Expand matched MusicBrainz release groups into concrete releases for specific album searches so import users can choose the correct edition by track count, format, country, and disambiguation. Preserve distinct MusicBrainz release IDs instead of deduping same-title variants, carry release metadata through import matching, and surface those details on album result cards. Add coverage for variant preservation and release-group expansion.
Two bugs surfacing on the Fix popup and enhanced-search MB tab:
1. Strict Lucene phrase queries (`recording:"X" AND artist:"Y"`) killed
recall on user-facing manual search — diacritics ("Bjork" vs canonical
"Björk"), bracketed suffixes like "(Live)", and any AND-clause
mismatch returned zero results. Added `strict: bool = True` param to
`search_release` / `search_recording`; when False, sends a bare query
joining title + artist so MB hits alias/sortname indexes with
diacritic folding. `/api/musicbrainz/search` (Fix popup) and
`core/library/service_search.py` (service tabs) now pass strict=False.
Enrichment workers stay on strict mode — precision matters there
because they auto-accept the top hit above a confidence threshold.
2. Every MB album click was silently 404-ing — `_render_release_as_album`
passed `cover-art-archive` as an MB `inc` param, but it's not a valid
include for the /release resource (MB rejects with 400). The CAA flags
come back on every release response by default, so dropping the bad
include preserves the image-scope picker logic intact.
Clicking a MusicBrainz album returned 404 because the browse-based
search path now stores release-GROUP MBIDs in Album.id, but `get_album`
still hit `/ws/2/release/<mbid>` directly. Release-group MBIDs don't
resolve as release MBIDs — MB 404s. User log:
GET /api/spotify/album/b88655ba...?source=musicbrainz → 404
Error fetching release b88655ba...: 404 Client Error
The fix requires a two-step resolution for the new browse path:
1. Look up the release-group with `inc=releases+artist-credits` to get
the list of releases inside (original + reissues + regional + promo
editions). MB release-groups routinely hold 5-20 releases.
2. Pick a representative release: prefer Official status over Promo,
prefer releases with a real tracklist over stubs, then earliest date.
3. Fetch that release's full tracklist via `get_release`.
Two extra seconds at the 1-rps rate limit, but it's on click, not on
search results rendering.
Structure:
- New `MusicBrainzClient.get_release_group(mbid, includes)` method.
- New `_pick_representative_release(releases)` helper encapsulates the
ranking logic.
- Tracklist projection extracted into `_render_release_as_album` so
both paths share the same shape construction.
- `get_album` tries release-group first; falls back to direct release
lookup when the MBID turns out to be a release from the text-search
fallback path.
- Canonical Album.id stays the release-group MBID so a re-fetch with
the same URL hits the same code path idempotently.
3 new tests (now 33 total):
- End-to-end release-group → release resolution with mocked client
- Fallback to direct release lookup when rg lookup misses
- Representative-release picker ranks correctly
Verified against live API with the exact MBID that 404'd for the user
(b88655ba... for DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar): now returns in 1.2s with
the full 14-track listing (BLOOD., DNA., YAH., ELEMENT., FEEL., ...).
The previous commit's `browse_artist_recordings` call passed
`inc=releases+artist-credits` — but MusicBrainz's recording browse
endpoint rejects `inc=releases` with HTTP 400. The adapter's error
handler returned an empty list, so the Tracks section stayed empty
even though the fix was supposed to populate it.
Browse without release info is useless for our search UI (tracks
would render with no album), so swap to the fielded Lucene search
`arid:<mbid>` on the `/recording` endpoint. That's the canonical MB
pattern for "find recordings by this artist WITH release context":
- arid: search accepts the artist MBID and returns recordings with
`releases` (release-group, date, media) embedded in each result.
- One API call per lookup, same as browse would have been.
Renamed the method to `search_recordings_by_artist_mbid` so the name
matches its behaviour — it's a search, not a browse. Adapter updated
to call the new name; tests updated to match.
Verified against the live API: Metallica's MBID returns 5 recordings
in ~1.8 seconds (vs the previous 400 error).
`MusicBrainzSearchClient.search_artists` has been a `return []` stub
since the feature landed, with a comment claiming the MB tab 'doesn't
show artists.' That's why kettui saw a missing Artists section on the
search page — not a missing render, a hardcoded empty list.
Re-enable it properly:
- New `strict=False` parameter on `MusicBrainzClient.search_artist`
sends a bare Lucene query instead of `artist:"..."`. MusicBrainz
matches bare queries against alias+artist+sortname indexes together,
which is the right behavior for user-facing fuzzy search (finds
typos, aliases, sortname variants). `strict=True` remains the
default for enrichment/AcoustID callers that want exact matches.
- Adapter filters results to `score >= 80`. MB assigns a 0-100 Lucene
score on every hit; the true artist + close variants score 100,
tribute bands and lookalikes typically land in the 40-65 range.
The cutoff keeps "Metallica" (100) and drops "Black Metallica
Tribute Band" (60) without hand-curated lists.
- Results returned as the same `Artist` dataclass used elsewhere in
the search-tab adapter layer. `popularity` carries the MB score
(0-100) so the frontend can sort/highlight top matches if desired.
Add `browse_artist_release_groups(mbid)` and `browse_artist_recordings(mbid)`
to MusicBrainzClient. These hit `/ws/2/release-group?artist=<mbid>` and
`/ws/2/recording?artist=<mbid>` respectively — the correct MusicBrainz
pattern for "give me everything linked to this artist."
Why this matters: our current search adapter calls text-search
(`release?query=...` / `recording?query=...`) for albums and tracks,
which matches entity titles literally. Typing "metallica" hits unrelated
releases titled "Metallica" and recordings named "Metallica" by obscure
bands — every garbage match scores 100 because they're all exact title
matches on the wrong field.
Browse walks the artist→release-group and artist→recording links
directly. Once we know the artist's MBID (from `search_artist`), browse
returns their actual discography instead of title collisions.
No behavior change yet — search adapter still uses the old path. Follow-
up commit wires the new endpoints in.
Reference: https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_API — "Browse queries
retrieve entities linked to a known entity" vs search.
MusicBrainz mandates a meaningful User-Agent with contact info, warning
that bare strings can trigger IP blocking under load. Our client was
sending `SoulSync/2.3` with no contact — and the search adapter passed
an app version hard-coded at "2.3" that's now stale (UI is at 2.40).
Fix: default contact to the project URL (`https://github.com/Nezreka/SoulSync`)
when no email is supplied, so every request lands as
`SoulSync/<version> ( https://github.com/Nezreka/SoulSync )`. Drop the
search-adapter version suffix to a generic "2" since the exact UI minor
version would add noise to every MB request without helping operators
track issues.
Reference: https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_API — "it is
important that your application sets a proper User-Agent string."
- New core/api_call_tracker.py — centralized tracker with rolling 60s
timestamps (speedometer) and 24h minute-bucketed history (charts)
- Instrument all 9 service client rate_limited decorators to record
actual API calls with per-endpoint tracking for Spotify
- 1-second WebSocket push loop for real-time gauge updates
- Modern radial arc gauges with service brand colors, glowing active
arc, endpoint dot, 0/max scale labels, smooth CSS transitions
- Click any gauge to open detail modal with 24h call history chart
(Canvas 2D, HiDPI, gradient fill, grid lines, danger zone band)
- Spotify modal shows per-endpoint history lines with color legend
and live per-endpoint breakdown bars
- Rate limited state indicator — blinking red badge with countdown
timer appears on gauge card when Spotify ban is active
- REST endpoint GET /api/rate-monitor/history/<service> for chart data
- Responsive grid layout (5 cols desktop, 3 tablet, 2 phone)
MusicBrainz library enrichment with real-time
status monitoring and manual control.
Features:
- Status icon button in dashboard header with glassmorphic design
- Animated loading spinner during active enrichment
- Hover tooltip showing:
- Worker status (Running/Paused/Idle)
- Currently processing item
- Artist matching progress with percentage
- Click-to-toggle pause/resume functionality
- Auto-polling every 2 seconds for live updates
Backend Changes:
- Added GET /api/musicbrainz/status endpoint
- Added POST /api/musicbrainz/pause endpoint
- Added POST /api/musicbrainz/resume endpoint
- Worker tracks current_item for UI display
- get_stats() returns enhanced status data
Frontend Changes:
- New MusicBrainz button component with tooltip
- Premium CSS styling with animations
- JavaScript polling and state management
- Positioned tooltip below button with centered arrow
Files Modified:
- web_server.py: API endpoints and worker initialization
- core/musicbrainz_worker.py: current_item tracking
- webui/index.html: Button and tooltip structure
- webui/static/style.css: Complete styling (240 lines)
- webui/static/script.js: Polling and interaction logic (115 lines)
Broque Thomas
Broque Thomas