use quick_xml::Reader;
use quick_xml::events::Event;
use super::Paper;
const ESEARCH_URL: &str = "/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi";
const EFETCH_URL: &str = "/entrez/eutils/efetch.fcgi";
fn build_esearch_url_q(
base_url: &str,
q: &super::SearchQuery,
api_key: Option<&str>,
email: Option<&str>,
) -> Result<String, String> {
let mut term = super::encode_query(&q.query);
if let Some(ref author) = q.author {
term.push_str(&format!("+AND+{}%5Bau%5D", super::encode_query(author)));
}
if let Some(year) = q.year {
term.push_str(&format!("+AND+{}%5Bdp%5D", year));
}
if q.open_access {
term.push_str("+AND+open+access%5Bfilter%5D");
}
let mut url = format!(
"{}{}?db=pmc&term={}&retmax={}&retstart={}&retmode=json&tool=fastpaper",
base_url, ESEARCH_URL, term, q.limit, q.offset
);
if q.year.is_none() && (q.after.is_some() || q.before.is_some()) {
url.push_str("&datetype=pdat");
let min = match q.after {
Some(ref d) => super::validate_ymd(d)?.replace('-', "/"),
None => "1800/01/01".to_string(),
};
let max = match q.before {
Some(ref d) => super::validate_ymd(d)?.replace('-', "/"),
None => "3000/12/31".to_string(),
};
url.push_str(&format!("&mindate={}&maxdate={}", min, max));
}
if let Some(sort) = q.sort {
let by = match sort {
super::SortField::Relevance => "relevance",
super::SortField::Date => "pub_date",
super::SortField::Citations => {
return Err(
"pmc cannot sort by citations: E-utilities offers no citation ordering.\n\
Try semantic or openalex."
.to_string(),
);
}
};
url.push_str(&format!("&sort={}", by));
}
if let Some(email) = email {
url.push_str(&format!("&email={}", email));
}
if let Some(key) = api_key {
url.push_str(&format!("&api_key={}", key));
}
Ok(url)
}
fn build_efetch_url(
base_url: &str,
ids: &str,
api_key: Option<&str>,
email: Option<&str>,
) -> String {
let mut url = format!(
"{}{}?db=pmc&id={}&rettype=xml&tool=fastpaper",
base_url, EFETCH_URL, ids
);
if let Some(email) = email {
url.push_str(&format!("&email={}", email));
}
if let Some(key) = api_key {
url.push_str(&format!("&api_key={}", key));
}
url
}
pub fn search(base_url: &str, q: &super::SearchQuery) -> Result<Vec<Paper>, String> {
let api_key = std::env::var("NCBI_API_KEY").ok();
let email = super::contact_email();
let esearch_url = build_esearch_url_q(base_url, q, api_key.as_deref(), email.as_deref())?;
let esearch_body = http_get(&esearch_url)?;
let esearch_json: serde_json::Value =
serde_json::from_str(&esearch_body).map_err(|e| format!("JSON parse error: {}", e))?;
let ids: Vec<&str> = esearch_json["esearchresult"]["idlist"]
.as_array()
.map(|arr| arr.iter().filter_map(|v| v.as_str()).collect())
.unwrap_or_default();
if ids.is_empty() {
return Ok(vec![]);
}
let efetch_url = build_efetch_url(
base_url,
&ids.join(","),
api_key.as_deref(),
email.as_deref(),
);
let efetch_body = http_get(&efetch_url)?;
parse_efetch_response(&efetch_body)
}
fn http_get(url: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
let mut last_err = String::new();
for attempt in 0..3 {
if attempt > 0 {
std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100 * (1 << attempt)));
}
match ureq::get(url).call() {
Ok(resp) => {
return resp
.into_body()
.read_to_string()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read response: {}", e));
}
Err(ureq::Error::StatusCode(429)) => {
last_err = "rate limited (429)".to_string();
continue;
}
Err(ureq::Error::StatusCode(code)) if code >= 500 => {
return Err(format!("Server error: {}", code));
}
Err(e) => {
return Err(format!("HTTP error: {}", e));
}
}
}
Err(last_err)
}
pub fn get_by_pmc_id(base_url: &str, pmc_id: &str) -> Result<Option<Paper>, String> {
let numeric_id = pmc_id.strip_prefix("PMC").unwrap_or(pmc_id);
let api_key = std::env::var("NCBI_API_KEY").ok();
let email = super::contact_email();
let url = build_efetch_url(base_url, numeric_id, api_key.as_deref(), email.as_deref());
let body = http_get(&url)?;
let papers = parse_efetch_response(&body)?;
Ok(papers.into_iter().next())
}
pub fn parse_efetch_response(xml: &str) -> Result<Vec<Paper>, String> {
let mut reader = Reader::from_str(xml);
let mut buf = Vec::new();
let mut papers = Vec::new();
let mut in_article = false;
let mut in_front = false;
let mut in_contrib_author = false;
let mut tag_stack: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
let mut pmcid = String::new();
let mut doi = String::new();
let mut title = String::new();
let mut authors: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
let mut surname = String::new();
let mut given_names = String::new();
let mut abstract_text = String::new();
let mut year = String::new();
let mut journal = String::new();
let mut in_abstract = false;
loop {
match reader.read_event_into(&mut buf) {
Ok(Event::Start(ref e)) => {
let name = e.name();
let local = local_name(name.as_ref());
match local {
"article" => {
in_article = true;
pmcid.clear();
doi.clear();
title.clear();
authors.clear();
abstract_text.clear();
year.clear();
journal.clear();
}
"front" if in_article => in_front = true,
"article-id" if in_front => {
let mut id_type = String::new();
for attr in e.attributes().flatten() {
if attr.key.as_ref() == b"pub-id-type" {
id_type = String::from_utf8_lossy(&attr.value).to_string();
}
}
tag_stack.push(format!("article-id:{}", id_type));
buf.clear();
continue;
}
"contrib" if in_front => {
for attr in e.attributes().flatten() {
if attr.key.as_ref() == b"contrib-type"
&& attr.value.as_ref() == b"author"
{
in_contrib_author = true;
surname.clear();
given_names.clear();
}
}
}
"abstract" if in_front => in_abstract = true,
_ => {}
}
tag_stack.push(local.to_string());
}
Ok(Event::Text(ref e)) => {
if !in_article {
buf.clear();
continue;
}
let text = e.decode().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
let current = tag_stack.last().map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
if current == "article-id:pmcid" && pmcid.is_empty() {
pmcid.push_str(text.trim());
} else if current == "article-id:doi" && doi.is_empty() {
doi.push_str(text.trim());
} else if current == "article-title" && in_front {
title.push_str(&text);
} else if current == "surname" && in_contrib_author {
surname.push_str(text.trim());
} else if current == "given-names" && in_contrib_author {
given_names.push_str(text.trim());
} else if in_abstract && !text.trim().is_empty() {
if !abstract_text.is_empty() {
abstract_text.push(' ');
}
abstract_text.push_str(text.trim());
} else if current == "year" && in_front && year.is_empty() {
year.push_str(text.trim());
} else if current == "journal-title" && in_front && journal.is_empty() {
journal.push_str(text.trim());
}
}
Ok(Event::End(ref e)) => {
let name = e.name();
let local = local_name(name.as_ref());
match local {
"article" => {
if !pmcid.is_empty() && !title.is_empty() {
papers.push(Paper {
id: pmcid.clone(),
title: title.trim().to_string(),
authors: authors.clone(),
abstract_text: if abstract_text.is_empty() {
None
} else {
Some(abstract_text.clone())
},
year: year.parse::<u16>().ok(),
doi: if doi.is_empty() {
None
} else {
Some(doi.clone())
},
url: Some(format!(
"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/{}/",
pmcid
)),
pdf_url: Some(format!(
"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/{}/pdf/",
pmcid
)),
venue: if journal.is_empty() {
None
} else {
Some(journal.clone())
},
citations: None,
fields: vec![],
open_access: Some(true),
source: "pmc".to_string(),
});
}
in_article = false;
in_front = false;
}
"front" => in_front = false,
"contrib" if in_contrib_author => {
let name_str = format!("{} {}", given_names, surname).trim().to_string();
if !name_str.is_empty() {
authors.push(name_str);
}
in_contrib_author = false;
}
"abstract" => in_abstract = false,
_ => {}
}
tag_stack.pop();
}
Ok(Event::Eof) => break,
Err(e) => return Err(format!("XML parse error: {}", e)),
_ => {}
}
buf.clear();
}
Ok(papers)
}
fn local_name(name: &[u8]) -> &str {
let s = std::str::from_utf8(name).unwrap_or("");
s.rsplit(':').next().unwrap_or(s)
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use serial_test::serial;
const FIXTURE: &str = include_str!("../../tests/fixtures/pmc_efetch.xml");
#[test]
fn parse_returns_ok() {
let result = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE);
assert!(result.is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn parse_papers_not_empty() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
assert!(!papers.is_empty());
}
#[test]
fn parse_source_is_pmc() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
for p in &papers {
assert_eq!(p.source, "pmc");
}
}
#[test]
fn parse_id_is_pmc_format() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
for p in &papers {
assert!(
p.id.starts_with("PMC"),
"id should start with PMC: {}",
p.id
);
}
}
#[test]
fn parse_title_not_empty() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
for p in &papers {
assert!(!p.title.is_empty(), "paper {} has empty title", p.id);
}
}
#[test]
fn parse_authors_surname_given() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
let with_authors: Vec<_> = papers.iter().filter(|p| !p.authors.is_empty()).collect();
assert!(!with_authors.is_empty(), "no papers with authors");
}
#[test]
fn parse_doi() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
let with_doi: Vec<_> = papers.iter().filter(|p| p.doi.is_some()).collect();
assert!(!with_doi.is_empty(), "no papers with DOI");
for p in &with_doi {
assert!(p.doi.as_ref().unwrap().starts_with("10."));
}
}
#[test]
fn parse_year() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
for p in &papers {
assert!(p.year.is_some(), "paper {} missing year", p.id);
assert!(p.year.unwrap() >= 2000);
}
}
#[test]
fn parse_venue() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
let with_venue: Vec<_> = papers.iter().filter(|p| p.venue.is_some()).collect();
assert!(!with_venue.is_empty(), "no papers with venue");
}
#[test]
fn parse_abstract() {
let papers = parse_efetch_response(FIXTURE).unwrap();
let with_abstract: Vec<_> = papers
.iter()
.filter(|p| p.abstract_text.is_some())
.collect();
assert!(!with_abstract.is_empty(), "no papers with abstract");
for p in &with_abstract {
assert!(p.abstract_text.as_ref().unwrap().len() > 10);
}
}
const ESEARCH_FIXTURE: &str = include_str!("../../tests/fixtures/pmc_esearch.json");
#[test]
fn search_calls_esearch_then_efetch() {
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
let esearch_mock = server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("esearch".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(ESEARCH_FIXTURE)
.create();
let efetch_mock = server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("efetch".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.create();
let papers = search(
&server.url(),
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("test", 3),
)
.unwrap();
assert!(!papers.is_empty());
esearch_mock.assert();
efetch_mock.assert();
}
#[test]
fn search_esearch_contains_db_pmc() {
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
let mock = server
.mock(
"GET",
mockito::Matcher::Regex("esearch.*db=pmc".to_string()),
)
.with_status(200)
.with_body(ESEARCH_FIXTURE)
.create();
server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Any)
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.create();
let _ = search(
&server.url(),
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("test", 3),
);
mock.assert();
}
#[test]
fn search_efetch_contains_rettype_xml() {
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("esearch".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(ESEARCH_FIXTURE)
.create();
let mock = server
.mock(
"GET",
mockito::Matcher::Regex("efetch.*rettype=xml".to_string()),
)
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.create();
let _ = search(
&server.url(),
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("test", 3),
);
mock.assert();
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn search_with_api_key() {
unsafe { std::env::set_var("NCBI_API_KEY", "pmc-test-key") };
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
server
.mock(
"GET",
mockito::Matcher::Regex("esearch.*api_key=pmc-test-key".to_string()),
)
.with_status(200)
.with_body(ESEARCH_FIXTURE)
.create();
server
.mock(
"GET",
mockito::Matcher::Regex("efetch.*api_key=pmc-test-key".to_string()),
)
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.create();
let result = search(
&server.url(),
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("test", 3),
);
unsafe { std::env::remove_var("NCBI_API_KEY") };
assert!(result.is_ok());
}
#[test]
fn search_empty_ids_skips_efetch() {
let empty_esearch = r#"{"esearchresult":{"idlist":[]}}"#;
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("esearch".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(empty_esearch)
.create();
let efetch_mock = server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("efetch".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.expect(0)
.create();
let papers = search(
&server.url(),
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("nonexistent", 3),
)
.unwrap();
assert!(papers.is_empty());
efetch_mock.assert();
}
#[test]
fn build_esearch_url_omits_email_when_none() {
let url = build_esearch_url_q(
"https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov",
&crate::sources::SearchQuery::simple("test", 3),
None,
None,
)
.unwrap();
assert!(!url.contains("email="), "got: {}", url);
assert!(url.contains("db=pmc"), "got: {}", url);
}
#[test]
fn build_efetch_url_omits_email_when_none() {
let url = build_efetch_url("https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov", "7318926", None, None);
assert!(!url.contains("email="), "got: {}", url);
}
#[test]
fn build_efetch_url_includes_email_when_some() {
let url = build_efetch_url(
"https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov",
"7318926",
None,
Some("a@b.com"),
);
assert!(url.contains("email=a@b.com"), "got: {}", url);
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn get_by_pmc_id_sends_env_email_when_set() {
unsafe { std::env::set_var("FASTPAPER_EMAIL", "custom@example.com") };
let mut server = mockito::Server::new();
let mock = server
.mock("GET", mockito::Matcher::Regex("email=custom".to_string()))
.with_status(200)
.with_body(FIXTURE)
.create();
let _ = get_by_pmc_id(&server.url(), "PMC7318926");
unsafe { std::env::remove_var("FASTPAPER_EMAIL") };
mock.assert();
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod query_tests {
use super::*;
use crate::sources::SearchQuery;
fn url(q: &SearchQuery) -> String {
build_esearch_url_q("https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov", q, None, None).unwrap()
}
#[test]
fn author_becomes_an_au_field_tag() {
let mut q = SearchQuery::simple("crispr", 10);
q.author = Some("Doudna".into());
assert!(url(&q).contains("Doudna%5Bau%5D"), "got: {}", url(&q));
}
#[test]
fn open_access_uses_the_entrez_filter() {
let mut q = SearchQuery::simple("crispr", 10);
q.open_access = true;
assert!(
url(&q).contains("open+access%5Bfilter%5D"),
"got: {}",
url(&q)
);
}
#[test]
fn offset_becomes_retstart() {
let mut q = SearchQuery::simple("crispr", 10);
q.offset = 20;
assert!(url(&q).contains("retstart=20"));
}
#[test]
fn dates_use_datetype_mindate_maxdate() {
let mut q = SearchQuery::simple("crispr", 10);
q.after = Some("2024-01-01".into());
let u = url(&q);
assert!(u.contains("datetype=pdat"), "got: {}", u);
assert!(u.contains("mindate=2024/01/01"), "got: {}", u);
}
#[test]
fn query_still_targets_the_pmc_database() {
assert!(url(&SearchQuery::simple("crispr", 10)).contains("db=pmc"));
}
}