New version of UniProtJAPI client released

We have been working on a new version of the UniProt JAPI and have now moved this from beta to production! The new JAPI client is downloadable via: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/uniprot/japi/index.html

The old client will be able to access up to date UniProt data up to release 2015_12. After this, the old client moves into disposition phase, and will work on stale data until May of 2016, when it will be permanently shut down. It is therefore important that you update you programs to use the new client.

Highlights of the new client include:
   - Changes to the Blast service making it easier to use, and more content rich. It also uses CompletableFuture, which will allow you to run blast searches asynchronously as well as append extra processing to a blast job. Another change is the ability to blast against more than one database.
   - Temporary removal of the ClustalO service. We have decided to temporarily remove this service until a usable model can be created.
   - Better Javadoc documentation

You can also access the client via our Maven repository:

 ebi-repo
 ebi-repo
 http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~maven/m2repo



 uk.ac.ebi.uniprot
 japi
 1.0.0

Caveat:

If you have previously accessed the Beta version of the UniProtJAPI through Maven, then please remove all previously cached versions of this library from your Maven repository. Specifically, please delete:
/repo/uk/ac/ebi/uniprot/japi
Where is your Maven home directory.

Please try out this new client and send us your feedback. We look forward to hearing from you!