Deprecate ai, openai, mcpplugin, and a2a packages#406
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These packages were in preview but won't be maintained to GA. Added README warnings, runtime DeprecationWarnings on import, and "Development Status :: 7 - Inactive" classifiers pointing users to the recommended replacements. Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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This PR deprecates the preview microsoft-teams-ai, microsoft-teams-openai, microsoft-teams-mcpplugin, and microsoft-teams-a2a packages by adding user-facing deprecation notices in docs, runtime import warnings, and packaging metadata to signal inactive status.
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- Added import-time deprecation warnings to each package’s
__init__.py. - Added
[!WARNING]deprecation banners to each package README with links to recommended replacements. - Added
Development Status :: 7 - Inactivetrove classifier to each affected package’spyproject.toml.
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| packages/openai/src/microsoft_teams/openai/init.py | Emits a deprecation warning on import for microsoft-teams-openai. |
| packages/openai/pyproject.toml | Marks package as inactive via trove classifier. |
| packages/openai/README.md | Adds a deprecation banner and replacement guidance. |
| packages/mcpplugin/src/microsoft_teams/mcpplugin/init.py | Emits a deprecation warning on import for microsoft-teams-mcpplugin. |
| packages/mcpplugin/pyproject.toml | Marks package as inactive via trove classifier. |
| packages/mcpplugin/README.md | Adds a deprecation banner and replacement guidance. |
| packages/ai/src/microsoft_teams/ai/init.py | Emits a deprecation warning on import for microsoft-teams-ai. |
| packages/ai/pyproject.toml | Marks package as inactive via trove classifier. |
| packages/ai/README.md | Adds a deprecation banner and replacement guidance. |
| packages/a2aprotocol/src/microsoft_teams/a2a/init.py | Emits a deprecation warning on import for microsoft-teams-a2a. |
| packages/a2aprotocol/pyproject.toml | Marks package as inactive via trove classifier. |
| packages/a2aprotocol/README.md | Adds a deprecation banner and replacement guidance. |
Switched from DeprecationWarning to FutureWarning so warnings are visible by default. Updated Agent Framework link to official Microsoft Learn docs. Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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follow-up to the deprecations in #406 and #410: - fully delete the 5 packages along with their workspace, pyright, and ADO publish wiring - refresh the package lists in README, CLAUDE.md, copilot-instructions, and RELEASE.md. Co-authored-by: lilydu <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>
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## Summary Brings `origin/main` into `release` for the **2.0.12** release. **No carve-outs this time** — Quoted Replies (PR #321) is included. `version.json`: `2.0.11` → `2.0.12`. Aligns with teams.ts/teams.net cadence. ## What's in this release (delta from 2.0.11) **Features** - Quoted Replies & new quotes features (#321) — previously held back - SuggestedActionSubmitActivity for `suggestedAction/submit` invoke (#434) - Default targeted replies for targeted inbound messages (#439) - Reactions API marked GA (#427) — already shipped in 2.0.11 actually, ignore if duplicate - Prompt Preview support (#397) - Sample: opt targeted-messages into slash commands (#430) - Sample: a2a-in-teams (#401) - Sample: proactive message update (#405) - Allow custom HTTP client via `AppOptions` (#416) **Security & fixes** - Lock JsonWebToken trust-boundary contract (#432) - Bump starlette 1.0.0 -> 1.1.0 for PYSEC-2026-161 / BadHost (#441) - warn when bot starts without credentials (#435) - fix(apps): support AAD v1 issuers in Entra token validation (#422) - fix(apps): log inbound activities at info, warn on missing Authorization (#425) - fix(http-stream): wait for in-flight flush before sending final close (#419) - Mark reactions API as GA and fix sample remove flow (#427) - Revert serviceUrl allowlist (ADO 5310460) (#415) - Route `app.get_app_graph` + `ctx.*_graph` to sovereign endpoints via `cloud.graph_scope` (#402) **Deprecations / package changes** - Remove ai, openai, mcpplugin, a2a, and devtools packages (#413) - Restore and deprecate devtools package (#410) - Deprecate ai, openai, mcpplugin, a2a packages (#406) - Add agent framework example, remove chatprompt/mcp client samples (#386) **Dependency bumps** - urllib3 2.6.3 → 2.7.0 (#426) - python-multipart 0.0.26 → 0.0.27 (#424) - microsoft-kiota-http 1.9.7 → 1.9.9 (#423) - idna 3.11 → 3.15 (#431) - starlette 1.0.0 → 1.1.0 (#441, security) - /examples/tab/Web: qs, postcss, uuid, follow-redirects bumps ## Quoted Replies inclusion notes - Teams client rendering is in-sync with the wire format as of 2026-05-06. - APX QR rollout completed: Public 2026-04-10, GCCH/DoD/Gallatin 2026-04-14. - Builder methods (`prepend_quote()`, `add_quote()`), `ctx.quote()`, and the quote-aware `ctx.reply()` behavior are all present in this release. - `examples/quoting` is included. ## Conflict resolution The 2.0.11 release branch had the QR-removed shape for four files; took `main`'s (QR-included) version for all of them: - `examples/targeted-messages/src/main.py` - `packages/api/src/microsoft_teams/api/activities/message/message.py` - `packages/apps/src/microsoft_teams/apps/routing/activity_context.py` - `packages/apps/tests/test_activity_context.py` `version.json` conflict resolved to `2.0.12`. ## Test plan - [x] `uv sync` clean - [x] `poe check` (ruff format + lint) — clean - [x] `poe test` — 609 passed - [x] `pyright` — 0 errors, 0 warnings - [ ] Pipeline build + test stages green on `release` after merge - [ ] Publish pipeline run with **Public** → ESRP approval → PyPI - [ ] `pip install microsoft-teams-apps==2.0.12` smoke install --------- Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Aamir Jawaid <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Shanmathi Mayuram Krithivasan <[email protected]>
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[!WARNING]deprecation banners to each package's README with links to recommended replacementsDeprecationWarningon import so users get notified in their terminalDevelopment Status :: 7 - Inactivetrove classifier to eachpyproject.tomlRecommended replacements:
microsoft-teams-ai→ Agent Frameworkmicrosoft-teams-mcpplugin→ MCP Python SDKmicrosoft-teams-a2a→ A2A Python SDKmicrosoft-teams-openai→ OpenAI Python SDKTest plan
poe checkpasses (ruff + format)