searxng/searxng · error · ValueError

tubearchivist engine: base_url is unset

Error message

tubearchivist engine: base_url is unset

What it means

Error "tubearchivist engine: base_url is unset" thrown in searxng/searxng.

Source

Thrown at searx/engines/tubearchivist.py:120

  :menuselection:`Settings --> User --> Admin Interface`.

.. _Authorization: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Authorization
"""

ta_link_to_mp4: bool = False
"""Optional, if true SearXNG will link directly to the mp4 of the video to play
in the browser.  The default behavior is to link into TubeArchivist's interface
directly."""


def absolute_url(relative_url):
    return f'{base_url.rstrip("/")}{relative_url}'


def init(_):
    if not base_url:
        raise ValueError('tubearchivist engine: base_url is unset')
    if not ta_token:
        raise ValueError('tubearchivist engine: ta_token is unset')


def request(query, params):
    if not query:
        return False

    args = {'query': query}
    params['url'] = f"{base_url.rstrip('/')}/api/search/?{urlencode(args)}"
    params['headers']['Authorization'] = f'Token {ta_token}'

    return params


def response(resp) -> EngineResults:
    results = EngineResults()
    video_response(resp, results)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at searx/engines/tubearchivist.py:120 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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