feat(core): Disable fast ack helper for hints.

[joshualitt]

Fixes #21121

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request refactors the handling of steering hints by disabling the 'fast ack helper' functionality. Previously, the CLI would generate an immediate acknowledgment message upon receiving a hint. This change removes that explicit acknowledgment, aiming to create a more direct and less verbose interaction flow for users, allowing the model's response to serve as the primary confirmation of hint processing.

Highlights

• Removed Fast Acknowledgment for Hints: The explicit 'ACK' message that was previously generated and displayed by the CLI when a steering hint was provided has been removed. This streamlines the user interface by eliminating a redundant acknowledgment.
• Updated Test Suites: Integration and unit tests related to the fast acknowledgment message have been updated to reflect its removal, ensuring tests pass correctly without expecting the 'ACK' output.
• Cleaned Up Codebase: The generateSteeringAckMessage utility function and its associated imports have been removed from AppContainer.tsx and useGeminiStream.ts, simplifying the codebase.

Changelog

• packages/cli/src/integration-tests/modelSteering.test.tsx
  • Removed waitForOutput assertion that checked for the 'ACK' message.
• packages/cli/src/test-utils/fixtures/steering.responses
  • Deleted a JSON entry representing the fast acknowledgment message from the steering responses fixture.
• packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
  • Removed the import of generateSteeringAckMessage.
  • Eliminated the call to generateSteeringAckMessage within the useEffect hook.
• packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useGeminiStream.test.tsx
  • Removed an expect assertion that checked for the 'info' type acknowledgment message in the history.
• packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useGeminiStream.ts
  • Removed the import of generateSteeringAckMessage.
  • Eliminated the call to generateSteeringAckMessage and its associated addItem logic.

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Code Review

This pull request disables the 'fast acknowledgment' feature for user-provided steering hints. The changes remove the extra LLM call that was made to generate an acknowledgment message, which improves efficiency by reducing latency and token usage. The logic for handling hints is updated in AppContainer.tsx and useGeminiStream.ts, and the corresponding tests and mock data are adjusted to reflect this change. The implementation is consistent and correctly removes the feature from the CLI.

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[abhipatel12]

LGTM