MQL5: add timer-based command polling for live trading#295
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MQL5: add timer-based command polling for live trading#295biohazardxxx wants to merge 12 commits intovdemydiuk:devfrom
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OnTimer() (which drains the command queue via executeCommand()) was only called from OnTick() during backtesting. In live trading, commands from the .NET client would queue up and never be processed until the next market tick arrived, making the EA unresponsive on low-volume symbols or outside market hours. - Add EventSetMillisecondTimer(100) in init() for live trading mode - Call OnTimer() on every tick regardless of mode (supplements the timer) - Add EventKillTimer() in deinit() for cleanup Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The .ex5 binary was stale and still referenced removed DLL imports (getIntValue, getDoubleValue, etc.) that no longer exist in MT5Connector.dll since the migration to the JSON payload-based protocol (getPayload). This caused "unresolved import function call" errors when loading the EA in MetaTrader. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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OnTimer()(which drains the command queue) was only called fromOnTick()during backtesting. Commands from the .NET client would queue up and never be processed until the next market tick, making the EA unresponsive on low-volume symbols or outside market hours.EventSetMillisecondTimer(100)ininit()for live trading mode so commands are polled every 100ms regardless of tick activity.OnTimer()is now also called on every tick (supplements the timer for lowest latency when ticks are flowing).EventKillTimer()indeinit()for proper cleanup.Test plan
MtApi5.mq5with MetaEditor — verified 0 errors, 0 warningsOnTick()still callsOnTimer())🤖 Generated with Claude Code