added a module to easily config the invidious instance

src/music_kraken/__main__.py

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         action="store_true"
     )
     
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--invidious",
+        "-i",
+        help="Set a good and fast invidious instance from your homecountry, to reduce the latency.",
+        action="store_true"
+    )
+
     arguments = parser.parse_args()
 
     if arguments.verbose or arguments.test:
@@ -95,6 +102,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             os.remove(music_kraken.shared.CONFIG_FILE)
         music_kraken.read()
         
+    if arguments.invidious:
+        from .cli.options import invidious
+        invidious()
+        exit()
+
     # getting the genre
     genre: str = arguments.genre
     if arguments.test:

src/music_kraken/cli/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from .download.shell import Shell
+from .options import invidious

src/music_kraken/cli/options/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from .invidious.shell import InvidiousShell
+
+def invidious():
+    shell = InvidiousShell()

src/music_kraken/cli/options/invidious/shell.py

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+from typing import Dict, List
+import requests
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+from ....utils import config, write
+from ....utils import exception
+
+
+INSTANCES_ENDPOINT = "https://api.invidious.io/instances.json"
+
+@dataclass
+class Instance:
+    """
+    Attributes which influence the quality of an instance:
+    
+    - users
+    """
+    name: str
+    uri: str
+    region: str
+    users: int
+    
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.name} with {self.users} users."
+
+
+class InvidiousShell:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.region_flags = dict()
+        self.region_instances: Dict[str, List[Instance]] = defaultdict(list)
+        
+        self.download_instances()
+        self.region = self.get_country()
+        print()
+        self.choose_instance()
+    
+    
+    def process_instance(self, all_instance_data: dict):
+        instance_data = all_instance_data[1]
+        stats = instance_data["stats"]
+        
+        if not instance_data["api"]:
+            return
+        if instance_data["type"] != "https":
+            return 
+        
+        region = instance_data["region"]
+        flag = instance_data["flag"]
+        
+        self.region_flags[region] = flag
+        
+        instance = Instance(
+            name=all_instance_data[0],
+            uri=instance_data["uri"],
+            region=region,
+            users=stats["usage"]["users"]["total"]
+        )
+        
+        self.region_instances[region].append(instance)
+    
+    def download_instances(self):
+        print("Download idonvidious instances...")
+        r = requests.get(INSTANCES_ENDPOINT)
+        
+        for instance in r.json():
+            self.process_instance(all_instance_data=instance)
+            
+    def get_country(self):
+        print("Input the country code, an example would be \"US\"")
+        print(f"({' | '.join(f'{region}-{flag}' for region, flag in self.region_flags.items())})")
+        
+        chosen_region = ""
+        
+        while chosen_region.upper() not in self.region_instances:
+            chosen_region = input("nearest country: ").strip().upper()
+        
+        return chosen_region
+    
+    def choose_instance(self):
+        instance_list = self.region_instances[self.region]
+        instance_list.sort(key=lambda x: x.users, reverse=True)
+        
+        # output the options
+        print("Choose your instance (input needs to be a digit):")
+        for i, instance in enumerate(instance_list):
+            print(f"{i}) {instance}")
+        
+        print()
+        
+        # ask for index
+        index = ""
+        while not index.isdigit() or int(index) >= len(instance_list):
+            index = input("> ").strip()
+        
+        instance = instance_list[int(index)]
+        print()
+        print(f"Setting the instance to {instance}")
+        
+        config.set_name_to_value("invidious_instance", instance.uri)
+        write()
+            

src/music_kraken/utils/config/connection.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class UrlStringAttribute(StringAttribute):
     def validate(self, value: str):
         v = value.strip()
         url = re.match(URL_PATTERN, v)
-        if v != url:
+        if url is None:
             raise SettingValueError(
                 setting_name=self.name,
                 setting_value=v,
@@ -64,18 +64,14 @@ class ConnectionSection(Section):
         )
 
         # INVIDIOUS INSTANCES LIST
-        self.INVIDIOUS_INSTANCE = UrlListAttribute(
+        self.INVIDIOUS_INSTANCE = UrlStringAttribute(
-            name="invidious_instances",
+            name="invidious_instance",
             description="This is a List, where you can define the invidious instances,\n"
                         "the youtube downloader should use.\n"
                         "Here is a list of active ones: https://docs.invidious.io/instances/\n"
                         "Instances that use cloudflare or have source code changes could cause issues.\n"
                         "Hidden instances (.onion) will only work, when setting 'tor=true'.",
-            value=[
+            value="https://yt.artemislena.eu/"
-                "https://yt.artemislena.eu/",
-                "https://watch.thekitty.zone/",
-                "https://y.com.sb/"
-            ]
         )
         # INVIDIOUS PROXY
         self.INVIDIOUS_PROXY_VIDEOS = BoolAttribute(
@@ -88,7 +84,9 @@ class ConnectionSection(Section):
             self.USE_TOR,
             self.TOR_PORT,
             self.CHUNK_SIZE,
-            self.SHOW_DOWNLOAD_ERRORS_THRESHOLD
+            self.SHOW_DOWNLOAD_ERRORS_THRESHOLD,
+            self.INVIDIOUS_INSTANCE,
+            self.INVIDIOUS_PROXY_VIDEOS
         ]
 
         super().__init__()