feat: merging the changes from dev to main

[Abdul-Microsoft]

Purpose

This pull request includes significant updates to the development environment, CI/CD workflows, Azure infrastructure, and documentation. These changes enhance the automation, flexibility, and maintainability of the project. Below is a summary of the most important changes grouped by theme.

Development Environment Enhancements

• Added the Azure CLI feature with Bicep support to the .devcontainer/devcontainer.json file, enabling easier management of Azure resources. Also added new VS Code extensions (ms-azuretools.vscode-azcli) and a post-create command to set permissions for a script.

CI/CD Workflow Additions

• Introduced a new GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/test-automation.yml) for test automation. This workflow includes scheduled runs, retries for flaky tests, and notifications for success or failure. It also starts/stops Azure Container Apps and uploads test reports.

Azure Infrastructure Updates

• Updated infra/main.bicep and related files to improve flexibility:
  • Added new parameters for AI service location, GPT model configuration, and image versioning.
  • Introduced Application Insights to monitor deployed resources and added its connection string as an output. [1] [2] [3]
  • Standardized resource locations by replacing hardcoded locations with parameterized values. [1] [2]

Documentation Improvements

• Enhanced documentation (docs/CustomizingAzdParameters.md) by adding a detailed parameters table and examples for customizing deployment configurations.
• Fixed typos and clarified parameter descriptions in example files. (F2a12aa3L2R2, docs/EXAMPLE-CustomizingAzdParameters.mdL20-R23)

Azure YAML Configuration Updates

• Renamed and restructured parameters in azure.yaml for consistency, and added pre-provision hooks to validate quotas for AI model deployments.

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Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• No

Golden Path Validation

• I have tested the primary workflows (the "golden path") to ensure they function correctly without errors.

Deployment Validation

• I have validated the deployment process successfully and all services are running as expected with this change.

What to Check

Verify that the following are valid

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Other Information

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This pull request merges development changes into main that enhance our development environment, CI/CD workflows, and Azure infrastructure while updating documentation and parameter handling.

• Development Environment: Added Azure CLI/Bicep support in devcontainer and updated VS Code extensions.
• CI/CD Workflow: Introduced a new GitHub Actions workflow for test automation with retries and notifications.
• Azure Infrastructure & Documentation: Updated Bicep templates, parameter definitions, and documentation to improve deployment flexibility and clarity.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 35 out of 35 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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File	Description
tests/e2e-test/.gitignore	Added common ignore rules for Python and project-related files.
src/backend/requirements.txt	Added OpenTelemetry and Azure monitor dependencies (with one duplicate).
src/backend/api/event_utils.py	Introduced Application Insights event tracking helper function.
src/backend/api/api_routes.py	Integrated telemetry tracking and error reporting into API routes.
scripts/validate_model_quota.sh	Added quota validation logic for model deployment using Azure CLI.
scripts/validate_model_quota.ps1	PowerShell version of model quota validation.
scripts/validate_model_deployment_quota.sh	Added shell script for validating model deployment quotas.
scripts/validate_model_deployment_quota.ps1	PowerShell variant for validating deployment quotas.
scripts/quota_check_params.sh	Updated default regions and parameter checks for quota query.
infra/main.parameters.json	Added AI model deployment parameters.
infra/main.json	Updated infrastructure JSON with parameterized values.
infra/main.bicepparam	Enhanced Bicep parameter file with new environment parameters.
infra/main.bicep	Updated Bicep template to use new parameters and location settings.
infra/deploy_ai_foundry.bicep	Updated AI Foundry deployment to include Application Insights.
docs/EXAMPLE-CustomizingAzdParameters.md	Fixed typos and clarified parameter instructions.
docs/CustomizingAzdParameters.md	Expanded parameter table and improved instructions.
azure.yaml	Renamed parameters and added preprovision hooks for quota validation.
.github/workflows/test-automation.yml	Introduced workflow for test automation with scheduled and manual triggers.
.devcontainer/devcontainer.json	Updated devcontainer configuration with new features and post-commands.

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (2)

src/backend/api/api_routes.py:1053

• An HTTPException is returned instead of being raised. Replace 'return HTTPException(...)' with 'raise HTTPException(...)' to properly signal the error.

return HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="No batch history found.")

azure.yaml:28

• The same chmod command is executed twice; consider removing the duplicate to simplify the preprovision hook commands.

chmod u+r+x ./scripts/validate_model_deployment_quota.sh; chmod u+r+x ./scripts/validate_model_deployment_quota.sh;

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