Posting Signals from Indicator/Add-On/Strategy to another add-on

[music_p13]

Hello,

I have 2 scenarios:

1 - Strategy or Indicator are running on the chart, and I need to pass a value from that instance of the indicator/strategy to another Add-On (That stand-alone add-on is actually managing the trade in terms of order placement/exits).
2 - One add-on is running that is generating signals, and I want to pass a value from that add-on to another stand-alone Add-On.

How to accomplish passing values to another external add-on for both of these cases?

One simple way that I can see - I can just write something to local file, and by using .Net File watcher class - to pick it up in add-on whenever that file is modified.

Could you recommend any other ways to pass value to another stand-alone add-on?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi, thanks for posting. There are several ways of sending data from an indicator on a chart to an Addon. The most straightforward way would be reading/writing a .txt file. I also show a way to set up a property changed event that you can set up listeners for here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/103089-mysharedmethodsaddonexample

Our colleague also made an example that lists out the charts and indicators in a workspace through an Addon, you can explore this more for a solution that works for you:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/historical-beta-archive/version-8-beta/83700-one-indicator-change-the-properties-of-another-indicator#post717883

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

[music_p13]

Thanks a lot! Will try those examples!