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Evan Mattson ed2fb3b9dd Python: Fix state snapshot to use deepcopy so nested mutations are detected in durable workflow activities (#4518)
* Use deepcopy for state snapshot to detect nested mutations (#4500)

Replace dict() shallow copy with copy.deepcopy() when snapshotting
workflow state before activity execution. The shallow copy shared
references to nested objects (dicts, lists), so in-place mutations by
executors were reflected in both the snapshot and live state, producing
an empty diff and preventing state updates from propagating to
downstream activities.

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* Python: Fix state snapshot to use deepcopy so nested mutations are detected in durable workflow activities

Fixes #4500

* Address PR review: remove report, extract testable helpers (#4500)

- Delete REPRODUCTION_REPORT.md (debugging artifact with local paths
  and raw LLM output)
- Extract _create_state_snapshot() and _compute_state_updates() as
  module-level helpers in _app.py so tests exercise the production
  code path
- Update TestStateSnapshotDiff to import and use production helpers
  instead of reimplementing snapshot/diff logic locally

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* Apply pre-commit auto-fixes

* Add regression tests proving shallow copy bug and deep copy isolation (#4500)

Add two additional tests to TestStateSnapshotDiff:
- test_shallow_copy_would_miss_nested_mutations: reproduces the original
  bug by demonstrating that dict() (shallow copy) misses nested mutations
- test_create_state_snapshot_isolates_nested_objects: verifies the
  production _create_state_snapshot helper creates a true deep copy

These tests ensure a regression back to shallow copy would be caught.

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* Add integration test exercising full activity code path (#4500)

Address PR review comment: add test_executor_activity_detects_nested_state_mutations
that captures the actual executor_activity function from _setup_executor_activity
and verifies it detects in-place nested mutations. This test would fail if
_app.py line 314 regressed from _create_state_snapshot() back to dict().

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* Address review feedback for #4518: review comment fixes

* Address PR review feedback for state snapshot diff

- Inline _compute_state_updates logic at call site to reuse precomputed
  original_keys/current_keys sets, avoiding redundant set allocations
- Fix test docstring to describe behavioral regression instead of
  hard-coding a specific line number
- Use SOURCE_ORCHESTRATOR constant in integration test instead of
  literal string

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* Apply pre-commit auto-fixes

* fix: remove unused _compute_state_updates from _app.py (#4518)

The function was inlined per review comment, making the module-level
helper unused and triggering a pyright reportUnusedFunction error.
Move the helper into the test file where it is still needed for unit
testing the diffing logic.

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

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Get Started with Microsoft Agent Framework Durable Functions

PyPI

Please install this package via pip:

pip install agent-framework-azurefunctions --pre

Durable Agent Extension

The durable agent extension lets you host Microsoft Agent Framework agents on Azure Durable Functions so they can persist state, replay conversation history, and recover from failures automatically.

Basic Usage Example

See the durable functions integration sample in the repository to learn how to:

from agent_framework.azure import AgentFunctionApp

_app = AgentFunctionApp()
  • Register agents with AgentFunctionApp
  • Post messages using the generated /api/agents/{agent_name}/run endpoint

For more details, review the Python README and the samples directory.