"""Retrieves the state of the platform by querying the container backend. Platform state includes information on free/reserved resources for each node. This information is used for advanced scheduling."""
"""Retrieves the state of the platform by querying the container backend. Platform state includes information on free/reserved resources for each node. This information is used for advanced scheduling.
Since retrieving statistics can be slow, the we cache results and use the force_update parameter to know when fresh (and slow) values are absolutely needed."""