Merge 20e95235285d2d65b0833e6cf82795a2c8dd387b into 4e714f9df1ed2cccd51df60d45ff5504abe827b7

* thx seproDev, yt-dlp/yt-dlp/pull/12694/commits/ae69e3c
* also add documenting comment in `InfoExtractor`

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_broken_site.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ title: ''
 
 <!--
 Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most common mistakes and misuse of youtube-dl:
-- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and ensure your version is 2021.12.17. If it's not, see https://yt-dl.org/update on how to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
+- First of, make sure you are using the latest version of youtube-dl. Run `youtube-dl --version` and acknowledge your version. If it's not up to date, see [nightly build](https://github.com/ytdl-org/ytdl-nightly) repository to update. Issues with outdated version will be REJECTED.
 - Make sure that all provided video/audio/playlist URLs (if any) are alive and playable in a browser.
 - Make sure that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped as explained in http://yt-dl.org/escape.
 - Search the bugtracker for similar issues: http://yt-dl.org/search-issues. DO NOT post duplicates.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Carefully read and work through this check list in order to prevent the most com
 -->
 
 - [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support
-- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **2021.12.17**
+- [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version **<put-here-your-version>**
 - [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
 - [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
 - [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar issues including closed ones

youtube_dl/extractor/bokecc.py

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BokeCCBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 
 class BokeCCIE(BokeCCBaseIE):
-    _IE_DESC = 'CC视频'
+    IE_DESC = 'CC视频'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://union\.bokecc\.com/playvideo\.bo\?(?P<query>.*)'
 
     _TESTS = [{

youtube_dl/extractor/cloudy.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 
 class CloudyIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _IE_DESC = 'cloudy.ec'
+    IE_DESC = 'cloudy.ec'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?cloudy\.ec/(?:v/|embed\.php\?.*?\bid=)(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.cloudy.ec/v/af511e2527aac',

youtube_dl/extractor/common.py

@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     _GEO_COUNTRIES = None
     _GEO_IP_BLOCKS = None
     _WORKING = True
+    # supply this in public subclasses: used in supported sites list, etc
+    # IE_DESC = 'short description of IE'
 
     def __init__(self, downloader=None):
         """Constructor. Receives an optional downloader."""

youtube_dl/extractor/itv.py

@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 class ITVBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
-    def _search_nextjs_data(self, webpage, video_id, **kw):
-        transform_source = kw.pop('transform_source', None)
-        fatal = kw.pop('fatal', True)
-        return self._parse_json(
-            self._search_regex(
-                r'''<script\b[^>]+\bid=('|")__NEXT_DATA__\1[^>]*>(?P<js>[^<]+)</script>''',
-                webpage, 'next.js data', group='js', fatal=fatal, **kw),
-            video_id, transform_source=transform_source, fatal=fatal)
-
     def __handle_request_webpage_error(self, err, video_id=None, errnote=None, fatal=True):
         if errnote is False:
             return False
@@ -109,7 +100,9 @@ class ITVBaseIE(InfoExtractor):
 
 class ITVIE(ITVBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?itv\.com/(?:(?P<w>watch)|hub)/[^/]+/(?(w)[\w-]+/)(?P<id>\w+)'
-    _IE_DESC = 'ITVX'
+    IE_DESC = 'ITVX'
+    _WORKING = False
+
     _TESTS = [{
         'note': 'Hub URLs redirect to ITVX',
         'url': 'https://www.itv.com/hub/liar/2a4547a0012',
@@ -270,7 +263,7 @@ class ITVIE(ITVBaseIE):
                 'ext': determine_ext(href, 'vtt'),
             })
 
-        next_data = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id, fatal=False, default='{}')
+        next_data = self._search_nextjs_data(webpage, video_id, fatal=False, default={})
         video_data.update(traverse_obj(next_data, ('props', 'pageProps', ('title', 'episode')), expected_type=dict)[0] or {})
         title = traverse_obj(video_data, 'headerTitle', 'episodeTitle')
         info = self._og_extract(webpage, require_title=not title)
@@ -323,7 +316,7 @@ class ITVIE(ITVBaseIE):
 
 class ITVBTCCIE(ITVBaseIE):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?itv\.com/(?!(?:watch|hub)/)(?:[^/]+/)+(?P<id>[^/?#&]+)'
-    _IE_DESC = 'ITV articles: News, British Touring Car Championship'
+    IE_DESC = 'ITV articles: News, British Touring Car Championship'
     _TESTS = [{
         'note': 'British Touring Car Championship',
         'url': 'https://www.itv.com/btcc/articles/btcc-2018-all-the-action-from-brands-hatch',

youtube_dl/extractor/senateisvp.py

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SenateISVPIE(InfoExtractor):
         ['vetaff', '76462', 'http://vetaff-f.akamaihd.net'],
         ['arch', '', 'http://ussenate-f.akamaihd.net/']
     ]
-    _IE_NAME = 'senate.gov'
+    IE_NAME = 'senate.gov'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?senate\.gov/isvp/?\?(?P<qs>.+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.senate.gov/isvp/?comm=judiciary&type=live&stt=&filename=judiciary031715&auto_play=false&wmode=transparent&poster=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.judiciary.senate.gov%2Fthemes%2Fjudiciary%2Fimages%2Fvideo-poster-flash-fit.png',