extract load_from_files to load_config

freqtrade/configuration/configuration.py

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from freqtrade.configuration.check_exchange import check_exchange
 from freqtrade.configuration.deprecated_settings import process_temporary_deprecated_settings
 from freqtrade.configuration.directory_operations import create_datadir, create_userdata_dir
 from freqtrade.configuration.environment_vars import enironment_vars_to_dict
-from freqtrade.configuration.load_config import load_config_file, load_file
+from freqtrade.configuration.load_config import load_file, load_from_files
 from freqtrade.enums import NON_UTIL_MODES, TRADING_MODES, CandleType, RunMode, TradingMode
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.loggers import setup_logging
@@ -55,34 +55,17 @@ class Configuration:
         :param files: List of file paths
         :return: configuration dictionary
         """
+        # Keep this method as staticmethod, so it can be used from interactive environments
         c = Configuration({'config': files}, RunMode.OTHER)
         return c.get_config()
 
-    def load_from_files(self, files: List[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-
-        # Keep this method as staticmethod, so it can be used from interactive environments
-        config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
-
-        if not files:
-            return deepcopy(constants.MINIMAL_CONFIG)
-
-        # We expect here a list of config filenames
-        for path in files:
-            logger.info(f'Using config: {path} ...')
-            # Merge config options, overwriting old values
-            config = deep_merge_dicts(load_config_file(path), config)
-
-        config['config_files'] = files
-
-        return config
-
     def load_config(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """
         Extract information for sys.argv and load the bot configuration
         :return: Configuration dictionary
         """
         # Load all configs
-        config: Dict[str, Any] = self.load_from_files(self.args.get("config", []))
+        config: Dict[str, Any] = load_from_files(self.args.get("config", []))
 
         # Load environment variables
         env_data = enironment_vars_to_dict()

freqtrade/configuration/load_config.py

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ This module contain functions to load the configuration file
 import logging
 import re
 import sys
+from copy import deepcopy
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 import rapidjson
 
+from freqtrade.constants import MINIMAL_CONFIG
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
+from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -70,3 +73,21 @@ def load_config_file(path: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         )
 
     return config
+
+
+def load_from_files(files: List[str]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+
+    config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    if not files:
+        return deepcopy(MINIMAL_CONFIG)
+
+    # We expect here a list of config filenames
+    for path in files:
+        logger.info(f'Using config: {path} ...')
+        # Merge config options, overwriting old values
+        config = deep_merge_dicts(load_config_file(path), config)
+
+    config['config_files'] = files
+
+    return config