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siftlode/backend/app/plex/client.py
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peter b8bff504d8 fix(plex): "Clear resume point" now tells Plex about an in-progress item
The button deletes the local row and mirrors the un-mark to Plex, but it decided whether
to push from the previous STATUS alone (prev_status != "new") — and an in-progress item's
row is status="new" carrying a position, which is exactly how the importer maps a bare
viewOffset. So for the single case the button exists for, nothing was ever sent to Plex:
the offset stayed, and the next pull imported it straight back. The user cleared Protector
twice and it returned to Continue watching at 92s both times.

Push now when Plex holds anything to clear — a view count, or a resume point. "hidden"
stays Siftlode-only and pushes nothing, which is what this endpoint's docstring always
claimed and the status-only guard contradicted.

One unscrobble clears BOTH viewCount and viewOffset — measured against the live server from
a watched+offset state and an offset-only one, so the push itself needed no change. The
client docstring that claimed "clears viewCount" is what sent the first diagnosis down a
wrong path (a timeline write with time=0, which does not clear an offset at all); it now
records what the server actually does.

Verified end to end on the real Plex server: the button leaves viewCount=None viewOffset=None,
and a full 44,885-item re-import brings back no row for it.
2026-09-09 23:55:51 +02:00

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"""Thin synchronous Plex Media Server client (metadata + images + watch-state).
Server-side ONLY: uses the admin ``X-Plex-Token`` from sysconfig. Playback never goes through
this client — Siftlode plays the LOCAL physical file (see app.plex.paths). Plex is used purely for
metadata, image proxying, and (P5) optional watch-state write-back. Requests JSON via the
``Accept: application/json`` header (Plex serves XML by default).
"""
import logging
from urllib.parse import quote
import httpx
from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
from app import sysconfig
from app.config import settings
log = logging.getLogger("siftlode.plex")
class PlexError(Exception):
"""Any failure talking to the Plex server (network, HTTP status, bad payload)."""
class PlexNotConfigured(PlexError):
"""The Plex server URL or token isn't set — the module can't do anything."""
class PlexClient:
"""Bound to the configured server + admin token. Use as a context manager so the underlying
httpx client is closed."""
def __init__(self, db: Session):
self.db = db
self.base = sysconfig.get_str(db, "plex_server_url").rstrip("/")
self.token = sysconfig.get_str(db, "plex_server_token")
if not self.base or not self.token:
raise PlexNotConfigured("Plex server URL or token is not configured")
self._http = httpx.Client(
timeout=30.0,
headers={
"Accept": "application/json",
"X-Plex-Token": self.token,
"X-Plex-Client-Identifier": settings.plex_client_id,
"X-Plex-Product": "Siftlode",
},
)
def __enter__(self) -> "PlexClient":
return self
def __exit__(self, *exc) -> None:
self._http.close()
def close(self) -> None:
self._http.close()
def _get(self, path: str, params: dict | None = None) -> dict:
try:
r = self._http.get(f"{self.base}{path}", params=params)
r.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
raise PlexError(str(e)) from e
try:
return (r.json() or {}).get("MediaContainer", {}) or {}
except ValueError as e:
raise PlexError("Plex returned a non-JSON response") from e
# --- Connectivity + sections (P0) ---
def server_info(self) -> dict:
"""Root identity (friendlyName / version) — used by the admin 'Test connection'."""
return self._get("/")
def sections(self) -> list[dict]:
"""Library sections (Directory entries): key, title, type (movie|show|...)."""
mc = self._get("/library/sections")
return mc.get("Directory", []) or []
# --- Catalog mirror (P1) ---
def section_items(
self, key: str, item_type: int, start: int = 0, size: int = 200
) -> tuple[list[dict], int]:
"""A page of a section's top-level items. type 1 = movie, 2 = show. Returns
(items, total_size)."""
mc = self._get(
f"/library/sections/{key}/all",
params={
"type": item_type,
# includeGuids=1 carries each item's Guid array (tmdb/imdb/tvdb ids) in the cheap
# listing, so the sync can capture the canonical guid without a per-item rich fetch —
# the pairing key for the HU overlay (E5 S5).
"includeGuids": 1,
"X-Plex-Container-Start": start,
"X-Plex-Container-Size": size,
},
)
return mc.get("Metadata", []) or [], int(mc.get("totalSize", mc.get("size", 0)) or 0)
def children(self, rating_key: str) -> list[dict]:
"""Direct children (show → seasons, season → episodes)."""
mc = self._get(f"/library/metadata/{rating_key}/children")
return mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
def related(self, rating_key: str) -> list[dict]:
"""Related / similar items for a movie or show, flattened out of Plex's Hub grouping.
Best-effort (needs the library's related data) — returns [] if Plex has none."""
try:
mc = self._get(f"/library/metadata/{rating_key}/related")
except PlexError:
return []
out: list[dict] = []
for hub in mc.get("Hub", []) or []:
out.extend(hub.get("Metadata", []) or [])
return out
def collections(self, section_key: str) -> list[dict]:
"""All collections in a library section (title/summary/thumb/childCount/smart)."""
mc = self._get(f"/library/sections/{section_key}/collections")
return mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
def collection_children(self, rating_key: str) -> list[dict]:
"""The member items (movies / shows) of a collection."""
mc = self._get(f"/library/collections/{rating_key}/children")
return mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
# --- Collection editing (P2 — write-back to Plex; all shared/global, admin-gated in the routes) ---
@property
def machine_id(self) -> str:
"""Server machineIdentifier — needed in the `uri` of collection add/create calls. Cached."""
if not getattr(self, "_machine_id", None):
self._machine_id = self._get("/identity").get("machineIdentifier") or ""
return self._machine_id
def _write(self, method: str, path: str) -> dict:
try:
r = self._http.request(method, f"{self.base}{path}")
r.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
raise PlexError(str(e)) from e
try:
return (r.json() or {}).get("MediaContainer", {}) or {} if r.content else {}
except ValueError:
return {}
def _metadata_uri(self, *rating_keys: str) -> str:
keys = ",".join(str(k) for k in rating_keys)
return f"server://{self.machine_id}/com.plexapp.plugins.library/library/metadata/{keys}"
def create_collection(self, section_key: str, title: str, item_rating_key: str) -> dict:
"""Create a (dumb) collection seeded with one item; returns its Metadata (incl. ratingKey)."""
uri = quote(self._metadata_uri(item_rating_key), safe="")
mc = self._write(
"POST",
f"/library/collections?type=1&smart=0&sectionId={section_key}"
f"&title={quote(title, safe='')}&uri={uri}",
)
items = mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
if not items:
raise PlexError("Plex did not return the created collection")
return items[0]
def add_collection_item(self, collection_rating_key: str, item_rating_key: str) -> None:
uri = quote(self._metadata_uri(item_rating_key), safe="")
self._write("PUT", f"/library/collections/{collection_rating_key}/items?uri={uri}")
def remove_collection_item(self, collection_rating_key: str, item_rating_key: str) -> None:
self._write(
"DELETE", f"/library/collections/{collection_rating_key}/children/{item_rating_key}"
)
def rename_collection(self, section_key: str, collection_rating_key: str, title: str) -> None:
self._write(
"PUT",
f"/library/sections/{section_key}/all?type=18&id={collection_rating_key}"
f"&title.value={quote(title, safe='')}&title.locked=1",
)
def delete_collection(self, collection_rating_key: str) -> None:
self._write("DELETE", f"/library/collections/{collection_rating_key}")
def metadata(self, rating_key: str, markers: bool = False) -> dict | None:
"""Full metadata for one item; include intro/credit markers when requested."""
params = {"includeMarkers": 1} if markers else None
mc = self._get(f"/library/metadata/{rating_key}", params=params)
items = mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
return items[0] if items else None
# --- Watch-state write-back (P5 Phase B — Siftlode→Plex push; acts on the token's account) ---
_LIBRARY_IDENTIFIER = "com.plexapp.plugins.library"
def scrobble(self, rating_key: str) -> None:
"""Mark the item *watched* on the token's Plex account (viewCount++, resume cleared)."""
self._write(
"GET",
f"/:/scrobble?identifier={self._LIBRARY_IDENTIFIER}"
f"&key={quote(str(rating_key), safe='')}",
)
def unscrobble(self, rating_key: str) -> None:
"""Mark the item *unwatched* on the token's Plex account.
Clears the view count AND the resume point (`viewOffset`) — measured against the live server
on 2026-09-09, from both a watched+offset state and an offset-only one. This one call is the
whole un-mark; `/:/timeline?time=0` and `/:/progress?time=0` were both tried there and do
NOT clear an offset, so do not reach for them."""
self._write(
"GET",
f"/:/unscrobble?identifier={self._LIBRARY_IDENTIFIER}"
f"&key={quote(str(rating_key), safe='')}",
)
def set_timeline(
self, rating_key: str, time_ms: int, duration_ms: int, state: str = "stopped"
) -> None:
"""Report a resume position (viewOffset) for the item on the token's account. `state` is a
Plex timeline state (playing|paused|stopped); we push the settled position as ``stopped``."""
key = quote(f"/library/metadata/{rating_key}", safe="")
self._write(
"GET",
f"/:/timeline?identifier={self._LIBRARY_IDENTIFIER}"
f"&ratingKey={quote(str(rating_key), safe='')}&key={key}"
f"&state={state}&time={int(time_ms)}&duration={int(duration_ms)}",
)
# --- Watch-state read for incremental sync (P5 Phase C) ---
def accounts(self) -> list[dict]:
"""Server accounts (the owner + any managed/home users): id, name. Used to resolve the
owner's accountID so the shared watch-history feed can be filtered to just their views."""
return self._get("/accounts").get("Account", []) or []
def watch_history(
self,
min_viewed_at: int = 0,
account_id: int | None = None,
size: int = 500,
max_pages: int = 40,
) -> list[dict]:
"""The watch-history rows (ratingKey / viewedAt / accountID / type) newer than `min_viewed_at`
(epoch seconds), newest first — works without Plex Pass. The efficient "what changed since T"
feed, filtered client-side to `account_id`.
The history is a GLOBAL feed across all server accounts, so paginate (sorted desc) until we
reach a row at/older than the cutoff: on a busy family server the owner's recent views can sit
past the first page behind other accounts' rows. `max_pages` bounds the scan (the daily full
reconcile is the backstop for anything beyond it)."""
out: list[dict] = []
for page in range(max_pages):
mc = self._get(
"/status/sessions/history/all",
params={
"sort": "viewedAt:desc",
"X-Plex-Container-Start": page * size,
"X-Plex-Container-Size": size,
},
)
rows = mc.get("Metadata", []) or []
reached_cutoff = False
for r in rows:
if int(r.get("viewedAt") or 0) < min_viewed_at:
reached_cutoff = True
break
if account_id is not None and int(r.get("accountID") or -1) != account_id:
continue
out.append(r)
if reached_cutoff or len(rows) < size:
break
else:
log.warning(
"watch_history hit the %d-page scan cap (since=%s); reconcile will catch the tail",
max_pages,
min_viewed_at,
)
return out
def on_deck(self) -> list[dict]:
"""The token account's Continue-Watching list (ratingKey / viewOffset / lastViewedAt /
type) — the incremental source for resume-position changes made on the Plex side."""
return self._get("/library/onDeck").get("Metadata", []) or []
def raw_get(self, path: str) -> bytes:
"""Raw bytes of an arbitrary Plex resource path (e.g. an external subtitle stream `key` like
``/library/streams/553184``). Keeps the admin token server-side."""
try:
r = self._http.get(f"{self.base}{path}")
r.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
raise PlexError(str(e)) from e
return r.content
def image_bytes(
self, image_path: str, width: int | None = None, height: int | None = None
) -> tuple[bytes, str]:
"""Raw bytes + content-type of a Plex thumb/art image (proxied to the browser). The
image_path is a Plex path like ``/library/metadata/123/thumb/456``.
With width+height, Plex's photo transcoder resizes server-side so the browser fetches a small
image (~tens of KB) instead of the multi-MB full-res original — far faster grid scroll + a
much smaller disk cache. ``minSize=1`` fits within the box; ``upscale=0`` never enlarges."""
if width and height:
path = (
f"/photo/:/transcode?width={width}&height={height}"
f"&minSize=1&upscale=0&url={quote(image_path, safe='')}"
)
else:
path = image_path
try:
r = self._http.get(f"{self.base}{path}")
r.raise_for_status()
except httpx.HTTPError as e:
raise PlexError(str(e)) from e
return r.content, r.headers.get("Content-Type", "image/jpeg")