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README.rst

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ provider support
 ****************
 for live data feeds the in-progress set of supported brokers is:
 
-- IB_ via ``ib_insync``
+- IB_ via ``ib_insync``, also see our `container docs`_
 - binance_ and kraken_ for crypto over their public websocket API
 - questrade_ (ish) which comes with effectively free L1
 
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ coming soon...
 if you want your broker supported and they have an API let us know.
 
 .. _IB: https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/index.html
+.. _container docs: https://github.com/pikers/piker/tree/master/dockering/ib
 .. _questrade: https://www.questrade.com/api/documentation
 .. _kraken: https://www.kraken.com/features/api#public-market-data
 .. _binance: https://github.com/pikers/piker/pull/182

config/brokers.toml

@@ -12,16 +12,41 @@ api_key = ""
 secret = ""
 
 [ib]
-host = "127.0.0.1"
+hosts = [
+    "127.0.0.1",
+]
+# XXX: the order in which ports will be scanned
+# (by the `brokerd` daemon-actor)
+# is determined # by the line order here.
+# TODO: when we eventually spawn gateways in our
+# container, we can just dynamically allocate these
+# using IBC.
+ports = [
+    4002,  # gw
+    7497,  # tws
+]
 
-ports.gw = 4002
-ports.tws = 7497
-ports.order = ["gw", "tws",]
+# XXX: for a paper account the flex web query service
+# is not supported so you have to manually download
+# and XML report and put it in a location that can be
+# accessed by the ``brokerd.ib`` backend code for parsing.
+flex_token = '666666666666666666666666'
+flex_trades_query_id = '666666'  # live account
 
-accounts.margin = "X0000000"
-accounts.ira = "X0000000"
-accounts.paper = "XX0000000"
+# when clients are being scanned this determines
+# which clients are preferred to be used for data
+# feeds based on the order of account names, if
+# detected as active on an API client.
+prefer_data_account = [
+    'paper',
+    'margin',
+    'ira',
+]
 
-# the order in which accounts will be selected (if found through
-# `brokerd`) when a new symbol is loaded
-accounts_order = ['paper', 'margin', 'ira']
+[ib.accounts]
+# the order in which accounts will be selectable
+# in the order mode UI (if found via clients during
+# API-app scanning)when a new symbol is loaded.
+paper = "XX0000000"
+margin = "X0000000"
+ira = "X0000000"

dockering/ib/README.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+running ``ib`` gateway in ``docker``
+------------------------------------
+We have a config based on the (now defunct)
+image from "waytrade":
+
+https://github.com/waytrade/ib-gateway-docker
+
+To startup this image with our custom settings
+simply run the command::
+
+    docker compose up
+
+And you should have the following socket-available services:
+
+- ``x11vnc1@127.0.0.1:3003``
+- ``ib-gw@127.0.0.1:4002``
+
+You can attach to the container via a VNC client
+without password auth.
+
+SECURITY STUFF!?!?!
+-------------------
+Though "``ib``" claims they host filter connections outside
+localhost (aka ``127.0.0.1``) it's probably better if you filter
+the socket at the OS level using a stateless firewall rule::
+
+    ip rule add not unicast iif lo to 0.0.0.0/0 dport 4002
+
+We will soon have this baked into our own custom image but for
+now you'll have to do it urself dawgy.

dockering/ib/docker-compose.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# rework from the original @
+# https://github.com/waytrade/ib-gateway-docker/blob/master/docker-compose.yml
+version: "3.5"
+
+services:
+  ib-gateway:
+    # other image tags available:
+    # https://github.com/waytrade/ib-gateway-docker#supported-tags
+    image: waytrade/ib-gateway:981.3j
+    restart: always
+    network_mode: 'host'
+
+    volumes:
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./jts.ini
+        target: /root/Jts/jts.ini
+        # don't let IBC clobber this file for
+        # the main reason of not having a stupid
+        # timezone set..
+        read_only: true
+
+      # force our own IBC config
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./ibc.ini
+        target: /root/ibc/config.ini
+
+      # force our noop script - socat isn't needed in host mode.
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./fork_ports_delayed.sh
+        target: /root/scripts/fork_ports_delayed.sh
+
+      # force our noop script - socat isn't needed in host mode.
+      - type: bind
+        source: ./run_x11_vnc.sh
+        target: /root/scripts/run_x11_vnc.sh
+        read_only: true
+
+    # NOTE:to fill these out, define an `.env` file in the same dir as
+    # this compose file which looks something like:
+    # TWS_USERID='myuser'
+    # TWS_PASSWORD='guest'
+    # TRADING_MODE=paper (or live)
+    # VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD='diggity'
+
+    environment:
+      TWS_USERID: ${TWS_USERID}
+      TWS_PASSWORD: ${TWS_PASSWORD}
+      TRADING_MODE: ${TRADING_MODE:-paper}
+      VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD: ${VNC_SERVER_PASSWORD:-}
+
+    # ports:
+    #   - target: 4002
+    #     host_ip: 127.0.0.1
+    #     published: 4002
+    #     protocol: tcp
+
+      # original mappings for use in non-host-mode
+      # which we won't really need going forward since
+      # ideally we just pick the port to have ib-gw listen
+      # on **when** we spawn the container - i.e. everything
+      # will be driven by a ``brokers.toml`` def.
+      # - "127.0.0.1:4001:4001"
+      # - "127.0.0.1:4002:4002"
+      # - "127.0.0.1:5900:5900"

dockering/ib/fork_ports_delayed.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# we now just set this is to a noop script
+# since we can just run the container in
+# `network_mode: 'host'` and get literally
+# the exact same behaviour XD

dockering/ib/ibc.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,711 @@
+# Note that in the comments in this file, TWS refers to both the Trader
+# Workstation and the IB Gateway, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
+#
+# When referred to below, the default value for a setting is the value
+# assumed if either the setting is included but no value is specified, or
+# the setting is not included at all.
+#
+# IBC may also be used to start the FIX CTCI Gateway. All settings
+# relating to this have names prefixed with FIX.
+#
+# The IB API Gateway and the FIX CTCI Gateway share the same code. Which
+# gateway actually runs is governed by an option on the initial gateway
+# login screen. The FIX setting described under IBC Startup
+# Settings below controls this.
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 1.   IBC Startup Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+
+# IBC may be used to start the IB Gateway for the FIX CTCI. This
+# setting must be set to 'yes' if you want to run the FIX CTCI gateway. The
+# default is 'no'.
+
+FIX=no
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 2.   Authentication Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+# TWS and the IB API gateway require a single username and password.
+# You may specify the username and password using the following settings:
+#
+#	IbLoginId
+#	IbPassword
+#
+# Alternatively, you can specify the username and password in the command
+# files used to start TWS or the Gateway, but this is not recommended for
+# security reasons.
+#
+# If you don't specify them, you will be prompted for them in the usual
+# login dialog when TWS starts (but whatever you have specified will be
+# included in the dialog automatically: for example you may specify the
+# username but not the password, and then you will be prompted for the
+# password via the login dialog). Note that if you specify either
+# the username or the password (or both) in the command file, then
+# IbLoginId and IbPassword settings defined in this file are ignored.
+#
+#
+# The FIX CTCI gateway requires one username and password for FIX order
+# routing, and optionally a separate username and password for market
+# data connections. You may specify the usernames and passwords using
+# the following settings:
+#
+#	FIXLoginId
+#	FIXPassword
+#	IbLoginId	(optional - for market data connections)
+#	IbPassword	(optional - for market data connections)
+#
+# Alternatively you can specify the FIX username and password in the
+# command file used to start the FIX CTCI Gateway, but this is not
+# recommended for security reasons.
+#
+# If you don't specify them, you will be prompted for them in the usual
+# login dialog when FIX CTCI gateway starts (but whatever you have
+# specified will be included in the dialog automatically: for example
+# you may specify the usernames but not the passwords, and then you will
+# be prompted for the passwords via the login dialog). Note that if you
+# specify either the FIX username or the FIX password (or both) on the
+# command line, then FIXLoginId and FIXPassword settings defined in this
+# file are ignored; he same applies to the market data username and
+# password.
+
+# IB API Authentication Settings
+# ------------------------------
+
+# Your TWS username:
+
+IbLoginId=
+
+
+# Your TWS password:
+
+IbPassword=
+
+
+# FIX CTCI Authentication Settings
+# --------------------------------
+
+# Your FIX CTCI username:
+
+FIXLoginId=
+
+
+# Your FIX CTCI password:
+
+FIXPassword=
+
+
+# Second Factor Authentication Settings
+# -------------------------------------
+
+# If you have enabled more than one second factor authentication
+# device, TWS presents a list from which you must select the device
+# you want to use for this login. You can use this setting to
+# instruct IBC to select a particular item in the list on your
+# behalf. Note that you must spell this value exactly as it appears
+# in the list. If no value is set, you must manually select the
+# relevant list entry.
+
+SecondFactorDevice=
+
+
+# If you use the IBKR Mobile app for second factor authentication,
+# and you fail to complete the process before the time limit imposed
+# by IBKR, you can use this setting to tell IBC to exit: arrangements
+# can then be made to automatically restart IBC in order to initiate
+# the login sequence afresh. Otherwise, manual intervention at TWS's
+# Second Factor Authentication dialog is needed to complete the
+# login.
+#
+# Permitted values are 'yes' and 'no'. The default is 'no'.
+#
+# Note that the scripts provided with the IBC zips for Windows and
+# Linux provide options to automatically restart in these
+# circumstances, but only if this setting is also set to 'yes'.
+
+ExitAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout=no
+
+
+# This setting is only relevant if
+# ExitAfterSecondFactorAuthenticationTimeout is set to 'yes'.
+#
+# It controls how long (in seconds) IBC waits for login to complete
+# after the user acknowledges the second factor authentication
+# alert at the IBKR Mobile app. If login has not completed after
+# this time, IBC terminates.
+# The default value is 40.
+
+SecondFactorAuthenticationExitInterval=
+
+
+# Trading Mode
+# ------------
+#
+# TWS 955 introduced a new Trading Mode combo box on its login
+# dialog. This indicates whether the live account or the paper
+# trading account corresponding to the supplied credentials is
+# to be used. The allowed values are 'live' (the default) and
+# 'paper'. For earlier versions of TWS this setting has no
+# effect.
+
+TradingMode=
+
+
+# Paper-trading Account Warning
+# -----------------------------
+#
+# Logging in to a paper-trading account results in TWS displaying
+# a dialog asking the user to confirm that they are aware that this
+# is not a brokerage account. Until this dialog has been accepted,
+# TWS will not allow API connections to succeed. Setting this
+# to 'yes' (the default) will cause IBC to automatically
+# confirm acceptance. Setting it to 'no' will leave the dialog
+# on display, and the user will have to deal with it manually.
+
+AcceptNonBrokerageAccountWarning=yes
+
+
+# Login Dialog Display Timeout
+#-----------------------------
+#
+# In some circumstances, starting TWS may result in failure to display
+# the login dialog. Restarting TWS may help to resolve this situation,
+# and IBC does this automatically.
+#
+# This setting controls how long (in seconds) IBC waits for the login
+# dialog to appear before restarting TWS.
+#
+# Note that in normal circumstances with a reasonably specified 
+# computer the time to displaying the login dialog is typically less
+# than 20 seconds, and frequently much less. However many factors can
+# influence this, and it is unwise to set this value too low.
+#
+# The default value is 60.
+
+LoginDialogDisplayTimeout = 60
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 3.   TWS Startup Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Path to settings store
+# ----------------------
+#
+# Path to the directory where TWS should store its settings. This is
+# normally the folder in which TWS is installed. However you may set
+# it to some other location if you wish (for example if you want to
+# run multiple instances of TWS with different settings).
+#
+# It is recommended for clarity that you use an absolute path. The
+# effect of using a relative path is undefined.
+#
+# Linux and macOS users should use the appropriate path syntax.
+#
+# Note that, for Windows users, you MUST use double separator
+# characters to separate the elements of the folder path: for
+# example, IbDir=C:\\IBLiveSettings is valid, but
+# IbDir=C:\IBLiveSettings is NOT valid and will give unexpected
+# results. Linux and macOS users need not use double separators,
+# but they are acceptable.
+#
+# The default is the current working directory when IBC is
+# started.
+
+IbDir=/root/Jts
+
+
+# Store settings on server
+# ------------------------
+#
+# If you wish to store a copy of your TWS settings on IB's
+# servers as well as locally on your computer, set this to
+# 'yes': this enables you to run TWS on different computers
+# with the same configuration, market data lines, etc. If set
+# to 'no', running TWS on different computers will not share the
+# same settings. If no value is specified, TWS will obtain its
+# settings from the same place as the last time this user logged
+# in (whether manually or using IBC).
+
+StoreSettingsOnServer=
+
+
+# Minimize TWS on startup
+# -----------------------
+#
+# Set to 'yes' to minimize TWS when it starts:
+
+MinimizeMainWindow=no
+
+
+# Existing Session Detected Action
+# --------------------------------
+#
+# When a user logs on to an IBKR account for trading purposes by any means, the
+# IBKR account server checks to see whether the account is already logged in
+# elsewhere. If so, a dialog is displayed to both the users that enables them
+# to determine what happens next. The 'ExistingSessionDetectedAction' setting
+# instructs TWS how to proceed when it displays this dialog:
+#
+#   * If the new TWS session is set to 'secondary', the existing session continues
+#     and the new session terminates. Thus a secondary TWS session can never
+#     override any other session.
+#
+#   * If the existing TWS session is set to 'primary', the existing session
+#     continues and the new session terminates (even if the new session is also
+#     set to primary). Thus a primary TWS session can never be overridden by
+#     any new session).
+#
+#   * If both the existing and the new TWS sessions are set to 'primaryoverride',
+#     the existing session terminates and the new session proceeds.
+#
+#   * If the existing TWS session is set to 'manual', the user must handle the
+#     dialog.
+#
+# The difference between 'primary' and 'primaryoverride' is that a
+# 'primaryoverride' session can be overriden over by a new 'primary' session,
+# but a 'primary' session cannot be overriden by any other session.
+#
+# When set to 'primary', if another TWS session is started and manually told to
+# end the 'primary' session, the 'primary' session is automatically reconnected.
+#
+# The default is 'manual'.
+
+ExistingSessionDetectedAction=primary
+
+
+# Override TWS API Port Number
+# ----------------------------
+#
+# If OverrideTwsApiPort is set to an integer, IBC changes the
+# 'Socket port' in TWS's API configuration to that number shortly
+# after startup. Leaving the setting blank will make no change to
+# the current setting. This setting is only intended for use in
+# certain specialized situations where the port number needs to
+# be set dynamically at run-time: most users will never need it,
+# so don't use it unless you know you need it.
+
+OverrideTwsApiPort=4002
+
+
+# Read-only Login
+# ---------------
+#
+# If ReadOnlyLogin is set to 'yes', and the user is enrolled in IB's
+# account security programme, the user will not be asked to perform
+# the second factor authentication action, and login to TWS will
+# occur automatically in read-only mode: in this mode, placing or
+# managing orders is not allowed. If set to 'no', and the user is
+# enrolled in IB's account security programme, the user must perform
+# the relevant second factor authentication action to complete the
+# login. 
+
+# If the user is not enrolled in IB's account security programme,
+# this setting is ignored. The default is 'no'.
+
+ReadOnlyLogin=no
+
+
+# Read-only API
+# -------------
+#
+# If ReadOnlyApi is set to 'yes', API programs cannot submit, modify
+# or cancel orders. If set to 'no', API programs can do these things.
+# If not set, the existing TWS/Gateway configuration is unchanged.
+# NB: this setting is really only supplied for the benefit of new TWS
+# or Gateway instances that are being automatically installed and
+# started without user intervention (eg Docker containers). Where
+# a user is involved, they should use the Global Configuration to
+# set the relevant checkbox (this only needs to be done once) and
+# not provide a value for this setting.
+
+ReadOnlyApi=no
+
+
+# Market data size for US stocks - lots or shares
+# -----------------------------------------------
+#
+# Since IB introduced the option of market data for US stocks showing
+# bid, ask and last sizes in shares rather than lots, TWS and Gateway
+# display a dialog immediately after login notifying the user about
+# this and requiring user input before allowing market data to be
+# accessed. The user can request that the dialog not be shown again.
+#
+# It is recommended that the user should handle this dialog manually
+# rather than using these settings, which are provided for situations 
+# where the user interface is not easily accessible, or where user
+# settings are not preserved between sessions (eg some Docker images).
+#
+# - If this setting is set to 'accept', the dialog will be handled
+#   automatically and the option to not show it again will be
+#   selected.
+#
+#   Note that in this case, the only way to allow the dialog to be
+#   displayed again is to manually enable the 'Bid, Ask and Last
+#   Size Display Update' message in the 'Messages' section of the TWS
+#   configuration dialog. So you should only use 'Accept' if you are
+#   sure you really don't want the dialog to be displayed again, or
+#   you have easy access to the user interface.
+#
+# - If set to 'defer', the dialog will be handled automatically (so
+#   that market data will start), but the option to not show it again
+#   will not be selected, and it will be shown again after the next
+#   login.
+#
+# - If set to 'ignore', the user has to deal with the dialog manually.
+#
+# The default value is 'ignore'.
+#
+# Note if set to 'accept' or 'defer', TWS also automatically sets
+# the API settings checkbox labelled 'Send market data in lots for
+# US stocks for dual-mode API clients'. IBC cannot prevent this.
+# However you can change this immmediately by setting
+# SendMarketDataInLotsForUSstocks (see below) to 'no' .
+
+AcceptBidAskLastSizeDisplayUpdateNotification=accept
+
+
+# This setting determines whether the API settings checkbox labelled
+# 'Send market data in lots for US stocks for dual-mode API clients'
+# is set or cleared. If set to 'yes', the checkbox is set. If set to
+# 'no' the checkbox is cleared. If defaulted, the checkbox is
+# unchanged.
+
+SendMarketDataInLotsForUSstocks=
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 4.   TWS Auto-Closedown
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# IMPORTANT NOTE: Starting with TWS 974, this setting no longer
+# works properly, because IB have changed the way TWS handles its
+# autologoff mechanism. 
+#
+# You should now configure the TWS autologoff time to something
+# convenient for you, and restart IBC each day.
+#
+# Alternatively, discontinue use of IBC and use the auto-relogin
+# mechanism within TWS 974 and later versions (note that the 
+# auto-relogin mechanism provided by IB is not available if you
+# use IBC).
+
+# Set to yes or no (lower case).
+#
+#   yes   means allow TWS to shut down automatically at its
+# 	  specified shutdown time, which is set via the TWS
+#	  configuration menu.
+#
+#   no    means TWS never shuts down automatically.
+#
+# NB: IB recommends that you do not keep TWS running
+# continuously. If you set this setting to 'no', you may
+# experience incorrect TWS operation.
+#
+# NB: the default for this setting is 'no'. Since this will
+# only work properly with TWS versions earlier than 974, you
+# should explicitly set this to 'yes' for version 974 and later.
+
+IbAutoClosedown=yes
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 5.   TWS Tidy Closedown Time
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# NB: starting with TWS 974 this is no longer a useful option
+# because both TWS and Gateway now have the same auto-logoff
+# mechanism, and IBC can no longer avoid this.
+#
+# Note that giving this setting a value does not change TWS's
+# auto-logoff in any way: any setting will be additional to the
+# TWS auto-logoff.
+#
+# To tell IBC to tidily close TWS at a specified time every
+# day, set this value to <hh:mm>, for example:
+# ClosedownAt=22:00
+#
+# To tell IBC to tidily close TWS at a specified day and time
+# each week, set this value to <dayOfWeek hh:mm>, for example:
+# ClosedownAt=Friday 22:00
+#
+# Note that the day of the week must be specified using your
+# default locale. Also note that Java will only accept
+# characters encoded to ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1). This means that
+# if the day name in your default locale uses any non-Latin-1
+# characters you need to encode them using Unicode escapes
+# (see http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/lexical.html#3.3
+# for details). For example, to tidily close TWS at 12:00 on
+# Saturday where the default locale is Simplified Chinese,
+# use the following:
+# #ClosedownAt=\u661F\u671F\u516D 12:00
+
+ClosedownAt=
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 6.   Other TWS Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Accept Incoming Connection
+# --------------------------
+#
+# If set to 'accept', IBC automatically accepts incoming
+# API connection dialogs. If set to 'reject', IBC
+# automatically rejects incoming API connection dialogs. If
+# set to 'manual', the user must decide whether to accept or reject
+# incoming API connection dialogs. The default is 'manual'.
+# NB: it is recommended to set this to 'reject', and to explicitly
+# configure which IP addresses can connect to the API in TWS's API
+# configuration page, as this is much more secure (in this case, no
+# incoming API connection dialogs will occur for those IP addresses).
+
+AcceptIncomingConnectionAction=reject
+
+
+# Allow Blind Trading
+# -------------------
+#
+# If you attempt to place an order for a contract for which
+# you have no market data subscription, TWS displays a dialog
+# to warn you against such blind trading.
+#
+#   yes   means the dialog is dismissed as though the user had
+# 	  clicked the 'Ok' button: this means that you accept
+# 	  the risk and want the order to be submitted.
+#
+#   no    means the dialog remains on display and must be
+#         handled by the user.
+
+AllowBlindTrading=yes
+
+
+# Save Settings on a Schedule
+# ---------------------------
+#
+# You can tell TWS to automatically save its settings on a schedule
+# of your choosing. You can specify one or more specific times,
+# like this:
+#
+# SaveTwsSettingsAt=HH:MM [ HH:MM]...
+#
+# for example:
+# SaveTwsSettingsAt=08:00   12:30 17:30
+#
+# Or you can specify an interval at which settings are to be saved,
+# optionally starting at a specific time and continuing until another
+# time, like this:
+#
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every n [{mins | hours}] [hh:mm] [hh:mm]
+#
+# where the first hh:mm is the start time and the second is the end
+# time. If you don't specify the end time, settings are saved regularly
+# from the start time till midnight. If you don't specify the start time.
+# settings are saved regularly all day, beginning at 00:00. Note that
+# settings will always be saved at the end time, even if that is not
+# exactly one interval later than the previous time. If neither 'mins'
+# nor 'hours' is specified, 'mins' is assumed. Examples:
+#
+# To save every 30 minutes all day starting at 00:00
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every 30
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every 30 mins
+#
+# To save every hour starting at 08:00 and ending at midnight
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every 1 hours 08:00
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every 1 hours 08:00 00:00
+#
+# To save every 90 minutes starting at 08:00 up to and including 17:43
+#SaveTwsSettingsAt=Every 90 08:00 17:43
+
+SaveTwsSettingsAt=
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 7.   Settings Specific to Indian Versions of TWS
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Indian versions of TWS may display a password expiry
+# notification dialog and a NSE Compliance dialog. These can be
+# dismissed by setting the following to yes. By default the
+# password expiry notice is not dismissed, but the NSE Compliance
+# notice is dismissed.
+
+# Warning: setting DismissPasswordExpiryWarning=yes will mean
+# you will not be notified when your password is about to expire.
+# You must then take other measures to ensure that your password
+# is changed within the expiry period, otherwise IBC will
+# not be able to login successfully.
+
+DismissPasswordExpiryWarning=no
+DismissNSEComplianceNotice=yes
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 8.   IBC Command Server Settings
+# =============================================================================
+
+# Do NOT CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS unless you
+# intend to issue commands to IBC (for example
+# using telnet). Note that these settings have nothing to
+# do with running programs that use the TWS API.
+
+# Command Server Port Number
+# --------------------------
+#
+# The port number that IBC listens on for commands
+# such as "STOP". DO NOT set this to the port number
+# used for TWS API connections. There is no good reason
+# to change this setting unless the port is used by
+# some other application (typically another instance of
+# IBC). The default value is 0, which tells IBC not to
+# start the command server
+
+#CommandServerPort=7462
+
+
+# Permitted Command Sources
+# -------------------------
+#
+# A comma separated list of IP addresses, or host names,
+# which are allowed addresses for sending commands to
+# IBC.  Commands can always be sent from the
+# same host as IBC is running on.
+
+ControlFrom=127.0.0.1
+
+
+# Address for Receiving Commands
+# ------------------------------
+#
+# Specifies the IP address on which the Command Server
+# is so listen. For a multi-homed host, this can be used
+# to specify that connection requests are only to be
+# accepted on the specified address. The default is to
+# accept connection requests on all local addresses.
+
+BindAddress=127.0.0.1
+
+
+# Command Prompt
+# --------------
+#
+# The specified string is output by the server when
+# the connection is first opened and after the completion
+# of each command. This can be useful if sending commands
+# using an interactive program such as telnet. The default
+# is that no prompt is output.
+# For example:
+#
+# CommandPrompt=>
+
+CommandPrompt=
+
+
+# Suppress Command Server Info Messages
+# -------------------------------------
+#
+# Some commands can return intermediate information about
+# their progress. This setting controls whether such
+# information is sent. The default is that such information
+# is not sent.
+
+SuppressInfoMessages=no
+
+
+
+# =============================================================================
+# 9.   Diagnostic Settings
+# =============================================================================
+#
+# IBC can log information about the structure of windows
+# displayed by TWS. This information is useful when adding
+# new features to IBC or when behaviour is not as expected. 
+#
+# The logged information shows the hierarchical organisation
+# of all the components of the window, and includes the
+# current values of text boxes and labels.
+#
+# Note that this structure logging has a small performance
+# impact, and depending on the settings can cause the logfile
+# size to be significantly increased. It is therefore
+# recommended that the LogStructureWhen setting be set to
+# 'never' (the default) unless there is a specific reason
+# that this information is needed.
+
+
+# Scope of Structure Logging
+# --------------------------
+#
+# The LogStructureScope setting indicates which windows are
+# eligible for structure logging:
+#
+#    - if set to 'known', only windows that IBC recognizes
+#      are eligible - these are windows that IBC has some
+#      interest in monitoring, usually to take some action
+#      on the user's behalf;
+#
+#    - if set to 'unknown', only windows that IBC does not
+#      recognize are eligible. Most windows displayed by
+#      TWS fall into this category;
+#
+#    - if set to 'untitled', only windows that IBC does not
+#      recognize and that have no title are eligible. These
+#      are usually message boxes or similar small windows,
+#
+#    - if set to 'all', then every window displayed by TWS
+#      is eligible.
+#
+# The default value is 'known'.
+
+LogStructureScope=all
+
+
+# When to Log Window Structure
+# ----------------------------
+#
+# The LogStructureWhen setting specifies the circumstances
+# when eligible TWS windows have their structure logged:
+#
+#     - if set to 'open' or 'yes' or 'true', IBC logs the
+#       structure of an eligible window the first time it
+#       is encountered;
+#
+#    - if set to 'activate', the structure is logged every
+#      time an eligible window is made active;
+#
+#    - if set to 'never' or 'no' or 'false', structure
+#      information is never logged.
+#
+# The default value is 'never'.
+
+LogStructureWhen=never
+
+
+# DEPRECATED SETTING
+# ------------------
+#
+# LogComponents - THIS SETTING WILL BE REMOVED IN A FUTURE
+# RELEASE
+#
+# If LogComponents is set to any value, this is equivalent
+# to setting LogStructureWhen to that same value and
+# LogStructureScope to 'all': the actual values of those
+# settings are ignored. The default is that the values
+# of LogStructureScope and LogStructureWhen are honoured.
+
+#LogComponents=
+
+
+

dockering/ib/jts.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[IBGateway]
+ApiOnly=true
+LocalServerPort=4002
+# NOTE: must be set if using IBC's "reject" mode
+TrustedIPs=127.0.0.1
+; RemoteHostOrderRouting=ndc1.ibllc.com
+; WriteDebug=true
+; RemotePortOrderRouting=4001
+; useRemoteSettings=false
+; tradingMode=p
+; Steps=8
+; colorPalletName=dark
+
+# window geo, this may be useful for sending `xdotool` commands?
+; MainWindow.Width=1986
+; screenHeight=3960
+
+
+[Logon]
+Locale=en
+# most markets are oriented around this zone
+# so might as well hard code it.
+TimeZone=America/New_York
+UseSSL=true
+displayedproxymsg=1
+os_titlebar=true
+s3store=true
+useRemoteSettings=false
+
+[Communication]
+ctciAutoEncrypt=true
+Region=usr
+; Peer=cdc1.ibllc.com:4001

dockering/ib/run_x11_vnc.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# start VNC server
+x11vnc \
+    -ncache_cr \
+    -listen localhost \
+    -display :1 \
+    -forever \
+    -shared \
+    -logappend /var/log/x11vnc.log \
+    -bg \
+    -noipv6 \
+    -autoport 3003 \
+    # can't use this because of ``asyncvnc`` issue:
+    # https://github.com/barneygale/asyncvnc/issues/1
+    # -passwd 'ibcansmbz'

piker/_daemon.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 _root_dname = 'pikerd'
 
-_registry_addr = ('127.0.0.1', 1616)
+_registry_addr = ('127.0.0.1', 6116)
 _tractor_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
     # use a different registry addr then tractor's default
     'arbiter_addr': _registry_addr
@@ -426,9 +426,19 @@ async def spawn_brokerd(
 
     # ask `pikerd` to spawn a new sub-actor and manage it under its
     # actor nursery
+    modpath = brokermod.__name__
+    broker_enable = [modpath]
+    for submodname in getattr(
+        brokermod,
+        '__enable_modules__',
+        [],
+    ):
+        subpath = f'{modpath}.{submodname}'
+        broker_enable.append(subpath)
+
     portal = await _services.actor_n.start_actor(
         dname,
-        enable_modules=_data_mods + [brokermod.__name__],
+        enable_modules=_data_mods + broker_enable,
         loglevel=loglevel,
         debug_mode=_services.debug_mode,
         **tractor_kwargs

piker/brokers/ib/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# piker: trading gear for hackers
+# Copyright (C) Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship for pikers)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Interactive Brokers API backend.
+
+Sub-modules within break into the core functionalities:
+
+- ``broker.py`` part for orders / trading endpoints
+- ``data.py`` for real-time data feed endpoints
+
+- ``client.py`` for the core API machinery which is ``trio``-ized
+  wrapping around ``ib_insync``.
+
+- ``report.py`` for the hackery to build manual pp calcs
+  to avoid ib's absolute bullshit FIFO style position
+  tracking..
+
+"""
+from .api import (
+    get_client,
+)
+from .feed import (
+    open_history_client,
+    open_symbol_search,
+    stream_quotes,
+)
+from .broker import trades_dialogue
+
+__all__ = [
+    'get_client',
+    'trades_dialogue',
+    'open_history_client',
+    'open_symbol_search',
+    'stream_quotes',
+]
+
+
+# tractor RPC enable arg
+__enable_modules__: list[str] = [
+    'api',
+    'feed',
+    'broker',
+]
+
+# passed to ``tractor.ActorNursery.start_actor()``
+_spawn_kwargs = {
+    'infect_asyncio': True,
+}
+
+# annotation to let backend agnostic code
+# know if ``brokerd`` should be spawned with
+# ``tractor``'s aio mode.
+_infect_asyncio: bool = True

piker/brokers/ib/broker.py

@@ -0,0 +1,590 @@
+# piker: trading gear for hackers
+# Copyright (C) Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship for pikers)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+Order and trades endpoints for use with ``piker``'s EMS.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from dataclasses import asdict
+from functools import partial
+from pprint import pformat
+import time
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Optional,
+    AsyncIterator,
+)
+
+import trio
+from trio_typing import TaskStatus
+import tractor
+from ib_insync.contract import (
+    Contract,
+    Option,
+)
+from ib_insync.order import (
+    Trade,
+    OrderStatus,
+)
+from ib_insync.objects import (
+    Fill,
+    Execution,
+)
+from ib_insync.objects import Position
+
+from piker import config
+from piker.log import get_console_log
+from piker.clearing._messages import (
+    BrokerdOrder,
+    BrokerdOrderAck,
+    BrokerdStatus,
+    BrokerdPosition,
+    BrokerdCancel,
+    BrokerdFill,
+    BrokerdError,
+)
+from .api import (
+    _accounts2clients,
+    _adhoc_futes_set,
+    log,
+    get_config,
+    open_client_proxies,
+    Client,
+)
+
+
+def pack_position(
+    pos: Position
+
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    con = pos.contract
+
+    if isinstance(con, Option):
+        # TODO: option symbol parsing and sane display:
+        symbol = con.localSymbol.replace(' ', '')
+
+    else:
+        # TODO: lookup fqsn even for derivs.
+        symbol = con.symbol.lower()
+
+    exch = (con.primaryExchange or con.exchange).lower()
+    symkey = '.'.join((symbol, exch))
+    if not exch:
+        # attempt to lookup the symbol from our
+        # hacked set..
+        for sym in _adhoc_futes_set:
+            if symbol in sym:
+                symkey = sym
+                break
+
+    expiry = con.lastTradeDateOrContractMonth
+    if expiry:
+        symkey += f'.{expiry}'
+
+    # TODO: options contracts into a sane format..
+
+    return BrokerdPosition(
+        broker='ib',
+        account=pos.account,
+        symbol=symkey,
+        currency=con.currency,
+        size=float(pos.position),
+        avg_price=float(pos.avgCost) / float(con.multiplier or 1.0),
+    )
+
+
+async def handle_order_requests(
+
+    ems_order_stream: tractor.MsgStream,
+    accounts_def: dict[str, str],
+
+) -> None:
+
+    request_msg: dict
+    async for request_msg in ems_order_stream:
+        log.info(f'Received order request {request_msg}')
+
+        action = request_msg['action']
+        account = request_msg['account']
+
+        acct_number = accounts_def.get(account)
+        if not acct_number:
+            log.error(
+                f'An IB account number for name {account} is not found?\n'
+                'Make sure you have all TWS and GW instances running.'
+            )
+            await ems_order_stream.send(BrokerdError(
+                oid=request_msg['oid'],
+                symbol=request_msg['symbol'],
+                reason=f'No account found: `{account}` ?',
+            ).dict())
+            continue
+
+        client = _accounts2clients.get(account)
+        if not client:
+            log.error(
+                f'An IB client for account name {account} is not found.\n'
+                'Make sure you have all TWS and GW instances running.'
+            )
+            await ems_order_stream.send(BrokerdError(
+                oid=request_msg['oid'],
+                symbol=request_msg['symbol'],
+                reason=f'No api client loaded for account: `{account}` ?',
+            ).dict())
+            continue
+
+        if action in {'buy', 'sell'}:
+            # validate
+            order = BrokerdOrder(**request_msg)
+
+            # call our client api to submit the order
+            reqid = client.submit_limit(
+                oid=order.oid,
+                symbol=order.symbol,
+                price=order.price,
+                action=order.action,
+                size=order.size,
+                account=acct_number,
+
+                # XXX: by default 0 tells ``ib_insync`` methods that
+                # there is no existing order so ask the client to create
+                # a new one (which it seems to do by allocating an int
+                # counter - collision prone..)
+                reqid=order.reqid,
+            )
+            if reqid is None:
+                await ems_order_stream.send(BrokerdError(
+                    oid=request_msg['oid'],
+                    symbol=request_msg['symbol'],
+                    reason='Order already active?',
+                ).dict())
+
+            # deliver ack that order has been submitted to broker routing
+            await ems_order_stream.send(
+                BrokerdOrderAck(
+                    # ems order request id
+                    oid=order.oid,
+                    # broker specific request id
+                    reqid=reqid,
+                    time_ns=time.time_ns(),
+                    account=account,
+                ).dict()
+            )
+
+        elif action == 'cancel':
+            msg = BrokerdCancel(**request_msg)
+            client.submit_cancel(reqid=msg.reqid)
+
+        else:
+            log.error(f'Unknown order command: {request_msg}')
+
+
+async def recv_trade_updates(
+
+    client: Client,
+    to_trio: trio.abc.SendChannel,
+
+) -> None:
+    """Stream a ticker using the std L1 api.
+    """
+    client.inline_errors(to_trio)
+
+    # sync with trio task
+    to_trio.send_nowait(None)
+
+    def push_tradesies(eventkit_obj, obj, fill=None):
+        """Push events to trio task.
+
+        """
+        if fill is not None:
+            # execution details event
+            item = ('fill', (obj, fill))
+
+        elif eventkit_obj.name() == 'positionEvent':
+            item = ('position', obj)
+
+        else:
+            item = ('status', obj)
+
+        log.info(f'eventkit event ->\n{pformat(item)}')
+
+        try:
+            to_trio.send_nowait(item)
+        except trio.BrokenResourceError:
+            log.exception(f'Disconnected from {eventkit_obj} updates')
+            eventkit_obj.disconnect(push_tradesies)
+
+    # hook up to the weird eventkit object - event stream api
+    for ev_name in [
+        'orderStatusEvent',  # all order updates
+        'execDetailsEvent',  # all "fill" updates
+        'positionEvent',  # avg price updates per symbol per account
+
+        # 'commissionReportEvent',
+        # XXX: ugh, it is a separate event from IB and it's
+        # emitted as follows:
+        # self.ib.commissionReportEvent.emit(trade, fill, report)
+
+        # XXX: not sure yet if we need these
+        # 'updatePortfolioEvent',
+
+        # XXX: these all seem to be weird ib_insync intrernal
+        # events that we probably don't care that much about
+        # given the internal design is wonky af..
+        # 'newOrderEvent',
+        # 'orderModifyEvent',
+        # 'cancelOrderEvent',
+        # 'openOrderEvent',
+    ]:
+        eventkit_obj = getattr(client.ib, ev_name)
+        handler = partial(push_tradesies, eventkit_obj)
+        eventkit_obj.connect(handler)
+
+    # let the engine run and stream
+    await client.ib.disconnectedEvent
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def trades_dialogue(
+
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+    loglevel: str = None,
+
+) -> AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]:
+
+    # XXX: required to propagate ``tractor`` loglevel to piker logging
+    get_console_log(loglevel or tractor.current_actor().loglevel)
+
+    accounts_def = config.load_accounts(['ib'])
+
+    global _client_cache
+
+    # deliver positions to subscriber before anything else
+    all_positions = []
+    accounts = set()
+    clients: list[tuple[Client, trio.MemoryReceiveChannel]] = []
+
+    async with (
+        trio.open_nursery() as nurse,
+        open_client_proxies() as (proxies, aioclients),
+    ):
+        for account, proxy in proxies.items():
+
+            client = aioclients[account]
+
+            async def open_stream(
+                task_status: TaskStatus[
+                    trio.abc.ReceiveChannel
+                ] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+            ):
+                # each api client has a unique event stream
+                async with tractor.to_asyncio.open_channel_from(
+                    recv_trade_updates,
+                    client=client,
+                ) as (first, trade_event_stream):
+
+                    task_status.started(trade_event_stream)
+                    await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+            trade_event_stream = await nurse.start(open_stream)
+
+            clients.append((client, trade_event_stream))
+
+            assert account in accounts_def
+            accounts.add(account)
+
+        for client in aioclients.values():
+            for pos in client.positions():
+
+                msg = pack_position(pos)
+                msg.account = accounts_def.inverse[msg.account]
+
+                assert msg.account in accounts, (
+                    f'Position for unknown account: {msg.account}')
+
+                all_positions.append(msg.dict())
+
+        trades: list[dict] = []
+        for proxy in proxies.values():
+            trades.append(await proxy.trades())
+
+        log.info(f'Loaded {len(trades)} from this session')
+        # TODO: write trades to local ``trades.toml``
+        # - use above per-session trades data and write to local file
+        # - get the "flex reports" working and pull historical data and
+        # also save locally.
+
+        await ctx.started((
+            all_positions,
+            tuple(name for name in accounts_def if name in accounts),
+        ))
+
+        async with (
+            ctx.open_stream() as ems_stream,
+            trio.open_nursery() as n,
+        ):
+            # start order request handler **before** local trades event loop
+            n.start_soon(handle_order_requests, ems_stream, accounts_def)
+
+            # allocate event relay tasks for each client connection
+            for client, stream in clients:
+                n.start_soon(
+                    deliver_trade_events,
+                    stream,
+                    ems_stream,
+                    accounts_def
+                )
+
+            # block until cancelled
+            await trio.sleep_forever()
+
+
+async def deliver_trade_events(
+
+    trade_event_stream: trio.MemoryReceiveChannel,
+    ems_stream: tractor.MsgStream,
+    accounts_def: dict[str, str],
+
+) -> None:
+    '''Format and relay all trade events for a given client to the EMS.
+
+    '''
+    action_map = {'BOT': 'buy', 'SLD': 'sell'}
+
+    # TODO: for some reason we can receive a ``None`` here when the
+    # ib-gw goes down? Not sure exactly how that's happening looking
+    # at the eventkit code above but we should probably handle it...
+    async for event_name, item in trade_event_stream:
+
+        log.info(f'ib sending {event_name}:\n{pformat(item)}')
+
+        # TODO: templating the ib statuses in comparison with other
+        # brokers is likely the way to go:
+        # https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/interfaceIBApi_1_1EWrapper.html#a17f2a02d6449710b6394d0266a353313
+        # short list:
+        # - PendingSubmit
+        # - PendingCancel
+        # - PreSubmitted (simulated orders)
+        # - ApiCancelled (cancelled by client before submission
+        #                 to routing)
+        # - Cancelled
+        # - Filled
+        # - Inactive (reject or cancelled but not by trader)
+
+        # XXX: here's some other sucky cases from the api
+        # - short-sale but securities haven't been located, in this
+        #   case we should probably keep the order in some kind of
+        #   weird state or cancel it outright?
+
+        # status='PendingSubmit', message=''),
+        # status='Cancelled', message='Error 404,
+        #   reqId 1550: Order held while securities are located.'),
+        # status='PreSubmitted', message='')],
+
+        if event_name == 'status':
+
+            # XXX: begin normalization of nonsense ib_insync internal
+            # object-state tracking representations...
+
+            # unwrap needed data from ib_insync internal types
+            trade: Trade = item
+            status: OrderStatus = trade.orderStatus
+
+            # skip duplicate filled updates - we get the deats
+            # from the execution details event
+            msg = BrokerdStatus(
+
+                reqid=trade.order.orderId,
+                time_ns=time.time_ns(),  # cuz why not
+                account=accounts_def.inverse[trade.order.account],
+
+                # everyone doin camel case..
+                status=status.status.lower(),  # force lower case
+
+                filled=status.filled,
+                reason=status.whyHeld,
+
+                # this seems to not be necessarily up to date in the
+                # execDetails event.. so we have to send it here I guess?
+                remaining=status.remaining,
+
+                broker_details={'name': 'ib'},
+            )
+
+        elif event_name == 'fill':
+
+            # for wtv reason this is a separate event type
+            # from IB, not sure why it's needed other then for extra
+            # complexity and over-engineering :eyeroll:.
+            # we may just end up dropping these events (or
+            # translating them to ``Status`` msgs) if we can
+            # show the equivalent status events are no more latent.
+
+            # unpack ib_insync types
+            # pep-0526 style:
+            # https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0526/#global-and-local-variable-annotations
+            trade: Trade
+            fill: Fill
+            trade, fill = item
+            execu: Execution = fill.execution
+
+            # TODO: normalize out commissions details?
+            details = {
+                'contract': asdict(fill.contract),
+                'execution': asdict(fill.execution),
+                'commissions': asdict(fill.commissionReport),
+                'broker_time': execu.time,   # supposedly server fill time
+                'name': 'ib',
+            }
+
+            msg = BrokerdFill(
+                # should match the value returned from `.submit_limit()`
+                reqid=execu.orderId,
+                time_ns=time.time_ns(),  # cuz why not
+
+                action=action_map[execu.side],
+                size=execu.shares,
+                price=execu.price,
+
+                broker_details=details,
+                # XXX: required by order mode currently
+                broker_time=details['broker_time'],
+
+            )
+
+        elif event_name == 'error':
+
+            err: dict = item
+
+            # f$#$% gawd dammit insync..
+            con = err['contract']
+            if isinstance(con, Contract):
+                err['contract'] = asdict(con)
+
+            if err['reqid'] == -1:
+                log.error(f'TWS external order error:\n{pformat(err)}')
+
+            # TODO: what schema for this msg if we're going to make it
+            # portable across all backends?
+            # msg = BrokerdError(**err)
+            continue
+
+        elif event_name == 'position':
+            msg = pack_position(item)
+            msg.account = accounts_def.inverse[msg.account]
+
+        elif event_name == 'event':
+
+            # it's either a general system status event or an external
+            # trade event?
+            log.info(f"TWS system status: \n{pformat(item)}")
+
+            # TODO: support this again but needs parsing at the callback
+            # level...
+            # reqid = item.get('reqid', 0)
+            # if getattr(msg, 'reqid', 0) < -1:
+            # log.info(f"TWS triggered trade\n{pformat(msg.dict())}")
+
+            continue
+
+            # msg.reqid = 'tws-' + str(-1 * reqid)
+
+            # mark msg as from "external system"
+            # TODO: probably something better then this.. and start
+            # considering multiplayer/group trades tracking
+            # msg.broker_details['external_src'] = 'tws'
+
+        # XXX: we always serialize to a dict for msgpack
+        # translations, ideally we can move to an msgspec (or other)
+        # encoder # that can be enabled in ``tractor`` ahead of
+        # time so we can pass through the message types directly.
+        await ems_stream.send(msg.dict())
+
+
+def load_flex_trades(
+    path: Optional[str] = None,
+
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+
+    from pprint import pprint
+    from ib_insync import flexreport, util
+
+    conf = get_config()
+
+    if not path:
+        # load ``brokers.toml`` and try to get the flex
+        # token and query id that must be previously defined
+        # by the user.
+        token = conf.get('flex_token')
+        if not token:
+            raise ValueError(
+               'You must specify a ``flex_token`` field in your'
+               '`brokers.toml` in order load your trade log, see our'
+               'intructions for how to set this up here:\n'
+               'PUT LINK HERE!'
+            )
+
+        qid = conf['flex_trades_query_id']
+
+        # TODO: hack this into our logging
+        # system like we do with the API client..
+        util.logToConsole()
+
+        # TODO: rewrite the query part of this with async..httpx?
+        report = flexreport.FlexReport(
+            token=token,
+            queryId=qid,
+        )
+
+    else:
+        # XXX: another project we could potentially look at,
+        # https://pypi.org/project/ibflex/
+        report = flexreport.FlexReport(path=path)
+
+    trade_entries = report.extract('Trade')
+    trades = {
+        # XXX: LOL apparently ``toml`` has a bug
+        # where a section key error will show up in the write
+        # if you leave this as an ``int``?
+        str(t.__dict__['tradeID']): t.__dict__
+        for t in trade_entries
+    }
+
+    ln = len(trades)
+    log.info(f'Loaded {ln} trades from flex query')
+
+    trades_by_account = {}
+    for tid, trade in trades.items():
+        trades_by_account.setdefault(
+            # oddly for some so-called "BookTrade" entries
+            # this field seems to be blank, no cuckin clue.
+            # trade['ibExecID']
+            str(trade['accountId']), {}
+        )[tid] = trade
+
+    section = {'ib': trades_by_account}
+    pprint(section)
+
+    # TODO: load the config first and append in
+    # the new trades loaded here..
+    try:
+        config.write(section, 'trades')
+    except KeyError:
+        import pdbpp; pdbpp.set_trace()  # noqa
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    load_flex_trades()

piker/brokers/ib/feed.py

@@ -0,0 +1,938 @@
+# piker: trading gear for hackers
+# Copyright (C) Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship for pikers)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+Data feed endpoints pre-wrapped and ready for use with ``tractor``/``trio``.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
+from dataclasses import asdict
+from datetime import datetime
+from math import isnan
+import time
+from typing import (
+    Callable,
+    Optional,
+    Awaitable,
+)
+
+from async_generator import aclosing
+from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
+import numpy as np
+import pendulum
+import tractor
+import trio
+from trio_typing import TaskStatus
+
+from piker.data._sharedmem import ShmArray
+from .._util import SymbolNotFound, NoData
+from .api import (
+    _adhoc_futes_set,
+    log,
+    load_aio_clients,
+    ibis,
+    MethodProxy,
+    open_client_proxies,
+    get_preferred_data_client,
+    Ticker,
+    RequestError,
+    Contract,
+)
+
+
+# https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/tick_types.html
+tick_types = {
+    77: 'trade',
+
+    # a "utrade" aka an off exchange "unreportable" (dark) vlm:
+    # https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/tick_types.html#rt_volume
+    48: 'dark_trade',
+
+    # standard L1 ticks
+    0: 'bsize',
+    1: 'bid',
+    2: 'ask',
+    3: 'asize',
+    4: 'last',
+    5: 'size',
+    8: 'volume',
+
+    # ``ib_insync`` already packs these into
+    # quotes under the following fields.
+    # 55: 'trades_per_min',  # `'tradeRate'`
+    # 56: 'vlm_per_min',  # `'volumeRate'`
+    # 89: 'shortable',  # `'shortableShares'`
+}
+
+
+@acm
+async def open_data_client() -> MethodProxy:
+    '''
+    Open the first found preferred "data client" as defined in the
+    user's ``brokers.toml`` in the ``ib.prefer_data_account`` variable
+    and deliver that client wrapped in a ``MethodProxy``.
+
+    '''
+    async with (
+        open_client_proxies() as (proxies, clients),
+    ):
+        account_name, client = get_preferred_data_client(clients)
+        proxy = proxies.get(f'ib.{account_name}')
+        if not proxy:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f'No preferred data client could be found for {account_name}!'
+            )
+
+        yield proxy
+
+
+@acm
+async def open_history_client(
+    symbol: str,
+
+) -> tuple[Callable, int]:
+    '''
+    History retreival endpoint - delivers a historical frame callble
+    that takes in ``pendulum.datetime`` and returns ``numpy`` arrays.
+
+    '''
+    async with open_data_client() as proxy:
+
+        async def get_hist(
+            end_dt: Optional[datetime] = None,
+            start_dt: Optional[datetime] = None,
+
+        ) -> tuple[np.ndarray, str]:
+
+            out, fails = await get_bars(proxy, symbol, end_dt=end_dt)
+
+            # TODO: add logic here to handle tradable hours and only grab
+            # valid bars in the range
+            if out is None:
+                # could be trying to retreive bars over weekend
+                log.error(f"Can't grab bars starting at {end_dt}!?!?")
+                raise NoData(
+                    f'{end_dt}',
+                    frame_size=2000,
+                )
+
+            bars, bars_array, first_dt, last_dt = out
+
+            # volume cleaning since there's -ve entries,
+            # wood luv to know what crookery that is..
+            vlm = bars_array['volume']
+            vlm[vlm < 0] = 0
+
+            return bars_array, first_dt, last_dt
+
+        # TODO: it seems like we can do async queries for ohlc
+        # but getting the order right still isn't working and I'm not
+        # quite sure why.. needs some tinkering and probably
+        # a lookthrough of the ``ib_insync`` machinery, for eg. maybe
+        # we have to do the batch queries on the `asyncio` side?
+        yield get_hist, {'erlangs': 1, 'rate': 6}
+
+
+_pacing: str = (
+    'Historical Market Data Service error '
+    'message:Historical data request pacing violation'
+)
+
+
+async def get_bars(
+
+    proxy: MethodProxy,
+    fqsn: str,
+
+    # blank to start which tells ib to look up the latest datum
+    end_dt: str = '',
+
+) -> (dict, np.ndarray):
+    '''
+    Retrieve historical data from a ``trio``-side task using
+    a ``MethoProxy``.
+
+    '''
+    fails = 0
+    bars: Optional[list] = None
+    first_dt: datetime = None
+    last_dt: datetime = None
+
+    if end_dt:
+        last_dt = pendulum.from_timestamp(end_dt.timestamp())
+
+    for _ in range(10):
+        try:
+            out = await proxy.bars(
+                fqsn=fqsn,
+                end_dt=end_dt,
+            )
+            if out:
+                bars, bars_array = out
+
+            else:
+                await tractor.breakpoint()
+
+            if bars_array is None:
+                raise SymbolNotFound(fqsn)
+
+            first_dt = pendulum.from_timestamp(
+                bars[0].date.timestamp())
+
+            last_dt = pendulum.from_timestamp(
+                bars[-1].date.timestamp())
+
+            time = bars_array['time']
+            assert time[-1] == last_dt.timestamp()
+            assert time[0] == first_dt.timestamp()
+            log.info(
+                f'{len(bars)} bars retreived for {first_dt} -> {last_dt}'
+            )
+
+            return (bars, bars_array, first_dt, last_dt), fails
+
+        except RequestError as err:
+            msg = err.message
+            # why do we always need to rebind this?
+            # _err = err
+
+            if 'No market data permissions for' in msg:
+                # TODO: signalling for no permissions searches
+                raise NoData(
+                    f'Symbol: {fqsn}',
+                )
+
+            elif (
+                err.code == 162
+                and 'HMDS query returned no data' in err.message
+            ):
+                # XXX: this is now done in the storage mgmt layer
+                # and we shouldn't implicitly decrement the frame dt
+                # index since the upper layer may be doing so
+                # concurrently and we don't want to be delivering frames
+                # that weren't asked for.
+                log.warning(
+                    f'NO DATA found ending @ {end_dt}\n'
+                )
+
+                # try to decrement start point and look further back
+                # end_dt = last_dt = last_dt.subtract(seconds=2000)
+
+                raise NoData(
+                    f'Symbol: {fqsn}',
+                    frame_size=2000,
+                )
+
+            elif _pacing in msg:
+
+                log.warning(
+                    'History throttle rate reached!\n'
+                    'Resetting farms with `ctrl-alt-f` hack\n'
+                )
+                # TODO: we might have to put a task lock around this
+                # method..
+                hist_ev = proxy.status_event(
+                    'HMDS data farm connection is OK:ushmds'
+                )
+
+                # XXX: other event messages we might want to try and
+                # wait for but i wasn't able to get any of this
+                # reliable..
+                # reconnect_start = proxy.status_event(
+                #     'Market data farm is connecting:usfuture'
+                # )
+                # live_ev = proxy.status_event(
+                #     'Market data farm connection is OK:usfuture'
+                # )
+
+                # try to wait on the reset event(s) to arrive, a timeout
+                # will trigger a retry up to 6 times (for now).
+                tries: int = 2
+                timeout: float = 10
+
+                # try 3 time with a data reset then fail over to
+                # a connection reset.
+                for i in range(1, tries):
+
+                    log.warning('Sending DATA RESET request')
+                    await data_reset_hack(reset_type='data')
+
+                    with trio.move_on_after(timeout) as cs:
+                        for name, ev in [
+                            # TODO: not sure if waiting on other events
+                            # is all that useful here or not. in theory
+                            # you could wait on one of the ones above
+                            # first to verify the reset request was
+                            # sent?
+                            ('history', hist_ev),
+                        ]:
+                            await ev.wait()
+                            log.info(f"{name} DATA RESET")
+                            break
+
+                    if cs.cancelled_caught:
+                        fails += 1
+                        log.warning(
+                            f'Data reset {name} timeout, retrying {i}.'
+                        )
+
+                        continue
+                else:
+
+                    log.warning('Sending CONNECTION RESET')
+                    await data_reset_hack(reset_type='connection')
+
+                    with trio.move_on_after(timeout) as cs:
+                        for name, ev in [
+                            # TODO: not sure if waiting on other events
+                            # is all that useful here or not. in theory
+                            # you could wait on one of the ones above
+                            # first to verify the reset request was
+                            # sent?
+                            ('history', hist_ev),
+                        ]:
+                            await ev.wait()
+                            log.info(f"{name} DATA RESET")
+
+                    if cs.cancelled_caught:
+                        fails += 1
+                        log.warning('Data CONNECTION RESET timeout!?')
+
+            else:
+                raise
+
+    return None, None
+    # else:  # throttle wasn't fixed so error out immediately
+    #     raise _err
+
+
+async def backfill_bars(
+
+    fqsn: str,
+    shm: ShmArray,  # type: ignore # noqa
+
+    # TODO: we want to avoid overrunning the underlying shm array buffer
+    # and we should probably calc the number of calls to make depending
+    # on that until we have the `marketstore` daemon in place in which
+    # case the shm size will be driven by user config and available sys
+    # memory.
+    count: int = 16,
+
+    task_status: TaskStatus[trio.CancelScope] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+
+) -> None:
+    '''
+    Fill historical bars into shared mem / storage afap.
+
+    TODO: avoid pacing constraints:
+    https://github.com/pikers/piker/issues/128
+
+    '''
+    # last_dt1 = None
+    last_dt = None
+
+    with trio.CancelScope() as cs:
+
+        async with open_data_client() as proxy:
+
+            out, fails = await get_bars(proxy, fqsn)
+
+            if out is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("Could not pull currrent history?!")
+
+            (first_bars, bars_array, first_dt, last_dt) = out
+            vlm = bars_array['volume']
+            vlm[vlm < 0] = 0
+            last_dt = first_dt
+
+            # write historical data to buffer
+            shm.push(bars_array)
+
+            task_status.started(cs)
+
+            i = 0
+            while i < count:
+
+                out, fails = await get_bars(proxy, fqsn, end_dt=first_dt)
+
+                if out is None:
+                    # could be trying to retreive bars over weekend
+                    # TODO: add logic here to handle tradable hours and
+                    # only grab valid bars in the range
+                    log.error(f"Can't grab bars starting at {first_dt}!?!?")
+
+                    # XXX: get_bars() should internally decrement dt by
+                    # 2k seconds and try again.
+                    continue
+
+                (first_bars, bars_array, first_dt, last_dt) = out
+                # last_dt1 = last_dt
+                # last_dt = first_dt
+
+                # volume cleaning since there's -ve entries,
+                # wood luv to know what crookery that is..
+                vlm = bars_array['volume']
+                vlm[vlm < 0] = 0
+
+                # TODO we should probably dig into forums to see what peeps
+                # think this data "means" and then use it as an indicator of
+                # sorts? dinkus has mentioned that $vlms for the day dont'
+                # match other platforms nor the summary stat tws shows in
+                # the monitor - it's probably worth investigating.
+
+                shm.push(bars_array, prepend=True)
+                i += 1
+
+
+asset_type_map = {
+    'STK': 'stock',
+    'OPT': 'option',
+    'FUT': 'future',
+    'CONTFUT': 'continuous_future',
+    'CASH': 'forex',
+    'IND': 'index',
+    'CFD': 'cfd',
+    'BOND': 'bond',
+    'CMDTY': 'commodity',
+    'FOP': 'futures_option',
+    'FUND': 'mutual_fund',
+    'WAR': 'warrant',
+    'IOPT': 'warran',
+    'BAG': 'bag',
+    # 'NEWS': 'news',
+}
+
+
+_quote_streams: dict[str, trio.abc.ReceiveStream] = {}
+
+
+async def _setup_quote_stream(
+
+    from_trio: asyncio.Queue,
+    to_trio: trio.abc.SendChannel,
+
+    symbol: str,
+    opts: tuple[int] = (
+        '375',  # RT trade volume (excludes utrades)
+        '233',  # RT trade volume (includes utrades)
+        '236',  # Shortable shares
+
+        # these all appear to only be updated every 25s thus
+        # making them mostly useless and explains why the scanner
+        # is always slow XD
+        # '293',  # Trade count for day
+        '294',  # Trade rate / minute
+        '295',  # Vlm rate / minute
+    ),
+    contract: Optional[Contract] = None,
+
+) -> trio.abc.ReceiveChannel:
+    '''
+    Stream a ticker using the std L1 api.
+
+    This task is ``asyncio``-side and must be called from
+    ``tractor.to_asyncio.open_channel_from()``.
+
+    '''
+    global _quote_streams
+
+    to_trio.send_nowait(None)
+
+    async with load_aio_clients() as accts2clients:
+        caccount_name, client = get_preferred_data_client(accts2clients)
+        contract = contract or (await client.find_contract(symbol))
+        ticker: Ticker = client.ib.reqMktData(contract, ','.join(opts))
+
+        # NOTE: it's batch-wise and slow af but I guess could
+        # be good for backchecking? Seems to be every 5s maybe?
+        # ticker: Ticker = client.ib.reqTickByTickData(
+        #     contract, 'Last',
+        # )
+
+        # # define a simple queue push routine that streams quote packets
+        # # to trio over the ``to_trio`` memory channel.
+        # to_trio, from_aio = trio.open_memory_channel(2**8)  # type: ignore
+        def teardown():
+            ticker.updateEvent.disconnect(push)
+            log.error(f"Disconnected stream for `{symbol}`")
+            client.ib.cancelMktData(contract)
+
+            # decouple broadcast mem chan
+            _quote_streams.pop(symbol, None)
+
+        def push(t: Ticker) -> None:
+            """
+            Push quotes to trio task.
+
+            """
+            # log.debug(t)
+            try:
+                to_trio.send_nowait(t)
+
+            except (
+                trio.BrokenResourceError,
+
+                # XXX: HACK, not sure why this gets left stale (probably
+                # due to our terrible ``tractor.to_asyncio``
+                # implementation for streams.. but if the mem chan
+                # gets left here and starts blocking just kill the feed?
+                # trio.WouldBlock,
+            ):
+                # XXX: eventkit's ``Event.emit()`` for whatever redic
+                # reason will catch and ignore regular exceptions
+                # resulting in tracebacks spammed to console..
+                # Manually do the dereg ourselves.
+                teardown()
+            except trio.WouldBlock:
+                log.warning(
+                    f'channel is blocking symbol feed for {symbol}?'
+                    f'\n{to_trio.statistics}'
+                )
+
+            # except trio.WouldBlock:
+            #     # for slow debugging purposes to avoid clobbering prompt
+            #     # with log msgs
+            #     pass
+
+        ticker.updateEvent.connect(push)
+        try:
+            await asyncio.sleep(float('inf'))
+        finally:
+            teardown()
+
+        # return from_aio
+
+
+@acm
+async def open_aio_quote_stream(
+
+    symbol: str,
+    contract: Optional[Contract] = None,
+
+) -> trio.abc.ReceiveStream:
+
+    from tractor.trionics import broadcast_receiver
+    global _quote_streams
+
+    from_aio = _quote_streams.get(symbol)
+    if from_aio:
+
+        # if we already have a cached feed deliver a rx side clone to consumer
+        async with broadcast_receiver(
+            from_aio,
+            2**6,
+        ) as from_aio:
+            yield from_aio
+            return
+
+    async with tractor.to_asyncio.open_channel_from(
+        _setup_quote_stream,
+        symbol=symbol,
+        contract=contract,
+
+    ) as (first, from_aio):
+
+        # cache feed for later consumers
+        _quote_streams[symbol] = from_aio
+
+        yield from_aio
+
+
+# TODO: cython/mypyc/numba this!
+def normalize(
+    ticker: Ticker,
+    calc_price: bool = False
+
+) -> dict:
+
+    # should be real volume for this contract by default
+    calc_price = False
+
+    # check for special contract types
+    con = ticker.contract
+    if type(con) in (
+        ibis.Commodity,
+        ibis.Forex,
+    ):
+        # commodities and forex don't have an exchange name and
+        # no real volume so we have to calculate the price
+        suffix = con.secType
+        # no real volume on this tract
+        calc_price = True
+
+    else:
+        suffix = con.primaryExchange
+        if not suffix:
+            suffix = con.exchange
+
+        # append a `.<suffix>` to the returned symbol
+        # key for derivatives that normally is the expiry
+        # date key.
+        expiry = con.lastTradeDateOrContractMonth
+        if expiry:
+            suffix += f'.{expiry}'
+
+    # convert named tuples to dicts so we send usable keys
+    new_ticks = []
+    for tick in ticker.ticks:
+        if tick and not isinstance(tick, dict):
+            td = tick._asdict()
+            td['type'] = tick_types.get(
+                td['tickType'],
+                'n/a',
+            )
+
+            new_ticks.append(td)
+
+            tbt = ticker.tickByTicks
+            if tbt:
+                print(f'tickbyticks:\n {ticker.tickByTicks}')
+
+    ticker.ticks = new_ticks
+
+    # some contracts don't have volume so we may want to calculate
+    # a midpoint price based on data we can acquire (such as bid / ask)
+    if calc_price:
+        ticker.ticks.append(
+            {'type': 'trade', 'price': ticker.marketPrice()}
+        )
+
+    # serialize for transport
+    data = asdict(ticker)
+
+    # generate fqsn with possible specialized suffix
+    # for derivatives, note the lowercase.
+    data['symbol'] = data['fqsn'] = '.'.join(
+        (con.symbol, suffix)
+    ).lower()
+
+    # convert named tuples to dicts for transport
+    tbts = data.get('tickByTicks')
+    if tbts:
+        data['tickByTicks'] = [tbt._asdict() for tbt in tbts]
+
+    # add time stamps for downstream latency measurements
+    data['brokerd_ts'] = time.time()
+
+    # stupid stupid shit...don't even care any more..
+    # leave it until we do a proper latency study
+    # if ticker.rtTime is not None:
+    #     data['broker_ts'] = data['rtTime_s'] = float(
+    #         ticker.rtTime.timestamp) / 1000.
+    data.pop('rtTime')
+
+    return data
+
+
+async def stream_quotes(
+
+    send_chan: trio.abc.SendChannel,
+    symbols: list[str],
+    feed_is_live: trio.Event,
+    loglevel: str = None,
+
+    # startup sync
+    task_status: TaskStatus[tuple[dict, dict]] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
+
+) -> None:
+    '''
+    Stream symbol quotes.
+
+    This is a ``trio`` callable routine meant to be invoked
+    once the brokerd is up.
+
+    '''
+    # TODO: support multiple subscriptions
+    sym = symbols[0]
+    log.info(f'request for real-time quotes: {sym}')
+
+    async with open_data_client() as proxy:
+
+        con, first_ticker, details = await proxy.get_sym_details(symbol=sym)
+        first_quote = normalize(first_ticker)
+        # print(f'first quote: {first_quote}')
+
+        def mk_init_msgs() -> dict[str, dict]:
+            '''
+            Collect a bunch of meta-data useful for feed startup and
+            pack in a `dict`-msg.
+
+            '''
+            # pass back some symbol info like min_tick, trading_hours, etc.
+            syminfo = asdict(details)
+            syminfo.update(syminfo['contract'])
+
+            # nested dataclass we probably don't need and that won't IPC
+            # serialize
+            syminfo.pop('secIdList')
+
+            # TODO: more consistent field translation
+            atype = syminfo['asset_type'] = asset_type_map[syminfo['secType']]
+
+            # for stocks it seems TWS reports too small a tick size
+            # such that you can't submit orders with that granularity?
+            min_tick = 0.01 if atype == 'stock' else 0
+
+            syminfo['price_tick_size'] = max(syminfo['minTick'], min_tick)
+
+            # for "traditional" assets, volume is normally discreet, not
+            # a float
+            syminfo['lot_tick_size'] = 0.0
+
+            ibclient = proxy._aio_ns.ib.client
+            host, port = ibclient.host, ibclient.port
+
+            # TODO: for loop through all symbols passed in
+            init_msgs = {
+                # pass back token, and bool, signalling if we're the writer
+                # and that history has been written
+                sym: {
+                    'symbol_info': syminfo,
+                    'fqsn': first_quote['fqsn'],
+                },
+                'status': {
+                    'data_ep': f'{host}:{port}',
+                },
+
+            }
+            return init_msgs
+
+        init_msgs = mk_init_msgs()
+
+        # TODO: we should instead spawn a task that waits on a feed to start
+        # and let it wait indefinitely..instead of this hard coded stuff.
+        with trio.move_on_after(1):
+            contract, first_ticker, details = await proxy.get_quote(symbol=sym)
+
+        # it might be outside regular trading hours so see if we can at
+        # least grab history.
+        if isnan(first_ticker.last):
+            task_status.started((init_msgs, first_quote))
+
+            # it's not really live but this will unblock
+            # the brokerd feed task to tell the ui to update?
+            feed_is_live.set()
+
+            # block and let data history backfill code run.
+            await trio.sleep_forever()
+            return  # we never expect feed to come up?
+
+        async with open_aio_quote_stream(
+            symbol=sym,
+            contract=con,
+        ) as stream:
+
+            # ugh, clear ticks since we've consumed them
+            # (ahem, ib_insync is stateful trash)
+            first_ticker.ticks = []
+
+            task_status.started((init_msgs, first_quote))
+
+            async with aclosing(stream):
+                if type(first_ticker.contract) not in (
+                    ibis.Commodity,
+                    ibis.Forex
+                ):
+                    # wait for real volume on feed (trading might be closed)
+                    while True:
+                        ticker = await stream.receive()
+
+                        # for a real volume contract we rait for the first
+                        # "real" trade to take place
+                        if (
+                            # not calc_price
+                            # and not ticker.rtTime
+                            not ticker.rtTime
+                        ):
+                            # spin consuming tickers until we get a real
+                            # market datum
+                            log.debug(f"New unsent ticker: {ticker}")
+                            continue
+                        else:
+                            log.debug("Received first real volume tick")
+                            # ugh, clear ticks since we've consumed them
+                            # (ahem, ib_insync is truly stateful trash)
+                            ticker.ticks = []
+
+                            # XXX: this works because we don't use
+                            # ``aclosing()`` above?
+                            break
+
+                    quote = normalize(ticker)
+                    log.debug(f"First ticker received {quote}")
+
+                # tell caller quotes are now coming in live
+                feed_is_live.set()
+
+                # last = time.time()
+                async for ticker in stream:
+                    quote = normalize(ticker)
+                    await send_chan.send({quote['fqsn']: quote})
+
+                    # ugh, clear ticks since we've consumed them
+                    ticker.ticks = []
+                    # last = time.time()
+
+
+async def data_reset_hack(
+    reset_type: str = 'data',
+
+) -> None:
+    '''
+    Run key combos for resetting data feeds and yield back to caller
+    when complete.
+
+    This is a linux-only hack around:
+
+    https://interactivebrokers.github.io/tws-api/historical_limitations.html#pacing_violations
+
+    TODOs:
+        - a return type that hopefully determines if the hack was
+          successful.
+        - other OS support?
+        - integration with ``ib-gw`` run in docker + Xorg?
+
+    '''
+
+    async def vnc_click_hack(
+        reset_type: str = 'data'
+    ) -> None:
+        '''
+        Reset the data or netowork connection for the VNC attached
+        ib gateway using magic combos.
+
+        '''
+        key = {'data': 'f', 'connection': 'r'}[reset_type]
+
+        import asyncvnc
+
+        async with asyncvnc.connect(
+            'localhost',
+            port=3003,
+            # password='ibcansmbz',
+        ) as client:
+
+            # move to middle of screen
+            # 640x1800
+            client.mouse.move(
+                x=500,
+                y=500,
+            )
+            client.mouse.click()
+            client.keyboard.press('Ctrl', 'Alt', key)  # keys are stacked
+
+    await tractor.to_asyncio.run_task(vnc_click_hack)
+
+    # we don't really need the ``xdotool`` approach any more B)
+    return True
+
+
+@tractor.context
+async def open_symbol_search(
+    ctx: tractor.Context,
+
+) -> None:
+
+    # TODO: load user defined symbol set locally for fast search?
+    await ctx.started({})
+
+    async with open_data_client() as proxy:
+        async with ctx.open_stream() as stream:
+
+            last = time.time()
+
+            async for pattern in stream:
+                log.debug(f'received {pattern}')
+                now = time.time()
+
+                assert pattern, 'IB can not accept blank search pattern'
+
+                # throttle search requests to no faster then 1Hz
+                diff = now - last
+                if diff < 1.0:
+                    log.debug('throttle sleeping')
+                    await trio.sleep(diff)
+                    try:
+                        pattern = stream.receive_nowait()
+                    except trio.WouldBlock:
+                        pass
+
+                if not pattern or pattern.isspace():
+                    log.warning('empty pattern received, skipping..')
+
+                    # TODO: *BUG* if nothing is returned here the client
+                    # side will cache a null set result and not showing
+                    # anything to the use on re-searches when this query
+                    # timed out. We probably need a special "timeout" msg
+                    # or something...
+
+                    # XXX: this unblocks the far end search task which may
+                    # hold up a multi-search nursery block
+                    await stream.send({})
+
+                    continue
+
+                log.debug(f'searching for {pattern}')
+
+                last = time.time()
+
+                # async batch search using api stocks endpoint and module
+                # defined adhoc symbol set.
+                stock_results = []
+
+                async def stash_results(target: Awaitable[list]):
+                    stock_results.extend(await target)
+
+                async with trio.open_nursery() as sn:
+                    sn.start_soon(
+                        stash_results,
+                        proxy.search_symbols(
+                            pattern=pattern,
+                            upto=5,
+                        ),
+                    )
+
+                    # trigger async request
+                    await trio.sleep(0)
+
+                    # match against our ad-hoc set immediately
+                    adhoc_matches = fuzzy.extractBests(
+                        pattern,
+                        list(_adhoc_futes_set),
+                        score_cutoff=90,
+                    )
+                    log.info(f'fuzzy matched adhocs: {adhoc_matches}')
+                    adhoc_match_results = {}
+                    if adhoc_matches:
+                        # TODO: do we need to pull contract details?
+                        adhoc_match_results = {i[0]: {} for i in adhoc_matches}
+
+                log.debug(f'fuzzy matching stocks {stock_results}')
+                stock_matches = fuzzy.extractBests(
+                    pattern,
+                    stock_results,
+                    score_cutoff=50,
+                )
+
+                matches = adhoc_match_results | {
+                    item[0]: {} for item in stock_matches
+                }
+                # TODO: we used to deliver contract details
+                # {item[2]: item[0] for item in stock_matches}
+
+                log.debug(f"sending matches: {matches.keys()}")
+                await stream.send(matches)

piker/brokers/kraken.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Kraken backend.
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
 from dataclasses import asdict, field
 from datetime import datetime
+from pprint import pformat
 from typing import Any, Optional, AsyncIterator, Callable, Union
 import time
 
@@ -569,7 +570,10 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
     order: BrokerdOrder
 
     async for request_msg in ems_order_stream:
-        log.info(f'Received order request {request_msg}')
+        log.info(
+            'Received order request:\n'
+            f'{pformat(request_msg)}'
+        )
 
         action = request_msg['action']
 
@@ -628,6 +632,7 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
                     # update the internal pairing of oid to krakens
                     # txid with the new txid that is returned on edit
                     reqid = resp['result']['txid']
+
                 # deliver ack that order has been submitted to broker routing
                 await ems_order_stream.send(
                     BrokerdOrderAck(
@@ -788,7 +793,10 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
         # Get websocket token for authenticated data stream
         # Assert that a token was actually received.
         resp = await client.endpoint('GetWebSocketsToken', {})
+
+        # lol wtf is this..
         assert resp['error'] == []
+
         token = resp['result']['token']
 
         async with (

piker/clearing/_ems.py

@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ def mk_check(
 
         return check_lt
 
-    raise ValueError('trigger: {trigger_price}, last: {known_last}')
+    raise ValueError(
+        f'trigger: {trigger_price}, last: {known_last}'
+    )
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -561,7 +563,10 @@ async def translate_and_relay_brokerd_events(
 
         name = brokerd_msg['name']
 
-        log.info(f'Received broker trade event:\n{pformat(brokerd_msg)}')
+        log.info(
+            f'Received broker trade event:\n'
+            f'{pformat(brokerd_msg)}'
+        )
 
         if name == 'position':
 
@@ -613,19 +618,28 @@ async def translate_and_relay_brokerd_events(
             # packed at submission since we already know it ahead of
             # time
             paper = brokerd_msg['broker_details'].get('paper_info')
+            ext = brokerd_msg['broker_details'].get('external')
             if paper:
                 # paperboi keeps the ems id up front
                 oid = paper['oid']
 
-            else:
+            elif ext:
                 # may be an order msg specified as "external" to the
                 # piker ems flow (i.e. generated by some other
                 # external broker backend client (like tws for ib)
-                ext = brokerd_msg['broker_details'].get('external')
-                if ext:
                 log.error(f"External trade event {ext}")
 
                 continue
+
+            else:
+                # something is out of order, we don't have an oid for
+                # this broker-side message.
+                log.error(
+                    'Unknown oid:{oid} for msg:\n'
+                    f'{pformat(brokerd_msg)}'
+                    'Unable to relay message to client side!?'
+                )
+
         else:
             # check for existing live flow entry
             entry = book._ems_entries.get(oid)
@@ -823,7 +837,9 @@ async def process_client_order_cmds(
                 if reqid:
 
                     # send cancel to brokerd immediately!
-                    log.info("Submitting cancel for live order {reqid}")
+                    log.info(
+                        f'Submitting cancel for live order {reqid}'
+                    )
 
                     await brokerd_order_stream.send(msg.dict())
 

piker/config.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # piker: trading gear for hackers
-# Copyright (C) 2018-present  Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship of piker0)
+# Copyright (C) 2018-present  Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship for pikers)
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 """
 Broker configuration mgmt.
+
 """
 import platform
 import sys
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def get_app_dir(app_name, roaming=True, force_posix=False):
     Unix (POSIX):
       ``~/.foo-bar``
     Win XP (roaming):
-      ``C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Foo Bar``
+      ``C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Foo``
     Win XP (not roaming):
       ``C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Foo Bar``
     Win 7 (roaming):
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ def get_app_dir(app_name, roaming=True, force_posix=False):
             folder = os.path.expanduser("~")
         return os.path.join(folder, app_name)
     if force_posix:
-        return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~/.{}".format(_posixify(app_name))))
+        return os.path.join(
+            os.path.expanduser("~/.{}".format(_posixify(app_name))))
     if sys.platform == "darwin":
         return os.path.join(
             os.path.expanduser("~/Library/Application Support"), app_name
@@ -107,7 +109,12 @@ if _parent_user:
         ]
     )
 
-_file_name = 'brokers.toml'
+_conf_names: set[str] = {
+    'brokers',
+    'trades',
+    'watchlists',
+}
+
 _watchlists_data_path = os.path.join(_config_dir, 'watchlists.json')
 _context_defaults = dict(
     default_map={
@@ -129,23 +136,43 @@ def _override_config_dir(
     _config_dir = path
 
 
-def get_broker_conf_path():
+def _conf_fn_w_ext(
+    name: str,
+) -> str:
+    # change this if we ever change the config file format.
+    return f'{name}.toml'
+
+
+def get_conf_path(
+    conf_name: str = 'brokers',
+
+) -> str:
     """Return the default config path normally under
     ``~/.config/piker`` on linux.
 
     Contains files such as:
     - brokers.toml
     - watchlists.toml
+    - trades.toml
+
+    # maybe coming soon ;)
     - signals.toml
     - strats.toml
 
     """
-    return os.path.join(_config_dir, _file_name)
+    assert conf_name in _conf_names
+    fn = _conf_fn_w_ext(conf_name)
+    return os.path.join(
+        _config_dir,
+        fn,
+    )
 
 
 def repodir():
-    """Return the abspath to the repo directory.
-    """
+    '''
+    Return the abspath to the repo directory.
+
+    '''
     dirpath = os.path.abspath(
         # we're 3 levels down in **this** module file
         dirname(dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
@@ -154,16 +181,27 @@ def repodir():
 
 
 def load(
+    conf_name: str = 'brokers',
     path: str = None
+
 ) -> (dict, str):
-    """Load broker config.
-    """
-    path = path or get_broker_conf_path()
+    '''
+    Load config file by name.
+
+    '''
+    path = path or get_conf_path(conf_name)
     if not os.path.isfile(path):
-        shutil.copyfile(
-            os.path.join(repodir(), 'config', 'brokers.toml'),
-            path,
+        fn = _conf_fn_w_ext(conf_name)
+
+        template = os.path.join(
+            repodir(),
+            'config',
+            fn
         )
+        # try to copy in a template config to the user's directory
+        # if one exists.
+        if os.path.isfile(template):
+            shutil.copyfile(template, path)
 
     config = toml.load(path)
     log.debug(f"Read config file {path}")
@@ -172,13 +210,17 @@ def load(
 
 def write(
     config: dict,  # toml config as dict
+    name: str = 'brokers',
     path: str = None,
+
 ) -> None:
-    """Write broker config to disk.
+    ''''
+    Write broker config to disk.
 
     Create a ``brokers.ini`` file if one does not exist.
-    """
-    path = path or get_broker_conf_path()
+
+    '''
+    path = path or get_conf_path(name)
     dirname = os.path.dirname(path)
     if not os.path.isdir(dirname):
         log.debug(f"Creating config dir {_config_dir}")
@@ -188,7 +230,10 @@ def write(
         raise ValueError(
             "Watch out you're trying to write a blank config!")
 
-    log.debug(f"Writing config file {path}")
+    log.debug(
+        f"Writing config `{name}` file to:\n"
+        f"{path}"
+    )
     with open(path, 'w') as cf:
         return toml.dump(config, cf)
 
@@ -218,4 +263,5 @@ def load_accounts(
 
     # our default paper engine entry
     accounts['paper'] = None
+
     return accounts

piker/data/_ahab.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Supervisor for docker with included specific-image service helpers.
 
 '''
 import os
+import time
 from typing import (
     Optional,
     Callable,
@@ -98,8 +99,6 @@ async def open_docker(
     finally:
         if client:
             client.close()
-            for c in client.containers.list():
-                c.kill()
 
 
 class Container:
@@ -188,45 +187,65 @@ class Container:
 
     async def cancel(
         self,
+        stop_msg: str,
     ) -> None:
 
         cid = self.cntr.id
+        # first try a graceful cancel
+        log.cancel(
+            f'SIGINT cancelling container: {cid}\n'
+            f'waiting on stop msg: "{stop_msg}"'
+        )
         self.try_signal('SIGINT')
 
-        with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
-            cs.shield = True
-            await self.process_logs_until('initiating graceful shutdown')
-            await self.process_logs_until('exiting...',)
+        start = time.time()
+        for _ in range(30):
 
-        for _ in range(10):
             with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
                 cs.shield = True
-                await self.process_logs_until('exiting...',)
+                await self.process_logs_until(stop_msg)
+
+                # if we aren't cancelled on above checkpoint then we
+                # assume we read the expected stop msg and terminated.
                 break
 
-            if cs.cancelled_caught:
-                # get out the big guns, bc apparently marketstore
-                # doesn't actually know how to terminate gracefully
-                # :eyeroll:...
-                self.try_signal('SIGKILL')
-
             try:
-                    log.info('Waiting on container shutdown: {cid}')
+                log.info(f'Polling for container shutdown:\n{cid}')
+
+                if self.cntr.status not in {'exited', 'not-running'}:
                     self.cntr.wait(
                         timeout=0.1,
                         condition='not-running',
                     )
+
                 break
 
             except (
                 ReadTimeout,
+            ):
+                log.info(f'Still waiting on container:\n{cid}')
+                continue
+
+            except (
+                docker.errors.APIError,
                 ConnectionError,
             ):
-                    log.error(f'failed to wait on container {cid}')
-                    raise
-
+                log.exception('Docker connection failure')
+                break
         else:
-            raise RuntimeError('Failed to cancel container {cid}')
+            delay = time.time() - start
+            log.error(
+                f'Failed to kill container {cid} after {delay}s\n'
+                'sending SIGKILL..'
+            )
+            # get out the big guns, bc apparently marketstore
+            # doesn't actually know how to terminate gracefully
+            # :eyeroll:...
+            self.try_signal('SIGKILL')
+            self.cntr.wait(
+                timeout=3,
+                condition='not-running',
+            )
 
         log.cancel(f'Container stopped: {cid}')
 
@@ -247,13 +266,16 @@ async def open_ahabd(
         # params, etc. passing to ``Containter.run()``?
         # call into endpoint for container config/init
         ep_func = NamespacePath(endpoint).load_ref()
-        dcntr, cntr_config = ep_func(client)
+        (
+            dcntr,
+            cntr_config,
+            start_msg,
+            stop_msg,
+        ) = ep_func(client)
         cntr = Container(dcntr)
 
         with trio.move_on_after(1):
-            found = await cntr.process_logs_until(
-                "launching tcp listener for all services...",
-            )
+            found = await cntr.process_logs_until(start_msg)
 
             if not found and cntr not in client.containers.list():
                 raise RuntimeError(
@@ -273,16 +295,9 @@ async def open_ahabd(
             # callers to have root perms?
             await trio.sleep_forever()
 
-        except (
-            BaseException,
-            # trio.Cancelled,
-            # KeyboardInterrupt,
-        ):
-
+        finally:
             with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
-                await cntr.cancel()
-
-            raise
+                await cntr.cancel(stop_msg)
 
 
 async def start_ahab(

piker/data/_sampling.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ financial data flows.
 from __future__ import annotations
 from collections import Counter
 import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
 
 import tractor
 import trio
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from ..log import get_logger
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._sharedmem import ShmArray
+    from .feed import _FeedsBus
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -142,11 +143,17 @@ async def broadcast(
     shm: Optional[ShmArray] = None,
 
 ) -> None:
-    # broadcast the buffer index step to any subscribers for
-    # a given sample period.
+    '''
+    Broadcast the given ``shm: ShmArray``'s buffer index step to any
+    subscribers for a given sample period.
+
+    The sent msg will include the first and last index which slice into
+    the buffer's non-empty data.
+
+    '''
     subs = sampler.subscribers.get(delay_s, ())
 
-    last = -1
+    first = last = -1
 
     if shm is None:
         periods = sampler.ohlcv_shms.keys()
@@ -156,11 +163,16 @@ async def broadcast(
         if periods:
             lowest = min(periods)
             shm = sampler.ohlcv_shms[lowest][0]
+            first = shm._first.value
             last = shm._last.value
 
     for stream in subs:
         try:
-            await stream.send({'index': last})
+            await stream.send({
+                'first': first,
+                'last': last,
+                'index': last,
+            })
         except (
             trio.BrokenResourceError,
             trio.ClosedResourceError
@@ -168,7 +180,12 @@ async def broadcast(
             log.error(
                 f'{stream._ctx.chan.uid} dropped connection'
             )
+            try:
                 subs.remove(stream)
+            except ValueError:
+                log.warning(
+                    f'{stream._ctx.chan.uid} sub already removed!?'
+                )
 
 
 @tractor.context
@@ -203,7 +220,7 @@ async def iter_ohlc_periods(
 
 async def sample_and_broadcast(
 
-    bus: '_FeedsBus',  # noqa
+    bus: _FeedsBus,  # noqa
     shm: ShmArray,
     quote_stream: trio.abc.ReceiveChannel,
     brokername: str,
@@ -282,7 +299,13 @@ async def sample_and_broadcast(
             # end up triggering backpressure which which will
             # eventually block this producer end of the feed and
             # thus other consumers still attached.
-            subs = bus._subscribers[broker_symbol.lower()]
+            subs: list[
+                tuple[
+                    Union[tractor.MsgStream, trio.MemorySendChannel],
+                    tractor.Context,
+                    Optional[float],  # tick throttle in Hz
+                ]
+            ] = bus._subscribers[broker_symbol.lower()]
 
             # NOTE: by default the broker backend doesn't append
             # it's own "name" into the fqsn schema (but maybe it
@@ -291,7 +314,7 @@ async def sample_and_broadcast(
             bsym = f'{broker_symbol}.{brokername}'
             lags: int = 0
 
-            for (stream, tick_throttle) in subs:
+            for (stream, ctx, tick_throttle) in subs:
 
                 try:
                     with trio.move_on_after(0.2) as cs:
@@ -303,25 +326,41 @@ async def sample_and_broadcast(
                                     (bsym, quote)
                                 )
                             except trio.WouldBlock:
-                                ctx = getattr(stream, '_ctx', None)
+                                chan = ctx.chan
                                 if ctx:
                                     log.warning(
                                         f'Feed overrun {bus.brokername} ->'
-                                        f'{ctx.channel.uid} !!!'
+                                        f'{chan.uid} !!!'
                                     )
                                 else:
                                     key = id(stream)
                                     overruns[key] += 1
                                     log.warning(
-                                        f'Feed overrun {bus.brokername} -> '
+                                        f'Feed overrun {broker_symbol}'
+                                        '@{bus.brokername} -> '
                                         f'feed @ {tick_throttle} Hz'
                                     )
                                     if overruns[key] > 6:
+                                        # TODO: should we check for the
+                                        # context being cancelled? this
+                                        # could happen but the
+                                        # channel-ipc-pipe is still up.
+                                        if not chan.connected():
                                             log.warning(
-                                            f'Dropping consumer {stream}'
+                                                'Dropping broken consumer:\n'
+                                                f'{broker_symbol}:'
+                                                f'{ctx.cid}@{chan.uid}'
                                             )
                                             await stream.aclose()
                                             raise trio.BrokenResourceError
+                                        else:
+                                            log.warning(
+                                                'Feed getting overrun bro!\n'
+                                                f'{broker_symbol}:'
+                                                f'{ctx.cid}@{chan.uid}'
+                                            )
+                                            continue
+
                         else:
                             await stream.send(
                                 {bsym: quote}
@@ -337,11 +376,12 @@ async def sample_and_broadcast(
                     trio.ClosedResourceError,
                     trio.EndOfChannel,
                 ):
-                    ctx = getattr(stream, '_ctx', None)
+                    chan = ctx.chan
                     if ctx:
                         log.warning(
-                            f'{ctx.chan.uid} dropped  '
-                            '`brokerd`-quotes-feed connection'
+                            'Dropped `brokerd`-quotes-feed connection:\n'
+                            f'{broker_symbol}:'
+                            f'{ctx.cid}@{chan.uid}'
                         )
                     if tick_throttle:
                         assert stream._closed
@@ -354,7 +394,11 @@ async def sample_and_broadcast(
                     try:
                         subs.remove((stream, tick_throttle))
                     except ValueError:
-                        log.error(f'{stream} was already removed from subs!?')
+                        log.error(
+                            f'Stream was already removed from subs!?\n'
+                            f'{broker_symbol}:'
+                            f'{ctx.cid}@{chan.uid}'
+                        )
 
 
 # TODO: a less naive throttler, here's some snippets:
@@ -466,6 +510,7 @@ async def uniform_rate_send(
             # if the feed consumer goes down then drop
             # out of this rate limiter
             log.warning(f'{stream} closed')
+            await stream.aclose()
             return
 
         # reset send cycle state

piker/data/_sharedmem.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ NumPy compatible shared memory buffers for real-time IPC streaming.
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 from sys import byteorder
+import time
 from typing import Optional
 from multiprocessing.shared_memory import SharedMemory, _USE_POSIX
 
@@ -98,7 +99,12 @@ class SharedInt:
         if _USE_POSIX:
             # We manually unlink to bypass all the "resource tracker"
             # nonsense meant for non-SC systems.
-            shm_unlink(self._shm.name)
+            name = self._shm.name
+            try:
+                shm_unlink(name)
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                # might be a teardown race here?
+                log.warning(f'Shm for {name} already unlinked?')
 
 
 class _Token(BaseModel):
@@ -536,8 +542,26 @@ def attach_shm_array(
     if key in _known_tokens:
         assert _Token.from_msg(_known_tokens[key]) == token, "WTF"
 
+    # XXX: ugh, looks like due to the ``shm_open()`` C api we can't
+    # actually place files in a subdir, see discussion here:
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/11103289
+
     # attach to array buffer and view as per dtype
-    shm = SharedMemory(name=key)
+    _err: Optional[Exception] = None
+    for _ in range(3):
+        try:
+            shm = SharedMemory(
+                name=key,
+                create=False,
+            )
+            break
+        except OSError as oserr:
+            _err = oserr
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+    else:
+        if _err:
+            raise _err
+
     shmarr = np.ndarray(
         (size,),
         dtype=token.dtype,

piker/data/_source.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ohlc_fields = [
     ('high', float),
     ('low', float),
     ('close', float),
-    ('volume', int),
+    ('volume', float),
     ('bar_wap', float),
 ]
 

piker/data/feed.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from typing import (
     Generator,
     Awaitable,
     TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Union,
 )
 
 import trio
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ from trio.abc import ReceiveChannel
 from trio_typing import TaskStatus
 import trimeter
 import tractor
+from tractor.trionics import maybe_open_context
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 import pendulum
 import numpy as np
 
 from ..brokers import get_brokermod
-from .._cacheables import maybe_open_context
+from ..calc import humanize
 from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
 from .._daemon import (
     maybe_spawn_brokerd,
@@ -115,7 +117,13 @@ class _FeedsBus(BaseModel):
     # https://github.com/samuelcolvin/pydantic/issues/2816
     _subscribers: dict[
         str,
-        list[tuple[tractor.MsgStream, Optional[float]]]
+        list[
+            tuple[
+                Union[tractor.MsgStream, trio.MemorySendChannel],
+                tractor.Context,
+                Optional[float],  # tick throttle in Hz
+            ]
+        ]
     ] = {}
 
     async def start_task(
@@ -250,6 +258,7 @@ async def start_backfill(
     last_tsdb_dt: Optional[datetime] = None,
     storage: Optional[Storage] = None,
     write_tsdb: bool = True,
+    tsdb_is_up: bool = False,
 
     task_status: TaskStatus[trio.CancelScope] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED,
 
@@ -265,8 +274,8 @@ async def start_backfill(
 
         # sample period step size in seconds
         step_size_s = (
-            pendulum.from_timestamp(times[-1]) -
-            pendulum.from_timestamp(times[-2])
+            pendulum.from_timestamp(times[-1])
+            - pendulum.from_timestamp(times[-2])
         ).seconds
 
         # "frame"'s worth of sample period steps in seconds
@@ -291,25 +300,33 @@ async def start_backfill(
         # let caller unblock and deliver latest history frame
         task_status.started((shm, start_dt, end_dt, bf_done))
 
+        # based on the sample step size, maybe load a certain amount history
         if last_tsdb_dt is None:
-            # maybe a better default (they don't seem to define epoch?!)
-
-            # based on the sample step size load a certain amount
-            # history
-            if step_size_s == 1:
-                last_tsdb_dt = pendulum.now().subtract(days=2)
-
-            elif step_size_s == 60:
-                last_tsdb_dt = pendulum.now().subtract(years=2)
-
-            else:
+            if step_size_s not in (1, 60):
                 raise ValueError(
                     '`piker` only needs to support 1m and 1s sampling '
                     'but ur api is trying to deliver a longer '
                     f'timeframe of {step_size_s} ' 'seconds.. so ye, dun '
-                    'do dat bruh.'
+                    'do dat brudder.'
                 )
 
+            # when no tsdb "last datum" is provided, we just load
+            # some near-term history.
+            periods = {
+                1: {'days': 1},
+                60: {'days': 14},
+            }
+
+            if tsdb_is_up:
+                # do a decently sized backfill and load it into storage.
+                periods = {
+                    1: {'days': 6},
+                    60: {'years': 2},
+                }
+
+            kwargs = periods[step_size_s]
+            last_tsdb_dt = start_dt.subtract(**kwargs)
+
         # configure async query throttling
         erlangs = config.get('erlangs', 1)
         rate = config.get('rate', 1)
@@ -327,7 +344,7 @@ async def start_backfill(
                 log.debug(f'New datetime index:\n{pformat(dtrange)}')
 
                 for end_dt in dtrange:
-                    log.warning(f'Yielding next frame start {end_dt}')
+                    log.info(f'Yielding next frame start {end_dt}')
                     start = yield end_dt
 
                     # if caller sends a new start date, reset to that
@@ -683,6 +700,7 @@ async def manage_history(
 
     bfqsn = fqsn.replace('.' + mod.name, '')
     open_history_client = getattr(mod, 'open_history_client', None)
+    assert open_history_client
 
     if is_up and opened and open_history_client:
 
@@ -711,6 +729,7 @@ async def manage_history(
                     bfqsn,
                     shm,
                     last_tsdb_dt=last_tsdb_dt,
+                    tsdb_is_up=True,
                     storage=storage,
                 )
             )
@@ -794,6 +813,15 @@ async def manage_history(
 
                     # manually trigger step update to update charts/fsps
                     # which need an incremental update.
+                    # NOTE: the way this works is super duper
+                    # un-intuitive right now:
+                    # - the broadcaster fires a msg to the fsp subsystem.
+                    # - fsp subsys then checks for a sample step diff and
+                    #   possibly recomputes prepended history.
+                    # - the fsp then sends back to the parent actor
+                    #   (usually a chart showing graphics for said fsp)
+                    #   which tells the chart to conduct a manual full
+                    #   graphics loop cycle.
                     for delay_s in sampler.subscribers:
                         await broadcast(delay_s)
 
@@ -1097,10 +1125,10 @@ async def open_feed_bus(
                 recv,
                 stream,
             )
-            sub = (send, tick_throttle)
+            sub = (send, ctx, tick_throttle)
 
         else:
-            sub = (stream, tick_throttle)
+            sub = (stream, ctx, tick_throttle)
 
         subs = bus._subscribers[bfqsn]
         subs.append(sub)
@@ -1183,10 +1211,10 @@ class Feed:
     shm: ShmArray
     mod: ModuleType
     first_quotes: dict  # symbol names to first quote dicts
-
     _portal: tractor.Portal
-
     stream: trio.abc.ReceiveChannel[dict[str, Any]]
+    status: dict[str, Any]
+
     throttle_rate: Optional[int] = None
 
     _trade_stream: Optional[AsyncIterator[dict[str, Any]]] = None
@@ -1327,9 +1355,24 @@ async def open_feed(
             first_quotes=first_quotes,
             stream=stream,
             _portal=portal,
+            status={},
             throttle_rate=tick_throttle,
         )
 
+        # fill out "status info" that the UI can show
+        host, port = feed.portal.channel.raddr
+        if host == '127.0.0.1':
+            host = 'localhost'
+
+        feed.status.update({
+            'actor_name': feed.portal.channel.uid[0],
+            'host': host,
+            'port': port,
+            'shm': f'{humanize(feed.shm._shm.size)}',
+            'throttle_rate': feed.throttle_rate,
+        })
+        feed.status.update(init_msg.pop('status', {}))
+
         for sym, data in init_msg.items():
             si = data['symbol_info']
             fqsn = data['fqsn'] + f'.{brokername}'

piker/data/marketstore.py

@@ -127,10 +127,15 @@ def start_marketstore(
     import os
     import docker
     from .. import config
-
     get_console_log('info', name=__name__)
 
-    yml_file = os.path.join(config._config_dir, 'mkts.yml')
+    mktsdir = os.path.join(config._config_dir, 'marketstore')
+
+    # create when dne
+    if not os.path.isdir(mktsdir):
+        os.mkdir(mktsdir)
+
+    yml_file = os.path.join(mktsdir, 'mkts.yml')
     if not os.path.isfile(yml_file):
         log.warning(
             f'No `marketstore` config exists?: {yml_file}\n'
@@ -143,14 +148,14 @@ def start_marketstore(
     # create a mount from user's local piker config dir into container
     config_dir_mnt = docker.types.Mount(
         target='/etc',
-        source=config._config_dir,
+        source=mktsdir,
         type='bind',
     )
 
     # create a user config subdir where the marketstore
     # backing filesystem database can be persisted.
     persistent_data_dir = os.path.join(
-        config._config_dir, 'data',
+        mktsdir, 'data',
     )
     if not os.path.isdir(persistent_data_dir):
         os.mkdir(persistent_data_dir)
@@ -180,7 +185,14 @@ def start_marketstore(
         init=True,
         # remove=True,
     )
-    return dcntr, _config
+    return (
+        dcntr,
+        _config,
+
+        # expected startup and stop msgs
+        "launching tcp listener for all services...",
+        "exiting...",
+    )
 
 
 _tick_tbk_ids: tuple[str, str] = ('1Sec', 'TICK')
@@ -230,8 +242,8 @@ _ohlcv_dt = [
     # ohlcv sampling
     ('Open', 'f4'),
     ('High', 'f4'),
-    ('Low', 'i8'),
-    ('Close', 'i8'),
+    ('Low', 'f4'),
+    ('Close', 'f4'),
     ('Volume', 'f4'),
 ]
 
@@ -383,7 +395,12 @@ class Storage:
     ]:
 
         first_tsdb_dt, last_tsdb_dt = None, None
-        tsdb_arrays = await self.read_ohlcv(fqsn)
+        tsdb_arrays = await self.read_ohlcv(
+            fqsn,
+            # on first load we don't need to pull the max
+            # history per request size worth.
+            limit=3000,
+        )
         log.info(f'Loaded tsdb history {tsdb_arrays}')
 
         if tsdb_arrays:
@@ -401,6 +418,7 @@ class Storage:
         fqsn: str,
         timeframe: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None,
         end: Optional[int] = None,
+        limit: int = int(800e3),
 
     ) -> tuple[
         MarketstoreClient,
@@ -423,7 +441,7 @@ class Storage:
 
             # TODO: figure the max limit here given the
             # ``purepc`` msg size limit of purerpc: 33554432
-            limit=int(800e3),
+            limit=limit,
         )
 
         if timeframe is None:
@@ -547,6 +565,17 @@ class Storage:
                 if err:
                     raise MarketStoreError(err)
 
+    # XXX: currently the only way to do this is through the CLI:
+
+    # sudo ./marketstore connect --dir ~/.config/piker/data
+    # >> \show mnq.globex.20220617.ib/1Sec/OHLCV 2022-05-15
+    # and this seems to block and use up mem..
+    # >> \trim mnq.globex.20220617.ib/1Sec/OHLCV 2022-05-15
+
+    # relevant source code for this is here:
+    # https://github.com/alpacahq/marketstore/blob/master/cmd/connect/session/trim.go#L14
+    # def delete_range(self, start_dt, end_dt) -> None:
+    #     ...
 
 @acm
 async def open_storage_client(
@@ -628,12 +657,13 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
             tsdb_arrays = await storage.read_ohlcv(fqsn)
             # hist diffing
             if tsdb_arrays:
-                onesec = tsdb_arrays[1]
-
+                for secs in (1, 60):
+                    ts = tsdb_arrays.get(secs)
+                    if ts is not None and len(ts):
                         # these aren't currently used but can be referenced from
                         # within the embedded ipython shell below.
-                to_append = ohlcv[ohlcv['time'] > onesec['Epoch'][-1]]
-                to_prepend = ohlcv[ohlcv['time'] < onesec['Epoch'][0]]
+                        to_append = ohlcv[ohlcv['time'] > ts['Epoch'][-1]]
+                        to_prepend = ohlcv[ohlcv['time'] < ts['Epoch'][0]]
 
             profiler('Finished db arrays diffs')
 

piker/fsp/_engine.py

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ async def cascade(
                 ) -> tuple[TaskTracker, int]:
                     # TODO: adopt an incremental update engine/approach
                     # where possible here eventually!
-                    log.warning(f're-syncing fsp {func_name} to source')
+                    log.debug(f're-syncing fsp {func_name} to source')
                     tracker.cs.cancel()
                     await tracker.complete.wait()
                     tracker, index = await n.start(fsp_target)
@@ -369,7 +369,12 @@ async def cascade(
                     # always trigger UI refresh after history update,
                     # see ``piker.ui._fsp.FspAdmin.open_chain()`` and
                     # ``piker.ui._display.trigger_update()``.
-                    await client_stream.send('update')
+                    await client_stream.send({
+                        'fsp_update': {
+                            'key': dst_shm_token,
+                            'first': dst._first.value,
+                            'last': dst._last.value,
+                    }})
                     return tracker, index
 
                 def is_synced(

piker/log.py

@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ from pygments import highlight, lexers, formatters
 
 # Makes it so we only see the full module name when using ``__name__``
 # without the extra "piker." prefix.
-_proj_name = 'piker'
+_proj_name: str = 'piker'
 
 
-def get_logger(name: str = None) -> logging.Logger:
+def get_logger(
+    name: str = None,
+
+) -> logging.Logger:
     '''Return the package log or a sub-log for `name` if provided.
     '''
     return tractor.log.get_logger(name=name, _root_name=_proj_name)

piker/ui/_axes.py

@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ class DynamicDateAxis(Axis):
     ) -> list[str]:
 
         chart = self.linkedsplits.chart
-        bars = chart._arrays[chart.name]
-        shm = self.linkedsplits.chart._shm
+        flow = chart._flows[chart.name]
+        shm = flow.shm
+        bars = shm.array
         first = shm._first.value
 
         bars_len = len(bars)

piker/ui/_chart.py

@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QVBoxLayout,
     QSplitter,
 )
-import msgspec
 import numpy as np
-# from pydantic import BaseModel
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 import trio
 
@@ -49,9 +47,13 @@ from ._cursor import (
     Cursor,
     ContentsLabel,
 )
+from ..data._sharedmem import ShmArray
 from ._l1 import L1Labels
 from ._ohlc import BarItems
-from ._curve import FastAppendCurve
+from ._curve import (
+    Curve,
+    StepCurve,
+)
 from ._style import (
     hcolor,
     CHART_MARGINS,
@@ -60,15 +62,12 @@ from ._style import (
 )
 from ..data.feed import Feed
 from ..data._source import Symbol
-from ..data._sharedmem import (
-    ShmArray,
-    # _Token,
-)
 from ..log import get_logger
 from ._interaction import ChartView
 from ._forms import FieldsForm
 from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
 from ._overlay import PlotItemOverlay
+from ._flows import Flow
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._display import DisplayState
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
         self,
 
         symbol: Symbol,
-        array: np.ndarray,
+        shm: ShmArray,
         sidepane: FieldsForm,
 
         style: str = 'bar',
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
         self.chart = self.add_plot(
 
             name=symbol.key,
-            array=array,
+            shm=shm,
             style=style,
             _is_main=True,
 
@@ -472,7 +471,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
         self,
 
         name: str,
-        array: np.ndarray,
+        shm: ShmArray,
 
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
         style: str = 'line',
@@ -516,7 +515,6 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
             name=name,
             data_key=array_key or name,
 
-            array=array,
             parent=qframe,
             linkedsplits=self,
             axisItems=axes,
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
 
             graphics, data_key = cpw.draw_ohlc(
                 name,
-                array,
+                shm,
                 array_key=array_key
             )
             self.cursor.contents_labels.add_label(
@@ -594,7 +592,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
             add_label = True
             graphics, data_key = cpw.draw_curve(
                 name,
-                array,
+                shm,
                 array_key=array_key,
                 color='default_light',
             )
@@ -603,7 +601,7 @@ class LinkedSplits(QWidget):
             add_label = True
             graphics, data_key = cpw.draw_curve(
                 name,
-                array,
+                shm,
                 array_key=array_key,
                 step_mode=True,
                 color='davies',
@@ -691,7 +689,6 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
 
         # the "data view" we generate graphics from
         name: str,
-        array: np.ndarray,
         data_key: str,
         linkedsplits: LinkedSplits,
 
@@ -744,14 +741,6 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         self._max_l1_line_len: float = 0
 
         # self.setViewportMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        # self._ohlc = array  # readonly view of ohlc data
-
-        # TODO: move to Aggr above XD
-        # readonly view of data arrays
-        self._arrays = {
-            self.data_key: array,
-        }
-        self._graphics = {}  # registry of underlying graphics
 
         # registry of overlay curve names
         self._flows: dict[str, Flow] = {}
@@ -767,7 +756,6 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         # show background grid
         self.showGrid(x=False, y=True, alpha=0.3)
 
-        self.default_view()
         self.cv.enable_auto_yrange()
 
         self.pi_overlay: PlotItemOverlay = PlotItemOverlay(self.plotItem)
@@ -816,14 +804,8 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         Return a range tuple for the bars present in view.
 
         '''
-        l, r = self.view_range()
-        array = self._arrays[self.name]
-        start, stop = self._xrange = (
-            array[0]['index'],
-            array[-1]['index'],
-        )
-        lbar = max(l, start)
-        rbar = min(r, stop)
+        main_flow = self._flows[self.name]
+        ifirst, l, lbar, rbar, r, ilast = main_flow.datums_range()
         return l, lbar, rbar, r
 
     def curve_width_pxs(
@@ -877,40 +859,51 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
 
     def default_view(
         self,
-        steps_on_screen: Optional[int] = None
+        bars_from_y: int = 3000,
 
     ) -> None:
         '''
         Set the view box to the "default" startup view of the scene.
 
         '''
-        try:
-            index = self._arrays[self.name]['index']
-        except IndexError:
-            log.warning(f'array for {self.name} not loaded yet?')
+        flow = self._flows.get(self.name)
+        if not flow:
+            log.warning(f'`Flow` for {self.name} not loaded yet?')
             return
 
+        index = flow.shm.array['index']
         xfirst, xlast = index[0], index[-1]
         l, lbar, rbar, r = self.bars_range()
-
-        marker_pos, l1_len = self.pre_l1_xs()
-        end = xlast + l1_len + 1
+        view = self.view
 
         if (
             rbar < 0
             or l < xfirst
+            or l < 0
             or (rbar - lbar) < 6
         ):
-            # set fixed bars count on screen that approx includes as
+            # TODO: set fixed bars count on screen that approx includes as
             # many bars as possible before a downsample line is shown.
-            begin = xlast - round(6116 / 6)
+            begin = xlast - bars_from_y
+            view.setXRange(
+                min=begin,
+                max=xlast,
+                padding=0,
+            )
+            # re-get range
+            l, lbar, rbar, r = self.bars_range()
 
-        else:
+        # we get the L1 spread label "length" in view coords
+        # terms now that we've scaled either by user control
+        # or to the default set of bars as per the immediate block
+        # above.
+        marker_pos, l1_len = self.pre_l1_xs()
+        end = xlast + l1_len + 1
         begin = end - (r - l)
 
         # for debugging
         # print(
-        #     f'bars range: {brange}\n'
+        #     # f'bars range: {brange}\n'
         #     f'xlast: {xlast}\n'
         #     f'marker pos: {marker_pos}\n'
         #     f'l1 len: {l1_len}\n'
@@ -922,14 +915,13 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         if self._static_yrange == 'axis':
             self._static_yrange = None
 
-        view = self.view
         view.setXRange(
             min=begin,
             max=end,
             padding=0,
         )
-        view._set_yrange()
         self.view.maybe_downsample_graphics()
+        view._set_yrange()
         try:
             self.linked.graphics_cycle()
         except IndexError:
@@ -960,7 +952,7 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
     def draw_ohlc(
         self,
         name: str,
-        data: np.ndarray,
+        shm: ShmArray,
 
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
 
@@ -980,15 +972,12 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         # the np array buffer to be drawn on next render cycle
         self.plotItem.addItem(graphics)
 
-        # draw after to allow self.scene() to work...
-        graphics.draw_from_data(data)
-
         data_key = array_key or name
-        self._graphics[data_key] = graphics
 
         self._flows[data_key] = Flow(
             name=name,
             plot=self.plotItem,
+            _shm=shm,
             is_ohlc=True,
             graphics=graphics,
         )
@@ -1058,20 +1047,21 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         self,
 
         name: str,
-        data: np.ndarray,
+        shm: ShmArray,
 
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
         overlay: bool = False,
         color: Optional[str] = None,
         add_label: bool = True,
         pi: Optional[pg.PlotItem] = None,
+        step_mode: bool = False,
 
         **pdi_kwargs,
 
     ) -> (pg.PlotDataItem, str):
         '''
         Draw a "curve" (line plot graphics) for the provided data in
-        the input array ``data``.
+        the input shm array ``shm``.
 
         '''
         color = color or self.pen_color or 'default_light'
@@ -1081,40 +1071,26 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
 
         data_key = array_key or name
 
-        # yah, we wrote our own B)
-        curve = FastAppendCurve(
-            y=data[data_key],
-            x=data['index'],
-            # antialias=True,
+        curve_type = {
+            None: Curve,
+            'step': StepCurve,
+            # TODO:
+            # 'bars': BarsItems
+        }['step' if step_mode else None]
+
+        curve = curve_type(
             name=name,
-
-            # XXX: pretty sure this is just more overhead
-            # on data reads and makes graphics rendering no faster
-            # clipToView=True,
-
             **pdi_kwargs,
         )
 
-        # XXX: see explanation for different caching modes:
-        # https://stackoverflow.com/a/39410081
-        # seems to only be useful if we don't re-generate the entire
-        # QPainterPath every time
-        # curve.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
-
-        # don't ever use this - it's a colossal nightmare of artefacts
-        # and is disastrous for performance.
-        # curve.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.ItemCoordinateCache)
-
-        # register curve graphics and backing array for name
-        self._graphics[name] = curve
-        self._arrays[data_key] = data
-
         pi = pi or self.plotItem
 
         self._flows[data_key] = Flow(
             name=name,
             plot=pi,
+            _shm=shm,
             is_ohlc=False,
+            # register curve graphics with this flow
             graphics=curve,
         )
 
@@ -1175,16 +1151,11 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         )
         return last
 
-    def update_graphics_from_array(
+    def update_graphics_from_flow(
         self,
         graphics_name: str,
-
-        array: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
 
-        use_vr: bool = True,
-        render: bool = True,
-
         **kwargs,
 
     ) -> pg.GraphicsObject:
@@ -1192,64 +1163,12 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         Update the named internal graphics from ``array``.
 
         '''
-        if array is not None:
-            assert len(array)
-
-        data_key = array_key or graphics_name
-        if graphics_name not in self._flows:
-            data_key = self.name
-
-        if array is not None:
-            # write array to internal graphics table
-            self._arrays[data_key] = array
-        else:
-            array = self._arrays[data_key]
-
-        # array key and graphics "name" might be different..
-        graphics = self._graphics[graphics_name]
-
-        # compute "in-view" indices
-        l, lbar, rbar, r = self.bars_range()
-        indexes = array['index']
-        ifirst = indexes[0]
-        ilast = indexes[-1]
-
-        lbar_i = max(l, ifirst) - ifirst
-        rbar_i = min(r, ilast) - ifirst
-
-        # TODO: we could do it this way as well no?
-        # to_draw = array[lbar - ifirst:(rbar - ifirst) + 1]
-        in_view = array[lbar_i: rbar_i + 1]
-
-        if (
-            not in_view.size
-            or not render
-        ):
-            return graphics
-
-        if isinstance(graphics, BarItems):
-            graphics.update_from_array(
-                array,
-                in_view,
-                view_range=(lbar_i, rbar_i) if use_vr else None,
-
+        flow = self._flows[array_key or graphics_name]
+        return flow.update_graphics(
+            array_key=array_key,
             **kwargs,
         )
 
-        else:
-            graphics.update_from_array(
-                x=array['index'],
-                y=array[data_key],
-
-                x_iv=in_view['index'],
-                y_iv=in_view[data_key],
-                view_range=(lbar_i, rbar_i) if use_vr else None,
-
-                **kwargs
-            )
-
-        return graphics
-
     # def _label_h(self, yhigh: float, ylow: float) -> float:
     #     # compute contents label "height" in view terms
     #     # to avoid having data "contents" overlap with them
@@ -1295,7 +1214,7 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
 
         # TODO: this should go onto some sort of
         # data-view thinger..right?
-        ohlc = self._shm.array
+        ohlc = self._flows[self.name].shm.array
 
         # XXX: not sure why the time is so off here
         # looks like we're gonna have to do some fixing..
@@ -1325,7 +1244,9 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
     def maxmin(
         self,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
-        bars_range: Optional[tuple[int, int, int, int]] = None,
+        bars_range: Optional[tuple[
+            int, int, int, int, int, int
+        ]] = None,
 
     ) -> tuple[float, float]:
         '''
@@ -1334,16 +1255,14 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
         If ``bars_range`` is provided use that range.
 
         '''
+        # print(f'Chart[{self.name}].maxmin()')
         profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
-            msg=f'`{str(self)}.maxmin()` loop cycle for: `{self.name}`',
+            msg=f'`{str(self)}.maxmin(name={name})`: `{self.name}`',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
+            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
             delayed=True,
         )
 
-        l, lbar, rbar, r = bars_range or self.bars_range()
-        profiler(f'{self.name} got bars range')
-
         # TODO: here we should instead look up the ``Flow.shm.array``
         # and read directly from shm to avoid copying to memory first
         # and then reading it again here.
@@ -1353,112 +1272,26 @@ class ChartPlotWidget(pg.PlotWidget):
             flow is None
         ):
             log.error(f"flow {flow_key} doesn't exist in chart {self.name} !?")
-            res = 0, 0
+            key = res = 0, 0
 
         else:
+            (
+                first,
+                l,
+                lbar,
+                rbar,
+                r,
+                last,
+            ) = bars_range or flow.datums_range()
+            profiler(f'{self.name} got bars range')
+
             key = round(lbar), round(rbar)
             res = flow.maxmin(*key)
-            profiler(f'yrange mxmn: {key} -> {res}')
             if res == (None, None):
                 log.error(
                     f"{flow_key} no mxmn for bars_range => {key} !?"
                 )
                 res = 0, 0
 
+        profiler(f'yrange mxmn: {key} -> {res}')
         return res
-
-
-# class FlowsTable(pydantic.BaseModel):
-#     '''
-#     Data-AGGRegate: high level API onto multiple (categorized)
-#     ``Flow``s with high level processing routines for
-#     multi-graphics computations and display.
-
-#     '''
-#     flows: dict[str, np.ndarray] = {}
-
-
-class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
-    '''
-    (FinancialSignal-)Flow compound type which wraps a real-time
-    graphics (curve) and its backing data stream together for high level
-    access and control.
-
-    The intention is for this type to eventually be capable of shm-passing
-    of incrementally updated graphics stream data between actors.
-
-    '''
-    name: str
-    plot: pg.PlotItem
-    is_ohlc: bool = False
-    graphics: pg.GraphicsObject
-
-    # TODO: hackery to be able to set a shm later
-    # but whilst also allowing this type to hashable,
-    # likely will require serializable token that is used to attach
-    # to the underlying shm ref after startup?
-    _shm: Optional[ShmArray] = None  # currently, may be filled in "later"
-
-    # cache of y-range values per x-range input.
-    _mxmns: dict[tuple[int, int], tuple[float, float]] = {}
-
-    @property
-    def shm(self) -> ShmArray:
-        return self._shm
-
-    @shm.setter
-    def shm(self, shm: ShmArray) -> ShmArray:
-        self._shm = shm
-
-    def maxmin(
-        self,
-        lbar,
-        rbar,
-
-    ) -> tuple[float, float]:
-        '''
-        Compute the cached max and min y-range values for a given
-        x-range determined by ``lbar`` and ``rbar``.
-
-        '''
-        rkey = (lbar, rbar)
-        cached_result = self._mxmns.get(rkey)
-        if cached_result:
-            return cached_result
-
-        shm = self.shm
-        if shm is None:
-            mxmn = None
-
-        else:  # new block for profiling?..
-            arr = shm.array
-
-            # build relative indexes into shm array
-            # TODO: should we just add/use a method
-            # on the shm to do this?
-            ifirst = arr[0]['index']
-            slice_view = arr[
-                lbar - ifirst:
-                (rbar - ifirst) + 1
-            ]
-
-            if not slice_view.size:
-                mxmn = None
-
-            else:
-                if self.is_ohlc:
-                    ylow = np.min(slice_view['low'])
-                    yhigh = np.max(slice_view['high'])
-
-                else:
-                    view = slice_view[self.name]
-                    ylow = np.min(view)
-                    yhigh = np.max(view)
-
-                mxmn = ylow, yhigh
-
-            if mxmn is not None:
-                # cache new mxmn result
-                self._mxmns[rkey] = mxmn
-
-            return mxmn

piker/ui/_compression.py

@@ -138,50 +138,20 @@ def ohlc_flatten(
     return x, flat
 
 
-def ohlc_to_m4_line(
-    ohlc: np.ndarray,
-    px_width: int,
-
-    downsample: bool = False,
-    uppx: Optional[float] = None,
-    pretrace: bool = False,
-
-) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
-    '''
-    Convert an OHLC struct-array to a m4 downsampled 1-d array.
-
-    '''
-    xpts, flat = ohlc_flatten(
-        ohlc,
-        use_mxmn=pretrace,
-    )
-
-    if downsample:
-        bins, x, y = ds_m4(
-            xpts,
-            flat,
-            px_width=px_width,
-            uppx=uppx,
-            log_scale=bool(uppx)
-        )
-        x = np.broadcast_to(x[:, None], y.shape)
-        x = (x + np.array([-0.43, 0, 0, 0.43])).flatten()
-        y = y.flatten()
-
-        return x, y
-    else:
-        return xpts, flat
-
-
 def ds_m4(
     x: np.ndarray,
     y: np.ndarray,
+    # units-per-pixel-x(dimension)
+    uppx: float,
 
-    # this is the width of the data in view
-    # in display-device-local pixel units.
-    px_width: int,
-    uppx: Optional[float] = None,
-    log_scale: bool = True,
+    # XXX: troll zone / easter egg..
+    # want to mess with ur pal, pass in the actual
+    # pixel width here instead of uppx-proper (i.e. pass
+    # in our ``pg.GraphicsObject`` derivative's ``.px_width()``
+    # gto mega-trip-out ur bud). Hint, it used to be implemented
+    # (wrongly) using "pixel width", so check the git history ;)
+
+    xrange: Optional[float] = None,
 
 ) -> tuple[int, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
     '''
@@ -208,52 +178,49 @@ def ds_m4(
     # "i didn't show it in the sample code, but it's accounted for
     # in the start and end indices and number of bins"
 
-    # optionally log-scale down the "supposed pxs on screen"
-    # as the units-per-px (uppx) get's large.
-    if log_scale:
-        assert uppx, 'You must provide a `uppx` value to use log scaling!'
-
-        # scaler = 2**7 / (1 + math.log(uppx, 2))
-        scaler = round(
-            max(
-                # NOTE: found that a 16x px width brought greater
-                # detail, likely due to dpi scaling?
-                # px_width=px_width * 16,
-                2**7 / (1 + math.log(uppx, 2)),
-                1
-            )
-        )
-        px_width *= scaler
-
-    assert px_width > 1  # width of screen in pxs?
+    # should never get called unless actually needed
+    assert uppx > 1
 
     # NOTE: if we didn't pre-slice the data to downsample
     # you could in theory pass these as the slicing params,
     # do we care though since we can always just pre-slice the
     # input?
     x_start = x[0]  # x value start/lowest in domain
+
+    if xrange is None:
         x_end = x[-1]  # x end value/highest in domain
+        xrange = (x_end - x_start)
 
     # XXX: always round up on the input pixels
-    px_width = math.ceil(px_width)
+    # lnx = len(x)
+    # uppx *= max(4 / (1 + math.log(uppx, 2)), 1)
 
-    x_range = x_end - x_start
+    pxw = math.ceil(xrange / uppx)
 
-    # ratio of indexed x-value to width of raster in pixels.
-    # this is more or less, uppx: units-per-pixel.
-    w = x_range / float(px_width)
+    # scale up the frame "width" directly with uppx
+    w = uppx
 
     # ensure we make more then enough
     # frames (windows) for the output pixel
-    frames = px_width
+    frames = pxw
 
     # if we have more and then exact integer's
     # (uniform quotient output) worth of datum-domain-points
     # per windows-frame, add one more window to ensure
     # we have room for all output down-samples.
-    pts_per_pixel, r = divmod(len(x), frames)
+    pts_per_pixel, r = divmod(xrange, frames)
     if r:
+        # while r:
         frames += 1
+        pts_per_pixel, r = divmod(xrange, frames)
+
+    # print(
+    #     f'uppx: {uppx}\n'
+    #     f'xrange: {xrange}\n'
+    #     f'pxw: {pxw}\n'
+    #     f'frames: {frames}\n'
+    # )
+    assert frames >= (xrange / uppx)
 
     # call into ``numba``
     nb, i_win, y_out = _m4(

piker/ui/_cursor.py

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ log = get_logger(__name__)
 # latency (in terms of perceived lag in cross hair) so really be sure
 # there's an improvement if you want to change it!
 
-_mouse_rate_limit = 120  # TODO; should we calc current screen refresh rate?
-_debounce_delay = 1 / 40
+_mouse_rate_limit = 60  # TODO; should we calc current screen refresh rate?
+_debounce_delay = 0
 _ch_label_opac = 1
 
 
@@ -98,25 +98,30 @@ class LineDot(pg.CurvePoint):
         ev: QtCore.QEvent,
 
     ) -> bool:
-        if not isinstance(
-            ev, QtCore.QDynamicPropertyChangeEvent
-        ) or self.curve() is None:
+
+        if (
+            not isinstance(ev, QtCore.QDynamicPropertyChangeEvent)
+            or self.curve() is None
+        ):
             return False
 
         # TODO: get rid of this ``.getData()`` and
         # make a more pythonic api to retreive backing
         # numpy arrays...
-        (x, y) = self.curve().getData()
-        index = self.property('index')
-        # first = self._plot._arrays['ohlc'][0]['index']
-        # first = x[0]
-        # i = index - first
-        if index:
-            i = round(index - x[0])
-            if i > 0 and i < len(y):
-                newPos = (index, y[i])
-                QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.setPos(self, *newPos)
-                return True
+        # (x, y) = self.curve().getData()
+        # index = self.property('index')
+        # # first = self._plot._arrays['ohlc'][0]['index']
+        # # first = x[0]
+        # # i = index - first
+        # if index:
+        #     i = round(index - x[0])
+        #     if i > 0 and i < len(y):
+        #         newPos = (index, y[i])
+        #         QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.setPos(
+        #             self,
+        #             *newPos,
+        #         )
+        #         return True
 
         return False
 
@@ -254,13 +259,13 @@ class ContentsLabels:
     def update_labels(
         self,
         index: int,
-        # array_name: str,
 
     ) -> None:
-        # for name, (label, update) in self._labels.items():
         for chart, name, label, update in self._labels:
 
-            array = chart._arrays[name]
+            flow = chart._flows[name]
+            array = flow.shm.array
+
             if not (
                 index >= 0
                 and index < array[-1]['index']
@@ -269,8 +274,6 @@ class ContentsLabels:
                 print('WTF out of range?')
                 continue
 
-            # array = chart._arrays[name]
-
             # call provided update func with data point
             try:
                 label.show()
@@ -472,9 +475,12 @@ class Cursor(pg.GraphicsObject):
     ) -> LineDot:
         # if this plot contains curves add line dot "cursors" to denote
         # the current sample under the mouse
+        main_flow = plot._flows[plot.name]
+        # read out last index
+        i = main_flow.shm.array[-1]['index']
         cursor = LineDot(
             curve,
-            index=plot._arrays[plot.name][-1]['index'],
+            index=i,
             plot=plot
         )
         plot.addItem(cursor)

piker/ui/_curve.py

@@ -18,83 +18,37 @@
 Fast, smooth, sexy curves.
 
 """
-from typing import Optional
+from contextlib import contextmanager as cm
+from typing import Optional, Callable
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-from PyQt5 import QtGui, QtWidgets
+from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGraphicsItem
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (
     Qt,
     QLineF,
     QSizeF,
     QRectF,
+    # QRect,
     QPointF,
 )
-
+from PyQt5.QtGui import (
+    QPainter,
+    QPainterPath,
+)
 from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
 from ._style import hcolor
-from ._compression import (
-    # ohlc_to_m4_line,
-    ds_m4,
-)
+# from ._compression import (
+#     # ohlc_to_m4_line,
+#     ds_m4,
+# )
 from ..log import get_logger
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-def step_path_arrays_from_1d(
-    x: np.ndarray,
-    y: np.ndarray,
-    include_endpoints: bool = False,
-
-) -> (np.ndarray, np.ndarray):
-    '''
-    Generate a "step mode" curve aligned with OHLC style bars
-    such that each segment spans each bar (aka "centered" style).
-
-    '''
-    y_out = y.copy()
-    x_out = x.copy()
-    x2 = np.empty(
-        # the data + 2 endpoints on either end for
-        # "termination of the path".
-        (len(x) + 1, 2),
-        # we want to align with OHLC or other sampling style
-        # bars likely so we need fractinal values
-        dtype=float,
-    )
-    x2[0] = x[0] - 0.5
-    x2[1] = x[0] + 0.5
-    x2[1:] = x[:, np.newaxis] + 0.5
-
-    # flatten to 1-d
-    x_out = x2.reshape(x2.size)
-
-    # we create a 1d with 2 extra indexes to
-    # hold the start and (current) end value for the steps
-    # on either end
-    y2 = np.empty((len(y), 2), dtype=y.dtype)
-    y2[:] = y[:, np.newaxis]
-
-    y_out = np.empty(
-        2*len(y) + 2,
-        dtype=y.dtype
-    )
-
-    # flatten and set 0 endpoints
-    y_out[1:-1] = y2.reshape(y2.size)
-    y_out[0] = 0
-    y_out[-1] = 0
-
-    if not include_endpoints:
-        return x_out[:-1], y_out[:-1]
-
-    else:
-        return x_out, y_out
-
-
 _line_styles: dict[str, int] = {
     'solid': Qt.PenStyle.SolidLine,
     'dash': Qt.PenStyle.DashLine,
@@ -103,24 +57,43 @@ _line_styles: dict[str, int] = {
 }
 
 
-class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
+class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
     '''
-    A faster, append friendly version of ``pyqtgraph.PlotCurveItem``
-    built for real-time data updates.
+    A faster, simpler, append friendly version of
+    ``pyqtgraph.PlotCurveItem`` built for highly customizable real-time
+    updates.
 
-    The main difference is avoiding regeneration of the entire
-    historical path where possible and instead only updating the "new"
-    segment(s) via a ``numpy`` array diff calc. Further the "last"
-    graphic segment is drawn independently such that near-term (high
-    frequency) discrete-time-sampled style updates don't trigger a full
-    path redraw.
+    This type is a much stripped down version of a ``pyqtgraph`` style
+    "graphics object" in the sense that the internal lower level
+    graphics which are drawn in the ``.paint()`` method are actually
+    rendered outside of this class entirely and instead are assigned as
+    state (instance vars) here and then drawn during a Qt graphics
+    cycle.
+
+    The main motivation for this more modular, composed design is that
+    lower level graphics data can be rendered in different threads and
+    then read and drawn in this main thread without having to worry
+    about dealing with Qt's concurrency primitives. See
+    ``piker.ui._flows.Renderer`` for details and logic related to lower
+    level path generation and incremental update. The main differences in
+    the path generation code include:
+
+    - avoiding regeneration of the entire historical path where possible
+      and instead only updating the "new" segment(s) via a ``numpy``
+      array diff calc.
+    - here, the "last" graphics datum-segment is drawn independently
+      such that near-term (high frequency) discrete-time-sampled style
+      updates don't trigger a full path redraw.
 
     '''
+
+    # sub-type customization methods
+    sub_br: Optional[Callable] = None
+    sub_paint: Optional[Callable] = None
+    declare_paintables: Optional[Callable] = None
+
     def __init__(
         self,
-
-        x: np.ndarray,
-        y: np.ndarray,
         *args,
 
         step_mode: bool = False,
@@ -134,27 +107,25 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     ) -> None:
 
-        # brutaaalll, see comments within..
-        self._y = self.yData = y
-        self._x = self.xData = x
-
         self._name = name
-        self.path: Optional[QtGui.QPainterPath] = None
 
+        # brutaaalll, see comments within..
+        self.yData = None
+        self.xData = None
+
+        # self._last_cap: int = 0
+        self.path: Optional[QPainterPath] = None
+
+        # additional path used for appends which tries to avoid
+        # triggering an update/redraw of the presumably larger
+        # historical ``.path`` above.
         self.use_fpath = use_fpath
-        self.fast_path: Optional[QtGui.QPainterPath] = None
+        self.fast_path: Optional[QPainterPath] = None
 
         # TODO: we can probably just dispense with the parent since
         # we're basically only using the pen setting now...
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        # self._xrange: tuple[int, int] = self.dataBounds(ax=0)
-        self._xrange: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None
-
-        # self._last_draw = time.time()
-        self._in_ds: bool = False
-        self._last_uppx: float = 0
-
         # all history of curve is drawn in single px thickness
         pen = pg.mkPen(hcolor(color))
         pen.setStyle(_line_styles[style])
@@ -168,29 +139,43 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         # self.last_step_pen = pg.mkPen(hcolor(color), width=2)
         self.last_step_pen = pg.mkPen(pen, width=2)
 
-        self._last_line: Optional[QLineF] = None
-        self._last_step_rect: Optional[QRectF] = None
+        # self._last_line: Optional[QLineF] = None
+        self._last_line = QLineF()
+        self._last_w: float = 1
 
         # flat-top style histogram-like discrete curve
-        self._step_mode: bool = step_mode
+        # self._step_mode: bool = step_mode
 
         # self._fill = True
         self._brush = pg.functions.mkBrush(hcolor(fill_color or color))
 
+        # NOTE: this setting seems to mostly prevent redraws on mouse
+        # interaction which is a huge boon for avg interaction latency.
+
         # TODO: one question still remaining is if this makes trasform
         # interactions slower (such as zooming) and if so maybe if/when
         # we implement a "history" mode for the view we disable this in
         # that mode?
-        if step_mode:
         # don't enable caching by default for the case where the
         # only thing drawn is the "last" line segment which can
         # have a weird artifact where it won't be fully drawn to its
         # endpoint (something we saw on trade rate curves)
-            self.setCacheMode(
-                QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache
-            )
+        self.setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
 
-        self.update()
+        # XXX: see explanation for different caching modes:
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/a/39410081
+        # seems to only be useful if we don't re-generate the entire
+        # QPainterPath every time
+        # curve.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
+
+        # don't ever use this - it's a colossal nightmare of artefacts
+        # and is disastrous for performance.
+        # curve.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.ItemCoordinateCache)
+
+        # allow sub-type customization
+        declare = self.declare_paintables
+        if declare:
+            declare()
 
     # TODO: probably stick this in a new parent
     # type which will contain our own version of
@@ -214,9 +199,6 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         vr = self.viewRect()
         l, r = int(vr.left()), int(vr.right())
 
-        if not self._xrange:
-            return 0
-
         start, stop = self._xrange
         lbar = max(l, start)
         rbar = min(r, stop)
@@ -225,352 +207,10 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
             QLineF(lbar, 0, rbar, 0)
         ).length()
 
-    def downsample(
-        self,
-        x,
-        y,
-        px_width,
-        uppx,
-
-    ) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
-
-        # downsample whenever more then 1 pixels per datum can be shown.
-        # always refresh data bounds until we get diffing
-        # working properly, see above..
-        bins, x, y = ds_m4(
-            x,
-            y,
-            px_width=px_width,
-            uppx=uppx,
-            log_scale=bool(uppx)
-        )
-        x = np.broadcast_to(x[:, None], y.shape)
-        # x = (x + np.array([-0.43, 0, 0, 0.43])).flatten()
-        x = (x + np.array([-0.5, 0, 0, 0.5])).flatten()
-        y = y.flatten()
-
-        # presumably?
-        self._in_ds = True
-        return x, y
-
-    def update_from_array(
-        self,
-
-        # full array input history
-        x: np.ndarray,
-        y: np.ndarray,
-
-        # pre-sliced array data that's "in view"
-        x_iv: np.ndarray,
-        y_iv: np.ndarray,
-
-        view_range: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
-        profiler: Optional[pg.debug.Profiler] = None,
-
-    ) -> QtGui.QPainterPath:
-        '''
-        Update curve from input 2-d data.
-
-        Compare with a cached "x-range" state and (pre/a)ppend based on
-        a length diff.
-
-        '''
-        profiler = profiler or pg.debug.Profiler(
-            msg=f'FastAppendCurve.update_from_array(): `{self._name}`',
-            disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
-        )
-        # flip_cache = False
-
-        if self._xrange:
-            istart, istop = self._xrange
-        else:
-            self._xrange = istart, istop = x[0], x[-1]
-        # print(f"xrange: {self._xrange}")
-
-        # XXX: lol brutal, the internals of `CurvePoint` (inherited by
-        # our `LineDot`) required ``.getData()`` to work..
-        self.xData = x
-        self.yData = y
-        self._x, self._y = x, y
-
-        if view_range:
-            profiler(f'view range slice {view_range}')
-
-        # downsampling incremental state checking
-        uppx = self.x_uppx()
-        px_width = self.px_width()
-        uppx_diff = (uppx - self._last_uppx)
-
-        should_ds = False
-        should_redraw = False
-
-        # if a view range is passed, plan to draw the
-        # source ouput that's "in view" of the chart.
-        if view_range and not self._in_ds:
-            # print(f'{self._name} vr: {view_range}')
-
-            # by default we only pull data up to the last (current) index
-            x_out, y_out = x_iv[:-1], y_iv[:-1]
-
-            # step mode: draw flat top discrete "step"
-            # over the index space for each datum.
-            if self._step_mode:
-                # TODO: numba this bish
-                x_out, y_out = step_path_arrays_from_1d(
-                    x_out,
-                    y_out
-                )
-                profiler('generated step arrays')
-
-            should_redraw = True
-            profiler('sliced in-view array history')
-
-            # x_last = x_iv[-1]
-            # y_last = y_iv[-1]
-            self._last_vr = view_range
-
-            # self.disable_cache()
-            # flip_cache = True
-
-        else:
-            self._xrange = x[0], x[-1]
-
-        x_last = x[-1]
-        y_last = y[-1]
-
-        # check for downsampling conditions
-        if (
-            # std m4 downsample conditions
-            px_width
-            and uppx_diff >= 4
-            or uppx_diff <= -3
-            or self._step_mode and abs(uppx_diff) >= 4
-
-        ):
-            log.info(
-                f'{self._name} sampler change: {self._last_uppx} -> {uppx}'
-            )
-            self._last_uppx = uppx
-            should_ds = True
-
-        elif (
-            uppx <= 2
-            and self._in_ds
-        ):
-            # we should de-downsample back to our original
-            # source data so we clear our path data in prep
-            # to generate a new one from original source data.
-            should_redraw = True
-            should_ds = False
-
-        # compute the length diffs between the first/last index entry in
-        # the input data and the last indexes we have on record from the
-        # last time we updated the curve index.
-        prepend_length = int(istart - x[0])
-        append_length = int(x[-1] - istop)
-
-        # no_path_yet = self.path is None
-        if (
-            self.path is None
-            or should_redraw
-            or should_ds
-            or prepend_length > 0
-        ):
-            if (
-                not view_range
-                or self._in_ds
-            ):
-                # by default we only pull data up to the last (current) index
-                x_out, y_out = x[:-1], y[:-1]
-
-                # step mode: draw flat top discrete "step"
-                # over the index space for each datum.
-                if self._step_mode:
-                    x_out, y_out = step_path_arrays_from_1d(
-                        x_out,
-                        y_out,
-                    )
-                    # TODO: numba this bish
-                    profiler('generated step arrays')
-
-            if should_redraw:
-                profiler('path reversion to non-ds')
-                if self.path:
-                    self.path.clear()
-
-                if self.fast_path:
-                    self.fast_path.clear()
-
-            if should_redraw and not should_ds:
-                if self._in_ds:
-                    log.info(f'DEDOWN -> {self._name}')
-
-                self._in_ds = False
-
-            elif should_ds and px_width:
-                x_out, y_out = self.downsample(
-                    x_out,
-                    y_out,
-                    px_width,
-                    uppx,
-                )
-                profiler(f'FULL PATH downsample redraw={should_ds}')
-                self._in_ds = True
-
-            self.path = pg.functions.arrayToQPath(
-                x_out,
-                y_out,
-                connect='all',
-                finiteCheck=False,
-                path=self.path,
-            )
-            profiler('generated fresh path')
-            # profiler(f'DRAW PATH IN VIEW -> {self._name}')
-
-            # reserve mem allocs see:
-            # - https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainterpath.html#reserve
-            # - https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainterpath.html#capacity
-            # - https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainterpath.html#clear
-            # XXX: right now this is based on had hoc checks on a
-            # hidpi 3840x2160 4k monitor but we should optimize for
-            # the target display(s) on the sys.
-            # if no_path_yet:
-            #     self.path.reserve(int(500e3))
-
-        # TODO: get this piecewise prepend working - right now it's
-        # giving heck on vwap...
-        # elif prepend_length:
-        #     breakpoint()
-
-        #     prepend_path = pg.functions.arrayToQPath(
-        #         x[0:prepend_length],
-        #         y[0:prepend_length],
-        #         connect='all'
-        #     )
-
-        #     # swap prepend path in "front"
-        #     old_path = self.path
-        #     self.path = prepend_path
-        #     # self.path.moveTo(new_x[0], new_y[0])
-        #     self.path.connectPath(old_path)
-
-        elif (
-            append_length > 0
-            and not view_range
-        ):
-            new_x = x[-append_length - 2:-1]
-            new_y = y[-append_length - 2:-1]
-
-            if self._step_mode:
-                new_x, new_y = step_path_arrays_from_1d(
-                    new_x,
-                    new_y,
-                )
-                # [1:] since we don't need the vertical line normally at
-                # the beginning of the step curve taking the first (x,
-                # y) poing down to the x-axis **because** this is an
-                # appended path graphic.
-                new_x = new_x[1:]
-                new_y = new_y[1:]
-
-            profiler('diffed append arrays')
-
-            if should_ds:
-                new_x, new_y = self.downsample(
-                    new_x,
-                    new_y,
-                    **should_ds,
-                )
-                profiler(f'fast path downsample redraw={should_ds}')
-
-            append_path = pg.functions.arrayToQPath(
-                new_x,
-                new_y,
-                connect='all',
-                finiteCheck=False,
-                path=self.fast_path,
-            )
-
-            if self.use_fpath:
-                # an attempt at trying to make append-updates faster..
-                if self.fast_path is None:
-                    self.fast_path = append_path
-                    self.fast_path.reserve(int(6e3))
-                else:
-                    self.fast_path.connectPath(append_path)
-                    size = self.fast_path.capacity()
-                    profiler(f'connected fast path w size: {size}')
-
-                    # print(f"append_path br: {append_path.boundingRect()}")
-                    # self.path.moveTo(new_x[0], new_y[0])
-                    # path.connectPath(append_path)
-
-                    # XXX: lol this causes a hang..
-                    # self.path = self.path.simplified()
-            else:
-                size = self.path.capacity()
-                profiler(f'connected history path w size: {size}')
-                self.path.connectPath(append_path)
-
-            # other merging ideas:
-            # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8936225/how-to-merge-qpainterpaths
-            # path.addPath(append_path)
-            # path.closeSubpath()
-
-            # TODO: try out new work from `pyqtgraph` main which
-            # should repair horrid perf:
-            # https://github.com/pyqtgraph/pyqtgraph/pull/2032
-            # ok, nope still horrible XD
-            # if self._fill:
-            #     # XXX: super slow set "union" op
-            #     self.path = self.path.united(append_path).simplified()
-
-            # self.disable_cache()
-            # flip_cache = True
-
-        # draw the "current" step graphic segment so it lines up with
-        # the "middle" of the current (OHLC) sample.
-        if self._step_mode:
-            self._last_line = QLineF(
-                x_last - 0.5, 0,
-                x_last + 0.5, 0,
-            )
-            self._last_step_rect = QRectF(
-                x_last - 0.5, 0,
-                x_last + 0.5, y_last
-            )
-            # print(
-            #     f"path br: {self.path.boundingRect()}",
-            #     f"fast path br: {self.fast_path.boundingRect()}",
-            #     f"last rect br: {self._last_step_rect}",
-            # )
-        else:
-            self._last_line = QLineF(
-                x[-2], y[-2],
-                x[-1], y_last
-            )
-
-        profiler('draw last segment')
-
-        # trigger redraw of path
-        # do update before reverting to cache mode
-        # self.prepareGeometryChange()
-        self.update()
-        profiler('.update()')
-
-        # if flip_cache:
-        #     # XXX: seems to be needed to avoid artifacts (see above).
-        #     self.setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
-
     # XXX: lol brutal, the internals of `CurvePoint` (inherited by
     # our `LineDot`) required ``.getData()`` to work..
     def getData(self):
-        return self._x, self._y
-
-    # TODO: drop the above after ``Cursor`` re-work
-    def get_arrays(self) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
-        return self._x, self._y
+        return self.xData, self.yData
 
     def clear(self):
         '''
@@ -593,25 +233,18 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
                 # self.fast_path.clear()
                 self.fast_path = None
 
-        # self.disable_cache()
-        # self.setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
-
-    def disable_cache(self) -> None:
-        '''
-        Disable the use of the pixel coordinate cache and trigger a geo event.
-
-        '''
-        # XXX: pretty annoying but, without this there's little
-        # artefacts on the append updates to the curve...
+    @cm
+    def reset_cache(self) -> None:
         self.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.NoCache)
-        self.prepareGeometryChange()
+        yield
+        self.setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
 
     def boundingRect(self):
         '''
         Compute and then cache our rect.
         '''
         if self.path is None:
-            return QtGui.QPainterPath().boundingRect()
+            return QPainterPath().boundingRect()
         else:
             # dynamically override this method after initial
             # path is created to avoid requiring the above None check
@@ -623,6 +256,7 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         Post init ``.boundingRect()```.
 
         '''
+        # hb = self.path.boundingRect()
         hb = self.path.controlPointRect()
         hb_size = hb.size()
 
@@ -630,17 +264,60 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         if fp:
             fhb = fp.controlPointRect()
             hb_size = fhb.size() + hb_size
+
         # print(f'hb_size: {hb_size}')
 
-        w = hb_size.width() + 1
-        h = hb_size.height() + 1
+        # if self._last_step_rect:
+        #     hb_size += self._last_step_rect.size()
+
+        # if self._line:
+        #     br = self._last_step_rect.bottomRight()
+
+        # tl = QPointF(
+        #     # self._vr[0],
+        #     # hb.topLeft().y(),
+        #     # 0,
+        #     # hb_size.height() + 1
+        # )
+
+        #     br = self._last_step_rect.bottomRight()
+
+        w = hb_size.width()
+        h = hb_size.height()
+
+        sbr = self.sub_br
+        if sbr:
+            w, h = self.sub_br(w, h)
+        else:
+            # assume plain line graphic and use
+            # default unit step in each direction.
+
+            # only on a plane line do we include
+            # and extra index step's worth of width
+            # since in the step case the end of the curve
+            # actually terminates earlier so we don't need
+            # this for the last step.
+            w += self._last_w
+            # ll = self._last_line
+            h += 1  # ll.y2() - ll.y1()
+
+        # br = QPointF(
+        #     self._vr[-1],
+        #     # tl.x() + w,
+        #     tl.y() + h,
+        # )
 
         br = QRectF(
 
             # top left
+            # hb.topLeft()
+            # tl,
             QPointF(hb.topLeft()),
 
+            # br,
             # total size
+            # QSizeF(hb_size)
+            # hb_size,
             QSizeF(w, h)
         )
         # print(f'bounding rect: {br}')
@@ -648,40 +325,36 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     def paint(
         self,
-        p: QtGui.QPainter,
+        p: QPainter,
         opt: QtWidgets.QStyleOptionGraphicsItem,
         w: QtWidgets.QWidget
 
     ) -> None:
 
         profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
-            msg=f'FastAppendCurve.paint(): `{self._name}`',
+            msg=f'Curve.paint(): `{self._name}`',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
+            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
         )
 
-        if (
-            self._step_mode
-            and self._last_step_rect
-        ):
-            brush = self._brush
+        sub_paint = self.sub_paint
+        if sub_paint:
+            sub_paint(p, profiler)
 
-            # p.drawLines(*tuple(filter(bool, self._last_step_lines)))
-            # p.drawRect(self._last_step_rect)
-            p.fillRect(self._last_step_rect, brush)
-            profiler('.fillRect()')
-
-        if self._last_line:
         p.setPen(self.last_step_pen)
         p.drawLine(self._last_line)
         profiler('.drawLine()')
         p.setPen(self._pen)
 
         path = self.path
+        # cap = path.capacity()
+        # if cap != self._last_cap:
+        #     print(f'NEW CAPACITY: {self._last_cap} -> {cap}')
+        #     self._last_cap = cap
 
         if path:
             p.drawPath(path)
-            profiler('.drawPath(path)')
+            profiler(f'.drawPath(path): {path.capacity()}')
 
         fp = self.fast_path
         if fp:
@@ -695,3 +368,117 @@ class FastAppendCurve(pg.GraphicsObject):
         # if self._fill:
         #     brush = self.opts['brush']
         #     p.fillPath(self.path, brush)
+
+    def draw_last_datum(
+        self,
+        path: QPainterPath,
+        src_data: np.ndarray,
+        render_data: np.ndarray,
+        reset: bool,
+        array_key: str,
+
+    ) -> None:
+        # default line draw last call
+        # with self.reset_cache():
+        x = render_data['index']
+        y = render_data[array_key]
+
+        # draw the "current" step graphic segment so it
+        # lines up with the "middle" of the current
+        # (OHLC) sample.
+        self._last_line = QLineF(
+            x[-2], y[-2],
+            x[-1], y[-1],
+        )
+
+        return x, y
+
+
+# TODO: this should probably be a "downsampled" curve type
+# that draws a bar-style (but for the px column) last graphics
+# element such that the current datum in view can be shown
+# (via it's max / min) even when highly zoomed out.
+class FlattenedOHLC(Curve):
+
+    def draw_last_datum(
+        self,
+        path: QPainterPath,
+        src_data: np.ndarray,
+        render_data: np.ndarray,
+        reset: bool,
+        array_key: str,
+
+    ) -> None:
+        lasts = src_data[-2:]
+        x = lasts['index']
+        y = lasts['close']
+
+        # draw the "current" step graphic segment so it
+        # lines up with the "middle" of the current
+        # (OHLC) sample.
+        self._last_line = QLineF(
+            x[-2], y[-2],
+            x[-1], y[-1]
+        )
+        return x, y
+
+
+class StepCurve(Curve):
+
+    def declare_paintables(
+        self,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._last_step_rect = QRectF()
+
+    def draw_last_datum(
+        self,
+        path: QPainterPath,
+        src_data: np.ndarray,
+        render_data: np.ndarray,
+        reset: bool,
+        array_key: str,
+
+        w: float = 0.5,
+
+    ) -> None:
+
+        # TODO: remove this and instead place all step curve
+        # updating into pre-path data render callbacks.
+        # full input data
+        x = src_data['index']
+        y = src_data[array_key]
+
+        x_last = x[-1]
+        y_last = y[-1]
+
+        # lol, commenting this makes step curves
+        # all "black" for me :eyeroll:..
+        self._last_line = QLineF(
+            x_last - w, 0,
+            x_last + w, 0,
+        )
+        self._last_step_rect = QRectF(
+            x_last - w, 0,
+            x_last + w, y_last,
+        )
+        return x, y
+
+    def sub_paint(
+        self,
+        p: QPainter,
+        profiler: pg.debug.Profiler,
+
+    ) -> None:
+        # p.drawLines(*tuple(filter(bool, self._last_step_lines)))
+        # p.drawRect(self._last_step_rect)
+        p.fillRect(self._last_step_rect, self._brush)
+        profiler('.fillRect()')
+
+    def sub_br(
+        self,
+        path_w: float,
+        path_h: float,
+
+    ) -> (float, float):
+        # passthrough
+        return path_w, path_h

piker/ui/_display.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import trio
 import pendulum
 import pyqtgraph as pg
 
-from .. import brokers
+# from .. import brokers
 from ..data.feed import open_feed
 from ._axes import YAxisLabel
 from ._chart import (
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ from ._forms import (
     mk_order_pane_layout,
 )
 from .order_mode import open_order_mode
-# from .._profile import (
-#     pg_profile_enabled,
-#     ms_slower_then,
-# )
+from .._profile import (
+    pg_profile_enabled,
+    ms_slower_then,
+)
 from ..log import get_logger
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # TODO: load this from a config.toml!
-_quote_throttle_rate: int = 12  # Hz
+_quote_throttle_rate: int = 22  # Hz
 
 
 # a working tick-type-classes template
@@ -96,28 +96,19 @@ def chart_maxmin(
     Compute max and min datums "in view" for range limits.
 
     '''
-    array = ohlcv_shm.array
-    ifirst = array[0]['index']
-
     last_bars_range = chart.bars_range()
-    l, lbar, rbar, r = last_bars_range
-    in_view = array[lbar - ifirst:rbar - ifirst + 1]
+    out = chart.maxmin()
 
-    if not in_view.size:
-        log.warning('Resetting chart to data')
-        chart.default_view()
+    if out is None:
         return (last_bars_range, 0, 0, 0)
 
-    mx, mn = (
-        np.nanmax(in_view['high']),
-        np.nanmin(in_view['low'],)
-    )
+    mn, mx = out
 
     mx_vlm_in_view = 0
     if vlm_chart:
-        mx_vlm_in_view = np.max(
-            in_view['volume']
-        )
+        out = vlm_chart.maxmin()
+        if out:
+            _, mx_vlm_in_view = out
 
     return (
         last_bars_range,
@@ -272,6 +263,7 @@ async def graphics_update_loop(
         'vars': {
             'tick_margin': tick_margin,
             'i_last': i_last,
+            'i_last_append': i_last,
             'last_mx_vlm': last_mx_vlm,
             'last_mx': last_mx,
             'last_mn': last_mn,
@@ -318,6 +310,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
     ds: DisplayState,
     wap_in_history: bool = False,
     trigger_all: bool = False,  # flag used by prepend history updates
+    prepend_update_index: Optional[int] = None,
 
 ) -> None:
     # TODO: eventually optimize this whole graphics stack with ``numba``
@@ -327,9 +320,12 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
 
     profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
         msg=f'Graphics loop cycle for: `{chart.name}`',
-        disabled=True,  # not pg_profile_enabled(),
-        gt=1/12 * 1e3,
-        # gt=ms_slower_then,
+        delayed=True,
+        disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
+        # disabled=True,
+        ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
+
+        # ms_threshold=1/12 * 1e3,
     )
 
     # unpack multi-referenced components
@@ -340,12 +336,12 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
     vars = ds.vars
     tick_margin = vars['tick_margin']
 
-    update_uppx = 6
+    update_uppx = 16
 
     for sym, quote in ds.quotes.items():
 
         # compute the first available graphic's x-units-per-pixel
-        xpx = vlm_chart.view.x_uppx()
+        uppx = vlm_chart.view.x_uppx()
 
         # NOTE: vlm may be written by the ``brokerd`` backend
         # event though a tick sample is not emitted.
@@ -364,26 +360,58 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
         i_diff = i_step - vars['i_last']
         vars['i_last'] = i_step
 
+        append_diff = i_step - vars['i_last_append']
+
+        # update the "last datum" (aka extending the flow graphic with
+        # new data) only if the number of unit steps is >= the number of
+        # such unit steps per pixel (aka uppx). Iow, if the zoom level
+        # is such that a datum(s) update to graphics wouldn't span
+        # to a new pixel, we don't update yet.
+        do_append = (append_diff >= uppx)
+        if do_append:
+            vars['i_last_append'] = i_step
+
+        do_rt_update = uppx < update_uppx
+        # print(
+        #     f'append_diff:{append_diff}\n'
+        #     f'uppx:{uppx}\n'
+        #     f'do_append: {do_append}'
+        # )
+
+        # TODO: we should only run mxmn when we know
+        # an update is due via ``do_append`` above.
         (
             brange,
             mx_in_view,
             mn_in_view,
             mx_vlm_in_view,
         ) = ds.maxmin()
-
         l, lbar, rbar, r = brange
         mx = mx_in_view + tick_margin
         mn = mn_in_view - tick_margin
-        profiler('maxmin call')
-        liv = r > i_step  # the last datum is in view
+
+        profiler('`ds.maxmin()` call')
+
+        liv = r >= i_step  # the last datum is in view
+
+        if (
+            prepend_update_index is not None
+            and lbar > prepend_update_index
+        ):
+            # on a history update (usually from the FSP subsys)
+            # if the segment of history that is being prepended
+            # isn't in view there is no reason to do a graphics
+            # update.
+            log.debug('Skipping prepend graphics cycle: frame not in view')
+            return
 
         # don't real-time "shift" the curve to the
         # left unless we get one of the following:
         if (
             (
-                i_diff > 0  # no new sample step
-                and xpx < 4  # chart is zoomed out very far
-                and r >= i_step  # the last datum isn't in view
+                # i_diff > 0  # no new sample step
+                do_append
+                # and uppx < 4  # chart is zoomed out very far
                 and liv
             )
             or trigger_all
@@ -394,62 +422,9 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
             chart.increment_view(steps=i_diff)
 
             if vlm_chart:
-            # always update y-label
-            ds.vlm_sticky.update_from_data(
-                *array[-1][['index', 'volume']]
-            )
+                vlm_chart.increment_view(steps=i_diff)
 
-            if (
-                (
-                    xpx < update_uppx or i_diff > 0
-                    and liv
-                )
-                or trigger_all
-            ):
-                # TODO: make it so this doesn't have to be called
-                # once the $vlm is up?
-                vlm_chart.update_graphics_from_array(
-                    'volume',
-                    array,
-
-                    # UGGGh, see ``maxmin()`` impl in `._fsp` for
-                    # the overlayed plotitems... we need a better
-                    # bay to invoke a maxmin per overlay..
-                    render=False,
-                    # XXX: ^^^^ THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT! ^^^^
-                    # without this, since we disable the
-                    # 'volume' (units) chart after the $vlm starts
-                    # up we need to be sure to enable this
-                    # auto-ranging otherwise there will be no handler
-                    # connected to update accompanying overlay
-                    # graphics..
-                )
-
-                if (
-                    mx_vlm_in_view != vars['last_mx_vlm']
-                ):
-                    yrange = (0, mx_vlm_in_view * 1.375)
-                    vlm_chart.view._set_yrange(
-                        yrange=yrange,
-                    )
-                    # print(f'mx vlm: {last_mx_vlm} -> {mx_vlm_in_view}')
-                    vars['last_mx_vlm'] = mx_vlm_in_view
-
-                for curve_name, flow in vlm_chart._flows.items():
-                    update_fsp_chart(
-                        vlm_chart,
-                        flow,
-                        curve_name,
-                        array_key=curve_name,
-                    )
-                    # is this even doing anything?
-                    # (pretty sure it's the real-time
-                    # resizing from last quote?)
-                    fvb = flow.plot.vb
-                    fvb._set_yrange(
-                        autoscale_linked_plots=False,
-                        name=curve_name,
-                    )
+            profiler('view incremented')
 
         ticks_frame = quote.get('ticks', ())
 
@@ -496,15 +471,20 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
 
         # update ohlc sampled price bars
         if (
-            xpx < update_uppx
-            or i_diff > 0
+            do_rt_update
+            or do_append
             or trigger_all
         ):
-            chart.update_graphics_from_array(
+            chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
                 chart.name,
-                array,
+                # do_append=uppx < update_uppx,
+                do_append=do_append,
             )
 
+        # NOTE: we always update the "last" datum
+        # since the current range should at least be updated
+        # to it's max/min on the last pixel.
+
         # iterate in FIFO order per tick-frame
         for typ, tick in lasts.items():
 
@@ -515,6 +495,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
             # tick frames to determine the y-range for chart
             # auto-scaling.
             # TODO: we need a streaming minmax algo here, see def above.
+            if liv:
                 mx = max(price + tick_margin, mx)
                 mn = min(price - tick_margin, mn)
 
@@ -539,9 +520,8 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
 
                 if wap_in_history:
                     # update vwap overlay line
-                    chart.update_graphics_from_array(
+                    chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
                         'bar_wap',
-                        array,
                     )
 
             # L1 book label-line updates
@@ -557,7 +537,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
 
                 if (
                     label is not None
-                    # and liv
+                    and liv
                 ):
                     label.update_fields(
                         {'level': price, 'size': size}
@@ -571,7 +551,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                 typ in _tick_groups['asks']
                 # TODO: instead we could check if the price is in the
                 # y-view-range?
-                # and liv
+                and liv
             ):
                 l1.ask_label.update_fields({'level': price, 'size': size})
 
@@ -579,7 +559,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                 typ in _tick_groups['bids']
                 # TODO: instead we could check if the price is in the
                 # y-view-range?
-                # and liv
+                and liv
             ):
                 l1.bid_label.update_fields({'level': price, 'size': size})
 
@@ -594,6 +574,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                 main_vb._ic is None
                 or not main_vb._ic.is_set()
             ):
+                # print(f'updating range due to mxmn')
                 main_vb._set_yrange(
                     # TODO: we should probably scale
                     # the view margin based on the size
@@ -604,14 +585,14 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                     yrange=(mn, mx),
                 )
 
+        # XXX: update this every draw cycle to make L1-always-in-view work.
         vars['last_mx'], vars['last_mn'] = mx, mn
 
         # run synchronous update on all linked flows
-        for curve_name, flow in chart._flows.items():
         # TODO: should the "main" (aka source) flow be special?
-            if curve_name == chart.data_key:
-                continue
-
+        for curve_name, flow in chart._flows.items():
+            # update any overlayed fsp flows
+            if curve_name != chart.data_key:
                 update_fsp_chart(
                     chart,
                     flow,
@@ -619,6 +600,105 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                     array_key=curve_name,
                 )
 
+            # even if we're downsampled bigly
+            # draw the last datum in the final
+            # px column to give the user the mx/mn
+            # range of that set.
+            if (
+                not do_append
+                # and not do_rt_update
+                and liv
+            ):
+                flow.draw_last(
+                    array_key=curve_name,
+                    only_last_uppx=True,
+                )
+
+        # volume chart logic..
+        # TODO: can we unify this with the above loop?
+        if vlm_chart:
+            # always update y-label
+            ds.vlm_sticky.update_from_data(
+                *array[-1][['index', 'volume']]
+            )
+
+            if (
+                (
+                    do_rt_update
+                    or do_append
+                    and liv
+                )
+                or trigger_all
+            ):
+                # TODO: make it so this doesn't have to be called
+                # once the $vlm is up?
+                vlm_chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
+                    'volume',
+                    # UGGGh, see ``maxmin()`` impl in `._fsp` for
+                    # the overlayed plotitems... we need a better
+                    # bay to invoke a maxmin per overlay..
+                    render=False,
+                    # XXX: ^^^^ THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT! ^^^^
+                    # without this, since we disable the
+                    # 'volume' (units) chart after the $vlm starts
+                    # up we need to be sure to enable this
+                    # auto-ranging otherwise there will be no handler
+                    # connected to update accompanying overlay
+                    # graphics..
+                )
+                profiler('`vlm_chart.update_graphics_from_flow()`')
+
+                if (
+                    mx_vlm_in_view != vars['last_mx_vlm']
+                ):
+                    yrange = (0, mx_vlm_in_view * 1.375)
+                    vlm_chart.view._set_yrange(
+                        yrange=yrange,
+                    )
+                    profiler('`vlm_chart.view._set_yrange()`')
+                    # print(f'mx vlm: {last_mx_vlm} -> {mx_vlm_in_view}')
+                    vars['last_mx_vlm'] = mx_vlm_in_view
+
+            for curve_name, flow in vlm_chart._flows.items():
+
+                if (
+                    curve_name != 'volume' and
+                    flow.render and (
+                        liv and
+                        do_rt_update or do_append
+                    )
+                ):
+                    update_fsp_chart(
+                        vlm_chart,
+                        flow,
+                        curve_name,
+                        array_key=curve_name,
+                        # do_append=uppx < update_uppx,
+                        do_append=do_append,
+                    )
+                    # is this even doing anything?
+                    # (pretty sure it's the real-time
+                    # resizing from last quote?)
+                    fvb = flow.plot.vb
+                    fvb._set_yrange(
+                        name=curve_name,
+                    )
+
+                elif (
+                    curve_name != 'volume'
+                    and not do_append
+                    and liv
+                    and uppx >= 1
+                    # even if we're downsampled bigly
+                    # draw the last datum in the final
+                    # px column to give the user the mx/mn
+                    # range of that set.
+                ):
+                    # always update the last datum-element
+                    # graphic for all flows
+                    # print(f'drawing last {flow.name}')
+                    flow.draw_last(array_key=curve_name)
+
 
 async def display_symbol_data(
     godwidget: GodWidget,
@@ -643,7 +723,7 @@ async def display_symbol_data(
     )
 
     # historical data fetch
-    brokermod = brokers.get_brokermod(provider)
+    # brokermod = brokers.get_brokermod(provider)
 
     # ohlc_status_done = sbar.open_status(
     #     'retreiving OHLC history.. ',
@@ -692,32 +772,31 @@ async def display_symbol_data(
         # create main OHLC chart
         chart = linked.plot_ohlc_main(
             symbol,
-            bars,
+            ohlcv,
             sidepane=pp_pane,
         )
+        chart.default_view()
         chart._feeds[symbol.key] = feed
         chart.setFocus()
 
         # plot historical vwap if available
         wap_in_history = False
 
-        if brokermod._show_wap_in_history:
+        # XXX: FOR SOME REASON THIS IS CAUSING HANGZ!?!
+        # if brokermod._show_wap_in_history:
 
-            if 'bar_wap' in bars.dtype.fields:
-                wap_in_history = True
-                chart.draw_curve(
-                    name='bar_wap',
-                    data=bars,
-                    add_label=False,
-                )
+        #     if 'bar_wap' in bars.dtype.fields:
+        #         wap_in_history = True
+        #         chart.draw_curve(
+        #             name='bar_wap',
+        #             shm=ohlcv,
+        #             color='default_light',
+        #             add_label=False,
+        #         )
 
         # size view to data once at outset
         chart.cv._set_yrange()
 
-        # TODO: a data view api that makes this less shit
-        chart._shm = ohlcv
-        chart._flows[chart.data_key].shm = ohlcv
-
         # NOTE: we must immediately tell Qt to show the OHLC chart
         # to avoid a race where the subplots get added/shown to
         # the linked set *before* the main price chart!
@@ -780,6 +859,5 @@ async def display_symbol_data(
                 sbar._status_groups[loading_sym_key][1]()
 
                 # let the app run.. bby
-                chart.default_view()
                 # linked.graphics_cycle()
                 await trio.sleep_forever()

piker/ui/_editors.py

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class SelectRect(QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem):
         nbars = ixmx - ixmn + 1
 
         chart = self._chart
-        data = chart._arrays[chart.name][ixmn:ixmx]
+        data = chart._flows[chart.name].shm.array[ixmn:ixmx]
 
         if len(data):
             std = data['close'].std()

piker/ui/_exec.py

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ from . import _style
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 # pyqtgraph global config
-# might as well enable this for now?
-pg.useOpenGL = True
-pg.enableExperimental = True
-
 # engage core tweaks that give us better response
 # latency then the average pg user
 _do_overrides()

piker/ui/_feedstatus.py

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# piker: trading gear for hackers
+# Copyright (C) Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship for piker0)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Feed status and controls widget(s) for embedding in a UI-pane.
+
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+from textwrap import dedent
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+# from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+
+from ._style import _font, _font_small
+# from ..calc import humanize
+from ._label import FormatLabel
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._chart import ChartPlotWidget
+    from ..data.feed import Feed
+    from ._forms import FieldsForm
+
+
+def mk_feed_label(
+    form: FieldsForm,
+    feed: Feed,
+    chart: ChartPlotWidget,
+
+) -> FormatLabel:
+    '''
+    Generate a label from feed meta-data to be displayed
+    in a UI sidepane.
+
+    TODO: eventually buttons for changing settings over
+    a feed control protocol.
+
+    '''
+    status = feed.status
+    assert status
+
+    msg = dedent("""
+        actor: **{actor_name}**\n
+        |_ @**{host}:{port}**\n
+    """)
+
+    for key, val in status.items():
+        if key in ('host', 'port', 'actor_name'):
+            continue
+        msg += f'\n|_ {key}: **{{{key}}}**\n'
+
+    feed_label = FormatLabel(
+        fmt_str=msg,
+        # |_ streams: **{symbols}**\n
+        font=_font.font,
+        font_size=_font_small.px_size,
+        font_color='default_lightest',
+    )
+
+    # form.vbox.setAlignment(feed_label, Qt.AlignBottom)
+    # form.vbox.setAlignment(Qt.AlignBottom)
+    _ = chart.height() - (
+        form.height() +
+        form.fill_bar.height()
+        # feed_label.height()
+    )
+
+    feed_label.format(**feed.status)
+
+    return feed_label

piker/ui/_forms.py

@@ -750,12 +750,12 @@ def mk_order_pane_layout(
         parent=parent,
         fields_schema={
             'account': {
-                'label': '**account**:',
+                'label': '**accnt**:',
                 'type': 'select',
                 'default_value': ['paper'],
             },
             'size_unit': {
-                'label': '**allocate**:',
+                'label': '**alloc**:',
                 'type': 'select',
                 'default_value': [
                     '$ size',

piker/ui/_fsp.py

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def update_fsp_chart(
     flow,
     graphics_name: str,
     array_key: Optional[str],
+    **kwargs,
 
 ) -> None:
 
@@ -93,10 +94,10 @@ def update_fsp_chart(
     # update graphics
     # NOTE: this does a length check internally which allows it
     # staying above the last row check below..
-    chart.update_graphics_from_array(
+    chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
         graphics_name,
-        array,
         array_key=array_key or graphics_name,
+        **kwargs,
     )
 
     # XXX: re: ``array_key``: fsp func names must be unique meaning we
@@ -106,9 +107,6 @@ def update_fsp_chart(
     # read from last calculated value and update any label
     last_val_sticky = chart._ysticks.get(graphics_name)
     if last_val_sticky:
-        # array = shm.array[array_key]
-        # if len(array):
-        #     value = array[-1]
         last = last_row[array_key]
         last_val_sticky.update_from_data(-1, last)
 
@@ -246,20 +244,18 @@ async def run_fsp_ui(
 
             chart.draw_curve(
                 name=name,
-                data=shm.array,
+                shm=shm,
                 overlay=True,
                 color='default_light',
                 array_key=name,
                 **conf.get('chart_kwargs', {})
             )
-            # specially store ref to shm for lookup in display loop
-            chart._flows[name].shm = shm
 
         else:
             # create a new sub-chart widget for this fsp
             chart = linkedsplits.add_plot(
                 name=name,
-                array=shm.array,
+                shm=shm,
 
                 array_key=name,
                 sidepane=sidepane,
@@ -271,12 +267,6 @@ async def run_fsp_ui(
                 **conf.get('chart_kwargs', {})
             )
 
-            # XXX: ONLY for sub-chart fsps, overlays have their
-            # data looked up from the chart's internal array set.
-            # TODO: we must get a data view api going STAT!!
-            chart._shm = shm
-            chart._flows[chart.data_key].shm = shm
-
             # should **not** be the same sub-chart widget
             assert chart.name != linkedsplits.chart.name
 
@@ -445,12 +435,16 @@ class FspAdmin:
             # wait for graceful shutdown signal
             async with stream.subscribe() as stream:
                 async for msg in stream:
-                    if msg == 'update':
+                    info = msg.get('fsp_update')
+                    if info:
                         # if the chart isn't hidden try to update
                         # the data on screen.
                         if not self.linked.isHidden():
-                            log.info(f'Re-syncing graphics for fsp: {ns_path}')
-                            self.linked.graphics_cycle(trigger_all=True)
+                            log.debug(f'Re-syncing graphics for fsp: {ns_path}')
+                            self.linked.graphics_cycle(
+                                trigger_all=True,
+                                prepend_update_index=info['first'],
+                            )
                     else:
                         log.info(f'recved unexpected fsp engine msg: {msg}')
 
@@ -626,7 +620,7 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
         shm = ohlcv
         chart = linked.add_plot(
             name='volume',
-            array=shm.array,
+            shm=shm,
 
             array_key='volume',
             sidepane=sidepane,
@@ -639,10 +633,9 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
             # the curve item internals are pretty convoluted.
             style='step',
         )
-        chart._flows['volume'].shm = ohlcv
 
         # force 0 to always be in view
-        def maxmin(
+        def multi_maxmin(
             names: list[str],
 
         ) -> tuple[float, float]:
@@ -658,7 +651,7 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
 
             return 0, mx
 
-        chart.view.maxmin = partial(maxmin, names=['volume'])
+        chart.view.maxmin = partial(multi_maxmin, names=['volume'])
 
         # TODO: fix the x-axis label issue where if you put
         # the axis on the left it's totally not lined up...
@@ -666,11 +659,6 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
         # chart.hideAxis('right')
         # chart.showAxis('left')
 
-        # XXX: ONLY for sub-chart fsps, overlays have their
-        # data looked up from the chart's internal array set.
-        # TODO: we must get a data view api going STAT!!
-        chart._shm = shm
-
         # send back new chart to caller
         task_status.started(chart)
 
@@ -685,9 +673,9 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
 
         last_val_sticky.update_from_data(-1, value)
 
-        vlm_curve = chart.update_graphics_from_array(
+        vlm_curve = chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
             'volume',
-            shm.array,
+            # shm.array,
         )
 
         # size view to data once at outset
@@ -753,19 +741,20 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
                'dolla_vlm',
                'dark_vlm',
             ]
-            dvlm_rate_fields = [
-                'dvlm_rate',
-                'dark_dvlm_rate',
-            ]
+            # dvlm_rate_fields = [
+            #     'dvlm_rate',
+            #     'dark_dvlm_rate',
+            # ]
             trade_rate_fields = [
                 'trade_rate',
                 'dark_trade_rate',
             ]
 
             group_mxmn = partial(
-                maxmin,
+                multi_maxmin,
                 # keep both regular and dark vlm in view
-                names=fields + dvlm_rate_fields,
+                names=fields,
+                # names=fields + dvlm_rate_fields,
             )
 
             # add custom auto range handler
@@ -795,9 +784,8 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
                         color = 'bracket'
 
                     curve, _ = chart.draw_curve(
-                        # name='dolla_vlm',
                         name=name,
-                        data=shm.array,
+                        shm=shm,
                         array_key=name,
                         overlay=pi,
                         color=color,
@@ -812,7 +800,6 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
                     # ``.draw_curve()``.
                     flow = chart._flows[name]
                     assert flow.plot is pi
-                    flow.shm = shm
 
             chart_curves(
                 fields,
@@ -834,11 +821,11 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
             )
             await started.wait()
 
-            chart_curves(
-                dvlm_rate_fields,
-                dvlm_pi,
-                fr_shm,
-            )
+            # chart_curves(
+            #     dvlm_rate_fields,
+            #     dvlm_pi,
+            #     fr_shm,
+            # )
 
             # TODO: is there a way to "sync" the dual axes such that only
             # one curve is needed?
@@ -847,7 +834,9 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
             # liquidity events (well at least on low OHLC periods - 1s).
             vlm_curve.hide()
             chart.removeItem(vlm_curve)
-            chart._flows.pop('volume')
+            vflow = chart._flows['volume']
+            vflow.render = False
+
             # avoid range sorting on volume once disabled
             chart.view.disable_auto_yrange()
 
@@ -874,7 +863,7 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
             )
             # add custom auto range handler
             tr_pi.vb.maxmin = partial(
-                maxmin,
+                multi_maxmin,
                 # keep both regular and dark vlm in view
                 names=trade_rate_fields,
             )
@@ -902,10 +891,10 @@ async def open_vlm_displays(
 
         # built-in vlm fsps
         for target, conf in {
-            tina_vwap: {
-                'overlay': 'ohlc',  # overlays with OHLCV (main) chart
-                'anchor': 'session',
-            },
+            # tina_vwap: {
+            #     'overlay': 'ohlc',  # overlays with OHLCV (main) chart
+            #     'anchor': 'session',
+            # },
         }.items():
             started = await admin.open_fsp_chart(
                 target,

piker/ui/_interaction.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Chart view box primitives
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
-# import itertools
 import time
 from typing import Optional, Callable
 
@@ -35,10 +34,9 @@ import trio
 
 from ..log import get_logger
 from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
-from ._style import _min_points_to_show
+# from ._style import _min_points_to_show
 from ._editors import SelectRect
 from . import _event
-from ._ohlc import BarItems
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -486,15 +484,18 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
 
         # don't zoom more then the min points setting
         l, lbar, rbar, r = chart.bars_range()
-        vl = r - l
+        # vl = r - l
 
-        if ev.delta() > 0 and vl <= _min_points_to_show:
-            log.debug("Max zoom bruh...")
-            return
+        # if ev.delta() > 0 and vl <= _min_points_to_show:
+        #     log.debug("Max zoom bruh...")
+        #     return
 
-        if ev.delta() < 0 and vl >= len(chart._arrays[chart.name]) + 666:
-            log.debug("Min zoom bruh...")
-            return
+        # if (
+        #     ev.delta() < 0
+        #     and vl >= len(chart._flows[chart.name].shm.array) + 666
+        # ):
+        #     log.debug("Min zoom bruh...")
+        #     return
 
         # actual scaling factor
         s = 1.015 ** (ev.delta() * -1 / 20)  # self.state['wheelScaleFactor'])
@@ -568,11 +569,23 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
 
             self._resetTarget()
             self.scaleBy(s, focal)
+
+            # XXX: the order of the next 2 lines i'm pretty sure
+            # matters, we want the resize to trigger before the graphics
+            # update, but i gotta feelin that because this one is signal
+            # based (and thus not necessarily sync invoked right away)
+            # that calling the resize method manually might work better.
             self.sigRangeChangedManually.emit(mask)
 
-            # self._ic.set()
-            # self._ic = None
-            # self.chart.resume_all_feeds()
+            # XXX: without this is seems as though sometimes
+            # when zooming in from far out (and maybe vice versa?)
+            # the signal isn't being fired enough since if you pan
+            # just after you'll see further downsampling code run
+            # (pretty noticeable on the OHLC ds curve) but with this
+            # that never seems to happen? Only question is how much this
+            # "double work" is causing latency when these missing event
+            # fires don't happen?
+            self.maybe_downsample_graphics()
 
             ev.accept()
 
@@ -734,9 +747,8 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
 
         # flag to prevent triggering sibling charts from the same linked
         # set from recursion errors.
-        autoscale_linked_plots: bool = True,
+        autoscale_linked_plots: bool = False,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
-        # autoscale_overlays: bool = False,
 
     ) -> None:
         '''
@@ -747,9 +759,12 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         data set.
 
         '''
+        name = self.name
+        # print(f'YRANGE ON {name}')
         profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+            msg=f'`ChartView._set_yrange()`: `{name}`',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
+            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
             delayed=True,
         )
         set_range = True
@@ -775,45 +790,22 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         elif yrange is not None:
             ylow, yhigh = yrange
 
-        # calculate max, min y values in viewable x-range from data.
-        # Make sure min bars/datums on screen is adhered.
-        else:
-            br = bars_range or chart.bars_range()
-            profiler(f'got bars range: {br}')
-
-            # TODO: maybe should be a method on the
-            # chart widget/item?
-            # if False:
-            # if autoscale_linked_plots:
-            #     # avoid recursion by sibling plots
-            #     linked = self.linkedsplits
-            #     plots = list(linked.subplots.copy().values())
-            #     main = linked.chart
-            #     if main:
-            #         plots.append(main)
-
-            #     for chart in plots:
-            #         if chart and not chart._static_yrange:
-            #             chart.cv._set_yrange(
-            #                 bars_range=br,
-            #                 autoscale_linked_plots=False,
-            #             )
-            #     profiler('autoscaled linked plots')
-
         if set_range:
 
-            if not yrange:
             # XXX: only compute the mxmn range
             # if none is provided as input!
+            if not yrange:
+                # flow = chart._flows[name]
                 yrange = self._maxmin()
 
                 if yrange is None:
-                    log.warning(f'No yrange provided for {self.name}!?')
+                    log.warning(f'No yrange provided for {name}!?')
+                    print(f"WTF NO YRANGE {name}")
                     return
 
             ylow, yhigh = yrange
 
-            profiler(f'maxmin(): {yrange}')
+            profiler(f'callback ._maxmin(): {yrange}')
 
             # view margins: stay within a % of the "true range"
             diff = yhigh - ylow
@@ -830,6 +822,8 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
             self.setYRange(ylow, yhigh)
             profiler(f'set limits: {(ylow, yhigh)}')
 
+        profiler.finish()
+
     def enable_auto_yrange(
         self,
         src_vb: Optional[ChartView] = None,
@@ -843,17 +837,9 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         if src_vb is None:
             src_vb = self
 
-        # such that when a linked chart changes its range
-        # this local view is also automatically changed and
-        # resized to data.
-        src_vb.sigXRangeChanged.connect(self._set_yrange)
-
         # splitter(s) resizing
         src_vb.sigResized.connect(self._set_yrange)
 
-        # mouse wheel doesn't emit XRangeChanged
-        src_vb.sigRangeChangedManually.connect(self._set_yrange)
-
         # TODO: a smarter way to avoid calling this needlessly?
         # 2 things i can think of:
         # - register downsample-able graphics specially and only
@@ -864,15 +850,16 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
             self.maybe_downsample_graphics
         )
 
-    def disable_auto_yrange(
-        self,
-    ) -> None:
+        # mouse wheel doesn't emit XRangeChanged
+        src_vb.sigRangeChangedManually.connect(self._set_yrange)
 
-        # self._chart._static_yrange = 'axis'
+        # src_vb.sigXRangeChanged.connect(self._set_yrange)
+        # src_vb.sigXRangeChanged.connect(
+        #     self.maybe_downsample_graphics
+        # )
+
+    def disable_auto_yrange(self) -> None:
 
-        self.sigXRangeChanged.disconnect(
-            self._set_yrange,
-        )
         self.sigResized.disconnect(
             self._set_yrange,
         )
@@ -883,6 +870,11 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
             self._set_yrange,
         )
 
+        # self.sigXRangeChanged.disconnect(self._set_yrange)
+        # self.sigXRangeChanged.disconnect(
+        #     self.maybe_downsample_graphics
+        # )
+
     def x_uppx(self) -> float:
         '''
         Return the "number of x units" within a single
@@ -890,7 +882,7 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         graphics items which are our children.
 
         '''
-        graphics = list(self._chart._graphics.values())
+        graphics = [f.graphics for f in self._chart._flows.values()]
         if not graphics:
             return 0
 
@@ -901,25 +893,21 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         else:
             return 0
 
-    def maybe_downsample_graphics(self):
-
-        uppx = self.x_uppx()
-        if (
-            # we probably want to drop this once we are "drawing in
-            # view" for downsampled flows..
-            uppx and uppx > 16
-            and self._ic is not None
+    def maybe_downsample_graphics(
+        self,
+        autoscale_overlays: bool = True,
     ):
-            # don't bother updating since we're zoomed out bigly and
-            # in a pan-interaction, in which case we shouldn't be
-            # doing view-range based rendering (at least not yet).
-            # print(f'{uppx} exiting early!')
-            return
 
         profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+            msg=f'ChartView.maybe_downsample_graphics() for {self.name}',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=3,
-            delayed=True,
+
+            # XXX: important to avoid not seeing underlying
+            # ``.update_graphics_from_flow()`` nested profiling likely
+            # due to the way delaying works and garbage collection of
+            # the profiler in the delegated method calls.
+            ms_threshold=6,
+            # ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
         )
 
         # TODO: a faster single-loop-iterator way of doing this XD
@@ -928,19 +916,32 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         plots = linked.subplots | {chart.name: chart}
         for chart_name, chart in plots.items():
             for name, flow in chart._flows.items():
-                graphics = flow.graphics
 
-                use_vr = False
-                if isinstance(graphics, BarItems):
-                    use_vr = True
+                if (
+                    not flow.render
+
+                    # XXX: super important to be aware of this.
+                    # or not flow.graphics.isVisible()
+                ):
+                    continue
 
                 # pass in no array which will read and render from the last
                 # passed array (normally provided by the display loop.)
-                chart.update_graphics_from_array(
+                chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
                     name,
-                    use_vr=use_vr,
-                    profiler=profiler,
+                    use_vr=True,
                 )
-                profiler(f'range change updated {chart_name}:{name}')
 
-        profiler.finish()
+                # for each overlay on this chart auto-scale the
+                # y-range to max-min values.
+                if autoscale_overlays:
+                    overlay = chart.pi_overlay
+                    if overlay:
+                        for pi in overlay.overlays:
+                            pi.vb._set_yrange(
+                                # TODO: get the range once up front...
+                                # bars_range=br,
+                            )
+                    profiler('autoscaled linked plots')
+
+                profiler(f'<{chart_name}>.update_graphics_from_flow({name})')

piker/ui/_ohlc.py

@@ -25,17 +25,13 @@ from typing import (
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-from numba import njit, float64, int64  # , optional
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QLineF, QPointF
-# from numba import types as ntypes
-# from ..data._source import numba_ohlc_dtype
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QPainterPath
 
 from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
 from ._style import hcolor
 from ..log import get_logger
-from ._curve import FastAppendCurve
-from ._compression import ohlc_flatten
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ._chart import LinkedSplits
@@ -46,7 +42,8 @@ log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 def bar_from_ohlc_row(
     row: np.ndarray,
-    w: float
+    # 0.5 is no overlap between arms, 1.0 is full overlap
+    w: float = 0.43
 
 ) -> tuple[QLineF]:
     '''
@@ -84,128 +81,11 @@ def bar_from_ohlc_row(
     return [hl, o, c]
 
 
-@njit(
-    # TODO: for now need to construct this manually for readonly arrays, see
-    # https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/4511
-    # ntypes.tuple((float64[:], float64[:], float64[:]))(
-    #     numba_ohlc_dtype[::1],  # contiguous
-    #     int64,
-    #     optional(float64),
-    # ),
-    nogil=True
-)
-def path_arrays_from_ohlc(
-    data: np.ndarray,
-    start: int64,
-    bar_gap: float64 = 0.43,
-
-) -> np.ndarray:
-    '''
-    Generate an array of lines objects from input ohlc data.
-
-    '''
-    size = int(data.shape[0] * 6)
-
-    x = np.zeros(
-        # data,
-        shape=size,
-        dtype=float64,
-    )
-    y, c = x.copy(), x.copy()
-
-    # TODO: report bug for assert @
-    # /home/goodboy/repos/piker/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/numba/core/typing/builtins.py:991
-    for i, q in enumerate(data[start:], start):
-
-        # TODO: ask numba why this doesn't work..
-        # open, high, low, close, index = q[
-        #     ['open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'index']]
-
-        open = q['open']
-        high = q['high']
-        low = q['low']
-        close = q['close']
-        index = float64(q['index'])
-
-        istart = i * 6
-        istop = istart + 6
-
-        # x,y detail the 6 points which connect all vertexes of a ohlc bar
-        x[istart:istop] = (
-            index - bar_gap,
-            index,
-            index,
-            index,
-            index,
-            index + bar_gap,
-        )
-        y[istart:istop] = (
-            open,
-            open,
-            low,
-            high,
-            close,
-            close,
-        )
-
-        # specifies that the first edge is never connected to the
-        # prior bars last edge thus providing a small "gap"/"space"
-        # between bars determined by ``bar_gap``.
-        c[istart:istop] = (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0)
-
-    return x, y, c
-
-
-def gen_qpath(
-    data: np.ndarray,
-    start: int,  # XXX: do we need this?
-    w: float,
-    path: Optional[QtGui.QPainterPath] = None,
-
-) -> QtGui.QPainterPath:
-
-    path_was_none = path is None
-
-    profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
-        msg='gen_qpath ohlc',
-        disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-        gt=ms_slower_then,
-    )
-
-    x, y, c = path_arrays_from_ohlc(
-        data,
-        start,
-        bar_gap=w,
-    )
-    profiler("generate stream with numba")
-
-    # TODO: numba the internals of this!
-    path = pg.functions.arrayToQPath(
-        x,
-        y,
-        connect=c,
-        path=path,
-    )
-
-    # avoid mem allocs if possible
-    if path_was_none:
-        path.reserve(path.capacity())
-
-    profiler("generate path with arrayToQPath")
-
-    return path
-
-
 class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
     '''
     "Price range" bars graphics rendered from a OHLC sampled sequence.
 
     '''
-    sigPlotChanged = QtCore.pyqtSignal(object)
-
-    # 0.5 is no overlap between arms, 1.0 is full overlap
-    w: float = 0.43
-
     def __init__(
         self,
         linked: LinkedSplits,
@@ -225,389 +105,14 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
         self.last_bar_pen = pg.mkPen(hcolor(last_bar_color), width=2)
         self._name = name
 
-        self._ds_line_xy: Optional[
-            tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]
-        ] = None
-
-        # NOTE: this prevents redraws on mouse interaction which is
-        # a huge boon for avg interaction latency.
-
-        # TODO: one question still remaining is if this makes trasform
-        # interactions slower (such as zooming) and if so maybe if/when
-        # we implement a "history" mode for the view we disable this in
-        # that mode?
         self.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
-
-        self._pi = plotitem
-        self.path = QtGui.QPainterPath()
-        self.fast_path = QtGui.QPainterPath()
-
-        self._xrange: tuple[int, int]
-        self._yrange: tuple[float, float]
-        self._vrange = None
-
-        # TODO: don't render the full backing array each time
-        # self._path_data = None
+        self.path = QPainterPath()
         self._last_bar_lines: Optional[tuple[QLineF, ...]] = None
 
-        # track the current length of drawable lines within the larger array
-        self.start_index: int = 0
-        self.stop_index: int = 0
-
-        # downsampler-line state
-        self._in_ds: bool = False
-        self._ds_line: Optional[FastAppendCurve] = None
-        self._dsi: tuple[int, int] = 0, 0
-        self._xs_in_px: float = 0
-
-    def draw_from_data(
-        self,
-        ohlc: np.ndarray,
-        start: int = 0,
-
-    ) -> QtGui.QPainterPath:
-        '''
-        Draw OHLC datum graphics from a ``np.ndarray``.
-
-        This routine is usually only called to draw the initial history.
-
-        '''
-        hist, last = ohlc[:-1], ohlc[-1]
-        self.path = gen_qpath(hist, start, self.w)
-
-        # save graphics for later reference and keep track
-        # of current internal "last index"
-        # self.start_index = len(ohlc)
-        index = ohlc['index']
-        self._xrange = (index[0], index[-1])
-        self._yrange = (
-            np.nanmax(ohlc['high']),
-            np.nanmin(ohlc['low']),
-        )
-
-        # up to last to avoid double draw of last bar
-        self._last_bar_lines = bar_from_ohlc_row(last, self.w)
-
-        x, y = self._ds_line_xy = ohlc_flatten(ohlc)
-
-        # TODO: figuring out the most optimial size for the ideal
-        # curve-path by,
-        # - calcing the display's max px width `.screen()`
-        # - drawing a curve and figuring out it's capacity:
-        #   https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainterpath.html#capacity
-        # - reserving that cap for each curve-mapped-to-shm with
-
-        # - leveraging clearing when needed to redraw the entire
-        #   curve that does not release mem allocs:
-        #   https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qpainterpath.html#clear
-        curve = FastAppendCurve(
-            y=y,
-            x=x,
-            name='OHLC',
-            color=self._color,
-        )
-        curve.hide()
-        self._pi.addItem(curve)
-        self._ds_line = curve
-
-        self._ds_xrange = (index[0], index[-1])
-
-        # trigger render
-        # https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgraphicsitem.html#update
-        self.update()
-
-        return self.path
-
     def x_uppx(self) -> int:
-        if self._ds_line:
-            return self._ds_line.x_uppx()
-        else:
+        # we expect the downsample curve report this.
         return 0
 
-    def update_from_array(
-        self,
-
-        # full array input history
-        ohlc: np.ndarray,
-
-        # pre-sliced array data that's "in view"
-        ohlc_iv: np.ndarray,
-
-        view_range: Optional[tuple[int, int]] = None,
-        profiler: Optional[pg.debug.Profiler] = None,
-
-    ) -> None:
-        '''
-        Update the last datum's bar graphic from input data array.
-
-        This routine should be interface compatible with
-        ``pg.PlotCurveItem.setData()``. Normally this method in
-        ``pyqtgraph`` seems to update all the data passed to the
-        graphics object, and then update/rerender, but here we're
-        assuming the prior graphics havent changed (OHLC history rarely
-        does) so this "should" be simpler and faster.
-
-        This routine should be made (transitively) as fast as possible.
-
-        '''
-        profiler = profiler or pg.debug.Profiler(
-            disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
-            delayed=True,
-        )
-
-        # index = self.start_index
-        istart, istop = self._xrange
-        ds_istart, ds_istop = self._ds_xrange
-
-        index = ohlc['index']
-        first_index, last_index = index[0], index[-1]
-
-        # length = len(ohlc)
-        # prepend_length = istart - first_index
-        # append_length = last_index - istop
-
-        # ds_prepend_length = ds_istart - first_index
-        # ds_append_length = last_index - ds_istop
-
-        flip_cache = False
-
-        x_gt = 16
-        if self._ds_line:
-            uppx = self._ds_line.x_uppx()
-        else:
-            uppx = 0
-
-        should_line = self._in_ds
-        if (
-            self._in_ds
-            and uppx < x_gt
-        ):
-            should_line = False
-
-        elif (
-            not self._in_ds
-            and uppx >= x_gt
-        ):
-            should_line = True
-
-        profiler('ds logic complete')
-
-        if should_line:
-            # update the line graphic
-            # x, y = self._ds_line_xy = ohlc_flatten(ohlc_iv)
-            x, y = self._ds_line_xy = ohlc_flatten(ohlc)
-            x_iv, y_iv = self._ds_line_xy = ohlc_flatten(ohlc_iv)
-            profiler('flattening bars to line')
-
-            # TODO: we should be diffing the amount of new data which
-            # needs to be downsampled. Ideally we actually are just
-            # doing all the ds-ing in sibling actors so that the data
-            # can just be read and rendered to graphics on events of our
-            # choice.
-            # diff = do_diff(ohlc, new_bit)
-            curve = self._ds_line
-            curve.update_from_array(
-                x=x,
-                y=y,
-                x_iv=x_iv,
-                y_iv=y_iv,
-                view_range=None,  # hack
-                profiler=profiler,
-            )
-            profiler('updated ds line')
-
-            if not self._in_ds:
-                # hide bars and show line
-                self.hide()
-                # XXX: is this actually any faster?
-                # self._pi.removeItem(self)
-
-                # TODO: a `.ui()` log level?
-                log.info(
-                    f'downsampling to line graphic {self._name}'
-                )
-
-                # self._pi.addItem(curve)
-                curve.show()
-                curve.update()
-                self._in_ds = True
-
-            # stop here since we don't need to update bars path any more
-            # as we delegate to the downsample line with updates.
-            profiler.finish()
-            # print('terminating early')
-            return
-
-        else:
-            # we should be in bars mode
-
-            if self._in_ds:
-                # flip back to bars graphics and hide the downsample line.
-                log.info(f'showing bars graphic {self._name}')
-
-                curve = self._ds_line
-                curve.hide()
-                # self._pi.removeItem(curve)
-
-                # XXX: is this actually any faster?
-                # self._pi.addItem(self)
-                self.show()
-                self._in_ds = False
-
-            # generate in_view path
-            self.path = gen_qpath(
-                ohlc_iv,
-                0,
-                self.w,
-                # path=self.path,
-            )
-
-            # TODO: to make the downsampling faster
-            # - allow mapping only a range of lines thus only drawing as
-            #   many bars as exactly specified.
-            # - move ohlc "flattening" to a shmarr
-            # - maybe move all this embedded logic to a higher
-            #   level type?
-
-            # if prepend_length:
-            #     # new history was added and we need to render a new path
-            #     prepend_bars = ohlc[:prepend_length]
-
-            # if ds_prepend_length:
-            #     ds_prepend_bars = ohlc[:ds_prepend_length]
-            #     pre_x, pre_y = ohlc_flatten(ds_prepend_bars)
-            #     fx = np.concatenate((pre_x, fx))
-            #     fy = np.concatenate((pre_y, fy))
-            #     profiler('ds line prepend diff complete')
-
-            # if append_length:
-            #     # generate new graphics to match provided array
-            #     # path appending logic:
-            #     # we need to get the previous "current bar(s)" for the time step
-            #     # and convert it to a sub-path to append to the historical set
-            #     # new_bars = ohlc[istop - 1:istop + append_length - 1]
-            #     append_bars = ohlc[-append_length - 1:-1]
-            #     # print(f'ohlc bars to append size: {append_bars.size}\n')
-
-            # if ds_append_length:
-            #     ds_append_bars = ohlc[-ds_append_length - 1:-1]
-            #     post_x, post_y = ohlc_flatten(ds_append_bars)
-            #     print(
-            #         f'ds curve to append sizes: {(post_x.size, post_y.size)}'
-            #     )
-            #     fx = np.concatenate((fx, post_x))
-            #     fy = np.concatenate((fy, post_y))
-
-            #     profiler('ds line append diff complete')
-
-            profiler('array diffs complete')
-
-            # does this work?
-            last = ohlc[-1]
-            # fy[-1] = last['close']
-
-            # # incremental update and cache line datums
-            # self._ds_line_xy = fx, fy
-
-            # maybe downsample to line
-            # ds = self.maybe_downsample()
-            # if ds:
-            #     # if we downsample to a line don't bother with
-            #     # any more path generation / updates
-            #     self._ds_xrange = first_index, last_index
-            #     profiler('downsampled to line')
-            #     return
-
-            # print(in_view.size)
-
-            # if self.path:
-            #     self.path = path
-            #     self.path.reserve(path.capacity())
-            #     self.path.swap(path)
-
-            # path updates
-            # if prepend_length:
-            #     # XXX: SOMETHING IS MAYBE FISHY HERE what with the old_path
-            #     # y value not matching the first value from
-            #     # ohlc[prepend_length + 1] ???
-            #     prepend_path = gen_qpath(prepend_bars, 0, self.w)
-            #     old_path = self.path
-            #     self.path = prepend_path
-            #     self.path.addPath(old_path)
-            #     profiler('path PREPEND')
-
-            # if append_length:
-            #     append_path = gen_qpath(append_bars, 0, self.w)
-
-            #     self.path.moveTo(
-            #         float(istop - self.w),
-            #         float(append_bars[0]['open'])
-            #     )
-            #     self.path.addPath(append_path)
-
-            #     profiler('path APPEND')
-            #     fp = self.fast_path
-            #     if fp is None:
-            #         self.fast_path = append_path
-
-            #     else:
-            #         fp.moveTo(
-            #             float(istop - self.w), float(new_bars[0]['open'])
-            #         )
-            #         fp.addPath(append_path)
-
-            #     self.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.NoCache)
-            #     flip_cache = True
-
-            self._xrange = first_index, last_index
-
-            # trigger redraw despite caching
-            self.prepareGeometryChange()
-
-            # generate new lines objects for updatable "current bar"
-            self._last_bar_lines = bar_from_ohlc_row(last, self.w)
-
-            # last bar update
-            i, o, h, l, last, v = last[
-                ['index', 'open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'volume']
-            ]
-            # assert i == self.start_index - 1
-            # assert i == last_index
-            body, larm, rarm = self._last_bar_lines
-
-            # XXX: is there a faster way to modify this?
-            rarm.setLine(rarm.x1(), last, rarm.x2(), last)
-
-            # writer is responsible for changing open on "first" volume of bar
-            larm.setLine(larm.x1(), o, larm.x2(), o)
-
-            if l != h:  # noqa
-
-                if body is None:
-                    body = self._last_bar_lines[0] = QLineF(i, l, i, h)
-                else:
-                    # update body
-                    body.setLine(i, l, i, h)
-
-                # XXX: pretty sure this is causing an issue where the bar has
-                # a large upward move right before the next sample and the body
-                # is getting set to None since the next bar is flat but the shm
-                # array index update wasn't read by the time this code runs. Iow
-                # we're doing this removal of the body for a bar index that is
-                # now out of date / from some previous sample. It's weird
-                # though because i've seen it do this to bars i - 3 back?
-
-            profiler('last bar set')
-
-            self.update()
-            profiler('.update()')
-
-            if flip_cache:
-                self.setCacheMode(QtWidgets.QGraphicsItem.DeviceCoordinateCache)
-
-            profiler.finish()
-
     def boundingRect(self):
         # Qt docs: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qgraphicsitem.html#boundingRect
 
@@ -630,16 +135,6 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
             hb.bottomRight(),
         )
 
-        # fp = self.fast_path
-        # if fp:
-        #     fhb = fp.controlPointRect()
-        #     print((hb_tl, hb_br))
-        #     print(fhb)
-        #     hb_tl, hb_br = (
-        #         fhb.topLeft() + hb.topLeft(),
-        #         fhb.bottomRight() + hb.bottomRight(),
-        #     )
-
         # need to include last bar height or BR will be off
         mx_y = hb_br.y()
         mn_y = hb_tl.y()
@@ -675,12 +170,9 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     ) -> None:
 
-        if self._in_ds:
-            return
-
         profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
-            gt=ms_slower_then,
+            ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
         )
 
         # p.setCompositionMode(0)
@@ -692,6 +184,7 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
         # lead to any perf gains other then when zoomed in to less bars
         # in view.
         p.setPen(self.last_bar_pen)
+        if self._last_bar_lines:
             p.drawLines(*tuple(filter(bool, self._last_bar_lines)))
             profiler('draw last bar')
 
@@ -699,6 +192,59 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
         p.drawPath(self.path)
         profiler(f'draw history path: {self.path.capacity()}')
 
-        # if self.fast_path:
-        #     p.drawPath(self.fast_path)
-        #     profiler('draw fast path')
+    def draw_last_datum(
+        self,
+        path: QPainterPath,
+        src_data: np.ndarray,
+        render_data: np.ndarray,
+        reset: bool,
+        array_key: str,
+
+        fields: list[str] = [
+            'index',
+            'open',
+            'high',
+            'low',
+            'close',
+        ],
+
+    ) -> None:
+
+        # relevant fields
+        ohlc = src_data[fields]
+        last_row = ohlc[-1:]
+
+        # individual values
+        last_row = i, o, h, l, last = ohlc[-1]
+
+        # generate new lines objects for updatable "current bar"
+        self._last_bar_lines = bar_from_ohlc_row(last_row)
+
+        # assert i == graphics.start_index - 1
+        # assert i == last_index
+        body, larm, rarm = self._last_bar_lines
+
+        # XXX: is there a faster way to modify this?
+        rarm.setLine(rarm.x1(), last, rarm.x2(), last)
+
+        # writer is responsible for changing open on "first" volume of bar
+        larm.setLine(larm.x1(), o, larm.x2(), o)
+
+        if l != h:  # noqa
+
+            if body is None:
+                body = self._last_bar_lines[0] = QLineF(i, l, i, h)
+            else:
+                # update body
+                body.setLine(i, l, i, h)
+
+            # XXX: pretty sure this is causing an issue where the
+            # bar has a large upward move right before the next
+            # sample and the body is getting set to None since the
+            # next bar is flat but the shm array index update wasn't
+            # read by the time this code runs. Iow we're doing this
+            # removal of the body for a bar index that is now out of
+            # date / from some previous sample. It's weird though
+            # because i've seen it do this to bars i - 3 back?
+
+        return ohlc['index'], ohlc['close']

piker/ui/_pathops.py

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+# piker: trading gear for hackers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-present  Tyler Goodlet (in stewardship of piker0)
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+Super fast ``QPainterPath`` generation related operator routines.
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import (
+    # Optional,
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+)
+
+import numpy as np
+from numpy.lib import recfunctions as rfn
+from numba import njit, float64, int64  # , optional
+# import pyqtgraph as pg
+from PyQt5 import QtGui
+# from PyQt5.QtCore import QLineF, QPointF
+
+from ..data._sharedmem import (
+    ShmArray,
+)
+# from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
+from ._compression import (
+    ds_m4,
+)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ._flows import Renderer
+
+
+def xy_downsample(
+    x,
+    y,
+    uppx,
+
+    x_spacer: float = 0.5,
+
+) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
+
+    # downsample whenever more then 1 pixels per datum can be shown.
+    # always refresh data bounds until we get diffing
+    # working properly, see above..
+    bins, x, y = ds_m4(
+        x,
+        y,
+        uppx,
+    )
+
+    # flatten output to 1d arrays suitable for path-graphics generation.
+    x = np.broadcast_to(x[:, None], y.shape)
+    x = (x + np.array(
+        [-x_spacer, 0, 0, x_spacer]
+    )).flatten()
+    y = y.flatten()
+
+    return x, y
+
+
+@njit(
+    # TODO: for now need to construct this manually for readonly arrays, see
+    # https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/4511
+    # ntypes.tuple((float64[:], float64[:], float64[:]))(
+    #     numba_ohlc_dtype[::1],  # contiguous
+    #     int64,
+    #     optional(float64),
+    # ),
+    nogil=True
+)
+def path_arrays_from_ohlc(
+    data: np.ndarray,
+    start: int64,
+    bar_gap: float64 = 0.43,
+
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    '''
+    Generate an array of lines objects from input ohlc data.
+
+    '''
+    size = int(data.shape[0] * 6)
+
+    x = np.zeros(
+        # data,
+        shape=size,
+        dtype=float64,
+    )
+    y, c = x.copy(), x.copy()
+
+    # TODO: report bug for assert @
+    # /home/goodboy/repos/piker/env/lib/python3.8/site-packages/numba/core/typing/builtins.py:991
+    for i, q in enumerate(data[start:], start):
+
+        # TODO: ask numba why this doesn't work..
+        # open, high, low, close, index = q[
+        #     ['open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'index']]
+
+        open = q['open']
+        high = q['high']
+        low = q['low']
+        close = q['close']
+        index = float64(q['index'])
+
+        istart = i * 6
+        istop = istart + 6
+
+        # x,y detail the 6 points which connect all vertexes of a ohlc bar
+        x[istart:istop] = (
+            index - bar_gap,
+            index,
+            index,
+            index,
+            index,
+            index + bar_gap,
+        )
+        y[istart:istop] = (
+            open,
+            open,
+            low,
+            high,
+            close,
+            close,
+        )
+
+        # specifies that the first edge is never connected to the
+        # prior bars last edge thus providing a small "gap"/"space"
+        # between bars determined by ``bar_gap``.
+        c[istart:istop] = (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0)
+
+    return x, y, c
+
+
+def gen_ohlc_qpath(
+    r: Renderer,
+    data: np.ndarray,
+    array_key: str,  # we ignore this
+    vr: tuple[int, int],
+
+    start: int = 0,  # XXX: do we need this?
+    # 0.5 is no overlap between arms, 1.0 is full overlap
+    w: float = 0.43,
+
+) -> QtGui.QPainterPath:
+    '''
+    More or less direct proxy to ``path_arrays_from_ohlc()``
+    but with closed in kwargs for line spacing.
+
+    '''
+    x, y, c = path_arrays_from_ohlc(
+        data,
+        start,
+        bar_gap=w,
+    )
+    return x, y, c
+
+
+def ohlc_to_line(
+    ohlc_shm: ShmArray,
+    data_field: str,
+    fields: list[str] = ['open', 'high', 'low', 'close']
+
+) -> tuple[
+    np.ndarray,
+    np.ndarray,
+]:
+    '''
+    Convert an input struct-array holding OHLC samples into a pair of
+    flattened x, y arrays with the same size (datums wise) as the source
+    data.
+
+    '''
+    y_out = ohlc_shm.ustruct(fields)
+    first = ohlc_shm._first.value
+    last = ohlc_shm._last.value
+
+    # write pushed data to flattened copy
+    y_out[first:last] = rfn.structured_to_unstructured(
+        ohlc_shm.array[fields]
+    )
+
+    # generate an flat-interpolated x-domain
+    x_out = (
+        np.broadcast_to(
+            ohlc_shm._array['index'][:, None],
+            (
+                ohlc_shm._array.size,
+                # 4,  # only ohlc
+                y_out.shape[1],
+            ),
+        ) + np.array([-0.5, 0, 0, 0.5])
+    )
+    assert y_out.any()
+
+    return (
+        x_out,
+        y_out,
+    )
+
+
+def to_step_format(
+    shm: ShmArray,
+    data_field: str,
+    index_field: str = 'index',
+
+) -> tuple[int, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
+    '''
+    Convert an input 1d shm array to a "step array" format
+    for use by path graphics generation.
+
+    '''
+    i = shm._array['index'].copy()
+    out = shm._array[data_field].copy()
+
+    x_out = np.broadcast_to(
+        i[:, None],
+        (i.size, 2),
+    ) + np.array([-0.5, 0.5])
+
+    y_out = np.empty((len(out), 2), dtype=out.dtype)
+    y_out[:] = out[:, np.newaxis]
+
+    # start y at origin level
+    y_out[0, 0] = 0
+    return x_out, y_out

piker/ui/_window.py

@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             app = QtGui.QApplication.instance()
             geo = self.current_screen().geometry()
             h, w = geo.height(), geo.width()
-            self.setMaximumSize(w, h)
             # use approx 1/3 of the area of the screen by default
             self._size = round(w * .666), round(h * .666)
 

piker/ui/order_mode.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import uuid
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 import tractor
 import trio
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 
 from .. import config
 from ..clearing._client import open_ems, OrderBook
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from ..clearing._allocate import (
     mk_allocator,
     Position,
 )
+from ._style import _font
 from ..data._source import Symbol
 from ..data.feed import Feed
 from ..log import get_logger
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ from ._position import (
     PositionTracker,
     SettingsPane,
 )
-from ._label import FormatLabel
+from ._forms import FieldsForm
+# from ._label import FormatLabel
 from ._window import MultiStatus
 from ..clearing._messages import Order, BrokerdPosition
 from ._forms import open_form_input_handling
@@ -639,63 +642,21 @@ async def open_order_mode(
                 pp_tracker.hide_info()
 
         # setup order mode sidepane widgets
-        form = chart.sidepane
-        vbox = form.vbox
-
-        from textwrap import dedent
-
-        from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
-
-        from ._style import _font, _font_small
-        from ..calc import humanize
-
-        feed_label = FormatLabel(
-            fmt_str=dedent("""
-            actor: **{actor_name}**\n
-            |_ @**{host}:{port}**\n
-            |_ throttle_hz: **{throttle_rate}**\n
-            |_ streams: **{symbols}**\n
-            |_ shm: **{shm}**\n
-            """),
-            font=_font.font,
-            font_size=_font_small.px_size,
-            font_color='default_lightest',
-        )
-
-        form.feed_label = feed_label
-
-        # add feed info label to top
-        vbox.insertWidget(
-            0,
-            feed_label,
-            alignment=Qt.AlignBottom,
-        )
-        # vbox.setAlignment(feed_label, Qt.AlignBottom)
-        # vbox.setAlignment(Qt.AlignBottom)
-        _ = chart.height() - (
-            form.height() +
-            form.fill_bar.height()
-            # feed_label.height()
-        )
-        vbox.setSpacing(
+        form: FieldsForm = chart.sidepane
+        form.vbox.setSpacing(
             int((1 + 5/8)*_font.px_size)
         )
 
-        # fill in brokerd feed info
-        host, port = feed.portal.channel.raddr
-        if host == '127.0.0.1':
-            host = 'localhost'
-        mpshm = feed.shm._shm
-        shmstr = f'{humanize(mpshm.size)}'
-        form.feed_label.format(
-            actor_name=feed.portal.channel.uid[0],
-            host=host,
-            port=port,
-            symbols=len(feed.symbols),
-            shm=shmstr,
-            throttle_rate=feed.throttle_rate,
+        from ._feedstatus import mk_feed_label
+
+        feed_label = mk_feed_label(
+            form,
+            feed,
+            chart,
         )
 
+        # XXX: we set this because?
+        form.feed_label = feed_label
         order_pane = SettingsPane(
             form=form,
             # XXX: ugh, so hideous...
@@ -706,6 +667,11 @@ async def open_order_mode(
         )
         order_pane.set_accounts(list(trackers.keys()))
 
+        form.vbox.addWidget(
+            feed_label,
+            alignment=Qt.AlignBottom,
+        )
+
         # update pp icons
         for name, tracker in trackers.items():
             order_pane.update_account_icons({name: tracker.live_pp})
@@ -907,7 +873,9 @@ async def process_trades_and_update_ui(
                 mode.lines.remove_line(uuid=oid)
 
         # each clearing tick is responded individually
-        elif resp in ('broker_filled',):
+        elif resp in (
+            'broker_filled',
+        ):
 
             known_order = book._sent_orders.get(oid)
             if not known_order:

requirements.txt

@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@
 
 # ``trimeter`` for asysnc history fetching
 -e git+https://github.com/python-trio/trimeter.git@master#egg=trimeter
+
+
+# ``asyncvnc`` for sending interactions to ib-gw inside docker
+-e git+https://github.com/pikers/asyncvnc.git@vid_passthrough#egg=asyncvnc

setup.py

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ setup(
         # from github currently (see requirements.txt)
         # 'trimeter',  # not released yet..
         # 'tractor',
+        # asyncvnc,
 
         # brokers
         'asks==2.4.8',
@@ -71,32 +72,34 @@ setup(
 
         # UI
         'PyQt5',
-        'pyqtgraph',
-        'qdarkstyle >= 3.0.2',
-        # fuzzy search
-        'fuzzywuzzy[speedup]',
+        # 'pyqtgraph',  from our fork see reqs.txt
+        'qdarkstyle >= 3.0.2',  # themeing
+        'fuzzywuzzy[speedup]',  # fuzzy search
 
         # tsdbs
-        'pymarketstore',
+        # anyio-marketstore  # from gh see reqs.txt
     ],
     extras_require={
-
-        # serialization
         'tsdb': [
             'docker',
         ],
 
     },
     tests_require=['pytest'],
-    python_requires=">=3.9",  # literally for ``datetime.datetime.fromisoformat``...
-    keywords=["async", "trading", "finance", "quant", "charting"],
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
+    keywords=[
+        "async",
+        "trading",
+        "finance",
+        "quant",
+        "charting",
+    ],
     classifiers=[
         'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: ',
         'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
         "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
         'Intended Audience :: Financial and Insurance Industry',
         'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',