easyPubMed (version 3.1.6)

EPM_esearch_basic_q: Submit a Query to the NCBI ESearch Server.

Description

Submit a Query to the NCBI ESearch Server and capture the response.

Usage

EPM_esearch_basic_q(params)

Value

Character vector including the response from the server.

Arguments

params

List including the information for querying the NCBI ESearch Server.

Author

Damiano Fantini,

Details

The params list must include the elements listed below.

• `q`. String corresponding to the Query to be submitted to the server.

• `api_key`. (Optional) String corresponding to the NCBI API key.

References

https://www.data-pulse.com/dev_site/easypubmed/

Examples

# Note: a time limit can be set in order to kill the operation when/if 
# the NCBI/Entrez server becomes unresponsive.
setTimeLimit(elapsed = 4.9)
try({
  my_q <- 'easyPubMed'
  my_params <- list(q = my_q)
  easyPubMed:::EPM_esearch_basic_q(params = my_params)
}, silent = TRUE)
setTimeLimit(elapsed = Inf)