indicator-buffer

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Implement BufferList incremental indicators with efficient state management. Use for IIncrementFromChain or IIncrementFromBar implementations. Covers interface selection, constructor patterns, and BufferListTestBase testing requirements.

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BufferList indicator development

Interface selection

Interface	Additional Inputs	Use Case
`IIncrementFromChain`	`IReusable`, `(DateTime, double)`	Chainable single-value indicators
`IIncrementFromBar`	(none — only IBar from base)	Requires OHLCV properties

See references/interface-selection.md for decision tree.

Constructor pattern

The chaining constructor parameter type depends on the interface implemented:

// IIncrementFromChain — chaining ctor takes IReadOnlyList<IReusable>
public class EmaList : BufferList<EmaResult>, IIncrementFromChain, IEma
{
    public EmaList(int lookbackPeriods)
    {
        Ema.Validate(lookbackPeriods);
        LookbackPeriods = lookbackPeriods;
        _buffer = new Queue<double>(lookbackPeriods);
    }

    public EmaList(int lookbackPeriods, IReadOnlyList<IReusable> values)
        : this(lookbackPeriods) => Add(values);
}

// IIncrementFromBar — chaining ctor takes IReadOnlyList<IBar>
public class AdxList : BufferList<AdxResult>, IIncrementFromBar, IAdx
{
    public AdxList(int lookbackPeriods)
    {
        Adx.Validate(lookbackPeriods);
        LookbackPeriods = lookbackPeriods;
    }

    public AdxList(int lookbackPeriods, IReadOnlyList<IBar> bars)
        : this(lookbackPeriods) => Add(bars);
}

Buffer management

_buffer.Update(capacity, value) — standard rolling buffer
_buffer.UpdateWithDequeue(capacity, value) — returns dequeued value for sum adjustment

State management

Use Clear() to reset all internal state:

public override void Clear()
{
    base.Clear();
    _buffer.Clear();
    _bufferSum = 0;
}

Testing constraints

Inherit BufferListTestBase
IIncrementFromChain → implement ITestChainBufferList
IIncrementFromBar → implement ITestBarBufferList
Series parity: bufferResults.IsExactly(seriesResults)