Persist error alerts until close button is clicked and disable Tor download method

app.py

@@ -666,48 +666,10 @@ def clip_youtube_video():
                     stderr_text = str(e)
                     continue
 
-        # ── Method E: yt-dlp via Tor SOCKS5 proxy (exits from non-datacenter IPs) ──
-        if not dl_success:
-            print('[download] All direct methods failed, trying yt-dlp via Tor ...')
-            ytdlp_bin_tor = get_pip_binary('yt-dlp')
-            has_cookies_tor = os.path.exists(COOKIES_FILE_PATH) and os.path.getsize(COOKIES_FILE_PATH) > 0
-            for path in [raw_download_path, raw_download_path + '.part']:
-                if os.path.exists(path):
-                    try: os.remove(path)
-                    except Exception: pass
-            tor_cmd = [
-                ytdlp_bin_tor,
-                '-f', 'bestvideo[height<=480][ext=mp4]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]/best',
-                '--merge-output-format', 'mp4',
-                '--no-check-certificates',
-                '--proxy', 'socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050',  # Tor SOCKS5 (with DNS resolved on proxy)
-                '--socket-timeout', '20',
-                '--retries', '1',
-                '-o', raw_download_path
-            ]
-            if has_cookies_tor:
-                tor_cmd.extend(['--cookies', COOKIES_FILE_PATH])
-            tor_cmd.append(url)
-            try:
-                tor_res = subprocess.run(tor_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, timeout=120)
-                tor_stderr = tor_res.stderr.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
-                if tor_res.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(raw_download_path) and os.path.getsize(raw_download_path) > 0:
-                    dl_success = True
-                    print('[yt-dlp/tor] Succeeded via Tor proxy!')
-                else:
-                    stderr_text = tor_stderr
-                    print(f'[yt-dlp/tor] Failed: {tor_stderr[-200:]}')
-            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
-                stderr_text = 'Tor download timed out.'
-                print('[yt-dlp/tor] Timed out.')
-            except Exception as e:
-                stderr_text = str(e)
-                print(f'[yt-dlp/tor] Exception: {e}')
-
         if not dl_success:
             raw_err = stderr_text[-600:].strip() if stderr_text else 'All download methods failed'
             return jsonify({'success': False,
-                            'error': f'Download failed — tried cobalt, pytubefix, invidious, yt-dlp+cookies, tor. Detail: {raw_err}'}), 500
+                            'error': f'Download failed — tried cobalt, pytubefix, invidious, yt-dlp+cookies. Detail: {raw_err}'}), 500
 
 
             

static/css/style.css

@@ -1336,15 +1336,20 @@ body.light-theme .close-btn {
     border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
     box-shadow: var(--shadow-xl);
     color: var(--text-primary);
-    padding: 12px 24px;
-    border-radius: var(--r-full);
+    padding: 12px 20px;
+    border-radius: var(--r-md);
     z-index: 2000;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     opacity: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     transition: all var(--t-normal) cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275);
-    white-space: nowrap;
+    max-width: 90%;
+    width: 480px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 16px;
 }
 body.light-theme .toast {
     background: #ffffff;
@@ -1353,6 +1358,29 @@ body.light-theme .toast {
 .toast.show {
     transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
     opacity: 1;
+    pointer-events: auto;
+}
+
+.toast-content {
+    flex: 1;
+    white-space: normal;
+    word-break: break-word;
+    line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.toast-close {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--text-muted);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 1.25rem;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    line-height: 1;
+    padding: 0 4px;
+    transition: color var(--t-fast);
+}
+.toast-close:hover {
+    color: var(--text-primary);
 }
 
 .toast.success { border-left: 4px solid var(--success); }

static/js/app.js

@@ -11,12 +11,33 @@ const state = {
 function $(id)   { return document.getElementById(id); }
 function $q(sel) { return document.querySelector(sel); }
 
-function showToast(msg, type = 'success', duration = 3500) {
+let toastTimeout = null;
+
+function showToast(msg, type = 'success', duration = 4000) {
     const t = $('toast');
     if (!t) return;
-    t.textContent = msg;
+
+    if (toastTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(toastTimeout);
+        toastTimeout = null;
+    }
+
+    t.innerHTML = `
+        <span class="toast-content">${msg}</span>
+        <button type="button" class="toast-close" id="toast-close-btn" title="Dismiss Alert">&times;</button>
+    `;
     t.className = `toast ${type} show`;
-    setTimeout(() => t.classList.remove('show'), duration);
+
+    t.querySelector('#toast-close-btn')?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        t.classList.remove('show');
+    });
+
+    // Keep error toasts visible until explicitly dismissed
+    if (type !== 'error') {
+        toastTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            t.classList.remove('show');
+        }, duration);
+    }
 }
 
 function animateCount(el, target) {