[Chore/Refactor] Replace string type annotations with from __future__ import annotations

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This PR modernizes the codebase by replacing quoted forward reference type annotations with direct type references using from __future__ import annotations, making the code cleaner and more readable.

What Changed

Previously, forward references required string quotes around type names:

# Before
def get_workflow(self) -> "Workflow":
    return self._workflow

def process_items(self, items: list["WorkflowNode"]) -> None:
    pass

class Account:
    def set_tenant(self, tenant: "Tenant") -> None:
        self._tenant = tenant

Now with from __future__ import annotations, we can use direct type references:

# After
from __future__ import annotations

def get_workflow(self) -> Workflow:
    return self._workflow

def process_items(self, items: list[WorkflowNode]) -> None:
    pass

class Account:
    def set_tenant(self, tenant: Tenant) -> None:
        self._tenant = tenant

Files Modified

Core Models (5 files)

• api/models/workflow.py - WorkflowType, AppMode, WorkflowRun, ConversationVariable, etc.
• api/models/account.py - Tenant and TenantAccountRole references
• api/models/model.py - AppMode, Site, AppModelConfig, Message, etc.
• api/models/provider.py - ProviderType and ProviderQuotaType
• api/models/tools.py - ApiProviderSchemaType, ApiToolBundle, etc.

Workflow Engine (6 files)

• api/core/workflow/nodes/llm/node.py - File handling, graph parameters
• api/core/workflow/nodes/base/node.py - NodeType, GraphInitParams, GraphRuntimeState
• api/core/workflow/nodes/agent/agent_node.py - PluginAgentStrategy, InvokeCredentials
• api/core/workflow/nodes/tool/tool_node.py - VariablePool references
• api/core/workflow/nodes/node_factory.py - Graph initialization parameters
• api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_engine.py - GraphEngine self-reference

Services & Utilities (4 files)

• api/services/website_service.py - WebsiteCrawlApiRequest, WebsiteCrawlStatusApiRequest
• api/services/variable_truncator.py - VariableTruncator
• api/factories/file_factory.py - MessageFile references
• api/libs/email_i18n.py - EmailLanguage

Types of Changes Made

• Function return types: -> "ClassName" → -> ClassName
• Parameter types: param: "Type" → param: Type
• Generic types: list["Type"] → list[Type]
• Optional types: Optional["Type"] → Optional[Type]
• SQLAlchemy mappings: Mapped["Type"] → Mapped[Type]
• ClassVar hints: ClassVar["Type"] → ClassVar[Type]

Benefits

• Cleaner code: Removed 70+ quoted type annotations for better readability
• Modern Python: Uses Python 3.7+ forward reference resolution
• Consistency: Standardized type annotation style across core files
• Maintainability: Easier to refactor and maintain type information

Quality Assurance

• All modified files compile successfully with python3 -m py_compile
• Only actual type annotations were modified; string literals preserved
• Maintains full backward compatibility
• No breaking changes introduced

This refactoring makes the codebase more maintainable and follows modern Python typing practices without changing any functionality.

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Description

Replace "T" with T

search -> " and : " can find them.

Motivation

Make code simpler.

Additional Context

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61544854/from-future-import-annotations

example #24304</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes #24303

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