Fix rpc messages

freqtrade/pairlist/StaticPairList.py

@@ -19,15 +19,37 @@ class StaticPairList(object):
         self._blacklist = self._config['exchange'].get('pair_blacklist', [])
         # self.refresh_whitelist()
 
+    @property
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Gets name of the class
+        -> no need to overwrite in subclasses
+        """
+        return self.__class__.__name__
+
     @property
     def whitelist(self) -> List[str]:
-        """ Contains the current whitelist """
+        """
+        Has the current whitelist
+        -> no need to overwrite in subclasses
+        """
         return self._whitelist
 
     @property
     def blacklist(self) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Has the current blacklist
+        -> no need to overwrite in subclasses
+        """
         return self._blacklist
 
+    def short_desc(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Short whitelist method description - used for startup-messages
+        -> Please overwrite in subclasses
+        """
+        return f"{self.name}: {self.whitelist}"
+
     def refresh_whitelist(self) -> None:
         """
         Refreshes whitelist and assigns it to self._whitelist

freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class VolumePairList(StaticPairList):
         self._whitelistconf = self._config.get('whitelist', {}).get('config')
         self._whitelist = self._config['exchange']['pair_whitelist']
         self._blacklist = self._config['exchange'].get('pair_blacklist', [])
-        self._number_pairs = self._whitelistconf.get('number_assets')
+        self._number_pairs = self._whitelistconf['number_assets']
         if not self._freqtrade.exchange.exchange_has('fetchTickers'):
             raise OperationalException(
                 'Exchange does not support dynamic whitelist.'
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ class VolumePairList(StaticPairList):
             )
         # self.refresh_whitelist()
 
-    @property
-    def whitelist(self) -> List[str]:
-        """ Contains the current whitelist """
-        return self._whitelist
-
-    @property
-    def blacklist(self) -> List[str]:
-        return self._blacklist
+    def short_desc(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Short whitelist method description - used for startup-messages
+        -> Please overwrite in subclasses
+        """
+        return f"{self.name} - top {self._whitelistconf['number_assets']} volume pairs."
 
     def refresh_whitelist(self) -> None:
         """