Python: DevUI, Fix message serialization issue, improve tests (#2674)

* fix message serialization issue, improve tests for devui

* update tests

Author: victordibia

python/packages/devui/agent_framework_devui/_mapper.py

@@ -918,12 +918,16 @@ async def _convert_workflow_event(self, event: Any, context: dict[str, Any]) ->
 
                 # Create ExecutorActionItem with completed status
                 # ExecutorCompletedEvent uses 'data' field, not 'result'
+                # Serialize the result data to ensure it's JSON-serializable
+                # (AgentExecutorResponse contains AgentRunResponse/ChatMessage which are SerializationMixin)
+                raw_result = getattr(event, "data", None)
+                serialized_result = self._serialize_value(raw_result) if raw_result is not None else None
                 executor_item = ExecutorActionItem(
                     type="executor_action",
                     id=item_id,
                     executor_id=executor_id,
                     status="completed",
-                    result=getattr(event, "data", None),
+                    result=serialized_result,
                 )
 
                 # Use our custom event type
@@ -939,15 +943,17 @@ async def _convert_workflow_event(self, event: Any, context: dict[str, Any]) ->
             if event_class == "ExecutorFailedEvent":
                 executor_id = getattr(event, "executor_id", "unknown")
                 item_id = context.get(f"exec_item_{executor_id}", f"exec_{executor_id}_unknown")
-                error_info = getattr(event, "error", None)
+                # ExecutorFailedEvent uses 'details' field (WorkflowErrorDetails), not 'error'
+                details = getattr(event, "details", None)
+                err_msg: str | None = str(getattr(details, "message", details)) if details else None
 
                 # Create ExecutorActionItem with failed status
                 executor_item = ExecutorActionItem(
                     type="executor_action",
                     id=item_id,
                     executor_id=executor_id,
                     status="failed",
-                    error={"message": str(error_info)} if error_info else None,
+                    error={"message": err_msg} if err_msg else None,
                 )
 
                 # Use our custom event type

python/packages/devui/agent_framework_devui/_server.py

@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ async def _stream_execution(
             yield "data: [DONE]\n\n"
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Error in streaming execution: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Error in streaming execution: {e}", exc_info=True)
             error_event = {"id": "error", "object": "error", "error": {"message": str(e), "type": "execution_error"}}
             yield f"data: {json.dumps(error_event)}\n\n"
 

python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ fallback-version = "0.0.0"
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 testpaths = 'tests'
+pythonpath = ["tests"]
 addopts = "-ra -q -r fEX"
 asyncio_mode = "auto"
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"

python/packages/devui/tests/__init__.py

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str = "TestAgent"):
     async def run_stream(self, messages=None, *, thread=None, **kwargs):
         """Mock streaming run method."""
         yield AgentRunResponse(
-            messages=[ChatMessage(role=Role.ASSISTANT, content=[TextContent(text="Test response")])],
-            inner_messages=[],
+            messages=[ChatMessage(role=Role.ASSISTANT, contents=[TextContent(text="Test response")])],
         )
 
 

python/packages/devui/tests/test_cleanup_hooks.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def test_entities_dir():
     return str(samples_dir.resolve())
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("Skipping while we fix discovery")
 async def test_discover_agents(test_entities_dir):
     """Test that agent discovery works and returns valid agent entities."""
     discovery = EntityDiscovery(test_entities_dir)