v1.2.5: fix genre enrichment blocking cover art loading

Local tracks now appear first in search results with +10 score boost. Genre enrichment is non-blocking for faster cover art and playback.

allstarr/Controllers/JellyfinController.cs

@@ -283,22 +283,23 @@ public class JellyfinController : ControllerBase
         // Just interleave local and external results based on which source has better overall match
         
         // Calculate average match score for each source to determine which should come first
+        // Give local tracks a +10 boost to prioritize them
         var localSongsAvgScore = localSongs.Any() 
-            ? localSongs.Average(s => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, s.Title)) 
+            ? localSongs.Average(s => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, s.Title) + 10.0) 
             : 0.0;
         var externalSongsAvgScore = externalResult.Songs.Any() 
             ? externalResult.Songs.Average(s => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, s.Title)) 
             : 0.0;
 
         var localAlbumsAvgScore = localAlbums.Any() 
-            ? localAlbums.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Title)) 
+            ? localAlbums.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Title) + 10.0) 
             : 0.0;
         var externalAlbumsAvgScore = externalResult.Albums.Any() 
             ? externalResult.Albums.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Title)) 
             : 0.0;
 
         var localArtistsAvgScore = localArtists.Any() 
-            ? localArtists.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Name)) 
+            ? localArtists.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Name) + 10.0) 
             : 0.0;
         var externalArtistsAvgScore = externalResult.Artists.Any() 
             ? externalResult.Artists.Average(a => FuzzyMatcher.CalculateSimilarity(cleanQuery, a.Name)) 

allstarr/Services/Deezer/DeezerMetadataService.cs

@@ -211,9 +211,20 @@ public class DeezerMetadataService : IMusicMetadataService
         
         // Enrich with MusicBrainz genres if missing
         if (_genreEnrichment != null && string.IsNullOrEmpty(song.Genre))
+        {
+            // Fire-and-forget: don't block the response waiting for genre enrichment
+            _ = Task.Run(async () =>
+            {
+                try
                 {
                     await _genreEnrichment.EnrichSongGenreAsync(song);
                 }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // Silently ignore genre enrichment failures
+                }
+            });
+        }
         
         return song;
     }

allstarr/Services/Qobuz/QobuzMetadataService.cs

@@ -185,9 +185,20 @@ public class QobuzMetadataService : IMusicMetadataService
             
             // Enrich with MusicBrainz genres if missing
             if (_genreEnrichment != null && song != null && string.IsNullOrEmpty(song.Genre))
+            {
+                // Fire-and-forget: don't block the response waiting for genre enrichment
+                _ = Task.Run(async () =>
+                {
+                    try
                     {
                         await _genreEnrichment.EnrichSongGenreAsync(song);
                     }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Failed to enrich genre for {Title}", song.Title);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
             
             return song;
         }

allstarr/Services/Spotify/SpotifyTrackMatchingService.cs

@@ -1302,6 +1302,61 @@ public class SpotifyTrackMatchingService : BackgroundService
             
             if (finalItems.Count > 0)
             {
+                // Enrich external tracks with genres from MusicBrainz
+                if (externalUsedCount > 0)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var genreEnrichment = _serviceProvider.GetService<GenreEnrichmentService>();
+                        if (genreEnrichment != null)
+                        {
+                            _logger.LogInformation("🎨 Enriching {Count} external tracks with genres from MusicBrainz...", externalUsedCount);
+                            
+                            // Extract external songs from matched tracks
+                            var externalSongs = matchedTracks
+                                .Where(t => t.MatchedSong != null && !t.MatchedSong.IsLocal)
+                                .Select(t => t.MatchedSong!)
+                                .ToList();
+                            
+                            // Enrich genres in parallel
+                            await genreEnrichment.EnrichSongsGenresAsync(externalSongs);
+                            
+                            // Update the genres in finalItems
+                            foreach (var item in finalItems)
+                            {
+                                if (item.TryGetValue("Id", out var idObj) && idObj is string id && id.StartsWith("ext-"))
+                                {
+                                    // Find the corresponding song
+                                    var song = externalSongs.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Id == id);
+                                    if (song != null && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(song.Genre))
+                                    {
+                                        // Update Genres array
+                                        item["Genres"] = new[] { song.Genre };
+                                        
+                                        // Update GenreItems array
+                                        item["GenreItems"] = new[]
+                                        {
+                                            new Dictionary<string, object?>
+                                            {
+                                                ["Name"] = song.Genre,
+                                                ["Id"] = $"genre-{song.Genre.ToLowerInvariant()}"
+                                            }
+                                        };
+                                        
+                                        _logger.LogDebug("✓ Enriched {Title} with genre: {Genre}", song.Title, song.Genre);
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            
+                            _logger.LogInformation("✅ Genre enrichment complete for {Playlist}", playlistName);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to enrich genres for {Playlist}, continuing without genres", playlistName);
+                    }
+                }
+                
                 // Save to Redis cache with same expiration as matched tracks (until next cron run)
                 var cacheKey = $"spotify:playlist:items:{playlistName}";
                 await _cache.SetAsync(cacheKey, finalItems, cacheExpiration);

allstarr/Services/SquidWTF/SquidWTFMetadataService.cs

@@ -291,9 +291,20 @@ public class SquidWTFMetadataService : IMusicMetadataService
 			
 			// Enrich with MusicBrainz genres if missing (SquidWTF/Tidal doesn't provide genres)
 			if (_genreEnrichment != null && string.IsNullOrEmpty(song.Genre))
+			{
+				// Fire-and-forget: don't block the response waiting for genre enrichment
+				_ = Task.Run(async () =>
+				{
+					try
 					{
 						await _genreEnrichment.EnrichSongGenreAsync(song);
 					}
+					catch (Exception ex)
+					{
+						_logger.LogDebug(ex, "Failed to enrich genre for {Title}", song.Title);
+					}
+				});
+			}
 			
 			// NOTE: Spotify ID conversion happens during download (in SquidWTFDownloadService)
 			// This avoids redundant conversions and ensures it's done in parallel with the download