CS361_currency_converter

REQUEST data

Use a Zeromq client to send a request to the local server on port 5555.
Request should be sent as a string with variable name and value seperated by a colon:

    amount:FLOAT                                    - single value to convert  
    amount_list:str(LIST)                           - list of values to convert  
    from_currency:(EUR|CAD|USD)                     - current currency  
    to_currency: (EUR|CAD|USD)                      - desired currency  

Message should only have either amount or amount_list, but not both
from_currency is optional and will default to USD

EX: "amount:100.30 from_currency:CAD to_currency:USD" or "amount:[102.44, 200, 302.3, 10.99] to_currency:CAD"

context = zmq.Context()
socket = context.socket(zmq.REQ)
socket.connect("tcp://localhost:5555")
socket.send_string("amount:100.30 to_currency:EUR")

RECEIVE data

Start listening to receive a string containing the converted value imediately after requesting

reply_str = socket.recv()
converted_amount = float(reply_str)

UML sequence diagram

Communication contract

For which teammate did you implement Microservice A?
- Dylan Allen

What is the current status of the microservice?
- Finished

If the microservice isn't done, which parts aren't done and when will they be done?
- N/A

How is your teammate going to access youir microservice?
- download from github and run locally
- link: https://github.com/MeTypeCode/CS361_currency_converter

If your teammate cannot access/call YOUR microservice, what should they do?
- Let me know on discord. I should be able to respond within the day (probably within the hour)

If your teammate cannot access/call your microservice, by when do they need to tell you?
- At least 24 hours before they need to use it.

Is there anything else your teammate needs to know?
- I realized once I finished it and was testing that currency conversion rates change pretty frequently, so it may not be 100% accurate without updated conversion rates.