.NET: Support primitives and arrays for SO#3696
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Pull request overview
This PR adds support for primitives, arrays, and enums in structured output by automatically wrapping non-object JSON schemas. Previously, the structured output feature only supported object types at the root level, which caused LLMs to reject requests for primitive or array types.
Changes:
- Wraps primitives, arrays, and enums in a JSON object schema with a "data" property when used as structured output types
- Unwraps the response from the agent when deserializing wrapped types
- Adds comprehensive unit tests and an integration test for primitive and array type handling
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| File | Description |
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dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/AIAgentStructuredOutput.cs |
Implements schema wrapping logic with EnsureObjectSchema, SchemaRepresentsObject, and helper methods to wrap non-object schemas |
dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/AgentResponse{T}.cs |
Adds IsWrappedInObject property and UnwrapDataProperty method to unwrap responses from wrapped schemas |
dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests/AIAgentStructuredOutputTests.cs |
Adds unit tests for schema wrapping, response unwrapping, and end-to-end scenarios |
dotnet/tests/AgentConformance.IntegrationTests/StructuredOutputRunTests.cs |
Adds integration test for primitive type structured output |
dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.UnitTests/AIAgentStructuredOutputTests.cs
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* .NET: Delete AgentResponse.{Try}Deserialize<T> methods (#3518)
* delete deserialize method of agent response
* order usings
* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/FoundryAgents/FoundryAgents_Step05_StructuredOutput/Program.cs
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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Workflows/_Foundational/08_WriterCriticWorkflow/Program.cs
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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/AGUI/Step05_StateManagement/Server/SharedStateAgent.cs
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* Update dotnet/samples/AGUIClientServer/AGUIDojoServer/SharedState/SharedStateAgent.cs
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* Update dotnet/samples/M365Agent/Agents/WeatherForecastAgent.cs
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* .NET:[Breaking] Add support for structured output (#3658)
* add support for so
* restore lost xml comment part
* fix using ordering
* Update dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/AIAgentStructuredOutput.cs
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* Update dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions/AIAgentStructuredOutput.cs
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* Update dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.UnitTests/ChatClient/ChatClientAgent_SO_WithFormatResponseTests.cs
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* addressw pr review comments
* address pr review feedback
* address pr review comments
* fix compilation issues after the latest merge with main
* remove unnecessry options
* remove RunAsync<object> methods
* address code review feedback
* address pr review feedback
* make copy constructor protected
* address pr review feedback
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* .NET: Add decorator for structured output support (#3694)
* add decorator that adds structured output support to agents that don't natively support it.
* Update dotnet/src/Microsoft.Agents.AI/StructuredOutput/StructuredOutputAgentResponse.cs
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* Update dotnet/samples/GettingStarted/Agents/Agent_Step05_StructuredOutput/Program.cs
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* address pr review feedback
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* .NET: Support primitives and arrays for SO (#3696)
* wrap primitives and arrays
* fix file encoding
* address review comments
* add adr
* add missed change
* fix compilation issue
* address review comments
* rename adr file name
* reflect decision to have SO decorator as a reference implementation in samples
* .NET: Move SO agent to samples (#3820)
* move SO agent to samples
* change file encoding
* fix files encoding
* .NET: Preserve caller context (#3803)
* fix stuck orchestration
* add previously removed RunAsync<T> method to DurableAIAgent
* suppress IDE0005 warning
* update changelog and remove unused constructor of AgentResponse<T>
* updatge the changelog
* address PR review feedback
* .NET: Disable irrelevant integration test (#3913)
* disable irrelevant integration test
* Update dotnet/tests/AzureAI.IntegrationTests/AIProjectClientAgentStructuredOutputRunTests.cs
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* forgotten change
* address pr review feedback
* disable intermittently failing integration test.
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Motivation and Context
The new solution for structured output is not handling primitives and arrays, which means that LLMs will reject requests where the SO schema does not have an object as the root.
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