diff --git a/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling.cs b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74f3d4bd6a64
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+++ b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
+
+namespace ChatCompletion;
+
+///
+/// Samples showing how to get the LLM to provide the reason it is calling a function
+/// when using automatic function calling.
+///
+public sealed class OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling(ITestOutputHelper output) : BaseTest(output)
+{
+ ///
+ /// Shows how to ask the model to explain function calls after execution.
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// Asking the model to explain function calls after execution works well but may be too late depending on your use case.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task AskAssistantToExplainFunctionCallsAfterExecutionAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Paris?")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result1 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result1);
+ Console.WriteLine(result1);
+
+ chatHistory.Add(new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "Explain why you called those functions?"));
+ var result2 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ Console.WriteLine(result2);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Shows how to use a function that has been decorated with an extra parameter which must be set by the model
+ /// with the reason this function needs to be called.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task UseDecoratedFunctionAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Paris?")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result);
+ Console.WriteLine(result);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Shows how to use a function that has been decorated with an extra parameter which must be set by the model
+ /// with the reason this function needs to be called.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task UseDecoratedFunctionWithPromptAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ string chatPrompt = """
+ What is the weather like in Paris?
+ """;
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result = await kernel.InvokePromptAsync(chatPrompt, new(executionSettings));
+ Console.WriteLine(result);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Asking the model to explain function calls in response to each function call can work but the model may also
+ /// get confused and treat the request to explain the function calls as an error response from the function calls.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task AskAssistantToExplainFunctionCallsBeforeExecutionAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ kernel.AutoFunctionInvocationFilters.Add(new RespondExplainFunctionInvocationFilter());
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Paris?")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result);
+ Console.WriteLine(result);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// Asking to the model to explain function calls using a separate conversation i.e. chat history seems to provide the
+ /// best results. This may be because the model can focus on explaining the function calls without being confused by other
+ /// messages in the chat history.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task QueryAssistantToExplainFunctionCallsBeforeExecutionAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ kernel.AutoFunctionInvocationFilters.Add(new QueryExplainFunctionInvocationFilter(this.Output));
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Paris?")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result);
+ Console.WriteLine(result);
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// This will respond to function call requests and ask the model to explain why it is
+ /// calling the function(s). This filter must be registered transiently because it maintains state for the functions that have been
+ /// called for a single chat history.
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// This filter implementation is not intended for production use. It is a demonstration of how to use filters to interact with the
+ /// model during automatic function invocation so that the model explains why it is calling a function.
+ ///
+ private sealed class RespondExplainFunctionInvocationFilter : IAutoFunctionInvocationFilter
+ {
+ private readonly HashSet _functionNames = [];
+
+ public async Task OnAutoFunctionInvocationAsync(AutoFunctionInvocationContext context, Func next)
+ {
+ // Get the function calls for which we need an explanation
+ var functionCalls = FunctionCallContent.GetFunctionCalls(context.ChatHistory.Last());
+ var needExplanation = 0;
+ foreach (var functionCall in functionCalls)
+ {
+ var functionName = $"{functionCall.PluginName}-{functionCall.FunctionName}";
+ if (_functionNames.Add(functionName))
+ {
+ needExplanation++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (needExplanation > 0)
+ {
+ // Create a response asking why these functions are being called
+ context.Result = new FunctionResult(context.Result, $"Provide an explanation why you are calling function {string.Join(',', _functionNames)} and try again");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ // Invoke the functions
+ await next(context);
+ }
+ }
+
+ ///
+ /// This uses the currently available to query the model
+ /// to find out what certain functions are being called.
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// This filter implementation is not intended for production use. It is a demonstration of how to use filters to interact with the
+ /// model during automatic function invocation so that the model explains why it is calling a function.
+ ///
+ private sealed class QueryExplainFunctionInvocationFilter(ITestOutputHelper output) : IAutoFunctionInvocationFilter
+ {
+ private readonly ITestOutputHelper _output = output;
+
+ public async Task OnAutoFunctionInvocationAsync(AutoFunctionInvocationContext context, Func next)
+ {
+ // Invoke the model to explain why the functions are being called
+ var message = context.ChatHistory[^2];
+ var functionCalls = FunctionCallContent.GetFunctionCalls(context.ChatHistory.Last());
+ var functionNames = functionCalls.Select(fc => $"{fc.PluginName}-{fc.FunctionName}").ToList();
+ var service = context.Kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, $"Provide an explanation why these functions: {string.Join(',', functionNames)} need to be called to answer this query: {message.Content}")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.EnableKernelFunctions };
+ var result = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, context.Kernel);
+ this._output.WriteLine(result);
+
+ // Invoke the functions
+ await next(context);
+ }
+ }
+ private sealed class WeatherPlugin
+ {
+ [KernelFunction]
+ [Description("Get the current weather in a given location.")]
+ public string GetWeather(
+ [Description("The city and department, e.g. Marseille, 13")] string location
+ ) => $"12°C\nWind: 11 KMPH\nHumidity: 48%\nMostly cloudy\nLocation: {location}";
+ }
+
+ private sealed class DecoratedWeatherPlugin
+ {
+ private readonly WeatherPlugin _weatherPlugin = new();
+
+ [KernelFunction]
+ [Description("Get the current weather in a given location.")]
+ public string GetWeather(
+ [Description("A detailed explanation why this function is being called")] string explanation,
+ [Description("The city and department, e.g. Marseille, 13")] string location
+ ) => this._weatherPlugin.GetWeather(location);
+ }
+
+ private Kernel CreateKernelWithPlugin()
+ {
+ // Create a logging handler to output HTTP requests and responses
+ var handler = new LoggingHandler(new HttpClientHandler(), this.Output);
+ HttpClient httpClient = new(handler);
+
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder = Kernel.CreateBuilder();
+ kernelBuilder.AddOpenAIChatCompletion(
+ modelId: TestConfiguration.OpenAI.ChatModelId!,
+ apiKey: TestConfiguration.OpenAI.ApiKey!,
+ httpClient: httpClient);
+ kernelBuilder.Plugins.AddFromType();
+ Kernel kernel = kernelBuilder.Build();
+ return kernel;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_RepeatedFunctionCalling.cs b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_RepeatedFunctionCalling.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11ea5ab362f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_RepeatedFunctionCalling.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.ChatCompletion;
+using Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.OpenAI;
+
+namespace ChatCompletion;
+
+///
+/// Sample shows how to the model will reuse a function result from the chat history.
+///
+public sealed class OpenAI_RepeatedFunctionCalling(ITestOutputHelper output) : BaseTest(output)
+{
+ ///
+ /// Sample shows a chat history where each ask requires a function to be called but when
+ /// an ask is repeated the model will reuse the previous function result.
+ ///
+ [Fact]
+ public async Task ReuseFunctionResultExecutionAsync()
+ {
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ Kernel kernel = CreateKernelWithPlugin();
+ var service = kernel.GetRequiredService();
+
+ // Invoke chat prompt with auto invocation of functions enabled
+ var chatHistory = new ChatHistory
+ {
+ new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Boston?")
+ };
+ var executionSettings = new OpenAIPromptExecutionSettings { ToolCallBehavior = ToolCallBehavior.AutoInvokeKernelFunctions };
+ var result1 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result1);
+ Console.WriteLine(result1);
+
+ chatHistory.Add(new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Paris?"));
+ var result2 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result2);
+ Console.WriteLine(result2);
+
+ chatHistory.Add(new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Dublin?"));
+ var result3 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result3);
+ Console.WriteLine(result3);
+
+ chatHistory.Add(new ChatMessageContent(AuthorRole.User, "What is the weather like in Boston?"));
+ var result4 = await service.GetChatMessageContentAsync(chatHistory, executionSettings, kernel);
+ chatHistory.Add(result4);
+ Console.WriteLine(result4);
+ }
+ private sealed class WeatherPlugin
+ {
+ [KernelFunction]
+ [Description("Get the current weather in a given location.")]
+ public string GetWeather(
+ [Description("The city and department, e.g. Marseille, 13")] string location
+ ) => $"12°C\nWind: 11 KMPH\nHumidity: 48%\nMostly cloudy\nLocation: {location}";
+ }
+
+ private Kernel CreateKernelWithPlugin()
+ {
+ // Create a logging handler to output HTTP requests and responses
+ var handler = new LoggingHandler(new HttpClientHandler(), this.Output);
+ HttpClient httpClient = new(handler);
+
+ // Create a kernel with OpenAI chat completion and WeatherPlugin
+ IKernelBuilder kernelBuilder = Kernel.CreateBuilder();
+ kernelBuilder.AddOpenAIChatCompletion(
+ modelId: TestConfiguration.OpenAI.ChatModelId!,
+ apiKey: TestConfiguration.OpenAI.ApiKey!,
+ httpClient: httpClient);
+ kernelBuilder.Plugins.AddFromType();
+ Kernel kernel = kernelBuilder.Build();
+ return kernel;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dotnet/samples/Concepts/README.md b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/README.md
index fea33c88822e..afb151337576 100644
--- a/dotnet/samples/Concepts/README.md
+++ b/dotnet/samples/Concepts/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Down below you can find the code snippets that demonstrate the usage of many Sem
- [OpenAI_CustomAzureOpenAIClient](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_CustomAzureOpenAIClient.cs)
- [OpenAI_UsingLogitBias](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_UsingLogitBias.cs)
- [OpenAI_FunctionCalling](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_FunctionCalling.cs)
+- [OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/OpenAI_ReasonedFunctionCalling.cs)
- [MistralAI_ChatPrompt](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/MistralAI_ChatPrompt.cs)
- [MistralAI_FunctionCalling](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/MistralAI_FunctionCalling.cs)
- [MistralAI_StreamingFunctionCalling](https://github.com/microsoft/semantic-kernel/blob/main/dotnet/samples/Concepts/ChatCompletion/MistralAI_StreamingFunctionCalling.cs)
diff --git a/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/samples/InternalUtilities/BaseTest.cs b/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/samples/InternalUtilities/BaseTest.cs
index 8e65d7dcd88a..d71d3c1f0032 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/samples/InternalUtilities/BaseTest.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/InternalUtilities/samples/InternalUtilities/BaseTest.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text.Json;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using Microsoft.SemanticKernel;
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ public void Write(object? target = null)
protected sealed class LoggingHandler(HttpMessageHandler innerHandler, ITestOutputHelper output) : DelegatingHandler(innerHandler)
{
+ private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions s_jsonSerializerOptions = new() { WriteIndented = true };
+
private readonly ITestOutputHelper _output = output;
protected override async Task SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -110,7 +113,17 @@ protected override async Task SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage
if (request.Content is not null)
{
var content = await request.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken);
- this._output.WriteLine(content);
+ this._output.WriteLine("=== REQUEST ===");
+ try
+ {
+ string formattedContent = JsonSerializer.Serialize(JsonSerializer.Deserialize(content), s_jsonSerializerOptions);
+ this._output.WriteLine(formattedContent);
+ }
+ catch (JsonException)
+ {
+ this._output.WriteLine(content);
+ }
+ this._output.WriteLine(string.Empty);
}
// Call the next handler in the pipeline
@@ -120,12 +133,11 @@ protected override async Task SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage
{
// Log the response details
var responseContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellationToken);
+ this._output.WriteLine("=== RESPONSE ===");
this._output.WriteLine(responseContent);
+ this._output.WriteLine(string.Empty);
}
- // Log the response details
- this._output.WriteLine("");
-
return response;
}
}