From e11b35f149f7e9427e20719d40abb1de4707c6b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fawce <fawce@quantopian.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 14:58:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] added messages file...

---
 zipline/MESSAGES.py | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 zipline/MESSAGES.py

diff --git a/zipline/MESSAGES.py b/zipline/MESSAGES.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..058a5707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zipline/MESSAGES.py
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+from zipline import ndict
+# ---------------------
+# Error Messages.
+# User facing.
+# ---------------------
+
+ERRORS = ndict({
+
+    # Raised if a user script calls the override_slippage magic
+    # with a slipage object that isn't a VolumeShareSlippage or
+    # FixedSlipapge
+    'UNSUPPORTED_SLIPPAGE_MODEL':
+"You attempted to override slippage with an unsupported class. \
+Please use VolumeShareSlippage or FixedSlippage.",
+
+    # Raised if a users script calls override_slippage magic
+    # after the initialize method has returned.
+    'OVERRIDE_SLIPPAGE_POST_INIT':
+"You attempted to override slippage after the simulation has \
+started. You may only call override_slippage in your initialize \
+method.",
+
+    # Raised if a user script calls the override_commission magic
+    # with a commission object that isn't a PerShare or
+    # PerTrade commission
+    'UNSUPPORTED_COMMISSION_MODEL':
+"You attempted to override commission with an unsupported class. \
+Please use PerShare or PerTrade.",
+
+    # Raised if a users script calls override_commission magic
+    # after the initialize method has returned.
+    'OVERRIDE_COMMISSION_POST_INIT':
+"You attempted to override commission after the simulation has \
+started. You may only call override_commission in your initialize \
+method.",
+
+
+})