Add new helper method to resolve Youtube URLs

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syeopite 2021-06-26 20:32:39 -07:00
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@ -87,16 +87,31 @@ def request_youtube_api_search(search_query : String, params : String, region =
return _youtube_api_post_json("/youtubei/v1/search", data)
end
# Requests the youtube/v1/navigation/resolve_url endpoint with the required headers
#
# The resulting response is a JSON reply with the resolved url embeded within.
# ```
# request_youtube_api_resolve_url("https://youtube.com/c/google") # => {"endpoint": {"browseEndpoint": {"params": "EgC4AQA%3D", "browseId":"UCK8sQmJBp8GCxrOtXWBpyEA"}, ...}}
# request_youtube_api_resolve_url("https://youtube.com/c/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa") # => InfoException
# ```
def request_youtube_api_resolve_url(url)
data = {
"context" => make_youtube_api_context("US"),
"url" => url,
}
return _youtube_api_post_json("/youtubei/v1/navigation/resolve_url", data)
end
####################################################################
# _youtube_api_post_json(endpoint, data)
#
# Internal function that does the actual request to youtube servers
# and handles errors.
#
# The requested data is an endpoint (URL without the domain part)
# and the data as a Hash object.
#
def _youtube_api_post_json(endpoint, data)
private def _youtube_api_post_json(endpoint, data)
# Send the POST request and parse result
response = YT_POOL.client &.post(
"#{endpoint}?key=#{HARDCODED_API_KEY}",