LightCurrencyConvert

LightCurrency convert is a gem for currency convertion by given a currency course list.

Install

Install the gem throught the gem command:

    gem install light_currency_convert

Or add to a Gemfile:

    gem light_currency_convert

and run bundler:

    bundle install

Usage

Command line

Use can use the command line tool to convert one cyrrency to an other by giving the amount, froml_currency, to_currency to the command line tool:

    convert_currency 100 USD BGN

And you will get the following output:

    173.49

If only two arguments are given the program will output the course between the currencies.

    convert_currency USD BGN
    1.0 USD => 1.73488 BGN

The program uses the following default currency courses(that could not be up to date):

    {
        "1 GBP" : "2.45986 BGN",
        "1 EUR" : "1.95462 BGN",
        "1 USD" : "1.73488 BGN",
        "1 TRY" : "0.59272 BGN",
        "1 CAD" : "1.33794 BGN",
        "1 CHF" : "1.80742 BGN",
        "1 RUB" : "0.02634 BGN",
        "1 AUD" : "1.27747 BGN",
        "1 DKK" : "0.26287 BGN",
        "100 CZK" : "7.24 BGN"
}

To supply yor own your own currency file by using the -s flag.

    convert_currency 1 USD BGN -s ./currencies.json

The json file must be formated as show in the example json.

In a ruby project

First require the gem.

    require 'light_currency_convert'

Create a currencies collection object:

    collection = LightCurrencyConverter::CurrencyCollection.new(json_string)

Create a currencies processor object and run the process method:

    processor = LightCurrencyConverter::Processor.new('USD', 'BGN', 100, collection)
    processor.convert
=> 173.49

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/tmpv/light_currency_convert. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.