stackatoapps/bottle-currency repository overview

⁠Currency Converter

⁠Purpose

Currency Converter is a web app for converting currencies.

⁠Technology Stack

• ActivePython - http://www.activestate.com/activepython⁠
• 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 HPE Helion Stackato

Server side:
$ kato role add redis # if not present

Client side:
$ stackato push -n

Then open application in a browser.

$ stackato open

⁠Without HPE Helion Stackato

It is possible to run the app without HPE Helion 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.