exchangerate_api_ruby
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Easily access the ExchangeRate API service with a gem that actually works.
Add this to your Gemfile:
gem 'exchangerate_api_ruby', '~> 1.0'
Or install it locally to your system:
gem install exchangerate_api_ruby
If you're using Rails, then add a new file config/initializers/exchangerate_api_ruby.rb with:
require 'exchangerate_api_ruby'
ExchangeRate.configure do |config|
config.api_key = "<api_key>"
end
Replace
<api_key>with your access token, which can be found On ExchangeRate API.
Make a request:
class BullionController < ActionController::Base
def index
@exchanges = ExchangeRate::API.fetch("USD")
end #/def
end #/class
Request ExchangeRate::API.fetch("USD") and you will return with the following type of result:
{
"result": "success",
"documentation": "https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs",
"terms_of_use": "https://www.exchangerate-api.com/terms",
"time_last_update_unix": 1610323201,
"time_last_update_utc": "Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:01 +0000",
"time_next_update_unix": 1610409616,
"time_next_update_utc": "Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:16 +0000",
"base_code": "USD",
"conversion_rates": {
"USD": 1,
"AED": 3.6725,
"AFN": 77.1137,
"ALL": 100.8482,
"AMD": 522.7525,
"ANG": 1.79,
"AOA": 652.1647,
"ARS": 84.8427,
"AUD": 1.2896,
"AWG": 1.79,
"AZN": 1.6972,
"BAM": 1.5993,
"BBD": 2.0,
"BDT": 84.7385,
"BGN": 1.5991,
"BHD": 0.376,
"BIF": 1933.0206,
"BMD": 1.0,
"BND": 1.3242,
"BOB": 6.8721,
"BRL": 5.3782,
"BSD": 1.0,
"BTN": 73.3456,
"BWP": 10.8675,
"BYN": 2.5602,
"BZD": 2.0,
"CAD": 1.2691,
"CDF": 1972.1532,
"CHF": 0.886,
"CLP": 712.1382,
"CNY": 6.4719,
"COP": 3490.8059,
"CRC": 610.9705,
"CUC": 1.0,
"CUP": 25.0,
"CVE": 90.1648,
"CZK": 21.4684,
"DJF": 177.721,
"DKK": 6.1004,
"DOP": 58.1603,
"DZD": 132.0685,
"EGP": 15.6751,
"ERN": 15.0,
"ETB": 39.4011,
"EUR": 0.8178,
"FJD": 2.011,
"FKP": 0.7376,
"FOK": 6.1004,
"GBP": 0.7376,
"GEL": 3.3022,
"GGP": 0.7376,
"GHS": 5.8496,
"GIP": 0.7376,
"GMD": 52.0183,
"GNF": 10259.567,
"GTQ": 7.7873,
"GYD": 212.9611,
"HKD": 7.7553,
"HNL": 24.1025,
"HRK": 6.161,
"HTG": 72.0307,
"HUF": 295.5243,
"IDR": 14116.4758,
"ILS": 3.2107,
"IMP": 0.7376,
"INR": 73.3463,
"IQD": 1460.451,
"IRR": 42126.1812,
"ISK": 126.8764,
"JMD": 142.2029,
"JOD": 0.709,
"JPY": 103.9528,
"KES": 109.3873,
"KGS": 83.2448,
"KHR": 4052.1922,
"KID": 1.2894,
"KMF": 402.287,
"KRW": 1093.414,
"KWD": 0.2996,
"KYD": 0.8333,
"KZT": 419.0247,
"LAK": 9293.5588,
"LBP": 1507.5,
"LKR": 186.9689,
"LRD": 166.6719,
"LSL": 15.2899,
"LYD": 4.4398,
"MAD": 8.8071,
"MDL": 17.1775,
"MGA": 3785.7674,
"MKD": 50.2014,
"MMK": 1326.5885,
"MNT": 2849.0028,
"MOP": 7.9879,
"MRU": 36.8161,
"MUR": 39.4817,
"MVR": 15.3499,
"MWK": 770.9804,
"MXN": 20.0388,
"MYR": 4.028,
"MZN": 74.3672,
"NAD": 15.2899,
"NGN": 384.9229,
"NIO": 34.8315,
"NOK": 8.4271,
"NPR": 117.353,
"NZD": 1.3827,
"OMR": 0.3845,
"PAB": 1.0,
"PEN": 3.6168,
"PGK": 3.5129,
"PHP": 48.1373,
"PKR": 160.069,
"PLN": 3.6954,
"PYG": 6928.4254,
"QAR": 3.64,
"RON": 3.9679,
"RSD": 95.9664,
"RUB": 74.2139,
"RWF": 988.0752,
"SAR": 3.75,
"SBD": 8.0021,
"SCR": 21.1564,
"SDG": 55.1146,
"SEK": 8.2305,
"SGD": 1.3239,
"SHP": 0.7376,
"SLL": 10175.0102,
"SOS": 578.7037,
"SRD": 14.1579,
"SSP": 175.3938,
"STN": 20.0339,
"SYP": 519.9499,
"SZL": 15.2899,
"THB": 30.2021,
"TJS": 11.3048,
"TMT": 3.4996,
"TND": 2.671,
"TOP": 2.2382,
"TRY": 7.3572,
"TTD": 6.7825,
"TVD": 1.2894,
"TWD": 27.9259,
"TZS": 2311.1391,
"UAH": 28.2427,
"UGX": 3682.2818,
"UYU": 42.3445,
"UZS": 10456.5505,
"VES": 1429072.0331,
"VND": 23097.9631,
"VUV": 108.6442,
"WST": 2.4741,
"XAF": 536.3826,
"XCD": 2.7,
"XDR": 0.6931,
"XOF": 536.3826,
"XPF": 97.579,
"YER": 250.1264,
"ZAR": 15.2899,
"ZMW": 21.1561
}
}
ruby spec/exchangerate_api_ruby_spec.rb
Expected output should be:
Run options: --seed 46441
# Running:
.
Finished in 0.204663s, 4.8861 runs/s, 4.8861 assertions/s.
1 runs, 1 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips
If you are missing the api_key, then if you attempt to run the tests, you might get the following kind of output:
Run options: --seed 59022
# Running:
E
Error:
ExchangeRate::Interact with ExchangeRate-API.com#test_0001_should return the current exchange rates for USD:
URI::InvalidURIError: bad URI(is not URI?): "https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6/<your_api_key>/latest/USD"
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/2.6.0/uri/rfc3986_parser.rb:67:in `split'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/2.6.0/uri/rfc3986_parser.rb:73:in `parse'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/2.6.0/uri/common.rb:234:in `parse'
/Users/username/workspace/exchangerate-api/lib/exchangerate_api/api.rb:12:in `fetch'
spec/exchangerate_api_ruby_spec.rb:14:in `block (3 levels) in <main>'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:98:in `block (3 levels) in run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:195:in `capture_exceptions'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:95:in `block (2 levels) in run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:272:in `time_it'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:94:in `block in run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:367:in `on_signal'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:211:in `with_info_handler'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest/test.rb:93:in `run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:1029:in `run_one_method'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:341:in `run_one_method'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:328:in `block (2 levels) in run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:327:in `each'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:327:in `block in run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:367:in `on_signal'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:354:in `with_info_handler'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:326:in `run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:164:in `block in __run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:164:in `map'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:164:in `__run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:141:in `run'
/Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.6.4/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/gems/minitest-5.14.2/lib/minitest.rb:68:in `block in autorun'
rails test spec/exchangerate_api_ruby_spec.rb:13
Finished in 0.001091s, 916.5902 runs/s, 0.0000 assertions/s.
1 runs, 0 assertions, 0 failures, 1 errors, 0 skips
This gem was created by Andrei Merlescu.
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