coinInfo.js
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import axios from 'axios';
// Coin prices information
export const coinInfo = async () => {
const COIN_IDS = ['bitcoin', 'ethereum', 'solana'];
const COINGECKO_URL = 'https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/';
// Setting options for request
let options = {
method: "GET",
headers: {
'content-type' : 'application/json'
}
}
// Fetching coin data using the CoinGecko API
try {
let bitcoinResponse = await axios.get(COINGECKO_URL + COIN_IDS[0], options);
let ethereumResponse = await axios.get(COINGECKO_URL + COIN_IDS[1], options);
let solanaResponse = await axios.get(COINGECKO_URL + COIN_IDS[2], options);
return [ bitcoinResponse.data, ethereumResponse.data, solanaResponse.data ];
}
catch (err) {
throw new Error("Could not fetch coin data. ERR: " + err);
}
}