Library page — show all watched artists with full discography and watch status indicators #35

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connor · 2026-03-18T10:44:47-04:00

connor commented

2026-03-18 10:44:47 -04:00

The current Library page only shows artists that have been indexed (i.e., have files on disk). It should show ALL watched artists — even if nothing has been downloaded yet. For each artist, it should show their complete discography (all albums from MusicBrainz), with clear visual indicators of watch/download status.

Requirements

Data source: The library page should pull from the watchlist AND the artist/album database. An artist added via "watch" should appear even with 0 files.
Watch status indicators for each level:
- Artist level:
  - Full circle (●) = all albums watched
  - Half circle (◐) = some albums watched
  - Empty circle (○) = artist exists but nothing watched
- Album level:
  - Checkmark (✓) = all tracks owned
  - Download icon (↓) = wanted/downloading (actually let's separate wanted from downloading and consider an album downloading if any of its tracks are currently downloading)
  - Partial icon = some tracks owned, some wanted
- Track level:
  - Status badge: Wanted / Downloaded / Downloading / Owned
Full discography display: When viewing an artist, show ALL albums from MusicBrainz (via the discography endpoint), not just albums that exist in the local DB. Unwatched albums should appear grayed out with a "Watch" button.
Backend changes needed: A new endpoint or modification to GET /api/artists/:id that returns the artist's full discography from MusicBrainz merged with local watch/ownership status.

Acceptance Criteria

Artists added to the watchlist appear in the library even with 0 downloads
Each artist shows all their albums (from MusicBrainz), not just local ones
Watch status is visually indicated at artist, album, and track level
Clicking "Watch" on an unwatched album adds it to the watchlist
Partially-watched artists/albums have distinct visual indicators

Dependencies

Backend: may need a combined endpoint merging MB discography with local status
shanty-search discography endpoint

The current Library page only shows artists that have been indexed (i.e., have files on disk). It should show ALL watched artists — even if nothing has been downloaded yet. For each artist, it should show their complete discography (all albums from MusicBrainz), with clear visual indicators of watch/download status. ### Requirements 1. **Data source**: The library page should pull from the watchlist AND the artist/album database. An artist added via "watch" should appear even with 0 files. 2. **Watch status indicators** for each level: - **Artist level**: - Full circle (●) = all albums watched - Half circle (◐) = some albums watched - Empty circle (○) = artist exists but nothing watched - **Album level**: - Checkmark (✓) = all tracks owned - Download icon (↓) = wanted/downloading (actually let's separate wanted from downloading and consider an album downloading if any of its tracks are currently downloading) - Partial icon = some tracks owned, some wanted - **Track level**: - Status badge: Wanted / Downloaded / Downloading / Owned 3. **Full discography display**: When viewing an artist, show ALL albums from MusicBrainz (via the discography endpoint), not just albums that exist in the local DB. Unwatched albums should appear grayed out with a "Watch" button. 4. **Backend changes needed**: A new endpoint or modification to `GET /api/artists/:id` that returns the artist's full discography from MusicBrainz merged with local watch/ownership status. ### Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Artists added to the watchlist appear in the library even with 0 downloads - [ ] Each artist shows all their albums (from MusicBrainz), not just local ones - [ ] Watch status is visually indicated at artist, album, and track level - [ ] Clicking "Watch" on an unwatched album adds it to the watchlist - [ ] Partially-watched artists/albums have distinct visual indicators ### Dependencies - Backend: may need a combined endpoint merging MB discography with local status - shanty-search discography endpoint

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2026-03-18 13:28:56 -04:00

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Reference: Shanty/Main#35