Hive Engine Trading Bot: Placing Orders with `place_order.py`

This script enables automatic trading on the Hive Engine marketplace by placing buy and sell orders using the Hive Engine API. It is a crucial part of the hive_trading_bot.py and matic_trading_bot.py scripts, allowing seamless execution of trades.

📜 Code Overview

place_order.py Script

import time
import requests

# Hive Engine API Endpoint
HIVE_ENGINE_API = "https://api.hive-engine.com/rpc"

def place_order(account, token, price, quantity, order_type="buy"):
    """Places a buy/sell order on Hive Engine."""
    payload = {
        "jsonrpc": "2.0",
        "method": "find",
        "params": {
            "contract": "market",
            "table": "orders",
            "query": {
                "account": account,
                "symbol": token,
                "price": price,
                "quantity": quantity,
                "type": order_type
            }
        },
        "id": int(time.time())
    }
    response = requests.post(f"{HIVE_ENGINE_API}/contracts", json=payload)
    return response.json()