Surface searxng bootstrap errors in status route

searx_bridge.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def register_routes(fa_app):
         return JSONResponse({
             "runtime_dir": searx_runtime.RUNTIME_DIR,
             "installed": searx_runtime.searxng_ready(),
+            "boot_error": searx_runtime.boot_error(),
             "port": searx_runtime.SEARXNG_PORT,
         })
 

searx_runtime.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SETTINGS_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT, "searxng_settings.yml")
 _proc = None
 _lock = threading.Lock()
 _ready = threading.Event()
+_boot_error = ""
 
 
 def _log(msg):
@@ -109,15 +110,19 @@ def start_searxng() -> bool:
     with _lock:
         if _proc and _proc.poll() is None:
             return True
+        global _boot_error
         try:
             if not _fetch_source():
-                _log("source fetch failed")
+                _boot_error = "source fetch failed"
+                _log(_boot_error)
                 return False
             py = _venv_python()
             if not py:
+                _boot_error = "venv/pip install failed (see logs)"
                 return False
         except Exception as e:
-            _log(f"bootstrap failed: {e}")
+            _boot_error = f"bootstrap failed: {e}"
+            _log(_boot_error)
             return False
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["SEARXNG_SETTINGS_PATH"] = SETTINGS_FILE
@@ -149,3 +154,7 @@ def _pump_logs():
 
 def searxng_ready() -> bool:
     return _ready.is_set()
+
+
+def boot_error() -> str:
+    return _boot_error