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+"""
+A real-time, sorted watchlist
+"""
+import os
+from importlib import import_module
+
+import click
+import trio
+
+# use the trio async loop
+os.environ['KIVY_EVENTLOOP'] = 'trio'
+
+from kivy.uix.widget import Widget
+from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
+from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
+from kivy.uix.label import Label
+from kivy.uix.scrollview import ScrollView
+from kivy.core.window import Window
+from kivy.properties import DictProperty
+from kivy.lang import Builder
+from kivy import utils
+from kivy.app import async_runTouchApp
+
+from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
+
+log = get_logger('watchlist')
+
+
+def same_rgb(val):
+    return ', '.join(map(str, [val]*3))
+
+
+def colorcode(name):
+    if not name:
+        name = 'darkgray'
+    _names2hexs = {
+        'darkgray': 'a9a9a9',
+        'green': '008000',
+        'red': 'ff3333',
+        'red2': 'ff0000',
+        'dark_red': '8b0000',
+        'firebrick': 'b22222',
+    }
+    return utils.rgba(_names2hexs[name])
+
+
+_kv = (f'''
+#:kivy 1.10.0
+
+<HeaderCell>
+    # font_size: '15'
+    size: self.texture_size
+    # size_hint_y: None
+    # height: '100dp'
+    outline_color: {same_rgb(0.01)}
+    width: '100dp'
+    valign: 'middle'
+    halign: 'center'
+    canvas.before:
+        Color:
+            rgb: {same_rgb(0.13)}
+        Rectangle:
+            pos: self.pos
+            size: self.size
+
+<Cell>
+    text_size: self.size
+    size: self.texture_size
+    # font_size: '15'
+    font_color: {colorcode('darkgray')}
+    # font_name: 'sans serif'
+    valign: 'middle'
+    halign: 'center'
+    # outline_color: {same_rgb(0.01)}
+    canvas.before:
+        Color:
+            rgb: {same_rgb(0.05)}
+        Rectangle:
+            pos: self.pos
+            size: self.size
+
+<TickerTable>
+    spacing: '5dp'
+    row_force_default: True
+    row_default_height: 75
+    # size_hint_y: None
+    size_hint: 1, None
+    cols: 1
+
+<Row>
+    spacing: '4dp'
+    minimum_height: 200  # should be pulled from Cell text size
+    minimum_width: 200
+    row_force_default: True
+    row_default_height: 75
+    outline_color: {same_rgb(2)}
+    size_hint: 1, None
+''')
+
+
+_qt_keys = {
+    # 'symbol': 'symbol',  # done manually in remap_keys
+    'lastTradePrice': 'last',
+    'lastTradeSize': 'last size',
+    'askPrice': 'ask',
+    'askSize': 'ask price',
+    'bidPrice': 'bid',
+    'bidSize': 'bid size',
+    'volume': 'vol',
+    'VWAP': 'vwap',
+    'high52w': 'high52w',
+    'highPrice': 'high',
+    # "lastTradePriceTrHrs": 7.99,
+    # "lastTradeTick": "Equal",
+    # "lastTradeTime": "2018-01-30T18:28:23.434000-05:00",
+    'low52w': 'low52w',
+    'lowPrice': 'low day',
+    'openPrice': 'open',
+    # "symbolId": 3575753,
+    # "tier": "",
+    'isHalted': 'halted',
+    'delay': 'delay',  # as subscript 'p'
+}
+
+
+def remap_keys(quote, keymap=_qt_keys):
+    """Remap a list of quote dicts ``quotes`` using
+    the mapping of old keys -> new keys ``keymap``.
+    """
+    open_price = quote['openPrice']
+    new = {
+        'symbol': quote['symbol'],
+        '%': f"{(quote['lastTradePrice'] - open_price) / open_price:10.2f}"
+    }
+    for key, new_key in keymap.items():
+        value = quote[key]
+        new[new_key] = value
+
+    return new
+
+
+class HeaderCell(Label):
+    """Column header cell label.
+    """
+
+
+class Cell(Label):
+    """Data header cell label.
+    """
+
+
+class Row(GridLayout):
+    """A grid for displaying a row of ticker quote data.
+
+    The row fields can be updated using the ``fields`` property which will in
+    turn adjust the text color of the values based on content changes.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, record, headers=(), cell_type=Cell, **kwargs):
+        super(Row, self).__init__(cols=len(record), **kwargs)
+        self._cell_widgets = {}
+        self._last_record = record
+
+        # build out row using Cell labels
+        for key, val in record.items():
+            header = key in headers
+            cell = self._append_cell(val, header=header)
+            self._cell_widgets[key] = cell
+
+    def _append_cell(self, text, colorname=None, header=False):
+        if not len(self._cell_widgets) < self.cols:
+            raise ValueError(f"Can not append more then {self.cols} cells")
+
+        # header cells just have a different colour
+        celltype = HeaderCell if header else Cell
+        cell = celltype(text=str(text), color=colorcode(colorname))
+        self.add_widget(cell)
+        return cell
+
+
+class TickerTable(GridLayout):
+    """A grid for displaying ticker quote records as a table.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(TickerTable, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.symbols2rows = {}
+
+    def append_row(self, record, colorname='firebrick'):
+        row = Row(record, headers=('symbol',))
+        # store ref to each row
+        self.symbols2rows[row._last_record['symbol']] = row
+        self.add_widget(row)
+        return row
+
+
+def header_row(headers):
+    """Create a single "header" row from a sequence of keys.
+    """
+    # process headers via first quote record
+    headers_dict = {key: key for key in headers}
+    row = Row(headers_dict, headers=headers)
+    return row
+
+
+def ticker_table(quotes, **kwargs):
+    """Create a new ticker table from a list of quote dicts.
+    """
+    table = TickerTable(cols=1)
+
+    for ticker_record in quotes:
+        table.append_row(ticker_record)
+
+    return table
+
+
+async def update_quotes(widgets, queue):
+    """Process live quotes by updating ticker rows.
+    """
+    grid = widgets['grid']
+
+    while True:
+        log.debug("Waiting on quotes")
+        quotes = await queue.get()
+        rows = []
+        for quote in quotes:
+            data = remap_keys(quote)
+            row = grid.symbols2rows[data['symbol']]
+            rows.append((data, row))
+            new = set(data.items()) - set(row._last_record.items())
+            if new:
+                for key, val in filter(lambda item: item[0] != '%', new):
+                    # logic for value coloring: up-green, down-red
+                    if row._last_record[key] < val:
+                        color = colorcode('green')
+                    elif row._last_record[key] > val:
+                        color = colorcode('red2')
+
+                    cell = row._cell_widgets[key]
+                    cell.text = str(val)
+                    cell.color = color
+
+                row._last_record = data
+
+            hdrcell = row._cell_widgets['symbol']
+            chngcell = row._cell_widgets['%']
+            daychange = float(data['%'])
+            if daychange < 0.:
+                color = colorcode('red2')
+                chngcell.color = hdrcell.color = color
+            elif daychange > 0.:
+                color = colorcode('green')
+                chngcell.color = hdrcell.color = color
+
+        # sort rows by % change
+        for i, pair in enumerate(
+            sorted(rows, key=lambda item: float(item[0]['%']))
+        ):
+            data, row = pair
+            if grid.children[i] != row:
+                grid.remove_widget(row)
+                grid.add_widget(row, index=i)
+
+
+async def run_kivy(root, nursery):
+    '''Trio-kivy entry point.
+    '''
+    # run kivy
+    await async_runTouchApp(root)
+    # now cancel all the other tasks that may be running
+    nursery.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+
+async def _async_main(tickers, brokermod):
+    '''Launch kivy app + all other related tasks.
+    '''
+    queue = trio.Queue(1000)
+
+    async with brokermod.get_client() as client:
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            nursery.start_soon(brokermod.poll_tickers, client, tickers, queue)
+
+            # get first quotes response
+            quotes = []
+            pkts = await queue.get()
+            for quote in pkts:
+                quotes.append(remap_keys(quote))
+
+            # build out UI
+            Builder.load_string(_kv)
+            root = BoxLayout(orientation='vertical')
+            header = header_row(quotes[0].keys())
+            root.add_widget(header)
+            grid = ticker_table(quotes)
+            grid.bind(minimum_height=grid.setter('height'))
+            scroll = ScrollView(
+                size=(Window.width, Window.height), bar_margin=10)
+            scroll.add_widget(grid)
+            root.add_widget(scroll)
+
+            widgets = {
+                'grid': grid,
+                'root': root,
+                'header': header,
+                'scroll': scroll,
+            }
+
+            nursery.start_soon(run_kivy, widgets['root'], nursery)
+            nursery.start_soon(update_quotes, widgets, queue)
+
+
+@click.group()
+def cli():
+    pass
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option('--broker', default='questrade', help='Broker backend to use')
+@click.option('--loglevel', '-l', default='warning', help='Logging level')
+def run(loglevel, broker):
+    """Spawn a watchlist.
+    """
+    get_console_log(loglevel)  # activate console logging
+    brokermod = import_module('.' + broker, 'piker.brokers')
+
+    watchlists = {
+        'cannabis': [
+            'EMH.VN', 'LEAF.TO', 'HVT.VN', 'HMMJ.TO', 'APH.TO',
+            'CBW.VN', 'TRST.CN', 'VFF.TO', 'ACB.TO', 'ABCN.VN'
+            'APH.TO', 'MARI.CN', 'WMD.VN', 'LEAF.TO', 'THCX.VN'
+        ],
+    }
+    # broker_conf_path = os.path.join(click.get_app_dir('piker'), 'watchlists.json')
+    # from piker.testing import _quote_streamer as brokermod
+    trio.run(_async_main, watchlists['cannabis'], brokermod)