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# Camel.societies.workforce.base

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## BaseNode

```python theme={"system"}
class BaseNode(ABC):
```

Base class for all nodes in the workforce.

**Parameters:**

* **description** (str): Description of the node.
* **node\_id** (Optional\[str]): ID of the node. If not provided, it will be generated automatically. (default: :obj:`None`)

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### **init**

```python theme={"system"}
def __init__(self, description: str, node_id: Optional[str] = None):
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### reset

```python theme={"system"}
def reset(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
```

Resets the node to its initial state.

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### set\_channel

```python theme={"system"}
def set_channel(self, channel: TaskChannel):
```

Sets the channel for the node.

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### stop

```python theme={"system"}
def stop(self):
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Stop the node.