utilsAPI.py

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    Copyright 2022 Stanford University and the Authors
    
    Author(s): Antoine Falisse, Scott Uhlrich
    
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
    use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
    of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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'''

from decouple import config

def get_api_url():
    if 'API_URL' not in globals():
        global API_URL
        try: # look in environment file
            API_URL = config("API_URL")
        except: # default
            API_URL = "https://api.opencap.ai/"    
    if API_URL[-1] != '/':
        API_URL= API_URL + '/'

    return API_URL