08 - 02 - Currency Converter

Carla-Joseph commented 4 years ago

In this assignment, you will create a React application that will convert various currencies.

For the data, you will use the API available here

Objectives

Work with an API to display data
Work with React
Work with the React lifecycle (componentDidMount with classes or useEffect with hooks)

Use this API documentation to build a page that allows for conversion between multiple currencies

[ ] Create a page that loads and shows the current currency conversion rates.
[ ] Design the page yourself or use utility CSS libraries like: Bootstrap or Bulma or Tailwind
[ ] Use USD as the base currency.
[ ] Allow the user to enter a currency amount (allow for decimal amounts like 42.12) in USD.
[ ] Show the converted amount in each of the available currencies.
- [ ] Either update as the user types or include a button that performs the conversion when clicked.

[ ] Allow the user to choose a new base currency other than USD.
[ ] Allow the user to use a specific day in the past.
- HINT
- Fetch the conversion rates for that day.
- Show the updated conversion rates and converted amount.