A simple console application to output the list of the latest quotes in a user submitted cryptocurrency code (e.g. BTC)

• Crypto Currency Quote
  • Prerequisites
  • Build with
  • Considerations
  • Settings
  • Running the app with direct approach
  • Running the app with exchange approach
  • Running the unit tests

To Build this application you need the following:

• .Net Core 3.1.3.

To review the code you need the following:

• Visual Studio 2019 (Latest version) installed on your development machine. If you do not have Visual Studio, visit the previous link for download options. (Note: This tutorial was written with Visual Studio version 16.5. The steps in this guide may work with other versions, but that has not been tested.)

• .Net Core 3.1.3.
• .Moq Mocking the objects in unit tests.

-There is two approaches for calucationg quote. - Per target currency call CoinMarketCap API. - Get submitted srypto currency quote in base currency by call coin market api, then get base currency rate to target currencies by call ExchangeRates Api, At last calculate Quotes.

• This could be changed in appsetting.json file.
• I prefer second approach.

• CoinMarketCap API base URL and Key are specified in appsettings.json file and is easily changable and configurble for CI/CD pipe line.

• ExchangeRates API base URL as well is specified in appsettings.json file.

• Currencies To Quote are specified in appsettings.json file the Currencies section. (eg USD, EUR,...).

• Calculate Approach could be changed in appsetting.json the CalculateQuoteApproach section.

  • To use first approach set value to onlycallcoinmarketcap.
  • For second approach other value.

• Base Currency To Quote in Crypto Currency Quote With Exchange Approach could change in appsettings.json file the BaseCurrency section. (eg USD, EUR,...).

• Maximum Floating Point Digit to display quote to user is located in appsettings.json.

• There is loggin setting as well which could be change by environment.

To run the app, follow the steps.

1 - Open Command Prompt and change the path to application execution folder

2 - Run the application by the following command

Examples:

C:\CryptoCurrencyQuote-Demo-DirectApproach> CryptoCurrencyQuote.exe

The easy way:

Just run "Publish And Run_Direct Approach.bat" file.

To run the app, follow the steps.

1 - Open Command Prompt and change the path to application execution folder

2 - Run the application by the following command

Example:

C:\CryptoCurrencyQuote-Demo-ExchangeApproach> CryptoCurrencyQuote.exe

The easy way:

Just run "Publish And Run_Exchange Approach.bat" file.

Go to the test explorer window in Visual Studio and push the run button.