implement '--strategy-path' argument

freqtrade/arguments.py

@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class Arguments(object):
             type=str,
             metavar='NAME',
         )
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            '--strategy-path',
+            help='specify additional strategy lookup path',
+            dest='strategy_path',
+            type=str,
+            metavar='PATH',
+        )
         self.parser.add_argument(
             '--dynamic-whitelist',
             help='dynamically generate and update whitelist \

freqtrade/configuration.py

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class Configuration(object):
         # Add the strategy file to use
         config.update({'strategy': self.args.strategy})
 
+        if self.args.strategy_path:
+            config.update({'strategy_path': self.args.strategy_path})
+
         # Load Common configuration
         config = self._load_common_config(config)
 

freqtrade/main.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 Main Freqtrade bot script.
 Read the documentation to know what cli arguments you need.
 """
-
 import logging
 import sys
 from typing import List

freqtrade/strategy/resolver.py

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class StrategyResolver(object):
         config = config or {}
 
         # Verify the strategy is in the configuration, otherwise fallback to the default strategy
-        self.strategy = self._load_strategy(config.get('strategy') or Constants.DEFAULT_STRATEGY)
+        strategy_name = config.get('strategy') or Constants.DEFAULT_STRATEGY
+        self.strategy = self._load_strategy(strategy_name, extra_dir=config.get('strategy_path'))
 
         # Set attributes
         # Check if we need to override configuration
@@ -61,33 +62,34 @@ class StrategyResolver(object):
         self.strategy.stoploss = float(self.strategy.stoploss)
         self.strategy.ticker_interval = int(self.strategy.ticker_interval)
 
-    def _load_strategy(self, strategy_name: str) -> Optional[IStrategy]:
+    def _load_strategy(
+            self, strategy_name: str, extra_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> Optional[IStrategy]:
         """
         Search and loads the specified strategy.
         :param strategy_name: name of the module to import
+        :param extra_dir: additional directory to search for the given strategy
         :return: Strategy instance or None
         """
-        try:
         current_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         abs_paths = [
             os.path.join(current_path, '..', '..', 'user_data', 'strategies'),
             current_path,
         ]
+
+        if extra_dir:
+            # Add extra strategy directory on top of search paths
+            abs_paths.insert(0, extra_dir)
+
         for path in abs_paths:
             strategy = self._search_strategy(path, strategy_name)
             if strategy:
                 logger.info('Using resolved strategy %s from \'%s\'', strategy_name, path)
                 return strategy
 
-            raise ImportError('not found')
+        raise ImportError(
-        # Fallback to the default strategy
+            "Impossible to load Strategy '{}'. This class does not exist"
-        except (ImportError, TypeError):
+            " or contains Python code errors".format(strategy_name)
-            logger.exception(
-                "Impossible to load Strategy '%s'. This class does not exist"
-                " or contains Python code errors",
-                strategy_name
         )
-            return None
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_valid_strategies(module_path: str, strategy_name: str) -> Optional[Type[IStrategy]]:

freqtrade/tests/strategy/test_strategy.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring, protected-access, C0103
 
 import logging
-
 import os
 
+import pytest
+
 from freqtrade.strategy.interface import IStrategy
 from freqtrade.strategy.resolver import StrategyResolver
 
@@ -30,15 +31,29 @@ def test_load_strategy(result):
     assert 'adx' in resolver.strategy.populate_indicators(result)
 
 
-def test_load_not_found_strategy(caplog):
+def test_load_strategy_custom_directory(result):
-    strategy = StrategyResolver()
+    resolver = StrategyResolver()
 
     assert not hasattr(StrategyResolver, 'custom_strategy')
-    strategy._load_strategy('NotFoundStrategy')
 
-    error_msg = "Impossible to load Strategy '{}'. This class does not " \
+    extra_dir = os.path.join('some', 'path')
-                "exist or contains Python code errors".format('NotFoundStrategy')
+    with pytest.raises(
-    assert ('freqtrade.strategy.resolver', logging.ERROR, error_msg) in caplog.record_tuples
+            FileNotFoundError,
+            match=r".*No such file or directory: '{}'".format(extra_dir)):
+        resolver._load_strategy('TestStrategy', extra_dir)
+
+    assert not hasattr(StrategyResolver, 'custom_strategy')
+
+    assert hasattr(resolver.strategy, 'populate_indicators')
+    assert 'adx' in resolver.strategy.populate_indicators(result)
+
+
+def test_load_not_found_strategy():
+    strategy = StrategyResolver()
+    with pytest.raises(ImportError,
+                       match=r'Impossible to load Strategy \'NotFoundStrategy\'.'
+                             r' This class does not exist or contains Python code errors'):
+        strategy._load_strategy('NotFoundStrategy')
 
 
 def test_strategy(result):
@@ -111,11 +126,3 @@ def test_strategy_override_ticker_interval(caplog):
             logging.INFO,
             'Override strategy \'ticker_interval\' with value in config file: 60.'
             ) in caplog.record_tuples
-
-
-def test_strategy_fallback_default_strategy():
-    strategy = StrategyResolver()
-
-    assert not hasattr(StrategyResolver, 'custom_strategy')
-    strategy._load_strategy('../../super_duper')
-    assert not hasattr(StrategyResolver, 'custom_strategy')

freqtrade/tests/test_arguments.py

@@ -71,6 +71,26 @@ def test_parse_args_invalid() -> None:
         Arguments(['-c'], '').get_parsed_arg()
 
 
+def test_parse_args_strategy() -> None:
+    args = Arguments(['--strategy', 'SomeStrategy'], '').get_parsed_arg()
+    assert args.strategy == 'SomeStrategy'
+
+
+def test_parse_args_strategy_invalid() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match=r'2'):
+        Arguments(['--strategy'], '').get_parsed_arg()
+
+
+def test_parse_args_strategy_path() -> None:
+    args = Arguments(['--strategy-path', '/some/path'], '').get_parsed_arg()
+    assert args.strategy_path == '/some/path'
+
+
+def test_parse_args_strategy_path_invalid() -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match=r'2'):
+        Arguments(['--strategy-path'], '').get_parsed_arg()
+
+
 def test_parse_args_dynamic_whitelist() -> None:
     args = Arguments(['--dynamic-whitelist'], '').get_parsed_arg()
     assert args.dynamic_whitelist == 20