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#include <MyLibs/Utils/TimeZones.mqh>
class TradeSessionUtils {
protected:
TimeZones tz; // For handling timezone conversion
bool in_window; // Whether the current time is in the allowed window
datetime start_time; // Session start time (converted to Broker time)
datetime end_time; // Session end time (converted to Broker time)
public:
bool trade_window(string t1, string t2, string time_zone = "Broker", bool plot_range_inp = true);
};
bool TradeSessionUtils::trade_window(string t1, string t2, string time_zone, bool plot_range_inp) {
datetime _t1 = StringToTime(t1); // Convert string to datetime
datetime _t2 = StringToTime(t2); // Convert string to datetime
// Handle overnight windows (e.g. 22:0001:00)
if (_t1 > _t2) {
_t2 = _t2 + PeriodSeconds(PERIOD_D1);
}
int w_duration = (int)(_t2 - _t1); // Duration of the session in seconds
// Check if we're currently within the window
if (TimeCurrent() >= start_time && TimeCurrent() <= end_time) {
in_window = true;
}
// If we've moved beyond the previous window, define a new one
if (TimeCurrent() >= end_time) {
in_window = false;
// Convert start time to broker time based on user timezone input
start_time = tz.timezone_conversions(time_zone, StringToTime(t1), "Broker");
// If we've already passed today's start time, push it to tomorrow
if (TimeCurrent() >= start_time) {
start_time += PeriodSeconds(PERIOD_D1);
}
// End time is relative to updated start time
end_time = start_time + w_duration;
// Plot vertical lines if requested
if (plot_range_inp) {
string name = "Start Time" + (string)start_time;
if (start_time > 0) {
ObjectCreate(NULL, name, OBJ_VLINE, 0, start_time, 0);
ObjectSetInteger(NULL, name, OBJPROP_COLOR, clrBlue);
ObjectSetInteger(NULL, name, OBJPROP_BACK, true);
}
name = "End Time" + (string)end_time;
if (end_time > 0) {
ObjectCreate(NULL, name, OBJ_VLINE, 0, end_time, 0);
ObjectSetInteger(NULL, name, OBJPROP_COLOR, C'56,108,26');
ObjectSetInteger(NULL, name, OBJPROP_BACK, true);
}
ChartRedraw();
}
}
return in_window;
}