http://www.opentradingsolutions.org Open Source Trading Tools and Applications Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:10:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a quick example showing how to use Log4FIX in live mode and the standard QuickFIX/J file log. SessionSettings settings = ... Log4FIX forLiveUpdate = Log4FIX.createForLiveUpdates(settings); LogFactory log4FIXLogFactory = forLiveUpdate.getLogFactory(); LogFactory fileLogFactory = new FileLogFactory(settings); // create a composite containing the Log4FIX LogFactory // and the FileLogFactory LogFactory compositeLogFactory = new ... http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/06/28/combining-log4fix-and-the-quickfixj-filelog/ I am pleased to announce Log4FIX 1.6. This release fixes a threading bug that swallowed error messags, and adds the capability to automatically import a single file from the command line. Listed below are the links to the issues resolved in this release: Launch Log4FIX and Automatically Import a Log File Log4FIX Stops ... http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/03/06/log4fix-16-released/ I am excited to announce the release of Log4FIX 1.5. There are two new features in this release: Filter Out Heartbeat Messages Capability To Reverse The Raw Message Table View http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/02/03/log4fix-15-released/ We are attempting to capture various tasks using our project's Google Code Issue Tracker. Where's The Code? We are not releasing the code until we have a solid foundation good enough to call "beta". There are several reasons. Arguably the most important reason is due to the constant code changes. The APIs ... http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/01/30/openoms-at-google-code/ Currently this site discusses a single application called Log4FIX, which is a great tool for viewing raw FIX messages in real-time as part of your QuickFIX/J application, or later using any file containing raw FIX messages. Very soon more details will emerge about another product named OpenOMS. OpenOMS is an ... http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/01/23/open-source-trading-community/ I moved Log4FIX from SourceForge.net to Googe Code. SourceForge, in my opinion, is slow, clunky, and hard to use. So far I have enjoyed my experiences with Google Code. http://code.google.com/p/log4fix/ http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/01/06/log4fix-moved-to-google-code/ I am pleased to announce the release of Log4FIX 1.0. This release includes numerous bug fixes, enhanced memory management, and updated message logging. Please visit http://code.google.com/p/log4fix/ for more information. http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2007/01/06/log4fix-10-released-2/ If you are running Windows, and Log4FIX is not rendered with the Windows Look-N-Feel, then execute Log4FIX like this: [coolcode]$ java -Dswing.defaultlaf=com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel -jar log4fix-1.0.jar[/coolcode] http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2006/12/27/log4fix-look-and-feel-on-windows/ You may have noticed that the RSS feed links are broken. Sorry! Please update your feeds to the new address. The links changed when I moved this site from Yahoo! Web Hosting to my firm's hardware. Object Computing, Inc. (OCI) has graciously provided hardware and bandwidth for this site. http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2006/12/21/site-moved/ User defined fields are allowed by the FIX protocol to provide maximum flexibility for institutitions. I wrote an article, published by Object Computing, Inc. (OCI), describing various ways to create FIX messages with user defined fields in QuickFIX/J. http://www.opentradingsolutions.org/2006/07/01/custom-quickfixj-fields/