Python: Ollama tool call and image content

[TaoChenOSU]

Motivation and Context

Addresses: #7539
Function calling has been added to Ollama. This PR adds support of the feature to the Ollama AI connector.

Note: streaming function calling is not supported by Ollama.

Image content support is also added.

Description

1. Ollama function calling
2. Ollama image content

Contribution Checklist

• The code builds clean without any errors or warnings
• The PR follows the SK Contribution Guidelines and the pre-submission formatting script raises no violations
• All unit tests pass, and I have added new tests where possible
• I didn't break anyone 😄

[markwallace-microsoft]

Python Test Coverage Report

File	Stmts	Miss	Cover	Missing
semantic_kernel
kernel.py	199	47	76%	148, 159, 163, 313–316, 423, 437–480
semantic_kernel/agents/group_chat
agent_chat.py	124	2	98%	78, 171
agent_group_chat.py	100	2	98%	151, 201
broadcast_queue.py	72	1	99%	35
semantic_kernel/agents/open_ai
assistant_content_generation.py	141	9	94%	97–98, 329–337, 379, 381
open_ai_assistant_base.py	467	8	98%	260, 338–339, 747, 868, 871, 945, 1007
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai
chat_completion_client_base.py	116	2	98%	382, 392
completion_usage.py	8	1	88%	17
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/anthropic/services
anthropic_chat_completion.py	176	5	97%	147, 165, 169, 223, 419
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/azure_ai_inference/services
azure_ai_inference_chat_completion.py	119	7	94%	120, 146–149, 159, 180, 202
azure_ai_inference_text_embedding.py	41	1	98%	87
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/bedrock/services
bedrock_chat_completion.py	136	14	90%	117, 138, 163, 167–170, 228, 246–265, 324
bedrock_text_completion.py	57	2	96%	95, 118
bedrock_text_embedding.py	45	1	98%	94
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/bedrock/services/model_provider
bedrock_ai21_labs.py	13	1	92%	67
bedrock_anthropic_claude.py	12	1	92%	54
bedrock_cohere.py	20	1	95%	75
utils.py	80	20	75%	68, 71, 102, 106–115, 132–150, 171–174
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/embeddings
embedding_generator_base.py	8	1	88%	50
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/google/google_ai/services
google_ai_chat_completion.py	119	4	97%	126, 152, 175, 177
google_ai_text_completion.py	63	2	97%	98, 121
utils.py	65	3	95%	139, 159–164
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/google/vertex_ai/services
utils.py	66	3	95%	140, 160–165
vertex_ai_chat_completion.py	119	4	97%	121, 147, 170, 172
vertex_ai_text_completion.py	62	2	97%	95, 116
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/hugging_face/services
hf_text_completion.py	60	3	95%	103, 112, 127
hf_text_embedding.py	32	5	84%	79–83
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/mistral_ai/services
mistral_ai_chat_completion.py	118	7	94%	118–121, 307–310
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/ollama/services
ollama_chat_completion.py	107	11	90%	114, 139, 143–144, 154, 187, 224, 234–235, 257, 284
ollama_text_completion.py	57	3	95%	93, 103, 131
utils.py	46	25	46%	29, 44–52, 64–86, 98–102, 119–122
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/onnx
utils.py	53	3	94%	50–51, 112
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/onnx/services
onnx_gen_ai_chat_completion.py	72	7	90%	67–68, 98, 122, 167, 173, 179
onnx_gen_ai_completion_base.py	58	21	64%	59–71, 79–90
onnx_gen_ai_text_completion.py	46	5	89%	54–55, 87, 117, 133
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/open_ai/prompt_execution_settings
open_ai_prompt_execution_settings.py	94	1	99%	112
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/open_ai/services
azure_chat_completion.py	107	5	95%	118, 123, 157, 166, 169
azure_text_completion.py	28	2	93%	82, 87
azure_text_embedding.py	30	2	93%	84, 89
open_ai_chat_completion_base.py	127	5	96%	71, 121, 141, 177, 287
open_ai_handler.py	63	3	95%	86, 95–96
open_ai_text_completion_base.py	80	2	98%	56, 161
semantic_kernel/connectors/ai/open_ai/settings
azure_open_ai_settings.py	22	1	95%	99
semantic_kernel/connectors/memory/azure_ai_search
azure_ai_search_collection.py	87	2	98%	150, 152
semantic_kernel/connectors/memory/redis
redis_collection.py	160	2	99%	146, 316
utils.py	45	11	76%	145–146, 164, 166, 173–188
semantic_kernel/connectors/memory/weaviate
utils.py	60	4	93%	78, 82, 110, 249
weaviate_collection.py	115	25	78%	144–153, 157–177, 181–186
weaviate_store.py	44	9	80%	106–114, 118–123
semantic_kernel/connectors/openapi_plugin
openapi_manager.py	58	2	97%	110–111
openapi_parser.py	88	2	98%	71, 128
openapi_runner.py	105	2	98%	181–182
semantic_kernel/connectors/openapi_plugin/models
rest_api_operation.py	129	1	99%	242
semantic_kernel/contents
function_call_content.py	100	2	98%	185, 213
streaming_chat_message_content.py	68	1	99%	210
streaming_content_mixin.py	39	2	95%	37, 64
semantic_kernel/core_plugins/sessions_python_tool
sessions_python_plugin.py	134	8	94%	69, 82–91, 99
sessions_python_settings.py	39	4	90%	84–87
semantic_kernel/data
vector_store_record_collection.py	249	19	92%	408, 468–472, 480–484, 524–527, 534–537
vector_store_record_utils.py	26	2	92%	50, 52
semantic_kernel/functions
kernel_function_decorator.py	98	1	99%	102
kernel_function_from_method.py	96	1	99%	153
kernel_function_from_prompt.py	154	7	95%	165–166, 180, 201, 219, 239, 322
kernel_function_log_messages.py	36	6	83%	37–43
kernel_plugin.py	187	2	99%	472, 475
semantic_kernel/planners
plan.py	234	45	81%	54, 163–165, 197, 214–227, 264, 269, 277–278, 288–291, 308, 313, 329, 332–337, 355, 360, 363, 365, 372, 386–388, 393–397
semantic_kernel/planners/function_calling_stepwise_planner
function_calling_stepwise_planner.py	116	4	97%	145, 189–190, 198
semantic_kernel/planners/sequential_planner
sequential_planner.py	64	6	91%	71, 75, 109, 125, 134–135
sequential_planner_extensions.py	50	9	82%	31–32, 56, 110–124
sequential_planner_parser.py	77	12	84%	66–74, 93, 117–120
semantic_kernel/processes
process_builder.py	68	39	43%	43–52, 56–58, 64–74, 78–85, 89–92, 96–100, 105, 109–114
process_end_step.py	19	2	89%	37, 41
process_function_target_builder.py	25	3	88%	37–40
process_step_builder.py	105	24	77%	44, 89, 103, 110–123, 135–142, 151, 160–169, 178, 192, 209
process_step_edge_builder.py	34	3	91%	31, 46, 56
process_types.py	25	1	96%	35
semantic_kernel/processes/kernel_process
kernel_process_step_context.py	17	1	94%	37
semantic_kernel/processes/local_runtime
local_kernel_process.py	20	2	90%	23, 30
local_kernel_process_context.py	32	2	94%	66–67
local_process.py	134	52	61%	92, 102, 120–130, 163–190, 194–199, 203, 207–213, 217–227, 231–232
local_step.py	178	114	36%	61, 72, 81–169, 173, 177, 181–182, 187–249, 253–270, 274–277, 281–284, 288–297, 303–306, 310–312
semantic_kernel/schema
kernel_json_schema_builder.py	129	9	93%	53, 90, 186, 194, 205, 213, 228, 232–233
semantic_kernel/services
ai_service_client_base.py	22	1	95%	64
semantic_kernel/template_engine/blocks
code_block.py	77	1	99%	119
named_arg_block.py	43	1	98%	98
semantic_kernel/utils/authentication
entra_id_authentication.py	15	2	87%	26, 38
semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry
user_agent.py	16	2	88%	18–19
semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/model_diagnostics
decorators.py	171	4	98%	372–375
TOTAL	13403	709	95%

Python Unit Test Overview

Tests	Skipped	Failures	Errors	Time
2767	4 💤	0 ❌	0 🔥	1m 8s ⏱️