feat(bot): optional proxy for innertube

Author: GalvinPython

.env.example

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DISCORD_DEV_TOKEN='YOUR_DISCORD_DEV_TOKEN'
 
 # YouTube API Key
 YOUTUBE_API_KEY='YOUR_YOUTUBE_API_KEY'
+YOUTUBE_INNERTUBE_PROXY_URL='YOUR_OPTIONAL_YOUTUBE_INNERTUBE_PROXY_URL'
 
 # Twitch
 TWITCH_CLIENT_ID='YOUR_TWITCH_CLIENT_ID'

src/config.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // FILL IN THIS INFORMATION IN .ENV
 export const runningInDevMode: boolean = process.argv.includes("--dev");
 export interface Config {
+    youtubeInnertubeProxyUrl: string | null;
     updateIntervalYouTube: number;
     updateIntervalTwitch: number;
     databaseUrl: string | undefined;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Config {
 }
 
 export const config: Config = {
+    youtubeInnertubeProxyUrl: process.env?.YOUTUBE_INNERTUBE_PROXY_URL ?? null,
     updateIntervalYouTube: process.env?.CONFIG_UPDATE_INTERVAL_YOUTUBE
         ? parseInt(process.env?.CONFIG_UPDATE_INTERVAL_YOUTUBE) * 1000
         : 60_000,

src/utils/youtube/search.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+import { config } from "../../config";
 import type { InnertubeSearchRequest } from "../../types/youtube";
 
 import formatLargeNumber from "../formatLargeNumber";
 
 export default async function (query: string) {
     try {
+        // This will NOT work without Bun due to proxy not being in NodeJS
+        // Unfortunately theres no type for this that will make Typescript happy so this is a TODO: thing
         const response = await fetch(
             "https://www.youtube.com/youtubei/v1/search?prettyPrint=false",
             {
+                proxy: config.youtubeInnertubeProxyUrl,
                 headers: {
                     "X-Goog-Fieldmask":
                         "contents.twoColumnSearchResultsRenderer.primaryContents.sectionListRenderer.contents.itemSectionRenderer.contents",
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ export default async function (query: string) {
                     query: query,
                 }),
                 method: "POST",
-            },
+            } as any,
         );
 
         const data = (