fix: merging dev changes into main

[Roopan-Microsoft]

Purpose

• This pull request primarily removes or comments out a large number of HR and marketing-related kernel functions, effectively disabling many previously available operations in hr_tools.py and marketing_tools.py. Additionally, it changes the JSON output formatting for tool documentation generation to be more compact (removing indentation). There are also minor adjustments to how tool lists are handled in the planner agent.

Major removals and changes:

HR and Marketing Kernel Functions

• Commented out a significant number of @kernel_function-decorated methods in hr_tools.py, disabling features such as processing leave requests, updating policies, scheduling reviews, managing transfers, handling overtime, issuing bonuses, and more. This reduces the set of available HR automation tools. [1] [2] [3] [4]
• Commented out several marketing-related kernel functions in marketing_tools.py, such as conducting customer surveys, scheduling marketing events, tracking campaign performance, developing brand strategies, creating content calendars, and updating website content. [1] [2]

Tool Documentation Output

• Modified the generate_tools_json_doc methods in both generic_tools.py and hr_tools.py to output compact JSON (no indentation), making the output less human-readable but more space-efficient. [1] [2]

Planner Agent Adjustments

• Changed the _generate_args method in planner_agent.py to use the tools list directly instead of its string representation, likely to improve downstream processing.
• Removed a line from the _get_template function in planner_agent.py that instructed the agent to ask the user for additional information as the first step, possibly altering initial agent behavior.

Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• No

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