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# QuantRuntimeSettings
-
+[Chinese README](README.zh-CN.md)
-> ⚠️ 投资有风险,不构成投资建议,仅供学习交流用途。
> ⚠️ Investing involves risk. This project does not provide investment advice and is for educational and research purposes only.
-## Open-source overview / 开源项目入口
+## What this project does
-| Item | Description |
-| --- | --- |
-| Project type | runtime settings |
-| What it does | Runtime settings schema and tooling for QuantStrategyLab deployments. |
-| 中文说明 | 运行时配置 schema 与工具,帮助各部署统一账户、profile、dry-run/live 参数。 |
-| Current status | Configuration tooling. It should not contain secrets or live account identifiers. |
+QuantRuntimeSettings is a **Runtime configuration package** in the QuantStrategyLab ecosystem. It defines schemas and tooling for shared QuantStrategyLab runtime settings.
-### Quick start
+## Who this is for
-- `python -m pip install -e '.[test]'`
-- `python -m pytest -q`
+- Engineers and researchers who want to inspect, reproduce, or extend this part of the QuantStrategyLab stack.
+- Operators who need a clear entry point before reading the deeper runbooks or workflow files.
+- Reviewers who need to understand the repository purpose, safety boundary, and evidence requirements before enabling automation.
-### Deploy / operate safely
+## Current status
-Consume generated settings from platform repositories; validate redaction and environment-specific overrides before use.
+Shared configuration contract; changes can affect multiple platforms.
-### Strategy performance / evidence boundary
+## Repository layout
-Not a strategy repository; correctness is schema/test coverage and safe downstream consumption.
+- `tests/`: unit and contract tests.
+- `.github/workflows/`: CI, scheduled jobs, and deployment workflows.
+- `scripts/`: operator scripts and local helpers.
-> Detailed runbooks, migration notes, workflow internals, and historical decisions are kept below. Start with this overview before using the lower-level operational sections.
+## Quick start
-
-
-> ⚠️ 投资有风险,不构成投资建议,仅供学习交流用途。
-
-[English](#english) | [中文](#中文)
-
----
-
-
-## English
-
-Declarative runtime settings tooling for QuantStrategyLab deployments.
-
-This repository provides the schema and tooling for "which platform runs which strategy". It does not contain live runtime assignments, strategy logic, broker execution code, credentials, or secrets.
-
-## Public Repository Policy
-
-Live target files must not be committed to this public repository. Keep real deployment choices in GitHub Variables/Environments, GitHub Secrets, Secret Manager, or ignored local files under `local/`.
-
-Use repository or environment variables for non-secret runtime choices such as `TARGET_SPEC_JSON`, `RUNTIME_TARGET_JSON`, and plugin mount declarations. Use secrets only for credentials, tokens, and private keys.
-
-If a deployment needs private validation policy, keep it in ignored local files such as `local/policy.json`.
-
-## Boundaries
-
-- `UsEquityStrategies` owns allocation logic, strategy defaults, and risk rules.
-- Platform repositories own broker adapters, runtime input collection, notifications, and execution.
-- This repository owns runtime target schemas, examples, validation, and rendering tools.
-- Secret values are intentionally excluded. Use secret names or platform repository secrets when needed.
-
-## Commands
-
-Validate examples, or local targets when `local/targets/**/*.json` exists:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py validate
-```
-
-Render assignments for an example:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py render examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json
-```
-
-Preview GitHub variable updates for an ignored local target:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py apply local/targets/longbridge/sg.json
-```
-
-Apply GitHub variable updates:
+From a fresh clone:
```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py apply --yes local/targets/longbridge/sg.json
+python -m pip install -e .
+python -m pytest -q
```
-`RUNTIME_TARGET_JSON` is canonical. Compatibility variables such as `STRATEGY_PROFILE` are generated from it so they cannot drift independently.
-
-For daily strategies that want both a precheck pass and an execution pass, declare them in `runtime_target.execution_windows`. Keep the strategy logic unchanged; let the platform layer decide whether a window is `notify_only`, `dry_run`, `paper`, or `live`.
-
-## Architecture
-
-This repo acts as a small bridge between strategy selection and platform deployment without exposing live assignments:
-
-- A target file declares the desired runtime target.
-- The validator checks that required runtime fields and plugin mounts are coherent.
-- Optional ignored local policy can add private strategy/plugin requirements.
-- The renderer converts the declaration into platform-specific GitHub variables.
-- Platform repositories keep their existing adapter code and consume the generated variables.
-
----
-
-
-## 中文
+If a command requires credentials, run it only after reading the relevant workflow or runbook and configuring secrets outside Git.
-QuantStrategyLab 部署运行设置的声明式 schema 和工具仓库。
+## Deployment and operation
-这个仓库用于描述和校验“哪个平台运行哪个策略”的配置格式,但不保存真实线上运行分配、策略逻辑、券商执行代码、凭据或密钥。
+Use the schemas in platform repositories and CI validation. Roll out setting changes through review, dry-run validation, and controlled platform deployment.
-## 公开仓库策略
+Prefer manual or dry-run execution first. Enable schedules or live execution only after logs, artifacts, permissions, and rollback steps are reviewed.
-真实 target 文件不能提交到这个公开仓库。真实部署选择应保存在 GitHub Variables / Environments、GitHub Secrets、Secret Manager,或放在被忽略的 `local/` 目录下。
+## Strategy performance and evidence
-非敏感运行选择,例如 `TARGET_SPEC_JSON`、`RUNTIME_TARGET_JSON` 和插件挂载声明,可以放在 repository 或 environment variables 中。凭据、token、private key 等必须使用 secrets。
+Not a strategy repository. Quality is measured by compatibility, validation coverage, and reducing configuration mistakes.
-如果某个部署需要私有校验策略,请放在被忽略的本地文件里,例如 `local/policy.json`。
+README files are intentionally not a source of dated performance promises. Re-run the relevant tests, backtests, or pipeline jobs before relying on any result.
-## 边界
-
-- `UsEquityStrategies` 负责分配逻辑、策略默认值和风险规则。
-- 平台仓库负责券商 adapter、运行时输入采集、通知和执行。
-- 本仓库负责运行 target 的 schema、示例、校验和渲染工具。
-- 本仓库不保存 secret value;需要时只引用 secret name 或平台仓库自身的 secret。
-
-## 命令
-
-校验示例;如果存在 `local/targets/**/*.json`,则优先校验本地 target:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py validate
-```
-
-渲染一个示例 target:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py render examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json
-```
-
-预览被忽略本地 target 对应的 GitHub variable 更新:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py apply local/targets/longbridge/sg.json
-```
-
-实际应用 GitHub variable 更新:
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/runtime_settings.py apply --yes local/targets/longbridge/sg.json
-```
+## Safety notes
-`RUNTIME_TARGET_JSON` 是唯一 canonical source。兼容变量,例如 `STRATEGY_PROFILE`,由它生成,避免多个配置源互相漂移。
+- Never commit API keys, broker credentials, OAuth tokens, cookies, or account identifiers.
+- Run new strategies and platform changes in dry-run or paper mode before any live execution.
+- Review generated orders, artifacts, and logs manually before enabling schedules.
-对于希望同时有预检和执行两次运行的日频策略,可以在 `runtime_target.execution_windows` 里显式声明两个窗口。策略逻辑保持不变,由平台层决定某个窗口是 `notify_only`、`dry_run`、`paper` 还是 `live`。
+## Contributing
-## 架构
+Keep changes small, reproducible, and covered by the narrowest useful tests. For strategy-facing changes, include the evidence artifact or command used to validate behavior.
-这个仓库在策略选择和平台部署之间提供一个轻量 bridge,同时避免公开真实运行分配:
+## License
-- target 文件声明期望的运行目标。
-- validator 检查必填运行字段和插件挂载是否一致。
-- 可选的 ignored local policy 可以添加私有策略/插件要求。
-- renderer 把声明转换成平台专属 GitHub variables。
-- 平台仓库保持现有 adapter 代码,并消费生成后的变量。
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE) if present in this repository.
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+# QuantRuntimeSettings
+
+[English README](README.md)
+
+> ⚠️ 投资有风险,不构成投资建议,仅供学习交流用途。
+
+## 这个项目做什么
+
+QuantRuntimeSettings 是 QuantStrategyLab 体系中的**运行配置包**。定义 QuantStrategyLab 共享运行配置的 schema 和工具。
+
+## 适合谁使用
+
+- 希望阅读、复现或扩展 QuantStrategyLab 相关模块的工程师和研究人员。
+- 在阅读详细 runbook 或 workflow 前,需要先理解项目入口的运维人员。
+- 在启用自动化前,需要确认项目职责、安全边界和证据要求的 reviewer。
+
+## 当前状态
+
+共享配置契约;改动可能影响多个执行平台。
+
+## 仓库结构
+
+- `tests/`:单元测试和契约测试。
+- `.github/workflows/`:CI、定时任务和部署 workflow。
+- `scripts/`:运维脚本和本地辅助工具。
+
+## 快速开始
+
+从全新 clone 开始:
+
+```bash
+python -m pip install -e .
+python -m pytest -q
+```
+
+如果命令需要凭据,请先阅读相关 workflow 或 runbook,并把密钥配置在 Git 之外。
+
+## 部署和运行
+
+在平台仓库和 CI 校验中使用这些 schema。配置变更应经过 review、dry-run 验证和受控平台发布。
+
+建议先手工运行或 dry-run。只有在日志、产物、权限和回滚步骤都检查过之后,才启用定时任务或 live 执行。
+
+## 策略表现与证据边界
+
+这不是策略仓库。质量标准是兼容性、校验覆盖和减少配置错误。
+
+README 不应该承诺固定收益或过期指标。实际使用前,请重新运行对应测试、回测或流水线任务。
+
+## 安全注意事项
+
+- 不要把 API key、券商凭据、OAuth token、Cookie 或账户标识提交到 Git。
+- 新策略或平台变更在 live 前必须先跑 dry-run 或 paper 流程。
+- 启用定时任务前,需要人工检查生成的订单、产物和日志。
+
+## 参与贡献
+
+请保持改动小、可复现,并用最小必要测试覆盖。涉及策略的改动,需要附上验证行为的证据产物或命令。
+
+## 许可证
+
+如仓库包含 [LICENSE](LICENSE),请以该文件为准。