feat: add thinking/reasoning data support to LiteLLM provider

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Summary

This PR attempts to address Issue #8497 by adding support for displaying thinking/reasoning data from LiteLLM in Roo Code's thinking block.

Problem

LiteLLM can display thinking data from underlying models, but Roo Code wasn't capturing and displaying this data in the thinking block.

Solution

• Added support for detecting and handling thinking/reasoning data in LiteLLM streaming responses
• Checks for multiple possible field names (reasoning, thinking, reasoning_content) for compatibility with different LiteLLM model responses
• Yields thinking data as ApiStreamReasoningChunk objects to be displayed in the UI

Changes

• Modified src/api/providers/lite-llm.ts to handle thinking/reasoning fields in streaming responses
• Added comprehensive test coverage in src/api/providers/__tests__/lite-llm.spec.ts
• Fixed handling of chunks without choices array to prevent errors

Testing

• ✅ All existing tests pass
• ✅ Added 5 new test cases covering:
  • Handling reasoning field in delta
  • Handling thinking field in delta
  • Handling reasoning_content field in delta
  • Mixed reasoning and text content
  • Ignoring non-string reasoning fields
• ✅ Type checking passes
• ✅ Linting passes

Review Confidence

Implementation review showed 92% confidence with no issues identified.

Fixes #8497

Feedback and guidance are welcome!

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Important

Adds support for handling and displaying thinking/reasoning data from LiteLLM in Roo Code's UI.

• Behavior:
  • LiteLLMHandler in lite-llm.ts now detects reasoning, thinking, and reasoning_content fields in streaming responses, yielding them as ApiStreamReasoningChunk objects.
  • Handles chunks without choices array to prevent errors.
• Testing:
  • Adds tests in lite-llm.spec.ts for handling reasoning, thinking, and reasoning_content fields.
  • Tests mixed reasoning and text content, and ignores non-string reasoning fields.
• Misc:
  • Fixes handling of chunks without choices array in lite-llm.ts.

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Self-review: judging my own code like a mirror wired to unit tests—existential and merciless.

[roomote]

[P2] Emit at most one reasoning chunk per delta to avoid duplicated output when multiple alias fields are present in a single chunk.

Suggested change

	if ("reasoning" in delta && delta.reasoning && typeof delta.reasoning === "string") {
	if ("reasoning" in delta && delta.reasoning && typeof delta.reasoning === "string") {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning }
	} else if ("thinking" in delta && delta.thinking && typeof delta.thinking === "string") {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.thinking }
	} else if (
	"reasoning_content" in delta &&
	delta.reasoning_content &&
	typeof delta.reasoning_content === "string"
	) {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning_content }
	}

[roomote]

[P2] Add a type guard for delta.content to ensure only string fragments are emitted (prevents accidental non-string values from being yielded).

Suggested change

	if (delta.content) {
	if (typeof delta.content === "string" && delta.content) {
	yield { type: "text", text: delta.content }
	}

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Review in progress. Flagged two P2 polish items to harden LiteLLM streaming handling.

• Emit at most one reasoning chunk per delta by using else-if across reasoning/thinking/reasoning_content in LiteLLM delta handling
• Guard delta.content to only emit strings

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[roomote]

Emit at most one reasoning chunk per delta to avoid duplicate output when providers send multiple alias fields in a single delta (e.g., both reasoning and thinking). Using an else-if chain preserves first-match precedence and prevents duplicates.

Suggested change

	if ("reasoning" in delta && delta.reasoning && typeof delta.reasoning === "string") {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning }
	}
	// Also check for thinking content (alternative field name)
	if ("thinking" in delta && delta.thinking && typeof delta.thinking === "string") {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.thinking }
	}
	// Check for reasoning_content (another possible field name)
	if (
	"reasoning_content" in delta &&
	delta.reasoning_content &&
	typeof delta.reasoning_content === "string"
	) {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning_content }
	}
	if ("reasoning" in delta && typeof delta.reasoning === "string" && delta.reasoning) {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning }
	} else if ("thinking" in delta && typeof delta.thinking === "string" && delta.thinking) {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.thinking }
	} else if (
	"reasoning_content" in delta &&
	typeof delta.reasoning_content === "string" &&
	delta.reasoning_content
	) {
	yield { type: "reasoning", text: delta.reasoning_content }
	}

_{Fix it with Roo Code or mention @roomote and request a fix.}

[roomote]

Add a type guard for delta.content so only string fragments are emitted. Some providers may send non-string types, which would surface as [object Object] or cause UI issues.

Suggested change

	if (delta.content) {
	yield { type: "text", text: delta.content }
	}
	if (typeof delta.content === "string" && delta.content) {
	yield { type: "text", text: delta.content }
	}

_{Fix it with Roo Code or mention @roomote and request a fix.}