Currency-Converter 💰

This CLI program allows you to view real-time currency exchange rates and convert between them.

API

• Uses Exchange-RateAPI to get currency rates that are updated daily.

• Requires an active API key in order to work.

How to get the API Key?

• Go to the Exchange-RateAPI website
• Input your e-mail address and click "Get Free Key!"
• Input your password and click "Accept Terms & Create API Key!"
• Confirm your e-mail address by clicking link that was delivered to your e-mail
• You will now be redirected to the dashboard
• Your API Key will be displayed under "API Access" section

Set the API Key

• Run the program
• Use command key set <API_KEY> and replace <API_KEY> with the key from ExchangeRate-API dashboard

Installation

• Install Rust
• Clone the repository using git clone https://github.com/michalzarsm/currency-converter-rust
• Go into the created directory and run the command: cargo run or cargo run --release for the release build

Usage

Available commands

• help - Get a list of commands
• all [BASE_CURRENCY] - Get all exchange rates for base currency (default is USD)
• rate [CURRENCY_1] [CURRENCY_2] - Get the exchange rate between two currencies
• convert [CURRENCY_FROM] [CURRENCY_TO] [AMOUNT] - Convert an amount from one currency to another
• key [view/set/remove] [API_KEY] - View, set, or remove the API key
• exit - Exit the program