Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/dev' into feature/2257-router-routes-cannot-be-represented-in-config-file

src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py

@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ class Link(SimComponent):
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.endpoint_a}<-->{self.endpoint_b}"
 
+    def apply_timestep(self, timestep: int) -> None:
+        """Apply a timestep to the simulation."""
+        super().apply_timestep(timestep)
+        self.current_load = 0.0
+
 
 class Node(SimComponent):
     """

src/primaite/simulator/system/applications/database_client.py

@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ class DatabaseClient(Application):
             return False
 
         if connection_id is None:
-            connection_id = str(uuid4())
+            if self.connections:
+                connection_id = list(self.connections.keys())[-1]
+                # TODO: if the most recent connection dies, it should be automatically cleared.
+            else:
+                connection_id = str(uuid4())
 
         if not self.connections.get(connection_id):
             if not self.connect(connection_id=connection_id):