getToken: Get a Connection Token from the NI Database

In NINAnor/NIcalc: Functions to Calculate a Nature Index

Get a Connection Token from the NI Database

Description

This function tries to connect to the NI database API and retrieves a token that is later used to communicate with the database.

Usage

getToken(
  username = NULL,
  password = NULL,
  url = "https://www8.nina.no/NaturindeksNiCalc"
)

Arguments

username	character Your username
password	character Your password
url	character API address.

Value

The function sets the variables niToken and url, which both are used in other functions that communicate with the database through the API.

Author(s)

Jens Åström

Examples

## Not run: 
getToken("test.user", "test.password")

## End(Not run)

NINAnor/NIcalc documentation built on Oct. 26, 2023, 9:37 a.m.