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Adrian Gallagher a5b638bfb7 GHA: Add additional checks for common issues (#1922)
* GHA, tests: Add additional checks for common issues

These checks include:
- Ensuring that all testify funcs use their formatted variants (e.g., `assert.Equalf(t, expected, actual)` instead of `assert.Equal(t, expected, actual)`).
- Replacing `%s` with %q
- Enforcing consistent usage of should/must wording for testify assert/require messages

* Add support for checking backticked string format specifiers and fix issues

* tests: Fix error comparisons

* tests: Replace errors.Is(err, nil) usage with testify and automate check

* refactor: Rename ExtractPort to ExtractPortOrDefault

* tests: Replace assert with require for error handling in multiple test files

* tests: Replace assert with require for error handling and improve assertions in data tests

* tests: Fix typo in assertion message for StreamVol test

* OKX: Fix GetOpenInterestAndVolumeStrike test with instrument selection and improved assertions

* OKX: Revert intentional error check

* Improve error message for expiry time check in GetOpenInterestAndVolumeStrike test
2025-05-28 12:26:51 +10:00
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GoCryptoTrader Backtester: Engine package

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This engine package is part of the GoCryptoTrader codebase.

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Engine package overview

The engine package is the most important package of the GoCryptoTrader backtester. It is the engine which combines all elements. It is responsible for the following functionality

  • Loading settings from a provided config file
  • Retrieving data
  • Loading the data into assessable chunks
  • Analysing the data via the handleEvent function
  • Looping through all data
  • Outputting results into a report

A flow of the application is as follows: workflow

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