Add duration_explanation functions

freqtrade/plugins/protections/cooldown_period.py

@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ class CooldownPeriod(IProtection):
         """
         LockReason to use
         """
-        return (f'Cooldown period for {self._stop_duration} min.')
+        return (f'Cooldown period for {self.stop_duration_str}.')
 
     def short_desc(self) -> str:
         """
         Short method description - used for startup-messages
         """
-        return (f"{self.name} - Cooldown period of {self._stop_duration} min.")
+        return (f"{self.name} - Cooldown period of {self.stop_duration_str}.")
 
     def _cooldown_period(self, pair: str, date_now: datetime, ) -> ProtectionReturn:
         """
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CooldownPeriod(IProtection):
         ]
         trade = Trade.get_trades(filters).first()
         if trade:
-            self.log_once(f"Cooldown for {pair} for {self._stop_duration}.", logger.info)
+            self.log_once(f"Cooldown for {pair} for {self.stop_duration_str}.", logger.info)
             until = self.calculate_lock_end([trade], self._stop_duration)
 
             return True, until, self._reason()

freqtrade/plugins/protections/iprotection.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from freqtrade.exchange import timeframe_to_minutes
+from freqtrade.misc import plural
 from freqtrade.mixins import LoggingMixin
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 
@@ -26,12 +27,16 @@ class IProtection(LoggingMixin, ABC):
         self._protection_config = protection_config
         tf_in_min = timeframe_to_minutes(config['timeframe'])
         if 'stop_duration_candles' in protection_config:
-            self._stop_duration = (tf_in_min * protection_config.get('stop_duration_candles'))
+            self._stop_duration_candles = protection_config.get('stop_duration_candles', 1)
+            self._stop_duration = (tf_in_min * self._stop_duration_candles)
         else:
+            self._stop_duration_candles = None
             self._stop_duration = protection_config.get('stop_duration', 60)
         if 'lookback_period_candles' in protection_config:
-            self._lookback_period = tf_in_min * protection_config.get('lookback_period_candles', 60)
+            self._lookback_period_candles = protection_config.get('lookback_period_candles', 1)
+            self._lookback_period = tf_in_min * self._lookback_period_candles
         else:
+            self._lookback_period_candles = None
             self._lookback_period = protection_config.get('lookback_period', 60)
 
         LoggingMixin.__init__(self, logger)
@@ -40,6 +45,30 @@ class IProtection(LoggingMixin, ABC):
     def name(self) -> str:
         return self.__class__.__name__
 
+    @property
+    def stop_duration_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Output configured stop duration in either candles or minutes
+        """
+        if self._stop_duration_candles:
+            return (f"{self._stop_duration_candles} "
+                    f"{plural(self._stop_duration_candles, 'candle', 'candles')}")
+        else:
+            return (f"{self._stop_duration} "
+                    f"{plural(self._stop_duration, 'minute', 'minutes')}")
+
+    @property
+    def lookback_period_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Output configured lookback period in either candles or minutes
+        """
+        if self._lookback_period_candles:
+            return (f"{self._lookback_period_candles} "
+                    f"{plural(self._lookback_period_candles, 'candle', 'candles')}")
+        else:
+            return (f"{self._lookback_period} "
+                    f"{plural(self._lookback_period, 'minute', 'minutes')}")
+
     @abstractmethod
     def short_desc(self) -> str:
         """

freqtrade/plugins/protections/low_profit_pairs.py

@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ class LowProfitPairs(IProtection):
         Short method description - used for startup-messages
         """
         return (f"{self.name} - Low Profit Protection, locks pairs with "
-                f"profit < {self._required_profit} within {self._lookback_period} minutes.")
+                f"profit < {self._required_profit} within {self.lookback_period_str}.")
 
     def _reason(self, profit: float) -> str:
         """
         LockReason to use
         """
-        return (f'{profit} < {self._required_profit} in {self._lookback_period} min, '
-                f'locking for {self._stop_duration} min.')
+        return (f'{profit} < {self._required_profit} in {self.lookback_period_str}, '
+                f'locking for {self.stop_duration_str}.')
 
     def _low_profit(self, date_now: datetime, pair: str) -> ProtectionReturn:
         """

freqtrade/plugins/protections/max_drawdown_protection.py

@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ class MaxDrawdown(IProtection):
         Short method description - used for startup-messages
         """
         return (f"{self.name} - Max drawdown protection, stop trading if drawdown is > "
-                f"{self._max_allowed_drawdown} within {self._lookback_period} minutes.")
+                f"{self._max_allowed_drawdown} within {self.lookback_period_str}.")
 
     def _reason(self, drawdown: float) -> str:
         """
         LockReason to use
         """
-        return (f'{drawdown} > {self._max_allowed_drawdown} in {self._lookback_period} min, '
-                f'locking for {self._stop_duration} min.')
+        return (f'{drawdown} > {self._max_allowed_drawdown} in {self.lookback_period_str}, '
+                f'locking for {self.stop_duration_str}.')
 
     def _max_drawdown(self, date_now: datetime) -> ProtectionReturn:
         """
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class MaxDrawdown(IProtection):
         if drawdown > self._max_allowed_drawdown:
             self.log_once(
                 f"Trading stopped due to Max Drawdown {drawdown:.2f} < {self._max_allowed_drawdown}"
-                f" within {self._lookback_period} minutes.", logger.info)
+                f" within {self.lookback_period_str}.", logger.info)
             until = self.calculate_lock_end(trades, self._stop_duration)
 
             return True, until, self._reason(drawdown)

freqtrade/plugins/protections/stoploss_guard.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class StoplossGuard(IProtection):
         Short method description - used for startup-messages
         """
         return (f"{self.name} - Frequent Stoploss Guard, {self._trade_limit} stoplosses "
-                f"within {self._lookback_period} minutes.")
+                f"within {self.lookback_period_str}.")
 
     def _reason(self) -> str:
         """

tests/plugins/test_protections.py

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def test_MaxDrawdown(mocker, default_conf, fee, caplog):
      None
      ),
     ({"method": "CooldownPeriod", "stop_duration": 60},
-     "[{'CooldownPeriod': 'CooldownPeriod - Cooldown period of 60 min.'}]",
+     "[{'CooldownPeriod': 'CooldownPeriod - Cooldown period of 60 minutes.'}]",
      None
      ),
     ({"method": "LowProfitPairs", "lookback_period": 60, "stop_duration": 60},
@@ -363,6 +363,26 @@ def test_MaxDrawdown(mocker, default_conf, fee, caplog):
      "within 60 minutes.'}]",
      None
      ),
+    ({"method": "StoplossGuard", "lookback_period_candles": 12, "trade_limit": 2,
+      "stop_duration": 60},
+     "[{'StoplossGuard': 'StoplossGuard - Frequent Stoploss Guard, "
+     "2 stoplosses within 12 candles.'}]",
+     None
+     ),
+    ({"method": "CooldownPeriod", "stop_duration_candles": 5},
+     "[{'CooldownPeriod': 'CooldownPeriod - Cooldown period of 5 candles.'}]",
+     None
+     ),
+    ({"method": "LowProfitPairs", "lookback_period_candles": 11, "stop_duration": 60},
+     "[{'LowProfitPairs': 'LowProfitPairs - Low Profit Protection, locks pairs with "
+     "profit < 0.0 within 11 candles.'}]",
+     None
+     ),
+    ({"method": "MaxDrawdown", "lookback_period_candles": 20, "stop_duration": 60},
+     "[{'MaxDrawdown': 'MaxDrawdown - Max drawdown protection, stop trading if drawdown is > 0.0 "
+     "within 20 candles.'}]",
+     None
+     ),
 ])
 def test_protection_manager_desc(mocker, default_conf, protectionconf,
                                  desc_expected, exception_expected):