1818320 - (search-engine-audit-script) [meta] Search engine config audit script

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Fenix :: General, enhancement, P2)

Description

[Joe M [:jmahon]]

Search engine config audit script

In Q4 of 2022, we realized there were differences between Desktop and Android, but the nature and extent of these differences were very hard to identify completely (without manually going through every search engine behavior in every available locale).

We assume there is some unknown amount of risk in maintaining differences between Android and Desktop search behavior - whether it's the potential of bugs, or of search partners' expectations somehow not being met correctly.

To better understand how much risk we're talking about, we could write some hacky scripts to parse through the existing Desktop and Android search configurations, generate a human-readable list for each platform, and more easily be able to identify areas where they diverge.

The result of this exercise might inform our next steps: whether we need to make immediate changes, or if we can wait for a larger-scale parity initiative, being organized by :standard8.

Comment 1

[[:skhan]]

Attachment: Mobile and Desktop Search ENgine Order Audit

Comment 2

[[:skhan]]

Attachment: Mobile and Desktop Default Search Engine Order Difference

Includes a thorough study of default search engine order between mobile android and desktop and also missing search engines in android/desktop(in different locales) compared to each other.

Comment 3

[[:skhan]]

:cbellini responded with the recommendation of the engines that are missing in mobile and needed to be added manually to a few locales in list.json. Those engine in list above are highlighted green (and bolding engines if two are more engines shared a locale).
Adding the chiselled down list here

Locale and Engine(s) to be added

1. an -> ebay-es
2. ast -> ebay-es
3. ca -> ebay-es
4. cy -> ebay-uk
5. eu -> ebay-es
6. fr -> ebay-fr
7. fy-NL -> ebay-nl
8. ga-IE -> ebay-ie
9. gd -> ebay-uk
10. gl -> ebay-es
11. ja -> rakuten, yahoo-jp-auctions
12. nl -> ebay-nl
13. rm -> ebay-ch
14. wo -> ebay-fr

Comment 4

[Joe M [:jmahon]]

(Sorry, I should've closed this a while ago - thanks Sarah!)