MethodRequirements

MethodRequirements(
    sources=(),
    needs_consensus=True,
    needs_actuals=False,
    minimum_history=0,
)

What a method needs before it can run.

Checked when a pipeline is assembled rather than halfway through a run.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
sources	tuple[str, …]	Source names that must be present, such as a forecaster’s.
needs_consensus	bool	The method compares against the consensus source.
needs_actuals	bool	The method scores against realised values.
minimum_history	int	Prior periods required before the method can run.