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qalbit/exchangescoop
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A simple currency exchange library in PHP using CurrencyScoop.

v1.0.0(4y ago)05MITPHP

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Exchangescoop
=============

[](#exchangescoop)

A simple PHP library to convert and get latest exchange rate from Exchange Rate API.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP 5.6.0 and later.

Composer
--------

[](#composer)

You can install the bindings via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Run the following command:

```
composer require qalbit/exchangescoop
```

To use the bindings, use Composer's [autoload](https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#autoloading):

```
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');
```

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

The bindings require the following extensions in order to work properly:

- [curl](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php), although you can use your own non-cURL client if you prefer

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

Simple example looks like:

```
$scoop = new Exchange("YOUR_EXCHANGE_RATE_API_KEY");

// Set base currency
$scoop->setBaseCurrency("AUD");

// Get latest exchange rate
$exchange_rates = $scoop->getLatestExchangeRate();
print_r($exchange_rates);
```

Convert currency

```
// Convert your currency
$target_currency = "USD";
$amount_to_convert = 100;
$converted_amount = $scoop->convert($target_currency, $amount_to_convert);
print_r($converted_amount);
```

Author
------

[](#author)

- Abidhusain Chidi
-
- [QalbIT](https://qalbit.com/)

Licensing & Support
-----------------------

[](#licensing--support)

Copyright © QalbIT
Licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1771d ago

### Community

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