ZuluTrading Forex API/Rates Stream Java Example

1. Introduction

This tutorial will instruct you on how to run the java sample application to receive a rates stream.

To run the example application in Windows you need:

A Java 8 jdk installation: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-ee-developers/lunasr2
An active ZuluTrade account with access to trading API enabled
The sample eclipse project demonstrating the rates streaming API, by clicking here.

Start eclipse
Create a new workspace (File->Switch workspace->other->) named "zulutradeWorkspace" under C:\
Unzip "zulutrade-sample-trading-api-feeds-client.rar" into C:\zulutradeWorkspace
File->Import...->"Existing Maven Projects" and click "next"
Click on browse in the "Import Maven projects" window
Navigate to "C:\zulutradeWorkspace", select "zulutrade-sample-trading-api-feeds-client.rar" and press "OK"
In the next window tick "/pom.xml" if not already ticked and click "Finish"
The project is imported, you should be able to see it on the Project explorer
Navigate in project and open ZuluFeedsSampleApp.java, the source will open in editor file
In editor fill in your zulu account credentials and save "ZuluFeedsSampleApp.java" (Ctrl+s)
Go to ZuluFeedsSampleApp, right click, Run as-> Java application
If everything went ok, the following output will be shown in console