Laravel NrbForexApi

The sachinkiranti/nrb-forex-api package provides easy access to the forex rate fixed by Nepal Rastra Bank for different countries to Nepali Rupees(NPR).

Installation

Installation is straightforward, setup is similar to every other Laravel Packages.

1. Install via Composer

Begin by pulling in the package through Composer:

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composer require sachinkiranti/nrb-forex-api

2. Define the Service Provider and alias

Note: This package supports the new auto discovery features of Laravel >=5.5, so if you are working on a Laravel >=5.5 project, then your installation is complete, you can skip to step 3.

Add manually the service provider in your config/app.php file :

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'providers' => [
    // ...
    SachinKiranti\NrbForexApi\NrbForexApiServiceProvider::class,
];

Add manually the facade in your config/app.php file :

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'aliases' => [
    // ...
    SachinKiranti\NrbForexApi\Facades\NrbForexApi::class,
];

3. Publish Config File

To generate a config file type this command into your terminal:

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php artisan vendor:publish --tag=nrb-forex-api

Usage

Using the NrbForexApi package, it’s quite easy to get the current rate’s.

We have the SachinKiranti\NrbForexApi\NrbForexISO3 for ISO3 list of constants to be used.

Using with facade

  • Getting the current rate for US Dollar to Nepali Rupees :
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 NrbForexApi::to(\SachinKiranti\NrbForexApi\NrbForexISO3::US_DOLLAR)->convert(5);
 // Outputs : (Right now, US Dollar per unit === 122.24 NRS)
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Using with helpers

  • Getting the current rate for Indian Rupees to Nepali Rupees :
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 nrb_forex_convert(\SachinKiranti\NrbForexApi\NrbForexISO3::INDIAN_RUPEE, 100)
 // Outputs : (Right now, Indian ruppee per 100 unit === 160 NRS)
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Github repo link

TODO

  • Get the list of rates for all available currencies provided by Nepal Rastra Bank
  • More flexible Api

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.