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Binary.com Tick Stream

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Tick Stream Request -- Initiate a continuous stream of spot price updates for a given symbol.

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C
#include <C_CkWebSocket.h>
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkWebSocket ws;
    HCkRest rest;
    const char *responseBody;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    BOOL finalFrame;
    HCkJsonObject jsonTickData;
    BOOL receivedFinalFrame;
    int numTicksReceived;
    const char *receivedJson;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    ws = CkWebSocket_Create();

    // For brevity, this example does not check for errors when etablishing the WebSocket connection.
    // See Establish WebSocket Connection for more complete sample code for making the connection.

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect to ws.binaryws.com
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"ws.binaryws.com",443,TRUE,FALSE);
    CkWebSocket_UseConnection(ws,rest);
    CkWebSocket_AddClientHeaders(ws);

    // My app_id is 12332.  You'll wnat to use your own...
    responseBody = CkRest_fullRequestNoBody(rest,"GET","/websockets/v3?app_id=12332");
    success = CkWebSocket_ValidateServerHandshake(ws);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkWebSocket_lastErrorText(ws));
        printf("%s\n",responseBody);
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Build and send the following message:

    // {
    //   "ticks": "R_50",
    //   "subscribe": 1
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_AppendString(json,"ticks","R_50");
    CkJsonObject_AppendInt(json,"subscribe",1);

    // Send a full message in a single frame
    finalFrame = TRUE;
    success = CkWebSocket_SendFrame(ws,CkJsonObject_emit(json),finalFrame);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkWebSocket_lastErrorText(ws));
        CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    jsonTickData = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonTickData,FALSE);

    // Begin reading the tick stream response.
    // We'll just read the 1st 10 updates and then exit..
    receivedFinalFrame = FALSE;
    numTicksReceived = 0;
    while (numTicksReceived < 5) {

        success = CkWebSocket_ReadFrame(ws);
        if (success != TRUE) {
            printf("Failed to receive a frame\n");
            printf("ReadFrame fail reason = %d\n",CkWebSocket_getReadFrameFailReason(ws));
            printf("%s\n",CkWebSocket_lastErrorText(ws));
            CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
            CkRest_Dispose(rest);
            CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
            CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonTickData);
            return;
        }

        // The responses we desire are in Text frames, where the opcode = 1.
        if (CkWebSocket_getFrameOpcodeInt(ws) == 1) {
            receivedJson = CkWebSocket_getFrameData(ws);

            CkJsonObject_Load(jsonTickData,receivedJson);
            printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonTickData));

            numTicksReceived = numTicksReceived + 1;
        }

    }

    // Close the websocket connection.
    success = CkWebSocket_SendClose(ws,TRUE,1000,"Closing this websocket.");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkWebSocket_lastErrorText(ws));
        CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonTickData);
        return;
    }

    // Read the Close response.
    success = CkWebSocket_ReadFrame(ws);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("ReadFrame fail reason = %d\n",CkWebSocket_getReadFrameFailReason(ws));
        printf("%s\n",CkWebSocket_lastErrorText(ws));
        CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonTickData);
        return;
    }

    printf("Success.\n");

    // The output of the above code is shown here:

    // {
    //   "echo_req": {
    //     "subscribe": 1,
    //     "ticks": "R_50"
    //   },
    //   "msg_type": "tick",
    //   "tick": {
    //     "ask": "373.8725",
    //     "bid": "373.8325",
    //     "epoch": "1517437456",
    //     "id": "2d3dedf1-45e2-66a5-d0d3-72bd7f0a6ea9",
    //     "quote": "373.8525",
    //     "symbol": "R_50"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // {
    //   "echo_req": {
    //     "subscribe": 1,
    //     "ticks": "R_50"
    //   },
    //   "msg_type": "tick",
    //   "tick": {
    //     "ask": "373.7952",
    //     "bid": "373.7552",
    //     "epoch": "1517437458",
    //     "id": "2d3dedf1-45e2-66a5-d0d3-72bd7f0a6ea9",
    //     "quote": "373.7752",
    //     "symbol": "R_50"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // {
    //   "echo_req": {
    //     "subscribe": 1,
    //     "ticks": "R_50"
    //   },
    //   "msg_type": "tick",
    //   "tick": {
    //     "ask": "373.8638",
    //     "bid": "373.8238",
    //     "epoch": "1517437460",
    //     "id": "2d3dedf1-45e2-66a5-d0d3-72bd7f0a6ea9",
    //     "quote": "373.8438",
    //     "symbol": "R_50"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // {
    //   "echo_req": {
    //     "subscribe": 1,
    //     "ticks": "R_50"
    //   },
    //   "msg_type": "tick",
    //   "tick": {
    //     "ask": "373.7636",
    //     "bid": "373.7236",
    //     "epoch": "1517437462",
    //     "id": "2d3dedf1-45e2-66a5-d0d3-72bd7f0a6ea9",
    //     "quote": "373.7436",
    //     "symbol": "R_50"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // {
    //   "echo_req": {
    //     "subscribe": 1,
    //     "ticks": "R_50"
    //   },
    //   "msg_type": "tick",
    //   "tick": {
    //     "ask": "373.6870",
    //     "bid": "373.6470",
    //     "epoch": "1517437464",
    //     "id": "2d3dedf1-45e2-66a5-d0d3-72bd7f0a6ea9",
    //     "quote": "373.6670",
    //     "symbol": "R_50"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    // Success.


    CkWebSocket_Dispose(ws);
    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonTickData);

    }