From 0b90e1d30921b8cec6e97e612e44e51ea225b0c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Germain <sam.germain@usask.ca>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 08:39:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Added bot_start callback to strategy interface

---
 freqtrade/freqtradebot.py       | 2 ++
 freqtrade/strategy/interface.py | 7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 57d7cac3c..bee6c4746 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ class FreqtradeBot(LoggingMixin):
                     self._schedule.every().day.at(t).do(update)
         self.last_process = datetime(1970, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
 
+        self.strategy.bot_start()
+
     def notify_status(self, msg: str) -> None:
         """
         Public method for users of this class (worker, etc.) to send notifications
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 300010b83..40744ed08 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
         """
         return self.populate_sell_trend(dataframe, metadata)
 
+    def bot_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
+        """
+        Called only once after bot instantiation.
+        :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+        """
+        pass
+
     def bot_loop_start(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         """
         Called at the start of the bot iteration (one loop).