[mod] typification of SearXNG: add new result type Paper #5208
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Pull Request Overview
This PR introduces typification for paper results in SearXNG by adding a new Paper result type and migrating all paper-based engines from legacy dictionaries to strongly typed result classes.
Key changes:
- Introduces a new
Paperresult class with proper field typing and validation - Refactors the entire search processor architecture with improved type safety
- Updates 11 engines (ADS, Springer Nature, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, etc.) to use the new result types
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| searx/result_types/paper.py | New Paper result type class with comprehensive field definitions |
| searx/search/processors/*.py | Complete refactor of processor architecture with improved typing |
| searx/engines/*.py | Migration of 11 engines from dict-based to typed Paper results |
| searx/templates/simple/result_templates/paper.html | Updated template with improved layout and new date formatting |
| client/simple/src/less/result_types/paper.less | New dedicated CSS styling for paper results |
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This patch adds a new result type: Paper - Python class: searx/result_types/paper.py - Jinja template: searx/templates/simple/result_templates/paper.html - CSS (less) client/simple/src/less/result_types/paper.less Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. The engine has been placed on inactive because no service is currently available, or at least not known in the SearXNG community [1] [1] searxng#3610 Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Revision of the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other typifications. Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
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/// Note: This PR is based on PR #5204 .. please review #5204 first.
This PR adds a new result type: Paper
All engines that used the paper.html template so far have been completely revised and tested / a few engines were defective, but most could at least be improved (including the types from #5204).
For more details go through the commit messages.