2024-08-28: Updated nuget pkgs, update deploy to use gpt-4o-mini and target region

Main changes up to 2024-08-28

• update nuget packages to latest versions.
• change default model from gpt-35-turbo to gpt-4o-mini
• change default azure deployment region to East US
• remove the paragraph about requesting access to AOAI
• improve yml files
• update readme with Azure AI Search
• update core AZD bicep modules from the official repo
• implement chat protocol

What's Changed

• Initial PR: azure-search-openai-demo with dotnet backend by @dluc in #2
• Upgrade SK, Refactoring and code style by @dluc in #3
• Renamed Azure template to 'azure-search-openai-demo-csharp' by @adrianwyatt in #6
• Replace MVC with minimal APIs by @IEvangelist in #5
• Update README.md by @IEvangelist in #7
• Removing python bits in start.sh by @LittleLittleCloud in #8
• fetch inline docs in citation by @LittleLittleCloud in #9
• add chat service by @LittleLittleCloud in #12
• fix parsing history bug in utils by @LittleLittleCloud in #13
• add retrievereadretrieve approach by @LittleLittleCloud in #14
• add decomposite approach by @LittleLittleCloud in #18
• Remove React frontend - Add .NET Blazor frontend by @IEvangelist in #22
• Update the image in the README.md by @IEvangelist in #23
• Remove localization. by @IEvangelist in #24
• Upgrade SK by @dluc in #28
• improve planner stability by @LittleLittleCloud in #26
• Flow CancellationToken through async APIs by @IEvangelist in #30
• Added bUnit component test project by @IEvangelist in #29
• improve search document funciton by @LittleLittleCloud in #27
• deploy frontend to swa by @LittleLittleCloud in #32
• Cleanup and tests by @IEvangelist in #33
• Added fallback by @IEvangelist in #34
• Add voice controls for text input by @IEvangelist in #37
• adding linux in azure.yaml by @LittleLittleCloud in #36
• Updates to extensions and README.md by @IEvangelist in #35
• publish in release mode by @LittleLittleCloud in #38
• Added missing enter key press handling by @IEvangelist in #39
• Fixed various parsing errors in supporting content. by @IEvangelist in #41
• Update Image Creator generated images to not include faces by @IEvangelist in #42
• Rewrite the scripts to be a .NET command line app by @IEvangelist in #43
• Address response latency concerns on api/ask endpoint by @IEvangelist in #44
• Better client-side stream handling by @IEvangelist in #54
• update sk version by @LittleLittleCloud in #51
• Fix the css for inline code blocks by @IEvangelist in #55
• Remove unused CSS by @IEvangelist in #56
• Convert the client app over from standalone to hosted by @IEvangelist in #57
• Replace in-memory caching, with Redis caching. by @IEvangelist in #59
• add local embeddings by @LittleLittleCloud in #63
• ACA-ify the app by @IEvangelist in #62
• Remove the output cache for the citation endpoint by @IEvangelist in #69
• Conditional Redis cache based on connection string by @IEvangelist in #70
• Rewrote citation URLs functionality by @IEvangelist in #66
• Assign the correct content type when uploading the docs. by @IEvangelist in #73
• remove e.g examples prompt in chat service by @LittleLittleCloud in #74
• Update app architecture diagram by @LadyNaggaga in #77
• use fewshot but put example in ###Example### tag by @LittleLittleCloud in #75
• Latest bits from Brady by @IEvangelist in #78
• Use existing resources when secrets exist by @IEvangelist in #79
• Update devcontainer files by @jongio in #80
• Add Docker dependency by @luisquintanilla in #89
• Update README.md to include App Spaces instructions by @takyyon in #81
• Update azure-dev.yml - Remove input requirement on workflow_dispatch even by @takyyon in #90
• Update demo architecture diagram to the branch repo and update readme by @YenChiHo in #93
• Add keyvault endpoint instructions by @luisquintanilla in #96
• use gpt35 in /chat api by @LittleLittleCloud in #95
• Pull infra and other peripherals from Brady by @IEvangelist in #97
• use offset to create index by @LittleLittleCloud in #98
• Add links to blog post build session and survey by @luisquintanilla in #99
• Set deployment time expectation by @luisquintanilla in #100
• fix blob endpoint by @LittleLittleCloud in #102
• Revert overwritten README changes. by @luisquintanilla in #101
• Update/refactor bicep by @jongio in #107
• Moving Dockerfile up a folder, fixing local azd package build by @paulyuk in #111
• Update AzureIdentitySDK client by @vhvb1989 in #110
• Update cogservices to support new RP API by @jongio in #114
• Update the gpt model from davinci to turbo by @coolcsh in #116
• Updated docker file to run on local architecture by @coolcsh in #118
• change from https to http and model update by @coolcsh in #119
• Added /documents route by @IEvangelist in #147
• Set the metadata for the blob, post-processing. by @IEvangelist in #148
• Bump langchain from 0.0.78 to 0.0.236 in /notebooks by @dependabot in #146
• Roles-scripts by @jongio in #122
• Update model versoin and remove notebooks by @luisquintanilla in #153
• Update README.md by @LadyNaggaga in #152
• Upgrade MudBlazor version by @IEvangelist in #155
• Docs by @IEvangelist in #159
• Fix #135 & #161 & #140 by @LittleLittleCloud in #162
• update sk version and fix #136, 137, 138, 139 by @LittleLittleCloud in #163
• enable embedding search by @LittleLittleCloud in #164
• Fix deployment by removing redis by @LittleLittleCloud in #165
• Update azure sdk version to fix #154 by @LittleLittleCloud in #166
• Readme improvements by @aaronpowell in #182
• Fix 127, 128, 177 by @LittleLittleCloud in #190
• add azure-dev-validation by @LittleLittleCloud in #192
• make ApplicationInsights optional by @LittleLittleCloud in #198
• Separate reference docs into different block by @LittleLittleCloud in #180
• Initial doc updates by @luisquintanilla in #188
• wip - enable logout by @LittleLittleCloud in #202
• Upgrade to .NET 8 by @IEvangelist in #191
• add antiforgery header when uploading document by @LittleLittleCloud in #204
• Update readme to net 8 by @karstenjMSFT in #208
• add blob content contribute role to backend by @LittleLittleCloud in #206
• Add func by @jongio in #209
• Use AzureEmbedFunctionService from EmbedFunction in PrepDoc by @LittleLittleCloud in #211
• Add OpenAI function appsettings by @luisquintanilla in #215
• config role for function by @LittleLittleCloud in #216
• Fix #85 by @LittleLittleCloud in #228
• Fix prepdoc source not found by @LittleLittleCloud in #235
• Deleting nuget.config. Syncs with .NET 8 RTM by @paulyuk in #237
• Remove network acl by @LittleLittleCloud in #236
• U/xiaoyun/1108 by @LittleLittleCloud in #234
• Upgrade to .NET 8.0 GA bits - all packages by @IEvangelist in #243
• Fix a bug where the vector search options were null by @IEvangelist in #246
• Update README.md by @IEvangelist in #245
• Add australiaeast to allowed locations for OpenAI by @amul047 in #259
• Fixes Issue #217 - chat is reversed by default by @jmatthiesen in #256
• Publish Microsoft Authored templates to azure samples browser by @v-xuto in #263
• Add AzureComputerVisionService by @LittleLittleCloud in #261
• Add test for chat service && pull out document search into an individual service by @LittleLittleCloud in #270
• add image embedding to azure index by @LittleLittleCloud in #271
• Add GPT-4V support in ChatService by @LittleLittleCloud in #272
• Present images in UI if retrieved by @LittleLittleCloud in #274
• fixing a bug for checking if to use Azure Open AI by @CawaMS in #277
• Fix SettingsPanel exception with RetrievalMode enum by @Eilon in #276
• Add .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid frontend app by @Eilon in #255
• Include in MAUI samples browser by @BretJohnson in #281
• Service cleanup by @IEvangelist in #282
• Create profanity-filter.yml by @IEvangelist in #284
• Support GPT-4V model by @LittleLittleCloud in #260
• Deployment fixes by @SvenAelterman in #287
• Update Directory.Build.props to remove semantic version by @LittleLittleCloud in #291
• add security-events write permission by @LittleLittleCloud in #290
• swedencentral is missing in possible Locations for Azure Open Ai by @zecloud in #300
• implement chat protocal by @LittleLittleCloud in #299
• Updated branding to use "Azure AI Search" by @jmatthiesen in #323
• Update core AZD bicep modules from the official repo by @FBoucher in #324
• update azure identity package by @LittleLittleCloud in #332
• fix #333 and update sk version by @LittleLittleCloud in #335
• fix: fix validation issues by @anfibiacreativa in #347
• Update main.bicep added gpt-4o-mini by @DFMERA in #355
• Update dotnet-build.yml by @shribr in #351
• Update nuget package versions, all minus MudBlazor by @elbruno in #357
• Update azure-dev.yml by @shribr in #352
• Describe openAIApiKey in more detail. Fixes #318 by @EdwinOtten in #340
• Update README.md with Azure AI Search by @kristenwomack in #330
• Update nuget pkgs, update deploy to use gpt-4o-mini and target region by @elbruno in #358

New Contributors

• @dluc made their first contribution in #2
• @adrianwyatt made their first contribution in #6
• @IEvangelist made their first contribution in #5
• @LadyNaggaga made their first contribution in #77
• @jongio made their first contribution in #80
• @luisquintanilla made their first contribution in #89
• @takyyon made their first contribution in #81
• @YenChiHo made their first contribution in #93
• @paulyuk made their first contribution in #111
• @vhvb1989 made their first contribution in #110
• @coolcsh made their first contribution in #116
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #146
• @aaronpowell made their first contribution in #182
• @karstenjMSFT made their first contribution in #208
• @amul047 made their first contribution in #259
• @jmatthiesen made their first contribution in #256
• @v-xuto made their first contribution in #263
• @Eilon made their first contribution in #276
• @BretJohnson made their first contribution in #281
• @SvenAelterman made their first contribution in #287
• @zecloud made their first contribution in #300
• @FBoucher made their first contribution in #324
• @anfibiacreativa made their first contribution in #347
• @DFMERA made their first contribution in #355
• @shribr made their first contribution in #351
• @elbruno made their first contribution in #357
• @EdwinOtten made their first contribution in #340
• @kristenwomack made their first contribution in #330

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-openai-demo-csharp/commits/2024-08-28