Updated tests and added core live value handling

Removed useless tests, will need to complete a more comprehensive test
suite however this is not the priority right now

Added a live value dict in the core whose values are populated by the
core's input thread

test/manual/peer.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from rich.logging import RichHandler
 from dynalab_core.protocols.common import VersionDescriptor
 from dynalab_core.protocols.constants import PROTOCOL_VERSION
 from dynalab_core.protocols.json.wire import read_message, write_message
-from dynalab_core.protocols.packets.data import ValueDescriptor
+from dynalab_core.protocols.packets.data import ValueBatch, ValueDescriptor
 from dynalab_core.protocols.packets.handshake import (
     ConnectorHello,
     DynaLabHello,
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ PORT = 8765
 
 # Set to None to send as quickly as possible.
 # For a controlled rate, use something like 5_000.0.
-TARGET_FREQUENCY_HZ: float | None = None
+TARGET_FREQUENCY_HZ: float | None = 1000
 
-FREQUENCY_SAMPLE_SIZE = 500
+FREQUENCY_SAMPLE_SIZE = 20000
 
 CONNECTOR_VERSION = VersionDescriptor(
     type="alpha",
@@ -116,11 +116,26 @@ def value_sender_thread(
 
                 next_send_time += period
 
-            message = ValueDescriptor(
+            value = ValueDescriptor(
                 signal_id=signal_id,
                 value=2.0,
             )
 
+            message = ValueBatch(
+                values=[
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                    value,
+                ]
+            )
+
             future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(
                 send_message(
                     writer,