backtest_live models tests refactoring

freqtrade/configuration/config_validation.py

@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ def _validate_freqai_hyperopt(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
 
 def _validate_freqai_backtest(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    if conf.get('runmode', RunMode.OTHER) == RunMode.BACKTEST:
         freqai_enabled = conf.get('freqai', {}).get('enabled', False)
         timerange = conf.get('timerange')
         freqai_backtest_live_models = conf.get('freqai_backtest_live_models', False)
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ def _validate_freqai_backtest(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
                 'Using --freqai-backtest-live-models parameter is only '
                 'supported with a FreqAI strategy.')
 
+        if freqai_enabled and not freqai_backtest_live_models and not timerange:
+            raise OperationalException(
+                'Please pass --timerange if you intend to use FreqAI for backtesting.')
+
 
 def _validate_consumers(conf: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     emc_conf = conf.get('external_message_consumer', {})

freqtrade/freqai/data_kitchen.py

@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ class FreqaiDataKitchen:
         self.backtest_live_models = config.get("freqai_backtest_live_models", False)
 
         if not self.live:
-            if (not self.config.get("timerange") and
-                    not self.backtest_live_models):
-                raise OperationalException(
-                    'Please pass --timerange if you intend to use FreqAI for backtesting.')
-
             self.full_path = freqai_util.get_full_model_path(self.config)
             self.full_timerange = self.create_fulltimerange(
                 self.config["timerange"], self.freqai_config.get("train_period_days", 0)

tests/freqai/test_freqai_backtesting.py

@@ -56,34 +56,6 @@ def test_freqai_backtest_load_data(freqai_conf, mocker, caplog):
     Backtesting.cleanup()
 
 
-def test_freqai_backtest_live_models_validations(freqai_conf, mocker, testdatadir, caplog):
-    patch_exchange(mocker)
-
-    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.plugins.pairlistmanager.PairListManager.whitelist',
-                 PropertyMock(return_value=['HULUMULU/USDT', 'XRP/USDT']))
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.history.load_data')
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.optimize.backtesting.history.get_timerange', return_value=(now, now))
-
-    patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, freqai_conf)
-
-    args = [
-        'backtesting',
-        '--config', 'config.json',
-        '--datadir', str(testdatadir),
-        '--strategy-path', str(Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'strategy/strats'),
-        '--timeframe', '1h',
-        '--timerange', '20220108-20220115',
-        '--freqai-backtest-live-models'
-    ]
-    args = get_args(args)
-    with pytest.raises(OperationalException,
-                       match=r".* timerange parameter is not supported .*"):
-        setup_optimize_configuration(args, RunMode.BACKTEST)
-
-    Backtesting.cleanup()
-
-
 def test_freqai_backtest_live_models_model_not_found(freqai_conf, mocker, testdatadir, caplog):
     patch_exchange(mocker)
 

tests/test_configuration.py

@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ def test_setup_hyperopt_freqai(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
         validate_config_consistency(config)
 
 
-def test_setup_freqai_backtest_live_models(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
+def test_setup_freqai_backtesting(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None:
     patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, default_conf)
     mocker.patch(
         'freqtrade.configuration.configuration.create_datadir',
@@ -1633,6 +1633,8 @@ def test_setup_freqai_backtest_live_models(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None
 
     configuration = Configuration(args)
     config = configuration.get_config()
+    config['runmode'] = RunMode.BACKTEST
+
     with pytest.raises(
         OperationalException, match=r".*--freqai-backtest-live-models parameter is only.*"
     ):
@@ -1646,3 +1648,11 @@ def test_setup_freqai_backtest_live_models(mocker, default_conf, caplog) -> None
         OperationalException, match=r".* timerange parameter is not supported with .*"
     ):
         validate_config_consistency(conf)
+
+    conf['timerange'] = None
+    conf['freqai_backtest_live_models'] = False
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        OperationalException, match=r".* pass --timerange if you intend to use FreqAI .*"
+    ):
+        validate_config_consistency(conf)