code: def get_component_types(topic_id, remoteci_id, db_conn=None):
      
  
      db_conn = db_conn or flask.g.db_conn
      rconfiguration = remotecis.get_remoteci_configuration(topic_id,
                                                            remoteci_id,
                                                            db_conn=db_conn)
  
      # if there is no rconfiguration associated to the remoteci or no
      # component types then use the topic's one.
      if (rconfiguration is not None and
              rconfiguration['component_types'] is not None):
          component_types = rconfiguration['component_types']
      else:
          component_types = get_component_types_from_topic(topic_id,
                                                           db_conn=db_conn)
  
      return component_types, rconfiguration
docs: Returns either the topic component types or the rconfigration's
      component types.