fix incorrect setting of high water mark

Socket settings need to be set before connecting to the socket
Also, increase high water mark

Experts/JsonAPI.mq5

@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ struct ChartWindowIndicator
 ChartWindowIndicator chartWindowIndicators[];
 int chartWindowIndicatorCount = 0;
 
+// Refresh chart window interval for JsonAPIIndicator
+int chartWindowTimerInterval = 100; // Cycles of the globally set EventSetMillisecondTimer interval
+int chartWindowTimerCounter = 0; // Keeps track of the current cycle
+
 // Error handling
 ControlErrors mControl;
 
@@ -109,6 +113,23 @@ ControlErrors mControl;
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 bool BindSockets()
   {
+   sysSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   dataSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   liveSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   streamSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   indicatorDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   chartDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
+   chartIndicatorDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
+
+// Number of messages to buffer in RAM.
+   sysSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1000);
+   dataSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1000);
+   liveSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1000);
+   streamSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1000);
+   indicatorDataSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1000);
+   chartDataSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(1000); // TODO confirm settings
+   chartIndicatorDataSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(1000);
+   
    bool result = false;
    result = sysSocket.bind(StringFormat("tcp://%s:%d", HOST,SYS_PORT));
    if(result == false)
@@ -174,23 +195,6 @@ bool BindSockets()
       Print("Bound 'JsonAPIIndicator Data' socket on port ", CHART_INDICATOR_DATA_PORT);
      }
 
-   sysSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   dataSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   liveSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   streamSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   indicatorDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   chartDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
-   chartIndicatorDataSocket.setLinger(1000);
-
-// Number of messages to buffer in RAM.
-   sysSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1);
-   dataSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(5);
-   liveSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(1);
-   streamSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(50);
-   indicatorDataSocket.setSendHighWaterMark(5);
-   chartDataSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(1); // TODO confirm settings
-   chartIndicatorDataSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(1);
-
    return result;
   }
 
@@ -345,7 +349,6 @@ int GetChartIndicatorIdxByChartIndicatorId(string indicatorId)
 void StreamPriceData()
   {
 // If liveStream == true, push last candle to liveSocket.
-
    if(liveStream)
      {
       CJAVal last;
@@ -361,7 +364,6 @@ void StreamPriceData()
             ENUM_TIMEFRAMES period = GetTimeframe(chartTF);
 
             datetime thisBar = 0;
-            float price;
             MqlTick tick;
             MqlRates rates[1];
             int spread[1];
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ void StreamPriceData()
                     }
                   else
                     {
+                     ;
                      Data[0] = (long) rates[0].time;
                      Data[1] = (double) rates[0].open;
                      Data[2] = (double) rates[0].high;
@@ -398,6 +401,7 @@ void StreamPriceData()
                      Data[5] = (double) rates[0].tick_volume;
                      Data[6] = (int) spread[0];
                     }
+
                   last["status"] = (string) "CONNECTED";
                   last["symbol"] = (string) symbol;
                   last["timeframe"] = (string) chartTF;
@@ -461,19 +465,24 @@ void OnTimer()
       // Ensure that all indicators have finished intitailisation
       for(int i=0; i<ArraySize(chartWindowIndicators); i++)
         {
-         //CopyBuffer(chartWindowIndicators[i].indicatorHandle, 7, 0, 1, values); // '7' is the number of the 'alive' indicator buffer
-         // Wait for CopyBuffer to return. Ensures that indicator has been initialized
-         CopyBuffer(chartWindowIndicators[i].indicatorHandle, 0, 0, 1, values); // '7' is the number of the 'alive' indicator buffer
+         CopyBuffer(chartWindowIndicators[i].indicatorHandle, 7, 0, 1, values); // '7' is the number of the 'alive' indicator buffer
         }
       chartIndicatorDataSocket.send(chartMsg,true);
      }
 
 // Trigger the indicator JsonAPIIndicator to check for new Messages
-   for(int i=0; i<ArraySize(chartWindows); i++)
+   if(chartWindowTimerCounter >= chartWindowTimerInterval)
      {
-      long chartId = chartWindows[i].id;
-      EventChartCustom(chartId, 222, 222, 222.0);
+      for(int i=0; i<ArraySize(chartWindows); i++)
+        {
+         long ChartId = chartWindows[i].id;
+         EventChartCustom(ChartId, 222, 222, 222.0);
+        }
+      chartWindowTimerCounter = 0;
      }
+   else
+      chartWindowTimerCounter++;
+
   }
 
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -813,7 +822,6 @@ void OpenChart(CJAVal &dataObject)
    CJAVal message;
    message["error"]=(bool) false;
    message["chartId"] = (string) chartId;
-   message["mtChartId"] = (string) chartWindows[idx].id;
 
    string t=message.Serialize();
    if(debug)
@@ -828,16 +836,16 @@ void AddChartIndicator(CJAVal &dataObject)
   {
 
    string chartIdStr=dataObject["chartId"].ToStr();
-   string chartIndicatorId=dataObject["chartIndicatorId"].ToStr();
+   string chartIndicatorId=dataObject["indicatorChartId"].ToStr();
    int chartIndicatorSubWindow=dataObject["chartIndicatorSubWindow"].ToInt();
-   string shortName = dataObject["shortName"].ToStr();
+//string shortname = dataObject["style"]["shortname"].ToStr();
 
    int chartIdx = GetChartWindowIdxByChartWindowId(chartIdStr);
-   long chartId = chartWindows[chartIdx].id;
+   long ChartId = chartWindows[chartIdx].id;
 
-   double chartIndicatorHandle = iCustom(ChartSymbol(chartId),ChartPeriod(chartId),"JsonAPIIndicator",chartIndicatorId,shortName); //linelabel,colorstyle,linetype,linestyle,linewidth);
+   double chartIndicatorHandle = iCustom(ChartSymbol(ChartId),ChartPeriod(ChartId),"JsonAPIIndicator",chartIndicatorId,"JsonAPI"); //linelabel,colorstyle,linetype,linestyle,linewidth);
 
-   if(ChartIndicatorAdd(chartId, chartIndicatorSubWindow, chartIndicatorHandle))
+   if(ChartIndicatorAdd(ChartId, chartIndicatorSubWindow, chartIndicatorHandle))
      {
       chartWindowIndicatorCount++;
       ArrayResize(chartWindowIndicators,chartWindowIndicatorCount);
@@ -914,32 +922,6 @@ bool PushHistoricalData(CJAVal &data)
    return true;
   }
 
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-//| Correct historical tick data                                     |
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-// Some brokers (markets.com) deliver incorrect historical tick data
-// with an incorrect spread. 
-// This attempts to automatically adjust the
-// historical tick data.
-// Live bar data is also represented with the same, incorrect spread so we attempt
-// to adjust historical tick data by that same amount.
-void CorrectTicks(string symbol, MqlTick &copyTicksArray[])
-  {
-   MqlTick symbolInfoTick;
-   double offsetBid, offsetAsk;
-   int tickCount = ArraySize(copyTicksArray);
-   SymbolInfoTick(symbol,symbolInfoTick);
-
-   offsetBid = copyTicksArray[tickCount-1].bid - symbolInfoTick.bid;
-   offsetAsk = copyTicksArray[tickCount-1].ask - symbolInfoTick.ask;
-
-   for(int i=0; i<tickCount; i++)
-     {
-      copyTicksArray[i].bid = copyTicksArray[i].bid - offsetBid;
-      copyTicksArray[i].ask = copyTicksArray[i].ask - offsetAsk;
-     }
-  }
-
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 //| Get historical data                                              |
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -949,7 +931,6 @@ void HistoryInfo(CJAVal &dataObject)
    string actionType = dataObject["actionType"].ToStr();
    string chartTF = dataObject["chartTF"].ToStr();
    string symbol=dataObject["symbol"].ToStr();
-   bool correctTickHistory=dataObject["correctTickHistory"].ToBool();
 
 // Write CVS fle to local directory
    if(actionType=="WRITE" && chartTF=="TICK")
@@ -986,8 +967,6 @@ void HistoryInfo(CJAVal &dataObject)
       CheckError(__FUNCTION__);
 
       Print("Preparing data of ", tickCount, " ticks for ", symbol);
-      if(correctTickHistory)
-         CorrectTicks(symbol,tickArray);
       int file_handle=FileOpen(outputFile, FILE_WRITE | FILE_CSV);
       if(file_handle!=INVALID_HANDLE)
         {
@@ -1113,8 +1092,6 @@ void HistoryInfo(CJAVal &dataObject)
 
             tickCount=CopyTicksRange(symbol,tickArray, COPY_TICKS_ALL, 1000*(ulong)fromDateM, 1000*(ulong)toDateM);
             Print("Preparing tick data of ", tickCount, " ticks for ", symbol);
-            if(correctTickHistory)
-               CorrectTicks(symbol,tickArray);
             if(tickCount)
               {
                for(int i=0; i<tickCount; i++)
@@ -1550,54 +1527,54 @@ ENUM_TIMEFRAMES GetTimeframe(string chartTF)
   {
 
    ENUM_TIMEFRAMES tf;
-   tf=NULL;
 
    if(chartTF=="TICK")
       tf=PERIOD_CURRENT;
-
-   if(chartTF=="M1")
-      tf=PERIOD_M1;
-
-   if(chartTF=="M5")
-      tf=PERIOD_M5;
-
-   if(chartTF=="M15")
-      tf=PERIOD_M15;
-
-   if(chartTF=="M30")
-      tf=PERIOD_M30;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H1")
-      tf=PERIOD_H1;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H2")
-      tf=PERIOD_H2;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H3")
-      tf=PERIOD_H3;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H4")
-      tf=PERIOD_H4;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H6")
-      tf=PERIOD_H6;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H8")
-      tf=PERIOD_H8;
-
-   if(chartTF=="H12")
-      tf=PERIOD_H12;
-
-   if(chartTF=="D1")
-      tf=PERIOD_D1;
-
-   if(chartTF=="W1")
-      tf=PERIOD_W1;
-
-   if(chartTF=="MN1")
-      tf=PERIOD_MN1;
-
-//if tf == NULL an error will be raised in config function
+   else
+      if(chartTF=="M1")
+         tf=PERIOD_M1;
+      else
+         if(chartTF=="M5")
+            tf=PERIOD_M5;
+         else
+            if(chartTF=="M15")
+               tf=PERIOD_M15;
+            else
+               if(chartTF=="M30")
+                  tf=PERIOD_M30;
+               else
+                  if(chartTF=="H1")
+                     tf=PERIOD_H1;
+                  else
+                     if(chartTF=="H2")
+                        tf=PERIOD_H2;
+                     else
+                        if(chartTF=="H3")
+                           tf=PERIOD_H3;
+                        else
+                           if(chartTF=="H4")
+                              tf=PERIOD_H4;
+                           else
+                              if(chartTF=="H6")
+                                 tf=PERIOD_H6;
+                              else
+                                 if(chartTF=="H8")
+                                    tf=PERIOD_H8;
+                                 else
+                                    if(chartTF=="H12")
+                                       tf=PERIOD_H12;
+                                    else
+                                       if(chartTF=="D1")
+                                          tf=PERIOD_D1;
+                                       else
+                                          if(chartTF=="W1")
+                                             tf=PERIOD_W1;
+                                          else
+                                             if(chartTF=="MN1")
+                                                tf=PERIOD_MN1;
+                                             //error will be raised in config function
+                                             else
+                                                tf=NULL;
    return(tf);
   }
 

Indicators/JsonAPIIndicator.mq5

@@ -21,20 +21,24 @@ Context context("MQL5 JSON API");
 Socket chartSubscriptionSocket(context,ZMQ_SUB);
 
 //--- input parameters
-#property indicator_buffers 31
-#property indicator_plots   30
+#property indicator_buffers 21
+#property indicator_plots   20
+#property indicator_label1  "JsonAPI"
+#property indicator_type1   DRAW_NONE
+#property indicator_type2   DRAW_NONE
+#property indicator_type3   DRAW_NONE
+//#property indicator_color3  CLR_NONE
+#property indicator_type4   DRAW_NONE
+#property indicator_type5  DRAW_NONE
 
 input string            IndicatorId="";
-input string            ShortName="JsonAPIIndicator";
+input string            ShortName="JsonAPI";
 
 //--- indicator settings
-double                  B0[], B1[], B2[], B3[], B4[], B5[], B6[], B7[], B8[], B9[], B10[];
-double                  B11[], B12[], B13[], B14[], B15[], B16[], B17[], B18[], B19[], B20[];
-double                  B21[], B22[], B23[], B24[], B25[], B26[], B27[], B28[], B29[];
-bool                    debug = false;
+double                  B0[], B1[], B2[], B3[], B4[], B5[], B6[], B7[], B8[], B9[], B10[], B11[], B12[], B13[], B14[], B15[], B16[], B17[], B18[], B19[], alive[];
+bool                    debug = true;
+bool                    first = false;
 int                     activeBufferCount = 0;
-long                    mtChartId = 0;
-bool                    setFormingCandleBlank = true;
 
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 //| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
@@ -42,7 +46,12 @@ bool                    setFormingCandleBlank = true;
 int OnInit()
 
   {
-
+// TODO subscribe only to own IndicatorId topic
+// Subscribe to all topics
+   chartSubscriptionSocket.setSubscribe("");
+   chartSubscriptionSocket.setLinger(1000);
+// Number of messages to buffer in RAM.
+   chartSubscriptionSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(1000); // TODO confirm settings
    bool result = chartSubscriptionSocket.connect(StringFormat("tcp://%s:%d", HOST, CHART_SUB_PORT));
    if(result == false)
      {
@@ -50,17 +59,10 @@ int OnInit()
      }
    else
      {
-      if(debug)
-         Print("Accepting Chart Indicator data on port ", CHART_SUB_PORT);
-      // TODO subscribe only to own IndicatorId topic
-      // Subscribe to all topics
-      chartSubscriptionSocket.setSubscribe("");
-      //chartSubscriptionSocket.setLinger(1000);
-      chartSubscriptionSocket.setLinger(10000);
-      // Number of messages to buffer in RAM.
-      chartSubscriptionSocket.setReceiveHighWaterMark(5); // TODO confirm settings
+      Print("Accepting Chart Indicator data on port ", CHART_SUB_PORT);
      }
 
+
 //--- indicator buffers mapping;
    ArraySetAsSeries(B0,true);
    ArraySetAsSeries(B1,true);
@@ -82,47 +84,30 @@ int OnInit()
    ArraySetAsSeries(B17,true);
    ArraySetAsSeries(B18,true);
    ArraySetAsSeries(B19,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B20,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B21,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B22,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B23,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B24,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B25,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B26,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B27,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B28,true);
-   ArraySetAsSeries(B29,true);
+   ArraySetAsSeries(alive,true);
+
+   SetIndexBuffer(0,B0,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(1,B1,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(2,B2,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(3,B3,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(4,B4,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(5,B5,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(6,B6,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(7,B7,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(8,B8,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(9,B9,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(10,B10,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(11,B11,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(12,B12,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(13,B13,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(14,B14,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(15,B15,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(16,B16,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(17,B17,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(18,B18,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(19,B19,INDICATOR_DATA);
+   SetIndexBuffer(20,alive,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS); // If the buffer index changes, the line starting with "CopyBuffer(chartWindowIndicators[i].indicatorHandle," in JsonAPI.mq5 has to be updated
 
-   SetIndexBuffer(0,B0,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(1,B1,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(2,B2,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(3,B3,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(4,B4,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(5,B5,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(6,B6,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(7,B7,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(8,B8,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(9,B9,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(10,B10,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(11,B11,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(12,B12,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(13,B13,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(14,B14,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(15,B15,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(16,B16,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(17,B17,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(18,B18,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(19,B19,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(20,B20,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(21,B21,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(22,B22,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(23,B23,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(24,B24,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(25,B25,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(26,B26,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(27,B27,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(28,B28,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
-   SetIndexBuffer(29,B29,INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS);
 
 //---
    IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,ShortName);
@@ -130,14 +115,6 @@ int OnInit()
    return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
   }
 
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-//|                                                                  |
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-void OnDeinit(const int reason)
-  {
-// Print("INDI DEINIT ",reason);
-  }
-
 
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 //|                                                                  |
@@ -165,11 +142,9 @@ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                 const long &volume[],
                 const int &spread[])
   {
-
 // While a new candle is forming, set the current value to be empty
 
-
-   if(rates_total>prev_calculated && setFormingCandleBlank)
+   if(rates_total>prev_calculated)
      {
       B0[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
       B1[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
@@ -191,17 +166,10 @@ int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
       B17[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
       B18[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
       B19[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B20[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B21[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B22[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B23[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B24[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B25[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B26[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B27[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B28[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-      B29[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
      }
+   if(first==false)
+      alive[0] = 1;
+// ChartRedraw(0);
 
 //--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
    return(rates_total);
@@ -223,163 +191,52 @@ void SubscriptionHandler(ZmqMsg &chartMsg)
       Alert("Deserialization Error");
       ExpertRemove();
      }
-   if(message["chartIndicatorId"]==IndicatorId)
+   if(message["indicatorChartId"]==IndicatorId)
      {
 
       if(message["action"]=="PLOT" && message["actionType"]=="DATA")
         {
          int bufferIdx = message["indicatorBufferId"].ToInt();
          if(bufferIdx == 0)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B0);
-            SetIndexBuffer(0,B0,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 1)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B1);
-            SetIndexBuffer(1,B1,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 2)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B2);
-            SetIndexBuffer(2,B2,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 3)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B3);
-            SetIndexBuffer(3,B3,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 4)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B4);
-            SetIndexBuffer(4,B4,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 5)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B5);
-            SetIndexBuffer(5,B5,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 6)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B6);
-            SetIndexBuffer(6,B6,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 7)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B7);
-            SetIndexBuffer(7,B7,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 8)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B8);
-            SetIndexBuffer(8,B8,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 9)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B9);
-            SetIndexBuffer(9,B9,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 10)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B10);
-            SetIndexBuffer(10,B10,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 11)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B11);
-            SetIndexBuffer(11,B11,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 12)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B12);
-            SetIndexBuffer(12,B12,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 13)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B13);
-            SetIndexBuffer(13,B13,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 14)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B14);
-            SetIndexBuffer(14,B14,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 15)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B15);
-            SetIndexBuffer(15,B15,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 16)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B16);
-            SetIndexBuffer(16,B16,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 17)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B17);
-            SetIndexBuffer(17,B17,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 18)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B18);
-            SetIndexBuffer(18,B18,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
          if(bufferIdx == 19)
-           {
             WriteToBuffer(message, B19);
-            SetIndexBuffer(19,B19,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 20)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B20);
-            SetIndexBuffer(20,B20,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 21)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B21);
-            SetIndexBuffer(21,B21,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 22)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B22);
-            SetIndexBuffer(22,B22,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 23)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B23);
-            SetIndexBuffer(23,B23,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 24)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B24);
-            SetIndexBuffer(24,B24,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 25)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B25);
-            SetIndexBuffer(25,B25,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 26)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B26);
-            SetIndexBuffer(26,B26,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 27)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B27);
-            SetIndexBuffer(27,B27,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 28)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B28);
-            SetIndexBuffer(28,B28,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         if(bufferIdx == 29)
-           {
-            WriteToBuffer(message, B29);
-            SetIndexBuffer(29,B29,INDICATOR_DATA);
-           }
-         ChartRedraw(mtChartId);
         }
       else
          if(message["action"]=="PLOT" && message["actionType"]=="ADDBUFFER")
@@ -389,165 +246,30 @@ void SubscriptionHandler(ZmqMsg &chartMsg)
             string linetypeStr = message["style"]["linetype"].ToStr();
             string linestyleStr = message["style"]["linestyle"].ToStr();
             int linewidth = message["style"]["linewidth"].ToInt();
-            setFormingCandleBlank = message["style"]["blankforming"].ToBool();
 
             color colorstyle = StringToColor(colorstyleStr);
             int linetype = StringToEnumInt(linetypeStr);
             int linestyle = StringToEnumInt(linestyleStr);
 
+            /*
+            //if (aa == false) {
+            Print("SETBUFF ActCount  ",activeBufferCount);
+            if (activeBufferCount == 0) {SetIndexBuffer(0,B1,INDICATOR_DATA);} // Two semicolons ar required! No idea why. Seems to be a timing problem, better to keep it in init()
+
+            if (activeBufferCount == 1) {SetIndexBuffer(1,B2,INDICATOR_DATA);;}
+            if (activeBufferCount == 2) {SetIndexBuffer(2,B3,INDICATOR_DATA);;}
+            if (activeBufferCount == 3) {SetIndexBuffer(3,B4,INDICATOR_DATA);;}
+            if (activeBufferCount == 4) {SetIndexBuffer(4,B5,INDICATOR_DATA);;}
+
+            //aa = true;}
+            */
+
             SetStyle(activeBufferCount, linelabel, colorstyle, linetype, linestyle, linewidth);
             activeBufferCount = activeBufferCount + 1;
-
-            ClearBuffer(activeBufferCount-1);
            }
      }
   }
 
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-//|                                                                  |
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-void Clear(double &buffer[])
-  {
-   int bufferSize = ArraySize(buffer);
-   for(int i=0; i<bufferSize; i++)
-     {
-      buffer[i] = EMPTY_VALUE;
-     }
-  }
-
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-//|                                                                  |
-//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
-void ClearBuffer(int bufferIdx)
-  {
-   switch(bufferIdx)
-     {
-      case  0:
-        {
-         Clear(B0);
-        }
-      case  1:
-        {
-         Clear(B1);
-        }
-      case  2:
-        {
-         Clear(B2);
-        }
-      case  3:
-        {
-         Clear(B3);
-        }
-      case  4:
-        {
-         Clear(B4);
-        }
-      case  5:
-        {
-         Clear(B5);
-        }
-      case  6:
-        {
-         Clear(B6);
-        }
-      case  7:
-        {
-         Clear(B7);
-        }
-      case  8:
-        {
-         Clear(B8);
-        }
-      case  9:
-        {
-         Clear(B9);
-        }
-      case  10:
-        {
-         Clear(B10);
-        }
-      case  11:
-        {
-         Clear(B11);
-        }
-      case  12:
-        {
-         Clear(B12);
-        }
-      case  13:
-        {
-         Clear(B13);
-        }
-      case  14:
-        {
-         Clear(B14);
-        }
-      case  15:
-        {
-         Clear(B15);
-        }
-      case  16:
-        {
-         Clear(B16);
-        }
-      case  17:
-        {
-         Clear(B17);
-        }
-      case  18:
-        {
-         Clear(B18);
-        }
-      case  19:
-        {
-         Clear(B19);
-        }
-      case  20:
-        {
-         Clear(B20);
-        }
-      case  21:
-        {
-         Clear(B21);
-        }
-      case  22:
-        {
-         Clear(B22);
-        }
-      case  23:
-        {
-         Clear(B23);
-        }
-      case  24:
-        {
-         Clear(B24);
-        }
-      case  25:
-        {
-         Clear(B25);
-        }
-      case  26:
-        {
-         Clear(B26);
-        }
-      case  27:
-        {
-         Clear(B27);
-        }
-      case  28:
-        {
-         Clear(B28);
-        }
-      case  29:
-        {
-         Clear(B29);
-        }
-      break;
-      default:
-        {} break;
-     }
-  }
-
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 //| Update indicator buffer function                                 |
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
@@ -555,32 +277,32 @@ void WriteToBuffer(CJAVal &message, double &buffer[])
   {
 
    int bufferSize = ArraySize(buffer);
+
    int messageDataSize = message["data"].Size();
+// TODO check if this is working as expected. Seems to
+   if(first==false)
+     {
+      for(int i=0; i<activeBufferCount; i++)
+        {
+         //Print("BUFF ",bufferSize-messageDataSize, " ",ArraySize(B2)," ", ArraySize(B3), " ",messageDataSize);
+         PlotIndexSetInteger(i,PLOT_DRAW_BEGIN,bufferSize-messageDataSize);
+        }
+      first = true;
+     }
 
-// calculate the buffer offset
-   MqlRates r[];
-   mtChartId =(datetime)message["mtChartId"].ToInt();
-   datetime fromDate=(datetime)message["fromDate"].ToInt();
-   datetime toDate=TimeCurrent();
-   ENUM_TIMEFRAMES period = ChartPeriod(mtChartId);
-   string symbol = ChartSymbol(mtChartId);
-   int rateCount;
-
-   rateCount = CopyRates(symbol, period, fromDate, toDate, r);
-   int offset = rateCount - 1;
-
-// write to buffer
    for(int i=0; i<messageDataSize; i++)
      {
-      // don't add more elements than the automatically sized buffer array can
-      if(i+offset<bufferSize)
+      // don't add more elements than the automatically sized buffer array can hold
+      if(i+1<bufferSize)
         {
-         double val = message["data"][i].ToDbl();
-         if(val >= EMPTY_VALUE)
-            val = EMPTY_VALUE;
-         buffer[i+offset] = val;
+         // the first element is the current unformed candle, so we start at index 1
+         // we reverse the order of the incoming values, which are expected to be ascending
+         //buffer[i+1] = message["data"][messageDataSize-1-i].ToDbl();
+         buffer[i+1] = message["data"][messageDataSize-1-i].ToDbl();
         }
      }
+// Set the most recent plotted value to nothing, as we do not have any data for yet unformed candles
+   buffer[0] = EMPTY_VALUE;
   }