 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | | //| URendererCanvas.mqh |
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| | | //| Copyright 2026, DearMQL5 GUI Engine |
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| | | //| https://www.mql5.com |
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| | | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | | #property copyright "Copyright 2026, DearMQL5 GUI Engine"
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| | | #property link "https://www.mql5.com"
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| | | #property strict
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| | |
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| | | #include <Canvas\Canvas.mqh>
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| | | #include "..\Util\UDiagnostics.mqh"
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| | | #include "..\Util\UMath.mqh"
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| | |
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| | | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | | //| CUWindowSurface: Dedicated Canvas resource for an isolated HUD |
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| | | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | | class CUWindowSurface
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| | | {
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| | | private:
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| | | CCanvas m_canvas;
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| | | ulong m_win_id;
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| | | string m_title;
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| | | string m_obj_name;
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| | | long m_chart_id;
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| | | int m_subwindow;
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| | | int m_x;
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| | | int m_y;
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| | | int m_width;
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| | | int m_height;
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| | | bool m_is_created;
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| | | bool m_is_dirty;
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| | |
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| | | public:
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| | | CUWindowSurface(void)
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| | | : m_win_id(0), m_title(""), m_obj_name(""), m_chart_id(0), m_subwindow(0),
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| | | m_x(0), m_y(0), m_width(0), m_height(0), m_is_created(false), m_is_dirty(false)
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| | | {
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | ~CUWindowSurface(void)
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| | | {
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| | | Destroy();
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | ulong GetWinId(void) const { return(m_win_id); }
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| | | int GetX(void) const { return(m_x); }
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| | | int GetY(void) const { return(m_y); }
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| | | int GetWidth(void) const { return(m_width); }
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| | | int GetHeight(void) const { return(m_height); }
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| | | bool IsDirty(void) const { return(m_is_dirty); }
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| | | void SetDirty(void) { m_is_dirty = true; }
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| | |
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| | | bool Configure(const ulong win_id, const string title, const long chart_id, const int subwin,
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| | | const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h)
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| | | {
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| | | m_win_id = win_id;
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| | | m_title = title;
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| | | m_chart_id = (chart_id == 0) ? ChartID() : chart_id;
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| | | m_subwindow = subwin;
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| | | m_x = x;
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| | | m_y = y;
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| | | m_width = (w > 0) ? w : 260;
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| | | m_height = (h > 0) ? h : 320;
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| | |
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| | | if(m_obj_name == "")
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| | | m_obj_name = StringFormat("DearMQL5_Hub_%I64u_%I64d", win_id, m_chart_id);
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| | |
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| | | return(EnsureCanvas());
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | bool EnsureCanvas(void)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_width != m_canvas.Width() || m_height != m_canvas.Height())
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Resize(m_width, m_height);
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2026-10-13 10:07:12 -03:00 | | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_XSIZE, m_width);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_YSIZE, m_height);
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 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | return(true);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | if(ObjectFind(m_chart_id, m_obj_name) >= 0)
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| | | ObjectDelete(m_chart_id, m_obj_name);
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| | |
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| | | if(!m_canvas.CreateBitmapLabel(m_chart_id, m_subwindow, m_obj_name, m_x, m_y, m_width, m_height, COLOR_FORMAT_ARGB_NORMALIZE))
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| | | return(false);
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| | |
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2026-10-13 10:07:12 -03:00 | | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_XSIZE, m_width);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_YSIZE, m_height);
|
 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_SELECTABLE, false);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_SELECTED, false);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_ZORDER, 50);
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| | |
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| | | m_is_created = true;
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | return(true);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void SetPosition(const int new_x, const int new_y)
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| | | {
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| | | m_x = new_x;
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| | | m_y = new_y;
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, m_x);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, m_y);
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void SetSize(const int new_w, const int new_h)
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| | | {
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| | | if(new_w > 0 && new_h > 0 && (m_width != new_w || m_height != new_h))
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| | | {
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| | | m_width = new_w;
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| | | m_height = new_h;
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Resize(m_width, m_height);
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2026-10-13 10:07:12 -03:00 | | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_XSIZE, m_width);
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_YSIZE, m_height);
|
 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void BringToFront(void)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_ZORDER, 100);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void SetNormalZOrder(void)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | ObjectSetInteger(m_chart_id, m_obj_name, OBJPROP_ZORDER, 50);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void Erase(const uint argb = 0x00000000)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | m_canvas.Erase(argb);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void Update(void)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created && m_is_dirty)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Update();
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| | | m_is_dirty = false;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void Destroy(void)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Destroy();
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| | | ObjectDelete(m_chart_id, m_obj_name);
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| | | m_is_created = false;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void FillRectangle(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint clr)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.FillRectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void Rectangle(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint clr)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void Line(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint clr)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.Line(x1, y1, x2, y2, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void TextOut(const int x, const int y, const string text, const uint clr,
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| | | const string font_name, const int font_size, const uint flags)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created && StringLen(text) > 0)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.FontSet(font_name, -font_size * 10);
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| | | m_canvas.TextOut(x, y, text, clr, flags);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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2026-10-13 10:07:12 -03:00 | | |
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| | | void LineAA(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint clr)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.LineAA(x1, y1, x2, y2, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void FillTriangle(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const int x3, const int y3, const uint clr)
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| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.FillTriangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
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| | | }
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | void FillCircle(const int x, const int y, const int r, const uint clr)
|
| | | {
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| | | if(m_is_created && r > 0)
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| | | {
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| | | m_canvas.FillCircle(x, y, r, clr);
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| | | m_is_dirty = true;
|
| | | }
|
| | | }
|
 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | };
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| | |
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| | | /// Hardware-accelerated immediate-mode renderer managing per-hub CCanvas surfaces.
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| | | class URendererCanvas
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| | | {
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| | | private:
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| | | static CUWindowSurface* s_surfaces[];
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| | | static int s_surface_count;
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| | | static CUWindowSurface* s_cur_surface;
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| | | static long s_chart_id;
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| | | static int s_subwindow;
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| | | static bool s_clip_active;
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| | | static int s_clip_x, s_clip_y, s_clip_w, s_clip_h;
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| | |
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| | | static CUWindowSurface* FindSurface(const ulong win_id)
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| | | {
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| | | for(int i = 0; i < s_surface_count; i++)
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| | | {
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| | | if(CheckPointer(s_surfaces[i]) != POINTER_INVALID && s_surfaces[i].GetWinId() == win_id)
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| | | return(s_surfaces[i]);
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| | | }
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| | | return(NULL);
|
| | | }
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| | |
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| | | static CUWindowSurface* GetOrCreateSurface(const ulong win_id, const string title,
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| | | const long chart_id, const int subwin,
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| | | const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h)
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| | | {
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| | | CUWindowSurface* surf = FindSurface(win_id);
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| | | if(surf != NULL)
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| | | {
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| | | surf.Configure(win_id, title, chart_id, subwin, x, y, w, h);
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| | | return(surf);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | surf = new CUWindowSurface();
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| | | surf.Configure(win_id, title, chart_id, subwin, x, y, w, h);
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| | |
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| | | int size = ArraySize(s_surfaces);
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| | | if(s_surface_count >= size)
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| | | ArrayResize(s_surfaces, (size == 0) ? 4 : size * 2);
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| | |
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| | | s_surfaces[s_surface_count++] = surf;
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| | | return(surf);
|
| | | }
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| | |
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| | | public:
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| | | static bool Init(const long chart_id = 0, const int subwin = 0)
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| | | {
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| | | s_chart_id = (chart_id == 0) ? ChartID() : chart_id;
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| | | s_subwindow = subwin;
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| | | return(true);
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| | | }
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| | |
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| | | static void Shutdown(void)
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| | | {
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| | | for(int i = 0; i < s_surface_count; i++)
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| | | {
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| | | if(CheckPointer(s_surfaces[i]) != POINTER_INVALID)
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| | | {
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| | | s_surfaces[i].Destroy();
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| | | delete s_surfaces[i];
|
| | | }
|
| | | }
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| | | ArrayFree(s_surfaces);
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| | | s_surface_count = 0;
|
| | | s_cur_surface = NULL;
|
| | | }
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| | |
|
| | | static void BeginFrame(void)
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| | | {
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| | | s_clip_active = false;
|
| | | }
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| | |
|
| | | static void EndFrame(void)
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| | | {
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| | | for(int i = 0; i < s_surface_count; i++)
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| | | {
|
| | | if(CheckPointer(s_surfaces[i]) != POINTER_INVALID)
|
| | | {
|
| | | s_surfaces[i].Update();
|
| | | }
|
| | | }
|
| | | s_cur_surface = NULL;
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static bool BeginWindowSurface(const ulong win_id, const string title,
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| | | const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h,
|
| | | const long chart_id = 0, const int subwin = 0)
|
| | | {
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| | | long cid = (chart_id == 0) ? s_chart_id : chart_id;
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| | | int sw = (subwin >= 0) ? subwin : s_subwindow;
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| | |
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| | | s_cur_surface = GetOrCreateSurface(win_id, title, cid, sw, x, y, w, h);
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| | | if(s_cur_surface != NULL)
|
| | | {
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| | | s_cur_surface.SetPosition(x, y);
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| | | s_cur_surface.SetSize(w, h);
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| | | s_cur_surface.Erase(0x00000000);
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| | | return(true);
|
| | | }
|
| | | return(false);
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void EndWindowSurface(void)
|
| | | {
|
| | | s_cur_surface = NULL;
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void SetWindowPosition(const ulong win_id, const int x, const int y)
|
| | | {
|
| | | CUWindowSurface* surf = FindSurface(win_id);
|
| | | if(surf != NULL)
|
| | | {
|
| | | surf.SetPosition(x, y);
|
| | | ChartRedraw(s_chart_id);
|
| | | }
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void BringWindowToFront(const ulong win_id)
|
| | | {
|
| | | CUWindowSurface* surf = FindSurface(win_id);
|
| | | if(surf != NULL)
|
| | | surf.BringToFront();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void ResetWindowZOrder(const ulong win_id)
|
| | | {
|
| | | CUWindowSurface* surf = FindSurface(win_id);
|
| | | if(surf != NULL)
|
| | | surf.SetNormalZOrder();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawRectFilled(const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL || w <= 0 || h <= 0) return;
|
| | | int lx = x - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly = y - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.FillRectangle(lx, ly, lx + w, ly + h, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawRect(const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL || w <= 0 || h <= 0) return;
|
| | | int lx = x - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly = y - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.Rectangle(lx, ly, lx + w, ly + h, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawLine(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL) return;
|
| | | int lx1 = x1 - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly1 = y1 - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | int lx2 = x2 - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly2 = y2 - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.Line(lx1, ly1, lx2, ly2, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawText(const int x, const int y,
|
| | | const string text,
|
| | | const uint argb,
|
| | | const string font_name = "Segoe UI",
|
| | | const int font_size = 9,
|
| | | const uint flags = 0)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL || StringLen(text) == 0) return;
|
| | | int lx = x - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly = y - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.TextOut(lx, ly, text, argb, font_name, font_size, flags);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
2026-10-13 10:07:12 -03:00 | | | static void DrawLineAA(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL) return;
|
| | | int lx1 = x1 - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly1 = y1 - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | int lx2 = x2 - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly2 = y2 - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.LineAA(lx1, ly1, lx2, ly2, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawTriangleFilled(const int x1, const int y1, const int x2, const int y2, const int x3, const int y3, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL) return;
|
| | | int sx = s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int sy = s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.FillTriangle(x1 - sx, y1 - sy, x2 - sx, y2 - sy, x3 - sx, y3 - sy, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void DrawCircleFilled(const int x, const int y, const int r, const uint argb)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL || r <= 0) return;
|
| | | int lx = x - s_cur_surface.GetX();
|
| | | int ly = y - s_cur_surface.GetY();
|
| | | s_cur_surface.FillCircle(lx, ly, r, argb);
|
| | | UDiagnostics::IncrementDrawCalls();
|
| | | UDiagnostics::SetDirty();
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | /// Draws procedural vector collapse button (Chevron with hover/active pill container)
|
| | | static void DrawCollapseButton(const int x, const int y, const int size,
|
| | | const bool collapsed,
|
| | | const bool is_hover,
|
| | | const bool is_active,
|
| | | const uint icon_color,
|
| | | const uint hover_color = 0x22FFFFFF,
|
| | | const uint active_color = 0x44FFFFFF)
|
| | | {
|
| | | if(s_cur_surface == NULL || size <= 0) return;
|
| | |
|
| | | // 1. Interactive Button Background Pill
|
| | | if(is_active)
|
| | | {
|
| | | DrawRectFilled(x, y, size, size, active_color);
|
| | | DrawRect(x, y, size, size, 0x66FFFFFF);
|
| | | }
|
| | | else if(is_hover)
|
| | | {
|
| | | DrawRectFilled(x, y, size, size, hover_color);
|
| | | DrawRect(x, y, size, size, 0x33FFFFFF);
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | // 2. Vector Chevron Geometry
|
| | | int cx = x + size / 2;
|
| | | int cy = y + size / 2;
|
| | | int span = MathMax(3, (size - 8) / 2); // ~5px for size 18
|
| | | int d = MathMax(2, span / 2); // ~2px
|
| | |
|
| | | uint clr = is_active ? 0xFFFFFFFF : (is_hover ? 0xFFFFFFFF : icon_color);
|
| | |
|
| | | if(!collapsed)
|
| | | {
|
| | | // Open Window -> Chevron pointing UP (click to collapse up)
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx - span, cy + d, cx, cy - d, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx, cy - d, cx + span, cy + d, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx - span, cy + d + 1, cx, cy - d + 1, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx, cy - d + 1, cx + span, cy + d + 1, clr);
|
| | | }
|
| | | else
|
| | | {
|
| | | // Collapsed Window -> Chevron pointing DOWN (click to expand down)
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx - span, cy - d, cx, cy + d, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx, cy + d, cx + span, cy - d, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx - span, cy - d - 1, cx, cy + d - 1, clr);
|
| | | DrawLineAA(cx, cy + d - 1, cx + span, cy - d - 1, clr);
|
| | | }
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
 feat: initial release of DearMQL5 v1.0.0 - Immediate-Mode GUI Engine for MetaTrader 5
DearMQL5 is an institutional-grade, immediate-mode graphical user interface
(GUI) engine designed from the ground up for MetaTrader 5 (MQL5), inspired by
the ergonomics and performance of Dear ImGui.
### Core Architecture & Execution Pipeline
- Immediate-Mode Paradigm: Declarative frame-based rendering pipeline with zero
memory allocation churn during render loops and deterministic execution.
- Modular Per-Hub Canvas Surfaces (CUWindowSurface): Replaces full-screen canvas
overlays with isolated, window-bounded CCanvas bitmaps, reducing memory usage
by up to 93% (~570 KB vs 8.3 MB for 1080p) and preventing click-swallowing.
- 0-Cost Hardware Texture Drag Engine: Absolute-anchor drag mechanics update
native MT5 OBJPROP_XDISTANCE and OBJPROP_YDISTANCE properties directly on
the compositor, bypassing CPU rasterization completely (0.00% CPU usage).
- Chart Scroll Protection: Automatically suppresses chart history sliding
(CHART_MOUSE_SCROLL) during active HUD dragging and safely restores it on release.
- Two-Phase Hit-Testing: Interactive controls (buttons, sliders, toggles) receive
first-priority click focus, cleanly separating widget actions from window drags.
### Subsystems & Components
- Core State & Input (Core/):
* UInputState: Mouse/keyboard tracking, deltas, and chart scroll lock.
* UState: Retained state hash map in pure MQL5 with 64-bit FNV-1a hashing.
* UIdStack: Hierarchical identifier scoping preventing widget ID collisions.
* ULayout: Automatic cursor placement supporting SameLine, Indent, and Unindent.
* UEventQueue: Non-blocking circular UI event queue for decoupled handling.
* UTheme: Institutional OneDark/Nord dark color palette and typography metrics.
- Rendering Backends (Render/):
* URendererCanvas: Isolated per-hub surfaces with 32-bit ARGB alpha transparency.
* URendererNative: Native MT5 object pool (OBJ_RECTANGLE_LABEL) with diff caching.
* UFont: Anti-aliased font metrics and width cache.
- Complete Widget Suite (Widgets/):
* UButton: Click-on-release standard, accent, and emergency panic buttons.
* UToggle: Smooth draggable/clickable iOS-style toggle switches.
* USlider: Draggable horizontal float and integer sliders.
* UProgressBar: Adaptive progress bars with dynamic green->amber->red color ramps.
* UHeader: Collapsible section headers with immediate-mode state retention.
* ULabel & USeparator: Formatted text, colored metrics, and horizontal dividers.
- Window Management (Windows/):
* UWindow: Window container with titlebar, collapse toggle, and coordinate clipping.
* UWindowManager: Multi-window coordinator with GlobalVariable persistence across
chart timeframe changes and backward-compatible key resolution.
### Tooling, Documentation & Reference Implementation
- Examples/EA_DearMQL5_Demo.mq5: Complete reference Prop-Firm cockpit HUD.
- README.md: Comprehensive institutional English documentation for GitHub and Algo Forge.
- Docs/ARCHITECTURE.md: Technical architecture specification with Mermaid lifecycle.
2026-10-12 08:18:03 -03:00 | | | static void PushClipRect(const int x, const int y, const int w, const int h)
|
| | | {
|
| | | s_clip_active = true;
|
| | | s_clip_x = x;
|
| | | s_clip_y = y;
|
| | | s_clip_w = w;
|
| | | s_clip_h = h;
|
| | | }
|
| | |
|
| | | static void PopClipRect(void)
|
| | | {
|
| | | s_clip_active = false;
|
| | | }
|
| | | };
|
| | |
|
| | | CUWindowSurface* URendererCanvas::s_surfaces[];
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_surface_count = 0;
|
| | | CUWindowSurface* URendererCanvas::s_cur_surface = NULL;
|
| | | long URendererCanvas::s_chart_id = 0;
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_subwindow = 0;
|
| | | bool URendererCanvas::s_clip_active = false;
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_clip_x = 0;
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_clip_y = 0;
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_clip_w = 0;
|
| | | int URendererCanvas::s_clip_h = 0;
|