Added comprehensive debugging for IMDb ID detection to identify issues
with directories that don't have IMDb IDs in folder names but do have
them in filenames (like Adulthood (2025) [tt26657977]).
Also added database-first optimization that skips expensive API calls
when we already have complete data in the database. This should:
- Speed up full rescans significantly
- Reduce unnecessary API calls to TMDB/OMDB/Radarr
- Keep database size appropriate by not re-querying known movies
This should resolve both the small database size issue and improve
performance for movies that already have valid dateadded entries.
Moved the NFOGuard source comment from the top of the XML file to
just before our field additions at the bottom. This creates a clear
separation showing where NFOGuard's modifications begin.
Expected structure:
[existing rich metadata]
<!-- NFOGuard - Source: tmdb:digital -->
<uniqueid type="imdb" default="true">tt123</uniqueid>
<premiered>2024-08-20</premiered>
<dateadded>2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00</dateadded>
<lockdata>true</lockdata>
Changed from ET.SubElement() to ET.Element() + explicit append() to
guarantee that NFOGuard-managed fields appear at the very bottom of
NFO files after all existing content.
This is critical because:
- Emby plugin specifically looks for dateadded field
- All NFOGuard fields should be grouped together at the bottom
- Preserves existing rich metadata while clearly marking our additions
Added debug logging for dateadded field to confirm it's being written.
Added debug logging to understand why rich existing NFO metadata
isn't being preserved when NFOGuard updates files.
This will show:
- Parameters passed to create_movie_nfo
- Whether existing premiered dates are being preserved
- Why NFOGuard fields aren't being added to the bottom
This should help diagnose why Inside Out 2 NFO isn't getting
NFOGuard's dateadded and lockdata fields appended.
NFO Organization Enhancement:
- Move all NFOGuard elements (dateadded, lockdata, comments) to bottom of NFO files
- Remove existing NFOGuard elements and re-add at bottom for clean organization
- Provides better separation between media metadata and NFOGuard management
- Easier to read NFO files when Radarr/Sonarr has already populated extensive metadata
Before: NFOGuard elements mixed throughout existing metadata
After: All media metadata first, then NFOGuard elements grouped at bottom
This addresses user feedback about NFO readability when files already contain
extensive metadata from Radarr, making it easier to see both media info and
NFOGuard management details in a logical order.
NFO Management Timestamp Fix:
- Fix NFO management comments to use local timezone instead of UTC
- Both movie and TV episode NFO files now show consistent local timezone
- Comments now show: <!-- managed by NFOGuard at 2025-09-14T09:29:06-04:00 -->
Enhanced Episode Processing Debug:
- Add comprehensive debug logging for webhook episode database lookups
- Track IMDb ID and season/episode info throughout processing pipeline
- Add database write verification to catch storage issues immediately
- Enhanced logging will help identify duplicate processing root causes
This addresses the issue where episodes were being treated as new downloads
instead of finding existing database entries, helping prevent duplicate processing.
- Fix NFO dateadded timestamps to use local timezone instead of UTC
- Convert Radarr/Sonarr import dates from UTC to local timezone for NFO files
- Update webhook episode processing to use local time for new downloads
- Convert file modification time fallbacks to local timezone
- Preserve historical dates (aired, premiered) in original UTC format
- Replace all placeholder logging functions with centralized timezone-aware logging
- Add convert_utc_to_local() utility function for timestamp conversion
- Now all logs AND NFO files show consistent local timezone formatting
Users with TZ=America/New_York will now see:
- Logs: [2025-09-14T09:37:00-04:00]
- NFO files: <dateadded>2025-09-14T09:37:00-04:00</dateadded>
💾 Smart NFO File Management:
- Add intelligent content comparison to prevent unnecessary file overwrites
- Only update NFO files when content actually changes (ignoring timestamp differences)
- Dramatically reduce file system writes and improve scan performance
- Applied to both TV episodes and movies for comprehensive efficiency
- New _nfo_content_matches() method for smart content comparison
🗓️ Fix Episode Date Field Mapping:
- BREAKING: Correct date field usage in episode NFOs
- <aired> and <premiered>: Now use historical air dates (e.g., 1951-10-15)
- <dateadded>: Correctly shows actual download/import date (e.g., 2025-09-13)
- Resolves confusion between when show aired vs when user downloaded it
- Media servers now show historically accurate metadata with working "Recently Added"
🎯 Technical Changes:
- Enhanced create_episode_nfo() with content comparison logic
- Enhanced create_movie_nfo() with content comparison logic
- Separated historical date logic from import date logic
- Added comprehensive debug logging for file skip/update decisions
🏆 User Experience:
- Faster scans with fewer unnecessary file operations
- Correct historical context in media servers
- "Recently Added" functionality preserved and working
- No more metadata confusion between air dates and import dates
Example NFO output:
- <aired>1951-10-15</aired> (historical)
- <dateadded>2025-09-13T21:39:28+00:00</dateadded> (when downloaded)
- <premiered>1951-10-15</premiered> (historical)
- Issue: Emby displays DateCreated field which gets updated on metadata refresh
- Root cause: Emby ignores <dateadded> but reads <aired> for TV episodes
- Solution: Write import date to <aired> field instead of actual air date
- Emby will now display import date (Feb 19) instead of scan date (Sep 11)
- Maintains backward compatibility with fallback to actual air date
✨ Features Added:
• Single season/episode processing capability via new endpoints
• Enhanced NFO generation with full Sonarr API metadata (titles, plots, ratings)
• NFOGuard timestamp tracking in all NFO source comments
• URL-safe /tv/scan-season and /tv/scan-episode endpoints
🔧 Technical Improvements:
• Fixed URL encoding issues for paths with spaces and special characters
• Enhanced TVProcessor with process_season() and process_episode_file() methods
• Rich metadata extraction from Sonarr API (episode titles, plots, runtime, ratings)
• XML escaping for special characters in metadata
• Comprehensive episode parsing (SxxExx and numeric formats)
📚 Documentation:
• Updated README with new TV processing endpoints
• Added enhanced NFO generation examples showing before/after
• Documented URL-safe alternatives to manual scan paths
🎯 User Benefits:
• Can now process single seasons: Chicago Fire Season 13
• Can now process single episodes: S13E21 files
• Enhanced NFO files with full episode metadata for better Emby/Plex experience
• Timestamps show when NFOGuard processed each file
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