📈 Visual Markets

This oTree app is designed to visualize continuous double auction markets using heatmaps, utility grids, and other dynamic elements.

🔧 Example Session Config

Add the following to your SESSION_CONFIGS in settings.py:

dict(
   name='otree_visual_markets',
   display_name='Visual Markets',
   num_demo_participants=2,
   app_sequence=['otree_visual_markets'],
   session_config_file='demo.txt',
),

📦 Required Dependencies

To run this app successfully, you must also include the following apps in your project directory:

• otree_redwood
• otree_markets

Make sure these folders are present at the same level as otree_visual_markets. Your directory structure should look like this:

your_project/
├── otree_redwood/
├── otree_markets/
├── otree_visual_markets/
├── settings.py
├── manage.py

⚙️ Setup Instructions for Visual Markets (oTree 3.x)

These steps help you set up and run the Visual Markets app with oTree 3.x.
🛑 This version is NOT compatible with oTree Lite (5+).

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1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Leeps-Lab/otree_visual_markets.git
cd otree_visual_markets

2. Create and activate a virtual environment

pyenv local 3.7.17
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required packages

If you have a requirements.txt, install with:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Or install manually:

pip install numpy pandas js2py pyyaml channels otree-redwood otree-core

4. Run the development server

otree devserver

Then open your browser to:
http://localhost:8000

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Note

Do not run otree update_my_code or upgrade to oTree 5, or this app may stop working.