This is my first electron App, maybe a little too late regarding on what is the future for electron but I needed a very minimal vertical stocks ticker app.
Important note, the app comes AS-IS , also this was a weekend hack so expect some not tested edge cases.
If the martket is open it will display a small sun and if closed a small moon. This is not just a visual aid, but at day it will create a direct websocket connection to update data and at night it will pull data manually every 30min.
Night Mode:
Day Mode:
To get started:
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Clone the project:
https://github.com/eoaranda/stocks-ticker.git -
Install all project dependencies with
npm install -
Obtain a FREE api key at Finhub.io and update the .env file
API_TOKEN="" -
In the same .env file add the stocks symbols that you are interested. ex.
STOCKS="AAPL,FB,SPCE,MSFT" -
Start application with
npm start
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There is a small glitch when the app starts the ticker loads but then it gets restarted.
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Add some actions when clickin an specific stock.
- macOS Big Sur