EXCHANGE

Description

Currency conversion API: This application allows you to retrieve and view exchange rates from the initial startup of the application up to the present moment.

Build with Java Spring Boot Framework and PostgresQL

Endpoints

• GET /symbols:
  • Returning all available currencies.
• GET /exchanges/:
  • Returns all saved exchange rates
• GET /exchanges/{date}:
  • Return exchanges rates by date
  • Date format: YYYY-MM-DD (latest get current rates)

Instructions for starting the project

Prerequisites

• Make sure you have Java 19 and Maven installed on your machine. You can download Java from the official Java website and Maven from Apache Maven.
• Make sure you have postgresql installed on your machine.

Steps to get started

1. Close the project:

   git clone https://github.com/micael-jerry/exchange-api.git
   cd exchange-api
   

2. Install dependencies

   mvn clean install
   

3. Configuration

• Create database with name: exchange
• Access the application.properties and uncomment and complete the fields
• And also add api.key which you can get here after creating an account and using the free option

4. Run app

   mvn spring-boot:run

Future features

• Get exchange rates from the desired base (default: USD)
• Currency conversion
• Filter by currency