Currency Exchange

Independent Project for Epicodus to demonstrate usage of APIs
By Marni Sucher, created on March 31, 2021

Technologies Used

• npm, webpack, webpack-cli
• Exchange Rate-API
• VS Code, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
• Bootstrap, ESLint, Babel, Dotenv
• For a complete list of dependencies, see package.JSON

Description

A user will be able to input an amount in US dollars and choose a currency to convert it to from the dropdown list. Upon hitting the submit button, the resulting conversion will display on the DOM.

Setup/Installation Requirements

1. Clone this repository to your machine: https://github.com/marnionrails/currency
2. Open the newly created 'currency' folder on your machine--remain in the root directory
3. Get your own unique ExchangeRate API key: Go to https://www.exchangerate-api.com/, type in your email address and click "Get Free Key!"
4. Create a .env file in the root directory of the currency folder and add this one line:

API_KEY=[insert your unique API key]

5. Run the following commands to launch the app in a browser:

npm install
npm run start

License

GPL

Contact

Marni Sucher suchermarni@gmail.com