google search api | search the web | authorize custom search | Search

This code performs a web search using a custom search engine and sends the results (or any errors) to an external system for further processing. It uses promises to handle the asynchronous nature of the search operation.

Run example

npm run import -- "test custom search"

test custom search

var importer = require('../Core');
var search = importer.import("search the web");

$.async();

search('google')
    .then(({items}) => $.sendResult(items))
    .catch(e => $.sendError(e))

What the code could have been:

// Import the core module and search function
const { importer } = require('../Core');
const { search } = importer.import('search the web');

// Run the asynchronous function
async function runSearch(query) {
  try {
    // Search the web for the given query
    const result = await search(query);
    return result.items;
  } catch (error) {
    // Handle any errors that occur during the search process
    throw error;
  }
}

// Run the search function
const query = 'google';
runSearch(query)
 .then(items => $.sendResult(items))
 .catch(e => $.sendError(e));
```
Or using async/await syntax for better readability:

```javascript
// Import the core module and search function
const { importer } = require('../Core');
const { search } = importer.import('search the web');

// Run the asynchronous function
async function main() {
  try {
    // Run the search function
    const query = 'google';
    const items = await search(query);
    // Send the result
    $.sendResult(items);
  } catch (error) {
    // Send the error
    $.sendError(error);
  }
}

// Run the main function
main();

This code snippet performs a web search using a custom search engine and sends the results to an external system.

Here's a breakdown:

  1. Dependencies: It imports a function search from a local module Core which likely handles the interaction with a web search engine.

  2. Execution: