gosom / gosom/google-maps-scraper

Bug: `reviews_link` column is always empty

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Description

Hi @gosom , thanks for the fix on the `website` link issue.

As requested, I'm opening a separate issue for `reviews_link`. This column is always returned empty in the CSV output, even for listings that have reviews.

**How I Am Running It**:

I am using the official Docker image: `gosom/google-maps-scraper:latest`.

Our Docker command is:

```
docker run --rm \
-v $PWD/queries.txt:/queries.txt \
-v $PWD/results.csv:/results.csv \
gosom/google-maps-scraper:latest \
-input /queries.txt \
-results /results.csv \
-lang es \
-extra-reviews
```

> (Note: I also use `-depth 15`, `-c 3`, and `-exit-on-inactivity 2m` flags).

**Example Input (`queries.txt`)**:

```
Veterinarios en Madrid #!#veterinarios-madrid
```

**Actual Output**:

The `results.csv` file is generated, but the `reviews_link` column is empty for all rows.

**Expected Output**:

I expect the `reviews_link` column to be populated with the direct URL for that listing's reviews.

**Example:** `https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJvS8MzPg1HIYRRJuC2D3S4fg&q=Aloha+Vet&authuser=0&hl=es&gl=ES`

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Research direction

Reproduce the Docker command with `-extra-reviews` and inspect the path that collects and exports `reviews_link`. Compare the generated CSV with the expected Google reviews URL, then verify that the column is populated for listings with reviews and remains correct in a repeat run.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
data-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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