Alfred2 workflow for google search suggestion, instant search, and current site search

[zhaowu]

 

It seems to be a Ruby error (I'm using 10.9 GM). This is the error when running from command line:

/usr/bin/ruby /Users/martin/Dropbox/Alfred_v2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.FD7614C1-3388-4F55-885A-5C04C0B50D3F/instant.rb test
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require': cannot load such file -- alfred (LoadError)
from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in `require'
from /Users/martin/Dropbox/Alfred_v2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.FD7614C1-3388-4F55-885A-5C04C0B50D3F/instant.rb:20:in `<main>'

Any ideas on how to fix it?

 

Thanks

 

run `rake bundle:install` in the workflow folder. 10.9 upgraded the ruby version.

[Martin]

run `rake bundle:install` in the workflow folder. 10.9 upgraded the ruby version.

Thanks for helping out.

 

Running that command, gives me this error:

/Users/martin/Dropbox/Alfred_v2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.FD7614C1-3388-4F55-885A-5C04C0B50D3F on iMac.local: rake bundle:install --trace
rake aborted!
No Rakefile found (looking for: rakefile, Rakefile, rakefile.rb, Rakefile.rb)
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:598:in `raw_load_rakefile'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:89:in `block in load_rakefile'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:160:in `standard_exception_handling'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:88:in `load_rakefile'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:72:in `block in run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:160:in `standard_exception_handling'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rake/application.rb:70:in `run'
/usr/bin/rake:37:in `<main>'

[zhaowu]

Sorry, I forget the package does not include the Rakefile. You need to Delete the existing workflow from Alfred 2, clone the repo from https://github.com/zhaocai/alfred2-google-workflow  to anywhere you like. Run `rake bundle:install && rake install` in the folder.

Edited October 18, 2013 by zhaowu

[Martin]

Sorry, I forget the package does not include the Rakefile. You need to Delete the existing workflow from Alfred 2, clone the repo from https://github.com/zhaocai/alfred2-google-workflow  to anywhere you like. Run `rake bundle:install && rake install` in the folder.

OK, so I did that, but now there's a new error

 

/Users/martin/Downloads/alfred2-google-workflow on iMac.local: rake bundle:install && rake install
cd google
bundle install --standalone --clean
fail to install gems (status = 127)
ln -sf /Users/martin/Downloads/alfred2-google-workflow/google /Users/martin/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/me.zhaowu.google

[zhaowu]

 

OK, so I did that, but now there's a new error

 

/Users/martin/Downloads/alfred2-google-workflow on iMac.local: rake bundle:install && rake install
cd google
bundle install --standalone --clean
fail to install gems (status = 127)
ln -sf /Users/martin/Downloads/alfred2-google-workflow/google /Users/martin/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/me.zhaowu.google

 

try to download the updated Google.alfredworkflow and import to Alfred 2

[AlfredUserNumber8]

Strange. After installing Mavericks, site search etc don't work

 

Edited October 23, 2013 by Barrierfreeman

[Martin]

try to download the updated Google.alfredworkflow and import to Alfred 2

Thanks a lot, this new version works in Mavericks with "gi" search

 

What did you have to change to fix it?

 

Then I can tell other workflow developers how to make it work.

[zhaowu]

The reason for this issue is locale and related encoding issue: http://www.alfredfor...le-in-maverick/

Thanks a lot, this new version works in Mavericks with "gi" search

 

What did you have to change to fix it?

 

Then I can tell other workflow developers how to make it work.

[zhaowu]

Update to support Maverick, please give it a try.

[AlfredUserNumber8]

Works again. Excellent stuff, zhaowu.

 

The only thing which seems odd, is the option to show search results in browser, has moved from its usual position at #1 to #3 in the list:

 

[zhaowu]

did it on purpose. Trust google to show up the best results. If I want to search in the browser, hit ⌘ + 3.

 

Works again. Excellent stuff, zhaowu.

 

The only thing which seems odd, is the option to show search results in browser, has moved from its usual position at #1 to #3 in the list:

 

[AlfredUserNumber8]

Ah, I thought you may have. Many thanks again for getting it working again. It's my most used extension!

[glortho]

On Mac OS 10.8.5 only "g" works. Everything else reverts to default searches as soon as you type a query. (Works great on OS 10.9, however.)

Edited October 25, 2013 by glortho

[zhaowu]

Can you run `LANG=en_US.UTF-8 /usr/bin/ruby ./instant.rb test` in the Terminal, give me the output and ~/Library/Logs/Alfred-Workflow.log? I do not have 10.8 installed to test.

Thanks.

 

On Mac OS 10.8.5 only "g" works. Everything else reverts to default searches as soon as you type a query. (Works great on OS 10.9, however.)

[glortho]

Where is ./instant.rb supposed to be? I also do not have any kind of Alfred log in ~/Library/Logs.

[zhaowu]

right click and show in finder.

 

Check the screenshot: http://d.pr/i/jjnm+

[glortho]

Got it. This is output:

 

dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: ___memccpy_chk
  Referenced from: /<removed>/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.FCBDF848-A9CC-4576-9686-1D3197B1273C/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/json-1.8.1/lib/json/ext/generator.bundle
  Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib


dyld: Symbol not found: ___memccpy_chk
  Referenced from: /<removed>/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.FCBDF848-A9CC-4576-9686-1D3197B1273C/bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/json-1.8.1/lib/json/ext/generator.bundle
  Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib


[1]    91370 trace trap  LANG=en_US.UTF-8 /<removed>/ruby ./instant.rb test

Edited October 28, 2013 by glortho

[zhaowu]

json compiled from osx 10.9 does not work in osx 10.8. need to download the source and update the gem locally.

[Easytiger]

Hi, your workflow is great! Just want to change the gi search to German. I just changed the .com to .de, now it says in the instant.rb "arg      => URI.escape("http://www.google.de/search?as_q=#{query}&lr=lang_")" 

 

Is this correct? Anything else that I need to change? It unfortunately does not work at the moment, only provides outputs for the english google. Any help would be very much appreciated. 

 

Thanks! 

[zhaowu]

you need to also change the `  GOOGLE_HOST = 'www.google.com'` in the lib/google_suggest.rb. 

 

I will try to find sometime to make this configurable.

Edited November 18, 2013 by zhaowu

[Easytiger]

Thanks zhaowu, I think this works. Great! 

 

Would be great if there is a way to make this configurable. 

 

Cheers! 

[xilopaint]

I'm sorry, but I really don't know how to configure the workflow for getting suggestions from google.com.br. Could you give me a hand?

[rspike12]

I'm sorry, but I really don't know how to configure the workflow for getting suggestions from google.com.br. Could you give me a hand?

 

same problem here....google.it

 

I didn't understand how to change the file to have search suggestions in my language

[skyeyjay]

Hi,

 

How can i know which version that I'm using? (Latest Version or not?)

And how to update it?

 

 

*Thanks for very useful Workflow.

[madvas]

Awesome workflow! Many thanks. Is there a way to set 'g' command as fallback results in Alfred? 
When I go Alfred -> Default Results -> Setup fallback results -> '+' -> Workflow trigger, there's not this workflow