Bot-on-Tapwater / wise-flask-mvp

This project was created based on the need to have hands-on experience in creating web applications from scratch. The challenge is to create a web app where users can send virtual money in the currencies of their choice (USD, EUR, or their local currency) to each other.

Wise Flask (MVP)

This project was created based on the need to have hands-on experience in creating web applications from scratch. The challenge is to create a web app where users can send virtual money in the currencies of their choice (USD, EUR, or their local currency) to each other.

About Wise Flask (MVP)

Wise allows you to transfer money abroad easily and quickly with low-cost money transfers. You can send money at the real exchange rate with no hidden fees. This web application features the following:

1. A login page.
2. A registration page.
3. A dashboard page, where transactions will be listed.
4. A transaction page.
5. API integration to get current exchange rate from Free Currency Converter API or any other free currency converter or a hand-coded list of exchange rates.
6. A method to record failed transactions.
7. A button to refund dollar account.

Features

• Money can be sent (converted) into any of the three currencies to be sent to another user.
• Money can be sent/converted to any and every user who is registered on the app.
• The user to send the money to can be chosen from an input-dropdown list which shows all users if clicked on. (Tip: Create at least two users as a seed.)
• A user cannot have a negative balance. All users start with 1000 USD worth of money given via an initial transaction when you create them.
• All users start with USD as their native currency but can receive EUR and your specified local currency.
• All database tables must have the created_at timestamp, which should be populated automatically.

TODO's

• A user can register with his name, email address, and password.
• A user can log in with his email address and password, which is encrypted using a good encryption system (we've been taught some encryption techniques).
• You don’t need to implement it to reset a password. The Registration and Login pages are enough.
• When a user successfully logs in, he/she sees a page with all of his transactions, including the initial transaction from the registration (1000 USD).
• The page with all the transactions also shows the current balance for each currency. (e.g., start: 1000 USD, 0 EUR, 0 NGN).
• A user can create a new transaction on a new transaction page.
• A transaction consists of the sender and the receiver, the source currency, target currency, exchange rate, and the amount.
• A user can select the target currency.
• Check if a transaction is possible, by validating if the user has enough funds in his/her selected source currency.

Example: User A sends to User B 100 EUR. But User B wants to receive that in USD. Therefore, User A has -100EUR after that transaction and User B 113 USD, depending on the exchange rate.

Languages

• HTML5
• CSS
• Bootstrap 4
• JavaScript/jQuery
• Python
• Flask
• PostgreSQL

Git Instructions

When you start developing, commit all of your work on a topic branch:

• before merging with the main branch
• make sure to give the topic branch clear, descriptive name

As a general best practice for writing commits:

• make frequent, smaller commits
• use clear and descriptive commit messages
• update the README file, if necessary

Wise Flask (MVP) Application Development Procedures

List the appropriate steps to successfully run this application on a local environment.

Project Final Result Screenshots

Link to the online Demo