ttp-baql-reference

The official reference for the Bot Assistant Query Language (BAQL)

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BAQL Version 1.1.1

Abstract

BAQL (Bot Assistant Query Language) is a domain specific language used for expressing declarative requirements for Bot Assistant engines used in automated trading systems.

Its goal is to provide a flexible and ergonomic semantic to users and a machine parseable set of instructions that can be used to query for the requested data.

It’s designed to be platform agnostic, albeit some expressions might not be available in all dialects.

Syntax

The syntax of the language is currently maintained by The Trading Parrot community and it’s subject to evolution over time. It follows the rules of semantic versioning.

Queries are implicit assumed as part of the language, therefore it’s not required to have explicit imperative clauses.

Language Elements

Operators

Each action contains an operator and a predicate. Each operator comes with its own rules (criteria) but all of them should complain about the restrictions of BAQL grammar and syntax. The operators should be extensible and independent one each other.

Pairs Settings

Operator to command changes to the pairs settings of a bot.

PS Operator name

Signal

Operator to specify the bot wants to receive a specified custom signal.

SIG Operator name

Orchestrator

Operator to complement the lifecycle of the bot and its deals.

ORC Operator name

Grammar

Here is the EBNF-like grammar of the BAQL. The spaces in the grammar definition are for human readability. The grammar described here isn’t meant to be 100% accurate. Here are some missing details:

Main

sentence: prefix actions ((action_separator)* suffix)?

actions: action ((action_separator)+ action)*

prefix: 'BAQL:'

suffix: '!@'

action_separator: ' '

action: operator 
      | operator operator_separator predicate

operator: 'PS'
        | 'SIG'
        | 'ORC'

operator_separator: ':'

list_start: '[' 

list_end: ']'

list_separator: ' '

PairsSettings Operator

predicate: categories criteria_separator sort

categories: 'ALL'
          | category_list

category_list: category (category_separator category)*

category: 'DEFI'
        | 'ERC'
        | 'NFT'
        | 'DOT'
        | 'BSC'
        | 'ZIL'
        | 'MEME'
        | 'SC'

category_separator: '&'

criteria_separator: '_'

sort: sort_number criteria_separator sort_keyword reverse_keyword

sort_number: [0-9]+
               
sort_keyword: 'LCGS'
            | 'LCAR'
            | 'DUSD'
            | 'DBTC'
            | 'HUSD'
            | 'SV'
            | 'BES'
            | 'BUS'
            | 'MC'
            | 'MV'

reverse_keyword: '.r'
               | ''
          

Sort keywords:

Sort Name Description Default Sort Order
LCGS LunarCrush Galaxy Scoretm descending
LCAR LunarCrush AltRanktm ascending
DUSD 24h % change (USD) descending
DBTC 24h % change (BTC) descending
HUSD 1h % Change (USD) descending
SV Social Volume descending
BUS Bullish Sentiment descending
BES Bearish Sentiment descending
MC Market cap descending
MV Market volume descending

Supported categories:

Category Description
DEFI DeFi
ERC ERC-20
NFT NFT
DOT DOT ecosystem
BSC BSC ecosystem
ZIL ZIL ecosystem
SC Stable coins
MEME Meme coins

Signal Operator

predicate: signal_name
         | signal_list

signal_name: [a-zA-Z0-9]+

signal_list: list_start signal_name ((list_separator)+ signal_name)* list_end

Orchestrator Operator

predicate: orchestrator
         | orchestrator_list

orchestrator_list: list_start orchestrator ((list_separator)+ orchestrator)* list_end

orchestrator: orchestrator_provider operator_separator orchestration_command_list

orchestrator_provider: [a-zA-Z0-9]+

orchestration_command_list: orchestration_command (command_separator orchestration_command)?

orchestration_command: orchestration_action orchestration_separator orchestration_reaction

orchestration_separator: '_'

command_separator: '&'

orchestration_action: [a-zA-Z0-9]+

orchestration_reaction: [a-zA-Z0-9]+

Examples

ALL_50_BUS

INVALID: Missing starting BAQL tag

BAQL:ALL_50BUS

INVALID: No available actions

BAQL:XXX:ALL_50BUS

INVALID: No available actions

PairsSettings Operator

BAQL:PS:ALL_50_BUS

BAQL:PS:MEME_25_DUSD

BAQL:PS:ALL_200_MC.r

BAQL:PS:DEFI&NFT_25_DBTC

BAQL:PS:ALL_10_LCAR

BAQL:PS:ALL_10_ZZ

INVALID: PS: Invalid sorting order keyword

BAQL:PS:ALL_LCAR

INVALID: PS: Action malformed

Signal Operator

BAQL:SIG:PETRO

BAQL:SIG:[MCC]

BAQL:SIG:[PETRO LAMBO]

BAQL:SIG:[MCC_MCB]

BAQL:SIG:[MCC LAMBO MCC]

BAQL:SIG:[MCC

BAQL:SIG:[[MCC] [LAMBO]]

BAQL:SIG:__[MCC LAMBO]

Orchestrator Operator

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STPCL]

BAQL:ORC:ORIG:SELL_STPCL

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP&BUY_STT]

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP&BUY_STT ST:SELL_STPCL&BUY_STT]

BAQL:ORC:]ORIG:BUY_STT]

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP&&SELL_STPCL]

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP&SELL_STP]

BAQL:ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP ORIG:SELL_STPCL]

Combined examples

BAQL:PS:ALL_3_LCAR SIG:SERPIL

BAQL:PS:ALL_3_LCAR SIG:SERPIL!@

BAQL:PS:ALL_3_LCAR SIG:SERPIL !@

BAQL:PS:ALL_3_LCAR SIG:SERPIL !@ - further text

BAQL:PS:ALL_10_LCGS SIG:LAMBO ORC:[ORIG:SELL_STP&BUY_STT ST:SELL_STPCL&BUY_STT]

BAQL:PS:MEME&DEFI_50_LCGS ORC:ORIG:BUY_STT

BAQL:PS:ALL_3_LCAR_SIG:SERPIL

Comments

Comments are not allowed in BAQL.

Appendixes

Error codes

Code Meaning
1001 String too long: Max 500 chars
1002 Missing starting BAQL tag
1003 Additional start tags
2001 No available actions
2002 Unsupported action
2003 Multiple occurences of the same action
2004 Nested predicate lists are not supported
2005 Predicate list malformed
2006 Composite predicate malformed
3001 PS: Action malformed
3002 PS: Unsupported categories
3003 PS: Invalid n. of tokens [1,99999]
3004 PS: Invalid sorting criteria
3005 PS: Invalid sorting order keyword
4001 SIG: Invalid signal name format
4002 SIG: Multiple occurrences of the same signal
5001 ORC: Action malformed
5002 ORC: Multiple occurrences of the same orchestrator provider
5003 ORC: Multiple occurrences of the same command action

Available TTP signals

Signal Name Description
SERPIL Serpil signal
MCC Market Cipher Conservative signal
MCR Market Cipher Risky signal
MCB Market Cipher Bear (short) signal
BIANCA Bianca signal
LAMBO Lambo signal
POISON Parrot Poison signal
PETRO Petro signal

Available TTP’s Orchestrator Providers

Provider Description
ORIG Original TTP Orchestrator
ST SuperTrend 1H EMA Orchestrator
STHA2H SuperTrend HA 2H EMA Orchestrator
HIVE1H Hive 1H bull:60C4MinDiv, bear:7C2MinDiv
RSIRALS RSI ratio LS 1H
TEST Fast shooting ORC for testing purposes

Available Orchestration Actions

Action Description
SELL Signal when the market is rather overbought
BUY Signal when the market is rather oversold

Available Orchestration Reactions

Reaction Description
STP Stop the bot
STPCL Stop the bot and close bot deals at market price
CL Close bot deals at market price
STPCA Stop the bot and cancel all bot deals
CA Cancel all bot deals
STT Start the bot
STTDL Start the bot and start new deal (single-pair bot)

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