Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,29 +1,52 @@
 import gradio as gr
 import requests
 import json
+import random
+
+# List of SearXNG instances to try
+SEARXNG_INSTANCES = [
+    "https://searx.be",
+    "https://searx.tiekoetter.com",
+    "https://searx.thegpm.org",
+    "https://searx.ebnar.xyz",
+    "https://searx.feneas.org",
+    # Add more instances here
+]
 
 def search_news(query, num_results=10):
-    searxng_url = "https://searx.be/search"
-    params = {
-        "q": query,
-        "categories": "news",
-        "format": "json",
-        "lang": "en",
-        "pageno": 1,
-        "time_range": "None",
-        "engines": "google_news,bing_news,yahoo_news",
-        "results": num_results
-    }
-    try:
-        response = requests.get(searxng_url, params=params)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        results = response.json()
-        news_items = results.get("results", [])
-        return news_items
-    except requests.RequestException as e:
-        return [{"title": f"An error occurred: {e}", "url": "", "publishedDate": "", "content": ""}]
+    # Shuffle the list of instances to distribute load
+    random.shuffle(SEARXNG_INSTANCES)
+    
+    for searxng_url in SEARXNG_INSTANCES:
+        params = {
+            "q": query,
+            "categories": "news",
+            "format": "json",
+            "lang": "en",
+            "pageno": 1,
+            "time_range": "None",
+            "engines": "google_news,bing_news,yahoo_news",
+            "results": num_results
+        }
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(f"{searxng_url}/search", params=params, timeout=10)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            results = response.json()
+            news_items = results.get("results", [])
+            if news_items:
+                return news_items, None
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            continue  # Try the next instance
+    
+    return [], "Unable to fetch results from any SearXNG instance. Please try again later."
 
-def format_news(news_items):
+def format_news(news_items, error=None):
+    if error:
+        return f"Error: {error}"
+    
+    if not news_items:
+        return "No news items found."
+    
     formatted_results = ""
     for i, item in enumerate(news_items, 1):
         formatted_results += f"{i}. {item['title']}\n"
@@ -33,8 +56,8 @@ def format_news(news_items):
     return formatted_results
 
 def gradio_search_news(query, num_results):
-    news_items = search_news(query, int(num_results))
-    return format_news(news_items)
+    news_items, error = search_news(query, int(num_results))
+    return format_news(news_items, error)
 
 iface = gr.Interface(
     fn=gradio_search_news,
@@ -44,7 +67,7 @@ iface = gr.Interface(
     ],
     outputs=gr.Textbox(label="Search Results", lines=20),
     title="SearXNG News Search",
-    description="Search for news articles using SearXNG metasearch engine."
+    description="Search for news articles using SearXNG metasearch engine. If one instance fails, it will try others."
 )
 
 iface.launch()