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This val monitors the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and sends an email alert if the price fluctuates significantly. Specifically, it checks the current BTC price against the last recorded price and triggers an email notification if the change exceeds 20%. The email includes the new price, formatted as currency.
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Runs every 1 hrs
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import { formatAsCurrency } from "https://esm.town/v/panphora/formatAsCurrency?v=5";
import { blob } from "https://esm.town/v/std/blob?v=11";
import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email?v=9";
import { currency } from "https://esm.town/v/stevekrouse/currency";
export async function btcPriceAlert() {
const lastBtcPrice: number = await blob.getJSON("lastBtcPrice");
let btcPrice = await currency("usd", "btc");
let change = Math.abs(btcPrice - lastBtcPrice);
if (change / lastBtcPrice > .2) {
await blob.setJSON("lastBtcPrice", btcPrice);
let formattedBtcPrice = formatAsCurrency(btcPrice);
await email({
text: formattedBtcPrice,
subject: "BTC PRICE ALERT: " + formattedBtcPrice,
});
}
return btcPrice;
}
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