High CPU usage on using custom .ex4 and .dll file

[Mario Lukačić]

Hi

I am using custom files to send/receive data to my website.

File are stored in, .ex4  "jfx_term folder\custom_term\MQL4\Experts", and .dll in " jfx_term folder\custom_term\MQL4\Libraries"

Now i am curious 

if i use MT4 without nj4x it is using about 0-1% CPU and arround 44 mb memory

if i use MT4 with nj4x its consume about 6-10% CPU and arround 65 mb memory

Here is an image with both

Both nj4x and normal MT4 are using same .dll and .ex4 files.

[Roman Gerasimenko]

try to hide all market watch symbols

ср, 11 лип. 2018 о 10:36 Mario Lukačić <mluk...@gmail.com> пише:

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[Mario Lukačić]

I already tried that and also stripped all charts and history bars to its lightest, i took out anything that is using resources from the MT4.

This only reduced RAM usage by almost a half, now RAM is around 38 MB but CPU same 10% and more.

[Roman Gerasimenko]

please send {term_location}\logs\socket.log to sup...@nj4x.com - it can help to check abnormal activity ... 

is your app connected to the terminal at the time?

ср, 11 лип. 2018 о 11:55 Mario Lukačić <mluk...@gmail.com> пише:

I already tried that and also stripped all charts and history bars to its lightest, i took out anything that is using resources from the MT4.

This only reduced RAM usage by almost a half, now RAM is around 38 MB but CPU same 10% and more.

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[Mario Lukačić]

I sent you log files.

App is not connected on terminal, i used it only to run a terminal with custom template then i turn off app.

So only that runs is that Server with 1 active terminal.

[Roman Gerasimenko]

that might be a problem, because jfx EA is constantly trying to reconnect to the application which has been used to start it. Please leave your app running and check CPU usage.

ср, 11 лип. 2018 о 12:40 Mario Lukačić <mluk...@gmail.com> пише:

I sent you log files.

App is not connected on terminal, i used it only to run a terminal with custom template then i turn off app.

So only that runs is that Server with 1 active terminal.

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[Mario Lukačić]

Look now with app running, even if i turn app off its same

Here is a code that i am using in this simple app

using System;

using System.Configuration;

using nj4x;

using nj4x.Metatrader;

namespace nj4x_p1

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            //create strategy

            var mt4 = new Strategy();

            long chartId = 0;

            // connect to terminal server

            mt4.Connect(

                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["terminal_host"],

                int.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["terminal_port"]),

                new Broker(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["broker"]),

                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["account"],

                ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["password"]

            );

            // user API methods

            if (mt4.IsConnectedToTerminal() == true) {

                // account connected

                Console.WriteLine($"Connected : Account {mt4.AccountNumber()}");

                

                // open chart

                chartId = mt4.ChartOpen("AUDUSD", Timeframe.PERIOD_H4);

                // if chart is opened, chart id is returned if chart is opened / loaded !!!!!

                if (chartId != 0)

                {

                    Console.WriteLine("CHART OPENED, trying to load chart AUDUSD ... ");

                    var template_dir = "AUD_test EA_Q4A.tpl"; // path to custom template file

                    if (mt4.ChartApplyTemplate(chartId, template_dir))

                    {

                        Console.WriteLine("Template loaded SUCCESS !");

                        //Environment.Exit(0); // close script !

                    }

                    else

                    {

                        Console.WriteLine("Template not loaded !");

                    }

                }

                else

                {

                    Console.WriteLine("Chart not opened");

                } // open chart

                

            }

            else

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Not connected to terminal");

            }

            Console.ReadLine();

            

        }

    }

}

[Roman Gerasimenko]

Please add symbols removal from market watch right after the connection, e.g.

foreach (var symbol in mt4.Symbols) mt4.SymbolSelect(symbol, false);

ср, 11 лип. 2018 о 13:22 Mario Lukačić <mluk...@gmail.com> пише:

[Mario Lukačić]

Same thing, cpu is over 25%

[Roman Gerasimenko]

Unfortunately I can not reproduce this situation - cpu is 0% all the time for both connected or disconnected app. 

There might be some incompatibilities between your custom EA dll and jfx EA dll... both are using socket api, it is hard to say

I'll check how you can remove jfx EA chart after your setup is complete so terminal will keep running without nj4x api.

ср, 11 лип. 2018 о 13:32 Mario Lukačić <mluk...@gmail.com> пише:

Same thing, cpu is over 25%

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