Category Other  Published on 16/05/2022

Synchronized Zooming

Description

This indicator allows you to easily zoom in/out multiple charts synchronously at the same time.

It works similar to our other Synchronized series indicators, you just have to attach it on your charts and whenever you change the zoom level on a chart it will update the zoom level of all other attached charts.

 

Features

  • Easy to use and simple
  • Three different modes that allows you to Synchronize zooming only on a group of charts like same Symbol or time frame
  • Works like a native feature of platform, you will not notice that you are using an indicator/add-on

 

This indicator is open source, feel free to improve it: spotware/Synchronized-Zooming: A cTrader desktop indicator that allows you to synchronize the chart zooming (github.com)

 


using cAlgo.API;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;

namespace cAlgo
{
    [Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class SynchronizedZooming : Indicator
    {
        private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?>> _indicatorInstances = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?>>();

        private static int _numberOfChartsToScroll;

        private int _lastZoomLevel;

        private string _chartKey;

        [Parameter("Mode", DefaultValue = Mode.All)]
        public Mode Mode { get; set; }

        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            _chartKey = GetChartKey(this);

            IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?> oldIndicatorContainer;

            GetIndicatorInstanceContainer(_chartKey, out oldIndicatorContainer);

            _indicatorInstances.AddOrUpdate(_chartKey, new IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?>(this), (key, value) => new IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?>(this));

            if (oldIndicatorContainer != null && oldIndicatorContainer.Data.HasValue)
            {
                ZoomChart(oldIndicatorContainer.Data.Value);
            }

            Chart.ZoomChanged += Chart_ZoomChanged;
        }

        public override void Calculate(int index)
        {
        }

        private void Chart_ZoomChanged(ChartZoomEventArgs obj)
        {
            IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?> indicatorContainer;

            if (GetIndicatorInstanceContainer(_chartKey, out indicatorContainer))
            {
                indicatorContainer.Data = null;
            }

            if (_numberOfChartsToScroll > 0)
            {
                Interlocked.Decrement(ref _numberOfChartsToScroll);

                return;
            }

            var zoomLevel = obj.Chart.ZoomLevel;

            if (_lastZoomLevel == zoomLevel) return;

            _lastZoomLevel = zoomLevel;

            switch (Mode)
            {
                case Mode.Symbol:
                    ZoomCharts(zoomLevel, indicator => indicator.SymbolName.Equals(SymbolName, StringComparison.Ordinal));
                    break;

                case Mode.TimeFrame:
                    ZoomCharts(zoomLevel, indicator => indicator.TimeFrame == TimeFrame);
                    break;

                default:

                    ZoomCharts(zoomLevel);
                    break;
            }
        }

        public void ZoomChart(int zoomLevel)
        {
            IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?> indicatorContainer;

            if (GetIndicatorInstanceContainer(_chartKey, out indicatorContainer))
            {
                indicatorContainer.Data = zoomLevel;
            }

            Chart.ZoomLevel = zoomLevel;
        }

        private void ZoomCharts(int zoomLevel, Func<Indicator, bool> predicate = null)
        {
            var toScroll = new List<SynchronizedZooming>(_indicatorInstances.Values.Count);

            foreach (var indicatorContianer in _indicatorInstances)
            {
                SynchronizedZooming indicator;

                if (indicatorContianer.Value.GetIndicator(out indicator) == false || indicator == this || (predicate != null && predicate(indicator) == false))
                    continue;

                toScroll.Add(indicator);
            }

            Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _numberOfChartsToScroll, toScroll.Count, _numberOfChartsToScroll);

            foreach (var indicator in toScroll)
            {
                try
                {
                    indicator.BeginInvokeOnMainThread(() => indicator.ZoomChart(zoomLevel));
                }
                catch (Exception)
                {
                    Interlocked.Decrement(ref _numberOfChartsToScroll);
                }
            }
        }

        private string GetChartKey(SynchronizedZooming indicator)
        {
            return string.Format("{0}_{1}_{2}", indicator.SymbolName, indicator.TimeFrame, indicator.Chart.ChartType);
        }

        private bool GetIndicatorInstanceContainer(string chartKey, out IndicatorInstanceContainer<SynchronizedZooming, int?> indicatorContainer)
        {
            if (_indicatorInstances.TryGetValue(chartKey, out indicatorContainer))
            {
                return true;
            }

            indicatorContainer = null;

            return false;
        }
    }

    public enum Mode
    {
        All,
        TimeFrame,
        Symbol
    }

    public class IndicatorInstanceContainer<T, TData> where T : Indicator
    {
        private readonly WeakReference _indicatorWeakReference;

        public IndicatorInstanceContainer(T indicator)
        {
            _indicatorWeakReference = new WeakReference(indicator);
        }

        public TData Data { get; set; }

        public bool GetIndicator(out T indicator)
        {
            if (_indicatorWeakReference.IsAlive)
            {
                indicator = (T)_indicatorWeakReference.Target;

                return true;
            }

            indicator = null;

            return false;
        }
    }
}

Spotware's avatar
Spotware

Joined on 23.09.2013

  • Distribution: Free
  • Language: C#
  • Trading platform: cTrader Automate
  • File name: Synchronized Zooming.algo
  • Rating: 0
  • Installs: 1225
Comments
Log in to add a comment.
CO
coloringpages44 · 1 year ago

coloring pages for kids, many interesting topics

JA
janiahmed121101 · 1 year ago

I enjoyed reading your article and thought it was extremely helpful. join me also vofomovies