Add markdown attribute to Task class (#2865)

* Add markdown attribute to Task class for formatting responses in Markdown

Co-Authored-By: Joe Moura <joao@crewai.com>

* Enhance markdown feature based on PR feedback

Co-Authored-By: Joe Moura <joao@crewai.com>

* Fix lint error and validation error in test_markdown_task.py

Co-Authored-By: Joe Moura <joao@crewai.com>

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Co-authored-by: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Joe Moura <joao@crewai.com>

tests/test_markdown_task.py

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+"""Test the markdown attribute in Task class."""
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from crewai import Agent, Task
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "markdown_enabled,should_contain_instructions",
+    [
+        (True, True),
+        (False, False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_markdown_option_in_task_prompt(markdown_enabled, should_contain_instructions):
+    """Test that markdown flag correctly controls the inclusion of markdown formatting instructions."""
+    
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research a topic",
+        backstory="You're a researcher specialized in providing well-formatted content.",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+    )
+
+    task = Task(
+        description="Research advances in AI in 2023",
+        expected_output="A summary of key AI advances in 2023",
+        markdown=markdown_enabled,
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    prompt = task.prompt()
+    
+    assert "Research advances in AI in 2023" in prompt
+    assert "A summary of key AI advances in 2023" in prompt
+    
+    if should_contain_instructions:
+        assert "Your final answer MUST be formatted in Markdown syntax." in prompt
+        assert "Use # for headers" in prompt
+        assert "Use ** for bold text" in prompt
+    else:
+        assert "Your final answer MUST be formatted in Markdown syntax." not in prompt
+
+
+def test_markdown_with_empty_description():
+    """Test markdown formatting with empty description."""
+    
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research a topic",
+        backstory="You're a researcher.",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+    )
+
+    task = Task(
+        description="",
+        expected_output="A summary",
+        markdown=True,
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    prompt = task.prompt()
+    
+    assert prompt.strip() != ""
+    assert "A summary" in prompt
+    assert "Your final answer MUST be formatted in Markdown syntax." in prompt
+
+
+def test_markdown_with_complex_output_format():
+    """Test markdown with JSON output format to ensure compatibility."""
+    
+    class ResearchOutput(BaseModel):
+        title: str
+        findings: list[str]
+    
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research a topic",
+        backstory="You're a researcher.",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+    )
+
+    task = Task(
+        description="Research topic",
+        expected_output="Research results",
+        markdown=True,
+        output_json=ResearchOutput,
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    prompt = task.prompt()
+    
+    assert "Your final answer MUST be formatted in Markdown syntax." in prompt
+    assert "Research topic" in prompt
+    assert "Research results" in prompt