Fix logic of this shit again

src/invidious/helpers/companion_status.cr

@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ class CompanionStatus
     client = HTTP::Client.new(companion.private_url, tls: tls)
     client.connect_timeout = 10.seconds
 
-    response = client.get(CONFIG.check_backends_path)
+    begin
+      response = client.get(CONFIG.check_backends_path)
+    rescue
+      @companions[index].status = Status::Down
+      return
+    end
+
     if response.status_code == 200
       if response.content_type == "application/json"
         body = response.body

src/invidious/routes/before_all.cr

@@ -181,11 +181,13 @@ module Invidious::Routes::BeforeAll::Companion
     else
       # Set cookie if there is no cookie
       if !env.request.cookies.has_key?("PREFS")
+        current_companion = get_companion(preferences)
         current_companion = self.find_available_companion(env, host, nil, companion_status, preferences)
         if current_companion
           self.set_companion(env, preferences, host, current_companion)
         else
-          return ""
+          current_companion = rand(c_size)
+          self.set_companion(env, preferences, host, current_companion)
         end
       else
         begin

src/invidious/routes/preferences.cr

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
 
   def self.update(env)
     locale = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale
+    preferences = env.get("preferences").as(Preferences)
     referer = get_referer(env)
 
     video_loop = env.params.body["video_loop"]?.try &.as(String)
@@ -176,6 +177,12 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
     show_community_backends ||= "off"
     show_community_backends = show_community_backends == "on"
 
+    current_companion = preferences.current_companion
+
+    search_privacy = env.params.body["search_privacy"]?.try &.as(String)
+    search_privacy ||= "off"
+    search_privacy = search_privacy == "on"
+
     # Convert to JSON and back again to take advantage of converters used for compatibility
     preferences = Preferences.from_json({
       annotations:                 annotations,
@@ -216,6 +223,8 @@ module Invidious::Routes::PreferencesRoute
       hidden_channels:             hidden_channels,
       default_trending_type:       default_trending_type,
       show_community_backends:     show_community_backends,
+      current_companion:           current_companion,
+      search_privacy:              search_privacy,
     }.to_json)
 
     if user = env.get? "user"