## Summary
Allowed the config to not have nodes, links and agents and still be parsed
## Test process
Tested with config file that doesn't have any simulation key/value pair
## Checklist
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#2357 - Allowed the config to not have nodes, links and agents and still be parsed
Related work items: #2357
- Enhance NicObservation for detailed NMNE event monitoring.
- Add nmne_config options to simulation settings for customizable NMNE capturing.
- Update documentation and tests for new NMNE features and simulation config.
## Summary
- Made the data manipulation red agent be able to choose between the two clients to start operating on
- changed the attacker name in the config to 'data_manipulation_attacker' to because it is no longer tied to any client
- Updated the documentation notebook accordingly.
- Fixed a bug where the database client made a new connection every time it sent a SQL query (it tries to reuse its most recent one instead)
- Fixed a bug where link loads were not being cleared between episodes (?)
**warning** - the green agents are not working properly after reset right now, but I'm gonna fix this in the next ticket where I refactor episode reset.
## Test process
- unit tests pass
- UC2 notebook passes with both clients. (currently this doesn't work after an episode reset, but the very next thing I'm gonna work on is refactoring the reset, so I don't want to waste time fixing this.)
## Checklist
- [x] PR is linked to a **work item**
- [x] **acceptance criteria** of linked ticket are met
- [x] performed **self-review** of the code
- [x] written **tests** for any new functionality added with this PR
- [ ] updated the **documentation** if this PR changes or adds functionality
- [ ] written/updated **design docs** if this PR implements new functionality
- [x] updated the **change log**
- [x] ran **pre-commit** checks for code style
- [n] attended to any **TO-DOs** left in the code
Related work items: #2232
