Getting Started
Install fx and evaluate your first expression.
Install
npm install @aliraslan/fxEvaluate an expression
import { evaluateNaturalExpression, fetchExchangeRates, prettyPrint } from '@aliraslan/fx';
// any endpoint returning { data: { rates: { [code]: string } } } works —
// Coinbase's public, unauthenticated /v2/exchange-rates is one example
const rates = await fetchExchangeRates('https://api.coinbase.com/v2/exchange-rates', 'USD');
const { value } = evaluateNaturalExpression('100 eur + 20', 'USD', rates);
prettyPrint(value); // "$128.70"Try it live:
With React
import { prettyPrint } from '@aliraslan/fx';
import { useCurrency } from '@aliraslan/fx/react';
function Calculator() {
const { evaluate, baseCurrency, setBaseCurrency } = useCurrency({
endpoint: 'https://your-rate-provider.example/rates',
});
const result = evaluate('50k jpy');
return <p>{prettyPrint(result.value)}</p>;
}Next: the Calculator Guide covers everything the
parser understands, or jump straight to React Integration
for the full useCurrency API.