[Feature Request]: PY, JS, C#: Expanded File & Image Attachment Support

[realAnth0ny]

Scenario

User uploads a PDF, DocX, PNG, JPEG with or without text as an attachment. Bot does not recognize an attachment has been uploaded and asks the user to attach a file.

Solution

Provide a way to pass attachments through the planner so when a user uploads an attachment, the bot can “see” it and perform actions or answer questions in context.

[edit by corinagum]
Expand TeamsAttachmendDownloader to include other file types and support drag & drop and the upload button for all languages.

Additional Context

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[Meghana-MSFT]

@realAnth0ny - Could you please share more details on this ask. Is this an issue with a bot that uses AI library. Could you please share repro steps/video and code used.

[realAnth0ny]

This is using the Python Teams AI Assistant Preview toolkit with an OpenAI assistant. Basic template, launch in Teams, add pdf as attachment. Attachment uploads in Teams, but the bot does not "see" it.

[corinagum]

@realAnth0ny Are you using the TeamsAttachmentDownloader?

[realAnth0ny]

No I am not. This is specifically to upload PNG, JPeg, PDF, and DocX to the Teams AI assistant.

If you attach a pdf in the chat while using the Teams AI Assistant Preview with OpenAI API, it will upload, but it's not passing to the OpenAI api.

[corinagum]

What is the Teams AI Assistant? Is this something you're running from our repo's samples or from somewhere else?

[realAnth0ny]

Python Sample 06 Assistant Math bot

[corinagum]

Ok, I'm leaving this feature request open because it's a totally valid request. However, TeamsAttachmentDownloader is a way to set up the bot to receive the attachment for images. To use it you can copy-paste the image into the chatbox and send. Please take a look at the JS cardgazer sample to see how to implement it.

The work item for this feature request would be to expand TAD to accept other file types and facilitate other ways of adding attachments (drag and drop and pressing the upload button)

[realAnth0ny]

Thank you very much, I appreciate it. I'll take a look at this.

[Benjiiim]

Isn't it a duplicate of #1202?