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Using J-Integra to Get Real-Time Data from Bloomberg®

The following example demonstrates how to access Bloomberg® real-time data from your Java application via J-Integra. Before running this example, make sure you have completed the configuration steps outlined in our documentation:

Accessing Bloomberg® from Java

Copy and paste the code below (and reference the Java proxies for Bloomberg®) to get started with the example

For a third-party solution leveraging J-Integra, please see Optura®'s Virtual Investment Analytics (VIA) automation platform. Additional information can also be found here.

import blpdatax.BlpData;
import blpdatax._BlpDataEventsAdapter;

public class RealTimeDataExample {
    // fire event types
    final static int ByField = 0;
    final static int ByRequest = 1;
    final static int BySecurity = 2;
    // list of securities we wish to monitor
    static Object[] security = {"MSFT US Equity", "IBM US Equity", "EUR Curncy", "CAD Curncy"};
    // security fields we wish to monitor
    static Object[] fields = {"Last_Price", "Bid", "Ask", "Volume", "High", "Low"};
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try{
            //Uncomment this line if running J-Integra in native mode
            //i.e. Java and Bloomberg are running in the same machine
            //System.setProperty("JINTEGRA_NATIVE_MODE", "");
            // Uncomment this line if running J-Integra in DCOM mode
            // i.e. Java and Bloomberg are in different machines
            // DCOM authentication: Make sure NT Domain, NT User, NT Password are valid credentials.
            //com.linar.jintegra.AuthInfo.setDefault("NT DOMAIN", "NT USER", "NT PASSWORD");
            // Create the Bloomberg object
            // Specify host name or IP address of Bloomberg machine as parameter if
            // running in DCOM mode, e.g.:
            // BlpData blp = new BlpData("123.456.789.0");
            BlpData bloomberg = new BlpData();
            // set some configuration parameters
            bloomberg.setSubscriptionMode(BySecurity);
            bloomberg.setAutoRelease(false);
            bloomberg.setActivateRealtime(true);
            // add data listener
            DataListener dataListener = new DataListener();
            bloomberg.add_BlpDataEventsListener(dataListener);
            // package the parameters
            Object[] params = { security, new Integer(0), fields, null, null, null, null };
            // call the subscribe method via late binding
            // this is a workaround since early binding does not work
            bloomberg.invokeMethodByName("subscribe", params);
            // flush out the data
            bloomberg.flush();
            // let the program run indefinitely
            while (true) {
                Thread.sleep(10000);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            com.linar.jintegra.Cleaner.releaseAll();
        }
    }
}
class DataListener extends _BlpDataEventsAdapter {
    // this event is called once the request is flushed out
    public void data (blpdatax._BlpDataEventsDataEvent theEvent) throws java.io.IOException, com.linar.jintegra.AutomationException {
        System.out.println("\n *** DATA EVENT CALLED *** " );
        // obtain which stock info changed
        Object[] securityArray = (Object[]) theEvent.getSecurity();
        System.out.println("Security: " + securityArray[0]);
        // display updated data
        Object[] dataArray = (Object[]) theEvent.getData();
        for(int i=0; i<dataArray.length; i++){
            System.out.println(RealTimeDataExample.fields[i] + ": " + dataArray[i]);
        }
    }
    public void status (blpdatax._BlpDataEventsStatusEvent theEvent) throws java.io.IOException, com.linar.jintegra.AutomationException {
        System.out.println("*** STATUS EVENT CALLED *** " );
    }
}
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Created on 7/11/2006.
Last Modified on 5/4/2010.
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