SimpleMovingAverage.cs

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namespace QuantConnect.Indicators
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents the traditional simple moving average indicator (SMA)
    /// </summary>
    public class SimpleMovingAverage : WindowIndicator<IndicatorDataPoint>, IIndicatorWarmUpPeriodProvider
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// A rolling sum for computing the average for the given period
        /// </summary>
        public IndicatorBase<IndicatorDataPoint> RollingSum { get; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a flag indicating when this indicator is ready and fully initialized
        /// </summary>
        public override bool IsReady => RollingSum.IsReady;
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Resets this indicator to its initial state
        /// </summary>
        public override void Reset()
        {
            RollingSum.Reset();
            base.Reset();
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the SimpleMovingAverage class with the specified name and period
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">The name of this indicator</param>
        /// <param name="period">The period of the SMA</param>
        public SimpleMovingAverage(string name, int period)
            : base(name, period)
        {
            RollingSum = new Sum(name + "_Sum", period);
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the SimpleMovingAverage class with the default name and period
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="period">The period of the SMA</param>
        public SimpleMovingAverage(int period)
            : this($"SMA({period})", period)
        {
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Computes the next value for this indicator from the given state.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="window">The window of data held in this indicator</param>
        /// <param name="input">The input value to this indicator on this time step</param>
        /// <returns>A new value for this indicator</returns>
        protected override decimal ComputeNextValue(IReadOnlyWindow<IndicatorDataPoint> window, IndicatorDataPoint input)
        {
            RollingSum.Update(input.Time, input.Value);
            return RollingSum.Current.Value / window.Count;
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Required period, in data points, for the indicator to be ready and fully initialized.
        /// </summary>
        public int WarmUpPeriod => Period;
    }
}