Migrate AzureOpenAI constructors to standard OpenAI client #2752

Copilot · 2025-09-23T21:53:49Z

This PR migrates the repository from deprecated AzureOpenAI/AsyncAzureOpenAI constructors to the standard OpenAI/AsyncOpenAI constructors to maintain compatibility with OpenAI SDK versions 1.108.1+.

Changes Made

Constructor Migration

Updated all Azure OpenAI client instantiations to use the new standard constructors:

# Before (deprecated)
client = AsyncAzureOpenAI(
    api_version="2024-10-21",
    azure_endpoint="https://service.openai.azure.com",
    azure_ad_token_provider=token_provider,
)

# After (current)
client = AsyncOpenAI(
    base_url="https://service.openai.azure.com/openai/v1",
    api_key=token_provider,
)

Parameter Mapping

azure_endpoint → base_url (with /openai/v1 suffix)
azure_ad_token_provider → api_key
Removed all api_version parameters

Embedding Service Updates

Updated the AzureOpenAIEmbeddingService to use the correct endpoint format for the new API:

base_url = f"{endpoint}/openai/v1"
return AsyncOpenAI(base_url=base_url, api_key=auth_key)

Also updated the model parameter to use the deployment name for Azure OpenAI API calls, ensuring proper compatibility with the new SDK.

Infrastructure Changes

Removed AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION parameter from Bicep templates
Updated environment variable definitions to exclude deprecated API version
Removed API version outputs from infrastructure

Workflow and Documentation Updates

Removed AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION environment variables from GitHub Actions workflows (.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml, .github/workflows/evaluate.yaml)
Removed AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION from Azure DevOps pipeline (.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml)
Updated documentation (docs/reasoning.md) to remove API version configuration steps for reasoning models

Requirements Update

Bumped minimum OpenAI SDK version from >=1.3.7 to >=1.108.1 to ensure compatibility with the new constructor API.

Impact

Compatibility: Code now works with current OpenAI SDK versions
Future-proof: Uses supported, non-deprecated API surface
Functionality: All existing Azure OpenAI functionality preserved
No breaking changes: All changes are internal implementation details

The migration maintains full backward compatibility while ensuring the codebase stays current with OpenAI SDK evolution.

Fixes #2751.

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pamelafox · 2025-09-23T23:34:42Z

app/backend/prepdocslib/embeddings.py

-            azure_deployment=self.open_ai_deployment,
-            api_version=self.open_ai_api_version,
+        # For Azure OpenAI, we need to include the deployment in the URL
+        base_url = f"{self.open_ai_endpoint}/openai/deployments/{self.open_ai_deployment}"


@copilot This should be {self.open_ai_endpoint}/openai/v1 now

Fixed the Azure OpenAI endpoint URL format to use /openai/v1 and updated the model parameter to use the deployment name for Azure OpenAI API calls. Commit: 76e5cb6

pamelafox · 2025-09-23T23:35:30Z

app/backend/prepdocs.py

            logger.info("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_OVERRIDE found, using as api_key for Azure OpenAI client")
-            openai_client = AsyncAzureOpenAI(
-                api_version=azure_openai_api_version, azure_endpoint=endpoint, api_key=azure_openai_api_key
+            openai_client = AsyncOpenAI(


@copilot The endpoint must end with "/openai/v1" now

Fixed all Azure OpenAI endpoints in prepdocs.py to use the correct /openai/v1 format. Commit: 5d23055

pamelafox · 2025-09-23T23:36:00Z

app/backend/prepdocs.py

    )

-    # https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/openai/api-version-deprecation#latest-ga-api-release
-    azure_openai_api_version = os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION") or "2024-06-01"


@copilot Isn't AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION in other files as well, like the GitHub actions workflows?

You're absolutely right! Found and removed AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION references from GitHub Actions workflows (.github/workflows/azure-dev.yml, .github/workflows/evaluate.yaml), Azure DevOps pipeline (.azdo/pipelines/azure-dev.yml), and documentation (docs/reasoning.md). The only remaining reference is in evals/generate_ground_truth.py which uses LangChain wrappers, not the OpenAI SDK directly. Commit: 5d23055

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Migrate AzureOpenAI constructors to OpenAI client

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Clean up remaining AsyncAzureOpenAI imports

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Copilot AI changed the title ~~[WIP] Migrate AzureOpenAI constructors to OpenAI client~~ Migrate AzureOpenAI constructors to standard OpenAI client Sep 23, 2025

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Fix Azure OpenAI endpoint URL format for embeddings service

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Fix endpoint URLs and remove remaining API version references

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