bitcoinPriceInfo.js
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import axios from 'axios';
import dayjs from 'dayjs';
// Coin prices information
export const bitcoinPriceInfo = async () => {
const BITCOIN_PRICE_ENDPOINT = 'https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/coins/bitcoin/market_chart?vs_currency=usd&days=30&interval=daily';
// Setting options for request
let options = {
method: "GET",
headers: {
'content-type' : 'application/json'
}
}
// Fetching Bitcoin price data using the CoinGecko API
// Incorporate the day.js library for date formatting
// Return the formated stream of data for display
try {
let bitcoinResponse = await axios.get(BITCOIN_PRICE_ENDPOINT, options);
return bitcoinResponse.data.prices.map(price => ({
time: dayjs(price[0]).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss'),
price: Number(Number(price[1]))
}));
}
catch (err) {
throw new Error("Could not fetch coin data. ERR: " + err);
}
}