Add note re searching, report failures to UI.

LuteOrg · Jan 31, 2025 · 4780be0 · 4780be0
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diff --git a/lute/bing/routes.py b/lute/bing/routes.py
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ def bing_search(langid, text, searchstring):
             content = s.read().decode("utf-8")
     except urllib.error.URLError as e:
         content = ""
-        error_msg = e.reason
+        error_msg = str(e.reason)
+    except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+        content = ""
+        error_msg = str(e)
 
     # Sample data returned by bing image search:
     # <img class="mimg vimgld" ... data-src="https:// ...">
@@ -93,14 +96,13 @@ def build_struct(image):
     # Also bing seems to throttle images if the count is higher (??).
     images = images[:25]
 
-    return jsonify(
-        {
-            "langid": langid,
-            "text": text,
-            "images": images,
-            "error_message": error_msg,
-        }
-    )
+    ret = {
+        "langid": langid,
+        "text": text,
+        "images": images,
+        "error_message": error_msg,
+    }
+    return jsonify(ret)
 
 
 def _get_dir_and_filename(langid, text):

diff --git a/lute/templates/imagesearch/index.html b/lute/templates/imagesearch/index.html
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
         then paste from your clipboard.
       </p>
 
+      <p id="image_search_feedback"><i>Searching ...</i></p>
+
     </div>
   </body>
 
@@ -135,6 +137,14 @@
         type: 'GET',
         dataType: 'json',
         success: function(data) {
+          if (data.error_message !== "") {
+            const msg = `Error: ${data.error_message}`;
+            console.error(msg);
+            $("#image_search_feedback").text(msg);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          $("#image_search_feedback").hide();
           if (data.images.length === 0) {
             const p = document.createElement('p');
             p.textContent = 'No images found.';
@@ -150,7 +160,9 @@
           });
         },
         error: function(xhr, status, error) {
-          console.error(`Error ${error}; ${status}; ${xhr.responseText}`);
+          const msg = `Error ${error}; ${status}; ${xhr.responseText}`;
+          console.error(msg);
+          $("#image_search_feedback").val(msg);
         }
       });
     });