Backwards compat for Copilot Studio Client#798
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This PR introduces streaming-based methods to maintain backwards compatibility for CopilotStudioClient while deprecating promise-based methods, aligning usage in WebChat and tests with the new APIs.
- Add startConversationStreaming and sendActivityStreaming that return AsyncGenerator.
- Keep startConversationAsync and sendActivity returning Promise<Activity[]> and mark them as deprecated, with tests updated accordingly.
- Introduce a question helper, but it currently has an API naming inconsistency.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| packages/agents-copilotstudio-client/test/copilotStudioClient.test.ts | Adds tests for deprecated promise-based methods and new streaming methods to validate behavior and headers. |
| packages/agents-copilotstudio-client/src/copilotStudioWebChat.ts | Updates WebChat to use streaming APIs via for-await for conversation start and activity sending. |
| packages/agents-copilotstudio-client/src/copilotStudioClient.ts | Implements streaming methods, wraps deprecated methods to return promises, but introduces a naming inconsistency for askQuestionAsync. |
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In order to avoid a breaking change in the syntax of CopilotStudioClient, we introduce:
startConversationStreaming -> returns AsyncGenerator
startConversationAsync -> marked as deprecated, still returns Promise<Activity[]> as before
sendActivityStreaming -> returns AsyncGenerator
sendActivity -> marked as deprecated, still returns Promise<Activity[]>
askQuestionAsync -> marked as deprecated, returns Promise<Activity[]>