exchangenow v1.0.1

ExchangeNow 🌍💱

Your go-to currency conversion tool 💸

With ExchangeNow, you can easily convert currencies on the fly by fetching real-time exchange rates. This simple, lightweight package uses the power of axios and cheerio to provide the latest conversion rates.

No more manual searching for up-to-date exchange rates. Just use ExchangeNow and let the magic happen! ✨

Installation ⚡️

To get started with ExchangeNow, you need to install the package via npm. Run the following command:

npm install exchangenow

Usage 💻

Once installed, you can start converting currencies right away! Here's how:

1. Import the package

const { convert } = require('exchangenow');

2. Convert currencies

To convert a specific amount from one currency to another, just use the convert() function.

const convertRate = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await convert('USD', 'EUR', 100);
    console.log(response.exchangeRate);  // Logs the exchange rate for USD to EUR
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
  }
};

Parameters:

• from (string): The 3-letter ISO 4217 currency code of the source currency (e.g., 'USD', 'EUR', 'GBP').
• to (string): The 3-letter ISO 4217 currency code of the target currency (e.g., 'USD', 'JPY', 'INR').
• amount (number): The amount you want to convert. The default value is 1.

Example Output:

{
  "exchangeRate": "current conversion rate"
}

Error Handling ❗

ExchangeNow throws errors when the following conditions are met:

• Missing or invalid from or to parameters.
• Invalid currency codes (must follow ISO 4217 format).
• Amount is not a positive number.

Make sure to handle these errors gracefully in your code.

Features 🌟

• Converts any two valid ISO 4217 currency codes.
• Scrapes real-time exchange rates.
• Easy-to-use, lightweight, and fast.
• Handles errors in case of invalid inputs.

Development 🚀

Want to contribute to ExchangeNow? Awesome! 🎉 Here's how you can get started:

1. Clone the repo:

git clone git@github.com:Konain-Raza/ExchangeNow.git
cd ExchangeNow

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Make your changes and improvements.
4. Submit a pull request!

License 📝

ExchangeNow is licensed under the MIT License—feel free to use it, modify it, and make it better. Just don't sell it as your own! 😎

Made with ❤️ by KonainRaza