Consistency fix: Spotify Free is now its own entry in the metadata-source
dropdown (alongside Spotify / iTunes / Deezer / MusicBrainz) instead of a
side-toggle. Stored as fallback_source='spotify' + spotify_free=true so all
downstream 'spotify' routing and the spotify_* columns are unchanged.
Refined gate model (no toggle):
- Connected user (has credentials) -> official; bridges to free AUTOMATICALLY
during a rate-limit ban (no opt-in needed).
- No-auth user -> must pick 'Spotify Free' in the dropdown; then free serves.
- Never opted into Spotify (no creds, didn't pick it) -> free never runs, so no
surprise scraping. _free_wanted() = has_credentials OR picked-spotify-free is
the guard.
- AUTHED + healthy -> official always; free never opens.
UI: dropdown gains 'Spotify Free (no credentials)' (selectable when the package
is installed — surfaced via status.free_installed, since selecting it is the
opt-in and can't depend on having selected it); load/save map the dropdown value
to the (fallback_source, spotify_free) pair; old checkbox removed.
Gate model pinned by 6 scenario tests (connected/healthy, connected/ratelimited
bridge, no-auth picked, no-auth not-opted-in, package-missing). 117 tests green.
Adds an opt-in no-creds Spotify metadata path: SpotifyClient serves SpotipyFree
data (real Spotify IDs) when metadata.spotify_free is enabled AND SpotipyFree is
installed AND there's no real Spotify auth. The data lands in the SAME spotify_*
columns, so the enrichment worker, search, and #775 lookups work UNCHANGED —
they just receive free-sourced data. The worker's only change is its availability
gate.
- core/spotify_free_metadata.py: SpotifyFreeMetadataClient + normalize_artist +
pure gate fns (should_use_free_fallback / should_offer_spotify_metadata /
spotify_free_installed).
- SpotifyClient: _free_enabled (opt-in, default OFF) / _free_available /
is_spotify_metadata_available / _free_active + in-client routing for
search_artists/tracks + get_album/artist/track_details/album_tracks/artist_albums.
- 3 scoped availability gates use is_spotify_metadata_available(): enrichment
worker loop, search resolve_client, watchlist. The ~40 discovery/user-library
sites stay auth-only (no sprawl, no user-data risk).
Authed users are untouched (gate closed when auth healthy). UI surfacing comes
next. Pure gates + normalizer tested; orchestrator resolve test added.
