WIP channels fix

src/invidious/channels.cr

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, db, pull_all_videos = true, locale = nil)
 
   videos = [] of SearchVideo
   begin
-    initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body).as_a.find &.["response"]?
+    initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
     raise InfoException.new("Could not extract channel JSON") if !initial_data
 
     LOGGER.trace("fetch_channel: #{ucid} : Extracting videos from channel videos page initial_data")
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def fetch_channel(ucid, db, pull_all_videos = true, locale = nil)
 
     loop do
       response = get_channel_videos_response(ucid, page, auto_generated: auto_generated)
-      initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body).as_a.find &.["response"]?
+      initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
       raise InfoException.new("Could not extract channel JSON") if !initial_data
       videos = extract_videos(initial_data.as_h, author, ucid)
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def fetch_channel_playlists(ucid, author, auto_generated, continuation, sort_by)
   return items, continuation
 end
 
-def produce_channel_videos_url(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "newest", v2 = false)
+def produce_channel_videos_continuation(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "newest", v2 = false)
   object = {
     "80226972:embedded" => {
       "2:string" => ucid,
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ def produce_channel_videos_url(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "
     .try { |i| Base64.urlsafe_encode(i) }
     .try { |i| URI.encode_www_form(i) }
 
+  return continuation
+end
+
+def produce_channel_videos_url(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "newest", v2 = false)
+  continuation = produce_channel_videos_continuation(ucid, page, auto_generated, sort_by, v2)
   return "/browse_ajax?continuation=#{continuation}&gl=US&hl=en"
 end
 
@@ -932,9 +937,27 @@ def get_about_info(ucid, locale)
   })
 end
 
-def get_channel_videos_response(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "newest")
+def get_channel_videos_response(ucid, page = 1, auto_generated = nil, sort_by = "newest", youtubei_browse = true)
-  url = produce_channel_videos_url(ucid, page, auto_generated: auto_generated, sort_by: sort_by, v2: true)
+  if youtubei_browse
-  return YT_POOL.client &.get(url)
+    continuation = produce_channel_videos_continuation(ucid, page, auto_generated: auto_generated, sort_by: sort_by, v2: true)
+    data = {
+      "context": {
+        "client": {
+          "clientName":    "WEB",
+          "clientVersion": "2.20201021.03.00",
+        },
+      },
+      "continuation": continuation,
+    }.to_json
+    return YT_POOL.client &.post(
+      "/youtubei/v1/browse?key=AIzaSyAO_FJ2SlqU8Q4STEHLGCilw_Y9_11qcW8",
+      headers: HTTP::Headers{"content-type" => "application/json"},
+      body: data
+    )
+  else
+    url = produce_channel_videos_url(ucid, page, auto_generated: auto_generated, sort_by: sort_by, v2: true)
+    return YT_POOL.client &.get(url)
+  end
 end
 
 def get_60_videos(ucid, author, page, auto_generated, sort_by = "newest")
@@ -942,7 +965,7 @@ def get_60_videos(ucid, author, page, auto_generated, sort_by = "newest")
 
   2.times do |i|
     response = get_channel_videos_response(ucid, page * 2 + (i - 1), auto_generated: auto_generated, sort_by: sort_by)
-    initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body).as_a.find &.["response"]?
+    initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
     break if !initial_data
     videos.concat extract_videos(initial_data.as_h, author, ucid)
   end
@@ -951,10 +974,10 @@ def get_60_videos(ucid, author, page, auto_generated, sort_by = "newest")
 end
 
 def get_latest_videos(ucid)
-  response = get_channel_videos_response(ucid, 1)
+  response = get_channel_videos_response(ucid)
-  initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body).as_a.find &.["response"]?
+  initial_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
   return [] of SearchVideo if !initial_data
-  author = initial_data["response"]?.try &.["metadata"]?.try &.["channelMetadataRenderer"]?.try &.["title"]?.try &.as_s
+  author = initial_data["metadata"]?.try &.["channelMetadataRenderer"]?.try &.["title"]?.try &.as_s
   items = extract_videos(initial_data.as_h, author, ucid)
 
   return items

src/invidious/helpers/helpers.cr

@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ def extract_items(initial_data : Hash(String, JSON::Any), author_fallback : Stri
   items = [] of SearchItem
 
   channel_v2_response = initial_data
-    .try &.["response"]?
+    .try &.["continuationContents"]?
-      .try &.["continuationContents"]?
+      .try &.["gridContinuation"]?
-        .try &.["gridContinuation"]?
+        .try &.["items"]?
-          .try &.["items"]?
 
   if channel_v2_response
     channel_v2_response.try &.as_a.each { |item|