From b661943b286cd37d1dbabc246ea2d89664e4d209 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dispatcharr <leroy.d.smith2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:13:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed spammed API

---
 apps/media_library/tasks.py         | 14 ++++++++++++--
 frontend/src/store/mediaLibrary.jsx | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/media_library/tasks.py b/apps/media_library/tasks.py
index 1d83755d..66906d8e 100644
--- a/apps/media_library/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/media_library/tasks.py
@@ -511,8 +511,18 @@ def scan_library_task(
                 processed=0,
             )
         else:
-            scan.record_stage_progress("metadata", processed=0)
-            scan.record_stage_progress("artwork", processed=0)
+            if scan.metadata_status == LibraryScan.STAGE_STATUS_PENDING:
+                scan.record_stage_progress(
+                    "metadata",
+                    status=LibraryScan.STAGE_STATUS_RUNNING,
+                    processed=scan.metadata_processed,
+                )
+            if scan.artwork_status == LibraryScan.STAGE_STATUS_PENDING:
+                scan.record_stage_progress(
+                    "artwork",
+                    status=LibraryScan.STAGE_STATUS_RUNNING,
+                    processed=scan.artwork_processed,
+                )
 
         scanner.finalize(matched=matched, unmatched=unmatched, summary=summary)
         logger.info("Completed scan for library %s", library.name)
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/mediaLibrary.jsx b/frontend/src/store/mediaLibrary.jsx
index 2f103330..2fcf7d2b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/mediaLibrary.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/store/mediaLibrary.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,18 @@ const shouldRefreshMetadata = (item) => {
 
 const queueMetadataRefresh = (items, { force = false } = {}) => {
   if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) return;
+
+  if (!force) {
+    // Discovery pipeline now queues metadata/artwork on the backend.
+    // Skip client-side batching to avoid flooding the API when large scans run.
+    items.forEach((item) => {
+      if (item?.id) {
+        metadataRequestCache.delete(item.id);
+      }
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
   const now = Date.now();
   items.forEach((item) => {
     if (!shouldRefreshMetadata(item)) {