Add AgentConversation integration test harness with example project and README#4434
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Motivation and Context
Validates conversation dynamics for long-running, multi-agent, tool-heavy scenarios without rebuilding costly context on every run. The harness captures a representative conversation once, serializes it, and lets subsequent tests restore + validate from that snapshot.
Description
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ConversationDynamics→AgentConversationthroughout.csproj, all C# namespaces, and solution reference updatedConversationDynamics.IntegrationTestsfolder removedAgentConversation.IntegrationTests(base class library,IsTestProject=false)Core harness abstractions:
IConversationTestCaseIConversationTestSystemConversationAgentDefinitionConversationStepAction<AgentResponse, ConversationMetricsReport>validatorConversationContextSerializerIList<ChatMessage>to/from filesConversationHarnessInMemoryChatHistoryProvider, compacts if requested, executes steps, captures before/after metricsConversationHarnessTests<TSystem>RunAllTestCasesAsyncandSerializeAllInitialContextsAsync(skipped by default)Microsoft.Agents.AI.Abstractions.IntegrationTests(runnable test project)Self-contained example that exercises the harness with a mock
IChatClient— no live AI credentials required:InMemoryConversationTestSystem—IConversationTestSystembacked by Moq; shows how to wire a real backendMenuConversationTestCase—IConversationTestCasewith inline messages, restaurant menu tools, and a validation stepAgentConversation.IntegrationTestsandMicrosoft.Agents.AI.AbstractionsAgentConversation.IntegrationTests/README.mdDocuments all abstractions, step-by-step usage, context fixture generation workflow, and metrics output format.
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