fix: encode Responses image and file content as wire-shaped parts - #566
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`ImageSource` and `FileSource` are adjacently tagged
(`#[serde(tag = "type", content = "data")]`), so serializing them inline
emitted
{"type": "input_image",
"image_url": {"type": "url", "data": {"url": "...", "detail": null}}}
where the Responses API requires `image_url` to be a bare URL or data-URI
string. Upstream cannot read the object, so the image was accepted and
silently ignored: the request succeeded, the model saw no image, and the
only external symptom was a smaller prompt-token count.
The Chat and Anthropic codecs already destructure both enums for this
reason -- `openai_chat::openai_image_part` and the Anthropic encoder --
so the Responses codec was the only one of the three emitting the
tagged form. Within the same match block, `Audio` and `Video` are
destructured correctly; `Image` and `File` were not.
Adds `responses_image_part` and `responses_file_part`, mirroring the
Chat codec's structure, including the descent into an Anthropic
`{"type": "image", "source": {..}}` block for a raw source. An
unmappable image now records a lossy diagnostic instead of being
dropped without trace, which is what made this hard to see.
Note this path is reached only when the encoder actually runs: a
same-format Responses request replays its preserved body verbatim via
`exact_preserved_request`, so the bug is observable on cross-format
routes (Anthropic or Chat inbound to a Responses target).
Tests: a Responses `input_image` keeps `image_url` as a string, `detail`
survives as a sibling key, and an Anthropic base64 image encodes to a
data-URI string. The last one fails without this change.
WalkthroughThe Responses codec now converts image and file sources into Responses-compatible ChangesResponses media encoding
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The change still emits Responses file inputs with their fields nested under a file object, while the API requires those fields directly on input_file. File requests may therefore be rejected or lose data, so this should be corrected before merging. Poem
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In `@crates/switchyard-translation/src/codecs/responses/buffered.rs`:
- Around line 1285-1297: Update responses_file_part to place file_id, file_data,
and optional filename directly alongside type in the input_file object instead
of nesting them under file. Update decode_file_source to read file_data and
filename from the input_file object directly, preserving the existing FileSource
variant handling and raw-file behavior.
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| fn responses_file_part(source: &FileSource) -> Value { | ||
| let file = match source { | ||
| FileSource::FileId(file_id) => json!({"file_id": file_id}), | ||
| FileSource::FileData { data, filename } => { | ||
| let mut file = json!({"file_data": data}); | ||
| if let Some(filename) = filename { | ||
| file["filename"] = Value::String(filename.clone()); | ||
| } | ||
| file | ||
| } | ||
| FileSource::Raw(raw) => raw.clone(), | ||
| }; | ||
| json!({"type": "input_file", "file": file}) |
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The OpenAI Batch API and Responses API handle files differently depending on whether you are submitting a batch request or a real-time request [1][2]. Batch API Input Files The Batch API requires a JSONL (JSON Lines) input file uploaded via the Files API with the purpose set to "batch" [3][2][4]. The schema for the batch creation request itself does not contain file fields; instead, it accepts an input_file_id [3][5][6]. Batch Request Schema (inside the JSONL file) Each line in your JSONL file represents an individual request. The structure follows the schema of the corresponding endpoint (e.g., /v1/chat/completions) [2][7][8]: - custom_id: A unique identifier for the request [2][7]. - method: The HTTP method (e.g., "POST") [7][8]. - url: The API endpoint (e.g., "/v1/chat/completions") [7][8]. - body: The standard request body for the chosen endpoint [2][7]. Responses API File Inputs The Responses API supports direct file inputs within the content array of a message [1][9][10]. When using "input_file" type, the following fields are supported [1][9][10]: - type: Always "input_file" [9][10]. - file_id: The ID of an uploaded file [1][9][10]. - file_data: Base64-encoded string representing the file content [1][9][10]. - filename: The name of the file [1][9][10]. - detail: Optional setting ("auto", "low", or "high") to control file processing/rendering [1][9][10]. In summary, if you are using the Batch API, you do not use "file_data" or "filename" fields in the batch creation call itself; you pre-upload your JSONL file. If you are using the Responses API (typically for real-time requests), you can pass files directly via "file_id" or "file_data" within the content block [1][9][10].
Citations:
- 1: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/file-inputs
- 2: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/batch
- 3: https://developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/batches/methods/create
- 4: https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/main/src/openai/resources/batches.py
- 5: https://developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/batches/methods/create/
- 6: https://github.com/openai/openai-python/blob/main/src/openai/types/batch_create_params.py
- 7: https://developers.openai.com/cookbook/examples/batch_processing
- 8: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openai/openai-cookbook/main/examples/batch_processing.ipynb
- 9: https://developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/responses/methods/create/
- 10: https://developers.openai.com/api/reference/resources/responses/
Flatten the Responses input_file fields.
responses_file_part nests file_id, file_data, and filename under file, but the Responses API requires these fields directly on the input_file object. Flatten each variant and update decode_file_source to read direct file_data and filename; otherwise file inputs may be rejected upstream or lost during decoding.
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In `@crates/switchyard-translation/src/codecs/responses/buffered.rs` around lines
1285 - 1297, Update responses_file_part to place file_id, file_data, and
optional filename directly alongside type in the input_file object instead of
nesting them under file. Update decode_file_source to read file_data and
filename from the input_file object directly, preserving the existing FileSource
variant handling and raw-file behavior.
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What
Encodes Responses image and file content as the wire shapes the API expects, instead of serializing the adjacently-tagged
ImageSource/FileSourceenums inline.Why
encode_responses_contentdid:Both enums are
#[serde(tag = "type", content = "data")], so that emits{"type": "input_image", "image_url": {"type": "url", "data": {"url": "…", "detail": null}}}where the Responses API requires
image_urlto be a bare URL or data-URI string. Any image or file translated into the Responses format is unreadable upstream.The asymmetry is the argument that this is unintended: all three codecs encode the same
ImageSource, and only this one serialized it raw —openai_chatusesopenai_image_part,anthropicdestructures, andAudio/Videoin this very match block are destructured correctly.Closes #564
How
responses_image_part/responses_file_part, mirroringopenai_chat::openai_image_part, including the descent into an Anthropic{"type": "image", "source": {…}}block for a raw source.FileSourcekeeps the nestedfileobject shape, which is whatdecode_file_sourcereads back for all three variants.Why the suite missed it
tests/lossless_roundtrip.rsuses the Chat shape in the Responses fixture ("image_url": {"url": …, "detail": "high"}).decode_image_sourceaccepts both forms, so the fixture round-trips while never pinning what the encoder must emit. Real clients send a plain string.⚠ Also worth knowing for reviewers: this path is not reached on a same-format Responses→Responses route, because
encode_requestshort-circuits toexact_preserved_request. It bites on cross-format routes, which is the other reason it went unnoticed.How tested
cargo test --workspacegreen (33 suites, 0 failures)cargo fmt --checkcleaninput_imagekeepsimage_urlas a string;detailsurvives as a sibling key; an Anthropic base64 image encodes to a data-URI string. The last one fails onmain— verified by reverting only the source change on this branch.uv run ruff check ./mypy/pytest— n/a, no Python touchedNotes for reviewers
git rebase --signoffand force-push; I did not want to add the attestation line without being asked.FileSourcecarries the identical tagging bug and is fixed the same way. I kept the nestedfileobject rather than switching to the API's top-levelfile_id/file_data, because that is the shape the existing decoder and fixture assume — happy to change it if you would rather the encoder emit the top-level form.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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