1 files changed, 45 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index d83873441..5b926b0f4 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -858,7 +858,21 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task{Person}.</returns>
         public Person GetPerson(string name)
         {
-            return CreateItemByName<Person>(Person.GetPath, name, new DtoOptions(true));
+            var path = Person.GetPath(name);
+            var id = GetItemByNameId<Person>(path);
+            if (!(GetItemById(id) is Person item))
+            {
+                item = new Person
+                {
+                    Name = name,
+                    Id = id,
+                    DateCreated = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                    DateModified = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                    Path = path
+                };
+            }
+
+            return item;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1503,7 +1517,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         {
             if (query.AncestorIds.Length == 0 &&
                 query.ParentId.Equals(Guid.Empty) &&
-                query.ChannelIds.Length == 0 &&
+                query.ChannelIds.Count == 0 &&
                 query.TopParentIds.Length == 0 &&
                 string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.AncestorWithPresentationUniqueKey) &&
                 string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.SeriesPresentationUniqueKey) &&
@@ -1941,19 +1955,9 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public async Task UpdateItemsAsync(IReadOnlyList<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public Task UpdateItemsAsync(IReadOnlyList<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            foreach (var item in items)
-            {
-                if (item.IsFileProtocol)
-                {
-                    ProviderManager.SaveMetadata(item, updateReason);
-                }
-
-                item.DateLastSaved = DateTime.UtcNow;
-
-                await UpdateImagesAsync(item, updateReason >= ItemUpdateType.ImageUpdate).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
+            RunMetadataSavers(items, updateReason);
 
             _itemRepository.SaveItems(items, cancellationToken);
 
@@ -1984,12 +1988,27 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public Task UpdateItemAsync(BaseItem item, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             => UpdateItemsAsync(new[] { item }, parent, updateReason, cancellationToken);
 
+        public void RunMetadataSavers(IReadOnlyList<BaseItem> items, ItemUpdateType updateReason)
+        {
+            foreach (var item in items)
+            {
+                if (item.IsFileProtocol)
+                {
+                    ProviderManager.SaveMetadata(item, updateReason);
+                }
+
+                item.DateLastSaved = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Reports the item removed.
         /// </summary>
@@ -2443,9 +2462,19 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
 
         public BaseItem GetParentItem(string parentId, Guid? userId)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentId))
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parentId))
+            {
+                return GetParentItem((Guid?)null, userId);
+            }
+
+            return GetParentItem(new Guid(parentId), userId);
+        }
+
+        public BaseItem GetParentItem(Guid? parentId, Guid? userId)
+        {
+            if (parentId.HasValue)
             {
-                return GetItemById(new Guid(parentId));
+                return GetItemById(parentId.Value);
             }
 
             if (userId.HasValue && userId != Guid.Empty)