old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  # Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
  # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  """
  File for Message object and associated functions.
  
  The Message object's key function is to prevent users from editing fields in an action
  or observation dict unintentionally.
  """
  
  from __future__ import annotations
  
  
  class Message(dict):
      """
      Class for observations and actions in ParlAI.
  
      Functions like a dict, but triggers a RuntimeError when calling __setitem__ for a
      key that already exists in the dict.
      """
  
      def __setitem__(self, key, val):
          if key in self:
              raise RuntimeError(
                  'Message already contains key `{}`. If this was intentional, '
                  'please use the function `force_set(key, value)`.'.format(key)
              )
          super().__setitem__(key, val)
  
      def force_set(self, key, val):
          super().__setitem__(key, val)
  
      def copy(self):
          return type(self)(self)
  
      @classmethod
      def padding_example(cls) -> Message:
          """
          Create a Message for batch padding.
          """
          return cls({'batch_padding': True, 'episode_done': True})
  
      def is_padding(self) -> bool:
          """
          Determine if a message is a padding example or not.
          """
          return bool(self.get('batch_padding'))
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python3
  
  # Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
  # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  """
  File for Message object and associated functions.
  
  The Message object's key function is to prevent users from editing fields in an action
  or observation dict unintentionally.
  """
  
  from __future__ import annotations
  from typing import Any, Dict
  
  
  UNSAFE_FIELDS = {'metrics'}
  
  
  class Message(dict):
      """
      Class for observations and actions in ParlAI.
  
      Functions like a dict, but triggers a RuntimeError when calling __setitem__ for a
      key that already exists in the dict.
      """
  
      def __setitem__(self, key, val):
          if key in self:
              raise RuntimeError(
                  'Message already contains key `{}`. If this was intentional, '
                  'please use the function `force_set(key, value)`.'.format(key)
              )
          super().__setitem__(key, val)
  
      def force_set(self, key, val):
          super().__setitem__(key, val)
  
      def copy(self):
          return type(self)(self)
  
      @classmethod
      def padding_example(cls) -> Message:
          """
          Create a Message for batch padding.
          """
          return cls({'batch_padding': True, 'episode_done': True})
  
      def is_padding(self) -> bool:
          """
          Determine if a message is a padding example or not.
          """
          return bool(self.get('batch_padding'))
  
      def json_safe_payload(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
          """
          Prepare a Message for delivery to a client via json.
  
          Useful for chat-services, external libraries, and mephisto delivery.
  
          Works by stripping known unsafe fields from the message, and converting
          the object to a dict.
          """
          return {k: v for k, v in self.items() if k not in UNSAFE_FIELDS}
  
subject: Bring in json_safe_payload method (#3643)