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YouTube playlist ID configuration #667

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/index-semantic-youtube.yml
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Expand Up @@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ jobs:
${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_AI_EMBEDDING_MODEL }}
R2_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.R2_BUCKET }}

# Prefer setting this as a repository variable.
# Prefer setting this as a repository variable (or secret).
# If it is not set, the script uses a built-in default playlist ID.
YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID: ${{ vars.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID }}
YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID:
${{ vars.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID || secrets.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID }}

# Optional: force-index specific videos. Can be set either as a
# workflow_dispatch input or as a repository variable.
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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions other/semantic-search/index-youtube-playlist.ts
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Expand Up @@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ function collectObjectsByKey(
return result
}

function nonEmptyTrimmed(value: string | undefined | null): string | undefined {
if (typeof value !== 'string') return undefined
const trimmed = value.trim()
return trimmed ? trimmed : undefined
}

function getPlaylistId(input: string | undefined) {
if (!input) return null
const trimmed = input.trim()
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dryRun,
} = parseArgs()
const playlistInput =
playlistArg ?? process.env.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID ?? DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_ID
nonEmptyTrimmed(playlistArg) ??
nonEmptyTrimmed(process.env.YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID) ??
DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_ID
const playlistId = getPlaylistId(playlistInput)
if (!playlistId) {
throw new Error(
`Invalid YouTube playlist input: "${playlistInput}". Use --playlist with a playlist URL or ID.`,
`Invalid YouTube playlist input: "${playlistInput}". Use --playlist with a playlist URL or ID, or set YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID.`,
)
}

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion other/semantic-search/readme.md
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Expand Up @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ For podcast indexing:
- `SIMPLECAST_KEY`
- `CHATS_WITH_KENT_PODCAST_ID`

For YouTube playlist indexing (optional but recommended as repo variables):
For YouTube playlist indexing (optional but recommended as repo variables or secrets):

- `YOUTUBE_PLAYLIST_ID` (playlist ID only)
- Optional (helps when YouTube returns anti-bot `LOGIN_REQUIRED`):
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