SAR Color Alert

Author: Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov
Price Data Components
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Parabolic Stop and Reverse system
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SAR Color Alert
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//|                                              SAR Color Alert.mq5 |

//|                              Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov |

//|                      https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property copyright "Copyright © 2022, Vladimir Karputov"

#property link      "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/barabashkakvn"

#property version   "1.000"

#property indicator_chart_window

#property indicator_buffers 2

#property indicator_plots   1

//--- plot SAR

#property indicator_label1  "SAR"

#property indicator_type1   DRAW_COLOR_ARROW

#property indicator_color1  clrDodgerBlue,clrOrangeRed

#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID

#property indicator_width1  1

//--- input parameters

input group             "SAR"

input double               Inp_SAR_step                  = 0.02;           // SAR: price increment step - acceleration factor

input double               Inp_SAR_maximum               = 0.2;            // SAR: maximum value of step

input group             "Alerts"

input string               InpSoundName            = "alert.wav"; // Sound Name

input uchar                InpSoundRepetitions     = 3;           // Repetitions

input uchar                InpSoundPause           = 3;           // Pause, in seconds

input bool                 InpUseSound             = false;       // Use Sound

input bool                 InpUseAlert             = true;        // Use Alert

input bool                 InpUseMail              = true;        // Use Send mail

input bool                 InpUseNotification      = true;        // Use Send notification

//--- indicator buffers

double   SARBuffer[];

double   SARColors[];

//---

int      handle_iSAR;            // variable for storing the handle of the iSAR indicator

int      bars_calculated= 0;     // we will keep the number of values in the Parabolic SAR indicator

//---

datetime m_last_sound      = 0;        // "0" -> D'1970.01.01 00:00';

uchar    m_repetitions     = 0;        //

string   m_text            = "";       //

datetime m_prev_bars       = 0;        // "0" -> D'1970.01.01 00:00';

//---

bool     m_init_error   = false; // error on InInit

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int OnInit()

  {

//--- indicator buffers mapping

   SetIndexBuffer(0,SARBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);

   SetIndexBuffer(1,SARColors,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);

//--- setting a code from the Wingdings charset as the property of PLOT_ARROW

   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_ARROW,159);

//--- set indicator digits

   IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_DIGITS,Digits());

//--- set label name

   string short_name=StringFormat("SAR Alert(%.2f,%.2f)",Inp_SAR_step,Inp_SAR_maximum);

   PlotIndexSetString(0,PLOT_LABEL,short_name);

//--- create handle of the indicator iSAR

   handle_iSAR=iSAR(Symbol(),Period(),Inp_SAR_step,Inp_SAR_maximum);

//--- if the handle is not created

   if(handle_iSAR==INVALID_HANDLE)

     {

      //--- tell about the failure and output the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to create handle of the iSAR indicator for the symbol %s/%s, error code %d",

                  Symbol(),

                  EnumToString(Period()),

                  GetLastError());

      //--- the indicator is stopped early

      m_init_error=true;

      return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

     }

//---

   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,

                const int prev_calculated,

                const datetime &time[],

                const double &open[],

                const double &high[],

                const double &low[],

                const double &close[],

                const long &tick_volume[],

                const long &volume[],

                const int &spread[])

  {

//---

   if(m_init_error)

      return(0);

//--- number of values copied from the iSAR indicator

   int values_to_copy;

//--- determine the number of values calculated in the indicator

   int calculated=BarsCalculated(handle_iSAR);

   if(calculated<=0)

     {

      PrintFormat("BarsCalculated() returned %d, error code %d",calculated,GetLastError());

      return(0);

     }

//--- if it is the first start of calculation of the indicator or if the number of values in the iSAR indicator changed

//---or if it is necessary to calculated the indicator for two or more bars (it means something has changed in the price history)

   if(prev_calculated==0 || calculated!=bars_calculated || rates_total>prev_calculated+1)

     {

      //--- if the iSARBuffer array is greater than the number of values in the iSAR indicator for symbol/period, then we don't copy everything

      //--- otherwise, we copy less than the size of indicator buffers

      if(calculated>rates_total)

         values_to_copy=rates_total;

      else

         values_to_copy=calculated;

     }

   else

     {

      //--- it means that it's not the first time of the indicator calculation, and since the last call of OnCalculate()

      //--- for calculation not more than one bar is added

      values_to_copy=(rates_total-prev_calculated)+1;

     }

//--- fill the arrays with values of the iSAR indicator

//--- if FillArrayFromBuffer returns false, it means the information is nor ready yet, quit operation

   if(!FillArrayFromBuffer(SARBuffer,handle_iSAR,values_to_copy))

      return(0);

//--- memorize the number of values in the Parabolic SAR indicator

   bars_calculated=calculated;

//--- main loop

   int limit=prev_calculated-1;

   if(prev_calculated==0)

      limit=0;

   for(int i=limit; i<rates_total; i++)

     {

      if(SARBuffer[i]<=low[i])

         SARColors[i]=0.0;

      if(SARBuffer[i]>=high[i])

         SARColors[i]=1.0;

     }

//--- alert

   if(time[rates_total-1]>m_prev_bars)

     {

      m_last_sound=0;

      m_prev_bars=time[rates_total-1];

      m_repetitions=0;

     }

   if(m_repetitions>=InpSoundRepetitions)

      return(rates_total);

   datetime time_current=TimeCurrent();

   if(rates_total<3)

      return(rates_total);

   if(time_current-m_last_sound>InpSoundPause)

     {

      int i=rates_total-1;

      if(SARColors[i-1]==1.0 && SARColors[i]==0.0)

        {

         if(InpUseSound)

            PlaySound(InpSoundName);

         m_text=Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1)+" SAR, Trend UP, "+TimeToString(time[i]);

         if(InpUseAlert)

            Alert(m_text);

         m_last_sound=time_current;

         m_repetitions++;

         //---

         if(InpUseMail)

            SendMail(Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1),m_text);

         if(InpUseNotification)

            SendNotification(Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1)+" "+m_text);

        }

      else

        {

         if(SARColors[i-1]==0.0 && SARColors[i]==1.0)

           {

            if(InpUseSound)

               PlaySound(InpSoundName);

            m_text=Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1)+" SAR, Trend DOWN, "+TimeToString(time[i]);

            if(InpUseAlert)

               Alert(m_text);

            m_last_sound=time_current;

            m_repetitions++;

            //---

            if(InpUseMail)

               SendMail(Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1),m_text);

            if(InpUseNotification)

               SendNotification(Symbol()+","+StringSubstr(EnumToString(Period()),7,-1)+" "+m_text);

           }

        }

     }

//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call

   return(rates_total);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Filling indicator buffers from the iSAR indicator                |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool FillArrayFromBuffer(double &sar_buffer[],  // indicator buffer of Parabolic SAR values

                         int ind_handle,        // handle of the iSAR indicator

                         int amount             // number of copied values

                        )

  {

//--- reset error code

   ResetLastError();

//--- fill a part of the iSARBuffer array with values from the indicator buffer that has 0 index

   if(CopyBuffer(ind_handle,0,0,amount,sar_buffer)<0)

     {

      //--- if the copying fails, tell the error code

      PrintFormat("Failed to copy data from the iSAR indicator, error code %d",GetLastError());

      //--- quit with zero result - it means that the indicator is considered as not calculated

      return(false);

     }

//--- everything is fine

   return(true);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

//| Indicator deinitialization function                              |

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void OnDeinit(const int reason)

  {

   if(handle_iSAR!=INVALID_HANDLE)

      IndicatorRelease(handle_iSAR);

  }

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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