Use query params for browser autocomplete

Sending query params over GET seems to be the only way to be able to
enable autocomplete in the browser. This commit adds the necessary URL
formatting to opensearch.xml. In order to identify queries coming from
the URL bar (rather than an AJAX request), which requires a different
JSON format and MIME type, the request headers are checked for
"X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest" which is added by jQuery request.

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 2df96e198..f79525d39 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -790,12 +790,12 @@ def autocompleter():
         results.append(raw_text_query.getFullQuery())
 
     # return autocompleter results
-    if request.form.get('format') == 'x-suggestions':
-        return Response(json.dumps([raw_text_query.query, results]),
+    if request.headers.get('X-Requested-With') == 'XMLHttpRequest':
+        return Response(json.dumps(results),
                         mimetype='application/json')
 
-    return Response(json.dumps(results),
-                    mimetype='application/json')
+    return Response(json.dumps([raw_text_query.query, results]),
+                    mimetype='application/x-suggestions+json')
 
 
 @app.route('/preferences', methods=['GET', 'POST'])