Repository: stanfordnlp/dspy

Issue:
Image support inside complex types
Currently, only you can only pass a single image at a time in a signature.

E.g. this will work
```python
class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
    image1: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField()
    image2: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField()
```

But any more complex types involving images wont:
```python
class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
    images: List[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()

class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
    labeled_images: Dict[str, dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()
```

This is due to how images are compiled into OAI compatible messages, where inside `chat_adapter.py` we create a large list of content blocks by giving fields with an image_url special privileges:
```json
{
    "content": [{
         "type": "text",
         "text": "...",
    },
    {
         "type": "image_url"
         "image_url": {"url": "..."} # url is either an actual url or the base64 data
    }]
}
```
I do some fairly naive parsing inside `ChatAdapter`, and there is definitely a more elegant solution here.
 #1763 addresses the List case, but I want a more generalized solution.

cc @okhat


Discussion:
This is [how I did it in `fewshot`](https://github.com/thomasnormal/fewshot/blob/main/fewshot/templates.py#L59):
```python
def format_input_simple(pydantic_object: BaseModel, img_formatter=None) -> dict[str, Any]:
    if img_formatter is None:
        img_formatter = gpt_format_image

    image_map = {}

    def replace_image_with_id(obj: Any) -> Any:
        image_id = f"[image {len(image_map) + 1}]"
        image_map[image_id] = obj.base64()
        return image_id

    dict_obj = map_images(pydantic_object, replace_image_with_id)
    processed = json.dumps(dict_obj)

    content = [{"type": "text", "text": processed}]
    for image_id, image in image_map.items():
        content.append({"type": "text", "text": image_id + ":"})
        content.append(img_formatter(image))

    return {"role": "user", "content": content}
```
Basically when I turn the input object into json, I replace all images with an ID.
Then at the end of the message I send the list of (ID, img) pairs.

Works reasonably well.
> Currently, only you can only pass a single image at a time in a signature.
> 
> E.g. this will work
> 
> ```python
> class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
>     image1: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField()
>     image2: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField()
> ```
> 
> But any more complex types involving images wont:
> 
> ```python
> class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
>     images: List[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()
> 
> class ImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
>     labeled_images: Dict[str, dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()
> ```
> 
> This is due to how images are compiled into OAI compatible messages, where inside `chat_adapter.py` we create a large list of content blocks by giving fields with an image_url special privileges:
> 
> ```json
> {
>     "content": [{
>          "type": "text",
>          "text": "...",
>     },
>     {
>          "type": "image_url"
>          "image_url": {"url": "..."} # url is either an actual url or the base64 data
>     }]
> }
> ```
> 
> I do some fairly naive parsing inside `ChatAdapter`, and there is definitely a more elegant solution here. #1763 addresses the List case, but I want a more generalized solution.
> 
> cc @okhat

Hey, I was trying to perform VQA with an LLM using dspy for optimized prompting and I'm not able to pass the base64image to LLM via dspy. Could you let me know how you were able to do it? I tried dspy.Image but I get an error saying No module called dspy.Image. Thanks



Patch:
diff --git a/dspy/adapters/chat_adapter.py b/dspy/adapters/chat_adapter.py
index e51e90d68e..e35461dbcf 100644
--- a/dspy/adapters/chat_adapter.py
+++ b/dspy/adapters/chat_adapter.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import textwrap
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, NamedTuple, Union
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, Literal, NamedTuple
 
 import pydantic
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 from dspy.signatures.field import OutputField
 from dspy.signatures.signature import Signature, SignatureMeta
 from dspy.signatures.utils import get_dspy_field_type
+from dspy.adapters.image_utils import try_expand_image_tags
 
 field_header_pattern = re.compile(r"\[\[ ## (\w+) ## \]\]")
 
@@ -50,12 +52,12 @@ def format(self, signature: Signature, demos: list[dict[str, Any]], inputs: dict
 
         prepared_instructions = prepare_instructions(signature)
         messages.append({"role": "system", "content": prepared_instructions})
-
         for demo in demos:
             messages.append(format_turn(signature, demo, role="user", incomplete=demo in incomplete_demos))
             messages.append(format_turn(signature, demo, role="assistant", incomplete=demo in incomplete_demos))
 
         messages.append(format_turn(signature, inputs, role="user"))
+        messages = try_expand_image_tags(messages)
         return messages
 
     def parse(self, signature, completion):
@@ -110,11 +112,10 @@ def format_fields(self, signature, values, role):
             for field_name, field_info in signature.fields.items()
             if field_name in values
         }
-
         return format_fields(fields_with_values)
 
 
-def format_fields(fields_with_values: Dict[FieldInfoWithName, Any], assume_text=True) -> Union[str, List[dict]]:
+def format_fields(fields_with_values: Dict[FieldInfoWithName, Any]) -> str:
     """
     Formats the values of the specified fields according to the field's DSPy type (input or output),
     annotation (e.g. str, int, etc.), and the type of the value itself. Joins the formatted values
@@ -124,23 +125,14 @@ def format_fields(fields_with_values: Dict[FieldInfoWithName, Any], assume_text=
       fields_with_values: A dictionary mapping information about a field to its corresponding
                           value.
     Returns:
-      The joined formatted values of the fields, represented as a string or a list of dicts
+      The joined formatted values of the fields, represented as a string
     """
     output = []
     for field, field_value in fields_with_values.items():
-        formatted_field_value = format_field_value(field_info=field.info, value=field_value, assume_text=assume_text)
-        if assume_text:
-            output.append(f"[[ ## {field.name} ## ]]\n{formatted_field_value}")
-        else:
-            output.append({"type": "text", "text": f"[[ ## {field.name} ## ]]\n"})
-            if isinstance(formatted_field_value, dict) and formatted_field_value.get("type") == "image_url":
-                output.append(formatted_field_value)
-            else:
-                output[-1]["text"] += formatted_field_value["text"]
-    if assume_text:
-        return "\n\n".join(output).strip()
-    else:
-        return output
+        formatted_field_value = format_field_value(field_info=field.info, value=field_value)
+        output.append(f"[[ ## {field.name} ## ]]\n{formatted_field_value}")
+
+    return "\n\n".join(output).strip()
 
 
 def parse_value(value, annotation):
@@ -180,92 +172,43 @@ def format_turn(signature, values, role, incomplete=False):
         A chat message that can be appended to a chat thread. The message contains two string fields:
         ``role`` ("user" or "assistant") and ``content`` (the message text).
     """
-    fields_to_collapse = []
-    content = []
-
     if role == "user":
         fields = signature.input_fields
-        if incomplete:
-            fields_to_collapse.append(
-                {
-                    "type": "text",
-                    "text": "This is an example of the task, though some input or output fields are not supplied.",
-                }
-            )
+        message_prefix = "This is an example of the task, though some input or output fields are not supplied." if incomplete else ""
     else:
-        fields = signature.output_fields
-        # Add the built-in field indicating that the chat turn has been completed
-        fields[BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo.name] = BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo.info
+        # Add the completed field for the assistant turn
+        fields = {**signature.output_fields, BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo.name: BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo.info}
         values = {**values, BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo.name: ""}
-    field_names = fields.keys()
-    if not incomplete:
-        if not set(values).issuperset(set(field_names)):
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected {field_names} but got {values.keys()}")
+        message_prefix = ""
 
-    fields_to_collapse.extend(
-        format_fields(
-            fields_with_values={
-                FieldInfoWithName(name=field_name, info=field_info): values.get(
-                    field_name, "Not supplied for this particular example."
-                )
-                for field_name, field_info in fields.items()
-            },
-            assume_text=False,
-        )
-    )
-
-    if role == "user":
-        output_fields = list(signature.output_fields.keys())
+    if not incomplete and not set(values).issuperset(fields.keys()):
+        raise ValueError(f"Expected {fields.keys()} but got {values.keys()}")
 
-        def type_info(v):
-            return (
-                f" (must be formatted as a valid Python {get_annotation_name(v.annotation)})"
-                if v.annotation is not str
-                else ""
-            )
+    messages = []
+    if message_prefix:
+        messages.append(message_prefix)
 
-        if output_fields:
-            fields_to_collapse.append(
-                {
-                    "type": "text",
-                    "text": "Respond with the corresponding output fields, starting with the field "
-                    + ", then ".join(f"`[[ ## {f} ## ]]`{type_info(v)}" for f, v in signature.output_fields.items())
-                    + ", and then ending with the marker for `[[ ## completed ## ]]`.",
-                }
-            )
-
-    # flatmap the list if any items are lists otherwise keep the item
-    flattened_list = list(
-        chain.from_iterable(item if isinstance(item, list) else [item] for item in fields_to_collapse)
+    field_messages = format_fields(
+        {FieldInfoWithName(name=k, info=v): values.get(k, "Not supplied for this particular example.")
+         for k, v in fields.items()},
     )
-
-    if all(message.get("type", None) == "text" for message in flattened_list):
-        content = "\n\n".join(message.get("text") for message in flattened_list)
-        return {"role": role, "content": content}
-
-    # Collapse all consecutive text messages into a single message.
-    collapsed_messages = []
-    for item in flattened_list:
-        # First item is always added
-        if not collapsed_messages:
-            collapsed_messages.append(item)
-            continue
-
-        # If the current item is image, add to collapsed_messages
-        if item.get("type") == "image_url":
-            if collapsed_messages[-1].get("type") == "text":
-                collapsed_messages[-1]["text"] += "\n"
-            collapsed_messages.append(item)
-        # If the previous item is text and current item is text, append to the previous item
-        elif collapsed_messages[-1].get("type") == "text":
-            collapsed_messages[-1]["text"] += "\n\n" + item["text"]
-        # If the previous item is not text(aka image), add the current item as a new item
-        else:
-            item["text"] = "\n\n" + item["text"]
-            collapsed_messages.append(item)
-
-    return {"role": role, "content": collapsed_messages}
-
+    messages.append(field_messages)
+
+    # Add output field instructions for user messages
+    if role == "user" and signature.output_fields:
+        type_info = lambda v: f" (must be formatted as a valid Python {get_annotation_name(v.annotation)})" if v.annotation is not str else ""
+        field_instructions = "Respond with the corresponding output fields, starting with the field " + \
+            ", then ".join(f"`[[ ## {f} ## ]]`{type_info(v)}" for f, v in signature.output_fields.items()) + \
+            ", and then ending with the marker for `[[ ## completed ## ]]`."
+        messages.append(field_instructions)
+    joined_messages = "\n\n".join(msg for msg in messages)
+    return {"role": role, "content": joined_messages}
+
+def flatten_messages(messages):
+    """Flatten nested message lists."""
+    return list(chain.from_iterable(
+        item if isinstance(item, list) else [item] for item in messages
+    ))
 
 def enumerate_fields(fields: dict) -> str:
     parts = []
@@ -328,12 +271,11 @@ def format_signature_fields_for_instructions(fields: Dict[str, FieldInfo]):
                 FieldInfoWithName(name=field_name, info=field_info): field_metadata(field_name, field_info)
                 for field_name, field_info in fields.items()
             },
-            assume_text=True,
         )
 
     parts.append(format_signature_fields_for_instructions(signature.input_fields))
     parts.append(format_signature_fields_for_instructions(signature.output_fields))
-    parts.append(format_fields({BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo: ""}, assume_text=True))
+    parts.append(format_fields({BuiltInCompletedOutputFieldInfo: ""}))
     instructions = textwrap.dedent(signature.instructions)
     objective = ("\n" + " " * 8).join([""] + instructions.splitlines())
     parts.append(f"In adhering to this structure, your objective is: {objective}")
diff --git a/dspy/adapters/image_utils.py b/dspy/adapters/image_utils.py
index 5dee95b78e..904b85ffee 100644
--- a/dspy/adapters/image_utils.py
+++ b/dspy/adapters/image_utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import base64
 import io
 import os
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
+import re
 
 import pydantic
 import requests
@@ -17,13 +18,20 @@
 
 class Image(pydantic.BaseModel):
     url: str
-
+    
+    model_config = {
+        'frozen': True,
+        'str_strip_whitespace': True,
+        'validate_assignment': True,
+        'extra': 'forbid',
+    }
+        
     @pydantic.model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def validate_input(cls, values):
         # Allow the model to accept either a URL string or a dictionary with a single 'url' key
         if isinstance(values, str):
-            # if a string, assume it’s the URL directly and wrap it in a dict
+            # if a string, assume it's the URL directly and wrap it in a dict
             return {"url": values}
         elif isinstance(values, dict) and set(values.keys()) == {"url"}:
             # if it's a dict, ensure it has only the 'url' key
@@ -44,14 +52,21 @@ def from_file(cls, file_path: str):
 
     @classmethod
     def from_PIL(cls, pil_image):
-        import PIL
+        return cls(url=encode_image(pil_image))
 
-        return cls(url=encode_image(PIL.Image.open(pil_image)))
+    @pydantic.model_serializer()
+    def serialize_model(self):
+        return "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" + self.url + "<DSPY_IMAGE_END>"
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        len_base64 = len(self.url.split("base64,")[1])
-        return f"Image(url = {self.url.split('base64,')[0]}base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED({str(len_base64)})>)"
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.serialize_model()
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        if "base64" in self.url:
+            len_base64 = len(self.url.split("base64,")[1])
+            image_type = self.url.split(";")[0].split("/")[-1]
+            return f"Image(url=data:image/{image_type};base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED({str(len_base64)})>)"
+        return f"Image(url='{self.url}')"
 
 def is_url(string: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a string is a valid URL."""
@@ -95,6 +110,7 @@ def encode_image(image: Union[str, bytes, "PILImage.Image", dict], download_imag
                 return image
         else:
             # Unsupported string format
+            print(f"Unsupported image string: {image}")
             raise ValueError(f"Unsupported image string: {image}")
     elif PIL_AVAILABLE and isinstance(image, PILImage.Image):
         # PIL Image
@@ -103,11 +119,12 @@ def encode_image(image: Union[str, bytes, "PILImage.Image", dict], download_imag
         # Raw bytes
         if not PIL_AVAILABLE:
             raise ImportError("Pillow is required to process image bytes.")
-        img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image))
+        img = PILImage.open(io.BytesIO(image))
         return _encode_pil_image(img)
     elif isinstance(image, Image):
         return image.url
     else:
+        print(f"Unsupported image type: {type(image)}")
         raise ValueError(f"Unsupported image type: {type(image)}")
 
 
@@ -133,8 +150,7 @@ def _encode_image_from_url(image_url: str) -> str:
     encoded_image = base64.b64encode(response.content).decode("utf-8")
     return f"data:image/{file_extension};base64,{encoded_image}"
 
-
-def _encode_pil_image(image: "Image.Image") -> str:
+def _encode_pil_image(image: 'PILImage') -> str:
     """Encode a PIL Image object to a base64 data URI."""
     buffered = io.BytesIO()
     file_extension = (image.format or "PNG").lower()
@@ -151,9 +167,7 @@ def _get_file_extension(path_or_url: str) -> str:
 
 def is_image(obj) -> bool:
     """Check if the object is an image or a valid image reference."""
-    if PIL_AVAILABLE and isinstance(obj, Image.Image):
-        return True
-    if isinstance(obj, (bytes, bytearray)):
+    if PIL_AVAILABLE and isinstance(obj, PILImage.Image):
         return True
     if isinstance(obj, str):
         if obj.startswith("data:image/"):
@@ -163,3 +177,52 @@ def is_image(obj) -> bool:
         elif is_url(obj):
             return True
     return False
+
+def try_expand_image_tags(messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Try to expand image tags in the messages."""
+    for message in messages:
+        # NOTE: Assumption that content is a string
+        if "content" in message and "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" in message["content"]:
+            message["content"] = expand_image_tags(message["content"])
+    return messages
+
+def expand_image_tags(text: str) -> Union[str, List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
+    """Expand image tags in the text. If there are any image tags, 
+    turn it from a content string into a content list of texts and image urls.
+    
+    Args:
+        text: The text content that may contain image tags
+        
+    Returns:
+        Either the original string if no image tags, or a list of content dicts
+        with text and image_url entries
+    """
+    image_tag_regex = r'"?<DSPY_IMAGE_START>(.*?)<DSPY_IMAGE_END>"?'
+    
+    # If no image tags, return original text
+    if not re.search(image_tag_regex, text):
+        return text
+        
+    final_list = []
+    remaining_text = text
+    
+    while remaining_text:
+        match = re.search(image_tag_regex, remaining_text)
+        if not match:
+            if remaining_text.strip():
+                final_list.append({"type": "text", "text": remaining_text.strip()})
+            break
+            
+        # Get text before the image tag
+        prefix = remaining_text[:match.start()].strip()
+        if prefix:
+            final_list.append({"type": "text", "text": prefix})
+            
+        # Add the image
+        image_url = match.group(1)
+        final_list.append({"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": image_url}})
+        
+        # Update remaining text
+        remaining_text = remaining_text[match.end():].strip()
+    
+    return final_list
diff --git a/dspy/adapters/json_adapter.py b/dspy/adapters/json_adapter.py
index a2fbcd5554..7cfc2d36a7 100644
--- a/dspy/adapters/json_adapter.py
+++ b/dspy/adapters/json_adapter.py
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ def _format_field_value(field_info: FieldInfo, value: Any) -> str:
     Returns:
       The formatted value of the field, represented as a string.
     """
+    # TODO: Wasnt this easy to fix?
     if field_info.annotation is Image:
         raise NotImplementedError("Images are not yet supported in JSON mode.")
 
-    return format_field_value(field_info=field_info, value=value, assume_text=True)
+    return format_field_value(field_info=field_info, value=value)
 
 
 def format_fields(role: str, fields_with_values: Dict[FieldInfoWithName, Any]) -> str:
diff --git a/dspy/adapters/utils.py b/dspy/adapters/utils.py
index f627f07431..a2438a94ce 100644
--- a/dspy/adapters/utils.py
+++ b/dspy/adapters/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 
-from .image_utils import Image, encode_image
 
 
 def serialize_for_json(value: Any) -> Any:
@@ -53,24 +52,6 @@ def format_field_value(field_info: FieldInfo, value: Any, assume_text=True) -> U
 
     if assume_text:
         return string_value
-    elif isinstance(value, Image) or field_info.annotation == Image:
-        # This validation should happen somewhere else
-        # Safe to import PIL here because it's only imported when an image is actually being formatted
-        try:
-            import PIL
-        except ImportError:
-            raise ImportError("PIL is required to format images; Run `pip install pillow` to install it.")
-        image_value = value
-        if not isinstance(image_value, Image):
-            if isinstance(image_value, dict) and "url" in image_value:
-                image_value = image_value["url"]
-            elif isinstance(image_value, str):
-                image_value = encode_image(image_value)
-            elif isinstance(image_value, PIL.Image.Image):
-                image_value = encode_image(image_value)
-            assert isinstance(image_value, str)
-            image_value = Image(url=image_value)
-        return {"type": "image_url", "image_url": image_value.model_dump()}
     else:
         return {"type": "text", "text": string_value}
 
diff --git a/dspy/predict/predict.py b/dspy/predict/predict.py
index 0eb5717ec3..03bc44d869 100644
--- a/dspy/predict/predict.py
+++ b/dspy/predict/predict.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from dspy.adapters.image_utils import Image
 from dspy.predict.parameter import Parameter
 from dspy.primitives.prediction import Prediction
 from dspy.primitives.program import Module
@@ -34,20 +33,7 @@ def dump_state(self):
 
             for field in demo:
                 # FIXME: Saving BaseModels as strings in examples doesn't matter because you never re-access as an object
-                # It does matter for images
-                if isinstance(demo[field], Image):
-                    demo[field] = demo[field].model_dump()
-                elif isinstance(demo[field], BaseModel):
-                    demo[field] = demo[field].model_dump()
-                # Handle lists of BaseModels
-                elif isinstance(demo[field], list):
-                    processed_list = []
-                    for item in demo[field]:
-                        if isinstance(item, BaseModel):
-                            processed_list.append(item.model_dump())
-                        else:
-                            processed_list.append(item)
-                    demo[field] = processed_list
+                demo[field] = serialize_object(demo[field])
 
             state["demos"].append(demo)
 
@@ -68,16 +54,7 @@ def load_state(self, state):
             # `excluded_keys` are fields that go through special handling.
             if name not in excluded_keys:
                 setattr(self, name, value)
-
-        # FIXME: Images are getting special treatment, but all basemodels initialized from json should be converted back to objects
-        for demo in self.demos:
-            for field in demo:
-                if isinstance(demo[field], dict) and "url" in demo[field]:
-                    url = demo[field]["url"]
-                    if not isinstance(url, str):
-                        raise ValueError(f"Image URL must be a string, got {type(url)}")
-                    demo[field] = Image(url=url)
-
+                    
         self.signature = self.signature.load_state(state["signature"])
 
         if "extended_signature" in state: # legacy, up to and including 2.5, for CoT.
@@ -136,8 +113,24 @@ def get_config(self):
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self.signature})"
 
+def serialize_object(obj):
+    """
+    Recursively serialize a given object into a JSON-compatible format.
+    Supports Pydantic models, lists, dicts, and primitive types.
+    """
+    if isinstance(obj, BaseModel):
+        # Use model_dump to convert the model into a JSON-serializable dict
+        return obj.model_dump()
+    elif isinstance(obj, list):
+        return [serialize_object(item) for item in obj]
+    elif isinstance(obj, tuple):
+        return tuple(serialize_object(item) for item in obj)
+    elif isinstance(obj, dict):
+        return {key: serialize_object(value) for key, value in obj.items()}
+    else:
+        return obj
+
 
-# TODO: get some defaults during init from the context window?
 # # TODO: FIXME: Hmm, I guess expected behavior is that contexts can
 # affect execution. Well, we need to determine whether context dominates, __init__ demoninates, or forward dominates.
 # Generally, unless overwritten, we'd see n=None, temperature=None.
diff --git a/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/.gitignore b/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c22941fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+docs/
+.byaldi/
+mmlongbench-doc.ipynb
+mmmu.ipynb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/mmmu.ipynb b/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/mmmu.ipynb
index 151c98b759..f529069b98 100644
--- a/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/mmmu.ipynb
+++ b/examples/outdated_v2.4_examples/vlm/mmmu.ipynb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 2,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 16,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "# vllm serve Qwen/Qwen2-VL-7B-Instruct --trust-remote-code --limit-mm-per-prompt image=16 --seed 42 --pipeline-parallel-size 2\n",
-    "qwen_lm = dspy.LM(model=\"openai/Qwen/Qwen2-VL-7B-Instruct\", api_base=\"http://localhost:8000/v1\", api_key=\"sk-fake-key\", max_tokens=5000)\n",
+    "qwen_lm = dspy.LM(model=\"openai/Qwen/Qwen2-VL-7B-Instruct\", api_base=\"http://localhost:8000/v1\", api_key=\"sk-fake-key\", max_tokens=5000, temperature=0.3)\n",
     "haiku_lm = dspy.LM(model=\"anthropic/claude-3-haiku-20240307\", max_tokens=4096)\n",
     "# vllm serve meta-llama/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct --trust-remote-code --limit-mm-per-prompt image=16 --seed 42 --enforce-eager --max-num-seqs 48\n",
     "llama_lm = dspy.LM(model=\"openai/meta-llama/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct\", api_base=\"http://localhost:8000/v1\", api_key=\"sk-fake-key\", max_tokens=5000)\n",
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
     "gpt_lm = dspy.LM(model=\"openai/gpt-4o-mini\", max_tokens=5000)\n",
     "all_lms = [qwen_lm, haiku_lm, llama_lm, gpt_lm]\n",
     "\n",
-    "dspy.settings.configure(lm=qwen_lm)"
+    "dspy.settings.configure(lm=qwen_lm)\n",
+    "\n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 17,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@
     "\n",
     "def update_example_image_key(example):\n",
     "    example_copy = example.copy()\n",
-    "    example_copy[\"image\"] = example_copy[\"image_1\"]\n",
+    "    example_copy[\"image\"] = dspy.Image.from_PIL(example_copy[\"image_1\"])\n",
     "    return example_copy.with_inputs(*example.inputs().keys(), \"image\")\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 19,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@
     "print(mmmu(**sample_input.inputs()))\n",
     "print(sample_input.answer)\n",
     "\n",
-    "evaluate_mmmu = Evaluate(metric=answer_exact_match, num_threads=50, devset=updated_valset, display_progress=True, max_errors=500, return_outputs=True)"
+    "evaluate_mmmu = Evaluate(metric=answer_exact_match, num_threads=50, devset=updated_valset, display_progress=True, max_errors=500, return_outputs=True)\n",
+    "qwen_lm.inspect_history()\n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -338,6 +340,15 @@
     "# print(\"Num bad format (cot, predict):\", f\"{res2_cot[1]}, {res2[1]}\")\n"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "qwen_lm.inspect_history()\n"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
@@ -378,6 +389,13 @@
     "# Note: Run above here"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
@@ -557,7 +575,7 @@
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -585,20 +603,18 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "import random\n",
-    "\n",
+    "import dspy\n",
     "def generate_random_2_color_image_examples(n):\n",
     "    examples = []\n",
     "    for _ in range(n):\n",
     "        color_1, color_2 = random.sample(list(colors.keys()), 2)\n",
     "        chosen_color = color_1 if random.random() < 0.5 else color_2\n",
-    "        chosen_image = \"image_1\" if chosen_color == color_1 else \"image_2\"\n",
     "        example_kwargs = {\n",
-    "            \"image_1\": get_color_image_url(color_1),\n",
-    "            \"image_2\": get_color_image_url(color_2),\n",
-    "            \"question\": f\"What color is {chosen_image}?\",\n",
+    "            \"images\": [dspy.Image.from_url(get_color_image_url(color_1)), dspy.Image.from_url(get_color_image_url(color_2))],\n",
+    "            \"question\": f\"What color is the {'first' if chosen_color == color_1 else 'second'} image?\",\n",
     "            \"answer\": chosen_color\n",
     "        }\n",
-    "        examples.append(dspy.Example(**example_kwargs).with_inputs(\"image_1\", \"image_2\", \"question\"))\n",
+    "        examples.append(dspy.Example(**example_kwargs).with_inputs(\"images\", \"question\"))\n",
     "    return examples\n",
     "\n",
     "examples = generate_random_2_color_image_examples(100)\n",
@@ -611,13 +627,25 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
+    "import dspy\n",
+    "from typing import List\n",
     "class ColorSignature(dspy.Signature):\n",
     "    \"\"\"Output the color of the designated image.\"\"\"\n",
-    "    image_1: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc=\"An image\")\n",
-    "    image_2: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc=\"An image\")\n",
+    "    images: List[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField(desc=\"An image\")\n",
     "    question: str = dspy.InputField(desc=\"A question about the image\")\n",
     "    answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc=\"The color of the designated image\")\n",
-    "color_program = dspy.Predict(ColorSignature)\n"
+    "\n",
+    "class ColorModule(dspy.Module):\n",
+    "    def __init__(self):\n",
+    "        self.predictor = dspy.Predict(ColorSignature)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    def forward(self, **kwargs):\n",
+    "        return self.predictor(**kwargs)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "color_program = ColorModule()\n",
+    "optimizer = dspy.LabeledFewShot(k=2)\n",
+    "compiled_color_program = optimizer.compile(color_program, trainset=examples)\n",
+    "compiled_color_program.save(\"color_program.json\")\n"
    ]
   },
   {


Test patch:
diff --git a/tests/clients/test_inspect_global_history.py b/tests/clients/test_inspect_global_history.py
index f3bcf210d2..e63cfe595d 100644
--- a/tests/clients/test_inspect_global_history.py
+++ b/tests/clients/test_inspect_global_history.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ def test_inspect_history_basic(capsys):
     assert all("messages" in entry for entry in history)
 
 def test_inspect_history_with_n(capsys):
+    """Test that inspect_history works with n
+    Random failures in this test most likely mean you are printing messages somewhere
+    """
     lm = DummyLM([{"response": "One"}, {"response": "Two"}, {"response": "Three"}])
     dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
     
diff --git a/tests/primitives/test_example.py b/tests/primitives/test_example.py
index 62a94c74be..9897a2676e 100644
--- a/tests/primitives/test_example.py
+++ b/tests/primitives/test_example.py
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ def test_example_repr_str_img():
     )
     assert (
         repr(example)
-        == "Example({'img': Image(url = data:image/gif;base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED(56)>)}) (input_keys=None)"
+        == "Example({'img': Image(url=data:image/gif;base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED(56)>)}) (input_keys=None)"
     )
     assert (
         str(example)
-        == "Example({'img': Image(url = data:image/gif;base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED(56)>)}) (input_keys=None)"
+        == "Example({'img': Image(url=data:image/gif;base64,<IMAGE_BASE_64_ENCODED(56)>)}) (input_keys=None)"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/signatures/test_adapter_image.py b/tests/signatures/test_adapter_image.py
index 8c34f3c417..255e93bc93 100644
--- a/tests/signatures/test_adapter_image.py
+++ b/tests/signatures/test_adapter_image.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import pytest
-from PIL import Image
+from PIL import Image as PILImage
 import requests
 from io import BytesIO
 
 import dspy
 from dspy import Predict
 from dspy.utils.dummies import DummyLM
+from dspy.adapters.image_utils import encode_image
 import tempfile
+import pydantic
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def sample_pil_image():
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ def sample_pil_image():
     url = 'https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/dane-great/n02109047_8912.jpg'
     response = requests.get(url)
     response.raise_for_status()
-    return Image.open(BytesIO(response.content))
+    return PILImage.open(BytesIO(response.content))
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def sample_dspy_image_download():
@@ -31,9 +32,7 @@ def sample_url():
 def sample_dspy_image_no_download():
     return dspy.Image.from_url("https://images.dog.ceo/breeds/dane-great/n02109047_8912.jpg", download=False)
 
-
-
-def messages_contain_image_url_pattern(messages):
+def count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(messages):
     pattern = {
         'type': 'image_url',
         'image_url': {
@@ -42,200 +41,291 @@ def messages_contain_image_url_pattern(messages):
     }
     
     try:
-        # Helper function to check nested dict matches pattern
         def check_pattern(obj, pattern):
             if isinstance(pattern, dict):
                 if not isinstance(obj, dict):
                     return False
-                return all(
-                    k in obj and check_pattern(obj[k], v) 
-                    for k, v in pattern.items()
-                )
+                return all(k in obj and check_pattern(obj[k], v) for k, v in pattern.items())
             if callable(pattern):
                 return pattern(obj)
             return obj == pattern
             
-        # Look for pattern in any nested dict
-        def find_pattern(obj, pattern):
+        def count_patterns(obj, pattern):
+            count = 0
             if check_pattern(obj, pattern):
-                return True
+                count += 1
             if isinstance(obj, dict):
-                return any(find_pattern(v, pattern) for v in obj.values())
+                count += sum(count_patterns(v, pattern) for v in obj.values())
             if isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
-                return any(find_pattern(v, pattern) for v in obj)
-            return False
+                count += sum(count_patterns(v, pattern) for v in obj)
+            return count
             
-        return find_pattern(messages, pattern)
-    except:
-        return False
-    
-def test_probabilistic_classification():
-    class ProbabilisticClassificationSignature(dspy.Signature):
-        image: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc="An image to classify")
-        class_labels: List[str] = dspy.InputField(desc="Possible class labels")
-        probabilities: Dict[str, float] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Probability distribution over the class labels")
-
-    expected = {"dog": 0.8, "cat": 0.1, "bird": 0.1}
-    lm = DummyLM([{"probabilities": str(expected)}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
+        return count_patterns(messages, pattern)
+    except Exception:
+        return 0
 
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(ProbabilisticClassificationSignature)
-    result = predictor(
-        image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg"),
-        class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"]
-    )
-
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-
-def test_inline_classification():
+def setup_predictor(signature, expected_output):
+    """Helper to set up a predictor with DummyLM"""
+    lm = DummyLM([expected_output])
+    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
+    return dspy.Predict(signature), lm
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_case", [
+    {
+        "name": "probabilistic_classification",
+        "signature": "image: dspy.Image, class_labels: List[str] -> probabilities: Dict[str, float]",
+        "inputs": {"image": "https://example.com/dog.jpg", "class_labels": ["dog", "cat", "bird"]},
+        "key_output": "probabilities",
+        "expected": {"probabilities": {"dog": 0.8, "cat": 0.1, "bird": 0.1}}
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "image_to_code",
+        "signature": "ui_image: dspy.Image, target_language: str -> generated_code: str",
+        "inputs": {"ui_image": "https://example.com/button.png", "target_language": "HTML"},
+        "key_output": "generated_code",
+        "expected": {"generated_code": "<button>Click me</button>"}
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bbox_detection",
+        "signature": "image: dspy.Image -> bboxes: List[Tuple[int, int, int, int]]",
+        "inputs": {"image": "https://example.com/image.jpg"},
+        "key_output": "bboxes",
+        "expected": {"bboxes": [(10, 20, 30, 40), (50, 60, 70, 80)]}
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "multilingual_caption",
+        "signature": "image: dspy.Image, languages: List[str] -> captions: Dict[str, str]",
+        "inputs": {"image": "https://example.com/dog.jpg", "languages": ["en", "es", "fr"]},
+        "key_output": "captions",
+        "expected": {"captions": {"en": "A golden retriever", "es": "Un golden retriever", "fr": "Un golden retriever"}}
+    }
+])
+def test_basic_image_operations(test_case):
+    """Consolidated test for basic image operations"""
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(test_case["signature"], test_case["expected"])
+    
+    # Convert string URLs to dspy.Image objects
+    inputs = {k: dspy.Image.from_url(v) if isinstance(v, str) and k in ["image", "ui_image"] else v 
+             for k, v in test_case["inputs"].items()}
+    
+    result = predictor(**inputs)
+    
+    # Check result based on output field name
+    output_field = next(f for f in ["probabilities", "generated_code", "bboxes", "captions"] 
+                       if hasattr(result, f))
+    assert getattr(result, output_field) == test_case["expected"][test_case["key_output"]]
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == 1
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("image_input,description", [
+    ("pil_image", "PIL Image"),
+    ("encoded_pil_image", "encoded PIL image string"), 
+    ("dspy_image_download", "dspy.Image with download=True"),
+    ("dspy_image_no_download", "dspy.Image without download")
+])
+def test_image_input_formats(request, sample_pil_image, sample_dspy_image_download, 
+                           sample_dspy_image_no_download, image_input, description):
+    """Test different input formats for image fields"""
     signature = "image: dspy.Image, class_labels: List[str] -> probabilities: Dict[str, float]"
+    expected = {"probabilities": {"dog": 0.8, "cat": 0.1, "bird": 0.1}}
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(signature, expected)
+
+    input_map = {
+        "pil_image": sample_pil_image,
+        "encoded_pil_image": encode_image(sample_pil_image),
+        "dspy_image_download": sample_dspy_image_download,
+        "dspy_image_no_download": sample_dspy_image_no_download
+    }
     
-    expected = {"dog": 0.8, "cat": 0.1, "bird": 0.1}
-    lm = DummyLM([{"probabilities": str(expected)}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
-    result = predictor(
-        image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg"),
-        class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"]
-    )
-
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-
-def test_image_to_code():
-    class ImageToCodeSignature(dspy.Signature):
-        ui_image: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc="An image of a user interface")
-        target_language: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Programming language for the generated code")
-        generated_code: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Code that replicates the UI shown in the image")
-
-    expected_code = "<button>Click me</button>"
-    lm = DummyLM([{"generated_code": expected_code}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(ImageToCodeSignature)
-    result = predictor(
-        ui_image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/button.png"),
-        target_language="HTML"
-    )
+    actual_input = input_map[image_input]
+    # TODO(isaacbmiller): Support the cases without direct dspy.Image coercion
+    if image_input in ["pil_image", "encoded_pil_image"]:
+        pytest.xfail(f"{description} not fully supported without dspy.from_PIL")
 
-    assert result.generated_code == expected_code
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
+    result = predictor(image=actual_input, class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"])
+    assert result.probabilities == expected["probabilities"]
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == 1
 
-def test_bbox_image():
-    class BBOXImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
-        image: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc="The original image to annotate")
-        bboxes: List[Tuple[int, int, int, int]] = dspy.OutputField(
-            desc="List of bounding boxes with coordinates (x1, y1, x2, y2)"
-        )
-
-    expected_bboxes = [(10, 20, 30, 40), (50, 60, 70, 80)]
-    lm = DummyLM([{"bboxes": str(expected_bboxes)}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(BBOXImageSignature)
-    result = predictor(image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/image.jpg"))
+def test_predictor_save_load(sample_url, sample_pil_image):
+    """Test saving and loading predictors with image fields"""
+    signature = "image: dspy.Image -> caption: str"
+    examples = [
+        dspy.Example(image=dspy.Image.from_url(sample_url), caption="Example 1"),
+        dspy.Example(image=sample_pil_image, caption="Example 2"),
+    ]
+    
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(signature, {"caption": "A golden retriever"})
+    optimizer = dspy.teleprompt.LabeledFewShot(k=1)
+    compiled_predictor = optimizer.compile(student=predictor, trainset=examples, sample=False)
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+', delete=True, suffix=".json") as temp_file:
+        compiled_predictor.save(temp_file.name)
+        loaded_predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
+        loaded_predictor.load(temp_file.name)
+    
+    result = loaded_predictor(image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg"))
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == 2
+    assert "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" not in str(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
 
-    assert result.bboxes == expected_bboxes
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
+def test_save_load_complex_default_types():
+    """Test saving and loading predictors with complex default types (lists of images)"""
+    examples = [
+        dspy.Example(
+            image_list=[
+                dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg"),
+                dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/cat.jpg")
+            ],
+            caption="Example 1"
+        ).with_inputs("image_list"),
+    ]
 
+    class ComplexTypeSignature(dspy.Signature):
+        image_list: List[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField(desc="A list of images")
+        caption: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="A caption for the image list")
 
-def test_multilingual_caption():
-    class MultilingualCaptionSignature(dspy.Signature):
-        image: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField(desc="An image to generate captions for")
-        languages: List[str] = dspy.InputField(
-            desc="List of language codes for the captions (e.g., ['en', 'es', 'fr'])"
-        )
-        captions: Dict[str, str] = dspy.OutputField(
-            desc="Captions in different languages keyed by language code"
-        )
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(ComplexTypeSignature, {"caption": "A list of images"})
+    optimizer = dspy.teleprompt.LabeledFewShot(k=1)
+    compiled_predictor = optimizer.compile(student=predictor, trainset=examples, sample=False)
 
-    expected_captions = {
-        "en": "A golden retriever",
-        "es": "Un golden retriever",
-        "fr": "Un golden retriever"
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+', delete=True, suffix=".json") as temp_file:
+        compiled_predictor.save(temp_file.name)
+        loaded_predictor = dspy.Predict(ComplexTypeSignature)
+        loaded_predictor.load(temp_file.name)
+    
+    result = loaded_predictor(**examples[0].inputs())
+    assert result.caption == "A list of images"
+    assert str(lm.history[-1]["messages"]).count("'url'") == 4
+    assert "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" not in str(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
+
+class BasicImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
+    """Basic signature with a single image input"""
+    image: dspy.Image = dspy.InputField()
+    output: str = dspy.OutputField()
+
+class ImageListSignature(dspy.Signature):
+    """Signature with a list of images input"""
+    image_list: List[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()
+    output: str = dspy.OutputField()
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("test_case", [
+    {
+        "name": "basic_dspy_signature",
+        "signature_class": BasicImageSignature,
+        "inputs": {
+            "image": "https://example.com/dog.jpg"
+        },
+        "expected": {"output": "A dog photo"},
+        "expected_image_urls": 2
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "list_dspy_signature",
+        "signature_class": ImageListSignature,
+        "inputs": {
+            "image_list": ["https://example.com/dog.jpg", "https://example.com/cat.jpg"]
+        },
+        "expected": {"output": "Multiple photos"},
+        "expected_image_urls": 4
     }
-    lm = DummyLM([{"captions": str(expected_captions)}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(MultilingualCaptionSignature)
-    result = predictor(
+])
+def test_save_load_complex_types(test_case):
+    """Test saving and loading predictors with complex types"""
+    signature_cls = test_case["signature_class"]
+    
+    # Convert string URLs to dspy.Image objects in input
+    processed_input = {}
+    for key, value in test_case["inputs"].items():
+        if isinstance(value, str) and "http" in value:
+            processed_input[key] = dspy.Image.from_url(value)
+        elif isinstance(value, list) and value and isinstance(value[0], str):
+            processed_input[key] = [dspy.Image.from_url(url) for url in value]
+        else:
+            processed_input[key] = value
+    
+    # Create example and predictor
+    examples = [
+        dspy.Example(**processed_input, **test_case["expected"]).with_inputs(*processed_input.keys())
+    ]
+    
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(signature_cls, test_case["expected"])
+    optimizer = dspy.teleprompt.LabeledFewShot(k=1)
+    compiled_predictor = optimizer.compile(student=predictor, trainset=examples, sample=False)
+    
+    # Test save and load
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+', delete=True, suffix=".json") as temp_file:
+        compiled_predictor.save(temp_file.name)
+        loaded_predictor = dspy.Predict(signature_cls)
+        loaded_predictor.load(temp_file.name)
+    
+    # Run prediction
+    result = loaded_predictor(**processed_input)
+    
+    # Verify output matches expected
+    for key, value in test_case["expected"].items():
+        assert getattr(result, key) == value
+    
+    # Verify correct number of image URLs in messages
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == test_case["expected_image_urls"]
+    assert "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" not in str(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
+
+def test_save_load_pydantic_model():
+    """Test saving and loading predictors with pydantic models"""
+    class ImageModel(pydantic.BaseModel):
+        image: dspy.Image
+        image_list: Optional[List[dspy.Image]] = None
+        output: str
+
+    class PydanticSignature(dspy.Signature):
+        model_input: ImageModel = dspy.InputField()
+        output: str = dspy.OutputField()
+
+    # Create model instance
+    model_input = ImageModel(
         image=dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg"),
-        languages=["en", "es", "fr"]
+        image_list=[dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/cat.jpg")],
+        output="Multiple photos"
     )
 
-    assert result.captions == expected_captions
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-def test_image_input_formats(sample_pil_image, sample_dspy_image_download, sample_dspy_image_no_download):
-    """Test different input formats for image fields"""
-    from dspy.adapters.image_utils import encode_image
-
-    signature = "image: dspy.Image, class_labels: List[str] -> probabilities: Dict[str, float]"
-    expected = {"dog": 0.8, "cat": 0.1, "bird": 0.1}
-    lm = DummyLM([{"probabilities": str(expected)}] * 4)  # Need multiple responses for different tests
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
-
-    # Test PIL Image input
-    result = predictor(image=sample_pil_image, class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"])
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-    # Test encoded string input
-    encoded_image = encode_image(sample_pil_image)
-    result = predictor(image=encoded_image, class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"])
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-    # Test dspy.Image with download=True
-    result = predictor(
-        image=sample_dspy_image_download,
-        class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"]
-    )
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-    # Test dspy.Image without download
-    result = predictor(
-        image=sample_dspy_image_no_download,
-        class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"]
-    )
-    assert result.probabilities == expected
-    assert messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-
-def test_invalid_image_input(sample_url):
-    """Test that using a string input with str annotation fails"""
-    signature = "image: str, class_labels: List[str] -> probabilities: Dict[str, float]"
-    lm = DummyLM([{"probabilities": "{}"}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
-
-    result = predictor(
-        image=sample_url,
-        class_labels=["dog", "cat", "bird"]
-    )
-    assert not messages_contain_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
-
-
-def test_predictor_save_load(tmp_path, sample_url, sample_pil_image):
-    signature = "image: dspy.Image -> caption: str"
+    # Create example and predictor
     examples = [
-        dspy.Example(image=dspy.Image.from_url(sample_url)),
-        dspy.Example(image=sample_pil_image)
+        dspy.Example(model_input=model_input, output="Multiple photos").with_inputs("model_input")
     ]
-    lm = DummyLM([{"caption": "A golden retriever"}])
-    dspy.settings.configure(lm=lm)
-    predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
-    optimizer = dspy.teleprompt.LabeledFewShot()
-    compiled_predictor = optimizer.compile(student=predictor, trainset=examples[:1])
-
-    path = tmp_path / "model.json"
 
-    compiled_predictor.save(path)
-    loaded_predictor = dspy.Predict(signature)
-    loaded_predictor.load(path)
-
-    assert isinstance(loaded_predictor.demos[0]["image"], dspy.Image)
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+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(PydanticSignature, {"output": "Multiple photos"})
+    optimizer = dspy.teleprompt.LabeledFewShot(k=1)
+    compiled_predictor = optimizer.compile(student=predictor, trainset=examples, sample=False)
+
+    # Test save and load
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w+', delete=True, suffix=".json") as temp_file:
+        compiled_predictor.save(temp_file.name)
+        loaded_predictor = dspy.Predict(PydanticSignature)
+        loaded_predictor.load(temp_file.name)
+
+    # Run prediction
+    result = loaded_predictor(model_input=model_input)
+
+    # Verify output matches expected
+    assert result.output == "Multiple photos"
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == 4
+    assert "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>" not in str(lm.history[-1]["messages"])
+
+def test_optional_image_field():
+    """Test that optional image fields are not required"""
+    class OptionalImageSignature(dspy.Signature):
+        image: Optional[dspy.Image] = dspy.InputField()
+        output: str = dspy.OutputField()
+
+    predictor, lm = setup_predictor(OptionalImageSignature, {"output": "Hello"})
+    result = predictor(image=None)
+    assert result.output == "Hello"
+    assert count_messages_with_image_url_pattern(lm.history[-1]["messages"]) == 0
+
+def test_image_repr():
+    """Test string representation of Image objects"""
+    url_image = dspy.Image.from_url("https://example.com/dog.jpg", download=False)
+    assert str(url_image) == "<DSPY_IMAGE_START>https://example.com/dog.jpg<DSPY_IMAGE_END>"
+    assert repr(url_image) == "Image(url='https://example.com/dog.jpg')"
+    
+    sample_pil = PILImage.new('RGB', (60, 30), color='red')
+    pil_image = dspy.Image.from_PIL(sample_pil)
+    assert str(pil_image).startswith("<DSPY_IMAGE_START>data:image/png;base64,")
+    assert str(pil_image).endswith("<DSPY_IMAGE_END>")
+    assert "base64" in str(pil_image)
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