CoPilot's response? Blank! And it doesn't even realize it.

[R3troR0b]

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I really love Copilot. Great for so many things, but lately, I'll ask copilot a question and its response is completely blank. The thumbs up and thumbs down icons are there. I ask: Please show me your comment again, then it apologizes and shows me the response it was supposed to give.... until when I asked it to repeat its answer and copilot said no. Close VS2022. Open VS, solution and ask again.

Sometimes, instead of a blank response I am told that the response is redacted because of AI policies. So I respond with a variation of the question and it provides the answer. Sometimes copilot can view my code and other times it can't view my code files.

So, just a little inconsistency and frustrating events... I can live with it, but I thought it might be important to report it - or ask, Does anyone else have this issue? Has anyone resolved these issues?

A side question - how do i force copilot to not use certain libraries?

[Akash1134]

Hi @R3troR0b ,

Thanks you for sharing the feedback.

Could you please share the details of the prompt, version of VS, and Copilot along with the exact error that you're getting? Also, are you facing this issue in both Copilot and Copilot Chat?

A side question - how do i force copilot to not use certain libraries?

Note that GitHub Copilot does not use your private code to train Codex’s base models, nor is your private code used as suggested code for other users of GitHub Copilot.

You can make more informed decisions about the code you use. Read more about Code Referencing in GitHub Copilot (we shipped this last week as a beta). In the rare case where a GitHub Copilot suggestion matches public code, this update will show a list of repositories where that code appears and their licenses.

[R3troR0b]

Ok. So, I've just opened VS 2022 on my windows x64 machine. I opened a solution which includes a php document. I ask github copilot: "I need to make load_images.php work under strict csp policy, can you make suggestions to the content to do so?"
Copilot: "" [thumb up/thumb down]
Output screen:
GitHub Copilot 1.94.0.0 (v1.94.0.0@6586dd2df)
GitHub Copilot Agent v1.94.0
[DEBUG] [agent] [2023-08-07T18:27:44.624Z] Agent service starting
[DEBUG] [agent] [2023-08-07T18:27:46.015Z] Telemetry initialized
Auth Status: OK
Successfully authorized GitHub Copilot.
[INFO] Attempted sign in activeAccount https://github.com/140663606

I'll repeat my quote now and send it.
Copilot: There was a problem completing your request.
Output:
Logging to: C:\Users\rober\AppData\Local\Temp\VSConversationsDiagnosticLogs\20230807_182732_VSConversations.log
[Conversations Information] Copilot chat version 0.1.1227-beta+76e373797f (0.1.1227.30435). VS: VisualStudio.17.Release/17.6.5+33829.357. Session: 6b9deddf-c983-4aef-bfe6-c08062e471fb.
[ConversationsServiceManager Information] Out-of-process service finished initializing.
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Need to get an auth token.
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Need to get an auth token.
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Status Code: 200, Reason Phrase: OK
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Response Content: HasToken: True, ChatEnabled: True, ExpiresAt: 1691434674, RefreshIn: 1500, SKU: copilot_for_business_seat
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Status Code: 200, Reason Phrase: OK
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Response Content: HasToken: True, ChatEnabled: True, ExpiresAt: 1691434674, RefreshIn: 1500, SKU: copilot_for_business_seat
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Obtained a token which is valid for 00:24:59.9999944.
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Obtained a token which is valid for 00:24:59.9999808.
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:a8ed3ab7-5116-4b47-8abb-ed50c4c79121, CorrelationId:0f64b3e2-908c-4109-9a2f-cec22a81668f, MessageId: 3c707f23-f113-47f3-8405-0af54cab6e9a)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "I need to make load_images.php work under strict csp policy, can you make suggestions to the content to do so?"
[Conversations Information] [LanguageResolver] Translating response instructions from 'C#' to 'PHP' via LLM.
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:a8ed3ab7-5116-4b47-8abb-ed50c4c79121, CorrelationId:7190e08d-61c7-441e-ba4c-7396affbc2ac, MessageId: 714c740b-4d02-40a7-b97c-295dbaa713f4)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "I need to make load_images.php work under strict csp policy, can you make suggestions to the content to do so?
"
[Conversations Error] [Conversations] Unhandled exception in AskInConversationAsync: System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
at Conversations.Abstractions.RawResponse.CreateResponse(CompletionResponseStatus status) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\RawResponse.cs:line 90
at Conversations.Abstractions.StreamingParser.RunnerAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\StreamingParser.cs:line 117
at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.BuildCompletionResponseAsync(IntentExecutionContext request, IntentExecutionResult result, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 427
at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.AskAsync(CompletionRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 158
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
[CopilotSessionProvider Error] Error on conversation request (CorrelationId: 7190e08d-61c7-441e-ba4c-7396affbc2ac): StreamJsonRpc.RemoteInvocationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
at StreamJsonRpc.JsonRpc.d__151`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.CopilotSession.d__36.MoveNext()
RPC server exception:
System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
at Conversations.Abstractions.RawResponse.CreateResponse(CompletionResponseStatus status) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\RawResponse.cs:line 90
at Conversations.Abstractions.StreamingParser.RunnerAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\StreamingParser.cs:line 117
at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.BuildCompletionResponseAsync(IntentExecutionContext request, IntentExecutionResult result, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 427
at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.AskAsync(CompletionRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 158
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.CopilotServiceContainer.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

I ask it this way: "In load_images.php, the content isn't up to CSP policies. Can you make code suggestions to make the php code work under strict csp policies, please?"
Copliot: ""
Output:
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:a8ed3ab7-5116-4b47-8abb-ed50c4c79121, CorrelationId:16446ea3-f438-4b48-bc36-eecf726b3572, MessageId: 55d6fc9e-6c88-4395-8a03-664905b22a61)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "In load_images.php, the content isn't up to CSP policies. Can you make code suggestions to make the php code work under strict csp policies, please?"

I ask: "can you tell me what the code in load_images.php does?"
Copilot: "This PHP code defined in load_images.php follows a specific sequence of tasks:

1. Includes the Amp library to utilize its functionalities.
2. Declares the loadImages function as an asynchronous function that initializes an empty array to store the image paths present inside the given $dir path.
3. Checks if the $dir directory exists and if so, it then loops through the directory's contents while adding the images found that match the file extensions jpeg, png, gif, or jpg to the $images array.
4. Returns the array of image paths as a promise and calls the Loop::run() method from the Amp library to execute the asynchronous functions.
   By doing this, the code fetches all the image files in a particular directory that matches specific file types in the $images array and can quickly display them in a slideshow.
   Let me know if you have any other questions or if you need further assistance."
   Output:
   [Conversations Error] [Conversations] Unhandled exception in AskInConversationAsync: System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
   at Conversations.Abstractions.RawResponse.CreateResponse(CompletionResponseStatus status) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\RawResponse.cs:line 90
   at Conversations.Abstractions.StreamingParser.RunnerAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\StreamingParser.cs:line 117
   at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.BuildCompletionResponseAsync(IntentExecutionContext request, IntentExecutionResult result, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 427
   at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.AskAsync(CompletionRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 158
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   [CopilotSessionProvider Error] Error on conversation request (CorrelationId: 7190e08d-61c7-441e-ba4c-7396affbc2ac): StreamJsonRpc.RemoteInvocationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
   at StreamJsonRpc.JsonRpc.d__151`1.MoveNext()
   --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.CopilotSession.d__36.MoveNext()
   RPC server exception:
   System.InvalidOperationException: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
   at Conversations.Abstractions.RawResponse.CreateResponse(CompletionResponseStatus status) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\RawResponse.cs:line 90
   at Conversations.Abstractions.StreamingParser.RunnerAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Abstractions\Parsing\StreamingParser.cs:line 117
   at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.BuildCompletionResponseAsync(IntentExecutionContext request, IntentExecutionResult result, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 427
   at Conversations.Kernel.DefaultConversation.AskAsync(CompletionRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken) in D:\a_work\1\s\Conversations.Kernel\DefaultConversation.cs:line 158
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.CopilotServiceContainer.AskInConversationAsync(CompletionRequest request, CopilotSessionId conversationId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:a8ed3ab7-5116-4b47-8abb-ed50c4c79121, CorrelationId:16446ea3-f438-4b48-bc36-eecf726b3572, MessageId: 55d6fc9e-6c88-4395-8a03-664905b22a61)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "In load_images.php, the content isn't up to CSP policies. Can you make code suggestions to make the php code work under strict csp policies, please?"
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:a8ed3ab7-5116-4b47-8abb-ed50c4c79121, CorrelationId:07cc53a8-685b-452f-a373-09415d26f864, MessageId: fa386628-2af0-4ec3-955e-d37fa0f322b5)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "can you tell me what the code in load_images.php does?"

This isn't just php. php is just what i am working on today. It does this for c# as well.

Robert

[markw-t]

Hi @R3troR0b - thanks for raising this issue. We'd like to investigate further.

To do so, we will need to have more information about the repro you are seeing, specifically in this case the code for load_images.php, that yields the odd behavior of a blank response (since it's used as context for your question). Does the repro happen consistently for the questions you're raising and this file? I know you mention similar problems with C# too?

Incidentally you can raise any issues with Copilot chat via the Visual Studio report-a-problem feature and attach logs, files etc there too if you prefer. If you do so please feel free to mention the URL of the devcommunity item raised.

Thanks
Mark

[R3troR0b]

load_images.zip

The truth is, i never know when it won't respond. yesterday was a website day so i worked on php, js, and html-bootstrap and likely had to get copilot to re-provide its answer. In fact, sometimes I'll just write, 'Please respond again I didn't see your comment' and it says, 'Certainly! Here it is.... and then writes out its response as if it already had.

Another issue I get, by the way, is copilot not being able to see my code. I've got a solution open in VS 2022 with a number of c# files. I'm working on a class that is a helper to a content page and the content page's code-behind file (xaml.cs) and I would like copilot to help me write, say, a collection property that will work with the data binding that I've got set up. It offers me a regular collection that won't do an update event to update the bindings. So, I might say, 'let's make this collection work with the binding in HelpPage.xaml and with the .... in HelpPage.xaml.cs file.' Copilot: I can't see your code in HelpPage.xaml.cs as I'm just an AI blah blah . Yet at other times it can totally see my open project files. I can open a different issue if you like?

Robert McNarland

Old McGoogle had a farm, ai ai,o

[hlhicks]

Thanks so much for this reply, it saved my live (or at least my day)!! I was pretty far along in a project with agent and it kept blanking out the response. I tried retry a dozen times, tried restarting VSCode, etc. with no response. However, "please respond again, I didn't see your comment" totally fixed it. I'm not sure that would have even occurred to me. Thanks again!

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