Fix OllamaChatCompletionClient load_component() error by adding to WELL_KNOWN_PROVIDERS (#7030)

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python/packages/autogen-core/src/autogen_core/_component_config.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def _type_to_provider_str(t: type) -> str:
     "AzureOpenAIChatCompletionClient": "autogen_ext.models.openai.AzureOpenAIChatCompletionClient",
     "openai_chat_completion_client": "autogen_ext.models.openai.OpenAIChatCompletionClient",
     "OpenAIChatCompletionClient": "autogen_ext.models.openai.OpenAIChatCompletionClient",
+    "OllamaChatCompletionClient": "autogen_ext.models.ollama.OllamaChatCompletionClient",
 }
 
 

python/packages/autogen-ext/tests/models/test_ollama_chat_completion_client.py

@@ -1313,3 +1313,46 @@ async def _mock_chat(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> ChatResponse:
     assert len(create_result.content) > 0
     assert isinstance(create_result.content[0], FunctionCall)
     assert create_result.content[0].name == add_tool.name
+
+
+def test_ollama_load_component() -> None:
+    """Test that OllamaChatCompletionClient can be loaded via ChatCompletionClient.load_component()."""
+    from autogen_core.models import ChatCompletionClient
+
+    # Test the exact configuration from the issue
+    config = {
+        "provider": "OllamaChatCompletionClient",
+        "config": {
+            "model": "qwen3",
+            "host": "http://1.2.3.4:30130",
+        },
+    }
+
+    # This should not raise an error anymore
+    client = ChatCompletionClient.load_component(config)
+
+    # Verify we got the right type of client
+    assert isinstance(client, OllamaChatCompletionClient)
+    assert client._model_name == "qwen3"  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+
+    # Test that the config was applied correctly
+    create_args = client.get_create_args()
+    assert create_args["model"] == "qwen3"  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+
+
+def test_ollama_load_component_via_class() -> None:
+    """Test that OllamaChatCompletionClient can be loaded via the class directly."""
+    config = {
+        "provider": "OllamaChatCompletionClient",
+        "config": {
+            "model": "llama3.2",
+            "host": "http://localhost:11434",
+        },
+    }
+
+    # Load via the specific class
+    client = OllamaChatCompletionClient.load_component(config)
+
+    # Verify we got the right type and configuration
+    assert isinstance(client, OllamaChatCompletionClient)
+    assert client._model_name == "llama3.2"  # type: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]