TradingView Pine script's time() function for weekends?

Question

I'm developing an indicator that shows custom time zone sessions by changing chart background.

For that I use this function to check if one bar is inside one of my defined time sessions:

InSession(sess) => na(time(period, sess)) == false

Where sess it's something similar to "0130-0800".

But it's not drawing anything during the weekend. It seems that the time() function only checks its input on workdays. But I use this indicator in cryptocurrencies that are open every day.

Is there any way to extend the time() check to the weekends? If not, can you think of another method to check if a bar is within a timeframe?

PS: This is the full indicator code: https://es.tradingview.com/script/NMjZ2616/

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 13 '18 at 18:46

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You only have to add the string ":1234567" to the session hours to include weekends and ":12345" to exclude weekends.

Sample code:

// InSession() determines if a price bar falls inside the specified session
InSession(sess) => na(time(period, sess)) == false

// === INPUTS ===
sessionHours=input(defval="0800-1400", type = session, title="Session Hours")
inputIncludeWeekends=input(title="Include Weekends?", type=bool, defval=true)

weekendsStr = inputIncludeWeekends ? ":1234567" : ":12345"

// === /INPUTS ===

bgcolor(color=InSession(sessionHours + weekendsStr)[1] ? red : na, title="Session Hours", transp=85)

Thanks to https://www.tradingview.com/u/pequet/

edited Jun 13 '18 at 18:46

Jos

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answered Jun 03 '18 at 20:52

Juan Antonio Tubío

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Could you mark this as the answer? That way this page doesn't show up on the 'unanswered' page, while it instead is fixed (right?) – Jos Jun 12 '18 at 07:22
Sorry, I tried to mark the day I answered it but it did not allow it. Maybe there is a time of lack. Thanks for the warning and for the corrections. – Juan Antonio Tubío Jun 13 '18 at 14:43
@JuanAntonioTubío how configure all days. including weekends – Masum billah Sep 18 '18 at 10:39
Use '0000-2359:1234567' – Juan Antonio Tubío Sep 18 '18 at 11:02
saved so many headaches and found this excellent trick... thanks – T.Todua Sep 20 '19 at 23:19

TradingView Pine script's time() function for weekends?

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