Peertube: Recommendation about the search bar

[chopin2712]

Hello, I would like to open an issue again to talk about something with the search bar of Peertube.

On Mastodon, if I search a user that is not known by the list of instances I will find it anyway even if this user will not appear in the “federated feed” of the instance. This is maybe not correct I am a newbie on Mastodon but this is not the point.

So I was wondering if there is or will be an “upgraded search bar”, for example :

1. I would search @[email protected] in the search bar
2. My server will ask sikke.fi to get the user's channel
3. Sikke.fi gives the information and my instance gives them to me.

So I would be able to access to these videos on an unrecognized instance and maybe be also able to subscribe, like and comment as well.

I don't know how hard this would be but this would be SO easier! If there is not this system there would be 3 different accounts:

1. One to upload videos
2. Another to watch videos because they do not appear on the first one and to interact with it (like, comment)
3. A mastodon account to link with the second Peertube instance to be able to subscribe to the channel.

And more if there is new other channels that are not recognized.

What do you think, is this implemented yet? If it is the case, how can we solve the problem of different versions of Peertube that could cause errors?

[chopin2712]

Linked to #2163 and #1835

[chopin2712]

PS: This problem cannot be reproduced with the instance's name I gave you because the sikke.fi is dead.

[rigelk]

This is already possible, too provided your instance administrator didn't disable it.

[3risian]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this only works if your instance follows the other channel's instance. EDIT: I am probably wrong, see discussion below.

This issue is asking if:

• InstanceA does not follow InstanceB
• InstanceA user searches "@channelname@InstanceB"

I understand why this can be annoying (I've created new accounts just to comment on certain instances, despite me already having another PeerTube account to upload videos) but I think this is a part of federation. If you want to view, subscribe, like and comment on videos from an instance, then your instance has to federate with them.

[Chocobozzz]

You can search for videos URL or channels URL/handle outside your instance federation if your admin enabled it: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/develop/config/production.yaml.example#L98

[JohnXLivingston]

PS: This problem cannot be reproduced with the instance's name I gave you because the sikke.fi is dead.

Sorry for the off-topic, just to mention that the channel on your example as migrated here: https://www.yiny.org/video-channels/ecoleduchatnoir/videos (in case you were looking for)

[3risian]

Can you provide a concrete example of this working? I have tried searching for my channel on many 2.1.1 instances and only those following my instance have provided a result.

Search bar: @[email protected]

[rigelk]

@3risian the default setting is to enable the functionality only to registered users of an instance, so unless you have an account on them, the test will probably fail.

[JohnXLivingston]

It works when searching a video url, but it seems it does not work with a channel handle or url (using the search bar)

[rigelk]

Also of note: the new search UI will try to explain what is possible and not possible to search, including content from "any instance". You can see it in action (although not logged-in) at https://peertube2.cpy.re/

[JohnXLivingston]

Also of note: the new search UI will try to explain what is possible and not possible to search, including content from "any instance". You can see it in action (although not logged-in) at https://peertube2.cpy.re/

Searching my handle [email protected] (or @[email protected]) also isn't working on peertube2.cpy.re.

[rigelk]

@JohnXLivingston ah, of course. As mentioned by Chocobozzz, the results UI can only display videos or channels. User accounts own channels but are not channels, and thus don't show in the results.

I'll change the text of the hint.

EDIT: fixed in 5ed19b4b8.

[JohnXLivingston]

If I go here: https://peertube.cpy.re/video-channels/1fccb6e4-863c-4538-a4db-770c464f06a1/videos
The channel ID is 1fccb6e4-863c-4538-a4db-770c464f06a1. When I click on "copy", I get the same ID. The instance url is not copied. If a search just the ID on the other instance, peertube2.cpy.re, I have no result. I have to manually add the instance url : [email protected]

[3risian]

That new search is great!

With that alert for 'only followed instances', maybe it could be a hyperlink to the about/follows/ page.

[rigelk]

@3risian ah.. erm, the hint is not clickable at the moment. I'll look into it once that is.

[chopin2712]

I got the same problem with the search in peertube2 instance. I need to write the exact same URL to find the instance so it is quite annoying. Also, I wonder if I could like, comment or subscribe to a channel that is not in the following list and found by this way.

PS: This nightly version is looking really nice!

[Chocobozzz]

Closing this issue since we answered to the first comment. https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/824 could help