Replace RunState with RecordSet

e2e/bare/client.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import flwr as fl
 import numpy as np
 
+from flwr.common.configsrecord import ConfigsRecord
+
 SUBSET_SIZE = 1000
 STATE_VAR = 'timestamp'
 
@@ -18,13 +20,15 @@ def get_parameters(self, config):
     def _record_timestamp_to_state(self):
         """Record timestamp to client's state."""
         t_stamp = datetime.now().timestamp()
-        if STATE_VAR in self.state.state:
-            self.state.state[STATE_VAR] += f",{t_stamp}"
-        else:
-            self.state.state[STATE_VAR] = str(t_stamp)
+        value = str(t_stamp)
+        if STATE_VAR in self.state.configs.keys():
+            value = self.state.get_configs(STATE_VAR)[STATE_VAR]  # type: ignore
+            value += f",{t_stamp}"
+
+        self.state.set_configs(name=STATE_VAR, record=ConfigsRecord({STATE_VAR: value}))
 
     def _retrieve_timestamp_from_state(self):
-        return self.state.state[STATE_VAR]
+        return self.state.get_configs(STATE_VAR)[STATE_VAR]
 
     def fit(self, parameters, config):
         model_params = parameters

e2e/pytorch/client.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
 import flwr as fl
+from flwr.common.configsrecord import ConfigsRecord
 
 # #############################################################################
 # 1. Regular PyTorch pipeline: nn.Module, train, test, and DataLoader
@@ -95,14 +96,16 @@ def get_parameters(self, config):
     def _record_timestamp_to_state(self):
         """Record timestamp to client's state."""
         t_stamp = datetime.now().timestamp()
-        if STATE_VAR in self.state.state:
-            self.state.state[STATE_VAR] += f",{t_stamp}"
-        else:
-            self.state.state[STATE_VAR] = str(t_stamp)
+        value = str(t_stamp)
+        if STATE_VAR in self.state.configs.keys():
+            value = self.state.get_configs(STATE_VAR)[STATE_VAR]  # type: ignore
+            value += f",{t_stamp}"
+
+        self.state.set_configs(name=STATE_VAR, record=ConfigsRecord({STATE_VAR: value}))
 
     def _retrieve_timestamp_from_state(self):
-        return self.state.state[STATE_VAR]
-
+        return self.state.get_configs(STATE_VAR)[STATE_VAR]
+    
     def fit(self, parameters, config):
         set_parameters(net, parameters)
         train(net, trainloader, epochs=1)

src/py/flwr/client/client.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 from abc import ABC
 
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
 from flwr.common import (
     Code,
     EvaluateIns,
@@ -33,12 +32,13 @@
     Parameters,
     Status,
 )
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 
 
 class Client(ABC):
     """Abstract base class for Flower clients."""
 
-    state: RunState
+    state: RecordSet
 
     def get_properties(self, ins: GetPropertiesIns) -> GetPropertiesRes:
         """Return set of client's properties.
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ def evaluate(self, ins: EvaluateIns) -> EvaluateRes:
             metrics={},
         )
 
-    def get_state(self) -> RunState:
+    def get_state(self) -> RecordSet:
         """Get the run state from this client."""
         return self.state
 
-    def set_state(self, state: RunState) -> None:
+    def set_state(self, state: RecordSet) -> None:
         """Apply a run state to this client."""
         self.state = state
 

src/py/flwr/client/message_handler/message_handler.py

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
     get_server_message_from_task_ins,
     wrap_client_message_in_task_res,
 )
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
 from flwr.client.secure_aggregation import SecureAggregationHandler
 from flwr.client.typing import ClientFn
 from flwr.common import serde
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.proto.task_pb2 import (  # pylint: disable=E0611
     SecureAggregation,
     Task,
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ def handle_control_message(task_ins: TaskIns) -> Tuple[Optional[TaskRes], int]:
 
 
 def handle(
-    client_fn: ClientFn, state: RunState, task_ins: TaskIns
-) -> Tuple[TaskRes, RunState]:
+    client_fn: ClientFn, state: RecordSet, task_ins: TaskIns
+) -> Tuple[TaskRes, RecordSet]:
     """Handle incoming TaskIns from the server.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     client_fn : ClientFn
         A callable that instantiates a Client.
-    state : RunState
+    state : RecordSet
         A dataclass storing the state for the run being executed by the client.
     task_ins: TaskIns
         The task instruction coming from the server, to be processed by the client.
@@ -135,15 +135,15 @@ def handle(
 
 
 def handle_legacy_message(
-    client_fn: ClientFn, state: RunState, server_msg: ServerMessage
-) -> Tuple[ClientMessage, RunState]:
+    client_fn: ClientFn, state: RecordSet, server_msg: ServerMessage
+) -> Tuple[ClientMessage, RecordSet]:
     """Handle incoming messages from the server.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     client_fn : ClientFn
         A callable that instantiates a Client.
-    state : RunState
+    state : RecordSet
         A dataclass storing the state for the run being executed by the client.
     server_msg: ServerMessage
         The message coming from the server, to be processed by the client.

src/py/flwr/client/message_handler/message_handler_test.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import uuid
 
 from flwr.client import Client
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
 from flwr.client.typing import ClientFn
 from flwr.common import (
     EvaluateIns,
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
     serde,
     typing,
 )
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.proto.node_pb2 import Node  # pylint: disable=E0611
 from flwr.proto.task_pb2 import Task, TaskIns, TaskRes  # pylint: disable=E0611
 from flwr.proto.transport_pb2 import (  # pylint: disable=E0611
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def test_client_without_get_properties() -> None:
     )
     task_res, _ = handle(
         client_fn=_get_client_fn(client),
-        state=RunState(state={}),
+        state=RecordSet(),
         task_ins=task_ins,
     )
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def test_client_with_get_properties() -> None:
     )
     task_res, _ = handle(
         client_fn=_get_client_fn(client),
-        state=RunState(state={}),
+        state=RecordSet(),
         task_ins=task_ins,
     )
 

src/py/flwr/client/middleware/utils_test.py

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 import unittest
 from typing import List
 
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
 from flwr.client.typing import Bwd, FlowerCallable, Fwd, Layer
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.proto.task_pb2 import TaskIns, TaskRes  # pylint: disable=E0611
 
 from .utils import make_ffn
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def make_mock_app(name: str, footprint: List[str]) -> FlowerCallable:
     def app(fwd: Fwd) -> Bwd:
         footprint.append(name)
         fwd.task_ins.task_id += f"{name}"
-        return Bwd(task_res=TaskRes(task_id=name), state=RunState({}))
+        return Bwd(task_res=TaskRes(task_id=name), state=RecordSet())
 
     return app
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def test_multiple_middlewares(self) -> None:
 
         # Execute
         wrapped_app = make_ffn(mock_app, mock_middleware_layers)
-        task_res = wrapped_app(Fwd(task_ins=task_ins, state=RunState({}))).task_res
+        task_res = wrapped_app(Fwd(task_ins=task_ins, state=RecordSet())).task_res
 
         # Assert
         trace = mock_middleware_names + ["app"]
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ def filter_layer(fwd: Fwd, _: FlowerCallable) -> Bwd:
             footprint.append("filter")
             fwd.task_ins.task_id += "filter"
             # Skip calling app
-            return Bwd(task_res=TaskRes(task_id="filter"), state=RunState({}))
+            return Bwd(task_res=TaskRes(task_id="filter"), state=RecordSet())
 
         # Execute
         wrapped_app = make_ffn(mock_app, [filter_layer])
-        task_res = wrapped_app(Fwd(task_ins=task_ins, state=RunState({}))).task_res
+        task_res = wrapped_app(Fwd(task_ins=task_ins, state=RecordSet())).task_res
 
         # Assert
         self.assertEqual(footprint, ["filter"])

src/py/flwr/client/node_state.py

@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@
 
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 
 
 class NodeState:
     """State of a node where client nodes execute runs."""
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._meta: Dict[str, Any] = {}  # holds metadata about the node
-        self.run_states: Dict[int, RunState] = {}
+        self.run_states: Dict[int, RecordSet] = {}
 
     def register_runstate(self, run_id: int) -> None:
         """Register new run state for this node."""
         if run_id not in self.run_states:
-            self.run_states[run_id] = RunState({})
+            self.run_states[run_id] = RecordSet()
 
-    def retrieve_runstate(self, run_id: int) -> RunState:
+    def retrieve_runstate(self, run_id: int) -> RecordSet:
         """Get run state given a run_id."""
         if run_id in self.run_states:
             return self.run_states[run_id]
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ def retrieve_runstate(self, run_id: int) -> RunState:
             " by a client."
         )
 
-    def update_runstate(self, run_id: int, run_state: RunState) -> None:
+    def update_runstate(self, run_id: int, run_state: RecordSet) -> None:
         """Update run state."""
         self.run_states[run_id] = run_state

src/py/flwr/client/node_state_tests.py

@@ -16,15 +16,18 @@
 
 
 from flwr.client.node_state import NodeState
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
+from flwr.common.configsrecord import ConfigsRecord
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.proto.task_pb2 import TaskIns  # pylint: disable=E0611
 
 
-def _run_dummy_task(state: RunState) -> RunState:
-    if "counter" in state.state:
-        state.state["counter"] += "1"
-    else:
-        state.state["counter"] = "1"
+def _run_dummy_task(state: RecordSet) -> RecordSet:
+    counter_value: str = "1"
+    if "counter" in state.configs.keys():
+        counter_value = state.get_configs("counter")["count"]  # type: ignore
+        counter_value += "1"
+
+    state.set_configs(name="counter", record=ConfigsRecord({"count": counter_value}))
 
     return state
 
@@ -56,4 +59,4 @@ def test_multirun_in_node_state() -> None:
 
     # Verify values
     for run_id, state in node_state.run_states.items():
-        assert state.state["counter"] == expected_values[run_id]
+        assert state.get_configs("counter")["count"] == expected_values[run_id]

src/py/flwr/client/numpy_client.py

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Tuple
 
 from flwr.client.client import Client
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
 from flwr.common import (
     Config,
     NDArrays,
     Scalar,
     ndarrays_to_parameters,
     parameters_to_ndarrays,
 )
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.common.typing import (
     Code,
     EvaluateIns,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 class NumPyClient(ABC):
     """Abstract base class for Flower clients using NumPy."""
 
-    state: RunState
+    state: RecordSet
 
     def get_properties(self, config: Config) -> Dict[str, Scalar]:
         """Return a client's set of properties.
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ def evaluate(
         _ = (self, parameters, config)
         return 0.0, 0, {}
 
-    def get_state(self) -> RunState:
+    def get_state(self) -> RecordSet:
         """Get the run state from this client."""
         return self.state
 
-    def set_state(self, state: RunState) -> None:
+    def set_state(self, state: RecordSet) -> None:
         """Apply a run state to this client."""
         self.state = state
 
@@ -278,12 +278,12 @@ def _evaluate(self: Client, ins: EvaluateIns) -> EvaluateRes:
     )
 
 
-def _get_state(self: Client) -> RunState:
+def _get_state(self: Client) -> RecordSet:
     """Return state of underlying NumPyClient."""
     return self.numpy_client.get_state()  # type: ignore
 
 
-def _set_state(self: Client, state: RunState) -> None:
+def _set_state(self: Client, state: RecordSet) -> None:
     """Apply state to underlying NumPyClient."""
     self.numpy_client.set_state(state)  # type: ignore
 

src/py/flwr/client/typing.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Callable
 
-from flwr.client.run_state import RunState
+from flwr.common.recordset import RecordSet
 from flwr.proto.task_pb2 import TaskIns, TaskRes  # pylint: disable=E0611
 
 from .client import Client as Client
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ class Fwd:
     """."""
 
     task_ins: TaskIns
-    state: RunState
+    state: RecordSet
 
 
 @dataclass
 class Bwd:
     """."""
 
     task_res: TaskRes
-    state: RunState
+    state: RecordSet
 
 
 FlowerCallable = Callable[[Fwd], Bwd]