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Exchange Rates functionality

Initialize an instance of the ExchangeRateExplorer class:

# as with other classes, you can set optional params base_url and / or api_code

require 'Blockchain'
explorer = Blockchain::ExchangeRateExplorer.new

Methods

get_ticker

Call the 'ticker' method and return a dictionary of Currency objects. Keys are currency codes (str) and values are Currency objects.

Usage:
ticker = explorer.get_ticker
#print the 15 min price for every currency
ticker.keys.each do |key|
	puts ticker[key].p15min
end

to_btc

Convert x value in the provided currency to BTC. Returns a float.

Params:
  • str ccy - code of the currency to convert from
  • float value - amount in selected currency
Usage:
btc_amount = explorer.to_btc('USD', 4342.11)

from_btc

Convert x value in satoshi to the provided currency. Returns a float

Params:
  • str ccy (optional) - code of the currency to convert to (default USD)
  • float satoshi_value - amount of satoshi to convert
Usage:
one_btc_usd_value = explorer.from_btc(100000000)

Response Object Properties

Currency Object

  • last
  • buy
  • sell
  • symbol
  • p15min