# Source code for searx.engines.demo_offline

    # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
    """Within this module we implement a *demo offline engine*.  Do not look to
    close to the implementation, its just a simple example.  To get in use of this
    *demo* engine add the following entry to your engines list in ``settings.yml``:

    .. code:: yaml

      - name: my offline engine
        engine: demo_offline
        shortcut: demo
        disabled: false

    """

    import json

    engine_type = 'offline'
    categories = ['general']
    disabled = True
    timeout = 2.0

    about = {
        "wikidata_id": None,
        "official_api_documentation": None,
        "use_official_api": False,
        "require_api_key": False,
        "results": 'JSON',
    }

    # if there is a need for globals, use a leading underline
    _my_offline_engine = None

    def init(engine_settings=None):
        """Initialization of the (offline) engine.  The origin of this demo engine is a
        simple json string which is loaded in this example while the engine is
        initialized.

        """
        global _my_offline_engine  # pylint: disable=global-statement

        _my_offline_engine = (
            '[ {"value": "%s"}'
            ', {"value":"first item"}'
            ', {"value":"second item"}'
            ', {"value":"third item"}'
            ']' % engine_settings.get('name')
        )

    def search(query, request_params):
        """Query (offline) engine and return results.  Assemble the list of results from
        your local engine.  In this demo engine we ignore the 'query' term, usual
        you would pass the 'query' term to your local engine to filter out the
        results.

        """
        ret_val = []

        result_list = json.loads(_my_offline_engine)

        for row in result_list:
            entry = {
                'query': query,
                'language': request_params['searxng_locale'],
                'value': row.get("value"),
                # choose a result template or comment out to use the *default*
                'template': 'key-value.html',
            }
            ret_val.append(entry)

        return ret_val