The "Fix Unknown Artists" repair job crashed on every run with:
ImportError: cannot import name '_build_path_from_template' from
'core.repair_jobs.library_reorganize'
Commit ca5c9316 ("Rewrite Library Reorganize job to delegate to per-
album planner") moved the private path-builder + quality-string
helpers out of `core.repair_jobs.library_reorganize` and into the
import pipeline. `unknown_artist_fixer.py:163` still imported them
from the old module — its scan() defers the imports to avoid pulling
web_server's Flask boot into the test harness, so the broken target
only surfaces at runtime when the user actually runs the job. The
tool was completely unrunnable.
Re-wired the deferred imports:
core.repair_jobs.library_reorganize._build_path_from_template
-> core.imports.paths.get_file_path_from_template_raw
core.repair_jobs.library_reorganize._get_audio_quality
-> core.imports.file_ops.get_audio_quality_string
Both replacements have identical signatures + return shapes (verified
by inspecting library_reorganize's pre-refactor implementations vs
the import-pipeline equivalents):
get_file_path_from_template_raw(template: str, context: dict)
-> tuple[folder: str, filename_base: str]
get_audio_quality_string(file_path: str) -> str
No call-site changes needed beyond the import target.
2 new regression tests in `tests/test_unknown_artist_fixer.py`:
test_deferred_path_imports_resolve — runs the same import
statements scan() runs, so the NEXT refactor that moves these
helpers fails CI rather than reaching the user.
test_deferred_path_helper_shape_matches_fixer_usage — pins the
`(folder, filename_base)` 2-tuple contract the fixer's unpack
relies on. Catches return-shape drift even when the import
target stays valid.
Audited every consumer of `core.repair_jobs.library_reorganize` —
only one stale import (this file). The test suite covers the only
production caller.
5 fixer tests pass (3 existing + 2 new regression guards).
Across all background workers (Spotify/Tidal/Deezer/Qobuz/iTunes/
Discogs/Genius/AudioDB/MusicBrainz/Last.fm/SoulID + the metadata-update
worker) and the repair-job scanners. All converted to
`logger.debug("...: %s", e)`.
Two `_e` renames in genius_worker and soulid_worker where outer scope
was already binding `e`. Two finally-block sites in repair_jobs/
library_reorganize.py left silent (conn.close on shutdown path).
Refs #369
`_create_finding` silently dedup-skipped re-discovered issues but
the caller incremented `findings_created` regardless. So a re-scan
that found the same issues as a prior scan reported 364 findings
in the badge while 0 NEW pending rows hit the db, leaving the
findings tab empty.
`_create_finding` now returns bool (True on insert, False on
dedup-skip / db error). All 16 repair jobs updated to only
increment `findings_created` on True. Added `findings_skipped_dedup`
counter surfaced in scan log: "Done: X scanned, 0 fixed, 0
findings (363 already existed), 0 errors".
Also fixed a missing `job_id` kwarg in album_tag_consistency that
was silently breaking finding creation for that scan.
GitHub issue #476 (gabistek, Docker on Arch host): "Auto-Fill" / "Fix
Selected" on the Album Completeness findings page returned
"Could not determine album folder from existing tracks" for every album.
Reproduces on any setup where the media-server library lives outside the
SoulSync transfer/download folders — Docker is the headline case but
native installs that point Plex at a NAS via SMB hit it too.
Root cause: `core/repair_worker.py:_resolve_file_path` only probed the
transfer + download folders. Docker users have their Plex/Jellyfin
library bind-mounted at /music (or similar) — neither configured in
SoulSync. Every existing track got silently treated as missing, so
`album_folder` stayed None and the fix workflow bailed.
The same incomplete logic was duplicated four more times in the
repair_jobs/ modules, all with the same bug. Album Completeness was
just the most user-visible — the same setups were also producing false
"missing file" findings from Dead File Cleaner, silent skips in
MBID Mismatch Detector, etc.
The web server already had the correct logic at
`web_server.py:_resolve_library_file_path` (probes transfer + download
+ Plex-reported library locations + user-configured library.music_paths).
The repair workers had never been updated to match.
Fix:
- New `core/library/path_resolver.py` extracts the union logic into a
single shared function `resolve_library_file_path()`. Probes (in
order, deduped): explicit transfer/download kwargs, config-derived
soulseek.transfer_path/download_path, Plex-reported library
locations (when a plex_client is passed), user-configured
library.music_paths. Each defensive: malformed config or a flaky
Plex client degrades to the dirs that did succeed.
- `core/repair_worker.py:_resolve_file_path` becomes a delegating
wrapper preserving the legacy signature, with a new `config_manager`
kwarg. All 15 in-tree call sites updated to thread
`self._config_manager` through.
- `core/repair_jobs/dead_file_cleaner.py`,
`mbid_mismatch_detector.py`, and `lossy_converter.py` get the same
treatment: duplicate function replaced with a thin wrapper, call
sites pass `context.config_manager`.
- `core/repair_jobs/acoustid_scanner.py` and
`unknown_artist_fixer.py` (which used to import from repair_worker)
now call the shared resolver directly with `context.config_manager`.
Side benefit: every other repair job (Dead File Cleaner, MBID
Mismatch Detector, Lossy Converter, AcoustID Scanner, Unknown Artist
Fixer) also stops missing files in the media-server library mount.
Single fix unblocks five user-visible features.
Tests: `tests/library/test_path_resolver.py` — 20 cases covering all
four base-dir sources, suffix-walk algorithm, dedup, defensive paths
(None plex client, malformed config entries, raising config_manager.get,
broken plex attribute access), Docker path translation. Full suite
1677 passed locally.
WHATS_NEW entry under '2.4.2' dev cycle.
Repair-worker album fills now generate explicit track IDs when copying rows, instead of relying on SQLite auto-assignment that no longer exists for TEXT primary keys. The unknown-artist fixer now does the same for new artists.
Also add a regression test for the album-fill copy branch and keep the AcoustID scanner resilient to legacy null-ID rows.
Unknown artist resolution now uses the shared metadata source priority and only filters to the sources that can actually participate in this job. Deezer and iTunes remain direct lookup sources, while Hydrabase can now join the title-search path when it is the configured priority source.
Spotify was being called for album/artist data fetching across multiple
background workers and the Artists page search even when the user had
Deezer or iTunes set as their primary metadata source. Being authenticated
for playlist sync was treated as permission to use Spotify for everything.
- watchlist_scanner: add _spotify_is_primary_source() that checks both
auth and primary source config; use it for all album/artist data fetching
(discovery pool, recent album caching, playlist curation, similar artist
ID matching, proactive ID backfill). _spotify_available_for_run() is kept
for sync_spotify_library_cache which must run regardless of primary source
- repair_jobs/metadata_gap_filler: gate Spotify ISRC lookup on primary
source being 'spotify'; MusicBrainz lookup unaffected
- repair_jobs/unknown_artist_fixer: replace hardcoded spotify_client with
source-aware client selection — primary source ID tried first, each ID
matched to its correct client (fixes latent bug passing Deezer IDs to
Spotify)
- web_server.py /api/match/search: Artists page search was hardcoded to
spotify_client.search_artists(); now uses _get_metadata_fallback_client()
so results come from the configured primary source
- Add interruptible stop events to background workers so shutdown
wakes out of long sleeps instead of waiting on fixed delays.
- Stop scan managers, repair worker, executors, and cleanup helpers
deterministically so process exit does not leave background threads
alive.
- Add startup warnings for stale SQLite WAL/SHM sidecars so unclean
shutdowns are easier to spot before init/migration errors cascade.
- Prevent forced kills from leaving SQLite sidecars behind, which
made rollbacks to older branches fail with malformed database
errors.
New repair job that scans the library for tracks filed under "Unknown
Artist" and corrects them. Resolves correct metadata by:
1. Reading embedded file tags (if file has correct artist)
2. Looking up by source track ID (Spotify/Deezer/iTunes)
3. Searching by title as last resort
Dry run mode (default) creates findings for review. Live mode re-tags
the audio file, moves it to the correct folder structure, and updates
the database. Includes fix handler for applying individual findings.
