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[BUG] Audiobook rename preview uses unexpected edition year and omits narrator

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
csharp, docker
Domain
backend, search

Research direction

Start by reading the edition-selection changes in PR #142 and the related book-matching context in issue #262; the report also distinguishes series-label issue #34 and PR #48. The saved preview does not include an import trace or raw edition-format rows, so first identify diagnostic fields that can distinguish selection from incomplete metadata and collect a controlled reproduction. Done means establishing the cause and defining behavior for audiobook format, incomplete metadata, and language preferences.

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Description

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[BUG] Audiobook rename preview uses unexpected edition year and omits narrator

Describe the bug

An existing audiobook of The Sirens of Titan has a rename preview that substitutes a different year and drops the narrator. This appears related to edition selection or edition metadata, but the saved preview alone does not establish the cause.

Observed example

On Chaptarr 0.9.965, the saved 2026-10-04 rename preview shows:

Existing folder:
Kurt Vonnegut/2009 - The Sirens of Titan {Jay Snyder} [B002V8L3P0]

Proposed folder:
Kurt Vonnegut/2014 - Sirens of Titan

A same-day edition survey reports ten editions for this book and monitored edition ID 21082. This report describes the historical preview, not a fresh import reproduction. Existing folder labels express the intended audiobook identity; they are not proof of embedded file tags or of what evidence the import matcher received.

Expected behavior

For an audiobook whose metadata includes the appropriate narrated edition, the preview should use that edition's year and narrator. Could edition selection prefer audiobook-format candidates when the imported file is audio, and avoid selecting an ebook/physical edition when an appropriate audiobook candidate exists? The preferred policy would need to account for incomplete metadata and language preferences.

System Information

  • Chaptarr: 0.9.965.0 (develop), Docker image chaptarr/chaptarr:0.9.965.
  • Observation: saved rename-preview output and edition survey; no rename performed.

Additional context / diagnostics

This is distinct from series-label issue #34 and PR #48. PR #142 addresses language preference in edition selection; #262 concerns matching the book itself. A format preference may be adjacent to those changes, rather than a separate matcher redesign. This report does not request using folder ASINs as matching evidence.

The saved evidence does not include a complete import trace or raw edition-format rows, so it does not prove that the selected edition was an ebook. Please indicate which diagnostic fields would distinguish a selection problem from incomplete edition metadata; a controlled reproduction can then be collected without renaming the existing library.

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