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using System;
using QuantConnect.Data;
namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
///
/// An indicator that will always return the same value.
///
/// The type of input this indicator takes
public sealed class ConstantIndicator : IndicatorBase
where T : IBaseData
{
private readonly decimal _value;
///
/// Gets true since the ConstantIndicator is always ready to return the same value
///
public override bool IsReady => true;
///
/// Creates a new ConstantIndicator that will always return the specified value
///
/// The name of this indicator
/// The constant value to be returned
public ConstantIndicator(string name, decimal value)
: base(name)
{
_value = value;
// set this immediately so it always has the .Value property correctly set,
// the time will be updated anytime this indicators Update method gets called.
Current = new IndicatorDataPoint(DateTime.MinValue, value);
}
///
/// Computes the next value of this indicator from the given state
///
/// The input given to the indicator
/// A new value for this indicator
protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(T input)
{
return _value;
}
///
/// Resets this indicator to its initial state
///
public override void Reset()
{
base.Reset();
// re-initialize the current value, constant should ALWAYS return this value
Current = new IndicatorDataPoint(DateTime.MinValue, _value);
}
}
}