- keep existing /api/image-proxy URLs from being wrapped again
- reuse the shared metadata package instead of duplicating URL logic in web_server.py
- add regression coverage for proxy passthrough and internal URL normalization
- move Spotify status publishing onto auth, disconnect, and rate-limit transitions
- keep dashboard and debug consumers on the shared cached snapshot
- leave only the initial snapshot seed as a fallback probe
- move metadata-source and Spotify status caching out of web_server.py
- keep the public /status payload unchanged while shrinking server-side glue
- centralize invalidation and TTL handling in core/metadata/status.py
- let core.metadata.registry own per-profile Spotify client caching
- register the DB-backed profile credentials provider from web_server.py
- invalidate only the affected profile cache entry on save, delete, and auth
- make web_server.py read and refresh Spotify from core.metadata.registry
- add single-key metadata cache eviction for Spotify reauth
- export the new cache helper through the metadata package shims
- split metadata lookup logic into core/metadata/*
- keep core/metadata_service.py as the legacy barrel
- update tests and artist-detail code to patch concrete modules
- Keep existing metadata_cache and metadata_service at the top level for now
- Move the new branch-local metadata helpers under core/metadata
- Share MusicBrainz release cache state from core.metadata.source and update import sites
