first iteration with a more generic class that only translates all methods once

argparse_translator/argparse_class_processor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import inspect
+from typing import Type
+
+from argparse_translator.argparse_translator import ArgparseTranslator
+
+
+class ArgparseClassProcessor:
+    """
+    Process a target class to create ArgparseTranslators for its methods.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, target_class: Type, menu_designation: str):
+        """
+        Initialize the ArgparseClassProcessor.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        target_class : Type
+            The target class whose methods will be processed.
+        menu_designation : str
+            The designation for the menu level associated with the target class.
+        """
+        self._target_class = target_class
+        self._menu_designation = menu_designation
+        self._translators = {self._menu_designation: {}}
+
+        self._process_methods()
+
+    def _process_methods(self):
+        """
+        Process the methods of the target class to create ArgparseTranslators.
+        """
+        for name, method in inspect.getmembers(self._target_class, inspect.ismethod):
+            if name.startswith("__"):
+                continue
+            self._translators[self._menu_designation][name] = ArgparseTranslator(method)
+
+    def get_translator(self, menu: str, command: str) -> ArgparseTranslator:
+        """
+        Retrieve the ArgparseTranslator object associated with a specific menu and command.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        menu : str
+            The menu designation.
+        command : str
+            The command associated with the ArgparseTranslator.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ArgparseTranslator
+            The ArgparseTranslator associated with the specified menu and command.
+        """
+        return self._translators[menu][command]

argparse_translator/argparse_translator.py

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class ArgparseTranslator:
                 kwargs["choices"] = choices
 
             if param_type == bool:
-                # store_true action does not accept the bellow kwargs
+                # store_true action does not accept the below kwargs
                 kwargs.pop("type")
                 kwargs.pop("nargs")
 

openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_controller.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from typing import List, Optional
 
 import financedatabase as fd
 
-from argparse_translator.argparse_translator import ArgparseTranslator
+from argparse_translator.argparse_class_processor import ArgparseClassProcessor
 
 # pylint: disable=R1710,import-outside-toplevel,R0913,R1702,no-member
 from openbb_sdk.openbb import obb
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ from openbb_terminal.terminal_helper import suppress_stdout
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+stocks_translations = ArgparseClassProcessor(obb.stocks, "stocks")
+
 
 class StocksController(StockBaseController):
     """Stocks Controller class."""
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ class StocksController(StockBaseController):
     def call_load(self, other_args: List[str]):
         """Process load command."""
 
-        translator = ArgparseTranslator(func=obb.stocks.load, add_help=False)
+        translator = stocks_translations.get_translator(menu="stocks", command="load")
         parser = translator.parser
 
         if ns_parser := self.parse_known_args_and_warn(parser, other_args):
@@ -167,14 +169,14 @@ class StocksController(StockBaseController):
                 self.ticker = ns_parser.symbol
                 self.stock = c_out.to_dataframe()
 
-                # TODO : temporary workarround
+                # TODO : temporary workaround
                 # core gives all columns lower case and terminal expects 1st letter upper case
                 # upper case first letter of all columns
                 self.stock.columns = [
                     x[0].upper() + x[1:] for x in self.stock.columns.tolist()
                 ]
-
-                c_out.show()
+                if ns_parser.chart:
+                    c_out.show()
 
     @log_start_end(log=logger)
     def call_search(self, other_args: List[str]):

terminal.py

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import sys
 from multiprocessing import freeze_support
 
+# TODO : importing the sdk-core here trying to get the obb object to be available
+# so it doesn't take a lot when accessing a menu for the first time
+# is it good or is it bad?
+from openbb_sdk.openbb import obb
 import openbb_terminal.config_terminal as cfg
 
 # pylint:disable=unused-import,import-outside-toplevel