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trav 3214bb7d96 v0.9.0: play counts that can't conflict
The merge windows kept coming because finishing a track rewrote all 15 MB of
library.json. Both machines did that, so Syncthing saw two edits to one big
file between syncs and produced a conflict file roughly once per song — and
the merge then took max() of the two counts, discarding whichever side had
played less. The .resolved/ backups showed the last nine library.json merges
were ~98% play counts plus exactly one real edit, with the same ~45 tracks
disagreeing every time and the count only creeping down over a day.

library.json now holds only a base count. Each machine owns
plays/<machine-id>.json with its own per-track totals, and the effective count
is base + the sum of every journal. Only the owner writes its journal, so play
data can't conflict; the journal stores totals rather than an append log, so
there's no compaction step to double-count in; and a machine still on older
code keeps bumping its own base, which stays additive with our journal.

Two places carry the whole hazard, and both are pinned by tests: save_tracks
writes journal.base_fields(), never the Track's effective count, and
PlayJournal.load must be given a base-valued library — which is why
reload_from_disk folds the journals onto the disk copy before reconciling.

On the real 21k library: three plays write 83 bytes and leave library.json
untouched.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01M8Mzze7shr5pZoEgKQU5NW
2026-08-20 20:42:07 -04:00

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import re
import shutil
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
from lintunes.storage.json_storage import read_json, write_json
# Syncthing conflict file pattern: filename.sync-conflict-20240101-123456-ABCDEFG.json
CONFLICT_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(.+)\.sync-conflict-(\d{8}-\d{6})-\w+(\.\w+)$")
# How many pre-merge snapshots to keep in <data_dir>/.resolved. Each library.json
# merge stores two 15 MB copies, and the folder rides the Syncthing share, so an
# unbounded history is replicated to every machine (it had reached 1.7 GB).
BACKUPS_TO_KEEP = 10
@dataclass
class ConflictSummary:
"""A human-readable record of one merged Syncthing conflict, surfaced to the
user and used to offer a restore from the backed-up pre-merge copies."""
file: str # display name, e.g. "library.json" or a playlist name
kind: str # "library" | "playlist" | "metadata" | "other"
lines: list[str] = field(default_factory=list) # what was reconciled
backup_dir: str = "" # <data_dir>/.resolved/<timestamp>
def resolve_conflicts(data_dir: Path) -> list[ConflictSummary]:
"""Merge any Syncthing ``*.sync-conflict-*`` files into their originals.
Before touching anything, both the current (original) file and the incoming
conflict file are copied into ``<data_dir>/.resolved/<timestamp>/`` so the
merge is always reversible. Returns one ConflictSummary per conflict (empty
list when there was nothing to do)."""
if not data_dir.exists():
return []
_prune_backups(data_dir)
conflict_files = _find_conflict_files(data_dir)
if not conflict_files:
return []
stamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
backup_dir = data_dir / ".resolved" / stamp
(backup_dir / "original").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
(backup_dir / "incoming").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
summaries = []
for conflict_path, original_path in conflict_files:
rel = original_path.relative_to(data_dir)
# Back up both sides first (belt and suspenders).
if original_path.exists():
_copy(original_path, backup_dir / "original" / rel)
_copy(conflict_path, backup_dir / "incoming" / rel)
try:
if not original_path.exists():
summary = ConflictSummary(
str(rel), "other",
["Deleted here but edited elsewhere — kept the deletion; "
"the other copy is in the backup."])
elif original_path.name == "library.json":
summary = _merge_library(original_path, conflict_path)
elif original_path.name == "library_metadata.json":
summary = _merge_metadata(original_path, conflict_path)
elif original_path.parent.name == "playlists":
summary = _merge_playlist(original_path, conflict_path)
elif original_path.parent.name == "plays":
summary = _merge_play_journal(original_path, conflict_path)
else:
summary = _keep_newer(original_path, conflict_path)
except Exception as e: # never let a bad file abort startup/live reload
summary = ConflictSummary(
str(rel), "other",
[f"Could not merge automatically ({e}); both versions are in the "
"backup, current copy left as-is."])
summary.backup_dir = str(backup_dir)
summaries.append(summary)
# Remove the conflict file from the data dir (its copy is in the backup)
# so it isn't reprocessed and Syncthing stops flagging it.
conflict_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
return summaries
def restore_backup(backup_dir: Path, data_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
"""Undo a merge: copy the pre-merge ``original/`` snapshot back over the
current files. Returns the list of restored relative paths."""
original_root = Path(backup_dir) / "original"
restored = []
if not original_root.exists():
return restored
for src in original_root.rglob("*"):
if src.is_file():
rel = src.relative_to(original_root)
dest = Path(data_dir) / rel
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(src, dest)
restored.append(str(rel))
return restored
def _prune_backups(data_dir: Path, keep: int = BACKUPS_TO_KEEP):
"""Drop all but the newest `keep` snapshots in <data_dir>/.resolved.
Snapshot directories are named with a sortable timestamp, so newest-last by
name is newest-last by time."""
root = data_dir / ".resolved"
if not root.is_dir():
return
snapshots = sorted((d for d in root.iterdir() if d.is_dir()),
key=lambda d: d.name)
for stale in snapshots[:max(0, len(snapshots) - keep)]:
shutil.rmtree(stale, ignore_errors=True)
def _find_conflict_files(data_dir: Path) -> list[tuple[Path, Path]]:
results = []
for path in data_dir.rglob("*.sync-conflict-*"):
if ".resolved" in path.parts: # don't reprocess our own backups
continue
match = CONFLICT_PATTERN.match(path.name)
if match:
original_name = match.group(1) + match.group(3)
original_path = path.parent / original_name
results.append((path, original_path))
return results
def _merge_library(original_path: Path, conflict_path: Path) -> ConflictSummary:
original = read_json(original_path)
conflict = read_json(conflict_path)
added = 0
changed = 0
examples: list[str] = []
for tid, conflict_track_data in conflict.items():
if tid not in original:
original[tid] = conflict_track_data
added += 1
continue
notes = _merge_track_fields(original[tid], conflict_track_data)
if notes:
changed += 1
if len(examples) < 8:
name = original[tid].get("name") or f"track {tid}"
examples.append(f"“{name}”: {notes[0]}")
write_json(original_path, original)
lines = []
if changed:
lines.append(f"{changed} track(s) reconciled "
"(play counts kept highest, newest edits win).")
if added:
lines.append(f"{added} track(s) present only on the other machine were kept.")
if not lines:
lines.append("No differences needed reconciling.")
lines.extend(examples)
return ConflictSummary("library.json", "library", lines)
# Every field _merge_track_fields reads or writes. If two copies of a track
# agree on all of these, merging them is a no-op — which lets callers skip the
# work entirely (see library_manager._reconcile_track).
MERGEABLE_FIELDS = (
"play_count", "skip_count", "play_date_utc", "skip_date", "date_added",
"loved", "rating", "name", "artist", "album_artist", "album", "genre",
"composer", "grouping", "comments", "sort_name", "sort_artist",
"sort_album_artist", "sort_album", "sort_composer", "location",
"date_modified",
)
def _merge_track_fields(orig: dict, conflict: dict) -> list[str]:
"""Merge conflict's track fields into orig in place; return change notes."""
notes = []
# play_count, skip_count: take max
for field_name, label in (("play_count", "play count"), ("skip_count", "skip count")):
if field_name in conflict:
new = max(orig.get(field_name, 0), conflict[field_name])
if new != orig.get(field_name, 0):
notes.append(f"{label} {orig.get(field_name, 0)} → {new}")
orig[field_name] = new
# play_date_utc, skip_date: take most recent
for field_name in ("play_date_utc", "skip_date"):
if field_name in conflict:
orig_val = orig.get(field_name)
conf_val = conflict[field_name]
if orig_val is None or (conf_val and conf_val > orig_val):
orig[field_name] = conf_val
# date_added: take earliest
if "date_added" in conflict:
orig_val = orig.get("date_added")
conf_val = conflict["date_added"]
if orig_val is None or (conf_val and conf_val < orig_val):
orig["date_added"] = conf_val
# loved: OR (true wins). Legacy field — unused by LinTunes but preserved so a
# merge never silently clears it.
if conflict.get("loved", False):
orig["loved"] = True
# rating + editable metadata: newest date_modified wins
orig_mod = orig.get("date_modified")
conf_mod = conflict.get("date_modified")
if conf_mod and (not orig_mod or conf_mod > orig_mod):
if conflict.get("rating") != orig.get("rating") and "rating" in conflict:
notes.append(f"rating {_stars(orig.get('rating'))} → "
f"{_stars(conflict.get('rating'))} (newer)")
# location rides along: renaming artist/album moves the file (and bumps
# date_modified), so the machine with the newest edit also knows where
# the file now lives. Both sides are relative here (raw JSON) and both
# absolute in the reload_from_disk reconcile — always like-with-like.
for field_name in ("rating", "name", "artist", "album_artist", "album",
"genre", "composer", "grouping", "comments",
"sort_name", "sort_artist", "sort_album_artist",
"sort_album", "sort_composer", "location",
"date_modified"):
if field_name in conflict:
orig[field_name] = conflict[field_name]
return notes
def _merge_playlist(original_path: Path, conflict_path: Path) -> ConflictSummary:
original = read_json(original_path)
conflict = read_json(conflict_path)
name = original.get("name") or conflict.get("name") or original_path.stem
# Smart playlists: membership is derived, so keep the newer criteria and let
# it recompute (unioning derived track_ids would resurrect non-matches).
if original.get("playlist_type") == "smart" or conflict.get("playlist_type") == "smart":
newer = _keep_newer(original_path, conflict_path)
newer.file, newer.kind = name, "playlist"
newer.lines = ["Smart-playlist rules taken from the most recently edited copy."]
return newer
orig_ids = list(original.get("track_ids", []))
conf_ids = list(conflict.get("track_ids", []))
orig_set, conf_set = set(orig_ids), set(conf_ids)
conflict_newer = conflict_path.stat().st_mtime > original_path.stat().st_mtime
if conflict_newer:
base_order = conf_ids
extra = [tid for tid in orig_ids if tid not in conf_set]
original["track_ids"] = base_order + extra
if "settings" in conflict:
original["settings"] = conflict["settings"]
order_src = "the other machine"
else:
extra = [tid for tid in conf_ids if tid not in orig_set]
original["track_ids"] = orig_ids + extra
order_src = "this machine"
write_json(original_path, original)
added = len(set(original["track_ids"]) - orig_set)
lines = [f"Order kept from {order_src} (most recently edited)."]
if added:
lines.append(f"{added} track(s) that were only in the other copy were kept "
"(nothing is removed on a merge).")
return ConflictSummary(name, "playlist", lines)
def _merge_play_journal(original_path: Path, conflict_path: Path) -> ConflictSummary:
"""Insurance only. A journal is owned by one machine, so it should never
conflict — but if a filesystem or clock oddity produces one, falling through
to _keep_newer would throw away a machine's entire play history. Take the
higher total per track instead."""
original = read_json(original_path)
incoming = read_json(conflict_path)
merged = dict(original)
changed = 0
for tid, entry in incoming.items():
mine = merged.get(tid)
if mine is None:
merged[tid] = entry
changed += 1
continue
combined = dict(mine)
for count in ("plays", "skips"):
combined[count] = max(mine.get(count, 0), entry.get(count, 0))
for stamp in ("last_played", "last_skipped"):
a, b = mine.get(stamp), entry.get(stamp)
combined[stamp] = a if b is None else (b if a is None else max(a, b))
if combined != mine:
changed += 1
merged[tid] = combined
write_json(original_path, merged)
return ConflictSummary(
f"plays/{original_path.name}", "plays",
[f"{changed} track(s) of play history reconciled (highest total kept)."]
if changed else ["No differences needed reconciling."])
def _merge_metadata(original_path: Path, conflict_path: Path) -> ConflictSummary:
summary = _keep_newer(original_path, conflict_path)
summary.file, summary.kind = "library_metadata.json", "metadata"
summary.lines = ["Library columns/settings taken from the most recently edited copy."]
return summary
def _keep_newer(original_path: Path, conflict_path: Path) -> ConflictSummary:
took = "this machine"
if conflict_path.stat().st_mtime > original_path.stat().st_mtime:
shutil.copy2(conflict_path, original_path)
took = "the other machine"
return ConflictSummary(original_path.name, "other",
[f"Kept the copy from {took} (most recently edited)."])
def _stars(rating) -> str:
try:
return f"{int(rating) // 20}★"
except (TypeError, ValueError):
return "0★"
def _copy(src: Path, dest: Path):
dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
shutil.copy2(src, dest)