service.time()
Return an integer timestamp representing the absolute time on the current simulation day.
Interface: time(hour=0,
minute=0,
second=0,
millisecond=0)
Sample - Calling Method
service.time(10)
If any argument is omitted, it defaults to zero.
Parameters:| Name | Type | Default | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| hour | integer | 0 | Hour of day - military time |
| minute | integer | 0 | Minute of hour |
| second | integer | 0 | Second of minute |
| millisecond | integer | 0 | Millisecond of second |
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| integer | A timestamp of time in muts |
Get the time for 10 AM ET for the current trading date.
from cloudquant.interfaces import Strategy
class TimeExample(Strategy):
@classmethod
def is_symbol_qualified(cls, symbol, md, service, account):
return symbol == "AAL"
def on_start(self, md, order, service, account):
print(self.symbol + "\n" + service.time_to_string(service.system_time) + "\n\n")
# service.time(11) also works
print(service.time_to_string(service.time(hour = 11)))
service.terminate()
Console
AAL 2016-08-09 09:24:32.989000 2016-08-09 11:00:00.000000