I'm Back Release - v5.0.2

Release Notes

I've decided to remove the API providers from Quoter. There were just too many restrictions for most of them after IEXCloud stopped having a free plan.

So this release srapes the quotes and the index data from a financial website. That does mean there are no restictions on how often it can be run which is nice especially with the -a auto refresh option. However, it also means that if the site structure changes, then there is a good chance Quoter will break and I'll have to update it. But it's not that hard to do.

In order to get this out fairly quickly, the -t trending and the -d detail options are not working. I'll have to figure out how to do this without the API data. Also I'm sure there are some error handling that needs to be corrected so please let me know the the GitHub issues board if you find any. I'll continue to test as I use it.

I also plan to add quite a bit of automated testing - currently Quoter doesn't have this and I find it extremely useful in my other apps.

Bad News Release - v4.1.4

Release Notes

This release simply adds a note at the top of the execute stream. I'll be looking for other free sources and build that into Quoter.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
On June 15th, 2023 IEXCloud will no longer be offering free access
to their financial data. I, and I believe most of you, are on the free plan.
Therefore, Quoter will no longer be able to grab stock quotes from IEXCloud.
Indexes will continue to work and I'll start to investigate another source
for free quotes. This is very disappointing...

Release - v4.1.3

Release Notes

@pgalasti has developed a feature to allow auto-refreshes in Quoter. By providing that -a TIME command line switch, Quoter will clear the screen and re-run at the provided interval. You can therefore just look at a console window and get updated information.

However, please keep in mind that every time Quoter pulls stock quotes it will use IEXCloud credits. If you are watching a very small number of symbols, and the interval is not too small, it may be fine, just be careful. If you run out you'll need to wait until next month to have them refreshed. You can always check your current credit usage with the -I switch.

Thank you Paul for helping to improve Quoter. It's appreciated!

Release - v4.0.20

Release Notes

The index data used in Quoter is scrapped from a financial website. This has to be done as IEXCloud does not provide data of the indexes used by Quoter. The website changed it's format and the scrapping broke. I've updated the open and closed pages it everything should be back to working correctly.

Release - v4.0.19

Release Notes

This release is basically several large changes under the hood, but no new or changed functionality for the end users. It's improving the foundation.

• Implemented JCommander replacing GetOpt. While no real change yet, it does better set me up in the future with more options and better capabilities. And it's still be updated.
• Switched to using Apache Shade to build the "fat jar". This is much faster and gives me many more options going forward.
• Updated plugin and dependency versions including Google's GSON.

Release - v4.0.15

Release Notes

The index data is scrapped from a financial website. The site changed their underlying structure and Quoter had to be updated.

Release - v4.0.14

Release Notes

Added a simple error message to be displayed if a historical trend -t was requested but there were no securities provided. Previously it would simply not display the trend.

This is a small change and an update is not needed if you don't care about this condition.

Release - v4.0.12

Release Notes

• [SNAP] Reduced the size of the snap by removing a redundant copy of the jar file
• [SNAP] Added the 'Home' interface to the snap so it has better access to files in the home directory. This is important if you can't add the "System-Backup" interface
• Updated the display headers in the trend display to only show two decimal places in the header and footer. This will make the alignment a bit more consistent

Release - v4.0.9

Release Notes

Just a bit of cleanup. No substantial changes.

• Updated README.md file
• Updated help text as seen via -h or -?
• Removed redundant text in the version -v output
• Updated Market Open/Closed look and feel
• Added warning to the trending display if in sandbox model warning that the data is not correct

Release - v4.0.6

Release Notes

Just a few small changes. Added a comment at the bottom to let the user know if the market is currently open or closed. This is obtained from the DOW index information.

Secondly, added a red warning if sandbox mode is enabled. I don't think this will impact many (any?) people, but the data for securities is incorrect if in Sandbox Mode and that should be very clear. Index data, however, remains accurate as it is not sources from IEXCloud.