
_ = this.Protocol; // Force protocol to be built if not already done.
}
/// <summary>
/// Perform any asynchronous initialization required by the executor. This method is called once per executor instance,
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context in which the executor executes.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="ValueTask"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
protected internal virtual ValueTask InitializeAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
=> default;
internal MessageRouter Router => this.Protocol.Router;
/// <summary>
/// Process an incoming message using the registered handlers.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to be processed by the executor.</param>
/// <param name="messageType">The "declared" type of the message (captured when it was being sent). This is
/// used to enable routing messages as their base types, in absence of true polymorphic type routing.</param>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context in which the executor executes.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A ValueTask representing the asynchronous operation, wrapping the output from the executor.</returns>
/// <exception cref="NotSupportedException">No handler found for the message type.</exception>
/// <exception cref="TargetInvocationException">An exception is generated while handling the message.</exception>
public ValueTask<object?> ExecuteCoreAsync(object message, TypeId messageType, IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
=> this.ExecuteCoreAsync(message, messageType, context, WorkflowTelemetryContext.Disabled, cancellationToken);
internal async ValueTask<object?> ExecuteCoreAsync(object message, TypeId messageType, IWorkflowContext context, WorkflowTelemetryContext telemetryContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
{
using var activity = telemetryContext.StartExecutorProcessActivity(this.Id, this.GetType().FullName, messageType.TypeName, message);
activity?.CreateSourceLinks(context.TraceContext);
await context.AddEventAsync(new ExecutorInvokedEvent(this.Id, message), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
CallResult? result = await this.Router.RouteMessageAsync(message, context, requireRoute: true, cancellationToken)
.ConfigureAwait(false);
ExecutorEvent executionResult;
if (result?.IsSuccess is not false)
{
executionResult = new ExecutorCompletedEvent(this.Id, result?.Result);
}
else
{
executionResult = new ExecutorFailedEvent(this.Id, result.Exception);
}
await context.AddEventAsync(executionResult, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
if (result is null)
{
throw new NotSupportedException(
$"No handler found for message type {message.GetType().Name} in executor {this.GetType().Name}.");
}
if (!result.IsSuccess)
{
throw new TargetInvocationException($"Error invoking handler for {message.GetType()}", result.Exception);
}
if (result.IsVoid)
{
return null; // Void result.
}
// Output is not available if executor does not return anything, in which case
// messages sent in the handlers of this executor will be set in the message
// send activities.
telemetryContext.SetExecutorOutput(activity, result.Result);
// If we had a real return type, raise it as a SendMessage; TODO: Should we have a way to disable this behaviour?
if (result.Result is not null && this.Options.AutoSendMessageHandlerResultObject)
{
await context.SendMessageAsync(result.Result, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
}
if (result.Result is not null && this.Options.AutoYieldOutputHandlerResultObject)
{
await context.YieldOutputAsync(result.Result, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
}
return result.Result;
}
/// <summary>
/// Invoked once per superstep before any messages are delivered to the Executor.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A ValueTask representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
protected internal virtual ValueTask OnMessageDeliveryStartingAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => default;
/// <summary>
/// Invoked once per superstep after all messages have been delivered to the Executor.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A ValueTask representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
protected internal virtual ValueTask OnMessageDeliveryFinishedAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => default;
/// <summary>
/// Invoked before a checkpoint is saved, allowing custom pre-save logic in derived classes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A ValueTask representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
protected internal virtual ValueTask OnCheckpointingAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => default;
/// <summary>
/// Invoked after a checkpoint is loaded, allowing custom post-load logic in derived classes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">The workflow context.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests.
/// The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A ValueTask representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
protected internal virtual ValueTask OnCheckpointRestoredAsync(IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default) => default;
/// <summary>
/// A set of <see cref="Type"/>s, representing the messages this executor can handle.
/// </summary>
public ISet<Type> InputTypes => this.Router.IncomingTypes;
/// <summary>
/// A set of <see cref="Type"/>s, representing the messages this executor can produce as output.
/// </summary>
public ISet<Type> OutputTypes => field ??= new HashSet<Type>(this.Protocol.Describe().Yields);
/// <summary>
/// Describes the protocol for communication with this <see cref="Executor"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public ProtocolDescriptor DescribeProtocol() => this.Protocol.Describe();
/// <summary>
/// Checks if the executor can handle a specific message type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="messageType"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool CanHandle(Type messageType) => this.Protocol.CanHandle(messageType);
internal bool CanOutput(Type messageType) => this.Protocol.CanOutput(messageType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides a simple executor implementation that uses a single message handler function to process incoming messages.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TInput">The type of input message.</typeparam>
/// <param name="id">A unique identifier for the executor.</param>
/// <param name="options">Configuration options for the executor. If <c>null</c>, default options will be used.</param>
/// <param name="declareCrossRunShareable">Declare that this executor may be used simultaneously by multiple runs safely.</param>
public abstract class Executor<TInput>(string id, ExecutorOptions? options = null, bool declareCrossRunShareable = false)
: Executor(id, options, declareCrossRunShareable), IMessageHandler<TInput>
{
/// <inheritdoc/>
protected override ProtocolBuilder ConfigureProtocol(ProtocolBuilder protocolBuilder)
{
Func<TInput, IWorkflowContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask> handlerDelegate = this.HandleAsync;
return protocolBuilder.ConfigureRoutes(routeBuilder => routeBuilder.AddHandler(handlerDelegate))
.AddMethodAttributeTypes(handlerDelegate.Method)
.AddClassAttributeTypes(this.GetType());
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public abstract ValueTask HandleAsync(TInput message, IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides a simple executor implementation that uses a single message handler function to process incoming messages.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TInput">The type of input message.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TOutput">The type of output message.</typeparam>
/// <param name="id">A unique identifier for the executor.</param>
/// <param name="options">Configuration options for the executor. If <c>null</c>, default options will be used.</param>
/// <param name="declareCrossRunShareable">Declare that this executor may be used simultaneously by multiple runs safely.</param>
public abstract class Executor<TInput, TOutput>(string id, ExecutorOptions? options = null, bool declareCrossRunShareable = false)
: Executor(id, options ?? ExecutorOptions.Default, declareCrossRunShareable),
IMessageHandler<TInput, TOutput>
{
/// <inheritdoc/>
protected override ProtocolBuilder ConfigureProtocol(ProtocolBuilder protocolBuilder)
{
Func<TInput, IWorkflowContext, CancellationToken, ValueTask<TOutput>> handlerDelegate = this.HandleAsync;
return protocolBuilder.ConfigureRoutes(routeBuilder => routeBuilder.AddHandler(handlerDelegate))
.AddMethodAttributeTypes(handlerDelegate.Method)
.AddClassAttributeTypes(this.GetType());
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public abstract ValueTask<TOutput> HandleAsync(TInput message, IWorkflowContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
}