node-red-flow-brave
Node-RED flow to run an internet search using Brave.com and parse its findings
This repository contains a simple flow which runs an internet search using Brave.com and parses its results.
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Installation
This flow relies on Axios for the communication with Startpage.com.
Simply import the contents of file Brave-Flow.json into your Node-RED Flow Editor and Axios will be installed as well (if necessary)
Since the flow is implemented as a "reusable flow", the corresponding nodes should also be installed - afterwards, Brave searches may be used anywhere in any workspace of your Node-RED server without having to copy the node which implements this function (this simplifies any updates)
Usage
The Brave flow expects a single parameter:
msg.payload- initially contains the string to search for. Later on, it will be replaced either by an error message or the parsed search results
If successfull (success is indicated by msg.status === 200), msg.payload will return an array with up to 18 search results. Each result is an object with the following properties:
Date- an optional date indicating when the found document was modifedURL- the URL of the found documentTitle- the title of the found documentDescription- a short description of the found document
Nota bene: HTML entities (such as
) will not be resolved
If msg.status has a different value than 200 or 204, msg.payload will contain an error message describing the error that occurred
Example
File Brave-Example.json contains a simple example: just import its contents into your Node-RED flow editor and configure the injection node with the desired search text.
Shortly after pressing the injection button, the debug output should show up to 18 properly parsed search results.