Remove backend code built for GISAID version

taxonium_backend/server.js

@@ -364,20 +364,7 @@ app.get("/validate/", async function (req, res) {
   console.log(new Date() - start_time);
 });
 
-// "Takes EPI_ISL_12345" input
-function get_epi_isl_url(epi_isl) {
-  if (epi_isl.length > 4) {
-    return (
-      "https://www.epicov.org/acknowledgement/" +
-      epi_isl.slice(-4, -2) +
-      "/" +
-      epi_isl.slice(-2) +
-      "/" +
-      epi_isl +
-      ".json"
-    );
-  }
-}
+
 
 async function getGenBankAuthors(genbank_accession) {
   const genbank_xml_url =
@@ -409,7 +396,6 @@ app.get("/node_details/", async (req, res) => {
   });
 
   const detailed_node = { ...node, mutations: node_mutations };
-  // If node name starts with EPI_ISL_, then get the URL
 
   if (
     config.enable_genbank_acknowledgement &&
@@ -427,29 +413,6 @@ app.get("/node_details/", async (req, res) => {
     }
   }
 
-  if (detailed_node.name.startsWith("EPI_ISL_")) {
-    const acknowledgements_url = get_epi_isl_url(detailed_node.name);
-    // get the data from the URL
-    const response = await axios.get(acknowledgements_url).catch((e) => {
-      console.log(e);
-    });
-    try {
-      const data = response.data;
-      detailed_node.acknowledgements = data;
-    } catch (e) {
-      detailed_node.acknowledgements = {
-        covv_orig_lab:
-          "The GISAID acknowledgements server did not return a valid response",
-        covv_orig_lab:
-          "The GISAID acknowledgements server did not return a valid response",
-        covv_authors:
-          "The GISAID acknowledgements server did not return a valid response",
-        covv_subm_lab:
-          "The GISAID acknowledgements server did not return a valid response",
-      };
-      console.log(e);
-    }
-  }
   validateSIDandSend(detailed_node, req.query.sid, res);
   console.log(
     "Request took " + (Date.now() - start_time) + "ms, and output " + node