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How is this different from SearX(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searx) Wont just hosting your own searX instance be an easier

• mg 4y ago
  With SearX I would have to maintain a python parser for each engine: https://github.com/searx/searx/tree/master/searx/engines https://github.com/searx/searx/tree/master/searx/engines Most of which are like 100 lines long: https://github.com/searx/searx/blob/master/searx/engines/wikipedia.py https://github.com/searx/searx/blob/master/searx/engines/wik... And probably often break: https://github.com/searx/searx/commits/master/searx/engines/wikipedia.py https://github.com/searx/searx/commits/master/searx/engines/... While the way I do it, all I have to do is maintain a single link per engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?fulltext=1&search=hello+world https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?fulltext=1&search=hello... So far, none of the links ever broke.
  • tintedfireglass 4y ago
    Interesting. Thanks for the insights :)