[mod] OpenAlex engine: revision of the engine (Paper result)

Revision of the engine / use of the result type Paper as well as other
typifications.

Signed-off-by: Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
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.. _openalex engine:
=========
OpenAlex
=========
Overview
========
The OpenAlex engine integrates the `OpenAlex`_ Works API to return scientific paper
results using the :origin:`paper.html <searx/templates/simple/result_templates/paper.html>`
template. It is an "online" JSON engine that uses the official public API and does
not require an API key.
.. _OpenAlex: https://openalex.org
.. _OpenAlex API overview: https://docs.openalex.org/how-to-use-the-api/api-overview
Key features
------------
- Uses the official Works endpoint (JSON)
- Paging support via ``page`` and ``per-page``
- Relevance sorting (``sort=relevance_score:desc``)
- Language filter support (maps SearXNG language to ``filter=language:<iso2>``)
- Maps fields commonly used in scholarly results: title, authors, abstract
(reconstructed from inverted index), journal/venue, publisher, DOI, tags
(concepts), PDF/HTML links, pages, volume, issue, published date, and a short
citations comment
- Supports OpenAlex "polite pool" by adding a ``mailto`` parameter
Configuration
=============
Minimal example for :origin:`settings.yml <searx/settings.yml>`:
.. code:: yaml
- name: openalex
engine: openalex
shortcut: oa
categories: science, scientific publications
timeout: 5.0
# Recommended by OpenAlex: join the polite pool with an email address
mailto: "[email protected]"
Notes
-----
- The ``mailto`` key is optional but recommended by OpenAlex for better service.
- Language is inherited from the user's UI language; when it is not ``all``, the
engine adds ``filter=language:<iso2>`` (e.g. ``language:fr``). If OpenAlex has
few results for that language, you may see fewer items.
- Results typically include a main link. When the primary landing page from
OpenAlex is a DOI resolver, the engine will use that stable link. When an open
access link is available, it is exposed via the ``PDF`` and/or ``HTML`` links
in the result footer.
What is returned
================
Each result uses the ``paper.html`` template and may include:
- ``title`` and ``content`` (abstract; reconstructed from the inverted index)
- ``authors`` (display names)
- ``journal`` (host venue display name) and ``publisher``
- ``doi`` (normalized to the plain DOI, without the ``https://doi.org/`` prefix)
- ``tags`` (OpenAlex concepts display names)
- ``pdf_url`` (Open access PDF if available) and ``html_url`` (landing page)
- ``publishedDate`` (parsed from ``publication_date``)
- ``pages``, ``volume``, ``number`` (issue)
- ``type`` and a brief ``comments`` string with citation count
Rate limits & polite pool
=========================
OpenAlex offers a free public API with generous daily limits. For extra courtesy
and improved service quality, include a contact email in each request via
``mailto``. You can set it directly in the engine configuration as shown above.
See: `OpenAlex API overview`_.
Troubleshooting
===============
- Few or no results in a non-English UI language:
Ensure the selected language has sufficient coverage at OpenAlex, or set the
UI language to English and retry.
- Preference changes fail while testing locally:
Make sure your ``server.secret_key`` and ``server.base_url`` are set in your
instance settings so signed cookies work; see :ref:`settings server`.
Implementation
===============
OpenAlex
========
.. automodule:: searx.engines.openalex
:members:

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# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
#
# Engine is documented in: docs/dev/engines/online/openalex.rst
"""The OpenAlex engine integrates the `OpenAlex`_ Works API to return scientific
paper results using the :ref:`result_types.paper` class. It is an "online" JSON
engine that uses the official public API and does not require an API key.
.. _OpenAlex: https://openalex.org
.. _OpenAlex API overview: https://docs.openalex.org/how-to-use-the-api/api-overview
Key features
------------
- Uses the official Works endpoint (JSON)
- Paging support via ``page`` and ``per-page``
- Relevance sorting (``sort=relevance_score:desc``)
- Language filter support (maps SearXNG language to ``filter=language:<iso2>``)
- Maps fields commonly used in scholarly results: title, authors, abstract
(reconstructed from inverted index), journal/venue, publisher, DOI, tags
(concepts), PDF/HTML links, pages, volume, issue, published date, and a short
citations comment
- Supports OpenAlex "polite pool" by adding a ``mailto`` parameter
Configuration
=============
Minimal example for :origin:`settings.yml <searx/settings.yml>`:
.. code:: yaml
- name: openalex
engine: openalex
shortcut: oa
categories: science, scientific publications
timeout: 5.0
# Recommended by OpenAlex: join the polite pool with an email address
mailto: "[email protected]"
Notes
-----
- The ``mailto`` key is optional but recommended by OpenAlex for better service.
- Language is inherited from the user's UI language; when it is not ``all``, the
engine adds ``filter=language:<iso2>`` (e.g. ``language:fr``). If OpenAlex has
few results for that language, you may see fewer items.
- Results typically include a main link. When the primary landing page from
OpenAlex is a DOI resolver, the engine will use that stable link. When an open
access link is available, it is exposed via the ``PDF`` and/or ``HTML`` links
in the result footer.
What is returned
================
Each result uses the :ref:`result_types.paper` class and may include:
- ``title`` and ``content`` (abstract; reconstructed from the inverted index)
- ``authors`` (display names)
- ``journal`` (host venue display name) and ``publisher``
- ``doi`` (normalized to the plain DOI, without the ``https://doi.org/`` prefix)
- ``tags`` (OpenAlex concepts display names)
- ``pdf_url`` (Open access PDF if available) and ``html_url`` (landing page)
- ``publishedDate`` (parsed from ``publication_date``)
- ``pages``, ``volume``, ``number`` (issue)
- ``type`` and a brief ``comments`` string with citation count
Rate limits & polite pool
=========================
OpenAlex offers a free public API with generous daily limits. For extra courtesy
and improved service quality, include a contact email in each request via
``mailto``. You can set it directly in the engine configuration as shown above.
See: `OpenAlex API overview`_.
Troubleshooting
===============
- Few or no results in a non-English UI language:
Ensure the selected language has sufficient coverage at OpenAlex, or set the
UI language to English and retry.
- Preference changes fail while testing locally:
Make sure your ``server.secret_key`` and ``server.base_url`` are set in your
instance settings so signed cookies work; see :ref:`settings server`.
Implementation
===============
"""
import typing as t
from datetime import datetime
from urllib.parse import urlencode
from searx.result_types import EngineResults
from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Response
if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
from searx.extended_types import SXNG_Response
from searx.search.processors import OnlineParams
# about
about = {
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mailto = ""
def request(query: str, params: dict[str, t.Any]) -> None:
def request(query: str, params: "OnlineParams") -> None:
# Build OpenAlex query using search parameter and paging
args = {
"search": query,
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params["url"] = f"{search_url}?{urlencode(args)}"
def response(resp: SXNG_Response) -> EngineResults:
def response(resp: "SXNG_Response") -> EngineResults:
data = resp.json()
res = EngineResults()
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authors = _extract_authors(item)
journal, publisher, pages, volume, number, published_date = _extract_biblio(item)
doi = _doi_to_plain(item.get("doi"))
tags = _extract_tags(item) or None
tags = _extract_tags(item)
comments = _extract_comments(item)
res.add(
res.types.LegacyResult(
template="paper.html",
res.types.Paper(
url=url,
title=title,
content=content,
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return res
def _stringify_pages(biblio: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str | None:
def _stringify_pages(biblio: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:
first_page = biblio.get("first_page")
last_page = biblio.get("last_page")
if first_page and last_page:
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return str(first_page)
if last_page:
return str(last_page)
return None
return ""
def _parse_date(value: str | None) -> datetime | None:
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return None
def _doi_to_plain(doi_value: str | None) -> str | None:
def _doi_to_plain(doi_value: str | None) -> str:
if not doi_value:
return None
return ""
# OpenAlex `doi` field is commonly a full URL like https://doi.org/10.1234/abcd
return doi_value.removeprefix("https://doi.org/")
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return text if text != "" else None
def _extract_links(item: dict[str, t.Any]) -> tuple[str, str | None, str | None]:
primary_location = item.get("primary_location", {})
landing_page_url: str | None = primary_location.get("landing_page_url")
def _extract_links(item: dict[str, t.Any]) -> tuple[str, str, str]:
primary_location: dict[str, str] = item.get("primary_location", {})
open_access: dict[str, str] = item.get("open_access", {})
landing_page_url: str = primary_location.get("landing_page_url") or ""
work_url: str = item.get("id", "")
url: str = landing_page_url or work_url
open_access = item.get("open_access", {})
pdf_url: str | None = primary_location.get("pdf_url") or open_access.get("oa_url")
html_url: str | None = landing_page_url
html_url: str = landing_page_url
pdf_url: str = primary_location.get("pdf_url") or open_access.get("oa_url") or ""
return url, html_url, pdf_url
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def _extract_biblio(
item: dict[str, t.Any],
) -> tuple[str | None, str | None, str | None, str | None, str | None, datetime | None]:
host_venue = item.get("host_venue", {})
biblio = item.get("biblio", {})
journal: str | None = host_venue.get("display_name")
publisher: str | None = host_venue.get("publisher")
pages = _stringify_pages(biblio)
volume = biblio.get("volume")
number = biblio.get("issue")
) -> tuple[str, str, str, str, str, datetime | None]:
host_venue: dict[str, str] = item.get("host_venue", {})
biblio: dict[str, str] = item.get("biblio", {})
journal: str = host_venue.get("display_name", "")
publisher: str = host_venue.get("publisher", "")
pages: str = _stringify_pages(biblio)
volume = biblio.get("volume", "")
number = biblio.get("issue", "")
published_date = _parse_date(item.get("publication_date"))
return journal, publisher, pages, volume, number, published_date
def _extract_comments(item: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str | None:
def _extract_comments(item: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:
cited_by_count = item.get("cited_by_count")
if isinstance(cited_by_count, int):
return f"{cited_by_count} citations"
return None
return ""