Using base class of indicator and exporting issue

[rfsettling]

Hello

I develop a pack of indicators and I decided to create the base class for all of them. Something like this:

    public abstract class MyIndicatorBase : Indicator
    {
   .............
    }

When I export my indicators pack (as compiled assembly), NT demands from me to include my base class. Ok, I agree, But then, while importing it failes because of my abstract base class. It does not understand that not all my indicators can be instantiated.

I looked into cs-file, generated by NT and saw this

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators
{
    public partial class Indicator : NinjaTrader.Gui.NinjaScript.IndicatorRenderBase
    {
private MyIndicatorBase [] cacheMyIndicatorBase;

So, it tried to include my base indicator to "public" indicators list.

I need some attriibute like this:

    [SkipExport] <------- Do not include in public indicators list
    public abstract class MyIndicatorBase : Indicator

Is this possible?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello rfsettling,

Thanks for opening the thread.

There is not a SkipExport attribute that could be used to prevent the abstract class from exporting. Additionally, I do not think this would be a valid solution as the Exporter would throw an error to have the dependency included.

The importation issue with the abstract class is a known limitation and the only work around would be to include the logic directly with the NinjaScript and this would not be possible through a compiled assembly.

If there is anything else I can do to provide further assistance, please let me know.