Add configurable throttle mechanism

config.json.example

@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@
         "token": "token",
         "chat_id": "chat_id"
     },
-    "initial_state": "running"
+    "initial_state": "running",
+    "internals": {
+        "process_throttle_secs": 5
+    }
 }

freqtrade/main.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 from freqtrade import __version__, exchange, persistence
 from freqtrade.analyze import get_buy_signal
-from freqtrade.misc import CONF_SCHEMA, State, get_state, update_state, build_arg_parser
+from freqtrade.misc import CONF_SCHEMA, State, get_state, update_state, build_arg_parser, throttle
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
 from freqtrade.rpc import telegram
 
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ def main():
     # Load and validate configuration
     with open(args.config) as file:
         _CONF = json.load(file)
+    if 'internals' not in _CONF:
+        _CONF['internals'] = {}
     logger.info('Validating configuration ...')
     validate(_CONF, CONF_SCHEMA)
 
     # Initialize all modules and start main loop
     init(_CONF)
-    old_state = get_state()
-    logger.info('Initial State: %s', old_state)
-    telegram.send_msg('*Status:* `{}`'.format(old_state.name.lower()))
+    old_state = None
     while True:
         new_state = get_state()
         # Log state transition
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ def main():
         if new_state == State.STOPPED:
             time.sleep(1)
         elif new_state == State.RUNNING:
-            _process()
-            time.sleep(5)
+            throttle(_process, min_secs=_CONF['internals'].get('process_throttle_secs', 5))
         old_state = new_state
 
 

freqtrade/misc.py

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import argparse
 import enum
 import logging
+from typing import Any, Callable
 
+import time
 from wrapt import synchronized
 
 from freqtrade import __version__
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class State(enum.Enum):
     RUNNING = 0
@@ -36,6 +40,23 @@ def get_state() -> State:
     return _STATE
 
 
+def throttle(func: Callable[..., Any], min_secs: float, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+    """
+    Throttles the given callable that it
+    takes at least `min_secs` to finish execution.
+    :param func: Any callable
+    :param min_secs: minimum execution time in seconds
+    :return: Any
+    """
+    start = time.time()
+    result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+    end = time.time()
+    duration = max(min_secs - (end - start), 0.0)
+    logger.debug('Throttling %s for %.2f seconds', func.__name__, duration)
+    time.sleep(duration)
+    return result
+
+
 def build_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     """ Builds and returns an ArgumentParser instance """
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -104,6 +125,12 @@ def build_arg_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
             'required': ['enabled', 'token', 'chat_id']
         },
         'initial_state': {'type': 'string', 'enum': ['running', 'stopped']},
+        'internals': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                'process_throttle_secs': {'type': 'number'}
+            }
+        }
     },
     'definitions': {
         'exchange': {

freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# pragma pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+import time
+
+from freqtrade.misc import throttle
+
+
+def test_throttle():
+
+    def func():
+        return 42
+
+    start = time.time()
+    result = throttle(func, 0.1)
+    end = time.time()
+
+    assert result == 42
+    assert end - start > 0.1
+
+    result = throttle(func, -1)
+    assert result == 42