Currency database should know if a currency is still in use
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- Dominant language
- Ruby
- Stars
- 361
- Forks
- 50
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
For example 'NLG' is the ISO4217 code for the Dutch guilder that got replaced by the Euro in 2002. The euro was introduced as legal tender in 1999.
Use case: generating a list of valid and currently in use ISO codes to show in a dropdown for the user to select, while having a database validation on all valid currency codes.
The Unicode CLDR has this data:
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting the repository's currency database implementation and the referenced CLDR currencyData.json, then compare it with the ISO 4217 table. Define how valid codes remain available for validation while currently used codes can be selected, and verify that both cases are represented in the resulting database behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100