/// <summary>
/// Sets the NCBI API key from the field on the form
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// True if the API key file in the field is found or empty, false if the API it's invalid
/// </returns>
private bool SetApiKeyFromFormField()
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(apiKeyFileTextBox.Text.Trim()))
{
if (File.Exists(apiKeyFileTextBox.Text.Trim()))
{
NCBI.GetApiKey(apiKeyFileTextBox.Text.Trim());
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show($"API key file not found: {apiKeyFileTextBox.Text.Trim()}");
return(false);
}
}
if (NCBI.ApiKeyExists)
{
Trace.WriteLine("Using API key: " + NCBI.ApiKeyPath);
}
else
{
Trace.WriteLine("Performance is limited to under 3 requests per second.");
Trace.WriteLine("Consider pasting an API key into " + NCBI.ApiKeyPath);
Trace.WriteLine("Or set the NCBI_API_KEY_FILE environemnt variable to the API key file path");
Trace.WriteLine("For more information, see https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2017/11/02/new-api-keys-for-the-e-utilities/");
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the NCBI API key from the field on the form
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// True if the API key file in the field is found or empty, false if the API it's invalid
/// </returns>
private bool SetApiKeyFromFormField()
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ApiKeyFile.Text.Trim()))
{
if (File.Exists(ApiKeyFile.Text.Trim()))
{
NCBI.GetApiKey(ApiKeyFile.Text.Trim());
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show($"API key file not found: {ApiKeyFile.Text.Trim()}");
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}