Moving search to Qwant

extensions/core.py

@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@ Guild count: {len(self.bot.guilds)}
         # Message Sending
         await ctx.send(msg)
 
+    @commands.command()
+    @commands.is_owner()
+    async def toggle_debug(self, ctx):
+        """Toggles debug while running."""
+
+        self.bot.debug_toggle = not self.bot.debug_toggle
+        await ctx.send(f"Set debug mode to `{self.bot.debug_toggle}`.")
+
     @commands.command(aliases=['exit', 'reboot'])
     @commands.is_owner()
     async def restart(self, ctx):

extensions/models/SearchExceptions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# search exceptions
+# Provides custom exceptions for the search cog.
+
+"""Search Exceptions File"""
+
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+
+class SafesearchFail(commands.CommandError):
+    """Thrown when a query contains NSFW content."""
+    pass
+
+
+def setup(bot):
+    pass

extensions/search.py

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from discord.ext import commands
 import aiohttp
 import random
 from typing import List
+from extensions.models import SearchExceptions
+import html2text
 
 
 class Search(commands.Cog, name="Basic"):
@@ -21,193 +23,153 @@ class Search(commands.Cog, name="Basic"):
         self.bot = bot
         self.info = bot.logging.info
         self.warn = bot.logging.warn
+        self.debug = bot.logging.debug
         self.request = bot.request
         self.emoji = "\U0001F50D"
+        self.scrape_token = bot.config['SCRAPESTACK']
 
-        # Get Instances
+        # Markdown converter
-        with open('searxes.txt') as f:
+        self.tomd = html2text.HTML2Text()
-            self.instances = f.read().split('\n')
+        self.tomd.ignore_links = True
+        self.tomd.ignore_images = True
+        self.tomd.ignore_tables = True
+        self.tomd.ignore_emphasis = True
+        self.tomd.body_width = 0
 
     async def _search_logic(self, query: str, is_nsfw: bool = False,
-                            category: str = None) -> str:
+                            category: str = 'web', count: int = 5) -> list:
-        """Provides search logic for all search commands."""
+        """Uses scrapestack and the Qwant API to find search results."""
+
+        # Typing
+        base: str
+        safesearch: str
 
         # NSFW Filtering
-        # WARNING - This list includes slurs.
+        # WARNING This list includes slurs.
         nono_words = [
-            'tranny', 'faggot', 'fag',
+            'tranny', 'faggot', 'fag', 'porn', 'cock', 'dick',
-            'porn', 'cock', 'dick',
+            'titty', ' tit ', 'boob', 'penis', 'slut', ' cum ', 'jizz',
-            'titty', 'boob', 'penis',
+            'semen', 'cooch', 'coochie', 'pussy', 'penis', 'fetish',
-            'slut', 'cum', 'jizz',
+            'bdsm', 'sexy', 'xxx', 'orgasm', 'masturbat',
-            'semen', 'cooch', 'coochie',
+            'erotic', 'creampie', 'fap', 'nude', 'orgasm',
-            'pussy', 'penis', 'fetish',
+            'squirting', 'yiff', 'e621', ' sex', 'ejaculat',
-            'bdsm', 'sexy', 'xxx',
+            'cunt', 'vagina', 'coom', 'troon', 'hentai', 'yaoi',
-            'orgasm', 'masturbation',
+            'bukkake', 'bara', 'shota', 'loli', 'fetish', 'spunk',
-            'erotic', 'creampie',
+            'pron', 'p0rn', 'pr0n', 'gloryhole', 'felch', 'skullfuck',
-            'fap', 'nude', 'orgasm',
+            'scat', 'pissplay', 'piss play', 'underage', 'bbw',
-            'squirting', 'yiff',
+            'fisting', 'queef', "rimming", 'rimjob', 'bdsm',
-            'e621'
+            'cbt', 'blumpkin', 'boner', 'prostitut', 'butt plug',
-        ]
+            'transvestite', 'femboy', 'castrat', 'philia', 'edging',
-        nono_sites = [
+            'edgeplay', 'enema', 'facial', 'fellat', 'femdom', 'footjob',
-            'xvideos', 'pornhub',
+            'blowjob', 'titjob', 'handjob', 'frot', 'gang bang', 'gangbang',
-            'xhamster', 'xnxx',
+            'glory hole', 'hermap', 'jerk off', 'jerking off', 'jack off',
-            'youporn', 'xxx',
+            'jacking off', 'kink', 'wet dream', 'anal', 'pegging', 'precum',
-            'freexcafe', 'sex.com',
+            'pre-cum', 'pre cum', 'priap', 'scrotum', 'shemale', 'smegma',
-            'e621'
+            'smut', 'softcore', 'transsexual', 'voyeur', 'viagra', 'wank',
+            'whore'
         ]
 
-        if not is_nsfw:
+        if any(n in query for n in nono_words):
-            for i in nono_words:
+            raise SearchExceptions.SafesearchFail('Query had NSFW.')
-                if i in query.replace(" ", ""):
-                    return (
-                        "**Sorry!** That query included language "
-                        "we cannot accept in a non-NSFW channel. "
-                        "Please try again in an NSFW channel."
-                    )
 
-        # Choose an instance
+        # Scrape or not
-        if self.instances == []:
+        # if self.scrape_token != '':
-            with open('searxes.txt') as f:
+        #     base = (
-                self.instances = f.read().split('\n')
+        #         "http://api.scrapestack.com/scrape"
-        instance = random.sample(self.instances, k=1)[0]
+        #         f"?access_key={self.scrape_token}"
+        #         f"&url=https://api.qwant.com/api"
+        #     )
+        #     print(base)
+        # else:
+        base = "https://api.qwant.com/api"
 
-        # Error Template
+        # Safesearch
-        error_msg = (
+        if is_nsfw:
-            "**An error occured!**\n\n"
+            safesearch = "0"
-            f"There was a problem with `{instance}`. Please try again later.\n"
+        else:
-            f"_If problems with this instance persist, contact`{self.bot.appinfo.owner}` to have it removed._"
+            safesearch = "2"
+
+        # Search URL Building
+        # api.qwant.com/api/search/web?count=5&q=test&safesearch=2&...
+        search_url = (
+            f"{base}/search/{category}"
+            f"?count={count}"
+            f"&q={query}"
+            f"&safesearch={safesearch}"
+            "&t=web"
+            "&locale=en_US"
+            "&uiv=4"
+        )
+        await self.debug(search_url, name="_search_logic")
+
+        # Searching
+        headers = {
+            'User-Agent': (
+                'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:74.0)'
+                ' Gecko/20100101 Firefox/74.0'
+            )
+        }
+        async with self.request.get(search_url, headers=headers) as resp:
+            to_parse = await resp.json()
+
+            # Sends results
+            return to_parse['data']['result']['items']
+
+    async def _basic_search(self, ctx, query: str, category: str = 'web'):
+        """Basic search formatting."""
+
+        # NOTE Customizable count not yet implemented.
+        count: int = 5
+
+        # Safesearch variable
+        is_nsfw = (
+            ctx.channel.is_nsfw() if hasattr(ctx.channel, 'is_nsfw')
+            else False
         )
 
-        # Create the URL to make an API call to
+        # Handling
-        call = f'{instance}search?q={query}&format=json&language=en-US'
-
-        # If a type is provided, add that type to the call URL
-        if category:
-            call += f'&categories={category}'
-
-        if is_nsfw:
-            call += '&safesearch=0'
-        else:
-            call += '&safesearch=1'
-
-        # Figure out engines for different categories to get decent results.
-        if category == 'videos':
-            call += '&engines=bing+videos,google+videos'
-        # Make said API call
-        try:
-            async with self.request.get(call) as resp:
-                response = await resp.json()
-        except aiohttp.ClientError:
-            return error_msg
-
-        # Split our response data up for parsing
-        # infoboxes = response['infoboxes']
-        results = response['results']
-
-        # Create message with results
-        try:
-            # Handle tiny result count
-            if len(results) > 5:
-                amt = 5
-            else:
-                amt = len(results)
-
-            # Remove no-no sites
-            if not is_nsfw:
-                for r in results[0:7]:
-                    for n in nono_sites:
-                        if n in r['url']:
-                            results.remove(r)
-
-            # Escape stuff
-            query = discord.utils.escape_mentions(query)
-            query = discord.utils.escape_markdown(query)
-
-            # Header
-            msg = f"Showing **{amt}** results for `{query}`. \n\n"
-            # Expanded Result
-            msg += (
-                f"**{results[0]['title']}** <{results[0]['url']}>\n"
-                f"{results[0]['content']}\n\n")
-            # Other Results
-            msg += "\n".join(
-                [f"**{entry['title']}** <{entry['url']}>" for entry in results[1:5]])
-            # Instance Info
-            msg += f"\n\n_Results retrieved from instance `{instance}`._"
-
-            return msg
-
-        # Reached if error with returned results
-        except (KeyError, IndexError) as e:
-            # Logging
-            await self.warn(
-                f"A user encountered a(n) `{e}` with <{instance}> when searching for `{query}`. "
-                "Consider removing it or looking into it.",
-                name="Failed Instance"
-            )
-
-            self.instances.remove(instance)  # Weed the instance out
-            # Recurse until good response
-            return await self._search_logic(query, is_nsfw)
-
-    async def _instance_check(self, instance: str, content: dict) -> bool:
-        """Checks the quality of an instance."""
-
-        # Makes sure proper values exist
-        if 'error' in content:
-            return False
-        if not ('engines' in content and 'initial' in content['timing']):
-            return False
-        if not ('google' in content['engines'] and 'enabled' in content['engines']['google']):
-            return False
-
-        # Makes sure google is enabled
-        if not content['engines']['google']['enabled']:
-            return False
-
-        # Makes sure is not Tor
-        if content['network_type'] != 'normal':
-            return False
-
-        # Only picks instances that are fast enough
-        timing = int(content['timing']['initial'])
-        if timing > 0.20:
-            return False
-
-        # Check for Google captcha
-        test_search = f'{instance}/search?q=test&format=json&lang=en-US'
-        try:
-            async with self.request.get(test_search) as resp:
-                response = await resp.json()
-            response['results'][0]['content']
-        except (aiohttp.ClientError, KeyError, IndexError):
-            return False
-
-        # Reached if passes all checks
-        return True
-
-    async def _basic_search(self, ctx, query: str,
-                            category: str = None):
-        """Base search message generation."""
-
         async with ctx.typing():
-            is_nsfw = (
+
-                ctx.channel.is_nsfw() if hasattr(ctx.channel, 'is_nsfw')
+            # Searches
-                else False
+            results = await self._search_logic(query, is_nsfw, category)
+            count = len(results)
+
+            # Escapes all nasties for displaying
+            query_display = discord.utils.escape_mentions(query)
+            query_display = discord.utils.escape_markdown(query_display)
+
+            # Return if no results
+            try:
+                results[0]
+            except IndexError:
+                return await ctx.send(
+                    f"No results found for `{query_display}`."
+                )
+
+            # Gets the first entry's stuff
+            first_title = self.tomd.handle(results[0]['title']).rstrip('\n')
+            first_url = results[0]['url']
+            first_desc = self.tomd.handle(results[0]['desc']).rstrip('\n')
+
+            # Builds the substring for each of the other results.
+            other_results: List[str] = []
+            for r in results[1:count]:
+                title = self.tomd.handle(r['title']).rstrip('\n')
+                url = results[0]['url']
+                other_results.append(f"**{title}** <{url}>")
+            other_msg: str = "\n".join(other_results)
+
+            # Builds message
+            msg = (
+                f"Showing **{count}** results for `{query_display}`.\n\n"
+                f"**{first_title}** <{first_url}>\n{first_desc}\n\n"
+                f"{other_msg}\n\n_Powered by Qwant._"
             )
 
-            msg = await self._search_logic(query, is_nsfw, category)
+            # Sends message
+            await self.debug(msg, name="_basic_search")
             await ctx.send(msg)
 
-            await self.info(
-                content=(
-                    f"**{ctx.author}** searched for `{query}` "
-                    f"in \"{ctx.guild}\" and got this:"
-                    f"\n\n{msg}"
-                ),
-                name="Search Results"
-            )
-
     @commands.command()
     async def search(self, ctx, *, query: str):
         """Search online for general results."""
@@ -250,51 +212,27 @@ class Search(commands.Cog, name="Basic"):
 
         await self._basic_search(ctx, query, 'maps')
 
-    @commands.command()
-    @commands.is_owner()
-    async def rejson(self, ctx):
-        """Refreshes the list of instances for searx."""
-
-        msg = await ctx.send('<a:updating:403035325242540032> Refreshing instance list...\n\n'
-                             '(Due to extensive quality checks, this may take a bit.)')
-        plausible: List[str] = []
-
-        # Get, parse, and quality check all instances
-        async with self.request.get('https://searx.space/data/instances.json') as r:
-            # Parsing
-            searx_json = await r.json()
-            instances = searx_json['instances']
-
-            # Quality Check
-            for i in instances:
-                content = instances.get(i)
-                is_good: bool = await self._instance_check(i, content)
-                if is_good:
-                    plausible.append(i)
-
-        # Save new list
-        self.instances = plausible
-        with open('searxes.txt', 'w') as f:
-            f.write('\n'.join(plausible))
-
-        await msg.edit(content='Instances refreshed!')
-
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_command_error(self, ctx, error):
         """Listener makes no command fallback to searching."""
 
-        if isinstance(error, commands.CommandNotFound) or \
+        fallback = (commands.CommandNotFound, commands.CheckFailure)
-                isinstance(error, commands.CheckFailure):
 
-            # Handling
+        if isinstance(error, fallback):
-            async with ctx.typing():
+            try:
-                # Prepares term
+                await self._basic_search(
-                term = ctx.message.content.replace(ctx.prefix, '', 1)
+                    ctx, ctx.message.content[len(ctx.prefix):]
-                term = term.lstrip(' ')
+                )
-
+            except SearchExceptions.SafesearchFail:
-                # Does search
+                await ctx.send(
-                await self._basic_search(ctx, term)
+                    "**Sorry!** That query included language "
+                    "we cannot accept in a non-NSFW channel. "
+                    "Please try again in an NSFW channel."
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
 
 
 def setup(bot):
+
     bot.add_cog(Search(bot))

extensions/utils/logging.py

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ class Logging():
         self.request = bot.request
         self.online = bot.online
         self.maintenance = bot.maintenance
+        self.debug_toggle = bot.debug_toggle
 
         # Sets info hook first
         self.info_hook = self.online.get_webhook(
             bot.config['HOOKS']['INFO_HOOK']) \
             if bot.config['HOOKS']['INFO_HOOK'] \
             else None
-        
 
         # Sets other hooks or defaults them
         if self.info_hook:
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Logging():
 
         # Prerequisites
         formatted_tb = traceback.format_tb(error.__traceback__)
-        formatted_tb = ''.join(formatted_tb)
+        tb_str = ''.join(formatted_tb)
         original_exc = traceback.format_exception(
             type(error), error, error.__traceback__)
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Logging():
         trace_content = (
             "```py\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):"
             "\n{}{}: {}```").format(
-                formatted_tb,
+                tb_str,
                 type(error).__name__,
                 error)
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class Logging():
         # Provides completed embed
         return error_embed
 
-    async def info(self, content: str, 
+    async def info(self, content: str,
-                   embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None, 
+                   embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None,
                    name: Optional[str] = None):
         """Logs info and sends it to the appropriate places."""
 
@@ -112,15 +112,17 @@ class Logging():
         else:
             return
 
-    async def warn(self, content: str, 
+    async def warn(self, content: str,
-                    embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None, 
+                   embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None,
-                    name: Optional[str] = None):
+                   name: Optional[str] = None):
         """Logs warnings and sends them to the appropriate places."""
 
         if self.warn_hook:
             return await self.warn_hook.send(
                 content=content,
-                username=f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}",
+                username=(
+                    f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}"
+                ),
                 avatar_url=str(self.bot.user.avatar_url),
                 embed=embed
             )
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ class Logging():
 
     async def error(self, error: Exception, ctx: Context, name: Optional[str]):
         """Logs errors and sends them to the appropriate places."""
-         
+
         # Prerequisites
         error_embed = await self._create_error_embed(error, ctx)
 
@@ -144,7 +146,9 @@ class Logging():
             )
             await self.error_hook.send(
                 content=fallback,
-                username=f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}",
+                username=(
+                    f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}"
+                ),
                 avatar_url=str(self.bot.user.avatar_url),
                 embed=error_embed
             )
@@ -163,15 +167,17 @@ class Logging():
         )
         return error_embed
 
-    async def debug(self, content: str, 
+    async def debug(self, content: str,
-                    embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None, 
+                    embed: Optional[discord.Embed] = None,
                     name: Optional[str] = None):
         """Logs warnings and sends them to the appropriate places."""
 
-        if self.debug_hook and self.maintenance:
+        if self.debug_hook and (self.maintenance or self.debug_toggle):
             return await self.debug_hook.send(
-                content=content,
+                content=f"```{content}```",
-                username=f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}",
+                username=(
+                    f"{self.bot.user.name} - {name if name else 'unknown'}"
+                ),
                 avatar_url=str(self.bot.user.avatar_url),
                 embed=embed
             )

main.py

@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
 
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
-import traceback
 import json
 import os
 import sys
-import asyncio
 import aiohttp
 import rethinkdb
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import List
+from extensions.models import SearchExceptions
 
 
 class Bot(commands.Bot):
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
 
         # Setup
         self.extensions_list: List[str] = []
+        self.debug_toggle = False
 
         with open('config.json') as f:
             self.config = json.load(f)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Bot(commands.Bot):
 
         # Maintenance mode
         elif (
-            self.maintenance 
+            self.maintenance
             and not message.author.id == bot.appinfo.owner.id
         ):
             return
@@ -249,13 +249,26 @@ async def on_command_error(ctx, error):
     """Handles all errors stemming from ext.commands."""
 
     # Lets other cogs handle CommandNotFound.
-    # Change this if you want command not found handling
+    # Change this if you want command not found handling.
     if (
         isinstance(error, commands.CommandNotFound)
         or isinstance(error, commands.CheckFailure)
     ):
         return
 
+    # Custom message for if an argument is missing.
+    elif isinstance(error, commands.MissingRequiredArgument):
+        await ctx.send(
+            f"**Missing Argument!** A `{error.param.name}` is needed."
+        )
+
+    elif isinstance(error, SearchExceptions.SafesearchFail):
+        await ctx.send(
+            "**Sorry!** That query included language "
+            "we cannot accept in a non-NSFW channel. "
+            "Please try again in an NSFW channel."
+        )
+
     # Provides a very pretty embed if something's actually a dev's fault.
     elif isinstance(error, commands.CommandInvokeError):
 
@@ -284,4 +297,4 @@ async def on_command_error(ctx, error):
 # NOTE Bot Entry Point
 # Starts the bot
 print("Connecting...\n")
-bot.run(bot.config['TOKEN'])
+bot.run(bot.config['TOKEN'])

old_search.py

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# This is the old search logic for reference purposes 
+ 
+    async def _old_search_logic(self, query: str, is_nsfw: bool = False,
+                                category: str = None) -> str:
+        """Provides search logic for all search commands."""
+
+        # NSFW Filtering
+        # WARNING - This list includes slurs.
+        nono_words = [
+            'tranny', 'faggot', 'fag',
+            'porn', 'cock', 'dick',
+            'titty', 'boob', 'penis',
+            'slut', 'cum', 'jizz',
+            'semen', 'cooch', 'coochie',
+            'pussy', 'penis', 'fetish',
+            'bdsm', 'sexy', 'xxx',
+            'orgasm', 'masturbation',
+            'erotic', 'creampie',
+            'fap', 'nude', 'orgasm',
+            'squirting', 'yiff',
+            'e621'
+        ]
+        nono_sites = [
+            'xvideos', 'pornhub',
+            'xhamster', 'xnxx',
+            'youporn', 'xxx',
+            'freexcafe', 'sex.com',
+            'e621', 'nhentai'
+        ]
+
+        if not is_nsfw:
+            for i in nono_words:
+                if i in query.replace(" ", ""):
+                    return (
+                        "**Sorry!** That query included language "
+                        "we cannot accept in a non-NSFW channel. "
+                        "Please try again in an NSFW channel."
+                    )
+
+        # Choose an instance
+        if self.instances == []:
+            with open('searxes.txt') as f:
+                self.instances = f.read().split('\n')
+        instance = random.sample(self.instances, k=1)[0]
+
+        # Error Template
+        error_msg = (
+            "**An error occured!**\n\n"
+            f"There was a problem with `{instance}`. Please try again later.\n"
+            f"_If problems with this instance persist, "
+            f"contact`{self.bot.appinfo.owner}` to have it removed._"
+        )
+
+        # Create the URL to make an API call to
+        call = f'{instance}search?q={query}&format=json&language=en-US'
+
+        # If a type is provided, add that type to the call URL
+        if category:
+            call += f'&categories={category}'
+
+        if is_nsfw:
+            call += '&safesearch=0'
+        else:
+            call += '&safesearch=1'
+
+        # Figure out engines for different categories to get decent results.
+        if category == 'videos':
+            call += '&engines=bing+videos,google+videos'
+        # Make said API call
+        try:
+            async with self.request.get(call) as resp:
+                response = await resp.json()
+        except aiohttp.ClientError:
+            return error_msg
+
+        # Split our response data up for parsing
+        # infoboxes = response['infoboxes']
+        results = response['results']
+
+        # Create message with results
+        try:
+            # Handle tiny result count
+            if len(results) > 5:
+                amt = 5
+            else:
+                amt = len(results)
+
+            # Remove no-no sites
+            if not is_nsfw:
+                for r in results[0:7]:
+                    for n in nono_sites:
+                        if n in r['url']:
+                            results.remove(r)
+
+            # Escape stuff
+            query = discord.utils.escape_mentions(query)
+            query = discord.utils.escape_markdown(query)
+
+            # Header
+            msg = f"Showing **{amt}** results for `{query}`. \n\n"
+            # Expanded Result
+            msg += (
+                f"**{results[0]['title']}** <{results[0]['url']}>\n"
+                f"{results[0]['content']}\n\n")
+            # Other Results
+            msg += "\n".join(
+                [f"**{entry['title']}** <{entry['url']}>" for entry in results[1:5]])
+            # Instance Info
+            msg += f"\n\n_Results retrieved from instance `{instance}`._"
+
+            return msg
+
+        # Reached if error with returned results
+        except (KeyError, IndexError) as e:
+            # Logging
+            await self.warn(
+                f"A user encountered a(n) `{e}` with <{instance}> when searching for `{query}`. "
+                "Consider removing it or looking into it.",
+                name="Failed Instance"
+            )
+
+            self.instances.remove(instance)  # Weed the instance out
+            # Recurse until good response
+            return await self._old_search_logic(query, is_nsfw)
+
+    async def _instance_check(self, instance: str, content: dict) -> bool:
+        """Checks the quality of an instance."""
+
+        # Makes sure proper values exist
+        if 'error' in content:
+            return False
+        if not ('engines' in content and 'initial' in content['timing']):
+            return False
+        if not ('google' in content['engines'] and 'enabled' in content['engines']['google']):
+            return False
+
+        # Makes sure google is enabled
+        if not content['engines']['google']['enabled']:
+            return False
+
+        # Makes sure is not Tor
+        if content['network_type'] != 'normal':
+            return False
+
+        # Only picks instances that are fast enough
+        timing = int(content['timing']['initial'])
+        if timing > 0.20:
+            return False
+
+        # Check for Google captcha
+        test_search = f'{instance}/search?q=test&format=json&lang=en-US'
+        try:
+            async with self.request.get(test_search) as resp:
+                response = await resp.json()
+            response['results'][0]['content']
+        except (aiohttp.ClientError, KeyError, IndexError):
+            return False
+
+        # Reached if passes all checks
+        return True
+
+            @commands.command()
+    @commands.is_owner()
+    async def rejson(self, ctx):
+        """Refreshes the list of instances for searx."""
+
+        msg = await ctx.send('<a:updating:403035325242540032> Refreshing instance list...\n\n'
+                             '(Due to extensive quality checks, this may take a bit.)')
+        plausible: List[str] = []
+
+        # Get, parse, and quality check all instances
+        async with self.request.get('https://searx.space/data/instances.json') as r:
+            # Parsing
+            searx_json = await r.json()
+            instances = searx_json['instances']
+
+            # Quality Check
+            for i in instances:
+                content = instances.get(i)
+                is_good: bool = await self._instance_check(i, content)
+                if is_good:
+                    plausible.append(i)
+
+        # Save new list
+        self.instances = plausible
+        with open('searxes.txt', 'w') as f:
+            f.write('\n'.join(plausible))
+
+        await msg.edit(content='Instances refreshed!')
+
+            async def _old_basic_search(self, ctx, query: str,
+                                category: str = None):
+        """Base search message generation."""
+
+        async with ctx.typing():
+            is_nsfw = (
+                ctx.channel.is_nsfw() if hasattr(ctx.channel, 'is_nsfw')
+                else False
+            )
+
+            msg = await self._old_search_logic(query, is_nsfw, category)
+            await ctx.send(msg)
+
+            await self.info(
+                content=(
+                    f"**{ctx.author}** searched for `{query}` "
+                    f"in \"{ctx.guild}\" and got this:"
+                    f"\n\n{msg}"
+                ),
+                name="Search Results"
+            )