[enh] explicit engine init

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/searx/engines/__init__.py b/searx/engines/__init__.py
index 87b1b0eb4..d3a57c32b 100644
--- a/searx/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/engines/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ engine_dir = dirname(realpath(__file__))
 engines = {}
 
 categories = {'general': []}
-_initialized = False
 
 engine_shortcuts = {}
 engine_default_args = {'paging': False,
@@ -202,11 +201,10 @@ def get_engines_stats():
     ]
 
 
-if 'engines' not in settings or not settings['engines']:
-    logger.error('No engines found. Edit your settings.yml')
-    exit(2)
-
-for engine_data in settings['engines']:
-    engine = load_engine(engine_data)
-    if engine is not None:
+def initialize_engines(engine_list):
+    global categories, engines
+    engines = {}
+    categories = {'general': []}
+    for engine_data in engine_list:
+        engine = load_engine(engine_data)
         engines[engine.name] = engine