relayrl_types

Core data types and encoding/decoding utilities for the RelayRL framework.

Features

• RelayRLAction: Serializable action container (obs, act, mask, reward, data, done) with UUID agent tracking
• RelayRLTrajectory: In-memory trajectory buffer with metadata and provenance tracking
• Burn backend support: Compatible with both burn-ndarray (CPU) and burn-tch (GPU) backends
• Codec pipeline: Compression, encryption, integrity verification, and chunking
• Utilities: Metadata tracking, quantization, and network transport optimizations

Feature Flags

# Backend selection (choose one)
default = ["ndarray-backend"]
ndarray-backend = ["burn-ndarray"]  # CPU backend
tch-backend = ["burn-tch"]          # GPU backend

# Network transport utilities
compression = ["lz4_flex", "zstd"]  # LZ4/Zstd compression
encryption = ["chacha20poly1305"]   # ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD
integrity = ["blake3"]              # BLAKE3 checksums
metadata = ["bincode"]              # Metadata serialization
quantization = ["half"]             # FP16/BF16 quantization
zerocopy = ["bytes"]                # Zerocopy data conversions


# Convenience bundles
network-basic = ["compression", "integrity", "zerocopy"]
network-secure = ["network-basic", "encryption"]
network-full = ["network-secure", "metadata", "quantization"]

Quick Start

Basic Usage

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;
use uuid::Uuid;
use burn_tensor::Tensor;
use burn_ndarray::NdArray; // enable feature: ndarray-backend

// Create a Burn tensor (NdArray backend) and store as RelayRL TensorData
let device = DeviceType::Cpu;

// 1) Burn → RelayRL: Convert any Burn tensor into TensorData with a target dtype/backend
let obs_burn = Tensor::<NdArray, 1>::from_floats([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0], &burn_tensor::Device::Cpu);
let obs_td: TensorData = ConversionTensor {
    tensor: obs_burn,
    conversion_dtype: DType::NdArray(NdArrayDType::F32),
}.try_into()?;

let act_burn = Tensor::<NdArray, 1>::from_floats([0.5, -0.3], &burn_tensor::Device::Cpu);
let act_td: TensorData = ConversionTensor {
    tensor: act_burn,
    conversion_dtype: DType::NdArray(NdArrayDType::F32),
}.try_into()?;

// 2) RelayRL → Burn: Build Burn tensors from stored TensorData with a chosen backend/device
//    Specify the backend type parameter; device is provided via DeviceType
let obs_tensor_any = RelayRLAction::to_tensor::<NdArray>(&obs_td, &device)?; // Box<dyn Any>
let act_tensor_any = RelayRLAction::to_tensor::<NdArray>(&act_td, &device)?;

// 3) Create an action with tensors
let action = RelayRLAction::new(
    Some(obs_td),                 // observation TensorData
    Some(act_td),                 // action TensorData
    None,                         // mask
    1.5,                          // reward
    false,                        // done
    None,                         // auxiliary data
    Some(Uuid::new_v4()),        // agent_id
);

// 4) Work with a trajectory
let mut trajectory = RelayRLTrajectory::with_agent_id(1000, Uuid::new_v4());
trajectory.add_action(action);

println!("Total reward: {}", trajectory.total_reward());
println!("Length: {}", trajectory.len());

// Minimal action without tensors
trajectory.add_action(RelayRLAction::minimal(1.0, false));

Codec Functionality

1. Simple Serialization

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;

let action = RelayRLAction::minimal(1.0, false);

// Simple serialization (requires "metadata" feature)
let bytes = action.to_bytes()?;
let decoded = RelayRLAction::from_bytes(&bytes)?;

assert_eq!(decoded.get_rew(), 1.0);

2. Compression

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;

let trajectory = RelayRLTrajectory::new(100);
// ... add actions ...

// Configure codec with LZ4 compression (fast)
let config = CodecConfig {
    compression: Some(CompressionScheme::Lz4),
    encryption_key: None,
    verify_integrity: true,
    include_metadata: true,
};

// Encode with compression
let encoded = trajectory.encode(&config)?;
println!("Compressed from {} to {} bytes", 
    encoded.original_size, 
    encoded.data.len()
);

// Decode
let decoded = RelayRLTrajectory::decode(&encoded, &config)?;

3. Compression + Encryption

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;

let action = RelayRLAction::minimal(2.5, true);

// Generate encryption key
let key = crate::utilities::encrypt::generate_key();

// Configure codec with compression AND encryption
let config = CodecConfig {
    compression: Some(CompressionScheme::Zstd(3)),  // Zstd level 3
    encryption_key: Some(key),
    verify_integrity: true,
    include_metadata: true,
};

// Encode (compressed + encrypted)
let encoded = action.encode(&config)?;

// Decode (must use same key!)
let decoded = RelayRLAction::decode(&encoded, &config)?;
assert_eq!(decoded.get_rew(), 2.5);

4. Full Pipeline with Integrity Verification

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;

let mut trajectory = RelayRLTrajectory::new(100);
for i in 0..50 {
    trajectory.add_action(RelayRLAction::minimal(i as f32, false));
}

// Full codec configuration
let key = crate::utilities::encrypt::generate_key();
let config = CodecConfig {
    compression: Some(CompressionScheme::Lz4),
    encryption_key: Some(key),
    verify_integrity: true,      // Enable BLAKE3 checksums
    include_metadata: true,
};

// Encode: Serialize → Compress → Encrypt → Checksum
let encoded = trajectory.encode(&config)?;

// Integrity is automatically verified during decode
let decoded = RelayRLTrajectory::decode(&encoded, &config)?;

println!("Encoded {} actions", decoded.len());
println!("Total reward: {}", decoded.total_reward());

5. Chunking for Large Data

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;

let mut trajectory = RelayRLTrajectory::new(10000);
// ... add many actions ...

let config = CodecConfig::default();
let chunk_size = 1024 * 1024; // 1MB chunks

// Encode and split into chunks for network transmission
let chunks = trajectory.encode_chunked(&config, chunk_size)?;
println!("Split into {} chunks", chunks.len());

// ... transmit chunks over network ...

// Reassemble on the receiving end
let decoded = RelayRLTrajectory::decode_chunked(&chunks, &config)?;

6. Metadata Tracking

use relayrl_types::prelude::*;
use uuid::Uuid;

// Create trajectory with full metadata
let trajectory = RelayRLTrajectory::with_metadata(
    1000,                          // max_length
    Some(Uuid::new_v4()),         // agent_id
    Some(42),                      // episode number
    Some(1000),                    // training_step
);

// Check age
println!("Trajectory age: {}s", trajectory.age_seconds());

// Access metadata
if let Some(agent_id) = trajectory.get_agent_id() {
    println!("Agent: {}", agent_id);
}

Codec Pipeline

The encoding pipeline processes data in this order:

┌─────────────────┐
│  RelayRLAction  │
│ RelayRLTraject. │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
   ┌──────────┐
   │ Bincode  │  Serialize to bytes
   └────┬─────┘
        │
        ▼
   ┌──────────┐
   │ Compress │  LZ4 or Zstd (optional)
   └────┬─────┘
        │
        ▼
   ┌──────────┐
   │ Encrypt  │  ChaCha20-Poly1305 (optional)
   └────┬─────┘
        │
        ▼
   ┌──────────┐
   │ Checksum │  BLAKE3 integrity (optional)
   └────┬─────┘
        │
        ▼
   ┌──────────┐
   │  Output  │  Final encoded bytes
   └──────────┘

Decoding reverses this pipeline with automatic verification.

Performance Tips

• LZ4: Best for real-time inference (3-4 GB/s decompression)
• Zstd: Best compression ratio for training data (5-10x reduction)
• Chunking: Use for trajectories > 10MB for network transmission
• Integrity: Minimal overhead (~50ns per MB with BLAKE3)
• Encryption: ~1 GB/s with ChaCha20-Poly1305

Examples

See the tests/ directory for more examples:

• Basic action/trajectory usage
• Compression benchmarks
• Encryption examples
• Chunked network transmission

License

Apache-2.0