Unit tests, extract init_args from main, add option to README

README.md

@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ optional arguments:
   --dry-run-db          Force dry run to use a local DB
                         "tradesv3.dry_run.sqlite" instead of memory DB. Work
                         only if dry_run is enabled.
+  -w, --watchdog        Run under watchdog (restart process if main loop is
+                        stalled)
 ```
 More details on:
 - [How to run the bot](https://github.com/gcarq/freqtrade/blob/develop/docs/bot-usage.md#bot-commands)

freqtrade/main.py

@@ -399,12 +399,10 @@ def cleanup() -> None:
     exit(0)
 
 
-def main(sysargv=sys.argv[1:]) -> None:
+def init_args(sysargv) -> Watchdog:
-    """
+
-    Loads and validates the config and handles the main loop
-    :return: None
-    """
     global _CONF
+
     args = parse_args(sysargv,
                       'Simple High Frequency Trading Bot for crypto currencies')
 
@@ -441,13 +439,24 @@ def main(sysargv=sys.argv[1:]) -> None:
             )
         else:
             logger.info('Dry run is disabled. (--dry_run_db ignored)')
-
     watchdog = Watchdog()
 
     if args.watchdog_enable:
         logger.info('Using watchdog to monitor process (--watchdog)')
         if not watchdog.start():
-            return
+            exit(0)
+
+    return args, watchdog
+
+
+def main(sysargv=sys.argv[1:]) -> None:
+    """
+    Loads and validates the config and handles the main loop
+    :return: None
+    """
+    global _CONF
+
+    args, watchdog = init_args(sysargv)
 
     try:
         init(_CONF)

freqtrade/tests/test_main.py

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ def test_parse_args_backtesting(mocker):
     assert call_args.ticker_interval == 5
 
 
+def test_init_args():
+    sysargv = ['--config', 'config.json.example']
+    args, watchdog = main.init_args(sysargv)
+    assert args.config == 'config.json.example'
+    assert main._CONF['stake_currency'] == 'BTC'
+    assert watchdog.timeout == 300
+
+
 def test_main_start_hyperopt(mocker):
     hyperopt_mock = mocker.patch(
         'freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt.start', MagicMock())

freqtrade/tests/test_watchdog.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from freqtrade.watchdog import Watchdog
+
+
+def test_watchdog_timeout(caplog):
+    watchdog = Watchdog(1)
+    assert(watchdog.run(0) is False)
+    log = ["Watchdog started", "Kill process due to timeout"]
+    for line in log:
+        assert line in caplog.text
+
+
+def test_watchdog_kill(caplog):
+    watchdog = Watchdog(1)
+    watchdog.exit_gracefully(1, 0)
+    assert(watchdog.run(0) is False)
+    log = ["Watchdog started", "Watchdog stopped"]
+    for line in log:
+        assert line in caplog.text

freqtrade/watchdog.py

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class Watchdog:
     shared_heartbeat = Value('d', 0.0)
     kill_signal = None
 
+    def __init__(self, timeout=WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT):
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self.heartbeat()
+
     def heartbeat(self) -> None:
         logger.debug("Heartbeat")
         self.shared_heartbeat.value = time.time()
@@ -24,11 +28,11 @@ class Watchdog:
 
     def kill(self, pid):
         logger.info("Stopping pid {}".format(pid))
-        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)  # Better use sigint and then sigterm?
+        if pid:
-        os.wait()
+            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)  # Better use sigint and then sigterm?
+            os.wait()
 
     def start(self) -> bool:
-        self.heartbeat()
         pid = os.fork()
         if pid != 0:
             # In watchdog proces, run it
@@ -54,8 +58,10 @@ class Watchdog:
 
                 timeout = time.time() - self.shared_heartbeat.value
 
-                if timeout > WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT:
+                if timeout > self.timeout:
                     logger.warning("Kill process due to timeout: {}".format(timeout))
+                    if not pid:
+                        return False
                     self.kill(pid)
                     new_pid = os.fork()
                     if new_pid == 0: