Go Python 3.10+ in anticipation of upcoming feature PRs

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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/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,
@@ -186,45 +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:
+        start = time.time()
-            cs.shield = True
+        for _ in range(30):
-            await self.process_logs_until('initiating graceful shutdown')
-            await self.process_logs_until('exiting...',)
 
-        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}')
+                log.exception('Docker connection failure')
-                    raise
+                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}')
 
@@ -245,13 +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(
+            found = await cntr.process_logs_until(start_msg)
-                "launching tcp listener for all services...",
-            )
 
             if not found and cntr not in client.containers.list():
                 raise RuntimeError(
@@ -271,16 +295,9 @@ async def open_ahabd(
             # callers to have root perms?
             await trio.sleep_forever()
 
-        except (
+        finally:
-            BaseException,
-            # trio.Cancelled,
-            # KeyboardInterrupt,
-        ):
-
             with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
-                await cntr.cancel()
+                await cntr.cancel(stop_msg)
-
-            raise
 
 
 async def start_ahab(

piker/data/feed.py

@@ -700,6 +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:
 

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')
@@ -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:

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)

piker/ui/_curve.py

@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     ) -> None:
         # default line draw last call
-        with self.reset_cache():
+        # with self.reset_cache():
         x = render_data['index']
         y = render_data[array_key]
 

piker/ui/_display.py

@@ -426,71 +426,6 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
 
             profiler('view incremented')
 
-        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 not flow.render:
-                        continue
-
-                    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(
-                        # autoscale_linked_plots=False,
-                        name=curve_name,
-                    )
-
         ticks_frame = quote.get('ticks', ())
 
         frames_by_type: dict[str, dict] = {}
@@ -540,15 +475,16 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
             or do_append
             or trigger_all
         ):
-            # TODO: we should always update the "last" datum
-            # since the current range should at least be updated
-            # to it's max/min on the last pixel.
             chart.update_graphics_from_flow(
                 chart.name,
                 # 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():
 
@@ -653,11 +589,106 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
         vars['last_mx'], vars['last_mn'] = mx, mn
 
         # run synchronous update on all linked flows
+        # TODO: should the "main" (aka source) flow be special?
         for curve_name, flow in chart._flows.items():
+            # update any overlayed fsp flows
+            if curve_name != chart.data_key:
+                update_fsp_chart(
+                    chart,
+                    flow,
+                    curve_name,
+                    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 (
-                not (do_rt_update or do_append)
+                (
+                    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
@@ -665,19 +696,9 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
                 ):
                     # always update the last datum-element
                     # graphic for all flows
+                    # print(f'drawing last {flow.name}')
                     flow.draw_last(array_key=curve_name)
 
-            # TODO: should the "main" (aka source) flow be special?
-            if curve_name == chart.data_key:
-                continue
-
-            update_fsp_chart(
-                chart,
-                flow,
-                curve_name,
-                array_key=curve_name,
-            )
-
 
 async def display_symbol_data(
     godwidget: GodWidget,

piker/ui/_flows.py

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ def render_baritems(
             name=f'{flow.name}_ds_ohlc',
             color=bars._color,
         )
+        flow.ds_graphics = curve
         curve.hide()
         self.plot.addItem(curve)
 
@@ -192,18 +193,20 @@ def render_baritems(
     uppx = curve.x_uppx()
     in_line = should_line = curve.isVisible()
     if (
-        should_line
+        in_line
         and uppx < x_gt
     ):
         # print('FLIPPING TO BARS')
         should_line = False
+        flow._in_ds = False
 
     elif (
-        not should_line
+        not in_line
         and uppx >= x_gt
     ):
         # print('FLIPPING TO LINE')
         should_line = True
+        flow._in_ds = True
 
     profiler(f'ds logic complete line={should_line}')
 
@@ -333,7 +336,13 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
     '''
     name: str
     plot: pg.PlotItem
-    graphics: Curve
+    graphics: Union[Curve, BarItems]
+
+    # in some cases a flow may want to change its
+    # graphical "type" or, "form" when downsampling,
+    # normally this is just a plain line.
+    ds_graphics: Optional[Curve] = None
+
     _shm: ShmArray
 
     is_ohlc: bool = False
@@ -540,6 +549,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
         should_redraw: bool = False
         rkwargs = {}
 
+        should_line = False
         if isinstance(graphics, BarItems):
             # XXX: special case where we change out graphics
             # to a line after a certain uppx threshold.
@@ -556,8 +566,8 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
                 profiler,
                 **kwargs,
             )
-            # bars = True
             should_redraw = changed_to_line or not should_line
+            self._in_ds = should_line
 
         else:
             r = self._src_r
@@ -661,6 +671,17 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
                 # assign output paths to graphicis obj
                 graphics.path = r.path
                 graphics.fast_path = r.fast_path
+
+                # XXX: we don't need this right?
+                # graphics.draw_last_datum(
+                #     path,
+                #     src_array,
+                #     data,
+                #     reset,
+                #     array_key,
+                # )
+                # graphics.update()
+                # profiler('.update()')
         else:
             # assign output paths to graphicis obj
             graphics.path = r.path
@@ -673,16 +694,15 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
             reset,
             array_key,
         )
-
+        graphics.update()
-        # TODO: is this ever better?
+        profiler('.update()')
-        # graphics.prepareGeometryChange()
-        # profiler('.prepareGeometryChange()')
 
         # TODO: does this actuallly help us in any way (prolly should
         # look at the source / ask ogi). I think it avoid artifacts on
         # wheel-scroll downsampling curve updates?
-        graphics.update()
+        # TODO: is this ever better?
-        profiler('.update()')
+        # graphics.prepareGeometryChange()
+        # profiler('.prepareGeometryChange()')
 
         # track downsampled state
         self._in_ds = r._in_ds
@@ -692,6 +712,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
     def draw_last(
         self,
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        only_last_uppx: bool = False,
 
     ) -> None:
 
@@ -711,19 +732,41 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
             array_key,
         )
 
-        if self._in_ds:
+        # the renderer is downsampling we choose
+        # to always try and updadte a single (interpolating)
+        # line segment that spans and tries to display
+        # the las uppx's worth of datums.
         # we only care about the last pixel's
         # worth of data since that's all the screen
         # can represent on the last column where
         # the most recent datum is being drawn.
+        if self._in_ds or only_last_uppx:
+            dsg = self.ds_graphics or self.graphics
+
+            # XXX: pretty sure we don't need this?
+            # if isinstance(g, Curve):
+            #     with dsg.reset_cache():
             uppx = self._last_uppx
             y = y[-uppx:]
             ymn, ymx = y.min(), y.max()
             # print(f'drawing uppx={uppx} mxmn line: {ymn}, {ymx}')
-            g._last_line = QLineF(
+            try:
-                x[-2], ymn,
+                iuppx = x[-uppx]
+            except IndexError:
+                # we're less then an x-px wide so just grab the start
+                # datum index.
+                iuppx = x[0]
+
+            dsg._last_line = QLineF(
+                iuppx, ymn,
                 x[-1], ymx,
             )
+            # print(f'updating DS curve {self.name}')
+            dsg.update()
+
+        else:
+            # print(f'updating NOT DS curve {self.name}')
+            g.update()
 
 
 def by_index_and_key(

piker/ui/_fsp.py

@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class FspAdmin:
                         # 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}')
+                            log.debug(f'Re-syncing graphics for fsp: {ns_path}')
                             self.linked.graphics_cycle(
                                 trigger_all=True,
                                 prepend_update_index=info['first'],

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',
+        # 'pyqtgraph',  from our fork see reqs.txt
-        'qdarkstyle >= 3.0.2',
+        'qdarkstyle >= 3.0.2',  # themeing
-        # fuzzy search
+        'fuzzywuzzy[speedup]',  # fuzzy search
-        'fuzzywuzzy[speedup]',
 
         # 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``...
+    python_requires=">=3.10",
-    keywords=["async", "trading", "finance", "quant", "charting"],
+    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',