The same provider ID is stored under inconsistent column names across tables
(deezer_id vs deezer_artist_id vs album_deezer_id vs similar_artist_deezer_id;
spotify/itunes keep an entity qualifier, others don't; musicbrainz uses three
nouns), so code checks 2-5 name variants everywhere.
Add core/source_ids.py as the single source of truth for (provider, entity) ->
column, with accessors that read an ID from a dict/sqlite3.Row robustly
(canonical column first, then known aliases). NO database columns are renamed —
these are the real names today; the registry just centralizes the knowledge.
Targeted adoption (behavior-identical, verified):
- core/artist_source_lookup.SOURCE_ID_FIELD now derives from the registry
instead of duplicating the mapping (values unchanged).
- web_server.py artist-detail builds artist_source_ids via source_id_map(...)
instead of a hand-rolled per-source .get() dict.
Broader call-site adoption deferred as clearly-scoped follow-up.
Tests: tests/test_source_ids_registry.py (canonical columns, alias fallback,
canonical-preferred, sqlite3.Row, source_id_map, SOURCE_ID_FIELD unchanged).
Existing artist_source_lookup + artist_full_detail suites still green.
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