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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+"""build environment used by shell scripts
+"""
+
+# set path
+import sys
+import importlib.util
+import re
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+
+# If you add or remove variables here, do not forget to update:
+# - ./docs/admin/engines/settings.rst
+# - ./docs/dev/makefile.rst (section make buildenv)
+
+name_val = [
+    ("SEARXNG_URL", "server.base_url"),
+    ("SEARXNG_PORT", "server.port"),
+    ("SEARXNG_BIND_ADDRESS", "server.bind_address"),
+]
+
+
+def main(setting_name):
+
+    settings_path = repo_root / "searx" / "settings.yml"
+    with open(settings_path) as f:
+        settings = parse_yaml(f.read())
+    print(get_setting_value(settings, setting_name))
+
+
+def get_setting_value(settings, name):
+    value = settings
+    for a in name.split("."):
+        value = value[a]
+    if value is True:
+        value = "1"
+    elif value is False:
+        value = ""
+    return value
+
+
+def parse_yaml(yaml_str):
+    """A simple YAML parser that converts a YAML string to a Python dictionary.
+    This parser can handle nested dictionaries, but does not handle list or JSON
+    like structures.
+
+    Good enough parser to get the values of server.base_url, server.port and
+    server.bind_address
+
+    """
+
+    def get_type_and_value_without_comment(line):
+        """Extract value without comment and quote
+
+        Returns a tuple:
+
+        1. str or None: str when the value is written inside quote, None otherwise
+        2. the value without quote if any
+        """
+        match = re.search(r"\"(.*)\"(\s+#)?|\'(.*)\'(\s+#)?|([^#]*)(\s+#)?", line)
+        if match:
+            g = match.groups()
+            if g[0] is not None:
+                return str, g[0]
+            elif g[2] is not None:
+                return str, g[2]
+            elif g[4] is not None:
+                return None, g[4].strip()
+        return None, line.strip()
+
+    # fmt: off
+    true_values = ("y", "Y", "yes", "Yes", "YES", "true", "True", "TRUE", "on", "On", "ON",)
+    false_values = ("n", "N", "no", "No", "NO", "false", "False", "FALSE", "off", "Off", "OFF",)
+    # fmt: on
+
+    def process_line(line):
+        """Extract key and value from a line, considering its indentation."""
+        if ": " in line:
+            key, value = line.split(": ", 1)
+            key = key.strip()
+            value_type, value = get_type_and_value_without_comment(value)
+            if value in true_values and value_type is None:
+                value = True
+            elif value in false_values and value_type is None:
+                value = False
+            elif value.replace(".", "").isdigit() and value_type is None:
+                for t in (int, float):
+                    try:
+                        value = t(value)
+                        break
+                    except ValueError:
+                        continue
+            return key, value
+        return None, None
+
+    def get_indentation_level(line):
+        """Determine the indentation level of a line."""
+        return len(line) - len(line.lstrip())
+
+    yaml_dict = {}
+    lines = yaml_str.split("\n")
+    stack = [yaml_dict]
+
+    for line in lines:
+        if not line.strip():
+            continue  # Skip empty lines
+
+        indentation_level = get_indentation_level(line)
+        # Assuming 2 spaces per indentation level
+        # see .yamllint.yml
+        current_level = indentation_level // 2
+
+        # Adjust the stack based on the current indentation level
+        while len(stack) > current_level + 1:
+            stack.pop()
+
+        if line.endswith(":"):
+            key = line[0:-1].strip()
+            new_dict = {}
+            stack[-1][key] = new_dict
+            stack.append(new_dict)
+        else:
+            key, value = process_line(line)
+            if key is not None:
+                stack[-1][key] = value
+
+    return yaml_dict
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(sys.argv[1])