#!/bin/bash ############################################## # Bash functions for launching a web search # # # # Usage: # # -Either source this file, or run directley # # -Run with --help for full list of options # # # # Licensed under MIT, (C) Alicia Sykes 2022 # ############################################## # URL encodes the users search string ws_url_encode() { local length="${#1}" for i in $(seq 0 $((length-1))); do local c="${1:$i:1}" case $c in [a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) printf '%s' "$c" ;; *) printf '%%%02X' "'$c" ;; esac done } # Determines which opening method/ browser to use, and opens URL ws_launch_url() { command_exists () { hash "$1" 2> /dev/null } if [[ $OSTYPE == 'darwin'* ]]; then open $1 elif command_exists xdg-open; then xdg-open $1 echo -e "\033[0;32m🌐 Launching \033[4;32m$1\033[0;90m\nPress [Enter] to exit\e[0m" elif command_exists lynx; then lynx -vikeys -accept_all_cookies $1 elif command_exists browsh; then browsh $1 elif command_exists links2; then links2 -g $1 elif command_exists links; then links $1 else echo -e "\033[0;33mUnable to launch browser, open manually instead" echo -e "\033[1;96m🌐 URL: \033[0;96m\e[4m$1\e[0m" return; fi } # Combines URL with encoded search term. Prompts user if search term missing ws_make_search() { search_term=${@:2} if [ -z $1 ]; then # Check first parameter is present echo -e "\033[0;93mError, no search engine URL provided\e[0m" web_search return fi if [ -z $2 ]; then # Check second parameter, prompt user if missing echo "Enter Search Term: " read search_term fi # Encode search term, append to URL, and call launch function search_term=$(ws_url_encode $search_term) web_address="$1$search_term" ws_launch_url $web_address } # Functions that call make search, with search engines URL ws_duckduckgo() { ws_make_search 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=' $@ } ws_wikipedia() { ws_make_search 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=' $@ } ws_google() { ws_make_search 'https://www.google.com/search?q=' $@ } ws_github() { ws_make_search 'https://github.com/search?q=' $@ } ws_stackoverflow() { ws_make_search 'https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=' $@ } ws_wolframalpha() { ws_make_search 'https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=' $@ } ws_reddit() { ws_make_search 'https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=' $@ } ws_maps() { ws_make_search 'https://www.google.com/maps/search/' $@ } ws_grepapp() { ws_make_search 'https://grep.app/search?q=' $@ } # Lists availible search options web_search() { # If help flag specified, show help [[ $@ == *"--help"* || $@ == "help" ]] && show_ws_help && return # If user specified search engine, jump strait to that function if [ -n "${1+set}" ]; then [[ $@ == "duckduckgo"* ]] && ws_duckduckgo "${@/duckduckgo/}" && return [[ $@ == "wikipedia"* ]] && ws_wikipedia "${@/wikipedia/}" && return [[ $@ == "github"* ]] && ws_github "${@/github/}" && return [[ $@ == "stackoverflow"* ]] && ws_stackoverflow "${@/stackoverflow/}" && return [[ $@ == "wolframalpha"* ]] && ws_wolframalpha "${@/wolframalpha/}" && return [[ $@ == "reddit"* ]] && ws_reddit "${@/reddit/}" && return [[ $@ == "maps"* ]] && ws_maps "${@/maps/}" && return [[ $@ == "google"* ]] && ws_google "${@/google/}" && return [[ $@ == "grepapp"* ]] && ws_grepapp "${@/grepapp/}" && return fi # Otherwise show menu input for search engines choices=( duckduckgo wikipedia google github stackoverflow wolframalpha reddit maps 'help' quit ) PS3='❯ ' echo -e "\033[1;95mSelect a Search Option\033[0;35m" select opt in ${choices[@]}; do case $opt in duckduckgo) ws_duckduckgo $@; return;; wikipedia) ws_wikipedia $@; return;; google) ws_google $@; return;; github) ws_github $@; return;; stackoverflow) ws_stackoverflow $@; return;; wolframalpha) ws_wolframalpha $@; return;; reddit) ws_reddit $@; return;; maps) ws_maps $@; return;; grepapp) ws_grepapp $@; return;; help) show_ws_help;; quit) break ;; *) echo -e "\033[0;93mInvalid option: '$REPLY'\e[0m" echo -e "\033[0;33mEnter the number corresponding to one of the above options\e[0m" ;; esac done } # Set up some shorthand aliases alias web-search='web_search' alias wsddg='ws_duckduckgo' alias wswiki='ws_wikipedia' alias wsgh='ws_github' alias wsso='ws_stackoverflow' alias wswa='ws_wolframalpha' alias wsrdt='ws_reddit' alias wsmap='ws_maps' alias wsggl='ws_google' alias wsgra='ws_grepapp' # Set ws alias, only if not used by another program if ! hash ws 2> /dev/null; then alias ws='web_search' fi # Prints usage options show_ws_help() { echo -e '\033[1;95mCLI Web Search\e[0m' echo -e '\033[0;95m\x1b[2mA set of functions for searching the web from the command line.\e[0m' echo echo -e '\033[0;95m\e[4mExample Usage:\033[0;35m' echo -e ' (1) View menu, select search engine by index, then enter a search term' echo -e ' $ web-search' echo -e ' (2) Enter a search term, and be prompted for which search engine to use' echo -e ' $ web-search Hello World!' echo -e ' (3) Enter a search engine followed by search term' echo -e ' $ web-search wikipedia Matrix Defense' echo -e ' (4) Enter a search engine, and be prompted for the search term' echo -e ' $ web-search duckduckgo' echo echo -e '\033[0;95m\e[4mShorthand\033[0;35m' echo -e ' You can also use the `ws` alias instead of typing `web-search`' echo echo -e '\033[0;95m\e[4mSupported Search Engines:\033[0;35m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mDuckDuckGo: \x1b[2m$ ws duckduckgo (or $ wsddg)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mWikipedia: \x1b[2m$ ws wikipedia or ($ wswiki)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mGitHub: \x1b[2m$ ws github or ($ wsgh)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mStackOverflow: \x1b[2m$ ws stackoverflow or ($ wsso)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mWolframalpha: \x1b[2m$ ws wolframalpha or ($ wswa)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mReddit: \x1b[2m$ ws reddit or ($ wsrdt)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mMaps: \x1b[2m$ ws maps or ($ wsmap)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mGoogle: \x1b[2m$ ws google or ($ wsggl)\e[0m' echo -e ' \033[0;35mGoogle: \x1b[2m$ ws grepapp or ($ wsgra)\e[0m' echo -e '\e[0m' } # Determine if file is being run directly or sourced ([[ -n $ZSH_EVAL_CONTEXT && $ZSH_EVAL_CONTEXT =~ :file$ ]] || [[ -n $KSH_VERSION && $(cd "$(dirname -- "$0")" && printf '%s' "${PWD%/}/")$(basename -- "$0") != "${.sh.file}" ]] || [[ -n $BASH_VERSION ]] && (return 0 2>/dev/null)) && sourced=1 || sourced=0 # If running directly, then show menu, or help if [ $sourced -eq 0 ]; then if [[ $@ == *"--help"* ]]; then show_ws_help else web_search "$@" fi fi