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• ccapi_cpp
  • Usage
  • Build
  • Constants
  • Examples
    • Simple Market Data
    • Advanced Market Data
      • Specify market depth
      • Specify correlation id
      • Normalize instrument name
      • Multiple exchanges and/or instruments
      • Receive events at periodic intervals
      • Receive events at periodic intervals including when the market depth snapshot hasn't changed
      • Receive market depth updates
    • Simple Execution Management
    • Advanced Execution Management
      • Specify correlation id
      • Normalize instrument name
      • Multiple exchanges and/or instruments
      • Make Session::sendRequest blocking
      • Multiple sets of API credentials for the same exchange
      • Override exchange urls
    • More Advanced Topics
      • Handle events in "immediate" vs. "batching" mode
      • Thread safety
      • Enable library logging
    • Contributing

NEW: Version 2.2.x released execution management for coinbase, gemini, bitmex, the binance family (binance, binance-futures, and binance-us), and huobi.

BREAKING CHANGE: Version 2.2.x introduced a few breaking changes:

• Added CCAPI_CPP_ prefix to enablement macros.
• Changed eventQueue visibility in Session from public to private.
• Changed logMessage parameters in Logger from mixed types to all std::string.

ccapi_cpp

• A header-only C++ library for streaming market data and executing trades directly from cryptocurrency exchanges (i.e. the connections are between your server and the exchange server without anything in-between).
• Code closely follows Bloomberg's API: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/.
• It is ultra fast thanks to very careful optimizations: move semantics, regex optimization, locality of reference, lock contention minimization, etc.
• Supported exchanges:
  • Market data: coinbase, gemini, kraken, bitstamp, bitfinex, bitmex, binance-us, binance, binance-futures, huobi, okex.
  • Execution Management: coinbase, gemini, bitmex, binance-us, binance, binance-futures, huobi.
• To spur innovation and industry collaboration, this library is open for use by the public without cost. Follow us on https://cryptochassis.medium.com.
• For historical market data, see https://github.com/crypto-chassis/cryptochassis-api-docs.
• Since symbol normalization is a tedious task, you can choose to use a reference file at https://marketdata-e0323a9039add2978bf5b49550572c7c-public.s3.amazonaws.com/supported_exchange_instrument_subscription_data.csv.gz which we frequently update.
• Please contact us for general questions, issue reporting, consultative services, and/or custom engineering work. To subscribe to our mailing list, simply send us an email with subject "subscribe".

Usage

• Real-time market data fetching, high frequency market making, cross exchange arbitrage, etc.
• For stability, please usa stable releases. Master branch might contain experimental features.

Build

• This library is header-only.
• Example CMake: example/CMakeLists.txt.
• Require C++14 and OpenSSL.
• Macros in the compiler command line:
  • Define service enablement macro such as CCAPI_ENABLE_SERVICE_MARKET_DATA, CCAPI_ENABLE_SERVICE_EXECUTION_MANAGEMENT, etc. and exchange enablement macros such as CCAPI_ENABLE_EXCHANGE_COINBASE, etc. These macros can be found at the top of include/ccapi_cpp/ccapi_session.h.
• Include directories:
  • include
  • dependency/websocketpp
  • dependency/boost
  • dependency/rapidjson/include
  • dependency/date/include
• Link libraries:
  • OpenSSL: libssl
  • OpenSSL: libcrypto
  • If you need huobi or okex, also link ZLIB.
• Troubleshoot:
  • "Could NOT find OpenSSL, try to set the path to OpenSSL root folder in the system variable OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR (missing: OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)": try cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=.... On macOS, you might be missing headers for OpenSSL. brew install openssl and cmake -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/opt/openssl.
  • "No such file or directory" for thread-related headers if Windows MinGW without posix threads is used: please enable it (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17242516/mingw-w64-threads-posix-vs-win32) or use Boost (so that e.g. boost/thread.hpp can be found).

Constants

include/ccapi_cpp/ccapi_macro.h

Examples

Source

Simple Market Data

Objective:

For a specific exchange and instrument, whenever the top 10 bids' or asks' price or size change, print the market depth snapshot at that moment.

Code:

#include "ccapi_cpp/ccapi_session.h"
namespace ccapi {
Logger* Logger::logger = nullptr;  // This line is needed.
class MyEventHandler : public EventHandler {
 public:
  bool processEvent(const Event& event, Session *session) override {
    if (event.getType() == Event::Type::SUBSCRIPTION_DATA) {
      for (const auto & message : event.getMessageList()) {
        std::cout << std::string("Best bid and ask at ") + UtilTime::getISOTimestamp(message.getTime()) + " are:"
                  << std::endl;
        for (const auto & element : message.getElementList()) {
          const std::map<std::string, std::string>& elementNameValueMap = element.getNameValueMap();
          std::cout << "  " + toString(elementNameValueMap) << std::endl;
        }
      }
    }
    return true;
  }
};
} /* namespace ccapi */
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  using namespace ccapi;  // NOLINT(build/namespaces)
  SessionOptions sessionOptions;
  SessionConfigs sessionConfigs;
  MyEventHandler eventHandler;
  Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs, &eventHandler);
  Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH");
  session.subscribe(subscription);
  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(10));
  session.stop();
  std::cout << "Bye" << std::endl;
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Output:

Best bid and ask at 2020-07-27T23:56:51.884855000Z are:
  {BID_PRICE=10995, BID_SIZE=0.22187803}
  {ASK_PRICE=10995.44, ASK_SIZE=2}
Best bid and ask at 2020-07-27T23:56:51.935993000Z are:
  ...

• Subscription fields: MARKET_DEPTH, TRADE.

Advanced Market Data

Specify market depth

Instantiate Subscription with option MARKET_DEPTH_MAX set to be the desired market depth.

Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH", "MARKET_DEPTH_MAX=10");

Specify correlation id

Instantiate Subscription with the desired correlationId.

Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH", "", "cool correlation id");

Normalize instrument name

Instantiate SessionConfigs with a map mapping the exchange name and the normalized instrument name to the instrument's symbol on the exchange.

std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, std::string> > exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap;
std::string coolName = "btc_usd";
exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap["coinbase"][coolName] = "BTC-USD";
SessionConfigs sessionConfigs(exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap);
Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs, &eventHandler);

Multiple exchanges and/or instruments

Subscribe a std::vector<Subscription>.

std::vector<Subscription> subscriptionList;
Subscription subscription_1("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH");
subscriptionList.push_back(subscription_1);
Subscription subscription_2("binance-us", "ethusd", "MARKET_DEPTH");
subscriptionList.push_back(subscription_2);
session.subscribe(subscriptionList);

Receive events at periodic intervals

Instantiate Subscription with option CONFLATE_INTERVAL_MILLISECONDS set to be the desired interval.

Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH", "CONFLATE_INTERVAL_MILLISECONDS=1000");

Receive events at periodic intervals including when the market depth snapshot hasn't changed

Instantiate Subscription with option CCAPI_EXCHANGE_NAME_CONFLATE_INTERVAL_MILLISECONDS set to be the desired interval and CCAPI_EXCHANGE_NAME_CONFLATE_GRACE_PERIOD_MILLISECONDS to be your network latency.

Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH", "CONFLATE_INTERVAL_MILLISECONDS=1000&CONFLATE_GRACE_PERIOD_MILLISECONDS=0");

Receive market depth updates

Instantiate Subscription with option MARKET_DEPTH_RETURN_UPDATE set to 1.

Subscription subscription("coinbase", "BTC-USD", "MARKET_DEPTH", "MARKET_DEPTH_RETURN_UPDATE=1&MARKET_DEPTH_MAX=2");

Simple Execution Management

Objective:

For a specific exchange and instrument, submit a simple limit order.

Code:

#include "ccapi_cpp/ccapi_session.h"
namespace ccapi {
Logger* Logger::logger = nullptr;  // This line is needed.
class MyEventHandler : public EventHandler {
 public:
  bool processEvent(const Event& event, Session *session) override {
    std::cout << "Received an event: " + toString(event) << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
};
} /* namespace ccapi */
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
  using namespace ccapi;  // NOLINT(build/namespaces)
  std::string key = UtilSystem::getEnvAsString("BINANCE_US_API_KEY");
  if (key.empty()) {
    std::cerr << "Please set environment variable BINANCE_US_API_KEY" << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
  std::string secret = UtilSystem::getEnvAsString("BINANCE_US_API_SECRET");
  if (secret.empty()) {
    std::cerr << "Please set environment variable BINANCE_US_API_SECRET" << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
  SessionOptions sessionOptions;
  SessionConfigs sessionConfigs;
  MyEventHandler eventHandler;
  Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs, &eventHandler);
  Request request(Request::Operation::CREATE_ORDER, "binance-us", "BTCUSD");
  request.appendParam({
    {"SIDE", "BUY"},
    {"QUANTITY", "0.0005"},
    {"LIMIT_PRICE", "20000"}
  });
  session.sendRequest(request);
  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(10));
  session.stop();
  std::cout << "Bye" << std::endl;
  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Output:

Received an event:
  Event [
    type = RESPONSE,
    messageList = [
      Message [
        type = CREATE_ORDER,
        recapType = UNKNOWN,
        time = 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000000Z,
        timeReceived = 2021-01-04T04:15:04.710133000Z,
        elementList = [
          Element [
            nameValueMap = {
              CLIENT_ORDER_ID = MbdTQCHc0EQgLKry0Ryrhr,
              CUMULATIVE_FILLED_PRICE_TIMES_QUANTITY = 0.0000,
              CUMULATIVE_FILLED_QUANTITY = 0.00000000,
              INSTRUMENT = BTCUSD,
              LIMIT_PRICE = 20000.0000,
              ORDER_ID = 187143156,
              QUANTITY = 0.00050000,
              SIDE = BUY,
              STATUS = OPEN
            }
          ]
        ],
        correlationIdList = [ 5PN2qmWqBlQ9wQj99nsQzldVI5ZuGXbE ]
      ]
    ]
  ]
Bye

• Request operation types: CREATE_ORDER, CANCEL_ORDER, GET_ORDER, GET_OPEN_ORDERS, CANCEL_OPEN_ORDERS.
• Request parameter names: SIDE, QUANTITY, LIMIT_PRICE, ACCOUNT_ID, ORDER_ID, CLIENT_ORDER_ID.

Advanced Execution Management

Specify correlation id

Instantiate Request with the desired correlationId.

Request request(Request::Operation::CREATE_ORDER, "binance-us", "BTCUSD", "cool correlation id");

Normalize instrument name

Instantiate SessionConfigs with a map mapping the exchange name and the normalized instrument name to the instrument's symbol on the exchange.

std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, std::string> > exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap;
std::string coolName = "btc_usd";
exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap["coinbase"][coolName] = "BTC-USD";
SessionConfigs sessionConfigs(exchangeInstrumentSymbolMap);
Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs, &eventHandler);

Multiple exchanges and/or instruments

Send a std::vector<Request>.

std::vector<Request> requestList;
Request request_1(Request::Operation::CREATE_ORDER, "binance-us", "BTCUSD");
request_1.appendParam(...);
requestList.push_back(request_1);
Request request_2(Request::Operation::CREATE_ORDER, "binance-us", "ETHUSD");
request_2.appendParam(...);
requestList.push_back(request_2);
session.sendRequest(requestList);

Make Session::sendRequest blocking

Instantiate Session without EventHandler argument, and pass a pointer to Queue<Event> as an additional argument.

Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs);
...
Queue<Event> eventQueue;
session.sendRequest(request, &eventQueue);  // block until a response is received
std::vector<Event> eventList = eventQueue.purge();

Multiple sets of API credentials for the same exchange

There are 3 ways to provide API credentials (listed with increasing priority).

• Set the relevent environment variables (see section "exchange API credentials" in include/ccapi_cpp/ccapi_macro.h).
• Provide credentials to SessionConfigs.

sessionConfigs.setCredential({
  {"BINANCE_US_API_KEY", ...},
  {"BINANCE_US_API_SECRET", ...}
});

• Provide credentials to Request.

Request request(Request::Operation::CREATE_ORDER, "binance-us", "BTCUSD", "cool correlation id", {
  {"BINANCE_US_API_KEY", ...},
  {"BINANCE_US_API_SECRET", ...}
});

Override exchange urls

See section "exchange REST urls" in include/ccapi_cpp/ccapi_macro.h.

More Advanced Topics

Handle events in "immediate" vs. "batching" mode

In general there are 2 ways to handle events.

• When a Session is instantiated with an eventHandler argument, it will handle events in immediate mode. The processEvent method in the eventHandler will be executed on one of the internal threads in the eventDispatcher. A default EventDispatcher with 1 internal thread will be created if no eventDispatcher argument is provided in Session instantiation. To dispatch events to multiple threads, instantiate EventDispatcher with numDispatcherThreads set to be the desired number. EventHandlers and/or EventDispatchers can be shared among different sessions. Otherwise, different sessions are independent from each other.

EventDispatcher eventDispatcher(2);
Session session(sessionOptions, sessionConfigs, &eventHandler, &eventDispatcher);

• When a Session is instantiated without an eventHandler argument, it will handle events in batching mode. The evetns will be batched into an internal Queue<Event> and can be retrieved by

std::vector<Event> eventList = session.getEventQueue().purge();

Thread safety

The following methods are implemented to be thread-safe: Session::subscribe, Session::sendRequest, all public methods in Queue.

Enable library logging

Extend a subclass, e.g. MyLogger, from class Logger and override method logMessage. Assign a MyLogger pointer to Logger::logger. Add one of the following macros in the compiler command line: CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_TRACE, CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_DEBUG, CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_INFO, CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_WARN, CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_ERROR, CCAPI_ENABLE_LOG_FATAL.

namespace ccapi {
class MyLogger final: public Logger {
  virtual void logMessage(std::string severity,
                          std::string threadId,
                          std::string timeISO,
                          std::string fileName,
                          std::string lineNumber,
                          std::string message) override {
    ...                          
  }
};
MyLogger myLogger;
Logger* Logger::logger = &myLogger;
}

Contributing

• (Required) Submit a pull request to the master branch.
• (Optional) Commit message format: https://conventionalcommits.org.