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SearxNGToolkit

class SearxNGToolkit(BaseToolkit):
A toolkit for performing web searches using SearxNG search engine. This toolkit provides methods to search the web using SearxNG, a privacy-respecting metasearch engine. It supports customizable search parameters and safe search levels. Parameters:
  • searxng_host (str): The URL of the SearxNG instance to use for searches. Must be a valid HTTP/HTTPS URL.
  • language (str, optional): Search language code for results. (default: :obj:"en")
  • categories (List[str], optional): List of search categories to use. (default: :obj:None)
  • time_range (str, optional): Time range filter for search results.Valid values are “day”, “week”, “month”, “year”. (default: :obj:None)
  • safe_search (int, optional): Safe search level (0: None, 1: Moderate, 2: Strict). (default: :obj:1)
  • timeout (Optional[float]): The timeout value for API requests in seconds. If None, no timeout is applied. (default: :obj:None)

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init

def __init__(
    self,
    searxng_host: str,
    language: str = 'en',
    categories: Optional[List[str]] = None,
    time_range: Optional[str] = None,
    safe_search: int = 1,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None
):

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_validate_searxng_host

def _validate_searxng_host(self, url: str):
Validate if the given URL is a proper HTTP/HTTPS URL. Parameters:
  • url (str): The URL to validate.
def _validate_safe_search(self, level: int):
Validate if the safe search level is valid. Parameters:
  • level (int): The safe search level to validate.

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_validate_time_range

def _validate_time_range(self, time_range: str):
Validate if the time range is valid. Parameters:
  • time_range (str): The time range to validate.
def search(
    self,
    query: str,
    num_results: int = 10,
    category: Optional[str] = None
):
Perform a web search using the configured SearxNG instance. Parameters:
  • query (str): The search query string to execute.
  • num_results (int, optional): Maximum number of results to return. (default: :obj:10)
  • category (str, optional): Specific search category to use. If not provided, uses the first category from self.categories. (default: :obj:None)
Returns: List[Dict[str, str]]: List of search results, where each result is dictionary containing ‘title’, ‘link’, and ‘snippet’ keys.

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get_tools

def get_tools(self):
Returns: List[FunctionTool]: A list of FunctionTool objects representing the available functions in the toolkit.