[enh] explicit engine init

searx/engines/__init__.py

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ engine_dir = dirname(realpath(__file__))
 engines = {}
 
 categories = {'general': []}
-_initialized = False
 
 engine_shortcuts = {}
 engine_default_args = {'paging': False,
@@ -202,11 +201,10 @@ def get_engines_stats():
     ]
 
 
-if 'engines' not in settings or not settings['engines']:
+def initialize_engines(engine_list):
-    logger.error('No engines found. Edit your settings.yml')
+    global categories, engines
-    exit(2)
+    engines = {}
-
+    categories = {'general': []}
-for engine_data in settings['engines']:
+    for engine_data in engine_list:
-    engine = load_engine(engine_data)
+        engine = load_engine(engine_data)
-    if engine is not None:
         engines[engine.name] = engine

searx/webapp.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from flask_babel import Babel, gettext, format_date, format_decimal
 from flask.json import jsonify
 from searx import settings, searx_dir, searx_debug
 from searx.engines import (
-    categories, engines, get_engines_stats, engine_shortcuts
+    categories, engines, engine_shortcuts, get_engines_stats, initialize_engines
 )
 from searx.utils import (
     UnicodeWriter, highlight_content, html_to_text, get_themes,
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ def page_not_found(e):
 
 
 def run():
+    initialize_engines(settings['engines'])
     app.run(
         debug=searx_debug,
         use_debugger=searx_debug,