react-native-vroom-chart 0.8.0 → 0.9.1

package/cpp/_core_src/ma_overlay.cpp

@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <vector>
 
+#include "curve.h"
 #include "gradient.h"
+#include "tip_pulse.h"
 #include "viewport.h"
 
 namespace vroom::ma_overlay {
@@ -48,6 +51,48 @@ void stroke_path(SkCanvas* canvas,
 
 inline float lerp(float a, float b, float t) { return a + (b - a) * t; }
 
+// Width of the background-colored ring that separates the tip dot from the line
+// and from the pulse expanding out behind it.
+constexpr float kTipBorderPx = 2.f;
+
+// One vertex of the close polyline, in screen space. Slot `k` counts back from
+// the right edge (0 = the newest close), the pairing a timeframe switch
+// preserves.
+//
+// Shared by the path builder and the tip marker: the dot has to sit on the exact
+// pixel the line ends at, including mid-interval-morph where both coordinates
+// are interpolated against the outgoing capture.
+SkPoint close_vertex(const Layout& lay,
+                     const PriceBounds& bounds,
+                     const ::VroomCandle* visible,
+                     std::size_t n,
+                     int64_t window_ms,
+                     int64_t visible_start_ms,
+                     int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                     const CandleSnapshot* from,
+                     std::size_t from_count,
+                     float morph_t,
+                     std::size_t k) {
+    const ::VroomCandle* to = (k < n) ? &visible[n - 1 - k] : nullptr;
+    const CandleSnapshot* frm = (k < from_count) ? &from[k] : nullptr;
+    if (to) {
+        const float tx = vroom::candle_center_x(
+            lay, to->time_ms, candle_duration_ms, visible_start_ms, window_ms);
+        const float ty = vroom::price_to_y(lay, bounds, to->close);
+        if (!frm) return SkPoint{tx, ty};
+        // The capture is in band fractions, so it lands on the same pixels it
+        // occupied pre-switch even though the bounds changed.
+        const float area_w = vroom::candle_area_width(lay);
+        return SkPoint{
+            lerp(frm->x * area_w, tx, morph_t),
+            lerp(vroom::y_at_fraction(lay, frm->close), ty, morph_t)};
+    }
+    // A slot only the outgoing data had. Counts match in practice, so this just
+    // keeps gappy or short-history data from breaking the line.
+    return SkPoint{frm->x * vroom::candle_area_width(lay),
+                   vroom::y_at_fraction(lay, frm->close)};
+}
+
 // The close-price polyline, walked left to right. Shared by the stroke and the
 // gradient fill so both derive from identical geometry, mid-morph included.
 //
@@ -55,6 +100,10 @@ inline float lerp(float a, float b, float t) { return a + (b - a) * t; }
 // timeframe switch preserves — which walks the line left to right, so the vertex
 // order matches draw()'s at morph_t == 1. Every candle has a close, so there are
 // no gaps to break the subpath on.
+//
+// `tension` above 0 rounds the corners (see curve.h). It smooths the *screen*
+// positions rather than the closes, which is what keeps the line glued to the
+// candles mid-interval-morph, where those positions are themselves interpolated.
 SkPath build_close_path(const Layout& lay,
                         const PriceBounds& bounds,
                         const ::VroomCandle* visible,
@@ -64,45 +113,72 @@ SkPath build_close_path(const Layout& lay,
                         int64_t candle_duration_ms,
                         const CandleSnapshot* from,
                         std::size_t from_n,
-                        float morph_t) {
+                        float morph_t,
+                        float tension) {
     const std::size_t from_count = vroom::morph_from_count(from, from_n, morph_t);
     const std::size_t slots = std::max(n, from_count);
     if (slots == 0) return SkPath();
-    const float area_w = vroom::candle_area_width(lay);
 
-    SkPathBuilder path;
-    bool pen_down = false;
-    for (std::size_t k = slots; k-- > 0;) {
-        const ::VroomCandle* to = (k < n) ? &visible[n - 1 - k] : nullptr;
-        const CandleSnapshot* frm = (k < from_count) ? &from[k] : nullptr;
-
-        float x, y;
-        if (to) {
-            const float tx = vroom::candle_center_x(
-                lay, to->time_ms, candle_duration_ms, visible_start_ms, window_ms);
-            const float ty = vroom::price_to_y(lay, bounds, to->close);
-            if (frm) {
-                // The capture is in band fractions, so it lands on the same pixels
-                // it occupied pre-switch even though the bounds changed.
-                x = lerp(frm->x * area_w, tx, morph_t);
-                y = lerp(vroom::y_at_fraction(lay, frm->close), ty, morph_t);
+    // Vertex `i` of the left-to-right walk, so the smoothing pass below can look
+    // ahead without a second copy of the morph interpolation.
+    const auto vertex = [&](std::size_t i) -> SkPoint {
+        return close_vertex(lay, bounds, visible, n, window_ms, visible_start_ms,
+                            candle_duration_ms, from, from_count, morph_t,
+                            slots - 1 - i);
+    };
+
+    // Straight segments by default, and below three points there's no interior
+    // vertex to round. Kept as its own pass so the common case emits exactly the
+    // path it always has.
+    if (!(tension > 0.f) || slots < 3) {
+        SkPathBuilder path;
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < slots; ++i) {
+            const SkPoint p = vertex(i);
+            if (i == 0) {
+                path.moveTo(p);
             } else {
-                x = tx;
-                y = ty;
+                path.lineTo(p);
             }
-        } else {
-            // A slot only the outgoing data had. Counts match in practice, so this
-            // just keeps gappy or short-history data from breaking the line.
-            x = frm->x * area_w;
-            y = vroom::y_at_fraction(lay, frm->close);
         }
+        return path.detach();
+    }
 
-        if (pen_down) {
-            path.lineTo(x, y);
-        } else {
-            path.moveTo(x, y);
-            pen_down = true;
+    // A tangent needs a neighbor on both sides, so smoothing can't stay
+    // streaming. Reused across frames — rendering is single-threaded per chart
+    // and the buffer is only live for this call — so it stops allocating after
+    // the first frame at a given zoom.
+    static thread_local std::vector<SkPoint> pts;
+    pts.clear();
+    pts.reserve(slots);
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < slots; ++i) pts.push_back(vertex(i));
+
+    const auto secant_at = [&](std::size_t i) {
+        return vroom::curve::secant(pts[i].fX, pts[i].fY,
+                                    pts[i + 1].fX, pts[i + 1].fY);
+    };
+    // Endpoints have only one neighboring secant to lean on; interiors get the
+    // monotone-limited blend of both. Recomputing a secant or two beats carrying
+    // a second buffer.
+    const auto tangent_at = [&](std::size_t i) {
+        if (i == 0) return secant_at(0);
+        if (i + 1 == pts.size()) return secant_at(pts.size() - 2);
+        return vroom::curve::monotone_tangent(secant_at(i - 1), secant_at(i));
+    };
+
+    SkPathBuilder path;
+    path.moveTo(pts[0]);
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i + 1 < pts.size(); ++i) {
+        // Flat or backwards spacing — duplicate timestamps, or the compressed x
+        // a morph can pass through — has no meaningful tangent, and curving
+        // through it would fold the line back on itself.
+        if (!(pts[i + 1].fX > pts[i].fX)) {
+            path.lineTo(pts[i + 1]);
+            continue;
         }
+        const vroom::curve::Controls c = vroom::curve::segment_controls(
+            pts[i].fX, pts[i].fY, pts[i + 1].fX, pts[i + 1].fY,
+            tangent_at(i), tangent_at(i + 1), tension);
+        path.cubicTo(c.c1x, c.c1y, c.c2x, c.c2y, pts[i + 1].fX, pts[i + 1].fY);
     }
     return path.detach();
 }
@@ -170,15 +246,17 @@ void draw_close_line(SkCanvas* canvas,
                      float opacity,
                      const CandleSnapshot* from,
                      std::size_t from_n,
-                     float morph_t) {
+                     float morph_t,
+                     float tension) {
     if (!canvas || candle_right <= 0.f || candle_area_h <= 0.f) return;
     opacity = std::clamp(opacity, 0.f, 1.f);
     if (opacity <= 0.f) return;
     morph_t = std::clamp(morph_t, 0.f, 1.f);
+    tension = std::clamp(tension, 0.f, 1.f);
 
     const SkPath path = build_close_path(lay, bounds, visible, n, window_ms,
                                         visible_start_ms, candle_duration_ms,
-                                        from, from_n, morph_t);
+                                        from, from_n, morph_t, tension);
     if (path.isEmpty()) return;
 
     stroke_path(canvas, path, candle_right, candle_area_h, color, width, opacity);
@@ -199,17 +277,19 @@ void draw_close_gradient(SkCanvas* canvas,
                          float opacity,
                          const CandleSnapshot* from,
                          std::size_t from_n,
-                         float morph_t) {
+                         float morph_t,
+                         float tension) {
     if (!canvas || candle_right <= 0.f || candle_area_h <= 0.f) return;
     gradient_opacity = std::clamp(gradient_opacity, 0.f, 1.f);
     opacity = std::clamp(opacity, 0.f, 1.f);
     const float alpha = gradient_opacity * opacity;
     if (alpha <= 0.f) return;
     morph_t = std::clamp(morph_t, 0.f, 1.f);
+    tension = std::clamp(tension, 0.f, 1.f);
 
     const SkPath line = build_close_path(lay, bounds, visible, n, window_ms,
                                         visible_start_ms, candle_duration_ms,
-                                        from, from_n, morph_t);
+                                        from, from_n, morph_t, tension);
     if (line.isEmpty()) return;
 
     // The polyline runs strictly left to right, so its bounds give the first and
@@ -240,6 +320,92 @@ void draw_close_gradient(SkCanvas* canvas,
     canvas->restore();
 }
 
+void draw_close_tip(SkCanvas* canvas,
+                    const Layout& lay,
+                    const PriceBounds& bounds,
+                    const ::VroomCandle* visible,
+                    std::size_t n,
+                    int64_t window_ms,
+                    int64_t visible_start_ms,
+                    int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                    float candle_right,
+                    float candle_area_h,
+                    uint32_t line_color,
+                    uint32_t bg_color,
+                    float line_width,
+                    float opacity,
+                    bool pulse,
+                    float pulse_phase,
+                    const CandleSnapshot* from,
+                    std::size_t from_n,
+                    float morph_t) {
+    if (!canvas || candle_right <= 0.f || candle_area_h <= 0.f) return;
+    opacity = std::clamp(opacity, 0.f, 1.f);
+    if (opacity <= 0.f) return;
+    morph_t = std::clamp(morph_t, 0.f, 1.f);
+
+    const std::size_t from_count = vroom::morph_from_count(from, from_n, morph_t);
+    const std::size_t slots = std::max(n, from_count);
+    if (slots == 0) return;
+
+    const SkPoint tip =
+        close_vertex(lay, bounds, visible, n, window_ms, visible_start_ms,
+                     candle_duration_ms, from, from_count, morph_t, 0);
+    // Panned or scaled out of the pane: the line's end isn't on screen, so
+    // there's nothing to mark. The clip below would hide it anyway, but the ring
+    // is wide enough that a tip just off-pane would still bleed in.
+    if (tip.fY < 0.f || tip.fY > candle_area_h) return;
+    if (tip.fX < 0.f || tip.fX > candle_right) return;
+
+    // Scaling off the stroke keeps the marker proportionate at any line width;
+    // the floor stops a hairline chart from getting an invisible dot.
+    const float w = line_width > 0.f ? line_width : 1.5f;
+    const float dot_r = std::max(2.f, w * 1.5f);
+    const float border_r = dot_r + kTipBorderPx;
+
+    canvas->save();
+    canvas->clipRect(SkRect::MakeLTRB(0.f, 0.f, candle_right, candle_area_h));
+
+    // Ring first: the border paints over its inner edge, so it reads as
+    // expanding out from underneath the dot rather than around it.
+    if (pulse) {
+        const vroom::tip_pulse::Frame f = vroom::tip_pulse::at(pulse_phase);
+        const float r = border_r * f.radius_mul;
+        if (f.fill_alpha > 0.f) {
+            SkPaint fill;
+            fill.setAntiAlias(true);
+            fill.setColor(static_cast<SkColor>(line_color));
+            fill.setAlphaf(fill.getAlphaf() * f.fill_alpha * opacity);
+            canvas->drawCircle(tip.fX, tip.fY, r, fill);
+        }
+        if (f.stroke_alpha > 0.f) {
+            SkPaint edge;
+            edge.setAntiAlias(true);
+            edge.setColor(static_cast<SkColor>(line_color));
+            edge.setAlphaf(edge.getAlphaf() * f.stroke_alpha * opacity);
+            edge.setStyle(SkPaint::kStroke_Style);
+            edge.setStrokeWidth(1.f);
+            canvas->drawCircle(tip.fX, tip.fY, r, edge);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Filled rather than stroked: an annulus stroked around the dot leaves an
+    // antialiased seam where the two meet, which shows up as a dark hairline.
+    SkPaint border;
+    border.setAntiAlias(true);
+    border.setColor(static_cast<SkColor>(bg_color));
+    border.setAlphaf(border.getAlphaf() * opacity);
+    canvas->drawCircle(tip.fX, tip.fY, border_r, border);
+
+    SkPaint dot;
+    dot.setAntiAlias(true);
+    dot.setColor(static_cast<SkColor>(line_color));
+    dot.setAlphaf(dot.getAlphaf() * opacity);
+    canvas->drawCircle(tip.fX, tip.fY, dot_r, dot);
+
+    canvas->restore();
+}
+
 void fill_between(SkCanvas* canvas,
                   const Layout& lay,
                   const PriceBounds& bounds,

package/cpp/_core_src/ma_overlay.h

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ void draw(SkCanvas* canvas,
 // had before the timeframe switch to its new one. `morph_t == 1` (the default)
 // draws `visible` alone.
 //
+// `tension` (0..1) rounds the corners, monotone-limited so the curve can't
+// overshoot into a price that never traded (see curve.h). 0 is straight segments.
+//
 // Separate from draw() because the capture holds candle closes — it can't stand
 // in for an indicator's values.
 void draw_close_line(SkCanvas* canvas,
@@ -65,12 +68,14 @@ void draw_close_line(SkCanvas* canvas,
                      float opacity = 1.f,
                      const CandleSnapshot* from = nullptr,
                      std::size_t from_n = 0,
-                     float morph_t = 1.f);
+                     float morph_t = 1.f,
+                     float tension = 0.f);
 
 // The area beneath the close-price polyline, filled with `color` ramping from
 // `gradient_opacity` at the line's peak to fully transparent at the pane bottom.
-// Takes the same geometry and morph arguments as draw_close_line and builds the
-// identical polyline, so the fill tracks the line through a timeframe switch.
+// Takes the same geometry, morph and tension arguments as draw_close_line and
+// builds the identical path, so the fill tracks the line through a timeframe
+// switch and follows the same rounded corners.
 //
 // `opacity` multiplies the ramp, which is what fades the fill in alongside the
 // line during the candle→line morph. Draws nothing when either opacity is 0.
@@ -91,7 +96,39 @@ void draw_close_gradient(SkCanvas* canvas,
                          float opacity = 1.f,
                          const CandleSnapshot* from = nullptr,
                          std::size_t from_n = 0,
-                         float morph_t = 1.f);
+                         float morph_t = 1.f,
+                         float tension = 0.f);
+
+// The marker at the line's newest end: a dot in `line_color` sized off
+// `line_width`, ringed by a 2px disc of `bg_color` that separates it from the
+// line's stroke cap, and optionally a pulse expanding out from behind it.
+//
+// Takes the same geometry and morph arguments as draw_close_line and reads the
+// same vertex, so the dot stays on the line's end pixel through a timeframe
+// switch. `opacity` scales everything, fading the marker in with the line during
+// the candle→line morph.
+//
+// `pulse_phase` is in cycles and wraps, so the caller can hand over elapsed time
+// divided by tip_pulse::kPeriodSeconds. Ignored unless `pulse`.
+void draw_close_tip(SkCanvas* canvas,
+                    const Layout& lay,
+                    const PriceBounds& bounds,
+                    const ::VroomCandle* visible,
+                    std::size_t n,
+                    int64_t window_ms,
+                    int64_t visible_start_ms,
+                    int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                    float candle_right,
+                    float candle_area_h,
+                    uint32_t line_color,
+                    uint32_t bg_color,
+                    float line_width,
+                    float opacity = 1.f,
+                    bool pulse = false,
+                    float pulse_phase = 0.f,
+                    const CandleSnapshot* from = nullptr,
+                    std::size_t from_n = 0,
+                    float morph_t = 1.f);
 
 // Fills the closed region between two aligned series (NaN where undefined)
 // with `color` at its alpha × `opacity` — used for the Bollinger Band fill.

package/cpp/_core_src/price_indicator.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "chart.h"
 #include "fonts.h"
 #include "theme.h"
+#include "ticks.h"
 #include "viewport.h"
 
 namespace vroom::price_indicator {
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ void draw(SkCanvas* canvas,
     font.setEdging(SkFont::Edging::kSubpixelAntiAlias);
 
     char buf[32];
-    std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%.2f", last.close);
+    const int decimals = vroom::price_decimals(
+        vroom::pick_price_interval(bounds.max - bounds.min, candle_area_h));
+    vroom::format_price(buf, sizeof(buf), last.close, decimals);
     const size_t len = std::strlen(buf);
 
     // Measure the tight glyph bounds (origin at the baseline) so we can center

package/cpp/_core_src/price_lines.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "fonts.h"
 #include "price_line_layout.h"
 #include "theme.h"
+#include "ticks.h"
 #include "viewport.h"
 
 namespace vroom::price_lines {
@@ -212,11 +213,12 @@ void draw_axis_badge(SkCanvas* canvas,
                      const Layout& lay,
                      double price,
                      float y,
-                     SkColor fill) {
+                     SkColor fill,
+                     int decimals) {
     if (lay.y_axis_width_px <= 0.f) return;
 
     char buf[32];
-    std::snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%.2f", price);
+    vroom::format_price(buf, sizeof(buf), price, decimals);
     const size_t len = std::strlen(buf);
 
     SkRect tb;
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ void draw(SkCanvas* canvas,
     const VroomPriceLineStyle& style = chart.price_line_style;
     SkFont font;
     const bool has_font = label_font(chart, &font);
+    const int decimals = vroom::price_decimals(
+        vroom::pick_price_interval(bounds.max - bounds.min, candle_area_h));
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < chart.price_lines.size(); ++i) {
         const VroomChart::StoredPriceLine& pl = chart.price_lines[i];
@@ -351,7 +355,7 @@ void draw(SkCanvas* canvas,
 
         if (has_font && (pl.flags & VROOM_PRICE_LINE_AXIS_LABEL) != 0) {
             draw_axis_badge(canvas, font, lay, render_price(chart, i), y,
-                            line_color);
+                            line_color, decimals);
         }
     }
 }

package/cpp/_core_src/theme.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ constexpr float kDefaultFloats[VROOM_FLOAT_COUNT_] = {
     0.f,    // VOLUME_RADIUS_PX — square by default
     1.5f,   // LINE_WIDTH_PX — line-chart polyline stroke width
     0.28f,  // LINE_GRADIENT_OPACITY — fill under the line, ramped to 0 at the pane bottom
+    0.f,    // LINE_TENSION — straight segments by default
+    1.f,    // LINE_TIP_DOT — the line's leading end is marked by default
+    0.f,    // LINE_TIP_PULSE — the ring is opt-in; it never lets the chart idle
 };
 
 }  // namespace

package/cpp/_core_src/ticks.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <ctime>
 
 namespace vroom {
@@ -145,4 +146,17 @@ double pick_price_interval(double range, float candle_area_h) {
     return nice * magnitude;
 }
 
+int price_decimals(double interval) {
+    if (!(interval > 0.0) || !std::isfinite(interval)) return 2;
+    const double d = std::ceil(-std::log10(interval) - 1e-12);
+    if (d < 0.0) return 0;
+    if (d > 12.0) return 12;
+    return static_cast<int>(d);
+}
+
+void format_price(char* buf, size_t buf_size, double price, int decimals) {
+    if (!buf || buf_size == 0) return;
+    std::snprintf(buf, buf_size, "%.*f", decimals, price);
+}
+
 }  // namespace vroom

package/cpp/_core_src/ticks.h

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 
 namespace vroom {
@@ -50,4 +51,11 @@ int64_t next_tick(int64_t t, const TimeTick& tick);
 // in the same units as the data (e.g. dollars).
 double pick_price_interval(double range, float candle_area_h);
 
+// Decimal places needed so adjacent ticks `interval` apart don't collapse to
+// the same string. 0.01 → 2, 0.005 → 3, 1e-8 → 8. Clamped to [0, 12].
+int price_decimals(double interval);
+
+// Writes `price` into `buf` using `decimals` (from price_decimals).
+void format_price(char* buf, size_t buf_size, double price, int decimals);
+
 }  // namespace vroom

package/cpp/_core_src/tip_pulse.h

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// The pulsing ring at the line chart's tip — a phase in, a radius and two
+// alphas out (VROOM_FLOAT_LINE_TIP_PULSE).
+//
+// Shape and timing follow TradingView's last-price animation, whose numbers are
+// well-tuned: expand while the fill washes out and the edge sharpens, keep
+// expanding while the edge fades, then rest. That rest is nearly half the period
+// and it is what makes the ring read as a heartbeat instead of a strobe.
+//
+// Radii come out as multiples of the ring's start radius rather than pixels,
+// because the tip dot scales with the line width and the ring has to scale with
+// it (see draw_close_tip in ma_overlay.cpp).
+//
+// Skia-free and header-only so the unit tests can cover it; see
+// tests/test_tip_pulse.cpp.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+namespace vroom::tip_pulse {
+
+// One full expand-and-rest cycle.
+constexpr float kPeriodSeconds = 2.6f;
+
+// The ring at one instant. Alphas already account for the rest stage, so a
+// caller can paint unconditionally and simply draw nothing visible.
+struct Frame {
+    float radius_mul;    // multiple of the ring's start radius
+    float fill_alpha;
+    float stroke_alpha;
+};
+
+namespace detail {
+
+struct Stage {
+    float end;  // phase this stage runs until
+    float start_radius, end_radius;
+    float start_fill, end_fill;
+    float start_stroke, end_stroke;
+};
+
+// The fill fades as the ring grows, while the edge first *gains* alpha — that
+// crossover is what gives the bloom its snap — before fading out in stage two.
+constexpr Stage kStages[] = {
+    {0.25f,  1.0f, 2.5f, 0.25f, 0.f, 0.40f, 0.80f},
+    {0.525f, 2.5f, 3.5f, 0.f,   0.f, 0.80f, 0.f},
+    {1.0f,   3.5f, 3.5f, 0.f,   0.f, 0.f,   0.f},
+};
+
+inline float lerp(float a, float b, float t) { return a + (b - a) * t; }
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+// Ring state at `phase`, in cycles. Values outside [0,1) wrap, so a caller can
+// hand over raw elapsed time divided by the period without normalizing.
+inline Frame at(float phase) {
+    const float p = phase - std::floor(phase);
+    float start = 0.f;
+    for (const detail::Stage& s : detail::kStages) {
+        // The last stage takes anything left over, which also catches a `p` that
+        // rounded up to 1 on the way in.
+        if (p < s.end || s.end >= 1.f) {
+            const float span = s.end - start;
+            const float t = span > 0.f ? (p - start) / span : 0.f;
+            return Frame{detail::lerp(s.start_radius, s.end_radius, t),
+                         detail::lerp(s.start_fill, s.end_fill, t),
+                         detail::lerp(s.start_stroke, s.end_stroke, t)};
+        }
+        start = s.end;
+    }
+    return Frame{1.f, 0.f, 0.f};  // unreachable: the table ends at 1
+}
+
+}  // namespace vroom::tip_pulse

package/cpp/_core_src/viewport.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ float candle_body_width(const Layout& layout,
     return static_cast<float>(slot * layout.candle_width_ratio);
 }
 
+int64_t window_for_body_width(const Layout& layout,
+                              int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                              double body_px) {
+    const double usable = candle_area_width(layout);
+    const double ratio = static_cast<double>(layout.candle_width_ratio);
+    const double dur = static_cast<double>(candle_duration_ms);
+    if (usable <= 0.0 || ratio <= 0.0 || dur <= 0.0 || body_px <= 0.0) return 0;
+    return static_cast<int64_t>((usable * dur * ratio) / body_px);
+}
+
 float candle_center_x(const Layout& layout,
                       int64_t time_ms,
                       int64_t candle_duration_ms,
@@ -265,4 +275,39 @@ double y_to_price(const Layout& layout,
     return bounds.min + t * range;
 }
 
+TimeWindow clamp_shifted_time_window(int64_t start_ms, int64_t end_ms,
+                                     int64_t first_time, int64_t last_time,
+                                     int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                                     int64_t max_future) {
+    const int64_t window = end_ms - start_ms;
+    if (window <= 0) return {start_ms, end_ms};
+
+    const int64_t dur = candle_duration_ms > 0 ? candle_duration_ms : 0;
+    const int64_t last_slot_end = last_time + dur;
+    const int64_t data_extent = last_slot_end - first_time;
+
+    if (max_future >= 0 && end_ms > last_time + max_future) {
+        end_ms = last_time + max_future;
+        start_ms = end_ms - window;
+    }
+
+    // Window longer than the series: empty past is how width wins. Floor the
+    // right edge at last_time so a pan into the past is a no-op when the
+    // candles are already right-aligned. Do not pin start to first_time — that
+    // throws the extra length into the future and the two caps latch.
+    if (data_extent >= 0 && window > data_extent) {
+        if (end_ms < last_time) {
+            end_ms = last_time;
+            start_ms = end_ms - window;
+        }
+        return {start_ms, end_ms};
+    }
+
+    if (start_ms < first_time) {
+        start_ms = first_time;
+        end_ms = start_ms + window;
+    }
+    return {start_ms, end_ms};
+}
+
 }  // namespace vroom

package/cpp/_core_src/viewport.h

@@ -86,6 +86,36 @@ float candle_body_width(const Layout& layout,
                         int64_t window_ms,
                         int64_t candle_duration_ms);
 
+// Inverse of candle_body_width: the time window that makes each candle body
+// `body_px` wide. Returns 0 if any input is degenerate. Does not consult the
+// data span — a short series leaves empty space on the left (width wins).
+int64_t window_for_body_width(const Layout& layout,
+                              int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                              double body_px);
+
+// A [start, end] time window of fixed length, used by pan/zoom clamping.
+struct TimeWindow {
+    int64_t start_ms;
+    int64_t end_ms;
+};
+
+// Clamp a same-length time window after a pan or pinch-zoom shift.
+//
+// The future cap (`max_future`, typically 3/4 of the window) is unchanged: the
+// right edge cannot run past last_time + max_future.
+//
+// The past cap depends on whether the window fits in the data:
+// - Window ≤ data extent: start cannot precede first_time (no empty past).
+// - Window > data extent: empty past is intentional (width wins). start MAY
+//   precede first_time. Instead, the last candle cannot leave the right edge
+//   (end >= last_time). Pinning start to first_time in this case would shove
+//   the extra length into the future and latch, because the future cap then
+//   fights the past cap on every subsequent pan.
+TimeWindow clamp_shifted_time_window(int64_t start_ms, int64_t end_ms,
+                                     int64_t first_time, int64_t last_time,
+                                     int64_t candle_duration_ms,
+                                     int64_t max_future);
+
 // Center-x of a candle whose period starts at time_ms and lasts
 // candle_duration_ms, given the current visible time window.
 float candle_center_x(const Layout& layout,