Project Summary

This application is designed to cater to the needs of international students and global financial enthusiasts by providing a comprehensive platform for monitoring and analyzing currency exchange rates. It offers real-time exchange rate information with buy rates, historical data visualization, and comprehensive currency rate displays including rate change trends. The interface is user-friendly, allowing easy navigation through various functionalities.

Description of the REST API(s)

Name of the REST API: Free Currency Rates API

URL of REST API: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@{apiVersion}/{date}/{endpoint}

URL of REST API Documentation: https://github.com/fawazahmed0/currency-api#free-currency-rates-api

Endpoints:

1. /currencies

   • Lists all available currencies in prettified JSON format.
   • Example: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@1/latest/currencies.json

2. /currencies/{currencyCode}

   • Get the currency list with a specific base currency.
   • Example: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@1/latest/currencies/eur.json

3. /currencies/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}

   • Get the currency value for one currency to another.
   • Example: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@1/latest/currencies/eur/jpy.json

4. /currencies/{formattedDate}/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}

   • Fetch historical data based on two currencies on specific dates.
   • Example: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@1/{formatted_date}/currencies/{base_currency.lower()}/{target_currency.lower()}.json

Description

• /currencies
  • Fetches available currencies values. Used in currency converter.
• /currencies/{currencyCode}
  • Displays currency rate based on base currency. Used in currency rate display.
• /currencies/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
  • Fetches currency between two specific currencies. Used in currency converter and comprehensive display.
• /currencies/{formattedDate}/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
  • Fetches historical data for two currencies on specific dates. Used in historical rate, line chart, and comprehensive display.

List of Features

1. Currency Converter

   • Description: Converts currencies and calculates the amount based on user input.
   • Model: CurrencyData
   • Endpoint: /currencies/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
   • Page: Currency Converter

2. Currency Rate Display

   • Description: Displays converting and buy rates based on a base currency.
   • Model: CurrencyData
   • Endpoint: /currencies/{currencyCode}
   • Page: Currency Rate Display

3. Currency Historical Rate

   • Description: Displays historical rates for a specific date range.
   • Model: CurrencyData
   • Endpoint: /currencies/{formattedDate}/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
   • Page: Currency Historical Rate

4. Currency Line Chart

   • Description: Shows currency rate trends in a line chart for a specific date range.
   • Model: CurrencyData
   • Endpoint: /currencies/{formattedDate}/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
   • Page: Currency Line Chart

5. Currency Comprehensive Display

   • Description: Shows real-time rates, buy rates, and rate trends.
   • Model: CurrencyData
   • Endpoint: /currencies/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}, /currencies/{formattedDate}/{currencyCode}/{currencyCode}
   • Page: Currency Comprehensive Display

References

1. Pandas Documentation

   • Pandas
   • Pandas Documentation

2. Matplotlib Documentation

   • Matplotlib
   • Matplotlib Documentation

3. BytesIO - io Module

   • io — Core tools for working with streams

4. base64 Module

   • base64 — Base16, Base32, Base64, Base85 Data Encodings