Indicator, resumption from suspension

[pjsmith]

Hi,

I have a few indicators I have added sound / voice announcements too. This is all great and works fine. For the most part, I leave IsSuspendedWhileInactive = true, except in special cases where I need it off for specific reason, to preserve resources. One issue I have, is that when the tab is re-selected and the indicator catches up, I can get a batch of announcements.

So, my question is, is there a way to tell if the indicator is not realtime, and is in catch up mode, so I can skip them? I'd normally use State = State.Realtime, but I and not sure it works in these cases?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello pjsmith,

Thank you for your post.

Would you be able to provide a basic version of your script for us to test and ensure that you're seeing expected behavior (though it sounds likely that you are)? We may be able to better ascertain a potential resolution. You may remove any code unnecessary to reproduce.

Thanks in advance; I look forward to assisting you further.

[pjsmith]

Hi - Well, I can reduce it to something _really_ simple. Assume Suspendwhileinactive = true and indicator is run onBarUpdate

OnBarUpdate()
{
         DoSomthing();  // how do you ensure this does not run when the indicator catches up, after it has been suspended?
}

Does that make sense?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello pjsmith,

Thank you for your reply.

We've found a resolution for this.

If you check:

if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count - 2)
{
     //alerts go in here
}

This only occurs when the indicator is actively processing. If CurrentBar doesn't equal Bars.Count - 2, the indicator is playing catch-up.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[pjsmith]

Much appreciated. I will test over weekend. Happy Friday