#913 was silently producing 0 recs: similar_artists.source_artist_id is a SOURCE id (Spotify/etc.), but the scan keyed id->name by internal artists.id (resolved nothing), and the consensus ranker was fed the name-collapsed get_top_similar_artists (consensus could never fire). Fixed + elevated:
- id->name keyed by source-id columns; raw per-seed edges (real consensus); similarity_rank threaded into the score; recency-weighted seeds (recent plays boost lifetime favs)
- new 'Based On Your Listening' artist row (/api/discover/listening-recommendations) with 'because you listen to X' explanations
- new 'Your Listening Mix' track row: each rec's top tracks via a guarded, name-resolved Spotify/Deezer fetch (falls back to the discovery pool), stored as full render dicts so the row can't shrink on pool rotation
- pure tested core: similarity_from_rank, build_recency_weighted_seeds, to_mix_track, names_match (+ rank-aware grouping)
Fresh Tape (5-10 tracks): future-dated albums sorted to the top of get_discovery_recent_albums and ate the 50-album budget before the is_future_release skip ran. Add exclude_future_years + fetch a generous budget; downstream caps unchanged. Regression tested.
Also drop the per-track block 'X' from the compact playlist rows (wrong spot). Plan/audit in DISCOVER_BEST_IN_CLASS_PLAN.md.
Tacobell444 (#707 follow-up): the scan summary said "New tracks: 19 • Added to
wishlist: 10" with no way to see which tracks those were — you had to scan your
wishlist and guess what was new.
Scan ledger: the scanner now records a per-run scan_track_events list (track,
artist, album, thumb, status added|skipped — skipped = found-new but declined
by add_to_wishlist: already queued or blocklisted; capped at 500). The status
endpoint already serializes scan_state, so the payload flows free. The
completed (and cancelled) scan summary on the Watchlist page gets a
"Show tracks" toggle expanding a styled list — Added section + Skipped section
with badges, reusing the live-feed row styling.
Download Origins grouping: the modal now groups entries by what triggered them
(watchlist artist / playlist name) with collapsible headers + counts instead of
a flat list with a per-row badge. Entries arrive newest-first so groups order
themselves by their newest download. Same row markup, checkboxes/delete intact.
Provenance: watchlist adds now stamp scan_run_id into wishlist source_info, so
per-run grouping is queryable later (future "what did run X add" views).
Tests: per-run ledger seam test (added + skipped statuses, album/artist fields,
FIFO unchanged). 316 watchlist/wishlist tests pass; JS syntax-checked.
- Extract the import pipeline, album import, staging, path, file ops, guards, runtime state, side effects, and metadata enrichment out of .
- Canonicalize the refactored import path around and remove legacy , , , and request shapes from the import endpoints.
- Make album and track metadata lookups follow the configured provider priority instead of hard-coding Spotify, while still falling back when needed.
- Update the import routes and frontend payloads to use the new core helpers.
- Add coverage for the extracted helpers and the refactored import flows.
PS. apologies to anyone who might check this commit out - the intention was to start small, but things kinda snowballed out of control at some point since the logic just kept going on and on, and everything kinda had to be changed all at once for it all to make any sense
The three discovery-pool tests hardcoded release_date strings
("2026-04-01", "2026-04-16") that were checked against a rolling
`datetime.now() - timedelta(days=7)` (or 21-60 day) cutoff in the
scanner. Once the wall clock advanced past the cutoff window the
releases were filtered out and the assertions failed — Python 3.11
Linux CI was already past 2026-04-23 UTC.
Replace the hardcoded values with a module-level
`_RECENT_RELEASE_DATE = now - 2 days` so the fixtures stay inside
every cutoff window regardless of when the suite runs.
Two bugs reported in issue #320:
1. Auto-watchlist scan bypassed Global Override settings.
scan_watchlist_profile applied _apply_global_watchlist_overrides, but
the scheduled auto-scan called scan_watchlist_artists directly —
bypassing the override. Users who unchecked "Albums" or "Live" under
Watchlist → Global Override still saw full albums and live tracks
added during nightly scans (per-artist defaults, which include
everything, won).
Moved override application into scan_watchlist_artists itself so
every entry point respects it. scan_watchlist_profile now forwards
the apply_global_overrides flag through to avoid double-application.
2. is_live_version (watchlist + discography backfill) and
live_commentary_cleaner's content patterns used bare \blive\b, which
matched verb uses like "What We Live For" by American Authors,
"Live Forever" by Oasis, "Live and Let Die" by Wings.
Tightened the live patterns to require clear recording context:
(Live) / [Live Version] / - Live / Live at|from|in|on|version|
session|recording|performance|album|show|tour|concert|edit|cut|take
/ In Concert / On Stage / Unplugged / Concert.
Locked in 11 regression tests covering the reported false positives
(What We Live For, Live Forever, Living on a Prayer, Live and Let Die)
and the reported true positives (Dimension - Live at Big Day Out,
MTV Unplugged, etc.).
Version bumped to 2.37 with changelog entries.
Switch similar-artist backfill to the shared provider-priority flow instead of assuming iTunes as the fallback.
Reuse the generic metadata search helpers, keep a compatibility alias for the old helper name, and update the scanner tests to cover the new path.
Add a regression test that verifies backfill walks each available fallback provider and persists the resolved IDs per source.
Shift similar-artist lookup to the shared metadata provider priority flow.
Use generic provider clients for search and metadata extraction instead of
branching on Spotify/iTunes-specific paths.
Add a regression test that verifies MusicMap matching queries the provider
priority list and preserves canonical metadata from the best match.
Make discovery pool population and curated playlists follow the configured metadata source order. Keep Spotify strict where fallback would corrupt source-specific IDs, and trim fan-out with smaller similar-artist samples and page caps. Leave the remaining incremental path for follow-up.
Reduce request volume in the discovery helpers while keeping the source-priority model intact.
- make cache_discovery_recent_albums source-priority aware
- cap Spotify artist-album pagination in the discovery and incremental paths
- reduce the similar-artist sample size for the cache-refresh helper
- keep Spotify strict where fallback would contaminate source-specific IDs
- add regression coverage for source order, strict Spotify lookups, and pagination caps
Watchlist scanner: empty discography (no new releases in lookback) was
treated as API failure, causing "Failed to get artist discography" for
artists like Kendrick Lamar who simply had no recent releases. Now
distinguishes None (API failure → try next source) from [] (success,
no new tracks). Spotify backfill now uses the authenticated client
instance instead of creating a fresh unauthenticated one.
Wishlist nebula: album remove now sends album_name (API updated to
accept album_name as fallback alongside album_id). Track remove
re-renders the nebula after deletion. Toned down processing pulse
animation.
Updated test to verify fallback triggers on API failure (None), not
on empty results.
Make discovery pool population respect provider priority while keeping Spotify strict, and reduce unnecessary request volume in the hot discovery paths.
- keep discovery fan-out source-priority aware
- preserve cache use where freshness is not required
- cap Spotify artist-album pagination in discovery and cache refresh paths
- keep incremental release checks to a single page, since they only need the newest releases
- add regression coverage for provider order, strict Spotify handling, and pagination caps
Resolve Spotify artist matching through the exact Spotify client only, so watchlist ID backfill cannot drift to fallback-provider results. Remove the remaining preemptive provider availability check from the backfill loop.
Move the web watchlist scan core onto the shared metadata source priority so primary provider settings are respected during artist, album, and image resolution.
Add coverage for primary-source-first discography lookup and fallback to later providers when the primary source has no albums.
Bring placeholder tracklist skipping back into the shared watchlist scan path, and centralize the DB-only artist image backfill helper so both web scan entrypoints reuse the same logic.
Move the shared watchlist scan loop into core/watchlist_scanner.py so web_server.py only handles triggers, locks, progress, and post-scan orchestration.
Manual and scheduled watchlist scans now share the same scanner-side core, while the web entrypoints keep profile selection and automation progress updates.
