Can i add new engine

[andrew6838]

Hi all,

Can i add new engine ? How?

Thanks

[unixfox]

If the instance is very easy to add through a single xpath that will fetch the results then you just need to add another block in the engine section of settings.yml file: https://searx.github.io/searx/admin/settings.html#engine-settings

But if that's not the case then you need to write the new engine in python. You can take an engine from there: https://github.com/searx/searx/tree/master/searx/engines as an example. Unfortunately there is no perfect example, maybe @dalf could suggest you one.

In general the engine documentation is available here: https://searx.github.io/searx/dev/engine_overview.html

[dalf]

I don't have any special recommendation.

In addition to the exist documentation, note that there are (at least) two types of engine:

• engine dealing with HTML or XML: in this case the engine relies on lxml to parse the HTML/XML page(s). See digg.py for an example.
• engine dealing with JSON: in this case the engine relies on json. See github.py for an example.

[andrew6838]

If the instance is very easy to add through a single xpath that will fetch the results then you just need to add another block in the engine section of settings.yml file: https://searx.github.io/searx/admin/settings.html#engine-settings

But if that's not the case then you need to write the new engine in python. You can take an engine from there: https://github.com/searx/searx/tree/master/searx/engines as an example. Unfortunately there is no perfect example, maybe @dalf could suggest you one.

In general the engine documentation is available here: https://searx.github.io/searx/dev/engine_overview.html

on setting.yml:

• name : baidu
  engine : baidu
  shortcut : ba

I copy someone's engine baidu.py and uploaded to engine folder

but it doesn't work. got 502 Bad Gateway

[dalf]

I uploaded baidu.py

Which code ? Where ? Why not your instance ? How was it installed ?
BTW: how your code is different from https://github.com/entropage/mijisou/blob/devel/searx/engines/baidu.py ?

but doesn't work.

Please please please, provide more context (errors messages, how do you get error, is it always / sometimes ?). doesn't work can mean anything. Sometimes just trying to write a bug report you may find what is wrong.

[EDIT] 502 Bad Gateway, it can be a problem about the instance, without more information, we can't help you.

[andrew6838]

I uploaded baidu.py

Which code ? Where ? Why not your instance ? How was it installed ?
BTW: how your code is different from https://github.com/entropage/mijisou/blob/devel/searx/engines/baidu.py ?
its same..

but doesn't work.

Please please please, provide more context (errors messages, how do you get error, is it always / sometimes ?). doesn't work can mean anything. Sometimes just trying to write a bug report you may find what is wrong.

[EDIT] 502 Bad Gateway, it can be a problem about the instance, without more information, we can't help you.

[DitaAjiPratama]

I add python file for a new engine and place it in /searx/engines and restart uwsgi. What is the next step after that?