Example: INFO Command

This example demonstrates how to use the go-metatrader4 library to send the INFO command to a MetaTrader 4 (MT4) server and retrieve server information.

The INFO command requests basic server details such as build version and company name.

Usage

To run this example:

go run main.go

Make sure you are connected to an MT4 server that accepts TCP connections on the configured host and port.

Code Overview

client := mt4.NewClient("127.0.0.1", 443,
    mt4.WithDialTimeout(3*time.Second),
    mt4.WithReadTimeout(5*time.Second),
    mt4.WithWriteTimeout(5*time.Second),
)
ctx := context.Background()
resp, err := client.Execute(ctx, "INFO", nil)

This code creates an MT4 client, sends the INFO command without parameters, and prints the response to stdout.

Expected Response Format

The response typically looks like this:

MetaTrader 4 Server 4.00 build 1380
Some Broker Company Name

Where:

build 1380 — current server build number
Some Broker Company Name — name of the White Label owner of the server

Requirements

Go 1.24 or later
Access to a running MetaTrader 4 server

License

This example is provided under the MIT License. See the main project license for details.