It fetches the bitcoin price, it does this whenever its told

2 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/strangeloop/capabilities/__init__.py b/strangeloop/capabilities/__init__.py
index a1c9c5a..d042b8a 100644
--- a/strangeloop/capabilities/__init__.py
+++ b/strangeloop/capabilities/__init__.py
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ This package contains functions that have been dynamically added at runtime.
 from strangeloop.capabilities.generate_secure_password import generate_secure_password
 
 from strangeloop.capabilities.get_public_ip_address import get_public_ip_address
+
+from strangeloop.capabilities.fetch_current_bitcoin_price import fetch_current_bitcoin_price
diff --git a/strangeloop/capabilities/fetch_current_bitcoin_price.py b/strangeloop/capabilities/fetch_current_bitcoin_price.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd7a76e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strangeloop/capabilities/fetch_current_bitcoin_price.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""
+Dynamically generated capability: fetch_current_bitcoin_price
+"""
+
+import requests
+from typing import Dict, Union, Tuple
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def fetch_current_bitcoin_price() -> Tuple[Union[float, str], str]:
+    """
+    Fetches the current Bitcoin spot price in USD from a reliable cryptocurrency API.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Tuple[Union[float, str], str]: A tuple containing:
+            - The current BTC/USD exchange rate as a float or string
+            - A timestamp string of when the data was retrieved
+    
+    Raises:
+        ConnectionError: If there's an issue connecting to the API
+        ValueError: If the API response cannot be parsed
+        Exception: For any other unexpected errors
+    """
+    try:
+        # Using CoinGecko API as a reliable source for Bitcoin price data
+        url = "https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price"
+        params = {
+            "ids": "bitcoin",
+            "vs_currencies": "usd",
+            "include_last_updated_at": True
+        }
+        
+        response = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=10)
+        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise exception for 4XX/5XX responses
+        
+        data = response.json()
+        
+        # Extract price and validate response format
+        if "bitcoin" not in data or "usd" not in data["bitcoin"]:
+            raise ValueError("Unexpected API response format")
+        
+        btc_price = float(data["bitcoin"]["usd"])
+        
+        # Generate timestamp for when we received the data
+        current_timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC")
+        
+        return btc_price, current_timestamp
+        
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        raise ConnectionError(f"Failed to connect to Bitcoin price API: {str(e)}")
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise ValueError(f"Failed to parse Bitcoin price data: {str(e)}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise Exception(f"Unexpected error fetching Bitcoin price: {str(e)}")
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