Matt Corcoran
36 lines
1.2 KiB
Plaintext
36 lines
1.2 KiB
Plaintext
class BarUtils {
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protected:
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datetime previousTime; // Stores the previous bar open time to detect new bars
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datetime bar_open_time; // Current bar open time
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public:
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bool is_new_bar(string symbol, ENUM_TIMEFRAMES time_frame, string daily_start_time = "00:10");
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};
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bool BarUtils::is_new_bar(string symbol, ENUM_TIMEFRAMES time_frame, string daily_start_time) {
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// Get the open time of the current bar
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bar_open_time = iTime(symbol, time_frame, 0);
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// Check if it's different from the last seen time — this implies a new bar has formed
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if (previousTime != bar_open_time) {
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// Special logic for daily bars: wait until a specific time-of-day threshold
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if (PeriodSeconds(time_frame) == PeriodSeconds(PERIOD_D1)) {
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// Don't trigger on midnight, wait until configured daily_start_time (e.g., "00:10")
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if (TimeCurrent() > StringToTime(daily_start_time)) {
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previousTime = bar_open_time; // Update the marker
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return true;
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}
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} else {
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// For all non-daily timeframes, treat any change in bar time as new bar
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previousTime = bar_open_time;
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return true;
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}
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}
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// No new bar detected
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return false;
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}
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