Use client side render only as a backup if default result is empty

sur950 / any_link_preview

A flutter Plugin/Package to show the preview of any web link that starts with HTTP/HTTPS. Mostly useful for application that had chat.

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Use client side render only as a backup if default result is empty #41

Closed LeGoffMael closed 1 year ago

LeGoffMael commented 1 year ago

Fixes #38.

Using Googlebot as user agent by default causes issue on some links. For example, instagram redirects to login page after few anonymous requests which causes all the preview to be blocked.

This PR uses the Googlebot as user agent as a backup ONLY if the default HTTP request result with no user-agent specified is empty.

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sur950 commented 1 year ago

Hi, Thanks for the PR. This looks cool. However, a minor refactoring is required which I can close in my local