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[Refactor] model family resolution to support non-prefixed names like Mistral (#6158)
This PR improves how model_family is resolved when selecting a
transformer from the registry.
Previously, model families were inferred using a simple prefix-based
match like:
```
if model.startswith(family): ...
```
This works for cleanly prefixed models (e.g., `gpt-4o`, `claude-3`) but
fails for models like `mistral-large-latest`, `codestral-latest`, etc.,
where prefix-based matching is ambiguous or misleading.

To address this:
	•	model_family can now be passed explicitly (e.g., via ModelInfo)
• _find_model_family() is only used as a fallback when the value is
"unknown"
	•	Transformer lookup is now more robust and predictable
• Example integration in to_oai_type() demonstrates this pattern using
self._model_info["family"]

This change is required for safe support of models like Mistral and
other future models that do not follow standard naming conventions.

Linked to discussion in
[#6151](https://github.com/microsoft/autogen/issues/6151)
Related : #6011

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Co-authored-by: Eric Zhu <ekzhu@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-04-02 22:08:17 +00:00
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