nautechsystems/nautilus_trader · error

{FAILED}: {e}

Error message

{FAILED}: {e}

What it means

MarketIfTouchedOrder::new panics with `Condition failed: {e}` when MarketIfTouchedOrder::new_checked returns an OrderError; the `new` wrapper converts Err into a panic. Checks include check_positive_quantity, check_time_in_force (GTD requires expire_time) and OrderInitialized::new_checked invariants. `FAILED` is `"Condition failed"` from crates/core/src/correctness.rs.

Source

Thrown at crates/model/src/orders/market_if_touched.rs:209

            trigger_type,
            time_in_force,
            expire_time,
            reduce_only,
            quote_quantity,
            emulation_trigger,
            trigger_instrument_id,
            contingency_type,
            order_list_id,
            linked_order_ids,
            parent_order_id,
            exec_algorithm_id,
            exec_algorithm_params,
            exec_spawn_id,
            tags,
            init_id,
            ts_init,
        )
        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{FAILED}: {e}"))
    }
}

impl PartialEq for MarketIfTouchedOrder {
    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
        self.client_order_id == other.client_order_id
    }
}

impl Deref for MarketIfTouchedOrder {
    type Target = OrderCore;

    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
        &self.core
    }
}

impl DerefMut for MarketIfTouchedOrder {

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Solutions

  1. Inspect the OrderError message inside the panic for the exact failed check.
  2. Call MarketIfTouchedOrder::new_checked and handle Result.
  3. Fix inputs: positive quantity, expire_time for GTD, valid side.
  4. Validate strategy-config values before construction.

Example fix

// before
let order = MarketIfTouchedOrder::new(..., TimeInForce::Gtd, None, ...); // panics
// after
let order = MarketIfTouchedOrder::new_checked(..., TimeInForce::Gtd, Some(expire_unix_nanos), ...)?;
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

Validate before calling

fn valid_mit_args(qty: Quantity, tif: TimeInForce, expire_time: Option<UnixNanos>) -> Result<(), String> {
    if qty.raw == 0 { return Err("quantity must be positive".into()); }
    if tif == TimeInForce::Gtd && expire_time.map_or(true, |t| t.as_u64() == 0) { return Err("GTD requires expire_time".into()); }
    Ok(())
}

Type guard

if qty.is_zero() || side == OrderSide::NoOrderSide { return None; }

Prevention

When it happens

Trigger: Calling MarketIfTouchedOrder::new (crates/model/src/orders/market_if_touched.rs) with a non-positive quantity, TimeInForce::Gtd with None/zero expire_time, or an invalid init-event invariant such as NoOrderSide.

Common situations: GTD MIT orders created without expire_time; zero quantity from a defaulted strategy config; side lost in an enum round-trip; rebuilding orders from cache/serialized events with missing fields.

Related errors


AI-assisted analysis of nautechsystems/nautilus_trader@18893faf8b (2026-09-08). Data as JSON: /api/errors/12f7d1fbeec64856. Report an issue: GitHub.