#2248 - Big refactor of base with all Network Interface subclasses created to allow for proper management of ports on devices as it was starting to get messy with the Router. Some routing tests still need fixing as ARP doesn't seem to be working properly

src/primaite/simulator/core.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Callable, ClassVar, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
 from primaite import getLogger
 
@@ -150,14 +150,12 @@ class SimComponent(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra="allow")
     """Configure pydantic to allow arbitrary types and to let the instance have attributes not present in model."""
 
-    uuid: str
+    uuid: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid4()))
     """The component UUID."""
 
     _original_state: Dict = {}
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        if not kwargs.get("uuid"):
-            kwargs["uuid"] = str(uuid4())
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self._request_manager: RequestManager = self._init_request_manager()
         self._parent: Optional["SimComponent"] = None