simple_xurrency
A really easy interface to the Xurrency API. It’s Ruby 1.8, 1.9 and JRuby compatible. This gem is a fork from simple_currency, made by Codegram.
Usage
Just require it and all your numeric stuff gets this fancy DSL for free:
30.eur.to_usd
# => 38.08
150.eur.to_usd
# => 190.4
239.usd.to_eur
# => 187.98
# Historical rates:
239.usd.to_eur(Date.today - 2)
# => 183.98
1.eur.to_usd_updated_at
# => Fri Oct 08 22:54:00 UTC 2010
If you have a Xurrency API key, you can add it by doing:
SimpleXurrency.key = 'write_your_api_key'
If you want to find out how to adquire an API key, please go to xurrency.com/license
Installation
Rails 3
In your Gemfile:
gem "simple_xurrency"
Not using Rails?
Then you have to manually install the gem:
gem install simple_xurrency
And manually require it as well:
require "simple_xurrency"
License
See LICENSE for details.