searx.locales Namespace Reference

Functions
	localeselector ()
	get_translations ()
list[str]	get_translation_locales ()
	locales_initialize ()
str	region_tag (babel.Locale locale)
str	language_tag (babel.Locale locale)
babel.Locale|None	get_locale (str locale_tag)
set[babel.Locale]	get_official_locales (str territory, languages=None, bool regional=False, bool de_facto=True)
	get_engine_locale (searxng_locale, engine_locales, default=None)
str|None	match_locale (str searxng_locale, list[str] locale_tag_list, str|None fallback=None)
	build_engine_locales (list[str] tag_list)

Variables
	logger = logger.getChild('locales')
	_flask_babel_get_translations = flask_babel.get_translations
dict	LOCALE_NAMES = {}
set	RTL_LOCALES = set()
dict	ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS
dict	LOCALE_BEST_MATCH
list	_TR_LOCALES = []

Detailed Description

SearXNG’s locale data
=====================

The variables :py:obj:`RTL_LOCALES` and :py:obj:`LOCALE_NAMES` are loaded from
:origin:`searx/data/locales.json` / see :py:obj:`locales_initialize` and
:ref:`update_locales.py`.

.. hint::

   Whenever the value of :py:obj:`ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS` or
   :py:obj:`LOCALE_BEST_MATCH` is modified, the
   :origin:`searx/data/locales.json` needs to be rebuild::

     ./manage data.locales

SearXNG's locale codes
======================

.. automodule:: searx.sxng_locales
   :members:


SearXNG’s locale implementations
================================

Function Documentation

build_engine_locales()

searx.locales.build_engine_locales

(

list[str]

tag_list

)

From a list of locale tags a dictionary is build that can be passed by
argument ``engine_locales`` to :py:obj:`get_engine_locale`.  This function
is mainly used by :py:obj:`match_locale` and is similar to what the
``fetch_traits(..)`` function of engines do.

If there are territory codes in the ``tag_list`` that have a *script code*
additional keys are added to the returned dictionary.

.. code:: python

   >>> import locales
   >>> engine_locales = locales.build_engine_locales(['en', 'en-US', 'zh', 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW'])
   >>> engine_locales
   {
       'en': 'en', 'en-US': 'en-US',
       'zh': 'zh', 'zh-CN': 'zh-CN', 'zh_Hans': 'zh-CN',
       'zh-TW': 'zh-TW', 'zh_Hant': 'zh-TW'
   }
   >>> get_engine_locale('zh-Hans', engine_locales)
   'zh-CN'

This function is a good example to understand the language/region model
of SearXNG:

  SearXNG only distinguishes between **search languages** and **search
  regions**, by adding the *script-tags*, languages with *script-tags* can
  be assigned to the **regions** that SearXNG supports.

Definition at line 417 of file locales.py.

def build_engine_locales(tag_list: list[str]):
    """From a list of locale tags a dictionary is build that can be passed by
    argument ``engine_locales`` to :py:obj:`get_engine_locale`.  This function
    is mainly used by :py:obj:`match_locale` and is similar to what the
    ``fetch_traits(..)`` function of engines do.
 
    If there are territory codes in the ``tag_list`` that have a *script code*
    additional keys are added to the returned dictionary.
 
    .. code:: python
 
       >>> import locales
       >>> engine_locales = locales.build_engine_locales(['en', 'en-US', 'zh', 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW'])
       >>> engine_locales
       {
           'en': 'en', 'en-US': 'en-US',
           'zh': 'zh', 'zh-CN': 'zh-CN', 'zh_Hans': 'zh-CN',
           'zh-TW': 'zh-TW', 'zh_Hant': 'zh-TW'
       }
       >>> get_engine_locale('zh-Hans', engine_locales)
       'zh-CN'
 
    This function is a good example to understand the language/region model
    of SearXNG:
 
      SearXNG only distinguishes between **search languages** and **search
      regions**, by adding the *script-tags*, languages with *script-tags* can
      be assigned to the **regions** that SearXNG supports.
 
    """
    engine_locales = {}
 
    for tag in tag_list:
        locale = get_locale(tag)
        if locale is None:
            logger.warning("build_engine_locales: skip locale tag %s / unknown by babel", tag)
            continue
        if locale.territory:
            engine_locales[region_tag(locale)] = tag
            if locale.script:
                engine_locales[language_tag(locale)] = tag
        else:
            engine_locales[language_tag(locale)] = tag
    return engine_locales

Referenced by searx.locales.match_locale().

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get_engine_locale()

searx.locales.get_engine_locale	(		searxng_locale,
			engine_locales,
			default = None )

Return engine's language (aka locale) string that best fits to argument
``searxng_locale``.

Argument ``engine_locales`` is a python dict that maps *SearXNG locales* to
corresponding *engine locales*::

  <engine>: {
      # SearXNG string : engine-string
      'ca-ES'          : 'ca_ES',
      'fr-BE'          : 'fr_BE',
      'fr-CA'          : 'fr_CA',
      'fr-CH'          : 'fr_CH',
      'fr'             : 'fr_FR',
      ...
      'pl-PL'          : 'pl_PL',
      'pt-PT'          : 'pt_PT'
      ..
      'zh'             : 'zh'
      'zh_Hans'        : 'zh'
      'zh_Hant'        : 'zh_TW'
  }

.. hint::

   The *SearXNG locale* string has to be known by babel!

If there is no direct 1:1 mapping, this functions tries to narrow down
engine's language (locale).  If no value can be determined by these
approximation attempts the ``default`` value is returned.

Assumptions:

A. When user select a language the results should be optimized according to
   the selected language.

B. When user select a language and a territory the results should be
   optimized with first priority on territory and second on language.

First approximation rule (*by territory*):

  When the user selects a locale with territory (and a language), the
  territory has priority over the language.  If any of the official languages
  in the territory is supported by the engine (``engine_locales``) it will
  be used.

Second approximation rule (*by language*):

  If "First approximation rule" brings no result or the user selects only a
  language without a territory.  Check in which territories the language
  has an official status and if one of these territories is supported by the
  engine.

Definition at line 217 of file locales.py.

def get_engine_locale(searxng_locale, engine_locales, default=None):
    """Return engine's language (aka locale) string that best fits to argument
    ``searxng_locale``.
 
    Argument ``engine_locales`` is a python dict that maps *SearXNG locales* to
    corresponding *engine locales*::
 
      <engine>: {
          # SearXNG string : engine-string
          'ca-ES'          : 'ca_ES',
          'fr-BE'          : 'fr_BE',
          'fr-CA'          : 'fr_CA',
          'fr-CH'          : 'fr_CH',
          'fr'             : 'fr_FR',
          ...
          'pl-PL'          : 'pl_PL',
          'pt-PT'          : 'pt_PT'
          ..
          'zh'             : 'zh'
          'zh_Hans'        : 'zh'
          'zh_Hant'        : 'zh_TW'
      }
 
    .. hint::
 
       The *SearXNG locale* string has to be known by babel!
 
    If there is no direct 1:1 mapping, this functions tries to narrow down
    engine's language (locale).  If no value can be determined by these
    approximation attempts the ``default`` value is returned.
 
    Assumptions:
 
    A. When user select a language the results should be optimized according to
       the selected language.
 
    B. When user select a language and a territory the results should be
       optimized with first priority on territory and second on language.
 
    First approximation rule (*by territory*):
 
      When the user selects a locale with territory (and a language), the
      territory has priority over the language.  If any of the official languages
      in the territory is supported by the engine (``engine_locales``) it will
      be used.
 
    Second approximation rule (*by language*):
 
      If "First approximation rule" brings no result or the user selects only a
      language without a territory.  Check in which territories the language
      has an official status and if one of these territories is supported by the
      engine.
 
    """
    # pylint: disable=too-many-branches, too-many-return-statements
 
    engine_locale = engine_locales.get(searxng_locale)
 
    if engine_locale is not None:
        # There was a 1:1 mapping (e.g. a region "fr-BE --> fr_BE" or a language
        # "zh --> zh"), no need to narrow language-script nor territory.
        return engine_locale
 
    try:
        locale = babel.Locale.parse(searxng_locale, sep='-')
    except babel.core.UnknownLocaleError:
        try:
            locale = babel.Locale.parse(searxng_locale.split('-')[0])
        except babel.core.UnknownLocaleError:
            return default
 
    searxng_lang = language_tag(locale)
    engine_locale = engine_locales.get(searxng_lang)
    if engine_locale is not None:
        # There was a 1:1 mapping (e.g. "zh-HK --> zh_Hant" or "zh-CN --> zh_Hans")
        return engine_locale
 
    # SearXNG's selected locale is not supported by the engine ..
 
    if locale.territory:
        # Try to narrow by *official* languages in the territory (??-XX).
 
        for official_language in babel.languages.get_official_languages(locale.territory, de_facto=True):
            searxng_locale = official_language + '-' + locale.territory
            engine_locale = engine_locales.get(searxng_locale)
            if engine_locale is not None:
                return engine_locale
 
    # Engine does not support one of the official languages in the territory or
    # there is only a language selected without a territory.
 
    # Now lets have a look if the searxng_lang (the language selected by the
    # user) is a official language in other territories.  If so, check if
    # engine does support the searxng_lang in this other territory.
 
    if locale.language:
 
        terr_lang_dict = {}
        for territory, langs in babel.core.get_global("territory_languages").items():
            if not langs.get(searxng_lang, {}).get('official_status'):
                continue
            terr_lang_dict[territory] = langs.get(searxng_lang)
 
        # first: check fr-FR, de-DE .. is supported by the engine
        # exception: 'en' --> 'en-US'
 
        territory = locale.language.upper()
        if territory == 'EN':
            territory = 'US'
 
        if terr_lang_dict.get(territory):
            searxng_locale = locale.language + '-' + territory
            engine_locale = engine_locales.get(searxng_locale)
            if engine_locale is not None:
                return engine_locale
 
        # second: sort by population_percent and take first match
 
        # drawback of "population percent": if there is a territory with a
        #   small number of people (e.g 100) but the majority speaks the
        #   language, then the percentage might be 100% (--> 100 people) but in
        #   a different territory with more people (e.g. 10.000) where only 10%
        #   speak the language the total amount of speaker is higher (--> 200
        #   people).
        #
        #   By example: The population of Saint-Martin is 33.000, of which 100%
        #   speak French, but this is less than the 30% of the approximately 2.5
        #   million Belgian citizens
        #
        #   - 'fr-MF', 'population_percent': 100.0, 'official_status': 'official'
        #   - 'fr-BE', 'population_percent': 38.0, 'official_status': 'official'
 
        terr_lang_list = []
        for k, v in terr_lang_dict.items():
            terr_lang_list.append((k, v))
 
        for territory, _lang in sorted(terr_lang_list, key=lambda item: item[1]['population_percent'], reverse=True):
            searxng_locale = locale.language + '-' + territory
            engine_locale = engine_locales.get(searxng_locale)
            if engine_locale is not None:
                return engine_locale
 
    # No luck: narrow by "language from territory" and "territory from language"
    # does not fit to a locale supported by the engine.
 
    if engine_locale is None:
        engine_locale = default
 
    return default
 
 

Referenced by searx.locales.match_locale().

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get_locale()

babel.Locale | None searx.locales.get_locale

(

str

locale_tag

)

Returns a :py:obj:`babel.Locale` object parsed from argument
``locale_tag``

Definition at line 169 of file locales.py.

def get_locale(locale_tag: str) -> babel.Locale | None:
    """Returns a :py:obj:`babel.Locale` object parsed from argument
    ``locale_tag``"""
    try:
        locale = babel.Locale.parse(locale_tag, sep='-')
        return locale
 
    except babel.core.UnknownLocaleError:
        return None
 
 

get_official_locales()

set[babel.Locale] searx.locales.get_official_locales	(	str	territory,
			languages = None,
		bool	regional = False,
		bool	de_facto = True )

Returns a list of :py:obj:`babel.Locale` with languages from
:py:obj:`babel.languages.get_official_languages`.

:param territory: The territory (country or region) code.

:param languages: A list of language codes the languages from
  :py:obj:`babel.languages.get_official_languages` should be in
  (intersection).  If this argument is ``None``, all official languages in
  this territory are used.

:param regional: If the regional flag is set, then languages which are
  regionally official are also returned.

:param de_facto: If the de_facto flag is set to `False`, then languages
  which are “de facto” official are not returned.

Definition at line 180 of file locales.py.

) -> set[babel.Locale]:
    """Returns a list of :py:obj:`babel.Locale` with languages from
    :py:obj:`babel.languages.get_official_languages`.
 
    :param territory: The territory (country or region) code.
 
    :param languages: A list of language codes the languages from
      :py:obj:`babel.languages.get_official_languages` should be in
      (intersection).  If this argument is ``None``, all official languages in
      this territory are used.
 
    :param regional: If the regional flag is set, then languages which are
      regionally official are also returned.
 
    :param de_facto: If the de_facto flag is set to `False`, then languages
      which are “de facto” official are not returned.
 
    """
    ret_val = set()
    o_languages = babel.languages.get_official_languages(territory, regional=regional, de_facto=de_facto)
 
    if languages:
        languages = [l.lower() for l in languages]
        o_languages = set(l for l in o_languages if l.lower() in languages)
 
    for lang in o_languages:
        try:
            locale = babel.Locale.parse(lang + '_' + territory)
            ret_val.add(locale)
        except babel.UnknownLocaleError:
            continue
 
    return ret_val
 
 

get_translation_locales()

list[str] searx.locales.get_translation_locales

(

)

Returns the list of transaltion locales (*underscore*).  The list is
generated from the translation folders in :origin:`searx/translations`

Definition at line 122 of file locales.py.

def get_translation_locales() -> list[str]:
    """Returns the list of transaltion locales (*underscore*).  The list is
    generated from the translation folders in :origin:`searx/translations`"""
 
    global _TR_LOCALES  # pylint:disable=global-statement
    if _TR_LOCALES:
        return _TR_LOCALES
 
    tr_locales = []
    for folder in (Path(searx_dir) / 'translations').iterdir():
        if not folder.is_dir():
            continue
        if not (folder / 'LC_MESSAGES').is_dir():
            continue
        tr_locales.append(folder.name)
    _TR_LOCALES = sorted(tr_locales)
    return _TR_LOCALES
 
 

get_translations()

searx.locales.get_translations

(

)

Monkey patch of :py:obj:`flask_babel.get_translations`

Definition at line 109 of file locales.py.

def get_translations():
    """Monkey patch of :py:obj:`flask_babel.get_translations`"""
    if has_request_context():
        use_translation = flask.request.form.get('use-translation')
        if use_translation in ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS:
            babel_ext = flask_babel.current_app.extensions['babel']
            return Translations.load(babel_ext.translation_directories[0], use_translation)
    return _flask_babel_get_translations()
 
 

References searx.locales._flask_babel_get_translations.

language_tag()

str searx.locales.language_tag

(

babel.Locale

locale

)

Returns SearXNG's language tag from the locale and if exits, the tag
includes the script name (e.g. en, zh_Hant).

Definition at line 159 of file locales.py.

def language_tag(locale: babel.Locale) -> str:
    """Returns SearXNG's language tag from the locale and if exits, the tag
    includes the script name (e.g. en, zh_Hant).
    """
    sxng_lang = locale.language
    if locale.script:
        sxng_lang += '_' + locale.script
    return sxng_lang
 
 

locales_initialize()

searx.locales.locales_initialize

(

)

Initialize locales environment of the SearXNG session.

- monkey patch :py:obj:`flask_babel.get_translations` by :py:obj:`get_translations`
- init global names :py:obj:`LOCALE_NAMES`, :py:obj:`RTL_LOCALES`

Definition at line 141 of file locales.py.

def locales_initialize():
    """Initialize locales environment of the SearXNG session.
 
    - monkey patch :py:obj:`flask_babel.get_translations` by :py:obj:`get_translations`
    - init global names :py:obj:`LOCALE_NAMES`, :py:obj:`RTL_LOCALES`
    """
    flask_babel.get_translations = get_translations
    LOCALE_NAMES.update(data.LOCALES["LOCALE_NAMES"])
    RTL_LOCALES.update(data.LOCALES["RTL_LOCALES"])
 
 

localeselector()

searx.locales.localeselector

(

)

Definition at line 85 of file locales.py.

def localeselector():
    locale = 'en'
    if has_request_context():
        value = flask.request.preferences.get_value('locale')
        if value:
            locale = value
 
    # first, set the language that is not supported by babel
    if locale in ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS:
        flask.request.form['use-translation'] = locale
 
    # second, map locale to a value python-babel supports
    locale = LOCALE_BEST_MATCH.get(locale, locale)
 
    if locale == '':
        # if there is an error loading the preferences
        # the locale is going to be ''
        locale = 'en'
 
    # babel uses underscore instead of hyphen.
    locale = locale.replace('-', '_')
    return locale
 
 

match_locale()

str | None searx.locales.match_locale	(	str	searxng_locale,
		list[str]	locale_tag_list,
		str | None	fallback = None )

Return tag from ``locale_tag_list`` that best fits to ``searxng_locale``.

:param str searxng_locale: SearXNG's internal representation of locale (de,
    de-DE, fr-BE, zh, zh-CN, zh-TW ..).

:param list locale_tag_list: The list of locale tags to select from

:param str fallback: fallback locale tag (if unset --> ``None``)

The rules to find a match are implemented in :py:obj:`get_engine_locale`,
the ``engine_locales`` is build up by :py:obj:`build_engine_locales`.

.. hint::

   The *SearXNG locale* string and the members of ``locale_tag_list`` has to
   be known by babel!  The :py:obj:`ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS` are used in the
   UI and are not known by babel --> will be ignored.

Definition at line 368 of file locales.py.

def match_locale(searxng_locale: str, locale_tag_list: list[str], fallback: str | None = None) -> str | None:
    """Return tag from ``locale_tag_list`` that best fits to ``searxng_locale``.
 
    :param str searxng_locale: SearXNG's internal representation of locale (de,
        de-DE, fr-BE, zh, zh-CN, zh-TW ..).
 
    :param list locale_tag_list: The list of locale tags to select from
 
    :param str fallback: fallback locale tag (if unset --> ``None``)
 
    The rules to find a match are implemented in :py:obj:`get_engine_locale`,
    the ``engine_locales`` is build up by :py:obj:`build_engine_locales`.
 
    .. hint::
 
       The *SearXNG locale* string and the members of ``locale_tag_list`` has to
       be known by babel!  The :py:obj:`ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS` are used in the
       UI and are not known by babel --> will be ignored.
    """
 
    # searxng_locale = 'es'
    # locale_tag_list = ['es-AR', 'es-ES', 'es-MX']
 
    if not searxng_locale:
        return fallback
 
    locale = get_locale(searxng_locale)
    if locale is None:
        return fallback
 
    # normalize to a SearXNG locale that can be passed to get_engine_locale
 
    searxng_locale = language_tag(locale)
    if locale.territory:
        searxng_locale = region_tag(locale)
 
    # clean up locale_tag_list
 
    tag_list = []
    for tag in locale_tag_list:
        if tag in ('all', 'auto') or tag in ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS:
            continue
        tag_list.append(tag)
 
    # emulate fetch_traits
    engine_locales = build_engine_locales(tag_list)
    return get_engine_locale(searxng_locale, engine_locales, default=fallback)
 
 

References searx.locales.build_engine_locales(), and searx.locales.get_engine_locale().

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region_tag()

str searx.locales.region_tag

(

babel.Locale

locale

)

Returns SearXNG's region tag from the locale (e.g. zh-TW , en-US).

Definition at line 152 of file locales.py.

def region_tag(locale: babel.Locale) -> str:
    """Returns SearXNG's region tag from the locale (e.g. zh-TW , en-US)."""
    if not locale.territory:
        raise ValueError('babel.Locale %s: missed a territory' % locale)
    return locale.language + '-' + locale.territory
 
 

Variable Documentation

_flask_babel_get_translations

searx.locales._flask_babel_get_translations = flask_babel.get_translations

protected

Definition at line 50 of file locales.py.

Referenced by searx.locales.get_translations().

_TR_LOCALES

list searx.locales._TR_LOCALES = []

protected

Definition at line 119 of file locales.py.

ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS

dict searx.locales.ADDITIONAL_TRANSLATIONS

Initial value:

=  {
    "dv": "ދިވެހި (Dhivehi)",
    "oc": "Occitan",
    "szl": "Ślōnski (Silesian)",
    "pap": "Papiamento",
}

Definition at line 63 of file locales.py.

LOCALE_BEST_MATCH

dict searx.locales.LOCALE_BEST_MATCH

Initial value:

=  {
    "dv": "si",
    "oc": 'fr-FR',
    "szl": "pl",
    "nl-BE": "nl",
    "zh-HK": "zh-Hant-TW",
    "pap": "pt-BR",
}

Definition at line 72 of file locales.py.

LOCALE_NAMES

dict searx.locales.LOCALE_NAMES = {}

Definition at line 52 of file locales.py.

logger

searx.locales.logger = logger.getChild('locales')

Definition at line 46 of file locales.py.

RTL_LOCALES

set searx.locales.RTL_LOCALES = set()

Definition at line 59 of file locales.py.