Rates

Rates is a scriptable CLI tool that brings currency exchange rates right into your terminal and supports 30+ fiat and 10K+ crypto currencies.

Installation

Cargo

If you have Rust installed, you can get the binary by running:

cargo install rates

pkgsrc

pkgin install rates

Releases

Alternatively, you can download a binary for your system from the releases page

TODO

• Switch to Yahoo and Binance
• Add tests
• Add --period flag that takes a period e.g. day, week, month, quarter, year, max, etc. Defaults to 1 day.
• Add --difference flag that return difference for a given period of time. Works only if --period is greater than 2 days.
• Add --max and --min flags that return maximum and minimum value for a given period
• Add --close, --adjusted-close, and --open flags that return close, adjusted close, or open value for a given period
• Add --csv <location> flag that returns data in a csv file
• Add --json <location> flag that returns data in a json file
• Add --force-update flag to fetch new data
• Add ability to set caching interval via environmetal variables
• Add aliaces for symbols, e.g. bitcoin = btc, gold = xau
• (maybe) Add volume subcommand that:
  • By default, accepts one value and returns its volume if available.

License

Apache 2.0 or MIT, at your choice.