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NetForgeRLEnv

Bases: BaseNetForgeRLEnv

PettingZoo-style MARL environment for the NetForge cybersecurity sim.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
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class NetForgeRLEnv(BaseNetForgeRLEnv):
    """PettingZoo-style MARL environment for the NetForge cybersecurity sim."""

    metadata = {'render_modes': ['ansi', 'rgb_array'], 'name': 'netforge_rl_v3'}

    def __init__(self, scenario_config: dict):
        cfg = scenario_config or {}
        self.network_generator = NetworkGenerator(
            config_path=cfg.get('topology_path'),
            max_active_hosts=cfg.get('max_active_hosts'),
        )
        self.log_latency = cfg.get('log_latency', 2)
        self.green_agent = GreenAgent()
        self.possible_agents = [
            'red_operator',
            'blue_dmz',
            'blue_internal',
            'blue_restricted',
        ]
        self.agents = self.possible_agents[:]
        try:
            scenario_cls = get_scenario_class(cfg.get('scenario_type', 'ransomware'))
        except KeyError:
            scenario_cls = AptEspionageScenario
        self.scenario = scenario_cls(self.agents)

        self.global_state = self.network_generator.generate()
        self.resolution_engine = ConflictResolutionEngine()

        self.docker_bridge = DockerBridge(mode=cfg.get('docker_mode', 'sim'))
        self.global_state.docker_bridge = self.docker_bridge

        self.siem_logger = SIEMLogger()
        self.log_encoder = LogEncoder(backend=cfg.get('nlp_backend', 'tfidf'))
        self.topology_engine = TopologyEventEngine(
            churn_rate=cfg.get('topology_churn_rate', 0.0),
            migration_rate=cfg.get('topology_migration_rate', 0.0),
            arrival_rate=cfg.get('topology_arrival_rate', 0.0),
        )
        self.physics_engine = PLCPhysicsEngine()

        self.observation_spaces = {
            agent: gym.spaces.Dict(
                {
                    'obs': gym.spaces.Box(
                        low=-1.0, high=1.0, shape=(256,), dtype=np.float32
                    ),
                    'action_mask': gym.spaces.Box(
                        low=0, high=1, shape=(32 + 100,), dtype=np.int8
                    ),
                    'siem_embedding': gym.spaces.Box(
                        low=-1.0, high=1.0, shape=(EMBEDDING_DIM,), dtype=np.float32
                    ),
                    'adj_matrix': gym.spaces.Box(
                        low=0.0, high=1.0, shape=(10000,), dtype=np.float32
                    ),
                    'delta_t': gym.spaces.Box(
                        low=0.0, high=1.0, shape=(1,), dtype=np.float32
                    ),
                }
            )
            for agent in self.possible_agents
        }
        self.action_spaces = {
            agent: gym.spaces.MultiDiscrete(
                [32, 100]
            )  # [Action Type (max 32), Target IP Index (max 100 padded)]
            for agent in self.possible_agents
        }
        self.max_ticks = cfg.get('max_ticks', 1000)
        self.current_tick = 0
        self.event_queue = []

    def reset(
        self, seed=None, options=None
    ) -> Tuple[Dict[str, np.ndarray], Dict[str, dict]]:
        """Reset the environment."""
        if seed is not None:
            import random as _random

            _random.seed(seed)
            np.random.seed(seed)
        self.docker_bridge.teardown_all()
        self.global_state = self.network_generator.generate(seed=seed)
        self.global_state.docker_bridge = self.docker_bridge
        self.agents = self.possible_agents[:]
        self.ordered_hosts = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
        self._cached_action_masks = {
            agent: self.action_mask(agent) for agent in self.agents
        }
        self.global_state.agent_energy = {agent: 50 for agent in self.agents}
        self.global_state.agent_funds = {
            agent: 10000 if 'blue' in agent else 5000 for agent in self.agents
        }
        self.global_state.agent_compute = {agent: 1000 for agent in self.agents}
        self.global_state.business_downtime_score = 0.0
        # SIEM log buffer and research metrics
        self.global_state.siem_log_buffer = []
        self.episode_metrics = {
            'infection_times': {},  # IP -> tick
            'detection_times': {},  # IP -> tick (first SIEM alert)
            'isolation_times': {},  # IP -> tick
            'exfiltrated_data': 0.0,
            'sla_uptime_sum': 0.0,
            'steps_count': 0,
        }

        observations = {}
        for agent_id in self.agents:
            obs = BaseObservation(agent_id)
            obs.update_from_state(self.global_state, [])
            observations[agent_id] = {
                'obs': obs.to_numpy(max_size=256),
                'action_mask': self._cached_action_masks[agent_id],
                'siem_embedding': np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32),
                'adj_matrix': self.global_state.get_adjacency_matrix().flatten(),
                'delta_t': np.zeros(1, dtype=np.float32),
            }
        self.current_tick = 0
        self.event_queue = []
        self.topology_engine.reset(seed=seed)
        self.physics_engine.reset(seed=seed)

        return observations, {agent: {} for agent in self.agents}

    def observation_space(self, agent):
        return self.observation_spaces[agent]

    def action_space(self, agent):
        return self.action_spaces[agent]

    def action_mask(self, agent: str) -> np.ndarray:
        """Generate a binary action mask (132,) reflecting registered actions and live hosts."""
        mask = np.zeros(132, dtype=np.int8)
        lower = agent.lower()
        if 'red' in lower:
            primary = 'red_commander' if 'commander' in lower else 'red'
            base = 'red_operator' if 'operator' in lower else 'red'
        else:
            primary = 'blue_commander' if 'commander' in lower else 'blue'
            base = 'blue_operator' if 'operator' in lower else 'blue'
        valid_type_ids = set(action_registry._actions.get(primary, {}).keys()) | set(
            action_registry._actions.get(base, {}).keys()
        )
        for action_id in valid_type_ids:
            if action_id < 32:
                mask[action_id] = 1
        ordered = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
        for i, ip in enumerate(ordered[:100]):
            host = self.global_state.all_hosts.get(ip)
            if host and host.status != 'isolated':
                mask[32 + i] = 1
        return mask

    def step(
        self, agent_actions: Dict[str, int]
    ) -> Tuple[
        Dict[str, BaseObservation],
        Dict[str, float],
        Dict[str, bool],
        Dict[str, bool],
        Dict[str, dict],
    ]:
        """Process actions and advance simulation."""

        per_agent_inflight: Dict[str, int] = {}
        for event in self.event_queue:
            per_agent_inflight[event['agent']] = (
                per_agent_inflight.get(event['agent'], 0) + 1
            )

        for agent, action_int in agent_actions.items():
            if self.current_tick < self.global_state.agent_locked_until.get(agent, 0):
                continue

            if isinstance(action_int, BaseAction):
                action = action_int
            else:
                self.ordered_hosts = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
                action = action_registry.instantiate_action(
                    agent, action_int, self.ordered_hosts
                )
                if action is None:
                    continue

            # Cap Blue agents at 2 in-flight actions.
            if 'blue' in agent.lower():
                if per_agent_inflight.get(agent, 0) >= 2:
                    continue
                per_agent_inflight[agent] = per_agent_inflight.get(agent, 0) + 1

            if self.global_state.agent_energy.get(agent, 0) < action.cost:
                continue
            self.global_state.agent_energy[agent] -= action.cost

            if action.validate(self.global_state):
                eta = getattr(action, 'duration', 1)
                completion_tick = self.current_tick + eta
                effect = action.execute(self.global_state)
                effect.action = action

                self.global_state.agent_locked_until[agent] = completion_tick
                self.event_queue.append(
                    {
                        'completion_tick': completion_tick,
                        'agent': agent,
                        'action': action,
                        'effect': effect,
                        'target_ip': getattr(action, 'target_ip', None),
                        'start_tick': self.current_tick,
                    }
                )

        for event in list(self.event_queue):
            if (
                type(event['action']).__name__ == 'IsolateHost'
                and event['completion_tick'] <= self.current_tick
            ):
                target_to_isolate = event['target_ip']
                for red_event in list(self.event_queue):
                    if (
                        'red' in red_event['agent'].lower()
                        and red_event['target_ip'] == target_to_isolate
                    ):
                        if red_event in self.event_queue:
                            self.event_queue.remove(red_event)
                        self.global_state.agent_locked_until[red_event['agent']] = (
                            self.current_tick
                        )

        prev_tick = self.current_tick
        if self.event_queue:
            next_event_tick = min(e['completion_tick'] for e in self.event_queue)
            self.current_tick = max(self.current_tick + 1, next_event_tick)
        else:
            self.current_tick += 1

        delta_t = float(self.current_tick - prev_tick)
        delta_t_norm = delta_t / MAX_ACTION_DURATION

        self.global_state.current_tick = self.current_tick
        self.global_state.subnet_bandwidth.clear()

        noise_data = self.green_agent.generate_noise(
            self.current_tick, self.global_state
        )
        for anomaly in noise_data.get('alerts', []):
            self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                anomaly['data'], anomaly['subnet'], self.global_state
            )

        intended_effects = {}
        action_metadata = {}
        remaining_events = []
        for event in self.event_queue:
            if self.current_tick >= event['completion_tick']:
                agent = event['agent']
                intended_effects[agent] = event['effect']
                action_metadata[agent] = {
                    'name': type(event['action']).__name__,
                    'target_ip': event.get('target_ip'),
                }
            else:
                remaining_events.append(event)
        self.event_queue = remaining_events

        resolved_effects = self.resolution_engine.resolve(intended_effects)
        self._apply_state_deltas(resolved_effects)

        self._update_episode_metrics(resolved_effects)

        for res_agent, res_effect in resolved_effects.items():
            meta = action_metadata.get(res_agent, {})
            self.siem_logger.log_action(
                action_name=meta.get('name', 'UnknownAction'),
                effect=res_effect,
                global_state=self.global_state,
                agent_id=res_agent,
                target_ip=res_effect.observation_data.get('exploit'),
            )

        from netforge_rl.siem.event_templates import sysmon_1

        for res_agent, res_effect in resolved_effects.items():
            if 'red' not in res_agent or not res_effect.success:
                continue
            target_ip = res_effect.observation_data.get('exploit', 'unknown')
            host = self.global_state.all_hosts.get(target_ip)
            subnet = host.subnet_cidr if host else 'unknown'

            self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                sysmon_1(res_agent, process='exploit_payload'),
                subnet,
                self.global_state,
            )
            if host and getattr(host, 'contains_honeytokens', False):
                self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                    {
                        'signature': 'HONEYTOKEN_TRIGGERED',
                        'target': target_ip,
                        'agent': res_agent,
                        'severity': 10,
                    },
                    subnet,
                    self.global_state,
                )

        self.siem_logger.log_background_noise(self.global_state)

        if self.current_tick % 40 == 0:
            self.global_state.reallocate_dhcp()
            valid_ips = set(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
            self.event_queue = [
                e
                for e in self.event_queue
                if e.get('target_ip') is None or e['target_ip'] in valid_ips
            ]

        physics_alerts, physics_deltas = self.physics_engine.tick(self.global_state)
        for delta_key, delta_val in physics_deltas:
            self.global_state.apply_delta(delta_key, delta_val)
        ot_subnet = '10.0.99.0/24'
        for alert in physics_alerts:
            self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(alert, ot_subnet, self.global_state)

        topo_events = self.topology_engine.tick(self.global_state)
        if topo_events:
            valid_ips = set(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
            self.event_queue = [
                e
                for e in self.event_queue
                if e.get('target_ip') is None or e['target_ip'] in valid_ips
            ]
            for ev in topo_events:
                self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                    {
                        'signature': f'TOPOLOGY_{ev.kind.upper()}',
                        'detail': ev.detail,
                        'severity': 3,
                    },
                    ev.detail.get('subnet', ev.detail.get('new_subnet', 'unknown')),
                    self.global_state,
                )
            self._cached_action_masks = {
                agent: self.action_mask(agent) for agent in self.agents
            }

        observations = {}
        rewards = {}
        terminate = self.scenario.check_termination(self.global_state)
        is_truncated = self.current_tick >= self.max_ticks
        truncate = {agent: is_truncated for agent in self.agents}

        # Encode SIEM logs.
        agent_siem_vecs = {}
        for agent in self.agents:
            if 'blue' in agent.lower():
                subnet_tag = agent.split('_')[1] if '_' in agent else 'dmz'
                subset_logs = self.siem_logger.get_filtered_logs(
                    self.global_state, subnet_tag=subnet_tag, n=8
                )
                agent_siem_vecs[agent] = self.log_encoder.encode_buffer(
                    subset_logs, agg='mean'
                )

        for agent in self.agents:
            obs = BaseObservation(agent)
            obs.update_from_state(self.global_state, resolved_effects)

            obs_array = obs.to_numpy(max_size=256)

            if 'blue' in agent.lower():
                agent_siem_vec = agent_siem_vecs.get(
                    agent, np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32)
                )
            else:
                agent_siem_vec = np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32)

            observations[agent] = {
                'obs': obs_array,
                'action_mask': self._cached_action_masks[agent],
                'siem_embedding': agent_siem_vec,
                'adj_matrix': self.global_state.get_adjacency_matrix().flatten(),
                'delta_t': np.array([delta_t_norm], dtype=np.float32),
            }
            agent_effect = resolved_effects.get(agent)
            rewards[agent] = self.scenario.calculate_reward(
                agent, self.global_state, agent_effect
            )

        self.agents = [
            agent
            for agent in self.agents
            if not terminate[agent] and not truncate[agent]
        ]

        infos = self._extract_agent_infos(observations, resolved_effects)

        for agent in self.agents:
            if agent in infos:
                infos[agent]['delta_t'] = delta_t
                infos[agent]['delta_t_norm'] = delta_t_norm

        return observations, rewards, terminate, truncate, infos

    def render(self, mode: str = 'rgb_array'):
        """Render the environment frame."""
        if mode == 'ansi':
            return None
        if mode != 'rgb_array':
            raise ValueError(f'Unsupported render mode: {mode}')
        from netforge_rl.render import render_rgb, snapshot_from_envstate

        return render_rgb(snapshot_from_envstate(self.to_envstate()))

    def to_envstate(self):
        """Return a frozen EnvState PyTree snapshot."""
        from netforge_rl.core.functional import from_global_state

        return from_global_state(self.global_state, tuple(self.possible_agents))

    def _update_episode_metrics(self, resolved_effects):
        """Update episode security metrics."""
        for agent, effect in resolved_effects.items():
            if not effect.success:
                continue

            if isinstance(effect.state_deltas, list):
                for cmd in effect.state_deltas:
                    cmd_type = type(cmd).__name__
                    if (
                        cmd_type == 'UpdateHostStatusCommand'
                        and getattr(cmd, 'status', None) == 'isolated'
                    ):
                        self.episode_metrics['isolation_times'].setdefault(
                            cmd.target_ip, self.current_tick
                        )
                    elif cmd_type == 'UpdateHostPrivilegeCommand' and getattr(
                        cmd, 'privilege', None
                    ) in ('User', 'Root'):
                        self.episode_metrics['infection_times'].setdefault(
                            cmd.target_ip, self.current_tick
                        )

            elif isinstance(effect.state_deltas, dict):
                for delta_key, delta_val in effect.state_deltas.items():
                    parts = delta_key.split('/')
                    if len(parts) != 3 or parts[0] != 'hosts':
                        continue
                    ip, attribute = parts[1], parts[2]
                    if attribute == 'privilege' and delta_val in ('User', 'Root'):
                        self.episode_metrics['infection_times'].setdefault(
                            ip, self.current_tick
                        )
                    elif attribute == 'status' and delta_val == 'isolated':
                        self.episode_metrics['isolation_times'].setdefault(
                            ip, self.current_tick
                        )

        total = max(len(self.global_state.all_hosts), 1)
        healthy = sum(
            1
            for h in self.global_state.all_hosts.values()
            if h.compromised_by == 'None' and h.status == 'online'
        )
        self.episode_metrics['sla_uptime_sum'] += healthy / total
        self.episode_metrics['steps_count'] += 1

    def _apply_state_deltas(self, effects: Dict[str, ActionEffect]):
        """Apply state deltas to global_state."""
        for agent_id, effect in effects.items():
            if not effect.success:
                continue
            if isinstance(effect.state_deltas, dict):
                for delta_key, delta_val in effect.state_deltas.items():
                    self.global_state.apply_delta(delta_key, delta_val)
            elif isinstance(effect.state_deltas, list):
                for delta_cmd in effect.state_deltas:
                    self.global_state.apply_delta(delta_cmd)

    def _extract_agent_infos(self, observations: dict, resolved_effects: dict) -> dict:
        """Extract per-agent metrics info dict."""
        infos = {}
        for agent in observations:
            agent_effect = resolved_effects.get(agent)
            info: dict = {}

            false_positives = 0
            successful_exploits = 0
            hosts_isolated = 0
            services_restored = 0

            if (
                agent_effect
                and agent_effect.success
                and isinstance(agent_effect.state_deltas, dict)
            ):
                for delta_key, delta_val in agent_effect.state_deltas.items():
                    if 'status' in delta_key and delta_val == 'isolated':
                        hosts_isolated += 1
                        parts = delta_key.split('/')
                        if len(parts) >= 2:
                            host = self.global_state.all_hosts.get(parts[1])
                            if host and host.compromised_by == 'None':
                                false_positives += 1
                    elif 'privilege' in delta_key and delta_val in ('User', 'Root'):
                        successful_exploits += 1
                    elif 'status' in delta_key and delta_val == 'online':
                        services_restored += 1

            info['false_positives'] = float(false_positives)
            info['successful_exploits'] = float(successful_exploits)
            info['hosts_isolated'] = float(hosts_isolated)
            info['services_restored'] = float(services_restored)

            target_ip = (
                getattr(agent_effect.action, 'target_ip', None)
                if agent_effect
                else None
            )
            self.ordered_hosts = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
            info['target_ip_index'] = (
                self.ordered_hosts.index(target_ip)
                if target_ip and target_ip in self.global_state.all_hosts
                else None
            )

            info['agent_energy'] = float(self.global_state.agent_energy.get(agent, 0))
            info['compromised_hosts'] = float(
                sum(
                    1
                    for h in self.global_state.all_hosts.values()
                    if h.compromised_by != 'None'
                )
            )
            info['isolated_hosts'] = float(
                sum(
                    1
                    for h in self.global_state.all_hosts.values()
                    if h.status == 'isolated'
                )
            )

            sla_final = (
                self.episode_metrics['sla_uptime_sum']
                / self.episode_metrics['steps_count']
                if self.episode_metrics['steps_count'] > 0
                else 1.0
            )
            info['SLA_Uptime_Percentage'] = float(sla_final)

            # Mean Time To Containment
            mttc_vals = []
            for ip, t_iso in self.episode_metrics['isolation_times'].items():
                if ip in self.episode_metrics['infection_times']:
                    mttc_vals.append(
                        t_iso - self.episode_metrics['infection_times'][ip]
                    )
            info['MTTC'] = float(sum(mttc_vals) / len(mttc_vals)) if mttc_vals else 0.0

            info['Total_Exfiltrated_Data'] = float(
                self.episode_metrics['exfiltrated_data']
            )

            infos[agent] = info

        return infos

    def global_state_vector(self) -> np.ndarray:
        """Generate a flat 512-dim global state vector."""
        priv_codes = {'None': 0.0, 'User': 0.5, 'Root': 1.0}

        vec = []
        for ip in self.ordered_hosts[:100]:
            host = self.global_state.all_hosts[ip]
            vec.extend(
                [
                    priv_codes.get(host.privilege, 0.0),
                    1.0 if host.status == 'online' else 0.0,
                    1.0 if host.decoy != 'inactive' else 0.0,
                ]
            )
        vec.append(self.global_state.business_downtime_score / 100.0)
        vec.append(float(self.current_tick) / float(self.max_ticks))
        for agent in self.possible_agents:
            vec.append(float(self.global_state.agent_energy.get(agent, 0)) / 100.0)

        result = np.zeros(512, dtype=np.float32)
        v_arr = np.array(vec, dtype=np.float32)
        result[: len(v_arr)] = v_arr
        return result

reset

reset(
    seed=None, options=None
) -> Tuple[Dict[str, np.ndarray], Dict[str, dict]]

Reset the environment.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def reset(
    self, seed=None, options=None
) -> Tuple[Dict[str, np.ndarray], Dict[str, dict]]:
    """Reset the environment."""
    if seed is not None:
        import random as _random

        _random.seed(seed)
        np.random.seed(seed)
    self.docker_bridge.teardown_all()
    self.global_state = self.network_generator.generate(seed=seed)
    self.global_state.docker_bridge = self.docker_bridge
    self.agents = self.possible_agents[:]
    self.ordered_hosts = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
    self._cached_action_masks = {
        agent: self.action_mask(agent) for agent in self.agents
    }
    self.global_state.agent_energy = {agent: 50 for agent in self.agents}
    self.global_state.agent_funds = {
        agent: 10000 if 'blue' in agent else 5000 for agent in self.agents
    }
    self.global_state.agent_compute = {agent: 1000 for agent in self.agents}
    self.global_state.business_downtime_score = 0.0
    # SIEM log buffer and research metrics
    self.global_state.siem_log_buffer = []
    self.episode_metrics = {
        'infection_times': {},  # IP -> tick
        'detection_times': {},  # IP -> tick (first SIEM alert)
        'isolation_times': {},  # IP -> tick
        'exfiltrated_data': 0.0,
        'sla_uptime_sum': 0.0,
        'steps_count': 0,
    }

    observations = {}
    for agent_id in self.agents:
        obs = BaseObservation(agent_id)
        obs.update_from_state(self.global_state, [])
        observations[agent_id] = {
            'obs': obs.to_numpy(max_size=256),
            'action_mask': self._cached_action_masks[agent_id],
            'siem_embedding': np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32),
            'adj_matrix': self.global_state.get_adjacency_matrix().flatten(),
            'delta_t': np.zeros(1, dtype=np.float32),
        }
    self.current_tick = 0
    self.event_queue = []
    self.topology_engine.reset(seed=seed)
    self.physics_engine.reset(seed=seed)

    return observations, {agent: {} for agent in self.agents}

action_mask

action_mask(agent: str) -> np.ndarray

Generate a binary action mask (132,) reflecting registered actions and live hosts.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def action_mask(self, agent: str) -> np.ndarray:
    """Generate a binary action mask (132,) reflecting registered actions and live hosts."""
    mask = np.zeros(132, dtype=np.int8)
    lower = agent.lower()
    if 'red' in lower:
        primary = 'red_commander' if 'commander' in lower else 'red'
        base = 'red_operator' if 'operator' in lower else 'red'
    else:
        primary = 'blue_commander' if 'commander' in lower else 'blue'
        base = 'blue_operator' if 'operator' in lower else 'blue'
    valid_type_ids = set(action_registry._actions.get(primary, {}).keys()) | set(
        action_registry._actions.get(base, {}).keys()
    )
    for action_id in valid_type_ids:
        if action_id < 32:
            mask[action_id] = 1
    ordered = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
    for i, ip in enumerate(ordered[:100]):
        host = self.global_state.all_hosts.get(ip)
        if host and host.status != 'isolated':
            mask[32 + i] = 1
    return mask

step

step(
    agent_actions: Dict[str, int],
) -> Tuple[
    Dict[str, BaseObservation],
    Dict[str, float],
    Dict[str, bool],
    Dict[str, bool],
    Dict[str, dict],
]

Process actions and advance simulation.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def step(
    self, agent_actions: Dict[str, int]
) -> Tuple[
    Dict[str, BaseObservation],
    Dict[str, float],
    Dict[str, bool],
    Dict[str, bool],
    Dict[str, dict],
]:
    """Process actions and advance simulation."""

    per_agent_inflight: Dict[str, int] = {}
    for event in self.event_queue:
        per_agent_inflight[event['agent']] = (
            per_agent_inflight.get(event['agent'], 0) + 1
        )

    for agent, action_int in agent_actions.items():
        if self.current_tick < self.global_state.agent_locked_until.get(agent, 0):
            continue

        if isinstance(action_int, BaseAction):
            action = action_int
        else:
            self.ordered_hosts = sorted(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
            action = action_registry.instantiate_action(
                agent, action_int, self.ordered_hosts
            )
            if action is None:
                continue

        # Cap Blue agents at 2 in-flight actions.
        if 'blue' in agent.lower():
            if per_agent_inflight.get(agent, 0) >= 2:
                continue
            per_agent_inflight[agent] = per_agent_inflight.get(agent, 0) + 1

        if self.global_state.agent_energy.get(agent, 0) < action.cost:
            continue
        self.global_state.agent_energy[agent] -= action.cost

        if action.validate(self.global_state):
            eta = getattr(action, 'duration', 1)
            completion_tick = self.current_tick + eta
            effect = action.execute(self.global_state)
            effect.action = action

            self.global_state.agent_locked_until[agent] = completion_tick
            self.event_queue.append(
                {
                    'completion_tick': completion_tick,
                    'agent': agent,
                    'action': action,
                    'effect': effect,
                    'target_ip': getattr(action, 'target_ip', None),
                    'start_tick': self.current_tick,
                }
            )

    for event in list(self.event_queue):
        if (
            type(event['action']).__name__ == 'IsolateHost'
            and event['completion_tick'] <= self.current_tick
        ):
            target_to_isolate = event['target_ip']
            for red_event in list(self.event_queue):
                if (
                    'red' in red_event['agent'].lower()
                    and red_event['target_ip'] == target_to_isolate
                ):
                    if red_event in self.event_queue:
                        self.event_queue.remove(red_event)
                    self.global_state.agent_locked_until[red_event['agent']] = (
                        self.current_tick
                    )

    prev_tick = self.current_tick
    if self.event_queue:
        next_event_tick = min(e['completion_tick'] for e in self.event_queue)
        self.current_tick = max(self.current_tick + 1, next_event_tick)
    else:
        self.current_tick += 1

    delta_t = float(self.current_tick - prev_tick)
    delta_t_norm = delta_t / MAX_ACTION_DURATION

    self.global_state.current_tick = self.current_tick
    self.global_state.subnet_bandwidth.clear()

    noise_data = self.green_agent.generate_noise(
        self.current_tick, self.global_state
    )
    for anomaly in noise_data.get('alerts', []):
        self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
            anomaly['data'], anomaly['subnet'], self.global_state
        )

    intended_effects = {}
    action_metadata = {}
    remaining_events = []
    for event in self.event_queue:
        if self.current_tick >= event['completion_tick']:
            agent = event['agent']
            intended_effects[agent] = event['effect']
            action_metadata[agent] = {
                'name': type(event['action']).__name__,
                'target_ip': event.get('target_ip'),
            }
        else:
            remaining_events.append(event)
    self.event_queue = remaining_events

    resolved_effects = self.resolution_engine.resolve(intended_effects)
    self._apply_state_deltas(resolved_effects)

    self._update_episode_metrics(resolved_effects)

    for res_agent, res_effect in resolved_effects.items():
        meta = action_metadata.get(res_agent, {})
        self.siem_logger.log_action(
            action_name=meta.get('name', 'UnknownAction'),
            effect=res_effect,
            global_state=self.global_state,
            agent_id=res_agent,
            target_ip=res_effect.observation_data.get('exploit'),
        )

    from netforge_rl.siem.event_templates import sysmon_1

    for res_agent, res_effect in resolved_effects.items():
        if 'red' not in res_agent or not res_effect.success:
            continue
        target_ip = res_effect.observation_data.get('exploit', 'unknown')
        host = self.global_state.all_hosts.get(target_ip)
        subnet = host.subnet_cidr if host else 'unknown'

        self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
            sysmon_1(res_agent, process='exploit_payload'),
            subnet,
            self.global_state,
        )
        if host and getattr(host, 'contains_honeytokens', False):
            self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                {
                    'signature': 'HONEYTOKEN_TRIGGERED',
                    'target': target_ip,
                    'agent': res_agent,
                    'severity': 10,
                },
                subnet,
                self.global_state,
            )

    self.siem_logger.log_background_noise(self.global_state)

    if self.current_tick % 40 == 0:
        self.global_state.reallocate_dhcp()
        valid_ips = set(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
        self.event_queue = [
            e
            for e in self.event_queue
            if e.get('target_ip') is None or e['target_ip'] in valid_ips
        ]

    physics_alerts, physics_deltas = self.physics_engine.tick(self.global_state)
    for delta_key, delta_val in physics_deltas:
        self.global_state.apply_delta(delta_key, delta_val)
    ot_subnet = '10.0.99.0/24'
    for alert in physics_alerts:
        self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(alert, ot_subnet, self.global_state)

    topo_events = self.topology_engine.tick(self.global_state)
    if topo_events:
        valid_ips = set(self.global_state.all_hosts.keys())
        self.event_queue = [
            e
            for e in self.event_queue
            if e.get('target_ip') is None or e['target_ip'] in valid_ips
        ]
        for ev in topo_events:
            self.siem_logger._push_to_buffer(
                {
                    'signature': f'TOPOLOGY_{ev.kind.upper()}',
                    'detail': ev.detail,
                    'severity': 3,
                },
                ev.detail.get('subnet', ev.detail.get('new_subnet', 'unknown')),
                self.global_state,
            )
        self._cached_action_masks = {
            agent: self.action_mask(agent) for agent in self.agents
        }

    observations = {}
    rewards = {}
    terminate = self.scenario.check_termination(self.global_state)
    is_truncated = self.current_tick >= self.max_ticks
    truncate = {agent: is_truncated for agent in self.agents}

    # Encode SIEM logs.
    agent_siem_vecs = {}
    for agent in self.agents:
        if 'blue' in agent.lower():
            subnet_tag = agent.split('_')[1] if '_' in agent else 'dmz'
            subset_logs = self.siem_logger.get_filtered_logs(
                self.global_state, subnet_tag=subnet_tag, n=8
            )
            agent_siem_vecs[agent] = self.log_encoder.encode_buffer(
                subset_logs, agg='mean'
            )

    for agent in self.agents:
        obs = BaseObservation(agent)
        obs.update_from_state(self.global_state, resolved_effects)

        obs_array = obs.to_numpy(max_size=256)

        if 'blue' in agent.lower():
            agent_siem_vec = agent_siem_vecs.get(
                agent, np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32)
            )
        else:
            agent_siem_vec = np.zeros(EMBEDDING_DIM, dtype=np.float32)

        observations[agent] = {
            'obs': obs_array,
            'action_mask': self._cached_action_masks[agent],
            'siem_embedding': agent_siem_vec,
            'adj_matrix': self.global_state.get_adjacency_matrix().flatten(),
            'delta_t': np.array([delta_t_norm], dtype=np.float32),
        }
        agent_effect = resolved_effects.get(agent)
        rewards[agent] = self.scenario.calculate_reward(
            agent, self.global_state, agent_effect
        )

    self.agents = [
        agent
        for agent in self.agents
        if not terminate[agent] and not truncate[agent]
    ]

    infos = self._extract_agent_infos(observations, resolved_effects)

    for agent in self.agents:
        if agent in infos:
            infos[agent]['delta_t'] = delta_t
            infos[agent]['delta_t_norm'] = delta_t_norm

    return observations, rewards, terminate, truncate, infos

render

render(mode: str = 'rgb_array')

Render the environment frame.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def render(self, mode: str = 'rgb_array'):
    """Render the environment frame."""
    if mode == 'ansi':
        return None
    if mode != 'rgb_array':
        raise ValueError(f'Unsupported render mode: {mode}')
    from netforge_rl.render import render_rgb, snapshot_from_envstate

    return render_rgb(snapshot_from_envstate(self.to_envstate()))

to_envstate

to_envstate()

Return a frozen EnvState PyTree snapshot.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def to_envstate(self):
    """Return a frozen EnvState PyTree snapshot."""
    from netforge_rl.core.functional import from_global_state

    return from_global_state(self.global_state, tuple(self.possible_agents))

global_state_vector

global_state_vector() -> np.ndarray

Generate a flat 512-dim global state vector.

Source code in netforge_rl\environment\parallel_env.py
def global_state_vector(self) -> np.ndarray:
    """Generate a flat 512-dim global state vector."""
    priv_codes = {'None': 0.0, 'User': 0.5, 'Root': 1.0}

    vec = []
    for ip in self.ordered_hosts[:100]:
        host = self.global_state.all_hosts[ip]
        vec.extend(
            [
                priv_codes.get(host.privilege, 0.0),
                1.0 if host.status == 'online' else 0.0,
                1.0 if host.decoy != 'inactive' else 0.0,
            ]
        )
    vec.append(self.global_state.business_downtime_score / 100.0)
    vec.append(float(self.current_tick) / float(self.max_ticks))
    for agent in self.possible_agents:
        vec.append(float(self.global_state.agent_energy.get(agent, 0)) / 100.0)

    result = np.zeros(512, dtype=np.float32)
    v_arr = np.array(vec, dtype=np.float32)
    result[: len(v_arr)] = v_arr
    return result