bbstrader 0.3.3__py3-none-any.whl → 0.3.5__py3-none-any.whl

bbstrader/__init__.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __author__ = "Bertin Balouki SIMYELI"
 __copyright__ = "2023-2025 Bertin Balouki SIMYELI"
 __email__ = "bertin@bbstrader.com"
 __license__ = "MIT"
-__version__ = "0.3.2"
+__version__ = "0.3.5"
 
 from bbstrader import compat  # noqa: F401
 from bbstrader import core  # noqa: F401

bbstrader/__main__.py

@@ -65,10 +65,18 @@ def main():
                 sys.exit(1)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         sys.exit(0)
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(Fore.RED + f"Error: {e}")
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     multiprocessing.freeze_support()
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print(Fore.RED + "\nExecution interrupted by user")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(Fore.RED + f"Error: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)

bbstrader/apps/_copier.py

@@ -0,0 +1,664 @@
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+import sys
+import tkinter as tk
+import traceback
+from pathlib import Path
+from tkinter import filedialog, messagebox, scrolledtext, ttk
+from typing import List
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageTk
+
+from bbstrader.metatrader.copier import copier_worker_process, get_symbols_from_string
+
+
+def resource_path(relative_path):
+    """Get absolute path to resource"""
+    try:
+        base_path = Path(sys._MEIPASS)
+    except AttributeError:
+        base_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+
+    return base_path / relative_path
+
+
+TITLE = "Trade Copier"
+ICON_PATH = resource_path("assets/bbstrader.ico")
+LOGO_PATH = resource_path("assets/bbstrader.png")
+
+
+class TradeCopierApp(object):
+    copier_processes: List[multiprocessing.Process]
+
+    def __init__(self, root: tk.Tk):
+        root.title(TITLE)
+        root.geometry("1600x900")
+        self.root = root
+        self.root.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
+        self.root.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
+
+        self.main_frame = self.add_main_frame()
+        self.main_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
+        self.main_frame.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        self.main_frame.rowconfigure(3, weight=1)
+
+        self.set_style()
+        self.add_logo_and_description()
+        self.add_source_account_frame(self.main_frame)
+        self.add_destination_accounts_frame(self.main_frame)
+        self.add_copier_settings(self.main_frame)
+
+    def set_style(self):
+        self.style = ttk.Style()
+        self.style.configure("Bold.TLabelframe.Label", font=("Segoe UI", 15, "bold"))
+
+    def add_main_frame(self):
+        main_frame = ttk.Frame(self.root, padding="10")
+        main_frame.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E, tk.N, tk.S))
+
+        # Configure the layout
+        main_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=2)
+        main_frame.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        main_frame.rowconfigure(3, weight=1)
+
+        # --- visual/logo frame ---
+        self.visual_frame = ttk.Frame(main_frame)
+        self.visual_frame.grid(row=0, column=1, padx=5, pady=5, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E))
+
+        # --- opier settings---
+        self.right_panel_frame = ttk.Frame(main_frame)
+        self.right_panel_frame.grid(
+            row=1, column=1, rowspan=2, padx=5, pady=5, sticky="nsew"
+        )
+        self.right_panel_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
+        self.right_panel_frame.rowconfigure(0, weight=0)
+        self.right_panel_frame.rowconfigure(1, weight=1)
+
+        return main_frame
+
+    def add_source_account_frame(self, main_frame):
+        # --- Source Account ---
+        source_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(
+            main_frame, text="Source Account", style="Bold.TLabelframe"
+        )
+        source_frame.grid(row=0, column=0, padx=5, pady=5, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E, tk.N))
+        source_frame.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        source_frame.columnconfigure(3, weight=1)
+
+        ttk.Label(source_frame, text="Login").grid(
+            row=0, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.source_login_entry = ttk.Entry(source_frame)
+        self.source_login_entry.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(source_frame, text="Password").grid(
+            row=1, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.source_password_entry = ttk.Entry(source_frame, show="*")
+        self.source_password_entry.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(source_frame, text="Server").grid(
+            row=2, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.source_server_entry = ttk.Entry(source_frame)
+        self.source_server_entry.grid(row=2, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(source_frame, text="Path").grid(
+            row=3, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.source_path_entry = ttk.Entry(source_frame)
+        self.source_path_entry.grid(row=3, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        source_path_browse_button = ttk.Button(
+            source_frame,
+            text="Browse...",
+            command=lambda: self.browse_path(self.source_path_entry),
+        )
+        source_path_browse_button.grid(row=3, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        right_frame = ttk.Frame(source_frame)
+        right_frame.grid(row=0, column=3, rowspan=2, sticky=tk.NW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        # Source ID
+        ttk.Label(right_frame, text="Source ID").pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=(0, 2))
+        self.source_id_entry = ttk.Entry(right_frame, width=20)
+        self.source_id_entry.pack(side=tk.LEFT)
+        self.source_id_entry.insert(0, "0")
+
+        # Allow copy from others checkbox
+        self.allow_copy_var = tk.BooleanVar(value=False)
+        self.allow_copy_check = ttk.Checkbutton(
+            source_frame, text="Allow Others Sources", variable=self.allow_copy_var
+        )
+        self.allow_copy_check.grid(row=1, column=3, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+    def add_destination_accounts_frame(self, main_frame):
+        # --- Destination Accounts Scrollable Area ---
+        self.destinations_outer_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(
+            main_frame, text="Destination Accounts", style="Bold.TLabelframe"
+        )
+        self.destinations_outer_frame.grid(
+            row=1, column=0, padx=5, pady=5, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E, tk.N, tk.S)
+        )
+        self.destinations_outer_frame.rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
+        self.destinations_outer_frame.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
+
+        self.canvas = tk.Canvas(self.destinations_outer_frame)
+        self.canvas.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky="nsew")
+
+        self.scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(
+            self.destinations_outer_frame, orient="vertical", command=self.canvas.yview
+        )
+        self.scrollbar.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky="ns")
+
+        self.canvas.configure(yscrollcommand=self.scrollbar.set)
+
+        self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations = ttk.Frame(self.canvas)
+        self.canvas_window = self.canvas.create_window(
+            (0, 0), window=self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations, anchor="nw"
+        )
+
+        self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
+
+        def configure_scroll_region(event):
+            self.canvas.configure(scrollregion=self.canvas.bbox("all"))
+
+        def configure_canvas_window(event):
+            self.canvas.itemconfig(self.canvas_window, width=event.width)
+
+        self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations.bind(
+            "<Configure>", configure_scroll_region
+        )
+        self.canvas.bind("<Configure>", configure_canvas_window)
+
+        def _on_mousewheel(event):
+            scroll_val = -1 * (event.delta // 120)
+            self.canvas.yview_scroll(scroll_val, "units")
+
+        self.canvas.bind("<MouseWheel>", _on_mousewheel)
+        self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations.bind("<MouseWheel>", _on_mousewheel)
+
+        self.destination_widgets = []
+        self.current_scrollable_content_row = 0
+
+        self.add_dest_button = ttk.Button(
+            self.destinations_outer_frame,
+            text="Add Destination",
+            command=self.add_destination_account,
+        )
+        self.add_dest_button.grid(row=1, column=0, columnspan=2, pady=10, sticky=tk.EW)
+
+        self.add_destination_account()
+
+    def add_copier_settings(self, main_frame):
+        # --- Copier Settings ---
+        settings_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(
+            self.right_panel_frame, text="Copier Settings", style="Bold.TLabelframe"
+        )
+        settings_frame.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky=(tk.W, tk.E), padx=5, pady=5)
+
+        ttk.Label(settings_frame, text="Sleep Time (s)").grid(
+            row=0, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.sleeptime_entry = ttk.Entry(settings_frame)
+        self.sleeptime_entry.grid(row=0, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        self.sleeptime_entry.insert(0, "0.1")
+
+        ttk.Label(settings_frame, text="Start Time (HH:MM)").grid(
+            row=1, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.start_time_entry = ttk.Entry(settings_frame)
+        self.start_time_entry.grid(row=1, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(settings_frame, text="End Time (HH:MM)").grid(
+            row=2, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        self.end_time_entry = ttk.Entry(settings_frame)
+        self.end_time_entry.grid(row=2, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        # --- Controls ---
+        controls_frame = ttk.Frame(main_frame)
+        controls_frame.grid(row=2, column=0, columnspan=2, pady=10)
+
+        self.start_button = ttk.Button(
+            controls_frame, text="Start Copier", command=self.start_copier
+        )
+        self.start_button.pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=5)
+
+        self.stop_button = ttk.Button(
+            controls_frame,
+            text="Stop Copier",
+            command=self.stop_copier,
+            state=tk.DISABLED,
+        )
+        self.stop_button.pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=5)
+
+        # --- Log Area ---
+        log_frame = ttk.LabelFrame(main_frame, text="Logs", style="Bold.TLabelframe")
+        log_frame.grid(
+            row=3,
+            column=0,
+            columnspan=2,
+            padx=5,
+            pady=5,
+            sticky=(tk.W, tk.E, tk.N, tk.S),
+        )
+
+        self.log_text = scrolledtext.ScrolledText(log_frame, wrap=tk.WORD, height=10)
+        self.log_text.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True, padx=5, pady=5)
+        self.log_text.configure(state="disabled")
+
+    def add_logo_and_description(self):
+        image = Image.open(LOGO_PATH)
+        image = image.resize((120, 120))
+        self.logo_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(image)
+        logo_label = ttk.Label(self.visual_frame, image=self.logo_img)
+        logo_label.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
+
+        # Add custom title/info
+        ttk.Label(self.visual_frame, text=TITLE, font=("Segoe UI", 20, "bold")).pack()
+        ttk.Label(
+            self.visual_frame,
+            text="Fast | Reliable | Flexible",
+            font=("Segoe UI", 10, "bold"),
+        ).pack()
+
+    def add_destination_account(self):
+        dest_row = len(self.destination_widgets)
+        dest_widgets = {}
+
+        if dest_row > 0:
+            sep = ttk.Separator(
+                self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations, orient=tk.HORIZONTAL
+            )
+            sep.grid(
+                row=self.current_scrollable_content_row,
+                column=0,
+                sticky=tk.EW,
+                pady=(10, 5),
+            )
+            self.current_scrollable_content_row += 1
+
+        frame = ttk.Frame(self.scrollable_frame_for_destinations)
+        frame.grid(
+            row=self.current_scrollable_content_row,
+            column=0,
+            pady=5,
+            padx=5,
+            sticky=tk.EW,
+        )
+        self.current_scrollable_content_row += 1
+
+        frame.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
+        frame.columnconfigure(3, weight=1)
+
+        ttk.Label(
+            frame, text=f"Destination {dest_row + 1}", font=("Segoe UI", 8, "bold")
+        ).grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=5, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=(5, 10))
+
+        # Row 1: Login and Password
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Login").grid(
+            row=1, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["login"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["login"].grid(row=1, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Password").grid(
+            row=1, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["password"] = ttk.Entry(frame, show="*")
+        dest_widgets["password"].grid(
+            row=1, column=3, columnspan=2, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+
+        # Row 2: Server and Path
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Server").grid(
+            row=2, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["server"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["server"].grid(row=2, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Path").grid(row=2, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_widgets["path"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["path"].grid(row=2, column=3, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_path_browse_button = ttk.Button(
+            frame,
+            text="Browse...",
+            command=lambda w=dest_widgets["path"]: self.browse_path(w),
+        )
+        dest_path_browse_button.grid(row=2, column=4, sticky=tk.W, padx=(0, 5), pady=2)
+
+        # Row 3: Mode and Value
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Mode").grid(row=3, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_widgets["mode"] = ttk.Combobox(
+            frame,
+            values=["fix", "multiply", "percentage", "dynamic", "replicate"],
+            width=10,
+        )
+        dest_widgets["mode"].grid(row=3, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_widgets["mode"].set("fix")
+
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Value").grid(
+            row=3, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["value"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["value"].grid(
+            row=3, column=3, columnspan=2, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["value"].insert(0, "0.01")
+
+        # Row 4: Copy what and slippage
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Copy What").grid(
+            row=4, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["copy_what"] = ttk.Combobox(
+            frame, values=["all", "orders", "positions"], width=10
+        )
+        dest_widgets["copy_what"].grid(row=4, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_widgets["copy_what"].set("all")
+
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Slippage").grid(
+            row=4, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["slippage"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["slippage"].grid(
+            row=4, column=3, columnspan=2, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["slippage"].insert(0, "0.1")
+
+        # Row 5: Symbols
+        ttk.Label(frame, text="Symbols").grid(
+            row=5, column=0, sticky=tk.W, padx=5, pady=2
+        )
+        dest_widgets["symbols"] = ttk.Entry(frame)
+        dest_widgets["symbols"].grid(row=5, column=1, sticky=tk.EW, padx=5, pady=2)
+        dest_widgets["symbols"].insert(0, "all")
+
+        symbols_load_button = ttk.Button(
+            frame,
+            text="Load...",
+            command=lambda w=dest_widgets["symbols"]: self.browse_symbols_file(w),
+        )
+        symbols_load_button.grid(row=5, column=2, sticky=tk.W, padx=(0, 5), pady=2)
+
+        self.destination_widgets.append(dest_widgets)
+
+        self.add_dest_button.grid_forget()
+        self.add_dest_button.grid(row=1, column=0, columnspan=2, pady=10, sticky=tk.EW)
+
+    def log_message(self, message):
+        self.log_text.configure(state="normal")
+        self.log_text.insert(tk.END, message + "\n")
+        self.log_text.configure(state="disabled")
+        self.log_text.see(tk.END)
+
+    def check_log_queue(self):
+        try:
+            while True:
+                message = self.log_queue.get_nowait()
+                self.log_message(message.strip())
+        except Exception:  # queue empty
+            pass
+        finally:
+            if (
+                hasattr(self, "copier_processes")
+                and self.copier_processes
+                and any(p.is_alive() for p in self.copier_processes)
+            ):
+                self.root.after(100, self.check_log_queue)
+
+    def _handle_symbols(self, symbols_str: str):
+        symbols = symbols_str.strip().replace("\n", "").replace('"""', "")
+        if symbols in ["all", "*"]:
+            return symbols
+        else:
+            return get_symbols_from_string(symbols)
+
+    def _validate_inputs(self):
+        if (
+            not self.source_login_entry.get()
+            or not self.source_password_entry.get()
+            or not self.source_server_entry.get()
+            or not self.source_path_entry.get()
+        ):
+            messagebox.showerror("Error", "Source account details are incomplete.")
+            return False
+
+        for i, dest in enumerate(self.destination_widgets):
+            if (
+                not dest["login"].get()
+                or not dest["password"].get()
+                or not dest["server"].get()
+                or not dest["path"].get()
+            ):
+                messagebox.showerror(
+                    "Error", f"Destination account {i+1} details are incomplete."
+                )
+                return False
+            if (
+                dest["mode"].get() in ["fix", "multiply", "percentage"]
+                and not dest["value"].get()
+            ):
+                messagebox.showerror(
+                    "Error",
+                    f"Value is required for mode '{dest['mode'].get()}' in Destination {i+1}.",
+                )
+                return False
+            try:
+                if dest["value"].get():
+                    float(dest["value"].get())
+                if dest["slippage"].get():
+                    float(dest["slippage"].get())
+            except ValueError:
+                messagebox.showerror(
+                    "Error",
+                    f"Invalid Value or Slippage for Destination {i+1}. "
+                    "Must be a number (Slippage must be an integer).",
+                )
+                return False
+        try:
+            float(self.sleeptime_entry.get())
+        except ValueError:
+            messagebox.showerror("Error", "Invalid Sleep Time. Must be a number.")
+            return False
+        # Add more validation for time formats if needed
+        return True
+
+    def start_copier(self):
+        if not self._validate_inputs():
+            return
+
+        source_config = {
+            "login": int(self.source_login_entry.get().strip()),
+            "password": self.source_password_entry.get().strip(),
+            "server": self.source_server_entry.get().strip(),
+            "path": self.source_path_entry.get().strip(),
+            "id": int(self.source_id_entry.get().strip()),
+            "unique": not self.allow_copy_var.get(),
+        }
+
+        destinations_config = []
+        for dest_widget_map in self.destination_widgets:
+            symbols_str = dest_widget_map["symbols"].get().strip()
+            dest = {
+                "login": int(dest_widget_map["login"].get().strip()),
+                "password": dest_widget_map["password"].get().strip(),
+                "server": dest_widget_map["server"].get().strip(),
+                "path": dest_widget_map["path"].get().strip(),
+                "mode": dest_widget_map["mode"].get().strip(),
+                "symbols": self._handle_symbols(symbols_str),
+                "copy_what": dest_widget_map["copy_what"].get().strip(),
+            }
+            if dest_widget_map["value"].get().strip():
+                dest["value"] = float(dest_widget_map["value"].get().strip())
+            if dest_widget_map["slippage"].get().strip():
+                dest["slippage"] = float(dest_widget_map["slippage"].get().strip())
+            destinations_config.append(dest)
+
+        sleeptime = float(self.sleeptime_entry.get())
+        start_time = self.start_time_entry.get() or None
+        end_time = self.end_time_entry.get() or None
+
+        self.log_message("Starting Trade Copier...")
+
+        # Defensive: if a process is running, stop it first
+        if hasattr(self, "copier_processes") and any(
+            p.is_alive() for p in self.copier_processes
+        ):
+            self.log_message("Existing copier processes found, stopping them first...")
+            self.stop_copier()
+
+        try:
+            # Create shared shutdown event and log queue
+            self.shutdown_event = multiprocessing.Event()
+            self.log_queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
+            self.copier_processes = []
+
+            # Spawn one process for each destination
+            for dest_config in destinations_config:
+                process = multiprocessing.Process(
+                    target=copier_worker_process,
+                    args=(
+                        source_config,
+                        dest_config,
+                        sleeptime,
+                        start_time,
+                        end_time,
+                    ),
+                    kwargs=dict(
+                        shutdown_event=self.shutdown_event,
+                        log_queue=self.log_queue,
+                    ),
+                )
+                process.start()
+                self.copier_processes.append(process)
+
+            # Start checking the log queue
+            self.root.after(100, self.check_log_queue)
+
+            self.start_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+            self.stop_button.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
+            self.log_message(
+                f"Trade Copier started with {len(self.copier_processes)} processes."
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            messagebox.showerror("Error Starting Copier", str(e))
+            self.log_message(f"Error starting copier: {e}")
+            self.start_button.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
+            self.stop_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+
+    def stop_copier(self):
+        self.log_message("Attempting to stop all Trade Copier processes...")
+
+        if not hasattr(self, "copier_processes") or not self.copier_processes:
+            self.log_message("No copier processes were running.")
+            self.start_button.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
+            self.stop_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+            return
+
+        # Signal all processes to shut down
+        if hasattr(self, "shutdown_event") and self.shutdown_event:
+            self.shutdown_event.set()
+
+        # Join all processes
+        for process in self.copier_processes:
+            if process.is_alive():
+                process.join(timeout=5)  # Wait for a graceful exit
+                if process.is_alive():  # If it's still running, terminate it
+                    self.log_message(
+                        f"Process {process.pid} did not exit gracefully, terminating."
+                    )
+                    try:
+                        process.terminate()
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+
+        self.log_message("All Trade Copier processes stopped.")
+
+        # Final check of the queue
+        if hasattr(self, "log_queue") and self.log_queue:
+            self.check_log_queue()
+
+        # Cleanup references
+        self.copier_processes = []
+        self.shutdown_event = None
+        self.log_queue = None
+
+        self.start_button.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
+        self.stop_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+
+    def browse_path(self, path_entry_widget):
+        filetypes = (("Executable files", "*.exe"), ("All files", "*.*"))
+        filepath = filedialog.askopenfilename(
+            title="Select MetaTrader Terminal Executable", filetypes=filetypes
+        )
+        if filepath:
+            path_entry_widget.delete(0, tk.END)
+            path_entry_widget.insert(0, filepath)
+
+    def browse_symbols_file(self, symbols_entry_widget):
+        """
+        Opens a file dialog to select a .txt file, reads the content,
+        and populates the given symbols_entry_widget with a comma-separated list.
+        """
+        filetypes = (("Text files", "*.txt"), ("All files", "*.*"))
+        filepath = filedialog.askopenfilename(
+            title="Select Symbols File", filetypes=filetypes
+        )
+        if filepath:
+            try:
+                with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+                    # Read all lines, strip whitespace from each, filter out empty lines
+                    lines = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
+                    # Join the non-empty lines with a comma
+                    symbols_string = "\n".join(filter(None, lines))
+
+                # Update the entry widget
+                symbols_entry_widget.delete(0, tk.END)
+                symbols_entry_widget.insert(0, symbols_string)
+                self.log_message(f"Loaded symbols from {filepath}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                messagebox.showerror(
+                    "Error Reading File", f"Could not read symbols from file: {e}"
+                )
+                self.log_message(f"Error loading symbols: {e}")
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main function to initialize and run the Trade Copier GUI.
+    """
+    try:
+        root = tk.Tk()
+        root.iconbitmap(os.path.abspath(ICON_PATH))
+        app = TradeCopierApp(root)
+
+        def on_closing():
+            try:
+                if (
+                    hasattr(app, "copier_process")
+                    and app.copier_process
+                    and app.copier_process.is_alive()
+                ):
+                    app.log_message("Window closed, stopping Trade Copier...")
+                    app.stop_copier()
+            except Exception as stop_error:
+                app.log_message(f"Error while stopping copier on exit: {stop_error}")
+            finally:
+                root.quit()
+                root.destroy()
+
+        root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", on_closing)
+        root.mainloop()
+
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        app.stop_copier()
+        sys.exit(0)
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_details = f"{e}\n\n{traceback.format_exc()}"
+        messagebox.showerror("Fatal Error", error_details)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    multiprocessing.freeze_support()
+    main()