Command-Line Unit & Currency Converter

Project roadmap

1. 01

   Set up the Kotlin project

   ~1h

   Initialize a Gradle Kotlin project and add the kotlinx-cli dependency for argument parsing.

2. 02

   Define conversion data

   ~1.5h

   Create data classes and maps holding conversion factors for length, weight, and temperature units.

3. 03

   Implement conversion logic

   ~2h

   Write functions using when-expressions to perform the correct math for each unit pair.

4. 04

   Add currency conversion

   ~1.5h

   Load a local JSON/properties file of fixed exchange rates and implement currency conversion using the same pattern.

5. 05

   Wire up CLI and polish

   ~1.5h

   Parse command-line arguments, print formatted results, and handle invalid input gracefully.

Resources

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