fix: merging dev changes to main

[Roopan-Microsoft]

Purpose

• This pull request primarily updates dependencies and configuration across backend, frontend, and CI/CD workflows to ensure compatibility, security, and improved functionality. The most significant changes include upgrading GitHub Actions versions in workflow files, updating frontend and backend dependencies, and enhancing sidebar and loading spinner visibility in the Streamlit UI.

CI/CD Workflow Updates

• Upgraded actions/checkout and other GitHub Actions to their latest major versions in all workflow files to improve security and maintainability. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Frontend Dependency Upgrades

• Updated multiple frontend dependencies in code/frontend/package.json to their latest versions, including React, Fluent UI, FontAwesome, Jest, and related type definitions, improving stability and compatibility.

Backend and Python Environment Updates

• Upgraded Poetry and poetry-plugin-export installation commands in .devcontainer/setupEnv.sh for better dependency management.
• Changed default Azure OpenAI Vision model from gpt-4 to gpt-4.1 in env_helper.py for improved model performance.
• Refactored usage of Semantic Kernel’s function call behavior to the new FunctionChoiceBehavior API and updated chat history handling for better orchestration logic. [1] [2] [3]

UI/UX Improvements for Streamlit App

• Added comprehensive CSS rules in common.css to ensure sidebar toggle button and loading spinner visibility and accessibility across all screen sizes and app states. [1] [2]

Minor UI Adjustment

• Changed the st.data_editor width parameter to 'stretch' in document configuration for better layout flexibility.

Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• No

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