Currency Converter

Node.js backend for Currency Converter

API URL: https://openexchangerates.org/api/

Documentation: https://docs.openexchangerates.org/

Stack/Features

• Node.js
• Typescript
• Axios
• AWS CI/CD (CodePipeline, Elastic Beanstalk)
• AWS DynamoDB for statistics
• Jest Supertest

Instalation

Clone and install packages

git clone https://github.com/zakve/currency-converter-backend.git
cd currency-converter-backend
npm i
npm run dev

Set .evn file

Create .env file and add your openexchangerates App ID key

OPENEXCHANGERATES_KEY=**YOUR_KEY**
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=**YOUR_ACCESS_KEY**
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=**YOUR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY**
AWS_REGION=**YOUR_REGION**

Endpoints documentation

http://localhost:3000/docs/

Tests

npm test

Demo

http://currencyconverter-env.eba-xcdiy96e.eu-central-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/

TODO

• Add tests for DB functions
• Implement statistics
  • Most popular destination currency
  • Total amount converted (in USD)
  • Total number of conversion requests made