adding helper for starting thread in Teams

Author: Virtual-Josh

libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/bot_framework_adapter.py

@@ -198,9 +198,7 @@ async def create_conversation(
                 )
             )
             client = await self.create_connector_client(reference.service_url)
-            resource_response = await client.conversations.create_conversation(
-                parameters
-            )
+
             # Mix in the tenant ID if specified. This is required for MS Teams.
             if reference.conversation is not None and reference.conversation.tenant_id:
                 # Putting tenant_id in channel_data is a temporary while we wait for the Teams API to be updated
@@ -211,6 +209,9 @@ async def create_conversation(
                 # Permanent solution is to put tenant_id in parameters.tenant_id
                 parameters.tenant_id = reference.conversation.tenant_id
 
+            resource_response = await client.conversations.create_conversation(
+                parameters
+            )
             request = TurnContext.apply_conversation_reference(
                 Activity(type=ActivityTypes.event, name="CreateConversation"),
                 reference,

libraries/botbuilder-core/botbuilder/core/teams/teams_info.py

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 from typing import List
-from botbuilder.schema import ConversationParameters
-from botbuilder.core.turn_context import Activity, TurnContext
+from botbuilder.core.turn_context import TurnContext
 from botbuilder.schema.teams import (
     ChannelInfo,
     TeamDetails,
@@ -13,36 +12,8 @@
 from botframework.connector.aio import ConnectorClient
 from botframework.connector.teams.teams_connector_client import TeamsConnectorClient
 
-class TeamsInfo:
-    @staticmethod
-    async def send_message_to_teams_channel(
-        turn_context: TurnContext, activity: Activity, teams_channel_id: str
-    ) -> tuple:
-        if not turn_context:
-            raise ValueError("The turn_context cannot be None")
-        if not turn_context.activity:
-            raise ValueError("The turn_context.activity cannot be None")
-        if not teams_channel_id:
-            raise ValueError("The teams_channel_id cannot be None or empty")
-
-        old_ref = TurnContext.get_conversation_reference(turn_context.activity)
-        conversation_parameters = ConversationParameters(
-            is_group=True,
-            channel_data={"channel": {"id": teams_channel_id}},
-            activity=activity,
-        )
-
-        result = await turn_context.adapter.create_conversation(
-            old_ref, TeamsInfo._create_conversation_callback, conversation_parameters
-        )
-        return (result[0], result[1])
-
-    @staticmethod
-    async def _create_conversation_callback(new_turn_context) -> tuple:
-        new_activity_id = new_turn_context.activity.id
-        conversation_reference = TurnContext.get_conversation_reference(new_turn_context.activity)
-        return (conversation_reference, new_activity_id)
 
+class TeamsInfo:
     @staticmethod
     async def get_team_details(
         turn_context: TurnContext, team_id: str = ""