Root cause identified: update_episode_nfo_preserving_name() was receiving
None values for aired/dateadded and just updating NFO with basic fields.
Fixed by:
- Adding automatic data fetching when missing episode data detected
- Passing imdb_id and tv_processor to enable API calls
- Added fallback logic to fetch from database/Sonarr when data missing
- Will show clear debug output when fetching missing data
Now when NFO files are updated, they will automatically get proper
dateadded and aired fields from the NFOGuard database or Sonarr API.
This should resolve the missing NFOGuard metadata in episode NFO files.
Changes:
- Disabled creation/updating of season.nfo and tvshow.nfo files
NFOGuard should only manage episode NFO files, not series-level files
- Added debugging output to track aired/dateadded values in NFO updates
The example NFO was missing these crucial fields despite processing
Debug logs will show if data is being passed correctly to update function
This ensures NFOGuard only manages episode-level metadata files and
helps identify why some NFO files are missing the dateadded/aired fields.
Fixed two critical bugs in NFO processing:
1. isinstance() TypeError: Fixed XML comment detection in update_episode_nfo_preserving_name
- ET.Comment is not a proper type for isinstance()
- Added safer comment detection using type checking and string matching
2. Undefined variable: Fixed episode_filename reference in create_episode_nfo
- Variable only defined in fallback case but referenced in all cases
- Changed to use nfo_path.name which is always available
These fixes resolve the errors preventing NFO file updates for existing
long-named NFO files.
- Added logic to actively delete existing S01E01.nfo short-name files
- Modified fallback creation to always match video file names
- Added find_video_file_for_episode() to locate matching video files
- NFO files will now ALWAYS have the same name as their video files
- No more S01E01.nfo format ever created, addressing Emby compatibility issues
This ensures complete consistency between NFO and video file naming,
which should resolve Emby metadata reading issues.
The core issue was that create_episode_nfo() method was still using the old
migration logic that renamed long NFO files to S01E01.nfo format.
Changes:
- Modified create_episode_nfo() to check for video-matching NFO files first
- Update existing NFO files in-place while preserving original filenames
- Removed old migration and cleanup logic that deleted original files
- Added clear logging to distinguish preservation vs standard creation
This ensures TV episode NFO files keep their original long names that
match the video files exactly, while still getting NFOGuard metadata.
Instead of migrating long NFO names to standardized S01E01.nfo format,
now preserves original filenames that match video files while still
populating NFOGuard metadata (dateadded, aired, season, episode).
Changes:
- Added update_episode_nfo_preserving_name() method to NFOManager
- Added find_episode_nfo_matching_video() to locate NFO files by video name pattern
- Modified TVProcessor to update existing NFOs in-place rather than migrate names
- Episodes with existing NFOs now get "nfo_update_required" source for special handling
This maintains the user's preferred naming convention where NFO files
match their corresponding video files exactly.
- Fix WebhookBatcher missing nfo_manager attribute that caused movie processing errors
- Move NFOGuard comment from top to bottom of episode NFOs with other NFOGuard fields
- All NFOGuard additions now grouped together at bottom for better organization
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- Fix flawed title detection that caused duplicates when migrating NFOs
- Add robust title validation (check for non-empty, non-whitespace text)
- Improve debugging output to show title detection process
- Properly handle existing valid titles vs missing/empty titles
- Remove invalid title elements before adding filename-extracted titles
Resolves duplicate <title> elements in NFO files during migration.
- Add _extract_title_from_filename method to NFOManager class
- Integrate title extraction fallback in create_episode_nfo method
- Extract titles when NFO lacks title element or has empty title
- Support both .mkv and .mp4 files with comprehensive logging
- Fix applied to actual NFO creation method being used by episodes
Resolves title extraction by working in the correct code path
rather than relying on metadata processing that wasn't being called.
- Modify extract_nfoguard_dates_from_episode_nfo() to detect missing titles
- Add enhance_existing_episode_nfo_with_title() method to update NFOs with titles
- Enhance Tier 1 processing to check for missing titles in existing NFO files
- Extract titles from filenames and update existing NFOs that lack title elements
- Fix NFO filename case to match S01E01.nfo format
- Preserves all existing NFO content while adding missing title elements
Addresses issue where existing NFO files with NFOGuard metadata were
skipping title extraction due to Tier 1 optimization caching.
- Replace ET.parse() with _parse_nfo_with_tolerance() in parse_imdb_from_nfo
- Handles NFO files with URLs appended after </movie> tag
- Should resolve For the One (2024) TMDB ID detection issue
- NFO had TMDB ID 1339758 but trailing URLs prevented XML parsing
- Update find_movie_imdb_id to properly log TMDB vs IMDb ID detection
- Fix error message to indicate search for both IMDb AND TMDB IDs
- Add critical workflow reminder to SUMMARY.md for code-only development
- Should resolve For the One (2024) processing with TMDB ID 1339758
- Add NFO file extraction for TV episodes with dateadded detection
- Extend three-tier optimization (NFO cache, DB cache, full processing) to TV episodes
- Add TMDB ID fallback support for movies without IMDb IDs
- Implement Tier 1.5 processing for TMDB-only movies using premiered dates
- Update documentation with complete TV episode optimization details
- Add database rebuild capabilities for both movies and TV content
- Performance improvements eliminate 90%+ of processing time on warm systems
Added fallback detection for movies that only have TMDB IDs in NFO files.
When no IMDb ID is found, the system now:
- Detects TMDB ID from <uniqueid type="tmdb"> elements
- Logs a helpful warning with the TMDB ID for manual lookup
- Provides clear guidance that manual IMDb lookup may be needed
This helps identify movies like "For the One (2024)" that have TMDB data
but are missing IMDb identifiers, allowing users to manually add IMDb IDs
to directory names or filenames when available.
Future enhancement: Could implement TMDB->IMDb API conversion.
Extended the revolutionary three-tier performance system to TV episodes:
TIER 1 (Fastest): Episode NFO File Check
- Detects existing NFOGuard data in episode NFO files (dateadded + lockdata)
- Skips all database queries AND Sonarr API calls
- Perfect for database rebuilds from existing episode NFO files
TIER 2 (Fast): Episode Database Check
- Uses complete episode database entries when available
- Skips expensive Sonarr API calls for series/episode metadata
- Creates NFO from cached data only
TIER 3 (Normal): Full Episode Processing
- Only when neither NFO nor database have data
- Queries Sonarr APIs, processes dates, enhanced metadata
TV shows now benefit from same performance improvements as movies:
- Database rebuilds from existing NFO files (instant)
- Subsequent scans 90%+ faster for processed episodes
- Large TV libraries process efficiently with intelligent caching
This completes the performance optimization system across all media types.
Implemented smart caching system that dramatically reduces processing time:
TIER 1 (Fastest): NFO File Check
- If NFO already has NFOGuard dateadded + lockdata, use it directly
- Skips both database queries AND API calls
- Perfect for movies already processed by NFOGuard
TIER 2 (Fast): Database Check
- If database has complete dateadded data, use it
- Skips expensive API calls to TMDB/OMDB/Radarr
- Creates NFO from cached data
TIER 3 (Slowest): Full Processing
- Only when neither NFO nor database have data
- Queries all APIs, processes dates, saves to database
This should dramatically improve full scan performance, especially
on subsequent runs where most movies already have NFOGuard data.
Expected speedup: 90%+ reduction in processing time for warm scans.
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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