Currency Converter [BROKEN]

The currency exchange data services for this app are no longer available. The app runs, but does not provide exchange rates.

Purpose

Currency Converter is a web app for converting currencies.

Technology Stack

• Bottle web framework - http://bottlepy.org/
• Redis NoSQL database - http://redis.io/

The app uses Foxrate XML-RPC API to obtain actual currency exchange rates. The data is retained in the local Redis database for 3 hours.

Usage

Deploy on SCF

$ cf create-service redis <plan> currency
$ git clone git://github.com/scf-samples/bottle-currency.git
$ cd bottle-currency
$ cf push 

Without SCF

It is possible to run the app without Stackato, if necessary.

1. Install and start Redis database, see http://redis.io for details

2. Install dependencies:

   $ pypm install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the app:

   $ SELFHOST=1 python ./wsgi.py

Then open http://127.0.0.1 in a browser.