fix external search bucket fanout

allstarr.Tests/JellyfinControllerSearchLimitTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using allstarr.Controllers;
+
+namespace allstarr.Tests;
+
+public class JellyfinControllerSearchLimitTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(null, 20, true, 20, 20, 20)]
+    [InlineData("MusicAlbum", 20, true, 0, 20, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Audio", 20, true, 20, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("MusicArtist", 20, true, 0, 0, 20)]
+    [InlineData("Playlist", 20, true, 0, 20, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Playlist", 20, false, 0, 0, 0)]
+    [InlineData("Audio,MusicArtist", 15, true, 15, 0, 15)]
+    [InlineData("BoxSet", 10, true, 0, 0, 0)]
+    public void GetExternalSearchLimits_UsesRequestedItemTypes(
+        string? includeItemTypes,
+        int limit,
+        bool includePlaylistsAsAlbums,
+        int expectedSongLimit,
+        int expectedAlbumLimit,
+        int expectedArtistLimit)
+    {
+        var requestedTypes = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(includeItemTypes)
+            ? null
+            : includeItemTypes.Split(',', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        var method = typeof(JellyfinController).GetMethod(
+            "GetExternalSearchLimits",
+            BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+
+        Assert.NotNull(method);
+
+        var result = ((int SongLimit, int AlbumLimit, int ArtistLimit))method!.Invoke(
+            null,
+            new object?[] { requestedTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums })!;
+
+        Assert.Equal(expectedSongLimit, result.SongLimit);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedAlbumLimit, result.AlbumLimit);
+        Assert.Equal(expectedArtistLimit, result.ArtistLimit);
+    }
+}

allstarr.Tests/SquidWTFMetadataServiceTests.cs

@@ -299,6 +299,65 @@ public class SquidWTFMetadataServiceTests
         Assert.NotNull(result);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SearchAllAsync_WithZeroLimits_SkipsUnusedBuckets()
+    {
+        var requestKinds = new List<string>();
+        var handler = new StubHttpMessageHandler(request =>
+        {
+            var trackQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "s");
+            var albumQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "al");
+            var artistQuery = GetQueryParameter(request.RequestUri!, "a");
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trackQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("song");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateTrackSearchResponse(CreateTrackPayload(1, "Song", "USRC12345678")))
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(albumQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("album");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateAlbumSearchResponse())
+                };
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(artistQuery))
+            {
+                requestKinds.Add("artist");
+                return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(CreateArtistSearchResponse())
+                };
+            }
+
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Unexpected request URI: {request.RequestUri}");
+        });
+
+        var httpClient = new HttpClient(handler);
+        _mockHttpClientFactory.Setup(f => f.CreateClient(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(httpClient);
+
+        var service = new SquidWTFMetadataService(
+            _mockHttpClientFactory.Object,
+            _subsonicSettings,
+            _squidwtfSettings,
+            _mockLogger.Object,
+            _mockCache.Object,
+            new List<string> { "https://test1.example.com" });
+
+        var result = await service.SearchAllAsync("OK Computer", 0, 5, 0);
+
+        Assert.Empty(result.Songs);
+        Assert.Single(result.Albums);
+        Assert.Empty(result.Artists);
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { "album" }, requestKinds);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ExplicitFilter_RespectsSettings()
     {

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.Search.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text;
+using allstarr.Models.Domain;
 using allstarr.Models.Search;
 using allstarr.Models.Subsonic;
 using allstarr.Services.Common;
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
 
         // Run local and external searches in parallel
         var itemTypes = ParseItemTypes(includeItemTypes);
+        var externalSearchLimits = GetExternalSearchLimits(itemTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums: true);
         var jellyfinTask = GetLocalSearchResultForCurrentRequest(
             cleanQuery,
             includeItemTypes,
@@ -312,12 +314,29 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
             recursive,
             userId);
 
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "SEARCH TRACE: external limits for query '{Query}' => songs={SongLimit}, albums={AlbumLimit}, artists={ArtistLimit}",
+            cleanQuery,
+            externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit);
+
         // Use parallel metadata service if available (races providers), otherwise use primary
         var externalTask = favoritesOnlyRequest
             ? Task.FromResult(new SearchResult())
             : _parallelMetadataService != null
-                ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+                ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(
-                : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+                    cleanQuery,
+                    externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                    HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+                : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                    cleanQuery,
+                    externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                    externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                    HttpContext.RequestAborted);
 
         var playlistTask = favoritesOnlyRequest || !_settings.EnableExternalPlaylists
             ? Task.FromResult(new List<ExternalPlaylist>())
@@ -672,11 +691,36 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         }
 
         var cleanQuery = searchTerm.Trim().Trim('"');
+        var requestedTypes = ParseItemTypes(includeItemTypes);
+        var externalSearchLimits = GetExternalSearchLimits(requestedTypes, limit, includePlaylistsAsAlbums: false);
+        var includesSongs = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                            requestedTypes.Contains("Audio", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includesAlbums = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                             requestedTypes.Contains("MusicAlbum", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includesArtists = requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0 ||
+                              requestedTypes.Contains("MusicArtist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "SEARCH TRACE: hint limits for query '{Query}' => songs={SongLimit}, albums={AlbumLimit}, artists={ArtistLimit}",
+            cleanQuery,
+            externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+            externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit);
 
         // Use parallel metadata service if available (races providers), otherwise use primary
         var externalTask = _parallelMetadataService != null
-            ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+            ? _parallelMetadataService.SearchAllAsync(
-            : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(cleanQuery, limit, limit, limit, HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+                cleanQuery,
+                externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                HttpContext.RequestAborted)
+            : _metadataService.SearchAllAsync(
+                cleanQuery,
+                externalSearchLimits.SongLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.AlbumLimit,
+                externalSearchLimits.ArtistLimit,
+                HttpContext.RequestAborted);
 
         // Run searches in parallel (local Jellyfin hints + external providers)
         var jellyfinTask = GetLocalSearchHintsResultForCurrentRequest(cleanQuery, userId);
@@ -689,9 +733,15 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         var (localSongs, localAlbums, localArtists) = _modelMapper.ParseSearchHintsResponse(jellyfinResult);
 
         // NO deduplication - merge all results and take top matches
-        var allSongs = localSongs.Concat(externalResult.Songs).Take(limit).ToList();
+        var allSongs = includesSongs
-        var allAlbums = localAlbums.Concat(externalResult.Albums).Take(limit).ToList();
+            ? localSongs.Concat(externalResult.Songs).Take(limit).ToList()
-        var allArtists = localArtists.Concat(externalResult.Artists).Take(limit).ToList();
+            : new List<Song>();
+        var allAlbums = includesAlbums
+            ? localAlbums.Concat(externalResult.Albums).Take(limit).ToList()
+            : new List<Album>();
+        var allArtists = includesArtists
+            ? localArtists.Concat(externalResult.Artists).Take(limit).ToList()
+            : new List<Artist>();
 
         return _responseBuilder.CreateSearchHintsResponse(
             allSongs.Take(limit).ToList(),
@@ -742,6 +792,33 @@ public partial class JellyfinController
         return string.Equals(Request.Query["IsFavorite"].ToString(), "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
+    private static (int SongLimit, int AlbumLimit, int ArtistLimit) GetExternalSearchLimits(
+        string[]? requestedTypes,
+        int limit,
+        bool includePlaylistsAsAlbums)
+    {
+        if (limit <= 0)
+        {
+            return (0, 0, 0);
+        }
+
+        if (requestedTypes == null || requestedTypes.Length == 0)
+        {
+            return (limit, limit, limit);
+        }
+
+        var includeSongs = requestedTypes.Contains("Audio", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var includeAlbums = requestedTypes.Contains("MusicAlbum", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                            (includePlaylistsAsAlbums &&
+                             requestedTypes.Contains("Playlist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        var includeArtists = requestedTypes.Contains("MusicArtist", StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        return (
+            includeSongs ? limit : 0,
+            includeAlbums ? limit : 0,
+            includeArtists ? limit : 0);
+    }
+
     private static IActionResult CreateEmptyItemsResponse(int startIndex)
     {
         return new JsonResult(new

allstarr/Services/Deezer/DeezerMetadataService.cs

@@ -135,10 +135,15 @@ public class DeezerMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        // Execute searches in parallel
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 

allstarr/Services/Qobuz/QobuzMetadataService.cs

@@ -160,9 +160,15 @@ public class QobuzMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 

allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFMetadataService.cs

@@ -498,14 +498,19 @@ public class SquidWTFMetadataService : TrackParserBase, IMusicMetadataService
 
     public async Task<SearchResult> SearchAllAsync(string query, int songLimit = 20, int albumLimit = 20, int artistLimit = 20, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
-        // Execute searches in parallel
+        var songsTask = songLimit > 0
-        var songsTask = SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken);
+            ? SearchSongsAsync(query, songLimit, cancellationToken)
-        var albumsTask = SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken);
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Song>());
-        var artistsTask = SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken);
+        var albumsTask = albumLimit > 0
+            ? SearchAlbumsAsync(query, albumLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Album>());
+        var artistsTask = artistLimit > 0
+            ? SearchArtistsAsync(query, artistLimit, cancellationToken)
+            : Task.FromResult(new List<Artist>());
 
         await Task.WhenAll(songsTask, albumsTask, artistsTask);
 
-		var temp = new SearchResult
+        var temp = new SearchResult
         {
             Songs = await songsTask,
             Albums = await albumsTask,