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Implements streaming aggregation of tick/trade quotes into time-period bars with optional gap filling and duplicate handling. Addresses scenarios where quote feeds skip periods (e.g., Alpaca BTC minutely data with no trade volume) and handles duplicate data intelligently.

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QuoteAggregatorHub

Extends QuoteProvider<IQuote, IQuote> with incremental OHLC bar building for bar-to-bar aggregation:

  • Aggregates to PeriodSize enum values or custom TimeSpan
  • Overrides OnAdd to detect period boundaries and update/create bars in-place
  • Maintains first Open, max High, min Low, latest Close, summed Volume per period
  • Handles same-timestamp quotes by updating existing bar (replace semantics)
  • Detects out-of-sequence data for future enhancement

TickAggregatorHub

Extends QuoteProvider<ITick, IQuote> with incremental OHLC bar building for tick-to-bar aggregation:

  • New ITick interface for raw market tick data (Price, Volume, Timestamp, ExecutionId)
  • Built-in Tick record implementation with optional ExecutionId for duplicate detection
  • TickHub for managing tick streams
  • Aggregates raw ticks into OHLCV quote bars
  • Supports PeriodSize enum values or custom TimeSpan
  • Optional gap filling with carried-forward prices
  • Duplicate detection: Uses ExecutionId (when provided) to filter duplicate ticks
  • Handles same-timestamp ticks by aggregating into same bar

Duplicate Handling

  • Quotes: Duplicates identified by identical timestamp within aggregation period, updates replace prior values
  • Ticks: Duplicates assessed via unique ExecutionId when provided; tracks processed IDs to skip duplicates
  • Ticks without ExecutionId: All ticks processed (duplicates allowed)

Gap Filling

Optional carry-forward mechanism available in both aggregators:

  • Detects missing periods between incoming data
  • Inserts bars with prior Close as OHLC, zero Volume
  • Preserves indicator continuity for feeds with irregular periods

StreamHub Integration

Both aggregators are fully chainable with downstream indicators:

  • Works as standalone hub or intermediate aggregator
  • Handles late arrivals via base class rebuild mechanism (framework in place)

Architecture

Clean separation of concerns enables flexible aggregation pipelines:

  • TickAggregatorHub: tick → bar (e.g., second-level ticks → 1-minute bars)
  • QuoteAggregatorHub: bar → larger bar (e.g., 1-minute bars → 5-minute bars)
  • Both can feed into any downstream indicator

Usage

Tick-to-Bar Aggregation with Duplicate Detection

// Create tick provider
TickHub tickProvider = new();

// Aggregate ticks to 1-minute bars with gap filling
TickAggregatorHub aggregator = tickProvider.ToTickAggregatorHub(
    PeriodSize.OneMinute, 
    fillGaps: true);

// Chain with indicator
EmaHub ema = aggregator.ToEmaHub(14);

// Feed tick data with execution IDs for duplicate detection
tickProvider.Add(new Tick(timestamp, price, volume, "EXEC-001")); // Processed
tickProvider.Add(new Tick(timestamp2, price2, volume2, "EXEC-001")); // Skipped (duplicate)
tickProvider.Add(new Tick(timestamp3, price3, volume3, "EXEC-002")); // Processed

Bar-to-Bar Aggregation

// Aggregate minute bars to 5-minute bars with gap filling
QuoteHub provider = new();
QuoteAggregatorHub aggregator = provider.ToQuoteAggregatorHub(
    PeriodSize.FiveMinutes, 
    fillGaps: true);

// Chain with indicator
EmaHub ema = aggregator.ToEmaHub(14);

// Feed quote/bar data - same period updates existing bar
provider.Add(minuteQuote);

Note: Month aggregation unsupported in streaming mode (use batch Aggregate() utility). Streaming builds the current bar incrementally; final bar is always in-progress until next period starts.

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<issue_title>quote-stream auto-aggregator</issue_title>
<issue_description>> That overload would be a good prototype to add to EMA if you’re interested. Sounds like a useful thing to open up different feed choices. I think a simple pre-processor Add(quote, outBarSize) to aggregate before calling Add(quote) would do it, keep some separation of concerns. This might be similar to or combined with #670

This is likely an adaptation of the quotes.Aggregate() utility.

Originally posted by @DaveSkender in #1069 (reply in thread) discussion with @mihakralj</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Be sure to consider my comments in Issue #1093 as well.
The overall goal here is to have an intelligent way to stage and release candle bars of different size with a consistent timestamp per aggregate until the next period arrives. It should handle more than just the latest period as a new period candle may start to form while tick or finer quote aggregates may still arrive for the last one and require update.</agent_instructions>

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@DaveSkender One thing I'm noticing with Alpaca API for BTC quotes for "minutely" data is that it will regularly skip minutes. I can imagine many scenarios for why this would happen, like having [no actual trade volume](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/streaming-trade-data-has-gaps/6046). I think this aggregator might need to fill in the gaps by carrying over the prior price in some cases. This could get messy, because some markets don't operate 24/7 and have intentional gaps with no new prices.
# note the missing 02:58 minute price

Date                     Price      SMA(3)      EMA(5)  EMA(7,HL2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
2023-11-09 02:53    $36,299.93
2023-11-09 02:54    $36,348.60
2023-11-09 02:55    $36,341.55    36,330.0
2023-11-09 02:56    $36,356.48    36,348.9
2023-11-09 02:57    $36,348.91    36,349.0    36,339.1
2023-11-09 02:59    $36,375.22    36,360.2    36,351.1
2023-11-09 03:00    $36,352.32    36,358.8    36,351.5    36,345.8
2023-11-09 03:01    $36,341.65    36,356.4    36,348.2    36,348.3

You can observe this yourself from our ObserveStream sample project.

  • include a gap filler option (repeater) to ensure consistency</comment_new>
    <comment_new>@DaveSkender
    For streaming hubs, this could be something like a QuoteAggregatorHub that you'd put in front of the QuoteHub to essentially wait and collect ticks or trades until it fully forms a time bar before releasing the aggregate to the hub; or it could just release continuously as its building that bar without waiting -- supplying the same bar date, which is handled by the hubs normally as a "replace last" kind of update. See original conversation

... or just an instantiation setting for the QuoteHub itself, which would be a neater packaging.</comment_new>


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This PR introduces a streaming aggregation feature that converts incoming market data streams (quotes and ticks) into larger time-based OHLCV bars. The implementation includes QuoteAggregatorHub for aggregating quote streams, TickAggregatorHub for converting tick streams to quote bars, and TickHub for managing raw tick data. Both aggregators support configuration by PeriodSize or TimeSpan, with optional gap-filling that carries forward the last known price. The feature includes comprehensive test coverage for various aggregation scenarios, late arrivals, and gap handling. Supporting infrastructure includes a new ITick interface, Tick record, and a protected visibility change to NotifyObserversOnAdd for derived classes.

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Create a quote-stream auto-aggregator that aggregates quotes into larger bars [#1093]
Support aggregation by PeriodSize and TimeSpan [#1093]
Support optional gap-filling during aggregation [#1093]
Enable integration with streaming pipeline via extension methods [#1093]

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits January 5, 2026 16:25
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add quote-stream auto-aggregator prototype feat: Add QuoteAggregatorHub for streaming quote aggregation Jan 5, 2026
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@DaveSkender DaveSkender changed the title feat: Add QuoteAggregatorHub for streaming quote aggregation feat: QuoteAggregatorHub for streaming quote aggregation Jan 7, 2026
@DaveSkender DaveSkender changed the title feat: QuoteAggregatorHub for streaming quote aggregation feat: QuoteAggregatorHub for quote aggregation Jan 7, 2026
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DaveSkender commented Jan 7, 2026

@copilot Determine if:

  • we can/should try to do this within QuoteHub with some new constructor args for settings when instantiating
  • as alt. type, to support raw market tick inputs that are notably not IQuote, in separate TickAggregatorHub

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Copilot AI commented Jan 7, 2026

@copilot Determine if:

  • we can/should try to do this within QuoteHub with some new constructor args for settings when instantiating
    ...

Analysis of both options:

Option 1: Integrate into QuoteHub

  • Pros: Cleaner API, single hub for all quote management
  • Cons:
    • QuoteHub already has two constructors (standalone, with provider) and complex same-timestamp handling logic
    • Adding aggregation parameters would mix concerns (quote storage vs aggregation)
    • Would require overloading or optional parameters, making the API more complex

Option 2: Separate TickAggregatorHub

  • Pros:
    • Clean separation of concerns (tick→bar vs bar→larger bar)
    • Could define an ITick interface (Timestamp, Price, Volume) distinct from IQuote (OHLCV)
    • More flexible for different tick formats (trade ticks, bid/ask ticks, etc.)
  • Cons:
    • Additional type to maintain
    • Current implementation already works for bar→bar aggregation using IQuote

Recommendation: Keep QuoteAggregatorHub as-is for bar→bar aggregation. If tick→bar aggregation is needed, create a separate TickAggregatorHub<TTick> that outputs IQuote and can feed into either QuoteHub or QuoteAggregatorHub.

This maintains clean separation: TickAggregatorHub (tick→bar) → QuoteAggregatorHub (bar→larger bar) → indicators.

Should I proceed with the current approach or implement one of these alternatives?

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@copilot Proceed with your recommendation

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Copilot AI commented Jan 7, 2026

@copilot Proceed with your recommendation

Confirmed. The current QuoteAggregatorHub implementation will remain as-is for bar→bar aggregation. No changes needed.

@DaveSkender DaveSkender changed the title feat: QuoteAggregatorHub for quote aggregation feat: Aggregator hubs for quote/tick quantization Jan 7, 2026
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@copilot I assumed your recommendation including the addition of the TickAggregatorHub ... please add it.

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Copilot AI commented Jan 7, 2026

@copilot I assumed your recommendation including the addition of the TickAggregatorHub ... please add it.

Added TickAggregatorHub in commit 5f1186b. Implementation includes:

  • ITick interface for raw tick data (Price, Volume, Timestamp)
  • Tick record as built-in implementation
  • TickHub for managing tick streams
  • TickAggregatorHub for tick→bar aggregation with gap filling
  • 8 comprehensive tests covering all scenarios

Architecture maintains clean separation:

  • TickAggregatorHub: tick → bar
  • QuoteAggregatorHub: bar → larger bar
  • Both chainable with all indicators

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@copilot Ensure aggregator hubs handle duplicates, out of sequence and prior bar late arrivals. For quotes, dups have identical timestamp and replace prior. For ticks, dups are only assessed if unique execution id is included.

Copilot AI changed the title feat: Aggregator hubs for quote/tick quantization feat: Aggregator hubs for quote/tick quantization with duplicate handling Jan 7, 2026
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Nice!
Coinbase allows download of historical quotes for all timeframes, but the live kline feed is 5m only.
So you.. have to... ??:

  1. Integrate your own 1m candles from the trades feeds
  2. Every 5-minutes, ignore the 1-minute candles and use the "canonical" 5m kline
  3. Aggregate semi-canonical higher-timeframe candles from the 5m kline feed
    My indicators match TradingView on all timeframes.

This feat would allow me to use hubs end-to-end!

TBH, I could live without really-real-time updates to Close, but I do:

  1. Collect and persist the buy/sell volume from the trades feed, as per-bar totals (more accurate VP)
public record Candle
{
 ...
 public decimal BuyVolume => _tradeAggregator.BuyVolume;
 public decimal SellVolume => _tradeAggregator.SellVolume;
 public decimal CVD => _tradeAggregator.CVD;
}
  1. Aggregate the trades into price range buckets (allows replay/backtest of the orderbook)
public class VolumeProfileBucket
{
 ...
 public decimal PriceBucketLow { get; set; }
 public decimal BuyVolume { get; set; }
 public decimal SellVolume { get; set; }
}

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Flow was:
QuoteHub -> ChainHub

Flow became:
QuoteProvider<IQuote, IQuote> -> ChainHub

Allowing:

           5m QuoteHub                    QuoteAggregator                15m QuoteHub              Unchanged
QuoteProvider<IQuote, IQuote> -> QuoteProvider<IQuote, IQuote> -> QuoteProvider<IQuote, IQuote> -> ChainHub
                                                                              ^
                                                   Initially hydrated from API/DB

This wasn't working last night, but I think I just forgot to subscribe my higher-timeframe quotehubs to the aggregators.
Very cool! 🤞

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DaveSkender commented Jan 12, 2026

This wasn't working last night

@JGronholz - Yeah, still just poking Copilot to do chunks of this.
I haven't actually looked very closely at it, so I suspect it'll be very buggy at the moment.

If you wanted to work on this one to get it production-ready, please do (and let me know).

I tried to attribute you with co-authored-by: on #1900 but don't think I did it right ... felt guilty about that and wanted to make sure you have opportunity to push some code in.

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JGronholz commented Jan 12, 2026

Under "catalog" conditions:

QuoteHub quoteHub = new(...);
QuoteAggregatorHub quoteAggregatorHub = new(quoteHub, ...);
quoteHub.Add(candle);

this works perfectly.

Typical real-world conditions:
The quote and tick aggregators are likely to be fed from an async task on the thread-pool, and will almost always require external synchronization.
In that case, the aggregators might be the ONE place internal sync makes sense.

A typical quoteprovider (quotehub fed by kline feed) should not encounter these issues (updates reliably every 1-10 seconds).

My issue:

  1. 5m kline comes in
  2. 5m candles update
  3. 15m candles do not update
  4. The aggregator DOES create new candles every 15 minutes...
  5. Each new candle is a zero-volume/price-action (flat)
  6. Each new candle gaps directly from Close to LastPrice, then stays frozen there
  7. Occasionally, bar open is batched with trades (at HH:MM:02). These candles aren't flat, but stay frozen.

The 5-minute klines only update about once every 10 seconds, so it's bizarre that I'm experiencing what appears to be concurrency issues... That's what prompted the test PR, which shows the aggregator hubs function perfectly. It is a threading issue in my code.

The internal and private protected stuff in the base prevents me from copying QuoteAggregatorHub into my project for more advanced debugging. (i.e. "Copilot fix this" 😁).

The summary document is supposed to be copy-and-pasteable for an agent to implement without being able to build.
If that doesn't work, I'll branch my app and merge the library directly into it. I'm using project refs to my local fork, right now, which copilot can't restore, which prevents copilot from building the full solution.

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PR #1904 fixes QuoteAggregatorHub.

TickAggregatorHub test suite fails.
Agent believes the fix for TickAggregatorHub will be similar to QuoteAggregatorHub (false positives during duplicate detection due to stale state/cache/etc.).
If you get back to this first, just have copilot create a console app with stupid amounts of debug output, and give the hub a workout with some plausible fake data.

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stupid amounts of debug output

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@JGronholz I take it you gave up on this one?

I'm trying to figure out if I need to pick it up to finish.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

🤖 Fix all issues with AI agents
In `@src/_common/Quotes/Quote.AggregatorHub.cs`:
- Around line 86-113: The OnAdd implementation mutates shared instance state and
the non-thread-safe Cache without synchronization; add a private readonly lock
object (e.g., _addLock) to the class and wrap the critical sections in OnAdd —
including reads/writes of _currentBar and _currentBarTimestamp, the
Cache.IndexGte lookup + bounds check + Cache[existingIndex] = updatedBar
assignment, and the NotifyObserversOnRebuild call — inside a lock to make these
operations atomic; also apply equivalent locking around modifications to
_processedExecutionIds (Tick.AggregatorHub.cs) such as the
_processedExecutionIds.Add() call to prevent concurrent races.

In `@src/_common/Quotes/Tick.AggregatorHub.cs`:
- Around line 9-11: The _processedExecutionIds HashSet will grow unbounded;
replace it with a structure that records insertion time (e.g.,
Dictionary<string,DateTime> or ConcurrentDictionary<string,DateTime>) and
implement pruning logic in the aggregator (for example inside the method
handling new ticks, e.g., OnAdd or AddTick) to remove entries older than a
configurable time window or when a max size threshold is exceeded; ensure
thread-safety by using the existing lock/monitor or a concurrent collection, add
a configurable TimeSpan/MaxEntries field, and prune either lazily on inserts or
via a background timer to prevent memory exhaustion while still preventing
reprocessing of recent ExecutionIds.

In `@src/_common/Quotes/Tick.StreamHub.cs`:
- Around line 6-162: Add missing unit tests for TickHub to cover standalone vs
provider-backed initialization (constructors), the OnAdd behavior for
same-timestamp updates including exact duplicates, ticks without ExecutionId
(replace in cache and NotifyObserversOnAdd), ticks with same ExecutionId
(replace and NotifyObserversOnRebuild), ticks with different ExecutionId
(treated as late arrival/rebuild), and Rebuild when _isStandalone (ensure
RollbackState(fromTimestamp) and NotifyObserversOnRebuild(fromTimestamp) are
invoked); target the TickHub class and its public members OnAdd, Rebuild,
ToIndicator and constructors to validate cache state changes and observer
notifications in each scenario.
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src/_common/Quotes/Tick.AggregatorHub.cs (1)

94-96: Remove unused local variable isCurrentBar.

The variable is computed but never referenced. The logic at line 166 implicitly relies on the else branch after isFutureBar, making isCurrentBar redundant.

♻️ Proposed fix
         // Determine if this is for current bar, future bar, or past bar
-        bool isCurrentBar = _currentBar != null && barTimestamp == _currentBarTimestamp;
         bool isFutureBar = _currentBar == null || barTimestamp > _currentBarTimestamp;
         bool isPastBar = _currentBar != null && barTimestamp < _currentBarTimestamp;
src/_common/Quotes/Tick.StreamHub.cs (1)

44-46: Redundant null check.

The null-coalescing throw on line 44 already handles the null case. The subsequent ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull on line 46 is unreachable.

♻️ Proposed fix
     public TickHub(
         IStreamObservable<ITick> provider)
         : base(provider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(provider)))
     {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(provider);
-
         _isStandalone = false;
         Name = "TICK-HUB";
         Reinitialize();
     }
src/_common/Quotes/Quote.AggregatorHub.cs (3)

82-84: Remove unused local variable isCurrentBar.

The variable isCurrentBar is assigned but never read. It's implicitly covered by the else branch at line 156 when neither isPastBar nor isFutureBar is true.

♻️ Proposed fix
         // Determine if this is for current bar, future bar, or past bar
-        bool isCurrentBar = _currentBar != null && barTimestamp == _currentBarTimestamp;
         bool isFutureBar = _currentBar == null || barTimestamp > _currentBarTimestamp;
         bool isPastBar = _currentBar != null && barTimestamp < _currentBarTimestamp;

115-143: Gap filling implementation is correct but has an unused variable.

The gap-filling logic correctly iterates from the last bar to the new bar timestamp, creating zero-volume bars with carried-forward close prices. However, gapIndex on line 134 is unused.

♻️ Proposed fix to remove unused variable
                 // Add gap bar using base class logic
-                (IQuote gapResult, int gapIndex) = ToIndicator(gapBar, null);
+                (IQuote gapResult, _) = ToIndicator(gapBar, null);
                 AppendCache(gapResult, notify);

145-173: Future bar handling has an unused variable; current bar update logic is correct.

The logic for starting a new bar and updating the current bar in-place is correct: it preserves the original open, updates high/low/close/volume, and notifies observers via rebuild. However, index on line 153 is unused.

♻️ Proposed fix to remove unused variable
             // Start a new bar
             _currentBar = CreateOrUpdateBar(null, barTimestamp, item);
             _currentBarTimestamp = barTimestamp;
 
             // Use base class to add the new bar
-            (IQuote result, int index) = ToIndicator(_currentBar, indexHint);
+            (IQuote result, _) = ToIndicator(_currentBar, indexHint);
             AppendCache(result, notify);
tests/indicators/_common/Quotes/Tick.AggregatorHub.Tests.cs (2)

278-312: Good test for duplicate detection, with noted TODO for correction semantics.

The test validates that duplicate execution IDs are skipped. The TODO comment on line 303 is a valid concern—if the second tick with the same ExecutionId is a correction, the current "skip duplicates" behavior may not be appropriate. This aligns with PR discussion about duplicate handling semantics.

Would you like me to open an issue to track the correction-vs-duplicate semantics for execution IDs, as noted in the TODO?


3-5: Consider adding negative test cases for invalid configurations.

The QuoteAggregatorHubTests include tests for invalid PeriodSize.Month, TimeSpan.Zero, and negative TimeSpan. For test parity and comprehensive edge case coverage, consider adding similar tests for TickAggregatorHub. Based on learnings: "Cover edge cases: empty input, minimum/maximum values, boundary conditions in tests."

Example tests to add:

[TestMethod]
public void InvalidPeriodSize_Month_ThrowsException()
{
    TickHub provider = new();
    FluentActions
        .Invoking(() => provider.ToTickAggregatorHub(PeriodSize.Month))
        .Should()
        .ThrowExactly<ArgumentException>()
        .WithMessage("*Month aggregation is not supported*");
    provider.EndTransmission();
}

[TestMethod]
public void InvalidTimeSpan_Zero_ThrowsException()
{
    TickHub provider = new();
    FluentActions
        .Invoking(() => provider.ToTickAggregatorHub(TimeSpan.Zero))
        .Should()
        .ThrowExactly<ArgumentOutOfRangeException>()
        .WithMessage("*must be greater than zero*");
    provider.EndTransmission();
}

Comment on lines 86 to 113
// Handle late arrival for past bar
if (isPastBar)
{
// Find the existing bar in cache
int existingIndex = Cache.IndexGte(barTimestamp);
if (existingIndex >= 0 && existingIndex < Cache.Count && Cache[existingIndex].Timestamp == barTimestamp)
{
// Update existing past bar
IQuote existingBar = Cache[existingIndex];
Quote updatedBar = new(
Timestamp: barTimestamp,
Open: existingBar.Open, // Keep original open
High: Math.Max(existingBar.High, item.High),
Low: Math.Min(existingBar.Low, item.Low),
Close: item.Close, // Update close
Volume: existingBar.Volume + item.Volume);

Cache[existingIndex] = updatedBar;

// Trigger rebuild from this timestamp
if (notify)
{
NotifyObserversOnRebuild(barTimestamp);
}
}

return;
}
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Add synchronization for concurrent OnAdd calls.

The late arrival handling mutates Cache[existingIndex] and instance state (_currentBar, _currentBarTimestamp) without synchronization. The base class provides no locking for OnAdd—only the Unsubscribe() method uses _unsubscribeLock, and that is specifically for preventing race conditions between EndTransmission and OnCompleted.

Cache is a plain List<TOut> (not thread-safe), and concurrent calls to OnAdd from multiple threads will cause data races:

  • Lines 82–84: Reading _currentBar and _currentBarTimestamp without locks
  • Line 90: Cache.IndexGte() lookup is not atomic with the bounds check (line 91) and mutation (line 103)
  • Line 103: Cache[existingIndex] = updatedBar is not protected

Per coding guidelines: "streaming hubs must isolate instance state." Add a synchronization lock (e.g., private readonly object _addLock = new()) around the entire OnAdd method or use lock statements to protect shared state mutations. The same issue exists in Tick.AggregatorHub.cs line 88 where _processedExecutionIds.Add() is called without protection.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/_common/Quotes/Quote.AggregatorHub.cs` around lines 86 - 113, The OnAdd
implementation mutates shared instance state and the non-thread-safe Cache
without synchronization; add a private readonly lock object (e.g., _addLock) to
the class and wrap the critical sections in OnAdd — including reads/writes of
_currentBar and _currentBarTimestamp, the Cache.IndexGte lookup + bounds check +
Cache[existingIndex] = updatedBar assignment, and the NotifyObserversOnRebuild
call — inside a lock to make these operations atomic; also apply equivalent
locking around modifications to _processedExecutionIds (Tick.AggregatorHub.cs)
such as the _processedExecutionIds.Add() call to prevent concurrent races.

Comment on lines 9 to 11
private Quote? _currentBar;
private DateTime _currentBarTimestamp;
private readonly HashSet<string> _processedExecutionIds = [];
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Unbounded memory growth in _processedExecutionIds.

The HashSet<string> grows indefinitely as ticks are processed but is never pruned. For long-running streams, this will cause memory exhaustion.

Consider implementing a pruning strategy, such as:

  • Clearing entries older than a configurable time window
  • Using an LRU cache with a maximum size
  • Pruning when the set exceeds a threshold
💡 Example: Simple time-based pruning approach

Track the timestamp when each ExecutionId was added, and periodically remove entries older than the aggregation window:

-    private readonly HashSet<string> _processedExecutionIds = [];
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, DateTime> _processedExecutionIds = [];

Then in OnAdd, prune old entries when adding new ones, or implement a separate cleanup mechanism.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/_common/Quotes/Tick.AggregatorHub.cs` around lines 9 - 11, The
_processedExecutionIds HashSet will grow unbounded; replace it with a structure
that records insertion time (e.g., Dictionary<string,DateTime> or
ConcurrentDictionary<string,DateTime>) and implement pruning logic in the
aggregator (for example inside the method handling new ticks, e.g., OnAdd or
AddTick) to remove entries older than a configurable time window or when a max
size threshold is exceeded; ensure thread-safety by using the existing
lock/monitor or a concurrent collection, add a configurable TimeSpan/MaxEntries
field, and prune either lazily on inserts or via a background timer to prevent
memory exhaustion while still preventing reprocessing of recent ExecutionIds.

Comment on lines +6 to +162
public class TickHub
: StreamHub<ITick, ITick>, IStreamObservable<ITick>
{
/// <summary>
/// Indicates whether this TickHub is standalone (no external provider).
/// </summary>
private readonly bool _isStandalone;

/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TickHub"/> class without its own provider.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="maxCacheSize">Maximum in-memory cache size.</param>
public TickHub(int? maxCacheSize = null)
: base(new BaseProvider<ITick>())
{
_isStandalone = true;

const int maxCacheSizeDefault = (int)(0.9 * int.MaxValue);

if (maxCacheSize is not null and > maxCacheSizeDefault)
{
string message
= $"'{nameof(maxCacheSize)}' must be less than {maxCacheSizeDefault}.";

throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(
nameof(maxCacheSize), maxCacheSize, message);
}

MaxCacheSize = maxCacheSize ?? maxCacheSizeDefault;
Name = "TICK-HUB";
}

/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TickHub"/> class with a specified provider.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="provider">The tick provider.</param>
public TickHub(
IStreamObservable<ITick> provider)
: base(provider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(provider)))
{
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(provider);

_isStandalone = false;
Name = "TICK-HUB";
Reinitialize();
}

/// <inheritdoc/>
protected override (ITick result, int index)
ToIndicator(ITick item, int? indexHint)
{
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(item);

int index = indexHint
?? Cache.IndexGte(item.Timestamp);

return (item, index == -1 ? Cache.Count : index);
}

/// <inheritdoc/>
public override string ToString()
=> $"TICKS: {Cache.Count} items";

/// <summary>
/// Handles adding a new tick with special handling for same-timestamp updates
/// when TickHub is standalone (no external provider).
/// </summary>
/// <inheritdoc/>
public override void OnAdd(ITick item, bool notify, int? indexHint)
{
// for non-standalone TickHub, use standard behavior
if (!_isStandalone)
{
base.OnAdd(item, notify, indexHint);
return;
}

// get result and position
(ITick result, int index) = ToIndicator(item, indexHint);

// check if this is a same-timestamp update (not a new item at the end)
if (Cache.Count > 0 && index < Cache.Count && Cache[index].Timestamp == result.Timestamp)
{
// check if this is an exact duplicate (same values)
// if so, defer to AppendCache for overflow tracking
if (Cache[index].Equals(result))
{
AppendCache(result, notify);
return;
}

// For ticks without execution IDs, replace in cache but notify as addition
// This allows aggregators to process multiple ticks at the same timestamp
bool hasExecutionId = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(result.ExecutionId);

if (!hasExecutionId)
{
// Replace existing tick in cache (keep only latest)
Cache[index] = result;

// Notify observers as if it's a new addition
// This allows aggregators to incorporate the tick's data
if (notify)
{
NotifyObserversOnAdd(result, index);
}

return;
}

// For ticks with execution IDs, replace and trigger rebuild
if (Cache[index].ExecutionId == result.ExecutionId)
{
// replace existing item at this position (same execution ID)
Cache[index] = result;

// notify observers to rebuild from this timestamp
if (notify)
{
NotifyObserversOnRebuild(result.Timestamp);
}

return;
}

// Different execution IDs - this shouldn't happen often,
// but treat as late arrival and trigger rebuild
}

// standard add behavior for new items
AppendCache(result, notify);
}

/// <summary>
/// Rebuilds the cache from a specific timestamp.
/// For standalone TickHub, preserves cache and notifies observers.
/// </summary>
/// <inheritdoc/>
public override void Rebuild(DateTime fromTimestamp)
{
// for standalone TickHub (no external provider),
// we cannot rebuild from an empty provider cache
// instead, just notify observers to rebuild from this hub's cache
if (_isStandalone)
{
// rollback internal state
RollbackState(fromTimestamp);

// notify observers to rebuild from this hub
NotifyObserversOnRebuild(fromTimestamp);
return;
}

// standard rebuild for TickHub with external provider
base.Rebuild(fromTimestamp);
}
}
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Missing test coverage for TickHub.

Per the pipeline failure, tests/indicators/_common/Quotes/Tick.StreamHub.Tests.cs is missing. The TickHub class has complex logic for standalone mode, same-timestamp updates, and rebuild behavior that warrants dedicated test coverage.

Do you want me to help generate test cases covering:

  • Standalone vs provider-backed initialization
  • Same-timestamp update scenarios (with/without ExecutionId)
  • Rebuild behavior for standalone mode
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@src/_common/Quotes/Tick.StreamHub.cs` around lines 6 - 162, Add missing unit
tests for TickHub to cover standalone vs provider-backed initialization
(constructors), the OnAdd behavior for same-timestamp updates including exact
duplicates, ticks without ExecutionId (replace in cache and
NotifyObserversOnAdd), ticks with same ExecutionId (replace and
NotifyObserversOnRebuild), ticks with different ExecutionId (treated as late
arrival/rebuild), and Rebuild when _isStandalone (ensure
RollbackState(fromTimestamp) and NotifyObserversOnRebuild(fromTimestamp) are
invoked); target the TickHub class and its public members OnAdd, Rebuild,
ToIndicator and constructors to validate cache state changes and observer
notifications in each scenario.

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Comment on lines +132 to +136
// but treat as late arrival and trigger rebuild
}

// standard add behavior for new items
AppendCache(result, notify);

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P1 Badge Prevent dropping same-timestamp ticks with new IDs

In standalone TickHub, when a tick arrives with the same timestamp but a different ExecutionId, this branch falls through to AppendCache (lines 132-136). AppendCache triggers Rebuild when the timestamp is not strictly greater than the last cached tick (see StreamHub.AppendCache), but TickHub.Rebuild for standalone only notifies observers and never inserts the new tick into the cache. That means valid trades sharing a timestamp are silently dropped, so downstream aggregations under-count volume and miss price updates whenever multiple executions occur in the same time slice. Consider explicitly appending/storing these ticks before notifying rebuild or supporting multiple ticks per timestamp.

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Comment on lines +179 to +183
Open: existingBar.Open, // Keep original open
High: Math.Max(existingBar.High, quote.High),
Low: Math.Min(existingBar.Low, quote.Low),
Close: quote.Close, // Always use latest close
Volume: existingBar.Volume + quote.Volume);

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P2 Badge Avoid double-counting when input bars are updated

CreateOrUpdateBar always aggregates by taking max/min and adding volume for every quote in the same aggregate bucket, with no handling for updated input bars that share the same timestamp. If an upstream feed resends an in-progress 1‑minute bar (common for streaming candles), the aggregate bar will add the volume again and can only move highs/lows outward, producing inflated OHLCV for the larger period. You likely need to detect duplicate input timestamps and rebuild/replace that sub-bar instead of accumulating it again.

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