rlopzc/waybar-wise-fx-rate

Waybar module to display FX rate between two currencies using the Wise API.

Waybar Wise FX Rate

Waybar module to get the FX rate between two currencies using the Wise API.

Example output in Waybar:

17.62 USD/MXN

Getting Started

Get your Wise API Key

In order for this to work, you need to provide your Wise API Key.

1. Log in to wise.
2. Go to: Profile -> Settings -> Developer tools -> API tokens.
3. Add new token
   1. Name: Waybar Wise FX Rate.
   2. Token permissions: Read only <- Very important!!
   3. Click Create token.
4. Copy your token

Compile and install the binary

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/rlopzc/waybar-wise-fx-rate.git

cd waybar-wise-fx-rate

# Build the binary
zig build --release=fast

The binary will be in zig-out/bin/waybar-wise-fx-rate.

Symlink it to your ~/.local/bin. Replace <your-path-to-project-dir> with the dir where you cloned the repository.

ln -s $HOME/<path-to-project-dir>/zig-out/bin/waybar-wise-fx-rate ~/.local/bin/waybar-wise-fx-rate

Downloading binary from Releases

Currently built for:

• x86_64-linux
• aarch64-linux
• arm-linux

1. Check your architecture.
2. Download it with curl -L https://github.com/rlopzc/waybar-wise-fx-rate/releases/latest/download/waybar-wise-fx-rate-x86_64-linux > waybar-wise-fx-rate.
3. Make it executable chmod +x ./waybar-wise-fx-rate.
4. Symlink it with: ln -s $HOME/<download-dir>/waybar-wise-fx-rate ~/.local/bin/waybar-wise-fx-rate.

Replace the architecture with yours.

Using the Waybar module

CLI Arguments.

• --apikey. Wise API key.
• --source. Source Currency supported by Wise.
• --target. Target Currency supported by Wise.

Add a custom module to your waybar config:

"custom/wise-fx-rate": {
  "format": "{} {icon}",
  "return-type": "json",
  "format-icons": {
    "default": "$"
  },
  "exec": "waybar-wise-fx-rate --apikey <wise-api-key> --source <source> --target <target>",
  "interval": 60
}