Fix:Save metadata files when updating library items #1952

server/Database.js

@@ -405,12 +405,14 @@ class Database {
 
   async createLibraryItem(oldLibraryItem) {
     if (!this.sequelize) return false
+    await oldLibraryItem.saveMetadata()
     await this.models.libraryItem.fullCreateFromOld(oldLibraryItem)
     this.libraryItems.push(oldLibraryItem)
   }
 
-  updateLibraryItem(oldLibraryItem) {
+  async updateLibraryItem(oldLibraryItem) {
     if (!this.sequelize) return false
+    await oldLibraryItem.saveMetadata()
     return this.models.libraryItem.fullUpdateFromOld(oldLibraryItem)
   }
 
@@ -418,8 +420,11 @@ class Database {
     if (!this.sequelize) return false
     let updatesMade = 0
     for (const oldLibraryItem of oldLibraryItems) {
+      await oldLibraryItem.saveMetadata()
       const hasUpdates = await this.models.libraryItem.fullUpdateFromOld(oldLibraryItem)
-      if (hasUpdates) updatesMade++
+      if (hasUpdates) {
+        updatesMade++
+      }
     }
     return updatesMade
   }
@@ -427,6 +432,7 @@ class Database {
   async createBulkLibraryItems(oldLibraryItems) {
     if (!this.sequelize) return false
     for (const oldLibraryItem of oldLibraryItems) {
+      await oldLibraryItem.saveMetadata()
       await this.models.libraryItem.fullCreateFromOld(oldLibraryItem)
       this.libraryItems.push(oldLibraryItem)
     }

server/Server.js

@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class Server {
     }
 
     await this.cleanUserData() // Remove invalid user item progress
-    await this.purgeMetadata() // Remove metadata folders without library item
     await this.cacheManager.ensureCachePaths()
 
     await this.backupManager.init()
@@ -243,36 +242,6 @@ class Server {
     await this.scanner.scanFilesChanged(fileUpdates)
   }
 
-  // Remove unused /metadata/items/{id} folders
-  async purgeMetadata() {
-    const itemsMetadata = Path.join(global.MetadataPath, 'items')
-    if (!(await fs.pathExists(itemsMetadata))) return
-    const foldersInItemsMetadata = await fs.readdir(itemsMetadata)
-
-    let purged = 0
-    await Promise.all(foldersInItemsMetadata.map(async foldername => {
-      const itemFullPath = fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.join(itemsMetadata, foldername))
-
-      const hasMatchingItem = Database.libraryItems.find(li => {
-        if (!li.media.coverPath) return false
-        return itemFullPath === fileUtils.filePathToPOSIX(Path.dirname(li.media.coverPath))
-      })
-      if (!hasMatchingItem) {
-        Logger.debug(`[Server] Purging unused metadata ${itemFullPath}`)
-
-        await fs.remove(itemFullPath).then(() => {
-          purged++
-        }).catch((err) => {
-          Logger.error(`[Server] Failed to delete folder path ${itemFullPath}`, err)
-        })
-      }
-    }))
-    if (purged > 0) {
-      Logger.info(`[Server] Purged ${purged} unused library item metadata`)
-    }
-    return purged
-  }
-
   // Remove user media progress with items that no longer exist & remove seriesHideFrom that no longer exist
   async cleanUserData() {
     for (const _user of Database.users) {

server/objects/LibraryItem.js

@@ -523,7 +523,10 @@ class LibraryItem {
     return this.media.getDirectPlayTracklist(episodeId)
   }
 
-  // Saves metadata.abs file
+  /**
+   * Save metadata.json/metadata.abs file
+   * @returns {boolean} true if saved
+   */
   async saveMetadata() {
     if (this.mediaType === 'video' || this.mediaType === 'music') return
 
@@ -556,6 +559,7 @@ class LibraryItem {
           await newLibraryFile.setDataFromPath(metadataFilePath, `metadata.json`)
           this.libraryFiles.push(newLibraryFile)
         }
+        Logger.debug(`[LibraryItem] Success saving abmetadata to "${metadataFilePath}"`)
 
         return true
       }).catch((error) => {