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+                 Code Repositories:  https://github.com/collectionlessai/
+                 Main Developers:    Stefano Melacci (Project Leader), Christian Di Maio, Tommaso Guidi
+"""
+import math
+import base64
+import binascii
+from unaiverse.networking.p2p.messages import Msg
+from unaiverse.networking.p2p.p2p import P2P, P2PError
+from unaiverse.networking.node.tokens import TokenVerifier
+
+
+class ConnectionPools:
+    DEBUG = True
+
+    def __init__(self, max_connections: int, pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio: dict[str, [str, float]],
+                 p2p_name_to_p2p: dict[str, P2P], public_key: str | None = None, token: str | None = None):
+        """Initializes a new instance of the ConnectionPools class.
+
+        Args:
+            max_connections: The maximum total number of connections allowed across all pools.
+            pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio: A dictionary mapping pool names to a list containing the associated P2P
+                network name and its connection ratio.
+            p2p_name_to_p2p: A dictionary mapping P2P network names to their corresponding P2P objects.
+            public_key: An optional public key for token verification.
+            token: An optional initial token for authentication.
+
+        Returns:
+            None.
+
+        """
+        # Common terms: a "pool triple" is [pool_contents, max_connections_in_such_a_pool, p2p_object_of_the_pool
+        self.max_con = max_connections
+        self.pool_count = len(pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio)
+        self.pool_names = list(pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio.keys())
+        self.pool_ratios = [p2p_name_and_ratio[1] for p2p_name_and_ratio in pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio.values()]
+
+        # Indices involving the P2P object or its name
+        self.p2p_name_to_p2p = p2p_name_to_p2p
+        self.p2p_name_and_pool_name_to_pool_triple = {}
+        self.p2p_to_pool_names = {}
+
+        # Indices rooted around the pool name
+        self.pool_name_to_pool_triple = {}
+        self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update = {}
+        self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update = {}
+        self.pool_name_to_peer_infos = {p: {} for p in self.pool_names}
+
+        # Indices rooted around the peer ID
+        self.peer_id_to_pool_name = {}
+        self.peer_id_to_p2p = {}
+        self.peer_id_to_misc = {}
+        self.peer_id_to_token = {}
+
+        # Token-related stuff, super private
+        self.__token = token if token is not None else ""
+        self.__token_verifier = TokenVerifier(public_key) if public_key is not None else None
+
+        # Checking
+        for p2p_name_and_ratio in pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio.values():
+            assert p2p_name_and_ratio[0] in self.p2p_name_to_p2p, f"Cannot find p2p named {p2p_name_and_ratio[0]} "
+        assert self.max_con >= len(self.pool_names), "Too small number of max connections"
+        assert sum([x for x in self.pool_ratios if x > 0]) == 1.0, "Pool ratios must sum to 1.0"
+
+        # Preparing the pool triples
+        self.pool_name_to_pool_triple = \
+            {k: [set(), 0, self.p2p_name_to_p2p[pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio[k][0]]] for k in self.pool_names}
+        num_zero_ratio_pools = len([x for x in self.pool_ratios if x == 0])
+        assert num_zero_ratio_pools <= self.max_con, "Cannot create pools given the provided max connection count"
+
+        # Edit: to solve the teacher not engaging with more than two students.
+        pools_max_sizes = {k: max(math.floor(self.pool_ratios[i] * (self.max_con - num_zero_ratio_pools)),
+                                  1 if self.pool_ratios[i] >= 0. else 0)
+                           for i, k in enumerate(self.pool_names)}
+
+        # Pools_max_sizes = {k: self.max_con for k in self.pool_names}
+
+        # Fixing sizes
+        tot = 0
+        for i, (k, v) in enumerate(pools_max_sizes.items()):
+            assert v > 0 or self.pool_ratios[i] < 0, "Cannot create pools given the provided max connection count"
+
+        # Edit: to solve the teacher not engaging with more than two students.
+            tot += v
+        assert tot <= self.max_con, \
+            "Cannot create pools given the provided max connection count"
+        pools_max_sizes[self.pool_names[-1]] += (self.max_con - tot)
+
+        # Storing fixed sizes in the previously created pool triples & building additional index
+        for pool_name, pool_contents_max_con_and_p2p in self.pool_name_to_pool_triple.items():
+            pool_contents_max_con_and_p2p[1] = pools_max_sizes[pool_name]  # Fixing the second element of the triple
+
+            pool, _, p2p = pool_contents_max_con_and_p2p
+            p2p_name = None
+            for k, v in self.p2p_name_to_p2p.items():
+                if v == p2p:
+                    p2p_name = k
+                    break
+            if p2p_name not in self.p2p_name_and_pool_name_to_pool_triple:
+                self.p2p_name_and_pool_name_to_pool_triple[p2p_name] = {}
+                self.p2p_to_pool_names[p2p] = []
+            self.p2p_name_and_pool_name_to_pool_triple[p2p_name][pool_name] = (
+                pool_contents_max_con_and_p2p)
+            self.p2p_to_pool_names[p2p].append(pool_name)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Returns a human-readable string representation of the connection pools' status.
+
+        Args:
+            None.
+
+        Returns:
+            A formatted string showing the number of connections and peer IDs in each pool.
+        """
+        max_len = max(len(s) for s in self.pool_names)
+        s = f"[ConnectionPool] max_con={self.max_con}, pool_count={self.pool_count}"
+        for k, (pool, max_con, _) in self.pool_name_to_pool_triple.items():
+            kk = k + ","
+            s += f"\n\tpool={kk.ljust(max_len + 1)}\tmax_con={max_con},\tcurrent_con={len(pool)},\tpeer_ids="
+            ss = "("
+            first = True
+            for c in pool:
+                if not first:
+                    ss += ", "
+                ss += c
+                first = False
+            ss += ")"
+            s += ss
+        return s
+
+    def __getitem__(self, p2p_name):
+        """Retrieves a P2P object by its name.
+
+        Args:
+            p2p_name: The name of the P2P network.
+
+        Returns:
+            The P2P object.
+        """
+        return self.p2p_name_to_p2p[p2p_name]
+
+    async def conn_routing_fcn(self, connected_peer_infos: list, p2p: P2P):
+        """A placeholder function that must be implemented to route connected peers to the correct pool (async).
+
+        Args:
+            connected_peer_infos: A list of dictionaries containing information about connected peers.
+            p2p: The P2P network object from which the peers were connected.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary mapping pool names to a dictionary of peer IDs and their information.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("You must implement conn_routing_fcn!")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def __connect(p2p: P2P, addresses: list[str]):
+        """Establishes a connection to a peer via a P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            p2p: The P2P network object to use for the connection.
+            addresses: A list of addresses of the peer to connect to.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing the peer ID and a boolean indicating if the connection was established through a relay.
+        """
+
+        force: str | None = None
+        # force: str | None = '/tls/ws'
+        if force is not None:
+            _addresses = [a for a in addresses if force in a]
+            addresses.clear()
+            for a in _addresses:
+                addresses.append(a)
+
+        if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+            print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Connecting to {addresses}")
+
+        if addresses is None or len(addresses) == 0:
+            if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Connection failed! (not-event tried, invalid addresses: {addresses})")
+            return None, False
+
+        try:
+            winning_addr_info_dict = p2p.connect_to(addresses)
+            peer_id = winning_addr_info_dict.get('ID')
+            connected_addr_str = winning_addr_info_dict.get('Addrs')[0]
+            through_relay = '/p2p-circuit/' in connected_addr_str
+            if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Connected to peer {peer_id} via {connected_addr_str} "
+                      f"(through relay: {through_relay})")
+
+            return peer_id, through_relay
+        except P2PError:
+            if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Connection failed!")
+            return None, False
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def disconnect(p2p: P2P, peer_id: str):
+        """Disconnects from a specific peer on a P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            p2p: The P2P network object to use for disconnection.
+            peer_id: The peer ID to disconnect from.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the disconnection is successful, otherwise False.
+        """
+        try:
+            p2p.disconnect_from(peer_id)
+        except P2PError:
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def set_token(self, token: str):
+        """Sets the authentication token for the connection pools.
+
+        Args:
+            token: The new token string.
+        """
+        self.__token = token
+
+    async def verify_token(self, token: str, peer_id: str):
+        """Verifies a received token using the provided public key (async).
+
+        Args:
+            token: The token string to verify.
+            peer_id: The peer ID associated with the token.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing the node ID and CV hash if the token is valid, otherwise None.
+        """
+        if self.__token_verifier is None:
+            return None
+        else:
+            node_id, cv_hash = self.__token_verifier.verify_token(token, p2p_peer=peer_id)
+            return node_id, cv_hash  # If the verification fails, this is None, None
+
+    async def connect(self, addresses: list[str], p2p_name: str):
+        """Connects to a peer on a specified P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            addresses: A list of addresses of the peer to connect to.
+            p2p_name: The name of the P2P network to use.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing the peer ID of the connected peer and a boolean indicating if a relay was used.
+        """
+        p2p = self.p2p_name_to_p2p[p2p_name]
+
+        # Connecting
+        peer_id, through_relay = await ConnectionPools.__connect(p2p, addresses)
+        return peer_id, through_relay
+
+    def add(self, peer_info: dict, pool_name: str):
+        """Adds a connected peer to a specified connection pool.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_info: A dictionary containing information about the peer.
+            pool_name: The name of the pool to add the peer to.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is successfully added, otherwise False.
+        """
+        peer_id = peer_info['id']
+        pool, max_size, p2p = self.pool_name_to_pool_triple[pool_name]
+        if len(pool) < max_size:
+
+            # "hoping" peer IDs are unique, and stopping duplicate cases
+            if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name and self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id] != pool_name:
+                print("VAFFANCULO")
+                return False
+
+            self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id] = pool_name
+            self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id] = p2p
+
+            # Setting 'misc' field (default is 0, where 0 means public)
+            peer_info['misc'] = self.peer_id_to_misc.get(peer_id, 0)
+
+            # Storing (only)
+            pool.add(peer_id)
+            self.pool_name_to_peer_infos[pool_name][peer_id] = peer_info
+            return True
+        else:
+            print(f"VAFFANCULO pool_name={pool_name}, len(pool)={len(pool)}, max_size={max_size}")
+            return False
+
+    async def remove(self, peer_id: str):
+        """Removes a peer from its connection pool and disconnects from it (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to remove.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is successfully removed, otherwise False.
+        """
+        if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name:
+            pool_name = self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id]
+            pool, _, p2p = self.pool_name_to_pool_triple[pool_name]
+
+            # Disconnecting
+            disc = await ConnectionPools.disconnect(p2p, peer_id)
+            pool.remove(peer_id)
+            del self.pool_name_to_peer_infos[pool_name][peer_id]
+            del self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id]
+            del self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id]
+            if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_token:
+                del self.peer_id_to_token[peer_id]
+
+            # Remember to NOT del peer_id_to_misc[peer_id]!
+            return disc
+        else:
+            return False
+
+    def get_all_connected_peer_infos(self, pool_name: str):
+        """Retrieves a list of peer information dictionaries for a given pool.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_name: The name of the pool to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of dictionaries, each containing information about a peer in the pool.
+        """
+        return list(self.pool_name_to_peer_infos[pool_name].values())
+
+    def get_pool_status(self):
+        """Returns a dictionary showing the set of peer IDs in each pool.
+
+        Args:
+            None.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary mapping pool names to the set of peer IDs in that pool.
+        """
+        return {k: v[0] for k, v in self.pool_name_to_pool_triple.items()}
+
+    def get_all_connected_peer_ids(self):
+        """Retrieves a list of all peer IDs currently connected across all pools.
+
+        Args:
+            None.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of all connected peer IDs.
+        """
+        return list(self.peer_id_to_pool_name.keys())
+
+    async def update(self):
+        """Refreshes the connection pools by checking for new and lost connections (async).
+
+        Args:
+            None.
+
+        Returns:
+            A tuple containing two dictionaries: one for newly added peers and one for removed peers, both keyed by
+            pool name.
+        """
+        self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update = {}
+        self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update = {}
+
+        for p2p_name, p2p in self.p2p_name_to_p2p.items():
+            connected_peer_infos = p2p.get_connected_peers_info()
+
+            if connected_peer_infos is not None:
+
+                # Routing to the right queue / filtering
+                pool_name_and_peer_ids_to_peer_info = await self.conn_routing_fcn(connected_peer_infos, p2p)
+
+                # Parsing the generated index
+                for pool_name, connected_peer_ids_to_connected_peer_infos \
+                        in pool_name_and_peer_ids_to_peer_info.items():
+                    pool, _, pool_p2p = self.p2p_name_and_pool_name_to_pool_triple[p2p_name][pool_name]
+                    connected_peer_ids = connected_peer_ids_to_connected_peer_infos.keys()
+                    new_peer_ids = connected_peer_ids - pool
+                    lost_peer_ids = pool - connected_peer_ids
+
+                    # Clearing disconnected agents
+                    for lost_peer_id in lost_peer_ids:
+                        self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update.setdefault(pool_name, set()).add(lost_peer_id)
+
+                    # Adding new agents
+                    for new_peer_id in new_peer_ids:
+                        peer_info = connected_peer_ids_to_connected_peer_infos[new_peer_id]
+                        if not self.add(peer_info, pool_name=pool_name):
+                            break
+                        self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update.setdefault(pool_name, set()).add(new_peer_id)
+
+        return self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update, self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update
+
+    async def get_messages(self, p2p_name: str, allowed_not_connected_peers: set | None = None) -> list[Msg]:
+        """Retrieves and verifies all messages from a specified P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            p2p_name: The name of the P2P network to fetch messages from.
+            allowed_not_connected_peers: An optional set of peer IDs to allow messages from, even if they are not
+                in the pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of verified and processed message objects.
+        """
+        # Pop all messages
+        byte_messages: list[bytes] = self[p2p_name].pop_messages()  # Pop all messages
+        # Process the list of message dictionaries
+        processed_messages: list[Msg] = []
+        for i, msg_dict in enumerate(byte_messages):
+            try:
+                # Extract and validate required fields from the Go message structure
+                # Go structure: {"from":"Qm...", "data":"BASE64_ENCODED_DATA"}
+                verified_sender_id = msg_dict.get("from")
+                base64_data = msg_dict.get("data")
+
+                # Decode data
+                decoded_data = base64.b64decode(base64_data)
+
+                # Attempt to create the higher-level Msg object
+                # This assumes Msg.from_bytes can parse your message protocol from decoded_data
+                # and that Msg objects store sender, type, channel intrinsically or can be set.
+                msg_obj = Msg.from_bytes(decoded_data)
+
+                # --- CRITICAL SECURITY CHECK ---
+                # Verify that the sender claimed inside the message payload
+                # matches the cryptographically verified sender from the network layer.
+                if msg_obj.sender != verified_sender_id:
+                    print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] SENDER MISMATCH! Network sender '{verified_sender_id}' "
+                          f"does not match payload sender '{msg_obj.sender}'. Discarding message.")
+
+                    # In a real-world scenario, you might also want to penalize or disconnect
+                    # from a peer that sends such malformed/spoofed messages.
+                    continue  # Discard this message
+                
+                # filter only valid messages to return
+                if (msg_obj.sender in self.peer_id_to_pool_name or  # Check if expected sender
+                        (allowed_not_connected_peers is not None and msg_obj.sender in allowed_not_connected_peers)):
+
+                    try:
+                        token_with_inspector_final_bit = msg_obj.piggyback
+                        token = token_with_inspector_final_bit[0:-1]
+                        inspector_mode = token_with_inspector_final_bit[-1]
+                        node_id, _ = await self.verify_token(token, msg_obj.sender)
+                        if node_id is not None:
+                            # Replacing piggyback with the node ID and the flag telling if it is inspector
+                            msg_obj.piggyback = node_id + inspector_mode
+                            processed_messages.append(msg_obj)
+                            if msg_obj.sender in self.peer_id_to_pool_name:
+                                self.peer_id_to_token[msg_obj.sender] = token
+                        else:
+                            print("Received a message missing expected info in the token payload (discarding it)")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        print(f"Received a message with an invalid piggyback token! (discarding it) [{e}]")
+            
+            except ValueError as ve:
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL]Invalid message created, stopping. Error: {ve}")
+                continue  # Skip problematic message
+            except (TypeError, binascii.Error) as decode_err:
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Failed to decode Base64 data for a message in batch: {decode_err}. "
+                      f"Message dict: {msg_dict}")
+                continue  # Skip problematic message
+            except Exception as msg_proc_err:  # Catch errors from Msg.from_bytes or attribute setting
+                print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Error processing popped message item {i}: {msg_proc_err}. "
+                      f"Message dict: {msg_dict}")
+                continue  # Skip problematic message
+        
+        return processed_messages
+
+    def get_added_after_updating(self, pool_name: str | None = None):
+        """Retrieves the peers that were added in the last update cycle.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_name: The name of a specific pool to query. If None, returns data for all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            A set of added peer IDs for the specified pool, or a dictionary of sets for all pools.
+        """
+        if pool_name is not None:
+            return self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update[pool_name]
+        else:
+            return self.pool_name_to_added_in_last_update
+
+    def get_removed_after_updating(self, pool_name: str | None = None):
+        """Retrieves the peers that were removed in the last update cycle.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_name: The name of a specific pool to query. If None, returns data for all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            A set of removed peer IDs for the specified pool, or a dictionary of sets for all pools.
+        """
+        if pool_name is not None:
+            return self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update[pool_name]
+        else:
+            return self.pool_name_to_removed_in_last_update
+
+    def get_last_token(self, peer_id):
+        """Retrieves the last known token for a given peer.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            The token string if found, otherwise None.
+        """
+        return self.peer_id_to_token[peer_id] if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_token else None
+
+    def is_connected(self, peer_id: str, pool_name: str | None = None):
+        """Checks if a peer is currently connected, optionally in a specific pool.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+            pool_name: An optional pool name to check within.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is connected, otherwise False.
+        """
+        if pool_name is None:
+            return peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name
+        else:
+            return peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name and pool_name == self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id]
+
+    def get_pool_of(self, peer_id: str):
+        """Gets the pool name for a given connected peer.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            The name of the pool the peer is in.
+        """
+        if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name:
+            return self.peer_id_to_pool_name[peer_id]
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def size(self, pool_name: str | None = None):
+        """Returns the number of connections in a specific pool or the total number across all pools.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_name: An optional pool name to get the size of. If None, returns the total size.
+
+        Returns:
+            The size of the pool or the total number of connections.
+        """
+        if pool_name is not None:
+            return len(self.pool_name_to_pool_triple[pool_name])
+        else:
+            c = 0
+            for v in self.pool_name_to_pool_triple.values():
+                c += len(v)
+            return c
+
+    async def send(self, peer_id: str, channel_trail: str | None,
+                   content_type: str, content: bytes | dict | None = None, p2p: P2P | None = None):
+        """Sends a direct message to a specific peer (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to send the message to.
+            channel_trail: An optional string to append to the channel name.
+            content_type: The type of content in the message.
+            content: The message content.
+            p2p: An optional P2P object to use for sending. If None, it is derived from the peer_id.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the message is sent successfully, otherwise False.
+        """
+        # Getting the right p2p object
+        if p2p is None:
+            p2p = self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id] if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_p2p else None
+            if p2p is None:
+                if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                    print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] P2P non found for peer id: " + str(peer_id))
+                return False
+
+        # Defining channel
+        if channel_trail is not None and len(channel_trail) > 0:
+            channel = f"{p2p.peer_id}::dm:{peer_id}-{content_type}~{channel_trail}"
+        else:
+            channel = f"{p2p.peer_id}::dm:{peer_id}-{content_type}"
+
+        # Adding sender info here
+        msg = Msg(sender=p2p.peer_id,
+                  content_type=content_type,
+                  content=content,
+                  channel=channel,
+                  piggyback=self.__token + "0")  # Adding inspector-mode bit (dummy bit here)
+        if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+            print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Sending message: " + str(msg))
+
+        # Sending direct message
+        try:
+            p2p.send_message_to_peer(channel, msg_bytes=msg.to_bytes())
+
+            # If the line above executes without raising an error, it was successful.
+            return True
+        except P2PError as e:
+
+            # If send_message_to_peer fails, it will raise a P2PError. We catch it here.
+            if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Sending error is: " + str(e))
+            return False
+
+    async def subscribe(self, peer_id: str, channel: str, default_p2p_name: str | None = None):
+        """Subscribes to a topic/channel on a P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID associated with the topic/channel.
+            channel: The name of the channel to subscribe to.
+            default_p2p_name: An optional P2P network name to use if the peer's network is unknown.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the subscription is successful, otherwise False.
+        """
+
+        # Getting the right p2p object
+        p2p = None
+        for _p2p in self.p2p_to_pool_names.keys():
+            if _p2p.peer_id == peer_id:
+                p2p = _p2p
+                break
+        if p2p is None and peer_id in self.peer_id_to_p2p:
+            p2p = self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id]
+        if p2p is None:
+            if default_p2p_name is not None:
+                p2p = self.p2p_name_to_p2p[default_p2p_name]
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        try:
+            p2p.subscribe_to_topic(channel)
+        except (P2PError, ValueError):
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    async def unsubscribe(self, peer_id: str, channel: str, default_p2p_name: str | None = None):
+        """Unsubscribes from a topic/channel on a P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID associated with the topic/channel.
+            channel: The name of the channel to unsubscribe from.
+            default_p2p_name: An optional P2P network name to use if the peer's network is unknown.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the unsubscription is successful, otherwise False.
+        """
+
+        # Getting the right p2p object
+        p2p = None
+        for _p2p in self.p2p_to_pool_names.keys():
+            if _p2p.peer_id == peer_id:
+                p2p = _p2p
+                break
+        if p2p is None and peer_id in self.peer_id_to_p2p:
+            p2p = self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id]
+        if p2p is None:
+            if default_p2p_name is not None:
+                p2p = self.p2p_name_to_p2p[default_p2p_name]
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        try:
+            p2p.unsubscribe_from_topic(channel)
+        except (P2PError, ValueError):
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    async def publish(self, peer_id: str, channel: str,
+                      content_type: str, content: bytes | dict | tuple | None = None):
+        """Publishes a message to a topic/channel on a P2P network (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID associated with the topic/channel.
+            channel: The name of the channel to publish to.
+            content_type: The type of content in the message.
+            content: The message content.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the message is published successfully, otherwise False.
+        """
+
+        # Getting the right p2p object
+        p2p = None
+        for _p2p in self.p2p_to_pool_names.keys():
+            if _p2p.peer_id == peer_id:
+                p2p = _p2p
+                break
+        if p2p is None:
+            p2p = self.peer_id_to_p2p[peer_id]
+        if p2p is None:
+            return False
+
+        # Adding sender info here
+        msg = Msg(sender=p2p.peer_id,
+                  content_type=content_type,
+                  content=content,
+                  channel=channel,
+                  piggyback=self.__token + "0")  # Adding inspector-mode bit (dummy bit here)
+        if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+            print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Sending (publish) message: " + str(msg))
+
+        # Sending message via GossipSub
+        try:
+            p2p.broadcast_message(channel, msg_bytes=msg.to_bytes())
+
+            # If the line above executes without raising an error, it was successful.
+            return True
+        except P2PError:
+
+            # If send_message_to_peer fails, it will raise a P2PError. We catch it here.
+            return False
+
+
+class NodeConn(ConnectionPools):
+
+    # Basic name
+    __ALL_UNIVERSE = "all_universe"
+    __WORLD_AGENTS_ONLY = "world_agents"
+    __WORLD_NODE_ONLY = "world_node"
+    __WORLD_MASTERS_ONLY = "world_masters"
+
+    # Suffixes
+    __PUBLIC_NET = "_public"
+    __PRIVATE_NET = "_private"
+
+    # Prefixes
+    __INBOUND = "in_"
+    __OUTBOUND = "out_"
+
+    # P2p names
+    P2P_PUBLIC = "p2p_public"
+    P2P_WORLD = "p2p_world"
+
+    # All pools (prefix + basic name + suffix)
+    IN_PUBLIC = __INBOUND + __ALL_UNIVERSE + __PUBLIC_NET
+    OUT_PUBLIC = __OUTBOUND + __ALL_UNIVERSE + __PUBLIC_NET
+    IN_WORLD_AGENTS = __INBOUND + __WORLD_AGENTS_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+    OUT_WORLD_AGENTS = __OUTBOUND + __WORLD_AGENTS_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+    IN_WORLD_NODE = __INBOUND + __WORLD_NODE_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+    OUT_WORLD_NODE = __OUTBOUND + __WORLD_NODE_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+    IN_WORLD_MASTERS = __INBOUND + __WORLD_MASTERS_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+    OUT_WORLD_MASTERS = __OUTBOUND + __WORLD_MASTERS_ONLY + __PRIVATE_NET
+
+    # Aggregated pools
+    PUBLIC = {IN_PUBLIC, OUT_PUBLIC}
+    WORLD_NODE = {IN_WORLD_NODE, OUT_WORLD_NODE}
+    WORLD_AGENTS = {IN_WORLD_AGENTS, OUT_WORLD_AGENTS}
+    WORLD_MASTERS = {IN_WORLD_MASTERS, OUT_WORLD_MASTERS}
+    WORLD = WORLD_NODE | WORLD_AGENTS | WORLD_MASTERS
+    ALL = PUBLIC | WORLD
+    OUTGOING = {OUT_PUBLIC, OUT_WORLD_NODE, OUT_WORLD_AGENTS, OUT_WORLD_MASTERS}
+    INCOMING = {IN_PUBLIC, IN_WORLD_NODE, IN_WORLD_AGENTS, IN_WORLD_MASTERS}
+
+    def __init__(self, max_connections: int, p2p_u: P2P, p2p_w: P2P,
+                 is_world_node: bool, public_key: str, token: str):
+        """Initializes a new instance of the NodeConn class.
+
+        Args:
+            max_connections: The total number of connections the node can handle.
+            p2p_u: The P2P object for the public network.
+            p2p_w: The P2P object for the world/private network.
+            is_world_node: A boolean flag indicating if this node is a world node.
+            public_key: The public key for token verification.
+            token: The node's authentication token.
+        """
+        super().__init__(max_connections=max_connections,
+                         p2p_name_to_p2p={
+                             NodeConn.P2P_PUBLIC: p2p_u,
+                             NodeConn.P2P_WORLD: p2p_w,
+                         },
+                         pool_name_to_p2p_name_and_ratio={
+                             NodeConn.IN_PUBLIC: [NodeConn.P2P_PUBLIC, 0.25 / 2. if not is_world_node else 0.25 / 2.],
+                             NodeConn.OUT_PUBLIC: [NodeConn.P2P_PUBLIC, 0.25 / 2. if not is_world_node else 0.25 / 2.],
+                             NodeConn.IN_WORLD_AGENTS: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, .75 / 2 if not is_world_node else 0.5 / 2],
+                             NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_AGENTS: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, .75 / 2 if not is_world_node else 0.5 / 2],
+                             NodeConn.IN_WORLD_NODE: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, 0. if not is_world_node else -1.],
+                             NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_NODE: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, 0. if not is_world_node else -1],
+                             NodeConn.IN_WORLD_MASTERS: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, 0. if not is_world_node else 0.25 / 2.],
+                             NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_MASTERS: [NodeConn.P2P_WORLD, 0. if not is_world_node else 0.25 / 2.]
+                         },
+                         public_key=public_key, token=token)
+
+        # Just for convenience
+        self.p2p_public = p2p_u
+        self.p2p_world = p2p_w
+
+        # These are the list of all the possible agents that might try to connect when we are in world
+        self.world_agents_list = set()
+        self.world_masters_list = set()
+        self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list = set()
+        self.world_node_peer_id = None
+        self.inspector_peer_id = None
+        self.role_to_peer_ids = {}
+        self.peer_id_to_addrs = {}
+
+        # Rendezvous
+        self.rendezvous_tag = -1
+
+    def reset_rendezvous_tag(self):
+        """Resets the rendezvous tag to its initial state."""
+        self.rendezvous_tag = -1
+
+    async def conn_routing_fcn(self, connected_peer_infos: list, p2p: P2P):
+        """Routes connected peers to the correct connection pool based on their network and role (async).
+
+        Args:
+            connected_peer_infos: A list of dictionaries with information about connected peers.
+            p2p: The P2P network object where the connections were found.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary mapping pool names to a dictionary of peer IDs and their information.
+        """
+        pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info = {k: {} for k in self.p2p_to_pool_names[p2p]}
+        public = p2p == self.p2p_public
+
+        for c in connected_peer_infos:
+            inbound = c['direction'] == "incoming"
+            outbound = c['direction'] == "outgoing"
+            peer_id = c['id']  # Other fields are: c['addrs'], c['connected_at']
+
+            if public:
+                if inbound:
+                    pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info[NodeConn.IN_PUBLIC][peer_id] = c
+                elif outbound:
+                    pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info[NodeConn.OUT_PUBLIC][peer_id] = c
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Connection direction is undefined: {c['direction']}")
+            else:
+                is_world_agent = peer_id in self.world_agents_list
+                is_world_master = peer_id in self.world_masters_list
+                is_world_node = self.world_node_peer_id is not None and peer_id == self.world_node_peer_id
+                is_inspector = self.inspector_peer_id is not None and peer_id == self.inspector_peer_id
+                if not is_world_node and not is_world_master and not is_world_agent and not is_inspector:
+                    if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                        print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] World agents list:  " + str(self.world_agents_list))
+                        print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] World masters list: " + str(self.world_masters_list))
+                        print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] World node peer id: " + str(self.world_node_peer_id))
+                        print("[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Inspector peer id: " + str(self.inspector_peer_id))
+                        print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Unable to determine the peer type for {peer_id}: "
+                              f"cannot say if world agent, master, world node, inspector (disconnecting it)")
+                    await ConnectionPools.disconnect(p2p, peer_id)
+                    continue
+
+                if inbound:
+                    pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info[NodeConn.IN_WORLD_AGENTS if is_world_agent else (
+                            NodeConn.IN_WORLD_NODE if is_world_node else
+                            NodeConn.IN_WORLD_MASTERS)][peer_id] = c
+                elif outbound:
+                    pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info[NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_AGENTS if is_world_agent else (
+                            NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_NODE if is_world_node else
+                            NodeConn.OUT_WORLD_MASTERS)][peer_id] = c
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Connection direction is undefined: {c}")
+
+        return pool_name_and_peer_id_to_peer_info
+
+    def set_world(self, world_peer_id: str | None):
+        """Sets the peer ID of the world node.
+
+        Args:
+            world_peer_id: The peer ID of the world node, or None to clear it.
+        """
+        self.world_node_peer_id = world_peer_id
+
+    def set_inspector(self, inspector_peer_id: str | None):
+        """Sets the peer ID of the inspector.
+
+        Args:
+            inspector_peer_id: The peer ID of the inspector node.
+        """
+        self.inspector_peer_id = inspector_peer_id
+
+    def get_world_peer_id(self):
+        """Returns the peer ID of the world node.
+
+        Args:
+            None.
+
+        Returns:
+            The world node's peer ID.
+        """
+        return self.world_node_peer_id
+
+    def set_addresses_in_peer_info(self, peer_id, addresses):
+        """Updates the list of addresses for a given peer.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to update.
+            addresses: A new list of addresses for the peer.
+        """
+        if self.in_connection_queues(peer_id):
+            addrs = self.pool_name_to_peer_infos[self.get_pool_of(peer_id)][peer_id]['addrs']
+            addrs.clear()  # Warning: do not allocate a new list, keep the current one (it is referenced by others)
+            for _addrs in addresses:
+                addrs.append(_addrs)
+
+    def set_role(self, peer_id, new_role: int):
+        """Updates the role of a peer and its associated role-based lists.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to update.
+            new_role: The new role for the peer.
+        """
+        cur_role = self.get_role(peer_id)
+
+        # Updating
+        self.peer_id_to_misc[peer_id] = new_role
+
+        if self.in_connection_queues(peer_id):
+            self.pool_name_to_peer_infos[self.get_pool_of(peer_id)][peer_id]['misc'] = new_role
+
+        # Updating
+        if cur_role in self.role_to_peer_ids:
+            if peer_id in self.role_to_peer_ids[cur_role]:
+                self.role_to_peer_ids[cur_role].remove(peer_id)
+            if len(self.role_to_peer_ids[cur_role]) == 0:
+                del self.role_to_peer_ids[cur_role]
+        if new_role not in self.role_to_peer_ids:
+            self.role_to_peer_ids[new_role] = set()
+        self.role_to_peer_ids[new_role].add(peer_id)
+
+    def set_world_agents_list(self, world_agents_list_peer_infos: list[dict] | None):
+        """Sets the list of all world agents based on a provided list of peer information.
+
+        Args:
+            world_agents_list_peer_infos: A list of dictionaries containing peer information for world agents.
+        """
+
+        # Clearing previous information
+        to_remove = []
+        for peer_id, misc in self.peer_id_to_misc.items():
+            if misc & 1 == 1 and misc & 2 == 0:
+                to_remove.append((peer_id, misc))
+
+        for peer_id, misc in to_remove:
+            del self.peer_id_to_misc[peer_id]
+            if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_addrs:
+                del self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id]
+            self.role_to_peer_ids[misc].discard(peer_id)
+
+        # Setting new information
+        if world_agents_list_peer_infos is not None and len(world_agents_list_peer_infos) > 0:
+            self.world_agents_list = {x['id'] for x in world_agents_list_peer_infos}
+            for x in world_agents_list_peer_infos:
+                self.peer_id_to_addrs[x['id']] = x['addrs']
+                self.set_role(x['id'], x['misc'])
+        else:
+            self.world_agents_list = set()
+
+        self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list = self.world_agents_list | self.world_masters_list
+
+    def set_world_masters_list(self, world_masters_list_peer_infos: list[dict] | None):
+        """Sets the list of all world masters based on a provided list of peer information.
+
+        Args:
+            world_masters_list_peer_infos: A list of dictionaries containing peer information for world masters.
+        """
+
+        # Clearing previous information
+        to_remove = []
+        for peer_id, misc in self.peer_id_to_misc.items():
+            if misc & 1 == 1 and misc & 2 == 2:
+                to_remove.append((peer_id, misc))
+
+        for peer_id, misc in to_remove:
+            del self.peer_id_to_misc[peer_id]
+            if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_addrs:
+                del self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id]
+            self.role_to_peer_ids[misc].discard(peer_id)
+
+        # Setting new information
+        if world_masters_list_peer_infos is not None and len(world_masters_list_peer_infos) > 0:
+            self.world_masters_list = {x['id'] for x in world_masters_list_peer_infos}
+            for x in world_masters_list_peer_infos:
+                self.peer_id_to_addrs[x['id']] = x['addrs']
+                self.set_role(x['id'], x['misc'])
+        else:
+            self.world_masters_list = set()
+
+        self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list = self.world_agents_list | self.world_masters_list
+
+    def add_to_world_agents_list(self, peer_id: str, addrs: list[str], role: int = -1):
+        """Adds a new world agent to the list.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID of the new agent.
+            addrs: A list of addresses for the new agent.
+            role: The role assigned to the agent.
+        """
+        self.world_agents_list.add(peer_id)
+
+        # This assumes that the WORLD MASTER/AGENT BIT is the first one
+        assert role & 1 == 1, "Expecting the first bit of the role to be 1 for world agents"
+        assert role & 2 == 0, "Expecting the second bit of the role to be 0 for world agents"
+        self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id] = addrs
+        self.set_role(peer_id, role)
+        self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list = self.world_agents_list | self.world_masters_list
+
+    def add_to_world_masters_list(self, peer_id: str, addrs: list[str], role: int = -1):
+        """Adds a new world master to the list.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID of the new master.
+            addrs: A list of addresses for the new master.
+            role: The role assigned to the master.
+        """
+        self.world_masters_list.add(peer_id)
+
+        # This assumes that the WORLD MASTER/AGENT BIT is the first one
+        assert role & 1 == 1, "Expecting the first bit of the role to be 1 for world masters"
+        assert role & 2 == 2, "Expecting the second bit of the role to be 1 for world masters"
+        self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id] = addrs
+        self.set_role(peer_id, role)
+        self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list = self.world_agents_list | self.world_masters_list
+
+    def get_added_after_updating(self, pool_names: list[str] | None = None):
+        """Retrieves the set of peers added after the last update cycle for specified pools.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_names: A list of pool names to check. If None, checks all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary mapping pool names to sets of added peer IDs, or a single set if only one pool is specified.
+        """
+        if pool_names is not None:
+            ret = {}
+            for p in pool_names:
+                ret[p] = super().get_added_after_updating(p)
+            return ret
+        else:
+            return super().get_added_after_updating()
+
+    def get_removed_after_updating(self, pool_names: list[str] | None = None):
+        """Retrieves the set of peers removed after the last update cycle for specified pools.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_names: A list of pool names to check. If None, checks all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            A dictionary mapping pool names to sets of removed peer IDs, or a single set if only one pool is specified.
+        """
+        if pool_names is not None:
+            ret = {}
+            for p in pool_names:
+                ret[p] = super().get_removed_after_updating(p)
+            return ret
+        else:
+            return super().get_removed_after_updating()
+
+    def size(self, pool_names: list[str] | None = None):
+        """Returns the total number of connections across all specified pools.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_names: A list of pool names to sum the size of. If None, returns the total size of all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            The total number of connections.
+        """
+        if pool_names is not None:
+            return super().size()
+        else:
+            c = 0
+            for p in self.pool_names:
+                c += super().size(p)
+            return c
+
+    def is_connected(self, peer_id: str, pool_names: list[str] | None = None):
+        """Checks if a peer is connected in any of the specified pools.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+            pool_names: A list of pool names to search within. If None, searches all pools.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is found in any of the pools, otherwise False.
+        """
+        if pool_names is None:
+            return super().is_connected(peer_id)
+        else:
+            for p in pool_names:
+                if super().is_connected(peer_id, p):
+                    return True
+            return False
+
+    def is_public(self, peer_id):
+        """Checks if a peer is connected via the public network.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is in a public pool, otherwise False.
+        """
+        pool_name = self.get_pool_of(peer_id)
+        return pool_name in NodeConn.PUBLIC
+
+    def is_world_master(self, peer_id):
+        """Checks if a peer is a world master.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is in a world master pool, otherwise False.
+        """
+        pool_name = self.get_pool_of(peer_id)
+        return pool_name in NodeConn.WORLD_MASTERS
+
+    def is_world_node(self, peer_id):
+        """Checks if a peer is the world node.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is in a world node pool, otherwise False.
+        """
+        pool_name = self.get_pool_of(peer_id)
+        return pool_name in NodeConn.WORLD_NODE
+
+    def is_in_world(self, peer_id):
+        """Checks if a peer is connected to the world network.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is in any world pool, otherwise False.
+        """
+        pool_name = self.get_pool_of(peer_id)
+        return pool_name in NodeConn.WORLD
+
+    def get_role(self, peer_id):
+        """Retrieves the role of a given peer.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            The integer role of the peer.
+        """
+        role = self.peer_id_to_misc.get(peer_id, 0)  # 0 means public
+        assert role >= 0, "Expecting role to be >= 0"
+        assert role & 1 != 0 or role == 0, "Expecting public role to be zero (all-zero-bits)"
+        return role
+
+    def get_addrs(self, peer_id):
+        """Retrieves the list of addresses for a given peer.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of addresses for the peer.
+        """
+        return self.peer_id_to_addrs.get(peer_id)
+
+    def in_connection_queues(self, peer_id):
+        """Checks if a peer ID exists in any connection pool.
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to check.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the peer is found in any pool, otherwise False.
+        """
+        return peer_id in self.peer_id_to_pool_name
+
+    def find_addrs_by_role(self, role, return_peer_ids_too: bool = False):
+        """Finds all addresses of peers with a specific role.
+
+        Args:
+            role: The integer role to search for.
+            return_peer_ids_too: A boolean to also return the peer IDs.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of lists of addresses, and optionally a list of peer IDs.
+        """
+        if role in self.role_to_peer_ids:
+            peer_ids = self.role_to_peer_ids[role]
+        else:
+            if not return_peer_ids_too:
+                return []
+            else:
+                return [], []
+        ret_addrs = []
+        ret_peer_ids = []
+        for peer_id in peer_ids:
+            addrs = self.get_addrs(peer_id)
+            if addrs is not None:
+                ret_addrs.append(addrs)
+                ret_peer_ids.append(peer_id)
+        if not return_peer_ids_too:
+            return ret_addrs
+        else:
+            return ret_addrs, ret_peer_ids
+
+    def count_by_role(self, role: int):
+        """Counts the number of peers with a specific role.
+
+        Args:
+            role: The integer role to count.
+
+        Returns:
+            The number of peers with that role.
+        """
+        if role in self.role_to_peer_ids:
+            return len(self.role_to_peer_ids[role])
+        else:
+            return 0
+
+    def get_all_connected_peer_infos(self, pool_names: list[str] | set[str]):
+        """Retrieves a list of all peer info dictionaries for the specified pools.
+
+        Args:
+            pool_names: A list or set of pool names to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of dictionaries containing peer information.
+        """
+        ret = []
+        for p in pool_names:
+            ret += super().get_all_connected_peer_infos(p)
+        return ret
+
+    async def set_world_agents_and_world_masters_lists_from_rendezvous(self):
+        """Updates the lists of world agents and masters using data from the rendezvous topic (async)."""
+        rendezvous_state = self.p2p_world.get_rendezvous_peers_info()
+
+        if rendezvous_state is not None:
+            tag = rendezvous_state.get('update_count', -1)
+
+            if tag > self.rendezvous_tag:
+                self.rendezvous_tag = tag
+                rendezvous_peer_infos = rendezvous_state.get('peers', [])
+
+                world_agents_peer_infos = []
+                world_masters_peer_infos = []
+
+                if ConnectionPools.DEBUG:
+                    print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Rendezvous peer infos (tag: {tag}, peers: "
+                          f"{len(rendezvous_peer_infos)} peers)")
+
+                for c in rendezvous_peer_infos:
+                    if c['addrs'] is None:
+                        print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Skipping a peer with None addrs (unexpected)")
+                        continue
+                    # if len(c['addrs']) == 0:
+                    #    print(f"[DEBUG CONNECTIONS-POOL] Skipping a peer with zero-length addrs-list (unexpected)")
+                    #    continue
+                    if (c['misc'] & 1) == 1 and (c['misc'] & 2) == 0:
+                        world_agents_peer_infos.append(c)
+                    elif (c['misc'] & 1) == 1 and (c['misc'] & 2) == 2:
+                        world_masters_peer_infos.append(c)
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError("Unexpected value of the 'misc' field: " + str(c))
+
+                # Updating lists
+                self.set_world_agents_list(world_agents_peer_infos)
+                self.set_world_masters_list(world_masters_peer_infos)
+
+    async def get_cv_hash_from_last_token(self, peer_id):
+        """Retrieves the CV hash from the last token received from a peer (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            The CV hash string, or None if not found.
+        """
+        token = self.get_last_token(peer_id)
+        if token is not None:
+            _, cv_hash = await self.verify_token(token, peer_id)
+            return cv_hash
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    async def remove(self, peer_id: str):
+        """Removes a peer and its associated information from all lists and pools (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID to remove.
+        """
+        await super().remove(peer_id)
+        #if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_addrs:
+        #    del self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id]
+
+    async def remove_all_world_agents(self):
+        """Removes all connected world agents from the pools and role lists (async)."""
+        peer_infos = self.get_all_connected_peer_infos(NodeConn.WORLD)
+        for c in peer_infos:
+            peer_id = c['id']
+            await self.remove(peer_id)
+            if peer_id in self.peer_id_to_addrs:
+                del self.peer_id_to_addrs[peer_id]
+            for role, peer_ids in self.role_to_peer_ids.items():
+                if role & 1 == NodeConn.WORLD:
+                    peer_ids.remove(peer_id)
+
+    async def subscribe(self, peer_id: str, channel: str, default_p2p_name: str | None = None):
+        """Subscribes to a channel, defaulting to the world P2P network if a network is not specified (async).
+
+        Args:
+            peer_id: The peer ID associated with the channel.
+            channel: The channel to subscribe to.
+            default_p2p_name: An optional P2P name to use for the subscription.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if successful, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return await super().subscribe(peer_id, channel,
+                                       default_p2p_name=NodeConn.P2P_WORLD
+                                       if default_p2p_name is None else default_p2p_name)
+
+    async def get_messages(self, p2p_name: str, allowed_not_connected_peers: set | None = None) -> list[Msg]:
+        """Retrieves messages, allowing for messages from known world agents and masters even if not in a
+        connection pool (async).
+
+        Args:
+            p2p_name: The name of the P2P network to get messages from.
+            allowed_not_connected_peers: This parameter is ignored in this implementation.
+
+        Returns:
+            A list of verified and processed message objects.
+        """
+        assert allowed_not_connected_peers is None, "This param (allowed_not_connected_peers is ignored in NodeConn"
+        return await super().get_messages(p2p_name, allowed_not_connected_peers=self.world_agents_and_world_masters_list)