Giving the registration code a go on the live website

app.py

@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
                         value=False,
                         info="If checked, your username will be replaced with an anonymous username on the leaderboard.",
                     )
+                    registration_code = gr.Textbox(
+                        label="Registration Code",
+                        placeholder="Enter your registration code",
+                        info="If you did not receive a registration code, please sign up on the <a href='https://datapoints.ginkgo.bio/ai-competitions/2025-abdev-competition'>Competition Registration page</a> or email <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a>.",
+                    )
                 with gr.Column():
                     submission_type_dropdown = gr.Dropdown(
                         choices=["GDPa1", "GDPa1_cross_validation"],
@@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ with gr.Blocks() as demo:
                     model_name_input,
                     model_description_input,
                     anonymous_checkbox,
+                    registration_code,
                 ],
                 outputs=[message],
             ).then(

constants.py

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ ASSAY_EMOJIS = {
     "Titer": "🧪",
 }
 
+REGISTRATION_CODE = "GINKGO-ABDEV-2025"
+
 # Input CSV file requirements
 REQUIRED_COLUMNS: list[str] = [
     "antibody_name",

submit.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import gradio as gr
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 import uuid
 
-from constants import API, SUBMISSIONS_REPO
+from constants import API, SUBMISSIONS_REPO, REGISTRATION_CODE
 from validation import validate_csv_file, validate_username
 
 
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def make_submission(
     model_name: str = "",
     model_description: str = "",
     anonymous: bool = False,
+    registration_code: str = "",
 ):
     user_state = user_state
     validate_username(user_state)
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ def make_submission(
         raise gr.Error("Please provide a model name.")
     if not model_description:
         model_description = ""
-        # raise gr.Error("Please provide a model description.")
+        # raise gr.Error("Please provide a model description.") # Not mandatory anymore
+    if str(registration_code).strip().upper() != REGISTRATION_CODE:
+        raise gr.Error("Invalid registration code. Please register on the <a href='https://datapoints.ginkgo.bio/ai-competitions/2025-abdev-competition'>Competition Registration page</a> or email <a href='mailto:[email protected]'>[email protected]</a>.")
     if submitted_file is None:
         raise gr.Error("Please upload a CSV file before submitting.")