benjnse / cpp-api-streaming

A demo app in C++ for streaming rates using OANDA open api and the POCO networking library

cpp-api-streaming

A demo app in C++ for streaming rates using OANDA REST api and the POCO C++ library. A JSON parser such as libjson can be used decode the JSON response.

Setup

Clone this repo to the location of your choice

Update the following information in main() in streaming.cpp:

accountId
access_token (Authorization)

Compile the file through g++ compiler. Link the poco networking component using the following -l flags.

g++ streaming.cpp -lPocoNet -lPocoFoundation -lPocoNetSSL -o streaming

Alternatively, use the provided Makefile by running make.

Run the output executable file

./streaming

Sameple Output

{"tick":{"instrument":"EUR_USD","time":"2014-03-07T20:52:17.453618Z","bid":1.3867,"ask":1.38682}}
{"heartbeat":{"time":"2014-03-07T20:52:29.452784Z"}}
{"tick":{"instrument":"EUR_USD","time":"2014-03-07T20:52:31.430114Z","bid":1.38671,"ask":1.38685}}
{"tick":{"instrument":"EUR_USD","time":"2014-03-07T20:52:31.478110Z","bid":1.38673,"ask":1.38687}}

More Information

http://developer.oanda.com/