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Make AgentChat and AgentServices implement IServiceProvider #671

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@JoshuaRowePhantom

Summary

Make AgentChat implement IServiceProvider so pipeline-level callers (e.g. CopilotSdkChatClient) can resolve services via GetService<T>() without needing separate methods. Also add a typed IServiceProvider implementation to AgentServices.

Part of #659.


Prerequisites

  • #670 — IRunningAgentChatFactory (must be a registered service in AgentServices.GetService)

Design

AgentChat implementation

AgentChat implements IServiceProvider delegating in order:

  1. chatClientAgent.GetService(serviceType) — the full IChatClient pipeline (covers ICopilotSubAgentReceiver, ISubAgentTable, etc.)
  2. AgentServices.GetService(serviceType) — fallback for services on AgentServices
// AgentChat : IServiceProvider
public object? GetService(Type serviceType)
{
    return this.chatClientAgent?.GetService(serviceType)
        ?? this.request.AgentServices?.GetService(serviceType);
}

AgentServices implementation

Explicit typed switch — no reflection. Returns null for unknown types. New properties added to AgentServices must also be added here.

// AgentServices : IServiceProvider
public object? GetService(Type serviceType)
{
    if (serviceType == typeof(ILoggerFactory))             return LoggerFactory;
    if (serviceType == typeof(IAgentPersistenceStore))     return AgentPersistenceStoreOverride;
    if (serviceType == typeof(IRunningAgentChatFactory))   return RunningAgentChatFactory;
    if (serviceType == typeof(IToolsetFactory))            return ToolsetFactory;
    if (serviceType == typeof(IToolResourceFactory))       return ToolResourceFactory;
    return null;
}

Files affected

File Change
Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core/AgentChat.cs Implement IServiceProvider
Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Interfaces/AgentServices.cs Implement IServiceProvider with explicit typed switch

Expected tests

Test name What it verifies
AgentChat_GetService_ICopilotSubAgentReceiver_ReturnsCopilotSubAgentChatClient agentChat.GetService<ICopilotSubAgentReceiver>() returns the client from the chatClientAgent pipeline
AgentChat_GetService_IRunningAgentChatFactory_ReturnsFromAgentServices agentChat.GetService<IRunningAgentChatFactory>() falls back to AgentServices and returns the factory
AgentChat_GetService_ILoggerFactory_ReturnsFromAgentServices agentChat.GetService<ILoggerFactory>() falls back to AgentServices
AgentChat_GetService_UnknownType_ReturnsNull agentChat.GetService(typeof(string)) returns null rather than throwing
AgentChat_GetService_WhenChatClientReturnsNull_FallsBackToAgentServices If chatClientAgent.GetService returns null, AgentChat continues to query AgentServices
AgentChat_GetService_WhenNoChatClient_FallsBackToAgentServices When chatClientAgent is null, AgentChat still returns services from AgentServices
AgentServices_GetService_ReturnsNullForUnknownType AgentServices.GetService(typeof(object)) returns null
AgentServices_GetService_ReturnsRegisteredService_ForEachKnownType One test case per registered type in the explicit switch: ILoggerFactory, IAgentPersistenceStore, IRunningAgentChatFactory, IToolsetFactory, IToolResourceFactory

Activity

  1. JoshuaRowePhantom commented on Jul 3, 2026

    @JoshuaRowePhantom
    OwnerAuthor

    Resolution

    Approach: Implement IServiceProvider on both AgentServices and AgentChat, with a typed switch (no reflection) on AgentServices and delegation to the chat client pipeline then AgentServices fallback on AgentChat.

    Changes:

    • \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Interfaces/AgentServices.cs\ — added \RunningAgentChatFactory\ property, implemented \IServiceProvider\ with typed switch over all 5 known service types; returns
      ull\ for unknown types
    • \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core/AgentChat.cs\ — added \IServiceProvider\ to implemented interfaces; \GetService\ delegates to \chatClientAgent?.GetService\ first, then falls back to
      equest.AgentServices?.GetService\
    • \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core/IRunningAgentChatFactory.cs\ — extended with marker interface \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Interfaces.IRunningAgentChatFactory\ so implementations are assignable to the property on \AgentServices\
    • \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core.Tests/AgentServicesTests.cs\ — new test file with 2 tests
    • \Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core.Tests/AgentChatServiceProviderTests.cs\ — new test file with 5 tests

    Deviations from design: The service-locator key for \IRunningAgentChatFactory\ is the marker interface (\Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Interfaces.IRunningAgentChatFactory) since \AgentServices\ lives in the Interfaces project and cannot reference the Core full interface. The Core full interface now extends the marker to allow direct assignment.

    Commit: 4700803

  2. JoshuaRowePhantom commented on Jul 6, 2026

    @JoshuaRowePhantom
    OwnerAuthor

    Verification failed

    Checked: Commit 4700803 on eatures branch — Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core/AgentChat.cs, Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Interfaces/AgentServices.cs, Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core.Tests/AgentChatServiceProviderTests.cs (5 tests), Phantom.Workspaces.Llm.Core.Tests/AgentServicesTests.cs (2 tests).

    Found: AgentChat correctly implements IServiceProvider delegating to chatClientAgent?.GetService then AgentServices?.GetService. AgentServices correctly implements IServiceProvider with a typed switch over all 5 known types. AgentServices_GetService_ReturnsNullForUnknownType, AgentServices_GetService_ReturnsRegisteredService_ForEachKnownType, AgentChat_GetService_IRunningAgentChatFactory_ReturnsFromAgentServices, AgentChat_GetService_ILoggerFactory_ReturnsFromAgentServices, AgentChat_GetService_UnknownType_ReturnsNull, AgentChat_GetService_WhenNoChatClient_FallsBackToAgentServices — all present.

    Missing: Two of the eight tests explicitly listed in the issue's Expected tests table are absent:

    1. AgentChat_GetService_ICopilotSubAgentReceiver_ReturnsCopilotSubAgentChatClient — verifies that chatClientAgent.GetService(serviceType) is invoked and its non-null result is returned (the primary delegation path). No existing test exercises this branch; all AgentChat tests only reach the AgentServices fallback.
    2. AgentChat_GetService_WhenChatClientReturnsNull_FallsBackToAgentServices — verifies fallback when chatClientAgent is non-null but chatClientAgent.GetService returns
      ull. The existing WhenNoChatClient test covers chatClientAgent == null but not the distinct case where the pipeline returns
      ull.
  3. added a commit that references this issue on Jul 7, 2026
    4700803
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