openenv.yaml

id: traffic-control
name: Autonomous Traffic Control Environment
version: "1.0.0"
description: >
  A 4-way intersection RL environment where an AI agent controls traffic lights
  to maximise vehicle throughput and prioritise emergency vehicles.
  Compliant with the OpenEnv reset / step / state API specification.

author: OpenEnv Hackathon Submission
tags:
  - reinforcement-learning
  - traffic-control
  - emergency-vehicles
  - autonomous-systems
  - openenv

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Observation space
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observation_space:
  type: object
  properties:
    current_phase:
      type: integer
      enum: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
      description: >
        Active traffic-light phase.
        0=NS_GREEN | 1=EW_GREEN | 2=ALL_RED | 3=NS_YELLOW | 4=EW_YELLOW
    time_in_phase:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      description: Steps elapsed since the last phase change.
    queue_lengths:
      type: array
      items: { type: integer, minimum: 0 }
      minItems: 4
      maxItems: 4
      description: "Regular vehicle queue depth per approach [N, S, E, W]."
    emergency_queue:
      type: array
      items: { type: integer, minimum: 0 }
      minItems: 4
      maxItems: 4
      description: "Emergency vehicle count per approach [N, S, E, W]."
    emergency_urgency:
      type: array
      items: { type: integer, minimum: 0, maximum: 10 }
      minItems: 4
      maxItems: 4
      description: "Max urgency of waiting emergency vehicles per approach (0 = none)."
    vehicles_passed:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      description: Regular vehicles that cleared the intersection this step.
    emergency_passed:
      type: integer
      minimum: 0
      description: Emergency vehicles that cleared the intersection this step.
    total_waiting_time:
      type: number
      description: Sum of per-vehicle waiting increments accumulated this step.
    collision:
      type: boolean
      description: True if a gridlock-induced collision occurred this step.
    reward:
      type: number
      description: Step reward computed by the environment.
    done:
      type: boolean
      description: True when the episode has ended.
    metadata:
      type: object
      description: Auxiliary info (step_count, task_id, …).

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Action space
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action_space:
  type: object
  properties:
    light_phase:
      type: integer
      enum: [0, 1, 2]
      description: >
        Desired traffic-light phase.
        0=NS_GREEN | 1=EW_GREEN | 2=ALL_RED

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tasks
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tasks:
  - id: basic_flow
    name: Basic Traffic Flow Management
    difficulty: easy
    description: >
      Optimise vehicle throughput at a 4-way intersection with moderate,
      consistent traffic and no emergency vehicles.
    max_steps: 200
    grading:
      throughput_weight: 0.60
      efficiency_weight: 0.40
      target_throughput_per_step: 1.8

  - id: emergency_priority
    name: Emergency Vehicle Prioritisation
    difficulty: medium
    description: >
      Manage mixed traffic while prioritising occasional emergency vehicles
      that arrive from random directions with high urgency.
    max_steps: 300
    grading:
      throughput_weight:  0.30
      emergency_weight:   0.35
      delay_weight:       0.20
      efficiency_weight:  0.15
      target_emergency_delay_steps: 3

  - id: dynamic_scenarios
    name: Dynamic and Complex Scenarios
    difficulty: hard
    description: >
      Handle high traffic density, traffic-surge events, and multiple
      simultaneous emergency vehicles. Robustness and collision avoidance
      are critical evaluation criteria.
    max_steps: 400
    grading:
      throughput_weight:    0.25
      emergency_weight:     0.30
      delay_weight:         0.20
      efficiency_weight:    0.15
      adaptability_weight:  0.10

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Server
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server:
  port: 8000
  module: traffic_control.server.app
  app: app
  workers: 2

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# Docker
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docker:
  base_image: python:3.11-slim
  exposed_port: 8000