test.py is successfully relaying all datasource events.

data/sources/equity.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import json
 import pytz
 import copy
 import multiprocessing
+import logging
 from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING
 
 from backtest.util import *
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ from backtest.util import *
 
 class EquityMinuteTrades(object):
     
-    def __init__(self, sid, db, data_address, sync_address, source_id, logger):
+    def __init__(self, sid, db, data_address, sync_address, source_id):
         self.sid = sid
         self.db = db
         self.source_id      = source_id
-        self.logger         = logger
-        self.data_address   = data_address
+        self.logger         = logging.getLogger()
         self.sync_address   = sync_address
+        self.data_address   = data_address
         self.logger.info("data address is {ds}".format(ds=data_address))
         
         self.cur_event = None
@@ -29,9 +30,18 @@ class EquityMinuteTrades(object):
         self.proc.start()
                
     def run(self):
-        self.logger.info("starting data source:{sid}".format(sid=self.sid))
+        self.logger.info("starting data source:{sid} on {addr}".format(sid=self.sid, addr=self.data_address))
         self.context = zmq.Context()
         
+        #synchronize with feed
+        sync_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.REQ)
+        sync_socket.connect(self.sync_address)
+        # send a synchronization request to the feed
+        sync_socket.send('')
+        # wait for synchronization reply from the feed
+        sync_socket.recv()
+        sync_socket.close()
+        
         #create the data sink. Based on http://zguide.zeromq.org/py:tasksink2 
         self.data_socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PUSH)
         self.data_socket.connect(self.data_address)
@@ -42,16 +52,6 @@ class EquityMinuteTrades(object):
                                      slave_ok=True)
         self.logger.info("found {count} events".format(count=eventQS.count()))
         
-        #synchronize with feed
-        syncclient = self.context.socket(zmq.REQ)
-        syncclient.connect(self.sync_address)
-    
-        # send a synchronization request
-        syncclient.send('')
-        # wait for synchronization reply
-        syncclient.recv()
-        
-        syncclient.close()
         
         for doc in eventQS:
             doc_dt = doc['dt'].replace(tzinfo = pytz.utc)