django-currency-history 0.2.4

Installation

To get the latest stable release from PyPi

pip install django-currency-history

To get the latest commit from GitHub

pip install -e git+git://github.com/bitmazk/django-currency-history.git#egg=currency_history

TODO: Describe further installation steps (edit / remove the examples below):

Add currency_history to your INSTALLED_APPS

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...,
    'currency_history',
)

Before your tags/filters are available in your templates, load them by using

{% load currency_history_tags %}

Don’t forget to migrate your database

./manage.py migrate currency_history

Usage

First fill the database with currencies and add your desired rates. By default you will have to track the history by yourself. Check the management commands and settings for automated trackings.

Management Commands

track_currency_rates

Run this command to let external services like Google or Yahoo track currency rates.

./manage.py track_currency_rates

You might want to run it with a cron job.

Settings

Template Tags

convert_currency

Convert an amount from one currency to another using the latest history.

{% load currency_history_tags %} {% convert_currency 2 ‘EUR’ ‘SGD’ as converted_amount %}

Contribute

If you want to contribute to this project, please perform the following steps

# Fork this repository
# Clone your fork
mkvirtualenv -p python2.7 django-currency-history
make develop

git co -b feature_branch master
# Implement your feature and tests
git add . && git commit
git push -u origin feature_branch
# Send us a pull request for your feature branch