v5.13.0

New Features

• Added the formatFraction function which converts numbers into fractional notation (e.g. 12-213) directly — without requiring a UnitCode reference.

Other

• Refactored the formatPrice function to use the new formatFraction function.

v5.12.0

New Features

• Added the AssetClass enumeration to describe instrument types (e.g. stocks, futures, options, etc).
• Added the Profile.asset property which references an AssetClass item, assuming the asset class can be inferred from the instrument's symbol.
• Added the Profile.setPriceFormatterCustom function which allows the consumer to specify their own price format function, completely overriding the default price formatting logic.

v5.11.0

New Features

• Added Quote.refresh property to hold the most recent DDF refresh message.

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted Quoute.message property to hold the most recent DDF message (regardless of type).

v5.10.0

New Features

• Added Connection.setExtendedQuoteMode function which causes additional Quote properties to be populated.
• Added Quote.contractHigh and Quote.contractLow properties, which are populated in "extended" quote mode.
• Added SymbolParser.getFuturesExplicitFormat function.
• Added undocumented functions for interacting with a replay server.

Bug Fixes

• Suppressed requests to download out-of-band profile data, if the data has already been downloaded.

Technical Enhancements

• Updated the ws library from version 7.0.1 to 7.4.6.
• Updated the xmldom library from version 0.1.27 to 0.6.0.
• Corrected unit tests for SymbolParser.getIsPit function.

Other

• Renamed the ConnectionBase.connect function's server parameter to hostname and added the Connection.getHostname function.
• Added a Node.js script which captures market data feed messages to a file (for diagnostic purposes).
• Added a Node.js script which replays market data feed messages from a file (for diagnostic purposes).

v5.9.0

New Features

• Added convert/monthCodeToName.js and convert/monthCodeToName.js functions.

Bug Fixes

• Updated monthCodes.getCodeToNameMap and monthCodes.getCodeToNumberMap functions to return copied objects, thereby protecting internal state from consumers.

v5.8.1

Bug Fixes

• Fixed SymbolParser.parseInstrumentType handling of futures expiring between the year 2000 and 2009. Prior to the fix, a symbol ZCH08 would have had its year set to 2028 instead of 2008. Please note that this is different from the ZCH8 which does imply year 2028.

v5.8.0

New Features

• Added utility function — called SymbolParser.getIsPit — to detect pit-traded instruments.

v5.7.5

Bug Fixes

• Updated SymbolParser.getIsEquityOption and SymbolParser.parseInstrumentType functions to recognize equity option symbols which include a dot character in the underlying equity (e.g. BRK.B|20210205|170.00C or BRK.B2|20210205|170.00C).

v5.7.4

Technical Enhancements

• Upgraded the axios dependency to version 0.21.1. No functional changes are included in this release.

v5.7.3

Technical Enhancements

• Upgraded the @barchart/common-js dependency to version 4.0.0. No functional changes are included in this release.