Add sendAndWait API for all SDKs

.github/workflows/sdk-e2e-tests.yml

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./test/harness
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
+      - name: Warm up PowerShell
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: pwsh.exe -Command "Write-Host 'PowerShell ready'"
+
       - name: Run Node.js SDK tests
         env:
           COPILOT_HMAC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_DEVELOPER_CLI_INTEGRATION_HMAC_KEY }}
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./test/harness
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
+      - name: Warm up PowerShell
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: pwsh.exe -Command "Write-Host 'PowerShell ready'"
+
       - name: Run Go SDK tests
         env:
           COPILOT_HMAC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_DEVELOPER_CLI_INTEGRATION_HMAC_KEY }}
@@ -144,6 +152,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./test/harness
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
+      - name: Warm up PowerShell
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: pwsh.exe -Command "Write-Host 'PowerShell ready'"
+
       - name: Run Python SDK tests
         env:
           COPILOT_HMAC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_DEVELOPER_CLI_INTEGRATION_HMAC_KEY }}
@@ -196,6 +208,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./test/harness
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
 
+      - name: Warm up PowerShell
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: pwsh.exe -Command "Write-Host 'PowerShell ready'"
+
       - name: Run .NET SDK tests
         env:
           COPILOT_HMAC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_DEVELOPER_CLI_INTEGRATION_HMAC_KEY }}

dotnet/src/Client.cs

@@ -766,7 +766,10 @@ public void OnSessionEvent(string sessionId,
             if (session != null && @event != null)
             {
                 var evt = SessionEvent.FromJson(@event.Value.GetRawText());
-                session.DispatchEvent(evt);
+                if (evt != null)
+                {
+                    session.DispatchEvent(evt);
+                }
             }
         }
 

dotnet/src/Generated/SessionEvents.cs

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ internal class SessionEventConverter : JsonConverter<SessionEvent>
                 throw new JsonException("Missing 'type' discriminator property");
 
             if (!TypeMap.TryGetValue(typeProp, out var targetType))
-                throw new JsonException($"Unknown event type: {typeProp}");
+                return null; // Ignore unknown event types for forward compatibility
 
             // Deserialize to the concrete type without using this converter (to avoid recursion)
             return (SessionEvent?)obj.Deserialize(targetType, SerializerOptions.WithoutConverter);

dotnet/src/Session.cs

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ namespace GitHub.Copilot.SDK;
 ///     }
 /// });
 ///
-/// // Send a message
-/// await session.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Hello, world!" });
+/// // Send a message and wait for completion
+/// await session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Hello, world!" });
 /// </code>
 /// </example>
 public class CopilotSession : IAsyncDisposable
@@ -76,8 +76,13 @@ internal CopilotSession(string sessionId, JsonRpc rpc)
     /// <returns>A task that resolves with the ID of the response message, which can be used to correlate events.</returns>
     /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if the session has been disposed.</exception>
     /// <remarks>
-    /// The message is processed asynchronously. Subscribe to events via <see cref="On"/> to receive
-    /// streaming responses and other session events.
+    /// <para>
+    /// This method returns immediately after the message is queued. Use <see cref="SendAndWaitAsync"/>
+    /// if you need to wait for the assistant to finish processing.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Subscribe to events via <see cref="On"/> to receive streaming responses and other session events.
+    /// </para>
     /// </remarks>
     /// <example>
     /// <code>
@@ -107,6 +112,70 @@ public async Task<string> SendAsync(MessageOptions options, CancellationToken ca
         return response.MessageId;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a message to the Copilot session and waits until the session becomes idle.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="options">Options for the message to be sent, including the prompt and optional attachments.</param>
+    /// <param name="timeout">Timeout duration (default: 60 seconds). Controls how long to wait; does not abort in-flight agent work.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">A <see cref="CancellationToken"/> that can be used to cancel the operation.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task that resolves with the final assistant message event, or null if none was received.</returns>
+    /// <exception cref="TimeoutException">Thrown if the timeout is reached before the session becomes idle.</exception>
+    /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if the session has been disposed.</exception>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// This is a convenience method that combines <see cref="SendAsync"/> with waiting for
+    /// the <c>session.idle</c> event. Use this when you want to block until the assistant
+    /// has finished processing the message.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Events are still delivered to handlers registered via <see cref="On"/> while waiting.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <example>
+    /// <code>
+    /// // Send and wait for completion with default 60s timeout
+    /// var response = await session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 2+2?" });
+    /// Console.WriteLine(response?.Data?.Content); // "4"
+    /// </code>
+    /// </example>
+    public async Task<AssistantMessageEvent?> SendAndWaitAsync(
+        MessageOptions options,
+        TimeSpan? timeout = null,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    {
+        var effectiveTimeout = timeout ?? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
+        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<AssistantMessageEvent?>();
+        AssistantMessageEvent? lastAssistantMessage = null;
+
+        void Handler(SessionEvent evt)
+        {
+            if (evt is AssistantMessageEvent assistantMessage)
+            {
+                lastAssistantMessage = assistantMessage;
+            }
+            else if (evt.Type == "session.idle")
+            {
+                tcs.TrySetResult(lastAssistantMessage);
+            }
+            else if (evt is SessionErrorEvent errorEvent)
+            {
+                var message = errorEvent.Data?.Message ?? "session error";
+                tcs.TrySetException(new InvalidOperationException($"Session error: {message}"));
+            }
+        }
+
+        using var subscription = On(Handler);
+
+        await SendAsync(options, cancellationToken);
+
+        using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+        cts.CancelAfter(effectiveTimeout);
+
+        using var registration = cts.Token.Register(() =>
+            tcs.TrySetException(new TimeoutException($"SendAndWaitAsync timed out after {effectiveTimeout}")));
+        return await tcs.Task;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Registers a callback for session events.
     /// </summary>
@@ -271,7 +340,10 @@ public async Task<IReadOnlyList<SessionEvent>> GetMessagesAsync(CancellationToke
         var response = await _rpc.InvokeWithCancellationAsync<GetMessagesResponse>(
             "session.getMessages", [new { sessionId = SessionId }], cancellationToken);
 
-        return response.Events.Select(e => SessionEvent.FromJson(e.ToJsonString())).ToList();
+        return response.Events
+            .Select(e => SessionEvent.FromJson(e.ToJsonString()))
+            .OfType<SessionEvent>()
+            .ToList();
     }
 
     /// <summary>

dotnet/test/McpAndAgentsTests.cs

@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ public async Task Should_Accept_MCP_Server_Configuration_On_Session_Resume()
         // Create a session first
         var session1 = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
         var sessionId = session1.SessionId;
-        await session1.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
-        await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session1);
+        await session1.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
 
         // Resume with MCP servers
         var mcpServers = new Dictionary<string, object>
@@ -69,9 +68,7 @@ public async Task Should_Accept_MCP_Server_Configuration_On_Session_Resume()
 
         Assert.Equal(sessionId, session2.SessionId);
 
-        await session2.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 3+3?" });
-
-        var message = await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session2);
+        var message = await session2.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 3+3?" });
         Assert.NotNull(message);
         Assert.Contains("6", message!.Data.Content);
 
@@ -146,8 +143,7 @@ public async Task Should_Accept_Custom_Agent_Configuration_On_Session_Resume()
         // Create a session first
         var session1 = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
         var sessionId = session1.SessionId;
-        await session1.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
-        await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session1);
+        await session1.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
 
         // Resume with custom agents
         var customAgents = new List<CustomAgentConfig>
@@ -168,9 +164,7 @@ public async Task Should_Accept_Custom_Agent_Configuration_On_Session_Resume()
 
         Assert.Equal(sessionId, session2.SessionId);
 
-        await session2.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 6+6?" });
-
-        var message = await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session2);
+        var message = await session2.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 6+6?" });
         Assert.NotNull(message);
         Assert.Contains("12", message!.Data.Content);
 

dotnet/test/PermissionTests.cs

@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ public async Task Should_Resume_Session_With_Permission_Handler()
         // Create session without permission handler
         var session1 = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
         var sessionId = session1.SessionId;
-        await session1.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
-        await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session1);
+        await session1.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
 
         // Resume with permission handler
         var session2 = await Client.ResumeSessionAsync(sessionId, new ResumeSessionConfig
@@ -131,13 +130,11 @@ public async Task Should_Resume_Session_With_Permission_Handler()
             }
         });
 
-        await session2.SendAsync(new MessageOptions
+        await session2.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions
         {
             Prompt = "Run 'echo resumed' for me"
         });
 
-        await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session2);
-
         Assert.True(permissionRequestReceived, "Permission request should have been received");
     }
 

dotnet/test/SessionTests.cs

@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ public async Task Should_Have_Stateful_Conversation()
     {
         var session = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
 
-        await session.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
-        var assistantMessage = await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session);
+        var assistantMessage = await session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 1+1?" });
         Assert.NotNull(assistantMessage);
         Assert.Contains("2", assistantMessage!.Data.Content);
 
-        await session.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Now if you double that, what do you get?" });
-        var secondMessage = await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session);
+        var secondMessage = await session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Now if you double that, what do you get?" });
         Assert.NotNull(secondMessage);
         Assert.Contains("4", secondMessage!.Data.Content);
     }
@@ -322,4 +320,55 @@ public async Task Should_Receive_Session_Events()
 
         await session.DisposeAsync();
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Send_Returns_Immediately_While_Events_Stream_In_Background()
+    {
+        var session = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
+        var events = new List<string>();
+
+        session.On(evt => events.Add(evt.Type));
+
+        // Use a slow command so we can verify SendAsync() returns before completion
+        await session.SendAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Run 'sleep 2 && echo done'" });
+
+        // SendAsync() should return before turn completes (no session.idle yet)
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("session.idle", events);
+
+        // Wait for turn to complete
+        var message = await TestHelper.GetFinalAssistantMessageAsync(session);
+
+        Assert.Contains("done", message?.Data.Content ?? string.Empty);
+        Assert.Contains("session.idle", events);
+        Assert.Contains("assistant.message", events);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SendAndWait_Blocks_Until_Session_Idle_And_Returns_Final_Assistant_Message()
+    {
+        var session = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
+        var events = new List<string>();
+
+        session.On(evt => events.Add(evt.Type));
+
+        var response = await session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "What is 2+2?" });
+
+        Assert.NotNull(response);
+        Assert.Equal("assistant.message", response!.Type);
+        Assert.Contains("4", response.Data.Content ?? string.Empty);
+        Assert.Contains("session.idle", events);
+        Assert.Contains("assistant.message", events);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SendAndWait_Throws_On_Timeout()
+    {
+        var session = await Client.CreateSessionAsync();
+
+        // Use a slow command to ensure timeout triggers before completion
+        var ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TimeoutException>(() =>
+            session.SendAndWaitAsync(new MessageOptions { Prompt = "Run 'sleep 2 && echo done'" }, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100)));
+
+        Assert.Contains("timed out", ex.Message);
+    }
 }

go/e2e/mcp_and_agents_test.go

@@ -67,14 +67,10 @@ func TestMCPServers(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		sessionID := session1.SessionID
 
-		_, err = session1.Send(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 1+1?"})
+		_, err = session1.SendAndWait(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 1+1?"}, 60*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to send message: %v", err)
 		}
-		_, err = testharness.GetFinalAssistantMessage(session1, 60*time.Second)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get final message: %v", err)
-		}
 
 		// Resume with MCP servers
 		mcpServers := map[string]copilot.MCPServerConfig{
@@ -97,16 +93,11 @@ func TestMCPServers(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected session ID %s, got %s", sessionID, session2.SessionID)
 		}
 
-		_, err = session2.Send(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 3+3?"})
+		message, err := session2.SendAndWait(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 3+3?"}, 60*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to send message: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		message, err := testharness.GetFinalAssistantMessage(session2, 60*time.Second)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get final message: %v", err)
-		}
-
 		if message.Data.Content == nil || !strings.Contains(*message.Data.Content, "6") {
 			t.Errorf("Expected message to contain '6', got: %v", message.Data.Content)
 		}
@@ -207,14 +198,10 @@ func TestCustomAgents(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		sessionID := session1.SessionID
 
-		_, err = session1.Send(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 1+1?"})
+		_, err = session1.SendAndWait(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 1+1?"}, 60*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to send message: %v", err)
 		}
-		_, err = testharness.GetFinalAssistantMessage(session1, 60*time.Second)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get final message: %v", err)
-		}
 
 		// Resume with custom agents
 		customAgents := []copilot.CustomAgentConfig{
@@ -237,16 +224,11 @@ func TestCustomAgents(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected session ID %s, got %s", sessionID, session2.SessionID)
 		}
 
-		_, err = session2.Send(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 6+6?"})
+		message, err := session2.SendAndWait(copilot.MessageOptions{Prompt: "What is 6+6?"}, 60*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to send message: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		message, err := testharness.GetFinalAssistantMessage(session2, 60*time.Second)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get final message: %v", err)
-		}
-
 		if message.Data.Content == nil || !strings.Contains(*message.Data.Content, "12") {
 			t.Errorf("Expected message to contain '12', got: %v", message.Data.Content)
 		}