Hi guys,

I want to code an indicator that would show current high/low of higher timeframe on a lower timeframe (and plot it as a line). Therefore I need to have info that a new higher tf bar has started (to reset high/low). As far as I understand jForex API I need two inputs: Bars from higher tf to know if the new bar arrived and bars for the lower tf to calc if the high/low of the lower tf is the extreme from the start of the higher bar. Is that possible in jForex ?

Btw. do you know any tutorials, books about jForex API (I have no problem with java itself but the javadocs and wiki being really a joke not a documentation make it really hard to understand how to construct indicators in jForex API) ?

Regards,
K.

If an indicator needs bars from higher period please use the following InputParameterInfo object

new InputParameterInfo("Higher period", InputParameterInfo.Type.BAR) {{
    setPeriod(Period.ONE_HOUR);
}

Indicator usage tutorials can be found here:
https://www.dukascopy.com/wiki/#Indicator_API:_Overview

6 days, I mean R E A L L Y ?
I will probably die of old age before you answer my next question but I will try nevertheless:

I code & compile w/o any problems an indicator. In both onstart and calculate methods I have console.getOut().println(sth) statements but only the one in the onstart shows in the message tab. When I recompile, save etc. still only onstart prints. Is this intended ?
fields in IIndicator:

private IIndicatorContext indicatorContext;
    private IConsole console;

in onStart:

 this.indicatorContext = context;
        console = context.getConsole();
        console.getOut().println("Started");

in calculate:

console.getOut().println(outputs[0][i] + " || i: " + i);

In the above case only "Started" prints.

Thanks in advance.

*** EDIT ***
Nevermind, solved it.
Btw.: Is it taking so much time for you to answer because you look up the answers in your very informative wiki ?