✨ Direct link search can handle invalid links.

tidal_dl_ng/gui.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
 
 from tidal_dl_ng import __version__
 from tidal_dl_ng.dialog import DialogLogin, DialogPreferences, DialogVersion
+from tidal_dl_ng.helper.exceptions import MediaUnknown
 from tidal_dl_ng.helper.path import get_format_template
 from tidal_dl_ng.helper.tidal import (
     get_tidal_media_id,
@@ -353,7 +354,12 @@ class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         if "http" in query:
             media_type = get_tidal_media_type(query)
             item_id = get_tidal_media_id(query)
-            media = instantiate_media(self.tidal.session, media_type, item_id)
+
+            try:
+                media = instantiate_media(self.tidal.session, media_type, item_id)
+            except MediaUnknown:
+                media = None
+
             result_search = {"direct": [media]}
         else:
             result_search: dict[str, [SearchTypes]] = search_results_all(

tidal_dl_ng/helper/tidal.py

@@ -112,17 +112,20 @@ def instantiate_media(
     media_type: type[MediaType.TRACK, MediaType.VIDEO, MediaType.ALBUM, MediaType.PLAYLIST, MediaType.MIX],
     id_media: str,
 ) -> Track | Video:
-    if media_type == MediaType.TRACK:
-        media = Track(session, id_media)
-    elif media_type == MediaType.VIDEO:
-        media = Video(session, id_media)
-    elif media_type == MediaType.ALBUM:
-        media = Album(session, id_media)
-    elif media_type == MediaType.PLAYLIST:
-        media = Playlist(session, id_media)
-    elif media_type == MediaType.MIX:
-        media = Mix(session, id_media)
-    else:
+    try:
+        if media_type == MediaType.TRACK:
+            media = Track(session, id_media)
+        elif media_type == MediaType.VIDEO:
+            media = Video(session, id_media)
+        elif media_type == MediaType.ALBUM:
+            media = Album(session, id_media)
+        elif media_type == MediaType.PLAYLIST:
+            media = Playlist(session, id_media)
+        elif media_type == MediaType.MIX:
+            media = Mix(session, id_media)
+        else:
+            raise MediaUnknown
+    except:
         raise MediaUnknown
 
     return media