DropboxUniverseSelectionAlgorithm.cs

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using QuantConnect.Data;
using QuantConnect.Data.UniverseSelection;

namespace QuantConnect.Algorithm.CSharp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// In this algortihm we show how you can easily use the universe selection feature to fetch symbols
    /// to be traded using the AddUniverse method. This method accepts a function that will return the
    /// desired current set of symbols. Return Universe.Unchanged if no universe changes should be made
    /// </summary>
    /// <meta name="tag" content="using data" />
    /// <meta name="tag" content="universes" />
    /// <meta name="tag" content="custom universes" />
    public class DropboxUniverseSelectionAlgorithm : QCAlgorithm
    {
        // the changes from the previous universe selection
        private SecurityChanges _changes = SecurityChanges.None;
        // only used in backtest for caching the file results
        private readonly Dictionary<DateTime, List<string>> _backtestSymbolsPerDay = new Dictionary<DateTime, List<string>>();

        /// <summary>
        /// Initialise the data and resolution required, as well as the cash and start-end dates for your algorithm. All algorithms must initialized.
        /// </summary>
        /// <seealso cref="QCAlgorithm.SetStartDate(System.DateTime)"/>
        /// <seealso cref="QCAlgorithm.SetEndDate(System.DateTime)"/>
        /// <seealso cref="QCAlgorithm.SetCash(decimal)"/>
        public override void Initialize()
        {
            // this sets the resolution for data subscriptions added by our universe
            UniverseSettings.Resolution = Resolution.Daily;

            // set our start and end for backtest mode
            SetStartDate(2013, 01, 01);
            SetEndDate(2013, 12, 31);

            // define a new custom universe that will trigger each day at midnight
            AddUniverse("my-dropbox-universe", Resolution.Daily, dateTime =>
            {
                const string liveUrl = @"https://www.dropbox.com/s/2az14r5xbx4w5j6/daily-stock-picker-live.csv?dl=1";
                const string backtestUrl = @"https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmiiktz0ntpff3a/daily-stock-picker-backtest.csv?dl=1";
                var url = LiveMode ? liveUrl : backtestUrl;
                using (var client = new WebClient())
                {
                    // handle live mode file format
                    if (LiveMode)
                    {
                        // fetch the file from dropbox
                        var file = client.DownloadString(url);
                        // if we have a file for today, break apart by commas and return symbols
                        if (file.Length > 0) return file.ToCsv();
                        // no symbol today, leave universe unchanged
                        return Universe.Unchanged;
                    }

                    // backtest - first cache the entire file
                    if (_backtestSymbolsPerDay.Count == 0)
                    {
                        // fetch the file from dropbox only if we haven't cached the result already
                        var file = client.DownloadString(url);

                        // split the file into lines and add to our cache
                        foreach (var line in file.Split(new[] { '\n', '\r' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
                        {
                            var csv = line.ToCsv();
                            var date = DateTime.ParseExact(csv[0], "yyyyMMdd", null);
                            var symbols = csv.Skip(1).ToList();
                            _backtestSymbolsPerDay[date] = symbols;
                        }
                    }

                    // if we have symbols for this date return them, else specify Universe.Unchanged
                    List<string> result;
                    if (_backtestSymbolsPerDay.TryGetValue(dateTime.Date, out result))
                    {
                        return result;
                    }
                    return Universe.Unchanged;
                }
            });
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Event - v3.0 DATA EVENT HANDLER: (Pattern) Basic template for user to override for receiving all subscription data in a single event
        /// </summary>
        /// <code>
        /// TradeBars bars = slice.Bars;
        /// Ticks ticks = slice.Ticks;
        /// TradeBar spy = slice["SPY"];
        /// List{Tick} aaplTicks = slice["AAPL"]
        /// Quandl oil = slice["OIL"]
        /// dynamic anySymbol = slice[symbol];
        /// DataDictionary{Quandl} allQuandlData = slice.Get{Quand}
        /// Quandl oil = slice.Get{Quandl}("OIL")
        /// </code>
        /// <param name="slice">The current slice of data keyed by symbol string</param>
        public override void OnData(Slice slice)
        {
            if (slice.Bars.Count == 0) return;
            if (_changes == SecurityChanges.None) return;

            // start fresh
            Liquidate();

            var percentage = 1m/slice.Bars.Count;
            foreach (var tradeBar in slice.Bars.Values)
            {
                SetHoldings(tradeBar.Symbol, percentage);
            }

            // reset changes
            _changes = SecurityChanges.None;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Event fired each time the we add/remove securities from the data feed
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="changes"></param>
        public override void OnSecuritiesChanged(SecurityChanges changes)
        {
            // each time our securities change we'll be notified here
            _changes = changes;
        }
    }
}