fix(api/searchMusic): Use Deezer's light gateway

Improves search results by about 100%

__tests__/api.ts

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ test('SEARCH TRACK, ALBUM & ARTIST', async (t) => {
   const QUERY = 'Eminem';
   const response = await api.searchMusic(QUERY, ['TRACK', 'ALBUM', 'ARTIST'], 1);
 
-  t.is(response.QUERY, QUERY.toLowerCase());
+  t.is(response.QUERY, QUERY);
   t.truthy(response.TRACK.count > 0);
   t.truthy(response.ALBUM.count > 0);
   t.truthy(response.ARTIST.count > 0);

src/api/api.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {request, requestGet, requestPublicApi} from './request';
+import {request, requestLight, requestGet, requestPublicApi} from './request';
 import type {
   albumType,
   trackType,
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type searchTypesProp = 'ALBUM' | 'ARTIST' | 'TRACK' | 'PLAYLIST' | 'RADIO' | 'SH
  * @param {Number} nb number of items to fetch
  */
 export const searchMusic = (query: string, types: searchTypesProp[] = ['TRACK'], nb = 15): Promise<searchType> =>
-  request({query, nb, types}, 'mobile_suggest');
+  requestLight({query, start: 0, nb, suggest: true, artist_suggest: true, top_tracks: true}, 'deezer.pageSearch');
 
 /**
  * Get details about current user

src/api/request.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,32 @@ export const request = async (body: object, method: string) => {
   throw new Error(errorMessage);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Make POST requests to deezer api
+ * @param {Object} body post body
+ * @param {String} method request method
+ */
+export const requestLight = async (body: object, method: string) => {
+  const cacheKey = method + ':' + Object.entries(body).join(':');
+  const cache = lru.get(cacheKey);
+  if (cache) {
+    return cache;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    data: {error, results},
+  } = await axios.post<any>('https://www.deezer.com/ajax/gw-light.php', body, {
+    params: {method, api_version: '1.0'},
+  });
+  if (Object.keys(results).length > 0) {
+    lru.set(cacheKey, results);
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  const errorMessage = Object.entries(error).join(', ');
+  throw new Error(errorMessage);
+};
+
 /**
  * Make GET requests to deezer public api
  * @param {String} method request method

src/lib/request.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ const instance = axios.create({
   },
 });
 
+const getApiToken = async (): Promise<string> => {
+  const {data} = await instance.get<any>('https://www.deezer.com/ajax/gw-light.php', {
+    params: {
+      method: 'deezer.getUserData',
+      api_version: '1.0',
+      api_token: 'null',
+    },
+  });
+  instance.defaults.params.sid = data.results.SESSION_ID;
+  instance.defaults.params.api_token = data.results.checkForm;
+  return data.results.checkForm;
+};
+
 export const initDeezerApi = async (arl: string): Promise<string> => {
   if (arl.length !== 192) {
     throw new Error(`Invalid arl. Length should be 192 characters. You have provided ${arl.length} characters.`);
@@ -50,6 +63,9 @@ instance.interceptors.response.use(async (response: Record<string, any>) => {
     } else if (response.data.error.code === 4) {
       await delay.range(1000, 1500);
       return await instance(response.config);
+    } else if (response.data.error.GATEWAY_ERROR) {
+      getApiToken();
+      return await instance(response.config);
     }
   }