private static function initialize_scribe_api() { if (null !== self::$scribe_api) { return; } $settings = self::get_settings(); $api_key = isset($settings['api-key']) ? $settings['api-key'] : ''; $security_method = isset($settings['security-method']) && 1 == $settings['security-method']; self::$scribe_api = new Scribe_API($api_key, $security_method); }