From 792ce4a391c524f8e20f676be2d6cab07e5a59c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shadowghost <Ghost_of_Stone@web.de>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 07:36:53 +0200
Subject: Fix people validator not creating missing people

---
 .../Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs          | 79 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

(limited to 'Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs')

diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs
index 078a0b921d..3c8806d549 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Validators/PeopleValidator.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 using System;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
-using MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.IO;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators;
@@ -17,94 +16,88 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Validators;
 public class PeopleValidator
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// The _library manager.
+    /// The library manager.
     /// </summary>
     private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The _logger.
+    /// The logger.
     /// </summary>
-    private readonly ILogger _logger;
-
-    private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
+    private readonly ILogger<PeopleValidator> _logger;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PeopleValidator" /> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="libraryManager">The library manager.</param>
     /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
-    /// <param name="fileSystem">The file system.</param>
-    public PeopleValidator(ILibraryManager libraryManager, ILogger logger, IFileSystem fileSystem)
+    public PeopleValidator(ILibraryManager libraryManager, ILogger<PeopleValidator> logger)
     {
         _libraryManager = libraryManager;
         _logger = logger;
-        _fileSystem = fileSystem;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Validates the people.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
     /// <param name="progress">The progress.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
     /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-    public async Task ValidatePeople(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<double> progress)
+    public async Task Run(IProgress<double> progress, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         // Before the refresh below walks them: a credit no item maps to any more stands for nothing,
         // and while it is there the person it names cannot reach the dead-person sweep either.
         var numOrphaned = _libraryManager.DeleteOrphanedCredits();
         if (numOrphaned > 0)
         {
-            _logger.LogDebug("Deleted {Amount} credits no item maps to", numOrphaned);
+            _logger.LogInformation("Deleted {Amount} credits no item maps to", numOrphaned);
         }
 
-        var people = _libraryManager.GetPeopleNames(new InternalPeopleQuery());
+        var names = _libraryManager.GetPeopleNames(new InternalPeopleQuery());
+        var existingPersonIds = _libraryManager.GetItemIds(new InternalItemsQuery
+        {
+            IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.Person]
+        }).ToHashSet();
 
         var numComplete = 0;
+        var count = names.Count;
+        var refreshed = 0;
 
-        var numPeople = people.Count;
-
-        IProgress<double> subProgress = new Progress<double>((val) => progress.Report(val / 2));
-
-        _logger.LogDebug("Will refresh {Amount} people", numPeople);
-
-        foreach (var person in people)
+        foreach (var name in names)
         {
             cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
             try
             {
-                var item = _libraryManager.GetPerson(person);
-                if (item is null)
-                {
-                    _logger.LogWarning("Failed to get person: {Name}", person);
-                    continue;
-                }
+                var item = _libraryManager.GetOrCreatePerson(name);
+                var isNew = !existingPersonIds.Contains(item.Id);
+                var neverRefreshed = item.DateLastRefreshed == default;
 
-                var options = new MetadataRefreshOptions(new DirectoryService(_fileSystem))
+                if (isNew || neverRefreshed)
                 {
-                    ImageRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.ValidationOnly,
-                    MetadataRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.ValidationOnly
-                };
-
-                await item.RefreshMetadata(options, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await item.RefreshMetadata(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    refreshed++;
+                }
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException)
             {
+                // Don't clutter the log
                 throw;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error validating IBN entry {Person}", person);
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Error refreshing {PersonName}", name);
             }
 
-            // Update progress
             numComplete++;
             double percent = numComplete;
-            percent /= numPeople;
+            percent /= count;
+            percent *= 100;
 
-            subProgress.Report(100 * percent);
+            progress.Report(percent);
         }
 
+        _logger.LogInformation("Refreshed metadata for {RefreshedCount} new people out of {TotalCount} total", refreshed, count);
+
         var deadEntities = _libraryManager.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery
         {
             IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.Person],
@@ -112,17 +105,13 @@ public class PeopleValidator
             IsLocked = false
         });
 
-        subProgress = new Progress<double>((val) => progress.Report((val / 2) + 50));
-
-        var i = 0;
-        foreach (var item in deadEntities.Chunk(500))
+        foreach (var item in deadEntities)
         {
-            _libraryManager.DeleteItemsUnsafeFast(item, true);
-            subProgress.Report(100f / deadEntities.Count * (i++ * 100));
+            _logger.LogInformation("Deleting dead {ItemType} {ItemId} {ItemName}", item.GetType().Name, item.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture), item.Name);
         }
 
-        progress.Report(100);
+        _libraryManager.DeleteItemsUnsafeFast(deadEntities, deleteSourceFiles: true);
 
-        _logger.LogInformation("People validation complete, deleted {Orphaned} orphaned credits", numOrphaned);
+        progress.Report(100);
     }
 }
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