Load a Custom Indicator from a Module File¶
Helper for loading derived Indicators from a local module file
-
analysis_engine.indicators.load_indicator_from_module.
load_indicator_from_module
(module_name, ind_dict, path_to_module=None, log_label=None, base_class_module_name='BaseIndicator', verbose=False)[source]¶ Load a custom indicator from a file
Parameters: - module_name – string name of the indicator module use in to load the module
- path_to_module – optional - path to custom indicator file
(default is to use the
analysis_engine.indicators.base_indicator.BaseIndicator
or if set theind_dict['module_path']
value) - ind_dict – dictionary of keyword arguments to pass to the newly created derived Indicator’s constructor
- log_label – optional - log tracking label
for helping to find this indicator’s logs
(if not set the default name is the
module_name
string value) - base_class_module_name – optional - string name for using a non-standard indicator base class
- verbose – optional - bool for more logging
(default is
False
)