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+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Type
+import tyro
+import asyncio
+import websockets
+from loguru import logger
+
+from langchain.chat_models import init_chat_model
+
+from lang_agent.config import InstantiateConfig
+
+@tyro.conf.configure(tyro.conf.SuppressFixed)
+@dataclass
+class PipelineConfig(InstantiateConfig):
+    _target: Type = field(default_factory=lambda: Pipeline)
+
+    config_f: str = None
+    """path to config file"""
+
+    llm_name: str = "qwen-turbo"
+    """name of llm"""
+
+    llm_provider:str = "openai"
+    """provider of the llm"""
+
+    api_key:str = None
+    """api key for llm"""
+
+    base_url:str = "https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1"
+    """base url; could be used to overwrite the baseurl in llm provider"""
+
+    host:str = "0.0.0.0"
+    """where am I hosted"""
+
+    port:int = 23
+    """what is my port"""
+
+    # NOTE: For reference
+    # strat: BothConfig = field(default_factory=BothConfig)
+
+
+class Pipeline:
+    def __init__(self, config:PipelineConfig):
+        self.config = config
+    
+    def populate_module(self):
+        self.llm = init_chat_model(model=self.config.llm_name,
+                                   model_provider=self.config.llm_provider,
+                                   api_key=self.config.api_key,
+                                   base_url=self.config.base_url)
+        
+        self.agent = self.llm ## NOTE: placeholder for now
+    
+
+    async def handle_connection(self, inp:str):
+        return "hello"
+    
+
+    async def start_server(self):
+        async with websockets.serve(
+            self.handle_connection,
+            host=self.config.host,
+            port=self.config.port,
+            max_size=None,   # allow large messages
+            max_queue=None,  # don't bound outgoing queue
+        ):
+            # print("WebSocket server listening on ws://0.0.0.0:8765")
+            logger.info(f"listening to ws://{self.config.host}:{self.config.port}")
+            await asyncio.Future()
+    
+
+