* improve validation of llm_config

* fixed test_register_for_llm_without_LLM

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* Make None a sentinel

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* create topics dir and move llm config

* fix redirect

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* Updated code with latest APIs

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* update redirect

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* address comments

* update wording about model selection

* update cache_seed and json pattern

* add periods

* Update the config json func and other small changes

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* update intro

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* Add examples back as notebook

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* add readme notification for notebook dir

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* Rework to retain existing directory and not expose front matter to consumers of the notebook

* improve error handling of process notebooks

* format, ruff and type fixes

* undo changes to navbar

* update readme, CI

* whitespace

* spelling mistakes

* spelling

* Add contributing guide for notebooks

* update notebook

* formatting

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* polishing

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* fix incorrect notebook introduction

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* def _prepare_chat for groupchat manager to reset the groupchat

* typo

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* typehint and simplify

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* run sync and async in async

* test for async multitool call

* uncomment notebook

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* bug fix for async functions

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* Update test/agentchat/test_conversable_agent.py

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* commented out cell in a notebook until issue #1205 is not fixed

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* polishing

* polishing

* polishing

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* fix test

* fix bug when reponse doesn't have usage info

* update setupversion

* update

* update

* Update setup.py

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* add function decorator to converasble agent

* polishing

* polishing

* added function decorator to the notebook with async function calls

* added support for return type hint and JSON encoding of returned value if needed

* polishing

* polishing

* refactored async case

* Python 3.8 support added

* polishing

* polishing

* missing docs added

* refacotring and changes as requested

* getLogger

* documentation added

* test fix

* test fix

* added testing of agentchat_function_call_currency_calculator.ipynb to test_notebook.py

* added support for Pydantic parameters in function decorator

* polishing

* Update website/docs/Use-Cases/agent_chat.md

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* Update website/docs/Use-Cases/agent_chat.md

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* fixes problem with logprob parameter in openai.types.chat.chat_completion.Choice added by openai version 1.5.0

* get 100% code coverage on code added

* updated docs

* default values added to JSON schema

* serialization using json.dump() add for values not string or BaseModel

* added limit to openai version because of breaking changes in 1.5.0

* added line-by-line comments in docs to explain the process

* polishing

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* Add example nb for async funcs

* Add a notebook based test for async function calls

* Update nb

* Update nb

* Remove duplicate code

* Rename func for consistency

* Fix bug

* Add intro text for cmd cell 4

* Add a short comment on await

* Update agentchat_function_call_async.ipynb

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