Add subscription JSON export for NewPipe - #5826
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Pull request overview
Adds a NewPipe-compatible subscription export option because NewPipe no longer accepts the existing OPML export format for subscriptions.
Changes:
- Adds a NewPipe subscription JSON export generator (
to_newpipe). - Updates the user data control page to expose separate export options for FreeTube (OPML) and NewPipe (JSON).
- Adjusts
/subscription_managertakeout routing to serve either Invidious JSON, NewPipe JSON, or OPML.
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| File | Description |
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| src/invidious/views/user/data_control.ecr | Adds new export links/options in the user data control UI. |
| src/invidious/user/exports.cr | Implements NewPipe subscription JSON export generation. |
| src/invidious/routes/subscriptions.cr | Routes takeout requests to the appropriate export format. |
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| def to_newpipe(subscriptions) | ||
| return JSON.build do |json| | ||
| json.object do | ||
| json.field "subscriptions" do | ||
| json.array do | ||
| subscriptions.each do |channel| | ||
| json.object do | ||
| json.field "service_id", 0 | ||
| json.field "url", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/" + channel.id | ||
| json.field "name", channel.author | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| json.field "app_version", "0.29.0" | ||
| json.field "app_version_int", 1014 | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end |
| <a href="/subscription_manager?action_takeout=1&format=opml_freetube"><%= I18n.translate(locale, "Export subscriptions as OPML (for FreeTube)") %></a> | ||
| </div> | ||
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| <div class="pure-control-group"> | ||
| <a href="/subscription_manager?action_takeout=1&format=newpipe_json"><%= I18n.translate(locale, "Export subscriptions as JSON (for NewPipe)") %></a> |
| title = "Invidious Subscriptions" | ||
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| xml.element("outline", text: title, title: title) do | ||
| subscriptions.each do |channel| | ||
| if format == "newpipe" | ||
| xml_url = "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=#{channel.id}" | ||
| else | ||
| xml_url = "#{HOST_URL}/feed/channel/#{channel.id}" | ||
| end | ||
| xml_url = "#{HOST_URL}/feed/channel/#{channel.id}" | ||
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| xml.element("outline", text: channel.author, title: channel.author, | ||
| "type": "rss", xmlUrl: xml_url) |
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe subscription export flow now provides dedicated FreeTube OPML and NewPipe JSON options. NewPipe exports use subscription metadata required by NewPipe. Other formats continue to use the Invidious OPML export. ChangesSubscription export formats
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to This change adds a NewPipe JSON subscription export and separates the FreeTube OPML option. Downloads may lack a recognizable .json filename, and authenticated export responses do not explicitly prevent shared caching, creating bounded compatibility and cache-isolation risks that warrant owner awareness or follow-up; no high-impact merge blocker is identified. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant DataControl
participant SubscriptionRoute
participant Export
User->>DataControl: select NewPipe JSON export
DataControl->>SubscriptionRoute: request newpipe_json
SubscriptionRoute->>Export: call to_newpipe
Export-->>SubscriptionRoute: return subscription JSON
SubscriptionRoute-->>User: download JSON attachment
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Added i18n keys, moved NewPipe values to constants and removed duplicate export option. |
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In `@src/invidious/routes/subscriptions.cr`:
- Around line 83-84: Update the format-specific branches in the subscriptions
route to include a Content-Disposition filename: use newpipe_subscriptions.json
for NewPipe exports, invidious_data.json for Invidious JSON exports, and
subscriptions.opml for OPML exports, while preserving attachment behavior.
In `@src/invidious/user/exports.cr`:
- Around line 9-27: Add regression coverage for to_newpipe, exercising both
empty and populated subscription arrays, including channel names containing
quotes and Unicode. Parse the generated JSON and assert the subscriptions
structure plus each subscription’s service_id, url, and name, along with
app_version and app_version_int, using key-based lookups.
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| env.response.content_type = "application/json" | ||
| env.response.headers["content-disposition"] = "attachment" |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Set a format-specific download filename.
Content-Disposition: attachment does not specify a filename. The NewPipe export can therefore be saved without a .json suffix, which makes the file harder to identify and may affect file-type filtering. Set filenames such as newpipe_subscriptions.json, invidious_data.json, and subscriptions.opml inside the corresponding format branches. Invidious uses explicit filenames in other download routes. (github.com)
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In `@src/invidious/routes/subscriptions.cr` around lines 83 - 84, Update the
format-specific branches in the subscriptions route to include a
Content-Disposition filename: use newpipe_subscriptions.json for NewPipe
exports, invidious_data.json for Invidious JSON exports, and subscriptions.opml
for OPML exports, while preserving attachment behavior.
Source: MCP tools
| def to_newpipe(subscriptions : Array(InvidiousChannel)) | ||
| return JSON.build do |json| | ||
| json.object do | ||
| json.field "subscriptions" do | ||
| json.array do | ||
| subscriptions.each do |channel| | ||
| json.object do | ||
| json.field "service_id", NEWPIPE_YT_SERVICE_ID | ||
| json.field "url", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/" + channel.id | ||
| json.field "name", channel.author | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| json.field "app_version", NEWPIPE_APP_VERSION | ||
| json.field "app_version_int", NEWPIPE_APP_VERSION_INT | ||
| end | ||
| end | ||
| end |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win
Add a regression test for the NewPipe export format.
Test empty and non-empty subscription lists. Include names with quotes and Unicode. Parse the result and assert subscriptions, service_id, url, name, app_version, and app_version_int. NewPipe's importer reads these fields by key. (git.osmarks.net)
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In `@src/invidious/user/exports.cr` around lines 9 - 27, Add regression coverage
for to_newpipe, exercising both empty and populated subscription arrays,
including channel names containing quotes and Unicode. Parse the generated JSON
and assert the subscriptions structure plus each subscription’s service_id, url,
and name, along with app_version and app_version_int, using key-based lookups.
Source: MCP tools
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Pull request description
The current option to export subscriptions for NewPipe (
Export subscriptions as OPML (for NewPipe & FreeTube)) isn't accepted by NewPipe anymore. As far as I can tell, NewPipe only accepts importing from its own SQLite database, from Google Account CSV export and from its own JSON export format. This is mentioned in #5438.This PR adds support to export subscriptions in the NewPipe compatible format. I'm looking for input on a few points:
(for NewPipe)part.The new format looks like this:
The new options in the frontend look like:
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New Features
Improvements
Greptile Summary
Adds a NewPipe-compatible JSON subscription export alongside the existing OPML export for FreeTube. The serializer emits NewPipe v0.29.0 metadata and subscription fields, and the
newpipe_jsonexport route delegates to that serializer. The potential version-code incompatibility was disproved: NewPipe v0.29.0 uses version code1014, matching the exported value, and its importer has no version-code gate.T-Rex validation blocked
A full Android importer run could not start because the Java tool is unavailable (
JAVA_HOMEandjavaare missing). The serializer and route contract were executed independently, and NewPipe's v0.29.0 importer source was checked directly.Confidence Score: 5/5
Safe to merge: the new export payload matches NewPipe v0.29.0 metadata and the route returns the intended serializer output.
No actionable defects remain. A focused Crystal harness exercised the serializer and route delegation, while NewPipe v0.29.0 source confirmed the exported version metadata and importer behavior.
Files Needing Attention: No files require changes.
src/invidious/user/exports.crandsrc/invidious/routes/subscriptions.crreceived direct compatibility and delegation coverage.What T-Rex did
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