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Fix Issue #5635: improve SubsonicUpdate error messages when server is…
jaslingm Dec 1, 2025
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Add changelog entry for #5635 subsonicupdate error messages
jaslingm Dec 1, 2025
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Apply formatting and fix lint issues
jaslingm Dec 4, 2025
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Simplifies subsonicupdate JSON handling and updated changelog
jaslingm Dec 5, 2025
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Simplify SubsonicUpdate JSON handling and fix changelog formatting
jaslingm Dec 5, 2025
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Fix subsonicupdate entry in changelog
jaslingm Dec 5, 2025
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29 changes: 16 additions & 13 deletions beetsplug/subsonicupdate.py
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Expand Up @@ -138,21 +138,24 @@ def start_scan(self):
params=payload,
timeout=10,
)
json = response.json()

if (
response.status_code == 200
and json["subsonic-response"]["status"] == "ok"
):
count = json["subsonic-response"]["scanStatus"]["count"]
self._log.info("Updating Subsonic; scanning {} tracks", count)
elif (
response.status_code == 200
and json["subsonic-response"]["status"] == "failed"
):
response.raise_for_status()
try:
json = response.json()
except ValueError:
self._log.error(
"Error: {[subsonic-response][error][message]}", json
"Invalid JSON from Subsonic: {}", response.text[:200]
)
return
if not (resp := json.get("subsonic-response")):
self._log.error("Missing 'subsonic-response' field: {}", json)
return
status = resp.get("status")
if status == "ok":
count = resp.get("scanStatus", {}).get("count", 0)
self._log.info("Updating Subsonic; scanning {} tracks", count)
elif status == "failed":
msg = resp.get("error", {}).get("message", "Unknown error")
self._log.error("Error: {}", msg)
else:
self._log.error("Error: {}", json)
except Exception as error:
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions docs/changelog.rst
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Expand Up @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ New features:

Bug fixes:

- :doc:`plugins/subsonicupdate`: Improve error messages when the Subsonic server
is unavailable or returns invalid JSON. Previously, failures were cryptic
(for instance, "Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)"). :bug:`5635`
- :doc:`plugins/inline`: Fix recursion error when an inline field definition
shadows a built-in item field (e.g., redefining ``track_no``). Inline
expressions now skip self-references during evaluation to avoid infinite
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