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Tao Chen 2a5fa441e8 Python: Add ability to clone a kernel (#11680)
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Currently, we don't have a dedicated method to create a clone of a
kernel instance. Using `model_copy(deep=True)` will result in an error
because some service clients aren't serializable.

Being able to clone a kernel will be critical in many scenarios where
developers don't want to mutate the original one that is attached to an
agent or some other objects.

### Description

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1. Create a clone method in the `Kernel` class that will return a new
instance of the kernel with the same configuration, including the list
of filters, plugins and the AI selector. It will also include the same
list of services references.
2. Add unit tests and integration tests to ensure the new method works
as expected.

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# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
import logging
from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator, AsyncIterable, Callable
from contextlib import AbstractAsyncContextManager
from copy import copy, deepcopy
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, TypeVar
from semantic_kernel.connectors.ai.embedding_generator_base import EmbeddingGeneratorBase
from semantic_kernel.const import METADATA_EXCEPTION_KEY
from semantic_kernel.contents.chat_history import ChatHistory
from semantic_kernel.contents.function_call_content import FunctionCallContent
from semantic_kernel.contents.function_result_content import FunctionResultContent
from semantic_kernel.contents.streaming_chat_message_content import StreamingChatMessageContent
from semantic_kernel.contents.streaming_content_mixin import StreamingContentMixin
from semantic_kernel.exceptions import (
FunctionCallInvalidArgumentsException,
FunctionExecutionException,
KernelFunctionNotFoundError,
KernelInvokeException,
OperationCancelledException,
TemplateSyntaxError,
)
from semantic_kernel.exceptions.kernel_exceptions import KernelServiceNotFoundError
from semantic_kernel.filters.auto_function_invocation.auto_function_invocation_context import (
AutoFunctionInvocationContext,
)
from semantic_kernel.filters.filter_types import FilterTypes
from semantic_kernel.filters.kernel_filters_extension import (
KernelFilterExtension,
_rebuild_auto_function_invocation_context,
)
from semantic_kernel.functions.function_result import FunctionResult
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_arguments import KernelArguments
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_function_extension import KernelFunctionExtension
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_function_from_prompt import KernelFunctionFromPrompt
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_plugin import KernelPlugin
from semantic_kernel.kernel_types import AI_SERVICE_CLIENT_TYPE, OneOrMany, OptionalOneOrMany
from semantic_kernel.prompt_template.const import KERNEL_TEMPLATE_FORMAT_NAME
from semantic_kernel.prompt_template.prompt_template_base import PromptTemplateBase
from semantic_kernel.reliability.kernel_reliability_extension import KernelReliabilityExtension
from semantic_kernel.services.ai_service_selector import AIServiceSelector
from semantic_kernel.services.kernel_services_extension import KernelServicesExtension
from semantic_kernel.utils.feature_stage_decorator import experimental
from semantic_kernel.utils.naming import generate_random_ascii_name
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from mcp.server.lowlevel.server import LifespanResultT, Server
from semantic_kernel.connectors.ai.function_choice_behavior import FunctionChoiceBehavior
from semantic_kernel.connectors.ai.prompt_execution_settings import PromptExecutionSettings
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_function import KernelFunction
T = TypeVar("T")
TDataModel = TypeVar("TDataModel")
logger: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class Kernel(KernelFilterExtension, KernelFunctionExtension, KernelServicesExtension, KernelReliabilityExtension):
"""The Kernel of Semantic Kernel.
This is the main entry point for Semantic Kernel. It provides the ability to run
functions and manage filters, plugins, and AI services.
Attributes:
function_invocation_filters: Filters applied during function invocation, from KernelFilterExtension.
prompt_rendering_filters: Filters applied during prompt rendering, from KernelFilterExtension.
auto_function_invocation_filters: Filters applied during auto function invocation, from KernelFilterExtension.
plugins: A dict with the plugins registered with the Kernel, from KernelFunctionExtension.
services: A dict with the services registered with the Kernel, from KernelServicesExtension.
ai_service_selector: The AI service selector to be used by the kernel, from KernelServicesExtension.
"""
def __init__(
self,
plugins: KernelPlugin | dict[str, KernelPlugin] | list[KernelPlugin] | None = None,
services: (
AI_SERVICE_CLIENT_TYPE | list[AI_SERVICE_CLIENT_TYPE] | dict[str, AI_SERVICE_CLIENT_TYPE] | None
) = None,
ai_service_selector: AIServiceSelector | None = None,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> None:
"""Initialize a new instance of the Kernel class.
Args:
plugins: The plugins to be used by the kernel, will be rewritten to a dict with plugin name as key
services: The services to be used by the kernel, will be rewritten to a dict with service_id as key
ai_service_selector: The AI service selector to be used by the kernel,
default is based on order of execution settings.
**kwargs: Additional fields to be passed to the Kernel model, these are limited to filters.
"""
args = {
"services": services,
"plugins": plugins,
**kwargs,
}
if ai_service_selector:
args["ai_service_selector"] = ai_service_selector
super().__init__(**args)
async def invoke_stream(
self,
function: "KernelFunction | None" = None,
arguments: KernelArguments | None = None,
function_name: str | None = None,
plugin_name: str | None = None,
metadata: dict[str, Any] = {},
return_function_results: bool = False,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> AsyncGenerator[list["StreamingContentMixin"] | FunctionResult | list[FunctionResult], Any]:
"""Execute one or more stream functions.
This will execute the functions in the order they are provided, if a list of functions is provided.
When multiple functions are provided only the last one is streamed, the rest is executed as a pipeline.
Args:
function (KernelFunction): The function to execute,
this value has precedence when supplying both this and using function_name and plugin_name,
if this is none, function_name and plugin_name are used and cannot be None.
arguments (KernelArguments | None): The arguments to pass to the function(s), optional
function_name (str | None): The name of the function to execute
plugin_name (str | None): The name of the plugin to execute
metadata (dict[str, Any]): The metadata to pass to the function(s)
return_function_results (bool): If True, the function results are yielded as a list[FunctionResult]
in addition to the streaming content, otherwise only the streaming content is yielded.
kwargs (dict[str, Any]): arguments that can be used instead of supplying KernelArguments
Yields:
StreamingContentMixin: The content of the stream of the last function provided.
"""
if arguments is None:
arguments = KernelArguments(**kwargs)
else:
arguments.update(kwargs)
if not function:
if not function_name or not plugin_name:
raise KernelFunctionNotFoundError("No function(s) or function- and plugin-name provided")
function = self.get_function(plugin_name, function_name)
function_result: list[list["StreamingContentMixin"] | Any] = []
async for stream_message in function.invoke_stream(self, arguments):
if isinstance(stream_message, FunctionResult) and (
exception := stream_message.metadata.get(METADATA_EXCEPTION_KEY, None)
):
raise KernelInvokeException(
f"Error occurred while invoking function: '{function.fully_qualified_name}'"
) from exception
function_result.append(stream_message)
yield stream_message
if return_function_results:
output_function_result: list["StreamingContentMixin"] = []
for result in function_result:
for choice in result:
if not isinstance(choice, StreamingContentMixin):
continue
if len(output_function_result) <= choice.choice_index:
output_function_result.append(copy(choice))
else:
output_function_result[choice.choice_index] += choice
yield FunctionResult(function=function.metadata, value=output_function_result)
async def invoke(
self,
function: "KernelFunction | None" = None,
arguments: KernelArguments | None = None,
function_name: str | None = None,
plugin_name: str | None = None,
metadata: dict[str, Any] = {},
**kwargs: Any,
) -> FunctionResult | None:
"""Execute a function and return the FunctionResult.
Args:
function (KernelFunction): The function or functions to execute,
this value has precedence when supplying both this and using function_name and plugin_name,
if this is none, function_name and plugin_name are used and cannot be None.
arguments (KernelArguments): The arguments to pass to the function(s), optional
function_name (str | None): The name of the function to execute
plugin_name (str | None): The name of the plugin to execute
metadata (dict[str, Any]): The metadata to pass to the function(s)
kwargs (dict[str, Any]): arguments that can be used instead of supplying KernelArguments
Raises:
KernelInvokeException: If an error occurs during function invocation
"""
if arguments is None:
arguments = KernelArguments(**kwargs)
else:
arguments.update(kwargs)
if not function:
if not function_name or not plugin_name:
raise KernelFunctionNotFoundError("No function, or function name and plugin name provided")
function = self.get_function(plugin_name, function_name)
try:
return await function.invoke(kernel=self, arguments=arguments, metadata=metadata)
except OperationCancelledException as exc:
logger.info(f"Operation cancelled during function invocation. Message: {exc}")
return None
except Exception as exc:
logger.error(
"Something went wrong in function invocation. During function invocation:"
f" '{function.fully_qualified_name}'. Error description: '{exc!s}'"
)
raise KernelInvokeException(
f"Error occurred while invoking function: '{function.fully_qualified_name}'"
) from exc
async def invoke_prompt(
self,
prompt: str,
function_name: str | None = None,
plugin_name: str | None = None,
arguments: KernelArguments | None = None,
template_format: Literal[
"semantic-kernel",
"handlebars",
"jinja2",
] = KERNEL_TEMPLATE_FORMAT_NAME,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> FunctionResult | None:
"""Invoke a function from the provided prompt.
Args:
prompt (str): The prompt to use
function_name (str): The name of the function, optional
plugin_name (str): The name of the plugin, optional
arguments (KernelArguments | None): The arguments to pass to the function(s), optional
template_format (str | None): The format of the prompt template
kwargs (dict[str, Any]): arguments that can be used instead of supplying KernelArguments
Returns:
FunctionResult | list[FunctionResult] | None: The result of the function(s)
"""
if arguments is None:
arguments = KernelArguments(**kwargs)
if not prompt:
raise TemplateSyntaxError("The prompt is either null or empty.")
function = KernelFunctionFromPrompt(
function_name=function_name or generate_random_ascii_name(),
plugin_name=plugin_name,
prompt=prompt,
template_format=template_format,
)
return await self.invoke(function=function, arguments=arguments)
async def invoke_prompt_stream(
self,
prompt: str,
function_name: str | None = None,
plugin_name: str | None = None,
arguments: KernelArguments | None = None,
template_format: Literal[
"semantic-kernel",
"handlebars",
"jinja2",
] = KERNEL_TEMPLATE_FORMAT_NAME,
return_function_results: bool | None = False,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> AsyncIterable[list["StreamingContentMixin"] | FunctionResult | list[FunctionResult]]:
"""Invoke a function from the provided prompt and stream the results.
Args:
prompt (str): The prompt to use
function_name (str): The name of the function, optional
plugin_name (str): The name of the plugin, optional
arguments (KernelArguments | None): The arguments to pass to the function(s), optional
template_format (str | None): The format of the prompt template
return_function_results (bool): If True, the function results are yielded as a list[FunctionResult]
kwargs (dict[str, Any]): arguments that can be used instead of supplying KernelArguments
Returns:
AsyncIterable[StreamingContentMixin]: The content of the stream of the last function provided.
"""
if arguments is None:
arguments = KernelArguments(**kwargs)
if not prompt:
raise TemplateSyntaxError("The prompt is either null or empty.")
from semantic_kernel.functions.kernel_function_from_prompt import KernelFunctionFromPrompt
function = KernelFunctionFromPrompt(
function_name=function_name or generate_random_ascii_name(),
plugin_name=plugin_name,
prompt=prompt,
template_format=template_format,
)
function_result: list[list["StreamingContentMixin"] | Any] = []
async for stream_message in self.invoke_stream(function=function, arguments=arguments):
if isinstance(stream_message, FunctionResult) and (
exception := stream_message.metadata.get(METADATA_EXCEPTION_KEY, None)
):
raise KernelInvokeException(
f"Error occurred while invoking function: '{function.fully_qualified_name}'"
) from exception
function_result.append(stream_message)
yield stream_message
if return_function_results:
output_function_result: list["StreamingContentMixin"] = []
for result in function_result:
for choice in result:
if not isinstance(choice, StreamingContentMixin):
continue
if len(output_function_result) <= choice.choice_index:
output_function_result.append(copy(choice))
else:
output_function_result[choice.choice_index] += choice
yield FunctionResult(function=function.metadata, value=output_function_result)
async def invoke_function_call(
self,
function_call: FunctionCallContent,
chat_history: ChatHistory,
*,
arguments: "KernelArguments | None" = None,
execution_settings: "PromptExecutionSettings | None" = None,
function_call_count: int | None = None,
request_index: int | None = None,
is_streaming: bool = False,
function_behavior: "FunctionChoiceBehavior | None" = None,
) -> "AutoFunctionInvocationContext | None":
"""Processes the provided FunctionCallContent and updates the chat history."""
args_cloned = copy(arguments) if arguments else KernelArguments()
try:
parsed_args = function_call.to_kernel_arguments()
if parsed_args:
args_cloned.update(parsed_args)
except (FunctionCallInvalidArgumentsException, TypeError) as exc:
logger.info(f"Received invalid arguments for function {function_call.name}: {exc}. Trying tool call again.")
frc = FunctionResultContent.from_function_call_content_and_result(
function_call_content=function_call,
result="The tool call arguments are malformed. Arguments must be in JSON format. Please try again.",
)
chat_history.add_message(message=frc.to_chat_message_content())
return None
try:
if function_call.name is None:
raise FunctionExecutionException("The function name is required.")
if function_behavior is not None and function_behavior.filters:
allowed_functions = [
func.fully_qualified_name for func in self.get_list_of_function_metadata(function_behavior.filters)
]
if function_call.name not in allowed_functions:
raise FunctionExecutionException(
f"Only functions: {allowed_functions} are allowed, {function_call.name} is not allowed."
)
function_to_call = self.get_function(function_call.plugin_name, function_call.function_name)
except Exception as exc:
logger.exception(f"The function `{function_call.name}` is not part of the provided functions: {exc}.")
frc = FunctionResultContent.from_function_call_content_and_result(
function_call_content=function_call,
result=(
f"The tool call with name `{function_call.name}` is not part of the provided tools, "
"please try again with a supplied tool call name and make sure to validate the name."
),
)
chat_history.add_message(message=frc.to_chat_message_content())
return None
num_required_func_params = len([param for param in function_to_call.parameters if param.is_required])
if parsed_args is None or len(parsed_args) < num_required_func_params:
msg = (
f"There are `{num_required_func_params}` tool call arguments required and "
f"only `{len(parsed_args) if parsed_args is not None else 0}` received. The required arguments are: "
f"{[param.name for param in function_to_call.parameters if param.is_required]}. "
"Please provide the required arguments and try again."
)
logger.info(msg)
frc = FunctionResultContent.from_function_call_content_and_result(
function_call_content=function_call,
result=msg,
)
chat_history.add_message(message=frc.to_chat_message_content())
return None
logger.info(f"Calling {function_call.name} function with args: {function_call.arguments}")
_rebuild_auto_function_invocation_context()
invocation_context = AutoFunctionInvocationContext(
function=function_to_call,
kernel=self,
arguments=args_cloned,
is_streaming=is_streaming,
chat_history=chat_history,
execution_settings=execution_settings,
function_result=FunctionResult(function=function_to_call.metadata, value=None),
function_count=function_call_count or 0,
request_sequence_index=request_index or 0,
)
if function_call.index is not None:
invocation_context.function_sequence_index = function_call.index
stack = self.construct_call_stack(
filter_type=FilterTypes.AUTO_FUNCTION_INVOCATION,
inner_function=self._inner_auto_function_invoke_handler,
)
await stack(invocation_context)
frc = FunctionResultContent.from_function_call_content_and_result(
function_call_content=function_call,
result=invocation_context.function_result,
)
is_streaming = any(isinstance(message, StreamingChatMessageContent) for message in chat_history.messages)
message = frc.to_streaming_chat_message_content() if is_streaming else frc.to_chat_message_content()
chat_history.add_message(message=message)
return invocation_context if invocation_context.terminate else None
async def _inner_auto_function_invoke_handler(self, context: AutoFunctionInvocationContext):
"""Inner auto function invocation handler."""
try:
result = await context.function.invoke(context.kernel, context.arguments)
if result:
context.function_result = result
except Exception as exc:
logger.exception(f"Error invoking function {context.function.fully_qualified_name}: {exc}.")
value = f"An error occurred while invoking the function {context.function.fully_qualified_name}: {exc}"
if context.function_result is not None:
context.function_result.value = value
else:
context.function_result = FunctionResult(function=context.function.metadata, value=value)
return
async def add_embedding_to_object(
self,
inputs: OneOrMany[TDataModel],
field_to_embed: str,
field_to_store: str,
execution_settings: dict[str, "PromptExecutionSettings"],
container_mode: bool = False,
cast_function: Callable[[list[float]], Any] | None = None,
**kwargs: Any,
):
"""Gather all fields to embed, batch the embedding generation and store."""
contents: list[Any] = []
dict_like = (getter := getattr(inputs, "get", False)) and callable(getter)
list_of_dicts: bool = False
if container_mode:
contents = inputs[field_to_embed].tolist() # type: ignore
elif isinstance(inputs, list):
list_of_dicts = (getter := getattr(inputs[0], "get", False)) and callable(getter)
for record in inputs:
if list_of_dicts:
contents.append(record.get(field_to_embed)) # type: ignore
else:
contents.append(getattr(record, field_to_embed))
else:
if dict_like:
contents.append(inputs.get(field_to_embed)) # type: ignore
else:
contents.append(getattr(inputs, field_to_embed))
vectors = None
service: EmbeddingGeneratorBase | None = None
for service_id, settings in execution_settings.items():
service = self.get_service(service_id, type=EmbeddingGeneratorBase) # type: ignore
if service:
vectors = await service.generate_raw_embeddings(texts=contents, settings=settings, **kwargs) # type: ignore
break
if not service:
raise KernelServiceNotFoundError("No service found to generate embeddings.")
if vectors is None:
raise KernelInvokeException("No vectors were generated.")
if cast_function:
vectors = [cast_function(vector) for vector in vectors]
if container_mode:
inputs[field_to_store] = vectors # type: ignore
return
if isinstance(inputs, list):
for record, vector in zip(inputs, vectors):
if list_of_dicts:
record[field_to_store] = vector # type: ignore
else:
setattr(record, field_to_store, vector)
return
if dict_like:
inputs[field_to_store] = vectors[0] # type: ignore
return
setattr(inputs, field_to_store, vectors[0])
def clone(self) -> "Kernel":
"""Clone the kernel instance to create a new one that may be mutated without affecting the current instance.
The current instance is not mutated by this operation.
Note: The same service clients are used in the new instance, so if you mutate the service clients
in the new instance, the original instance will be affected as well.
New lists of plugins and filters are created. It will not affect the original lists when the new instance
is mutated. A new `ai_service_selector` is created. It will not affect the original instance when the new
instance is mutated.
"""
return Kernel(
plugins=deepcopy(self.plugins),
# Shallow copy of the services, as they are not serializable
services={k: v for k, v in self.services.items()},
ai_service_selector=deepcopy(self.ai_service_selector),
function_invocation_filters=deepcopy(self.function_invocation_filters),
prompt_rendering_filters=deepcopy(self.prompt_rendering_filters),
auto_function_invocation_filters=deepcopy(self.auto_function_invocation_filters),
)
@experimental
def as_mcp_server(
self,
prompts: list[PromptTemplateBase] | None = None,
server_name: str = "Semantic Kernel MCP Server",
version: str | None = None,
instructions: str | None = None,
lifespan: Callable[["Server[LifespanResultT]"], AbstractAsyncContextManager["LifespanResultT"]] | None = None,
excluded_functions: OptionalOneOrMany[str] = None,
**kwargs: Any,
) -> "Server":
"""Create a MCP server from this kernel.
This function automatically creates a MCP server from a kernel instance, it uses the provided arguments to
configure the server and expose functions as tools and prompts, see the mcp documentation for more details.
By default, all functions are exposed as Tools, you can control this by
using use the `excluded_functions` argument.
These need to be set to the function name, without the plugin_name.
Args:
kernel: The kernel instance to use.
prompts: A list of prompt templates to expose as prompts.
server_name: The name of the server.
version: The version of the server.
instructions: The instructions to use for the server.
lifespan: The lifespan of the server.
excluded_functions: The list of function names to exclude from the server.
if None, no functions will be excluded.
kwargs: Any extra arguments to pass to the server creation.
Returns:
The MCP server instance, it is a instance of
mcp.server.lowlevel.Server
"""
from semantic_kernel.connectors.mcp import create_mcp_server_from_kernel
return create_mcp_server_from_kernel(
kernel=self,
prompts=prompts,
server_name=server_name,
version=version,
instructions=instructions,
lifespan=lifespan,
excluded_functions=excluded_functions,
**kwargs,
)