MQL5-Google-Onedrive/docs/Echo_Hello_Guide.md

Echo and Hello Window Demo

This repository includes simple demonstration scripts that showcase echo functionality and a hello window display.

Purpose

These scripts provide:

• Echo functionality: Display messages to the console with formatting
• Hello Window: A formatted welcome window display
• Cross-platform support (Python and Shell versions)

Quick Start

Python Version

Run the full demo:

python3 scripts/echo_hello.py

Echo a custom message:

python3 scripts/echo_hello.py --message "Your custom message here"

Show help:

python3 scripts/echo_hello.py --help

Shell Version

Run the full demo:

bash scripts/echo_hello.sh

Echo a custom message:

bash scripts/echo_hello.sh Your custom message here

Show help:

bash scripts/echo_hello.sh --help

On Windows

Using PowerShell:

python scripts\echo_hello.py

Using Command Prompt:

python scripts\echo_hello.py

Output Example

When you run the default demo, you'll see:

2026-02-09 05:07:53,151 - INFO - Starting echo and hello window demo...
2026-02-09 05:07:53,151 - INFO - ECHO: Welcome to the demo!
>>> Welcome to the demo!
2026-02-09 05:07:53,151 - INFO - ECHO: This script demonstrates echo functionality
>>> This script demonstrates echo functionality
2026-02-09 05:07:53,151 - INFO - ECHO: And displays a hello window
>>> And displays a hello window

============================================================
                        HELLO WINDOW                        
============================================================
            Hello from MQL5 Trading Automation!             
                 Time: 2026-02-09 05:07:53                  
============================================================

2026-02-09 05:07:53,151 - INFO - Demo completed successfully

Testing

Test the echo and hello window functionality:

# Run dedicated tests
python3 scripts/test_echo_hello.py

# Or run as part of full automation test suite
python3 scripts/test_automation.py

Use Cases

These scripts can serve as:

• Simple templates for creating new utilities
• Examples of proper logging and error handling
• Cross-platform script development reference
• Testing and CI pipeline smoke tests

Integration

The echo and hello window scripts are automatically tested as part of the repository's CI/CD pipeline through scripts/test_automation.py.