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+# """Module for handling configurable observation spaces in PrimAITE."""
+# import logging
+# from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+# from enum import Enum
+
+# import numpy as np
+# from gym import spaces
+
+# from primaite.common.enums import FileSystemState, HardwareState, SoftwareState
+# from primaite.environment.primaite_env import Primaite
+# from primaite.nodes.active_node import ActiveNode
+# from primaite.nodes.service_node import ServiceNode
+
+# _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+# class AbstractObservationComponent(ABC):
+#     """Represents a part of the PrimAITE observation space."""
+#     @abstractmethod
+#     def __init__(self, env: Primaite):
+#         _LOGGER.info(f"Initialising {self} observation component")
+#         self.env: Primaite = env
+#         self.space: spaces.Space
+#         self.current_observation: np.ndarray  # type might be too restrictive?
+#         return NotImplemented
+
+#     @abstractmethod
+#     def update(self):
+#         """Look at the environment and update the current observation value"""
+#         self.current_observation = NotImplemented
+
+#     # @abstractmethod
+#     # def export(self):
+#     #     return NotImplemented
+
+
+# class NodeLinkTable(AbstractObservationComponent):
+#     """Table with nodes/links as rows and hardware/software status as cols.
+
+#     #todo: write full description
+
+#     """
+
+#     _FIXED_PARAMETERS = 4
+#     _MAX_VAL = 1_000_000
+#     _DATA_TYPE = np.int64
+
+#     def __init__(self, env: Primaite):
+#         super().__init__()
+
+#         # 1. Define the shape of your observation space component
+#         num_items = self.env.num_links + self.env.num_nodes
+#         num_columns = self.env.num_services + self._FIXED_PARAMETERS
+#         observation_shape = (num_items, num_columns)
+
+#         # 2. Create Observation space
+#         self.space = spaces.Box(
+#             low=0,
+#             high=self._MAX_VAL,
+#             shape=observation_shape,
+#             dtype=self._DATA_TYPE,
+#         )
+
+#         # 3. Initialise Observation with zeroes
+#         self.current_observation = np.zeroes(observation_shape, dtype=self._DATA_TYPE)
+
+#     def update_obs(self):
+#         item_index = 0
+#         nodes = self.env.nodes
+#         links = self.env.links
+#         # Do nodes first
+#         for _, node in nodes.items():
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][0] = int(node.node_id)
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][1] = node.hardware_state.value
+#             if isinstance(node, ActiveNode) or isinstance(node, ServiceNode):
+#                 self.current_observation[item_index][2] = node.software_state.value
+#                 self.current_observation[item_index][
+#                     3
+#                 ] = node.file_system_state_observed.value
+#             else:
+#                 self.current_observation[item_index][2] = 0
+#                 self.current_observation[item_index][3] = 0
+#             service_index = 4
+#             if isinstance(node, ServiceNode):
+#                 for service in self.env.services_list:
+#                     if node.has_service(service):
+#                         self.current_observation[item_index][
+#                             service_index
+#                         ] = node.get_service_state(service).value
+#                     else:
+#                         self.current_observation[item_index][service_index] = 0
+#                     service_index += 1
+#             else:
+#                 # Not a service node
+#                 for service in self.env.services_list:
+#                     self.current_observation[item_index][service_index] = 0
+#                     service_index += 1
+#             item_index += 1
+
+#         # Now do links
+#         for _, link in links.items():
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][0] = int(link.get_id())
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][1] = 0
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][2] = 0
+#             self.current_observation[item_index][3] = 0
+#             protocol_list = link.get_protocol_list()
+#             protocol_index = 0
+#             for protocol in protocol_list:
+#                 self.current_observation[item_index][
+#                     protocol_index + 4
+#                 ] = protocol.get_load()
+#                 protocol_index += 1
+#             item_index += 1
+
+
+# class NodeStatuses(AbstractObservationComponent):
+#     _DATA_TYPE = np.int64
+
+#     def __init__(self):
+#         super().__init__()
+
+#         # 1. Define the shape of your observation space component
+#         shape = [
+#             len(HardwareState) + 1,
+#             len(SoftwareState) + 1,
+#             len(FileSystemState) + 1,
+#         ]
+#         services_shape = [len(SoftwareState) + 1] * self.env.num_services
+#         shape = shape + services_shape
+
+#         # 2. Create Observation space
+#         self.space = spaces.MultiDiscrete(shape)
+
+#         # 3. Initialise observation with zeroes
+#         self.current_observation = np.zeros(len(shape), dtype=self._DATA_TYPE)
+
+#     def update_obs(self):
+#         obs = []
+#         for _, node in self.env.nodes.items():
+#             hardware_state = node.hardware_state.value
+#             software_state = 0
+#             file_system_state = 0
+#             service_states = [0] * self.env.num_services
+
+#             if isinstance(node, ActiveNode):
+#                 software_state = node.software_state.value
+#                 file_system_state = node.file_system_state_observed.value
+
+#             if isinstance(node, ServiceNode):
+#                 for i, service in enumerate(self.env.services_list):
+#                     if node.has_service(service):
+#                         service_states[i] = node.get_service_state(service).value
+#         obs.extend([hardware_state, software_state, file_system_state, *service_states])
+#         self.current_observation[:] = obs
+
+
+# class LinkTrafficLevels(AbstractObservationComponent):
+#     _DATA_TYPE = np.int64
+
+#     def __init__(
+#         self, combine_service_traffic: bool = False, quantisation_levels: int = 5
+#     ):
+#         super().__init__()
+#         self._combine_service_traffic: bool = combine_service_traffic
+#         self._quantisation_levels: int = quantisation_levels
+#         self._entries_per_link: int = 1
+
+#         if not self._combine_service_traffic:
+#             self._entries_per_link = self.env.num_services
+
+#         # 1. Define the shape of your observation space component
+#         shape = (
+#             [self._quantisation_levels] * self.env.num_links * self._entries_per_link
+#         )
+
+#         # 2. Create Observation space
+#         self.space = spaces.MultiDiscrete(shape)
+
+#         # 3. Initialise observation with zeroes
+#         self.current_observation = np.zeros(len(shape), dtype=self._DATA_TYPE)
+
+#     def update_obs(self):
+#         obs = []
+#         for _, link in self.env.links.items():
+#             bandwidth = link.bandwidth
+#             if self._combine_service_traffic:
+#                 loads = [link.get_current_load()]
+#             else:
+#                 loads = [protocol.get_load() for protocol in link.protocol_list]
+
+#             for load in loads:
+#                 if load <= 0:
+#                     traffic_level = 0
+#                 elif load >= bandwidth:
+#                     traffic_level = self._quantisation_levels - 1
+#                 else:
+#                     traffic_level = (load / bandwidth) // (
+#                         1 / (self._quantisation_levels - 1)
+#                     ) + 1
+
+#                 obs.append(int(traffic_level))
+
+#         self.current_observation[:] = obs
+
+
+# class ObservationsHandler:
+#     class registry(Enum):
+#         NODE_LINK_TABLE: NodeLinkTable
+#         NODE_STATUSES: NodeStatuses
+#         LINK_TRAFFIC_LEVELS: LinkTrafficLevels
+
+#     def __init__(self):
+#         ...
+#         # i can access the registry items like this:
+#         # self.registry.LINK_TRAFFIC_LEVELS
+
+#     def update_obs(self):
+#         ...
+
+#     def register(self):
+#         ...
+
+#     def deregister(self, observation: AbstractObservationComponent):
+#         ...
+
+#     def export(self):
+#         ...