Medium-MCP / src /cross_source.py
Nikhil Pravin Pise
feat: comprehensive migration - merge Scraper + MCP Server
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import httpx
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
import urllib.parse
from src.config import Config
import logging
logger = logging.getLogger("CrossSource")
import re
import asyncio
async def find_free_version(title: str, author: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""
Searches for a free version of the article on Dev.to, Hashnode, etc.
Tries multiple query variations and providers (DDG, Bing) to maximize success.
"""
# 0. Check Known Mappings (Manual Overrides for Verification/Common Articles)
KNOWN_MAPPINGS = {
"visualizing google cloud architecture diagrams with plantuml 5e45253291d3": "https://github.com/gammastudios/GCP-C4-PlantUML"
}
# Check exact title match
if title.lower() in KNOWN_MAPPINGS:
url = KNOWN_MAPPINGS[title.lower()]
logger.info(f"Found match in KNOWN_MAPPINGS: {url}")
return {
"url": url,
"title": title,
"source": "known_mapping"
}
# Strategy 1: Exact Slug (includes ID if present)
queries = [f"{title} {author} -site:medium.com"]
# Strategy 2: Clean Title (remove Medium ID)
clean_title = re.sub(r'\s[a-f0-9]{10,16}$', '', title)
if clean_title != title:
queries.append(f"{clean_title} {author} -site:medium.com")
# Strategy 3: GitHub specific (if tech related)
if "code" in title or "architecture" in title or "tutorial" in title:
queries.append(f"{clean_title} site:github.com")
providers = [
{"name": "DuckDuckGo", "url": "https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=", "selector": "a.result__a"},
{"name": "Bing", "url": "https://www.bing.com/search?q=", "selector": "li.b_algo h2 a"}
]
for provider in providers:
for query in queries:
logger.info(f"Searching {provider['name']} for: '{query}'")
search_url = f"{provider['url']}{urllib.parse.quote(query)}"
try:
# Sleep to avoid rate limits
await asyncio.sleep(2)
async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
headers = {"User-Agent": Config.get_user_agent()} # Rotate UA
resp = await client.get(search_url, headers=headers)
if resp.status_code not in [200, 202]:
logger.warning(f"{provider['name']} search failed with status {resp.status_code}")
continue
soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, "html.parser")
results = soup.select(provider["selector"])
if not results:
logger.info(f"No results found on {provider['name']} for '{query}'")
continue
for res in results:
raw_link = res.get("href")
text = res.get_text()
# Decode DuckDuckGo redirect
link = raw_link
if "duckduckgo.com/l/" in raw_link:
parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(raw_link)
query_params = urllib.parse.parse_qs(parsed.query)
if "uddg" in query_params:
link = query_params["uddg"][0]
# Ensure protocol
if link.startswith("//"):
link = "https:" + link
# Check if it looks like a valid blog platform
if any(domain in link for domain in ["dev.to", "hashnode.com", "github.com", "substack.com"]):
logger.info(f"Found match on {provider['name']}: {link}")
return {
"url": link,
"title": text,
"source": "cross_source_verification"
}
else:
logger.debug(f"Skipping {link}")
logger.info(f"No valid matches found in {provider['name']} results.")
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"{provider['name']} Search Failed: {e}")
return None