Real time API

[cospin]

Hello, this plugin is really useful. The only thing I would improve is using a more up-to-date API. I believe the current one updates once a day. For users who really need to make conversions constantly, I think having updated information is essential.

I made a PoC (https://github.com/cospin/PowerToys-Run-Currency-Converter) with the BitPay API. It would be perfect to explore other free APIs or use BitPay (limited to USD and cryptos) as first choice to USD/crypto.

Regards!

[Advaith3600]

Thank you for your suggestion. I previously overlooked a similar request (#14) because I prioritized caching. However, I now believe that adding multiple APIs as a feature for users to choose from would be beneficial. BitPay has limitations with the available conversions, so I will explore other free and open APIs that we can utilize.

[Advaith3600]

Hi, I have added support for additional API options. You can read more about them here. Currently, the free tier for all the suggested APIs updates only once a day, while the premium tiers are updated more frequently.

I welcome any other API suggestions you may have. I also looked into the BitPay API that you suggested, but I found that this API only supports the base currencies of BTC or BCH. Alternatively, it would be beneficial if someone could independently manage a fork of fawazahmed0/exchange-api that updates approximately every 60 minutes. The same technology stack (Cloudflare Workers and GitHub Actions) could be used to make this possible.

I am attaching the zip files containing the latest changes so you can test them out and provide your feedback.

CurrencyConverter-1.5.2-x64.zip
CurrencyConverter-1.5.2-ARM64.zip