After receiving the websocket Level 2 data flow, cache the data.
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Initiate REST Level 2 request to get the snapshot data of Level 2 order book.
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Playback the cached Level 2 data flow.
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Apply the new Level 2 data flow to the local snapshot to ensure that the sequence of the new Level 2 update lines up with the sequence of the previous Level 2 data. Discard all the message prior to that sequence, and then playback the change to snapshot.
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Update the Level 2 full data based on the sequence according to the size. If the size equals to 0, you can update the sequence and remove the price of which the size is 0 out of Level 2. For other cases, please update the price and size.
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If the sequence of the newly pushed message does not line up to the sequence of the last message, you could pull through REST Level 2 request to get the updated messages. Please note that the difference between the start and end parameters cannot exceed 500.
The change property of Level 2 updates is a string value of "price,size,sequence". Please note that size is the updated size at that price Level. A size of "0" indicates that the price Level can be removed.ExampleGet the snapshot of the order book through REST request Level 2 to build a local order book. Suppose we get the data as following:Sequence：16
In the beginning, the sequence of the order book is 16. Discard the feed data of sequence that is below or equals to 16, and apply playback the sequence [17,18] to update the snapshot of the order book. Now the sequence of your order book is 18 and your local order book is up-to-date.
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Update size of 3988.50 to 44 (Sequence 17)
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Remove 3988.61 (Sequence 18)
Now your order book is up-to-date and the final data is as following:
