fix: harden utility export recovery

publish_router_mode registered its self-echo correlation marker before
publishing but removed it in a finally block the instant the QoS 1 publish()
call observed its PUBACK. A broker may legally deliver a Controller's own
subscription copy of that same publish after the PUBACK, since MQTT does not
order the two; when that happened, the Controller mistook its own late echo
for live operator intent and relinquished automatic restoration ownership.

Keep the marker claimable for a short, bounded mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds
window (default 2s) after the PUBACK instead of clearing it immediately.
Genuine external/operator commands are unaffected: once the grace window
elapses, a matching payload is still correctly treated as operator intent
and ownership is relinquished as before.

Verified with deterministic fake-clock unit tests plus a real Mosquitto
broker integration test (tests/test_router_echo_mosquitto_integration.py,
skipped automatically when Docker is unavailable).

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.git
+.gitignore
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+venv/
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+*.sqlite3
+*.sqlite3-*
+playlists.yaml
+playlists.yaml.pre-v2.*.bak
+controller-data/
+data/
+cookies*.txt
+secrets/
+tests/

.env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copy to .env, keep it private, and replace every example path/value.
+FLASK_SECRET_KEY=generate-a-long-random-secret
+CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR=/srv/video-player-controller/data
+YTPLAYER_MEDIA_DIR=/mnt/Media/YTPlayer
+CONTROLLER_SECRETS_DIR=/srv/video-player-controller/secrets
+
+MQTT_HOST=10.40.0.2
+MQTT_PORT=1883
+MQTT_USERNAME=
+MQTT_PASSWORD=
+MQTT_CLIENT_ID=yt-controller
+CONTROLLER_WEB_PORT=7531
+
+# Match the owner of the host media and data directories.
+CONTROLLER_UID=1000
+CONTROLLER_GID=1000

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+venv/
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+*.sqlite3
+*.sqlite3-*
+controller-data/
+data/
+playlists.yaml.pre-v2.*.bak
+
+cookies*.txt
+secrets/

Dockerfile

@@ -1,32 +1,48 @@
-FROM python:3.12-slim
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
 
-# System deps: ffmpeg for muxing, nodejs for yt-dlp JS runtime, ca-certs for TLS
+# yt-dlp requires Node 22+ for current YouTube JavaScript challenges.  Copy
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+# only the runtime binary into the smaller Python/ffmpeg application image.
-    ffmpeg \
+FROM node:22.23.1-bookworm-slim AS javascript-runtime
-    nodejs \
+
-    ca-certificates \
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm
- && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+ARG CONTROLLER_UID=1000
+ARG CONTROLLER_GID=1000
+
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK=1 \
+    PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR=1 \
+    HOME=/tmp/controller-home \
+    XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/controller-cache \
+    PORT=7531
+
+RUN apt-get update \
+    && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates ffmpeg libatomic1 \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && groupadd --gid "${CONTROLLER_GID}" controller \
+    && useradd --uid "${CONTROLLER_UID}" --gid controller --create-home \
+        --shell /usr/sbin/nologin controller \
+    && install -d -o controller -g controller /app /controller-data /mnt/Media/YTPlayer
+
+COPY --from=javascript-runtime /usr/local/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY requirements.txt .
+COPY requirements.txt ./requirements.txt
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN python -m pip install --requirement requirements.txt \
+    && node --version \
+    && python -c "from yt_dlp.utils._jsruntime import NodeJsRuntime; info = NodeJsRuntime().info; assert info and info.supported, info" \
+    && ffmpeg -version
 
-# Optional but strongly recommended: keep yt-dlp fresh (only if installed via pip)
+COPY --chown=controller:controller controller ./controller
-RUN python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -U yt-dlp
+COPY --chown=controller:controller app.py controller_core.py wsgi.py gunicorn.conf.py config.yaml ./
 
-# Make yt-dlp defaults persistent (so your subprocess call doesn't need flags)
+USER controller:controller
-# 1) tell yt-dlp to use node as JS runtime
-# 2) (optional) force android client to dodge SABR weirdness more often
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/yt-dlp && printf "%s\n" \
-  "--js-runtimes node" \
-  "--extractor-args youtube:player_client=android" \
-  > /etc/yt-dlp.conf
 
-COPY app.py ./app.py
+EXPOSE 7531
-COPY controller_core.py ./controller_core.py
 
-ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
+    CMD ["python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:7531/healthz', timeout=3).read()"]
 
-EXPOSE 8000
+CMD ["gunicorn", "--config", "gunicorn.conf.py", "wsgi:application"]
-CMD ["python", "app.py"]

app.py

@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
-from flask import Flask, render_template_string, request, redirect, url_for, flash
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
 import os
+from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
-from controller_core import enqueue_download
+from flask import Flask, flash, jsonify, redirect, render_template_string, request, url_for
 
-app = Flask(__name__)
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, load_config
-app.secret_key = os.environ.get("FLASK_SECRET_KEY", "dev-secret")
+from controller.models import StoreError
+from controller.service import ControllerService, ControllerUnavailableError
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 HTML_FORM = """
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
-    <title>YouTube Playlist Submit</title>
+    <title>YouTube Media Submit</title>
 
     <!-- Make it behave on mobile -->
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
@@ -89,6 +96,33 @@ HTML_FORM = """
         font-size: 1rem;
       }
 
+      input[type="radio"] {
+        width: auto;
+        margin: 0;
+      }
+
+      fieldset {
+        border: 0;
+        padding: 0;
+      }
+
+      legend {
+        margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
+        font-size: 0.92rem;
+      }
+
+      .download-options {
+        display: grid;
+        gap: 0.4rem;
+      }
+
+      .download-options label {
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        gap: 0.55rem;
+        margin: 0;
+      }
+
       input::placeholder,
       textarea::placeholder {
         color: #6b7280;
@@ -132,6 +166,26 @@ HTML_FORM = """
         color: #9ca3af;
       }
 
+      .export-status {
+        margin-top: 1rem;
+        padding-top: 0.9rem;
+        border-top: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.25);
+      }
+
+      .export-job {
+        margin-top: 0.65rem;
+        padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem;
+        border-radius: 0.55rem;
+        background: rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.7);
+        font-size: 0.82rem;
+      }
+
+      .export-path,
+      .export-error {
+        overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+        color: #cbd5e1;
+      }
+
       @media (max-width: 480px) {
         .page-wrapper {
           padding: 1rem;
@@ -160,9 +214,9 @@ HTML_FORM = """
   <body>
     <div class="page-wrapper">
       <div class="card">
-        <h2>Submit YouTube Playlist</h2>
+        <h2>Submit YouTube Media</h2>
         <p class="subtitle">
-          Paste a playlist link below. It’ll be queued for download and assigned to the next free slot.
+          Paste a YouTube video or playlist link and choose a download type.
         </p>
 
         {% with messages = get_flashed_messages() %}
@@ -205,49 +259,256 @@ HTML_FORM = """
             ></textarea>
           </div>
 
-          <button type="submit">Submit Playlist</button>
+          <fieldset class="form-group">
+            <legend>Download as:</legend>
+            <div class="download-options">
+              <label><input type="radio" name="download_mode" value="player_slot" checked> Player Slot</label>
+              <label><input type="radio" name="download_mode" value="mp4"> MP4 Export</label>
+              <label><input type="radio" name="download_mode" value="m4a"> M4A Audio</label>
+              <label><input type="radio" name="download_mode" value="mp3"> MP3 Audio</label>
+            </div>
+          </fieldset>
+
+          <button type="submit">Submit</button>
         </form>
 
         <p class="helper">
           Playlists are kept for roughly 48 hours after they’re downloaded.
+          Utility exports are kept until an operator removes them.
         </p>
+
+        {% if export_jobs %}
+          <section class="export-status">
+            <strong>Recent utility exports</strong>
+            {% for job in export_jobs %}
+              <div class="export-job">
+                <div>{{ download_mode_labels[job.mode] }} — {{ export_status_labels[job.status] }} (job {{ job.job_id[:8] }})</div>
+                {% for path in job.output_paths %}
+                  <div class="export-path">{{ path }}</div>
+                {% endfor %}
+                {% if job.error %}
+                  <div class="export-error">{{ job.error }}</div>
+                {% endif %}
+              </div>
+            {% endfor %}
+          </section>
+        {% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
   </body>
 </html>
 """
 
-@app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
+ALLOWED_YOUTUBE_HOSTS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "youtube.com",
+        "www.youtube.com",
+        "m.youtube.com",
+        "music.youtube.com",
+        "youtu.be",
+    }
+)
+
+MAX_URL_LENGTH = 2048
+MAX_SUBMITTER_LENGTH = 200
+MAX_NOTE_LENGTH = 1000
+MAX_REQUEST_CONTENT_LENGTH = 32 * 1024
+DOWNLOAD_MODE_LABELS = {
+    "player_slot": "Player Slot",
+    "mp4": "MP4 Export",
+    "m4a": "M4A Audio",
+    "mp3": "MP3 Audio",
+}
+EXPORT_STATUS_LABELS = {
+    "queued": "queued",
+    "running": "downloading",
+    "completed": "completed",
+    "failed": "failed",
+    "interrupted": "interrupted",
+}
+
+
+def _valid_media_url(value: str) -> bool:
+    if not value or len(value) > MAX_URL_LENGTH:
+        return False
+    try:
+        parsed = urlsplit(value)
+        hostname = parsed.hostname
+        has_userinfo = parsed.username is not None or parsed.password is not None
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    if parsed.scheme.lower() not in {"http", "https"}:
+        return False
+    if has_userinfo or not hostname:
+        return False
+    return hostname.lower() in ALLOWED_YOUTUBE_HOSTS
+
+
+def _submission_message(result: dict[str, object]) -> str:
+    status = result.get("status")
+    if result.get("kind") == "export":
+        mode = str(result.get("mode") or "")
+        label = DOWNLOAD_MODE_LABELS.get(mode, "Utility export")
+        if status == "queue_full":
+            return "The utility export queue is full; please try again later."
+        if status == "shutting_down":
+            return "The Controller is shutting down; please try again shortly."
+        if status == "worker_error":
+            return f"The {label} job was reserved, but its worker could not start."
+        if status != "queued":
+            return f"The Controller could not queue that {label} job; please try again."
+        job_id = str(result.get("job_id") or "")[:8]
+        identity = f" (job {job_id})" if job_id else ""
+        return f"{label} queued{identity}. Refresh this page to see its result."
+    if status == "queue_full":
+        seconds = max(0, int(result.get("oldest_expires_in_seconds") or 0))
+        hours = max(1, (seconds + 3599) // 3600)
+        return f"Queue is full. Oldest playlist expires in about {hours} hour(s)."
+    if status == "slot_busy":
+        return f"Slot {result.get('slot')} is already being downloaded."
+    if status == "slot_protected":
+        return (
+            f"Slot {result.get('slot')} is protected by active or uncertain playback; "
+            "the playlist was not replaced."
+        )
+    if status == "shutting_down":
+        return "The Controller is shutting down; please try again shortly."
+    if status == "worker_error":
+        return "The playlist was reserved, but its download worker could not start."
+    if status != "queued":
+        return "The Controller could not queue that playlist; please try again."
+
+    slot = result.get("slot")
+    message = f"Playlist queued in slot {slot}."
+    if result.get("reused_slot"):
+        message += " (Existing slot – only new videos will be added.)"
+    else:
+        message += " It will start downloading shortly."
+    return message
+
+
+def create_app(
+    config: ControllerConfig,
+    service: ControllerService,
+    *,
+    testing: bool = False,
+) -> Flask:
+    """Create the HTTP surface without starting MQTT, threads, or persistence."""
+
+    secret_key = os.environ.get("FLASK_SECRET_KEY")
+    if not secret_key and not testing:
+        raise RuntimeError("FLASK_SECRET_KEY must be set for the Controller web service")
+
+    web_app = Flask(__name__)
+    web_app.config.update(
+        TESTING=testing,
+        SECRET_KEY=secret_key or "controller-test-only-secret",
+        MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH=MAX_REQUEST_CONTENT_LENGTH,
+    )
+    web_app.extensions["controller_service"] = service
+    web_app.extensions["controller_config"] = config
+
+    @web_app.get("/")
     def index():
-    return render_template_string(HTML_FORM)
+        try:
+            export_jobs = service.list_export_jobs(
+                limit=min(100, config.downloads.max_queued_exports + 10)
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            LOG.warning("could not load utility export status: %s", exc)
+            export_jobs = []
+        return render_template_string(
+            HTML_FORM,
+            export_jobs=export_jobs,
+            download_mode_labels=DOWNLOAD_MODE_LABELS,
+            export_status_labels=EXPORT_STATUS_LABELS,
+        )
 
+    @web_app.errorhandler(413)
+    def _submission_too_large(_error):
+        flash("The submission was too large.")
+        return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
-@app.route("/submit", methods=["POST"])
+    @web_app.post("/submit")
     def submit():
         url = request.form.get("url", "").strip()
         submitter = request.form.get("submitter", "").strip() or None
         note = request.form.get("note", "").strip() or None
+        raw_mode = request.form.get("download_mode", "player_slot")
+        download_mode = raw_mode.strip() if isinstance(raw_mode, str) else ""
 
-    if not url.startswith("http"):
+        if not _valid_media_url(url):
-        flash("Invalid URL.")
+            flash(
+                "Invalid URL. Only YouTube links are accepted "
+                "(e.g. https://www.youtube.com/... or https://youtu.be/...)."
+            )
+            return redirect(url_for("index"))
+        if submitter is not None and len(submitter) > MAX_SUBMITTER_LENGTH:
+            flash(f"Your name must be {MAX_SUBMITTER_LENGTH} characters or fewer.")
+            return redirect(url_for("index"))
+        if note is not None and len(note) > MAX_NOTE_LENGTH:
+            flash(f"The note must be {MAX_NOTE_LENGTH} characters or fewer.")
+            return redirect(url_for("index"))
+        if download_mode not in DOWNLOAD_MODE_LABELS:
+            flash("Invalid download type. Choose one of the available options.")
             return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
-    result = enqueue_download(url, submitter, note)
+        try:
-
+            if download_mode == "player_slot":
-    if result.get("status") == "queue_full":
+                result = service.enqueue_download(url, submitter, note)
-        secs = result.get("oldest_expires_in_seconds", 0)
-        hours = max(1, secs // 3600)
-        flash(f"Queue is full. Oldest playlist expires in about {hours} hour(s).")
             else:
-        slot = result.get("slot")
+                result = service.enqueue_export(
-        msg = f"Playlist queued in slot {slot}."
+                    url,
-        if result.get("reused_slot"):
+                    download_mode,
-            msg += " (Existing slot – only new videos will be added.)"
+                    submitter,
+                    note,
+                )
+        except ControllerUnavailableError as exc:
+            LOG.warning("playlist submission was rejected: %s", exc)
+            flash("The Controller is unavailable; please try again shortly.")
+        except StoreError as exc:
+            LOG.error("playlist submission hit a storage error: %s", exc)
+            flash("Controller storage is unavailable; the playlist was not queued.")
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            LOG.warning("playlist submission was rejected: %s", exc)
+            flash(f"The playlist request was rejected: {exc}")
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.exception("playlist submission failed unexpectedly")
+            flash("The Controller could not queue that playlist; please try again.")
         else:
-            msg += " It will start downloading shortly."
+            flash(_submission_message(result))
-        flash(msg)
-
         return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
+    @web_app.get("/healthz")
+    def healthz():
+        try:
+            health = service.health()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            LOG.exception("Controller health check failed")
+            return jsonify(
+                {
+                    "status": "unavailable",
+                    "started": False,
+                    "coordinator_alive": False,
+                    "error": str(exc),
+                }
+            ), 503
+        serving = bool(health.get("started") and health.get("coordinator_alive"))
+        return jsonify(health), 200 if serving else 503
+
+    return web_app
+
+
+def _run_development_server() -> None:
+    config = load_config()
+    service = ControllerService(config)
+    web_app = create_app(config, service)
+    service.start()
+    try:
+        web_app.run(host=config.web.host, port=config.web.port)
+    finally:
+        service.stop()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=int(os.environ.get("PORT", 7531)))
+    _run_development_server()

config.yaml

@@ -3,13 +3,73 @@ mqtt:
   port: 1883
   username: null
   password: null
-  client_id_prefix: "ytplayer"
+  client_id: yt-controller
+  keepalive_seconds: 30
+  reconnect_min_seconds: 1
+  reconnect_max_seconds: 30
+  command_queue_size: 512
+  # QoS 1 is accepted only after the broker PUBACKs within this bound.
+  publish_ack_timeout_seconds: 2
+  # Audio Router self-echo correlation stays claimable for this long after
+  # a Controller-originated mode-set publish is PUBACK'd, so a subscription
+  # echo that is delivered after the PUBACK is still recognized as ours
+  # instead of being mistaken for operator intent.
+  router_echo_grace_seconds: 2
 
 topics:
-  cmd: "youtube/player/cmd"
+  player_command: youtube/player/cmd
-  status: "youtube/player/status"
+  player_status: youtube/player/status
+  player_state: youtube/player/state
+  player_telemetry: youtube/player/telemetry
+  controller_command: youtube/controller/cmd
+  ingest_progress: youtube/ingest/progress
+  playback_base: youtube/media/playback
+  router_mode_set: audio/player/mode/set
+  router_mode_state: audio/player/mode/state
+  # Optional additive result/warning topic. Set null to disable it.
+  # Existing consumers never depend on this topic.
+  controller_result: youtube/controller/v2/events
 
-player:
+storage:
-  display: ":0"
+  media_base: /mnt/Media/YTPlayer
-  xdg_runtime_dir: "/run/user/1000"
+  data_base: /controller-data
-  mpv_binary: "/usr/bin/mpv"
+  database_name: controller.sqlite3
+  legacy_yaml_name: playlists.yaml
+  slot_count: 10
+  retention_seconds: 172800
+  expiry_interval_seconds: 60
+  # Marks uncertain playback for operator review; it never removes protection.
+  uncertain_review_after_seconds: 900
+
+downloads:
+  yt_dlp_binary: yt-dlp
+  cookie_path: /run/secrets/yt-dlp-cookies.txt
+  cookie_required: false
+  max_workers: 2
+  process_timeout_seconds: 7200
+  max_height: 1080
+  # Utility exports live below media_base and never participate in slots.
+  export_directory: exports
+  export_max_height: 1080
+  # Dedicated capacity prevents utility exports from starving Player work.
+  export_max_workers: 1
+  # Bounds queued + running utility work; Player slots retain their own bound.
+  max_queued_exports: 20
+
+router:
+  required_mode: video
+  confirmation_timeout_seconds: 3
+  # attempt: request video and wait for the finite confirmation timeout
+  # continue: request video but do not wait when no state has been observed
+  # reject: reject playback until a Router state has been observed
+  when_state_unknown: attempt
+  continue_on_confirmation_failure: true
+  fallback_restore_mode: null
+
+homeassistant:
+  enabled: true
+  discovery_prefix: homeassistant
+
+web:
+  host: 0.0.0.0
+  port: 7531

controller/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""YTPlayer Controller v2 package."""
+
+from .config import ControllerConfig, ConfigError, load_config
+
+__all__ = ["ControllerConfig", "ConfigError", "load_config"]

controller/config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+"""Validated configuration for Controller v2."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+import yaml
+
+from .contracts import SLOT_IDS, Topics
+
+
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = BASE_DIR / "config.yaml"
+
+
+class ConfigError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when Controller configuration is invalid."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class MqttConfig:
+    host: str = "10.40.0.2"
+    port: int = 1883
+    username: str | None = None
+    password: str | None = None
+    client_id: str = "yt-controller"
+    keepalive_seconds: int = 30
+    reconnect_min_seconds: int = 1
+    reconnect_max_seconds: int = 30
+    command_queue_size: int = 512
+    publish_ack_timeout_seconds: float = 2.0
+    router_echo_grace_seconds: float = 2.0
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class StorageConfig:
+    media_base: Path = Path("/mnt/Media/YTPlayer")
+    data_base: Path = Path("/controller-data")
+    database_name: str = "controller.sqlite3"
+    legacy_yaml_name: str = "playlists.yaml"
+    retention_seconds: int = 48 * 3600
+    expiry_interval_seconds: float = 60.0
+    uncertain_review_after_seconds: float = 15 * 60.0
+
+    @property
+    def database_path(self) -> Path:
+        return self.data_base / self.database_name
+
+    @property
+    def legacy_yaml_path(self) -> Path:
+        return self.data_base / self.legacy_yaml_name
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DownloadConfig:
+    yt_dlp_binary: str = "yt-dlp"
+    cookie_path: Path | None = Path("/run/secrets/yt-dlp-cookies.txt")
+    cookie_required: bool = False
+    max_workers: int = 2
+    process_timeout_seconds: float = 2 * 3600.0
+    max_height: int = 1080
+    export_directory: Path = Path("exports")
+    export_max_height: int = 1080
+    export_max_workers: int = 1
+    max_queued_exports: int = 20
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RouterConfig:
+    required_mode: str = "video"
+    confirmation_timeout_seconds: float = 3.0
+    when_state_unknown: str = "attempt"
+    continue_on_confirmation_failure: bool = True
+    fallback_restore_mode: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class HomeAssistantConfig:
+    enabled: bool = True
+    discovery_prefix: str = "homeassistant"
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class WebConfig:
+    host: str = "0.0.0.0"
+    port: int = 7531
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ControllerConfig:
+    mqtt: MqttConfig = field(default_factory=MqttConfig)
+    topics: Topics = field(default_factory=Topics)
+    storage: StorageConfig = field(default_factory=StorageConfig)
+    downloads: DownloadConfig = field(default_factory=DownloadConfig)
+    router: RouterConfig = field(default_factory=RouterConfig)
+    homeassistant: HomeAssistantConfig = field(default_factory=HomeAssistantConfig)
+    web: WebConfig = field(default_factory=WebConfig)
+
+    @property
+    def slot_ids(self) -> tuple[int, ...]:
+        return SLOT_IDS
+
+
+def _mapping(value: Any, name: str) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
+    if value is None:
+        return {}
+    if not isinstance(value, Mapping):
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a mapping")
+    return value
+
+
+def _text(value: Any, name: str, *, allow_none: bool = False) -> str | None:
+    if value is None and allow_none:
+        return None
+    if not isinstance(value, str) or not value.strip():
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a non-empty string")
+    return value.strip()
+
+
+def _optional_text(value: Any, name: str) -> str | None:
+    """Normalize unset/blank optional environment values to ``None``."""
+
+    if value is None or (isinstance(value, str) and not value.strip()):
+        return None
+    return _text(value, name)
+
+
+def _integer(value: Any, name: str, *, minimum: int = 1, maximum: int | None = None) -> int:
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be an integer")
+    try:
+        result = int(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError) as exc:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be an integer") from exc
+    if result < minimum or (maximum is not None and result > maximum):
+        upper = f" and <= {maximum}" if maximum is not None else ""
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be >= {minimum}{upper}")
+    return result
+
+
+def _number(value: Any, name: str, *, minimum: float = 0.0) -> float:
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a number")
+    try:
+        result = float(value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError) as exc:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a number") from exc
+    if not math.isfinite(result):
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be finite")
+    if result < minimum:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be >= {minimum}")
+    return result
+
+
+def _boolean(value: Any, name: str) -> bool:
+    if isinstance(value, bool):
+        return value
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        normalized = value.strip().lower()
+        if normalized in {"1", "true", "yes", "on"}:
+            return True
+        if normalized in {"0", "false", "no", "off"}:
+            return False
+    raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a boolean")
+
+
+def _optional_path(value: Any, name: str) -> Path | None:
+    if value in (None, ""):
+        return None
+    text = _text(value, name)
+    assert text is not None
+    return Path(text)
+
+
+def _relative_directory(value: Any, name: str) -> Path:
+    text = _text(value, name)
+    assert text is not None
+    path = Path(text)
+    if (
+        path.is_absolute()
+        or not path.parts
+        or any(part in {".", ".."} for part in path.parts)
+        or "\\" in text
+    ):
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must be a safe relative directory")
+    reserved_roots = {f"slot{slot}" for slot in SLOT_IDS} | {".controller-trash"}
+    if path.parts[0].casefold() in reserved_roots:
+        raise ConfigError(f"{name} must not overlap Controller slot storage")
+    return path
+
+
+def _env_value(env: Mapping[str, str], key: str, fallback: Any) -> Any:
+    return env[key] if key in env else fallback
+
+
+def _optional_env_value(env: Mapping[str, str], key: str, fallback: Any) -> Any:
+    value = env.get(key)
+    if value is None or not value.strip():
+        return fallback
+    return value
+
+
+def load_config(
+    path: str | Path | None = None,
+    *,
+    environ: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> ControllerConfig:
+    """Load YAML relative to the repository and apply documented env overrides."""
+
+    config_path = Path(path) if path is not None else DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH
+    raw: Mapping[str, Any] = {}
+    if config_path.exists():
+        loaded = yaml.safe_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        raw = _mapping(loaded, "configuration")
+
+    env = os.environ if environ is None else environ
+    mqtt_raw = _mapping(raw.get("mqtt"), "mqtt")
+    topics_raw = _mapping(raw.get("topics"), "topics")
+    storage_raw = _mapping(raw.get("storage"), "storage")
+    downloads_raw = _mapping(raw.get("downloads"), "downloads")
+    router_raw = _mapping(raw.get("router"), "router")
+    ha_raw = _mapping(raw.get("homeassistant"), "homeassistant")
+    web_raw = _mapping(raw.get("web"), "web")
+
+    mqtt = MqttConfig(
+        host=_text(_env_value(env, "MQTT_HOST", mqtt_raw.get("host", "10.40.0.2")), "mqtt.host"),
+        port=_integer(_env_value(env, "MQTT_PORT", mqtt_raw.get("port", 1883)), "mqtt.port", maximum=65535),
+        username=_optional_text(_optional_env_value(env, "MQTT_USERNAME", mqtt_raw.get("username")), "mqtt.username"),
+        password=_optional_text(_optional_env_value(env, "MQTT_PASSWORD", mqtt_raw.get("password")), "mqtt.password"),
+        client_id=_text(_env_value(env, "MQTT_CLIENT_ID", mqtt_raw.get("client_id", "yt-controller")), "mqtt.client_id"),
+        keepalive_seconds=_integer(mqtt_raw.get("keepalive_seconds", 30), "mqtt.keepalive_seconds"),
+        reconnect_min_seconds=_integer(mqtt_raw.get("reconnect_min_seconds", 1), "mqtt.reconnect_min_seconds"),
+        reconnect_max_seconds=_integer(mqtt_raw.get("reconnect_max_seconds", 30), "mqtt.reconnect_max_seconds"),
+        command_queue_size=_integer(mqtt_raw.get("command_queue_size", 512), "mqtt.command_queue_size"),
+        publish_ack_timeout_seconds=_number(
+            mqtt_raw.get("publish_ack_timeout_seconds", 2.0),
+            "mqtt.publish_ack_timeout_seconds",
+            minimum=0.1,
+        ),
+        router_echo_grace_seconds=_number(
+            mqtt_raw.get("router_echo_grace_seconds", 2.0),
+            "mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds",
+            minimum=0.0,
+        ),
+    )
+    if mqtt.reconnect_max_seconds < mqtt.reconnect_min_seconds:
+        raise ConfigError("mqtt.reconnect_max_seconds must be >= reconnect_min_seconds")
+    if (mqtt.username is None) != (mqtt.password is None):
+        raise ConfigError("mqtt.username and mqtt.password must either both be set or both be null")
+
+    topics = Topics(
+        player_command=_text(topics_raw.get("player_command", "youtube/player/cmd"), "topics.player_command"),
+        player_status=_text(topics_raw.get("player_status", "youtube/player/status"), "topics.player_status"),
+        player_state=_text(topics_raw.get("player_state", "youtube/player/state"), "topics.player_state"),
+        player_telemetry=_text(topics_raw.get("player_telemetry", "youtube/player/telemetry"), "topics.player_telemetry"),
+        controller_command=_text(topics_raw.get("controller_command", "youtube/controller/cmd"), "topics.controller_command"),
+        ingest_progress=_text(topics_raw.get("ingest_progress", "youtube/ingest/progress"), "topics.ingest_progress"),
+        playback_base=_text(topics_raw.get("playback_base", "youtube/media/playback"), "topics.playback_base"),
+        router_mode_set=_text(topics_raw.get("router_mode_set", "audio/player/mode/set"), "topics.router_mode_set"),
+        router_mode_state=_text(topics_raw.get("router_mode_state", "audio/player/mode/state"), "topics.router_mode_state"),
+        controller_result=_text(
+            topics_raw.get("controller_result", "youtube/controller/v2/events"),
+            "topics.controller_result",
+            allow_none=True,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    configured_slots = _integer(storage_raw.get("slot_count", 10), "storage.slot_count")
+    if configured_slots != len(SLOT_IDS):
+        raise ConfigError("storage.slot_count is fixed at 10 for stable slot identities")
+    storage = StorageConfig(
+        media_base=Path(_text(_env_value(env, "YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE", storage_raw.get("media_base", "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer")), "storage.media_base")),
+        data_base=Path(_text(_env_value(env, "YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE", storage_raw.get("data_base", "/controller-data")), "storage.data_base")),
+        database_name=_text(storage_raw.get("database_name", "controller.sqlite3"), "storage.database_name"),
+        legacy_yaml_name=_text(storage_raw.get("legacy_yaml_name", "playlists.yaml"), "storage.legacy_yaml_name"),
+        retention_seconds=_integer(_env_value(env, "YTPLAYER_RETENTION_SECONDS", storage_raw.get("retention_seconds", 48 * 3600)), "storage.retention_seconds"),
+        expiry_interval_seconds=_number(storage_raw.get("expiry_interval_seconds", 60), "storage.expiry_interval_seconds", minimum=0.1),
+        uncertain_review_after_seconds=_number(storage_raw.get("uncertain_review_after_seconds", 15 * 60), "storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds", minimum=0.0),
+    )
+    if Path(storage.database_name).name != storage.database_name:
+        raise ConfigError("storage.database_name must be a filename")
+    if Path(storage.legacy_yaml_name).name != storage.legacy_yaml_name:
+        raise ConfigError("storage.legacy_yaml_name must be a filename")
+    if not storage.media_base.is_absolute():
+        raise ConfigError("storage.media_base must be an absolute path")
+    if not storage.data_base.is_absolute():
+        raise ConfigError("storage.data_base must be an absolute path")
+
+    cookie_raw = _env_value(env, "YTPLAYER_COOKIE_PATH", downloads_raw.get("cookie_path", "/run/secrets/yt-dlp-cookies.txt"))
+    downloads = DownloadConfig(
+        yt_dlp_binary=_text(downloads_raw.get("yt_dlp_binary", "yt-dlp"), "downloads.yt_dlp_binary"),
+        cookie_path=_optional_path(cookie_raw, "downloads.cookie_path"),
+        cookie_required=_boolean(downloads_raw.get("cookie_required", False), "downloads.cookie_required"),
+        max_workers=_integer(downloads_raw.get("max_workers", 2), "downloads.max_workers", maximum=10),
+        process_timeout_seconds=_number(downloads_raw.get("process_timeout_seconds", 2 * 3600), "downloads.process_timeout_seconds", minimum=1.0),
+        max_height=_integer(downloads_raw.get("max_height", 1080), "downloads.max_height"),
+        export_directory=_relative_directory(
+            downloads_raw.get("export_directory", "exports"),
+            "downloads.export_directory",
+        ),
+        export_max_height=_integer(
+            downloads_raw.get("export_max_height", 1080),
+            "downloads.export_max_height",
+        ),
+        export_max_workers=_integer(
+            downloads_raw.get("export_max_workers", 1),
+            "downloads.export_max_workers",
+            maximum=10,
+        ),
+        max_queued_exports=_integer(
+            downloads_raw.get("max_queued_exports", 20),
+            "downloads.max_queued_exports",
+            # The web status endpoint deliberately returns at most 100 rows.
+            # Keep the queue bound within that view so every active job remains
+            # visible even when the configured queue is full.
+            maximum=100,
+        ),
+    )
+    if downloads.cookie_required and downloads.cookie_path is None:
+        raise ConfigError("downloads.cookie_path is required when cookie_required is true")
+    if downloads.cookie_path is not None and not downloads.cookie_path.is_absolute():
+        raise ConfigError("downloads.cookie_path must be an absolute path")
+
+    unknown_behavior = _text(router_raw.get("when_state_unknown", "attempt"), "router.when_state_unknown")
+    if unknown_behavior not in {"attempt", "continue", "reject"}:
+        raise ConfigError("router.when_state_unknown must be attempt, continue, or reject")
+    fallback = _text(router_raw.get("fallback_restore_mode"), "router.fallback_restore_mode", allow_none=True)
+    router = RouterConfig(
+        required_mode=_text(router_raw.get("required_mode", "video"), "router.required_mode"),
+        confirmation_timeout_seconds=_number(router_raw.get("confirmation_timeout_seconds", 3.0), "router.confirmation_timeout_seconds", minimum=0.1),
+        when_state_unknown=unknown_behavior,
+        continue_on_confirmation_failure=_boolean(router_raw.get("continue_on_confirmation_failure", True), "router.continue_on_confirmation_failure"),
+        fallback_restore_mode=fallback,
+    )
+
+    homeassistant = HomeAssistantConfig(
+        enabled=_boolean(ha_raw.get("enabled", True), "homeassistant.enabled"),
+        discovery_prefix=_text(ha_raw.get("discovery_prefix", "homeassistant"), "homeassistant.discovery_prefix"),
+    )
+    web = WebConfig(
+        host=_text(web_raw.get("host", "0.0.0.0"), "web.host"),
+        port=_integer(_env_value(env, "PORT", web_raw.get("port", 7531)), "web.port", maximum=65535),
+    )
+    return ControllerConfig(
+        mqtt=mqtt,
+        topics=topics,
+        storage=storage,
+        downloads=downloads,
+        router=router,
+        homeassistant=homeassistant,
+        web=web,
+    )

controller/contracts.py

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+"""Stable MQTT contracts shared by the Controller adapters."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+SLOT_IDS = tuple(range(1, 11))
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class Topics:
+    """MQTT topic names.
+
+    Defaults preserve the established Player, Home Assistant, and Companion
+    integrations.  Player ``state`` is fixed by the Player Node contract.
+    """
+
+    player_command: str = "youtube/player/cmd"
+    player_status: str = "youtube/player/status"
+    player_state: str = "youtube/player/state"
+    player_telemetry: str = "youtube/player/telemetry"
+    controller_command: str = "youtube/controller/cmd"
+    ingest_progress: str = "youtube/ingest/progress"
+    playback_base: str = "youtube/media/playback"
+    router_mode_set: str = "audio/player/mode/set"
+    router_mode_state: str = "audio/player/mode/state"
+    controller_result: str | None = "youtube/controller/v2/events"
+
+    def slot_base(self, slot: int) -> str:
+        if slot not in SLOT_IDS:
+            raise ValueError(f"slot must be in 1..10, got {slot!r}")
+        return f"{self.playback_base}/{slot}"
+
+
+PLAYER_COMMAND_QOS = 1
+PLAYER_COMMAND_RETAIN = False
+PLAYER_STATUS_QOS = 1
+PLAYER_STATE_QOS = 0
+PLAYER_TELEMETRY_QOS = 0
+
+# Existing Controller-owned HA/Companion state was retained at QoS 0.
+LEGACY_STATE_QOS = 0
+LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN = True
+
+# Router commands are ephemeral commands just like Player commands.
+ROUTER_COMMAND_QOS = 1
+ROUTER_COMMAND_RETAIN = False

controller/ha.py

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+"""Home Assistant discovery and legacy slot-publication helpers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Callable, Iterable
+
+from .config import HomeAssistantConfig
+from .contracts import LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN, SLOT_IDS, Topics
+
+
+Publish = Callable[..., Any]
+
+
+HA_DEVICE = {
+    "identifiers": ["ytplayer-controller"],
+    "name": "YouTube Controller",
+    "manufacturer": "River of Glory",
+    "model": "YT Controller",
+}
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SlotAnnouncement:
+    slot: int
+    title: str
+    state: str
+    count: int
+    items: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+
+
+def discovery_messages(
+    topics: Topics,
+    config: HomeAssistantConfig,
+) -> Iterable[tuple[str, str, int, bool]]:
+    """Yield the existing thirty discovery documents unchanged."""
+
+    for slot in SLOT_IDS:
+        base = topics.slot_base(slot)
+        object_id = f"yt_slot_{slot}"
+        entities = (
+            (
+                "title",
+                {
+                    "name": f"YT Slot {slot} Title",
+                    "state_topic": f"{base}/title",
+                    "unique_id": f"{object_id}_title",
+                    "icon": "mdi:playlist-music",
+                    "device": HA_DEVICE,
+                },
+            ),
+            (
+                "state",
+                {
+                    "name": f"YT Slot {slot} State",
+                    "state_topic": f"{base}/state",
+                    "unique_id": f"{object_id}_state",
+                    "icon": "mdi:circle-small",
+                    "device": HA_DEVICE,
+                },
+            ),
+            (
+                "count",
+                {
+                    "name": f"YT Slot {slot} Count",
+                    "state_topic": f"{base}/count",
+                    "unique_id": f"{object_id}_count",
+                    "icon": "mdi:numeric",
+                    "device": HA_DEVICE,
+                },
+            ),
+        )
+        for suffix, payload in entities:
+            yield (
+                f"{config.discovery_prefix}/sensor/{object_id}_{suffix}/config",
+                json.dumps(payload),
+                LEGACY_STATE_QOS,
+                LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN,
+            )
+
+
+def slot_messages(
+    announcement: SlotAnnouncement,
+    topics: Topics,
+    *,
+    clear_items_through: int = 0,
+) -> Iterable[tuple[str, str, int, bool]]:
+    """Yield retained legacy slot topics, including stale item cleanup."""
+
+    base = topics.slot_base(announcement.slot)
+    yield f"{base}/title", announcement.title, LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN
+    yield f"{base}/state", announcement.state, LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN
+    yield f"{base}/count", str(announcement.count), LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN
+    for index, title in enumerate(announcement.items, start=1):
+        yield f"{base}/items/{index}", title, LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN
+    for index in range(len(announcement.items) + 1, clear_items_through + 1):
+        yield f"{base}/items/{index}", "", LEGACY_STATE_QOS, LEGACY_STATE_RETAIN

controller/models.py

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+"""Controller domain records shared by persistence and orchestration."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+MEDIA_STATES = frozenset(
+    {"empty", "queued", "downloading", "ready", "error", "deleting"}
+)
+LIVE_JOB_STATES = frozenset({"reserved", "running"})
+LIVE_GUARD_STATES = frozenset({"active", "review_required"})
+UTILITY_EXPORT_MODES = frozenset({"mp4", "m4a", "mp3"})
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SlotRecord:
+    slot: int
+    generation: int
+    media_state: str
+    url: str | None
+    yt_id: str | None
+    title: str
+    item_count: int
+    published_item_count: int
+    created_at: float | None
+    ready_at: float | None
+    expires_at: float | None
+    last_error: str | None
+    updated_at: float
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DownloadReservation:
+    status: str
+    slot: int | None = None
+    generation: int | None = None
+    job_id: str | None = None
+    reused_slot: bool = False
+    oldest_expires_at: float | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DownloadJob:
+    job_id: str
+    slot: int
+    generation: int
+    url: str
+    status: str
+    submitter: str | None
+    note: str | None
+    requested_at: float
+    started_at: float | None
+    finished_at: float | None
+    error: str | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ExportReservation:
+    status: str
+    job_id: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ExportJob:
+    job_id: str
+    mode: str
+    url: str
+    status: str
+    submitter: str | None
+    note: str | None
+    requested_at: float
+    started_at: float | None
+    finished_at: float | None
+    output_paths: tuple[str, ...]
+    error: str | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DeleteToken:
+    slot: int
+    generation: int
+    reason: str
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class SlotGuard:
+    guard_id: str
+    slot: int
+    kind: str
+    state: str
+    created_at: float
+    review_after: float | None
+    cleared_at: float | None
+    cleared_by: str | None
+    clear_reason: str | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class PlayerObservation:
+    availability: str
+    phase: str
+    active_slot: int | None
+    active_path: str | None
+    paused: bool | None
+    generation: int
+    reconciliation_state: str
+    reconciliation_due_at: float | None
+    reconciliation_id: str | None
+    last_status_at: float | None
+    last_telemetry_at: float | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RouterObservation:
+    mode: str | None
+    freshness: str
+    observed_at: float | None
+    last_warning: str | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class AudioLeaseRecord:
+    lease_id: str
+    operation_id: str | None
+    playback_generation: int | None
+    state: str
+    previous_mode: str | None
+    target_mode: str
+    restoration_mode: str | None
+    restoration_source: str
+    controller_changed: bool
+    confirmation_deadline: float | None
+    created_at: float
+    acquired_at: float | None
+    released_at: float | None
+    warning: str | None
+    error: str | None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class MigrationReport:
+    migrated: bool
+    source_path: str | None = None
+    source_sha256: str | None = None
+    backup_path: str | None = None
+    warnings: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+
+
+class StoreError(RuntimeError):
+    """Base persistence error."""
+
+
+class MigrationError(StoreError):
+    """Legacy migration was rejected or could not complete safely."""
+
+
+class SlotProtectedError(StoreError):
+    """A slot cannot be modified because live activity protects it."""
+
+
+class StaleOperationError(StoreError):
+    """An operation token no longer identifies the slot occupant."""

controller/mqtt_adapter.py

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+"""Resilient MQTT transport with explicit Player command guarantees."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import logging
+import queue
+import threading
+import time
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+from .config import ControllerConfig
+from .contracts import (
+    PLAYER_COMMAND_QOS,
+    PLAYER_COMMAND_RETAIN,
+    PLAYER_STATE_QOS,
+    PLAYER_STATUS_QOS,
+    PLAYER_TELEMETRY_QOS,
+    ROUTER_COMMAND_QOS,
+    ROUTER_COMMAND_RETAIN,
+)
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class MqttEvent:
+    kind: str
+    topic: str | None = None
+    payload: bytes = b""
+    qos: int = 0
+    retain: bool = False
+    duplicate: bool = False
+    message_id: int | None = None
+    connection_generation: int | None = None
+    reason: str | None = None
+    controller_echo: bool = False
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class PublishReceipt:
+    accepted: bool
+    message_id: int | None = None
+    reason: str | None = None
+    uncertain: bool = False
+
+
+class MqttAdapter:
+    """Own Paho lifecycle while keeping all domain work off its callbacks."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: ControllerConfig,
+        *,
+        client: Any | None = None,
+        events: "queue.Queue[MqttEvent] | None" = None,
+        monotonic=time.monotonic,
+    ):
+        self.config = config
+        self.events: "queue.Queue[MqttEvent]" = events or queue.Queue(
+            maxsize=config.mqtt.command_queue_size
+        )
+        self._injected_client = client is not None
+        self.client = client or self._new_client()
+        self._generation_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._connection_generation = 0
+        self._connected = threading.Event()
+        self._stop_event = threading.Event()
+        self._lifecycle_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._started = False
+        self._loop_started = False
+        self._bootstrap_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
+        self._monotonic = monotonic
+        self._router_echo_lock = threading.Lock()
+        # token -> (exact payload, grace deadline). The deadline is ``None``
+        # while the correlated publish() call has not yet observed its
+        # PUBACK; such an entry never expires on its own, bounded instead by
+        # the publish ack timeout. Once PUBACK is observed, the entry keeps
+        # a short grace window so a subscription echo delivered just after
+        # the PUBACK is still recognized as ours rather than mistaken for
+        # operator intent.
+        self._pending_router_echoes: dict[str, tuple[bytes, float | None]] = {}
+        self.last_error: str | None = None
+        self._configure_client()
+
+    def _new_client(self):
+        return mqtt.Client(
+            mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2,
+            client_id=self.config.mqtt.client_id,
+            clean_session=True,
+        )
+
+    def _configure_client(self) -> None:
+        if self.config.mqtt.username is not None:
+            self.client.username_pw_set(
+                self.config.mqtt.username,
+                self.config.mqtt.password,
+            )
+        self.client.on_connect = self._on_connect
+        self.client.on_connect_fail = self._on_connect_fail
+        self.client.on_disconnect = self._on_disconnect
+        self.client.on_message = self._on_message
+        self.client.suppress_exceptions = True
+        self.client.manual_ack_set(True)
+        self.client.max_queued_messages_set(self.config.mqtt.command_queue_size)
+        self.client.reconnect_delay_set(
+            min_delay=self.config.mqtt.reconnect_min_seconds,
+            max_delay=self.config.mqtt.reconnect_max_seconds,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def connected(self) -> bool:
+        return self._connected.is_set()
+
+    @property
+    def connection_generation(self) -> int:
+        with self._generation_lock:
+            return self._connection_generation
+
+    @property
+    def started(self) -> bool:
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            return self._started
+
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        """Start without requiring the broker or network to be reachable."""
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            if self._started:
+                return
+            self._started = True
+            self._stop_event.clear()
+        try:
+            self._begin_async_connection()
+        except (OSError, mqtt.WebsocketConnectionError, RuntimeError) as exc:
+            self.last_error = f"initial MQTT setup failed: {exc}"
+            LOG.warning("%s; retrying in background", self.last_error)
+            self._start_bootstrap_retry()
+
+    def _begin_async_connection(self) -> None:
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            if not self._started or self._stop_event.is_set():
+                return
+            client = self.client
+        result = client.connect_async(
+            self.config.mqtt.host,
+            self.config.mqtt.port,
+            keepalive=self.config.mqtt.keepalive_seconds,
+        )
+        # Paho 2.x returns None after configuring an asynchronous connect;
+        # older/test clients may return MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS.
+        if result not in (None, mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"failed to configure MQTT connection: {result}")
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            if (
+                not self._started
+                or self._stop_event.is_set()
+                or client is not self.client
+            ):
+                return
+            if not self._loop_started:
+                result = client.loop_start()
+                if result != mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS:
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"failed to start MQTT network loop: {result}")
+                self._loop_started = True
+
+    def _start_bootstrap_retry(self) -> None:
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            if self._bootstrap_thread is not None and self._bootstrap_thread.is_alive():
+                return
+            self._bootstrap_thread = threading.Thread(
+                target=self._bootstrap_retry,
+                name="mqtt-bootstrap-retry",
+                daemon=True,
+            )
+            self._bootstrap_thread.start()
+
+    def _bootstrap_retry(self) -> None:
+        delay = float(self.config.mqtt.reconnect_min_seconds)
+        maximum = float(self.config.mqtt.reconnect_max_seconds)
+        while not self._stop_event.wait(delay):
+            try:
+                self._begin_async_connection()
+                self.last_error = None
+                return
+            except (OSError, mqtt.WebsocketConnectionError) as exc:
+                self.last_error = f"MQTT setup retry failed: {exc}"
+                LOG.warning("%s", self.last_error)
+                delay = min(maximum, max(delay * 2, 1.0))
+            except RuntimeError as exc:
+                self.last_error = str(exc)
+                LOG.warning("%s", self.last_error)
+                delay = min(maximum, max(delay * 2, 1.0))
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        # Signal callbacks/retry work before waiting for the lifecycle lock.
+        # A callback already inside subscribe/connect then observes shutdown
+        # and cannot publish a post-stop connected state.
+        self._stop_event.set()
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            if not self._started:
+                self._connected.clear()
+                return
+            self._started = False
+            loop_started = self._loop_started
+            self._loop_started = False
+        self._connected.clear()
+        if loop_started:
+            try:
+                self.client.disconnect()
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception("MQTT disconnect failed")
+            self.client.loop_stop()
+        thread = self._bootstrap_thread
+        if thread is not None and thread is not threading.current_thread():
+            thread.join(timeout=1.0)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _reason_success(reason_code: Any) -> bool:
+        try:
+            return int(reason_code) == 0
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return reason_code == 0
+
+    def _on_connect(self, client, userdata, flags, reason_code, properties=None) -> None:
+        try:
+            with self._lifecycle_lock:
+                if (
+                    client is not self.client
+                    or not self._started
+                    or self._stop_event.is_set()
+                ):
+                    return
+                if not self._reason_success(reason_code):
+                    self.last_error = f"MQTT connect failed: {reason_code}"
+                    LOG.warning("%s", self.last_error)
+                    return
+                if self._stop_event.is_set():
+                    return
+                with self._generation_lock:
+                    self._connection_generation += 1
+                    generation = self._connection_generation
+                self._connected.set()
+                self.last_error = None
+                subscriptions = (
+                    (self.config.topics.player_status, PLAYER_STATUS_QOS),
+                    (self.config.topics.player_telemetry, PLAYER_TELEMETRY_QOS),
+                    (self.config.topics.player_state, PLAYER_STATE_QOS),
+                    (self.config.topics.controller_command, 1),
+                    (self.config.topics.router_mode_set, ROUTER_COMMAND_QOS),
+                    (self.config.topics.router_mode_state, 1),
+                )
+                for topic, qos in subscriptions:
+                    if self._stop_event.is_set():
+                        self._connected.clear()
+                        return
+                    client.subscribe(topic, qos=qos)
+                    if self._stop_event.is_set():
+                        self._connected.clear()
+                        return
+            if self._stop_event.is_set():
+                self._connected.clear()
+                return
+            self._enqueue(
+                MqttEvent(
+                    kind="connected",
+                    connection_generation=generation,
+                )
+            )
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("unexpected MQTT on_connect failure")
+
+    def _on_connect_fail(self, client, userdata) -> None:
+        self.last_error = (
+            f"MQTT connection to {self.config.mqtt.host}:{self.config.mqtt.port} failed"
+        )
+        LOG.warning("%s; Paho will retry", self.last_error)
+
+    def _on_disconnect(
+        self,
+        client,
+        userdata,
+        disconnect_flags,
+        reason_code,
+        properties=None,
+    ) -> None:
+        if client is not self.client:
+            return
+        self._connected.clear()
+        try:
+            self._enqueue(
+                MqttEvent(
+                    kind="disconnected",
+                    connection_generation=self.connection_generation,
+                    reason=str(reason_code),
+                )
+            )
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("unexpected MQTT on_disconnect failure")
+
+    def _on_message(self, client, userdata, message) -> None:
+        try:
+            # Capture client identity and generation atomically with session
+            # replacement. A callback that was already running when an
+            # uncertain command discards the transport must be able to leave a
+            # full queue so loop_stop() cannot deadlock waiting for it.
+            with self._lifecycle_lock:
+                if client is not self.client:
+                    return
+                with self._generation_lock:
+                    generation = self._connection_generation
+            topic = str(message.topic)
+            payload = bytes(message.payload)
+            retained = bool(getattr(message, "retain", False))
+            self._enqueue(
+                MqttEvent(
+                    kind="message",
+                    topic=topic,
+                    payload=payload,
+                    qos=int(getattr(message, "qos", 0)),
+                    retain=retained,
+                    duplicate=bool(getattr(message, "dup", False)),
+                    message_id=getattr(message, "mid", None),
+                    connection_generation=generation,
+                    controller_echo=(
+                        topic == self.config.topics.router_mode_set
+                        and not retained
+                        and self._claim_router_echo(payload)
+                    ),
+                )
+            )
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("unexpected MQTT on_message failure")
+
+    def _enqueue(self, event: MqttEvent) -> bool:
+        while not self._stop_event.is_set():
+            if (
+                event.connection_generation is not None
+                and event.connection_generation != self.connection_generation
+            ):
+                return False
+            try:
+                self.events.put(event, timeout=0.2)
+                return True
+            except queue.Full:
+                continue
+        return False
+
+    def acknowledge(self, event: MqttEvent) -> bool:
+        if event.message_id is None or event.qos <= 0:
+            return True
+        if event.connection_generation != self.connection_generation:
+            LOG.warning(
+                "skipping stale MQTT ack mid=%s from generation=%s",
+                event.message_id,
+                event.connection_generation,
+            )
+            return False
+        try:
+            result = self.client.ack(event.message_id, event.qos)
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("MQTT ack failed mid=%s", event.message_id)
+            return False
+        return result == mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS
+
+    def _publish(
+        self,
+        topic: str,
+        payload: str,
+        *,
+        qos: int,
+        retain: bool,
+        require_connection: bool,
+        invalidate_transport_on_uncertain: bool = False,
+    ) -> PublishReceipt:
+        if require_connection and (not self.started or not self.connected):
+            return PublishReceipt(False, reason="MQTT is disconnected")
+        try:
+            info = self.client.publish(topic, payload, qos=qos, retain=retain)
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            LOG.exception("MQTT publish failed topic=%s", topic)
+            return PublishReceipt(False, reason=str(exc))
+        if info.rc != mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS:
+            return PublishReceipt(False, message_id=getattr(info, "mid", None), reason=f"MQTT rc={info.rc}")
+        if qos > 0 and hasattr(info, "wait_for_publish"):
+            try:
+                info.wait_for_publish(
+                    timeout=self.config.mqtt.publish_ack_timeout_seconds
+                )
+                acknowledged = bool(info.is_published())
+            except BaseException as exc:
+                acknowledged = False
+                detail = str(exc) or exc.__class__.__name__
+            else:
+                detail = (
+                    f"no broker PUBACK within "
+                    f"{self.config.mqtt.publish_ack_timeout_seconds:g} seconds"
+                )
+            if not acknowledged:
+                reason = f"MQTT QoS 1 publication is uncertain: {detail}"
+                if invalidate_transport_on_uncertain:
+                    self._discard_unacknowledged_transport(reason)
+                return PublishReceipt(
+                    False,
+                    message_id=getattr(info, "mid", None),
+                    reason=reason,
+                    uncertain=True,
+                )
+        return PublishReceipt(True, message_id=getattr(info, "mid", None))
+
+    def _discard_unacknowledged_transport(self, reason: str) -> None:
+        """Drop the Paho session so stale QoS 1 commands cannot replay."""
+
+        if self._injected_client:
+            # Test transports do not own a recreatable Paho session. Production
+            # always follows the replacement path below.
+            with self._generation_lock:
+                self._connection_generation += 1
+            self._connected.clear()
+            return
+        with self._lifecycle_lock:
+            old_client = self.client
+            old_loop_started = self._loop_started
+            self._loop_started = False
+            should_restart = self._started and not self._stop_event.is_set()
+            self._connected.clear()
+            with self._generation_lock:
+                previous_generation = self._connection_generation
+                self._connection_generation += 1
+            self.client = self._new_client()
+            self._configure_client()
+        try:
+            old_client.disconnect()
+        except BaseException:
+            LOG.exception("failed to disconnect uncertain MQTT transport")
+        if old_loop_started:
+            try:
+                old_client.loop_stop()
+            except BaseException:
+                LOG.exception("failed to stop uncertain MQTT transport")
+        self.last_error = reason
+        try:
+            self.events.put_nowait(
+                MqttEvent(
+                    kind="disconnected",
+                    connection_generation=previous_generation,
+                    reason=reason,
+                )
+            )
+        except queue.Full:
+            # This method can run on the sole coordinator thread; blocking on
+            # its own queue would deadlock. The uncertain PublishReceipt still
+            # drives the operation-specific conservative transition.
+            LOG.error("MQTT event queue was full while discarding uncertain transport")
+        if should_restart:
+            self._start_bootstrap_retry()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _json_payload(payload: Mapping[str, Any]) -> str:
+        return json.dumps(payload, allow_nan=False, separators=(",", ":"))
+
+    def publish_player_command(self, payload: Mapping[str, Any]) -> PublishReceipt:
+        return self._publish(
+            self.config.topics.player_command,
+            self._json_payload(payload),
+            qos=PLAYER_COMMAND_QOS,
+            retain=PLAYER_COMMAND_RETAIN,
+            require_connection=True,
+            invalidate_transport_on_uncertain=True,
+        )
+
+    def publish_router_mode(self, mode: str) -> PublishReceipt:
+        # A broker normally sends our publication back through the matching
+        # subscription. Register the exact payload before publishing because
+        # Paho's network thread may receive that echo before publish()
+        # returns. A PUBACK only proves broker receipt of our publish, not
+        # that the broker has already forwarded (or even scheduled) our own
+        # subscription copy of it; that copy can legally arrive after the
+        # PUBACK. So the marker is not removed the instant publish()
+        # completes: it stays claimable for a short bounded grace window
+        # afterward, and is removed immediately once actually claimed or
+        # once the grace window elapses. This closes the specific race where
+        # the Controller's own late echo would otherwise be mistaken for
+        # live operator intent and cause automatic restoration ownership to
+        # be relinquished.
+        echo_token = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        payload = mode.encode("utf-8")
+        with self._router_echo_lock:
+            self._prune_router_echoes_locked()
+            self._pending_router_echoes[echo_token] = (payload, None)
+        receipt = self._publish(
+            self.config.topics.router_mode_set,
+            mode,
+            qos=ROUTER_COMMAND_QOS,
+            retain=ROUTER_COMMAND_RETAIN,
+            require_connection=True,
+            invalidate_transport_on_uncertain=True,
+        )
+        grace_deadline = (
+            self._monotonic() + self.config.mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds
+        )
+        with self._router_echo_lock:
+            if echo_token in self._pending_router_echoes:
+                self._pending_router_echoes[echo_token] = (payload, grace_deadline)
+        return receipt
+
+    def _claim_router_echo(self, payload: bytes) -> bool:
+        """Claim one exact mode-set echo from an in-flight or recent local publish."""
+
+        with self._router_echo_lock:
+            self._prune_router_echoes_locked()
+            for token, (expected, _deadline) in tuple(
+                self._pending_router_echoes.items()
+            ):
+                if expected == payload:
+                    del self._pending_router_echoes[token]
+                    return True
+        return False
+
+    def _prune_router_echoes_locked(self) -> None:
+        """Drop expired grace-window entries. Caller holds ``_router_echo_lock``."""
+
+        now = self._monotonic()
+        expired = [
+            token
+            for token, (_, deadline) in self._pending_router_echoes.items()
+            if deadline is not None and deadline <= now
+        ]
+        for token in expired:
+            del self._pending_router_echoes[token]
+
+    def publish_legacy(self, topic: str, payload: str, *, retain: bool = True) -> PublishReceipt:
+        return self._publish(
+            topic,
+            payload,
+            qos=0,
+            retain=retain,
+            require_connection=True,
+        )
+
+    def publish_json(
+        self,
+        topic: str,
+        payload: Mapping[str, Any],
+        *,
+        qos: int = 0,
+        retain: bool = False,
+    ) -> PublishReceipt:
+        return self._publish(
+            topic,
+            self._json_payload(payload),
+            qos=qos,
+            retain=retain,
+            require_connection=True,
+        )

controller/playback.py

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+"""Authoritative Player status/telemetry reduction and operation fencing."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+import os
+import time
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
+from typing import Any, Mapping
+
+from .config import ControllerConfig
+from .contracts import SLOT_IDS
+from .models import PlayerObservation
+from .store import ControllerStore
+
+
+TERMINAL_REASONS = frozenset(
+    {"stop", "finished", "mpv_error", "sigterm", "sigint", "shutdown"}
+)
+TERMINAL_ERROR_REASONS = frozenset({"startup_error", "worker_start_error"})
+CONTROL_ACTIONS = frozenset({"play", "stop", "pause", "resume", "toggle"})
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class PlayerOperation:
+    operation_id: str
+    generation: int
+    action: str
+    slot: int | None
+    expected_path: str | None
+    deadline: float
+    reconciliation_id: str | None = None
+    state: str = "awaiting_player"
+    message: str | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class PlaybackEffect:
+    kind: str
+    slot: int | None = None
+    operation_id: str | None = None
+    message: str | None = None
+
+
+class OperationInProgressError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+class PlaybackReducer:
+    """Apply Player evidence without projecting Controller intent as success."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: ControllerConfig,
+        store: ControllerStore,
+        *,
+        monotonic=time.monotonic,
+        wall_clock=time.time,
+        operation_timeout_seconds: float = 10.0,
+    ):
+        self.config = config
+        self.store = store
+        self._monotonic = monotonic
+        self._wall_clock = wall_clock
+        self.operation_timeout_seconds = operation_timeout_seconds
+        self._operation_generation = 0
+        self.pending: PlayerOperation | None = None
+        self.last_operation: PlayerOperation | None = None
+
+    def begin_operation(
+        self,
+        action: str,
+        *,
+        slot: int | None = None,
+        expected_path: str | None = None,
+        operation_id: str | None = None,
+    ) -> PlayerOperation:
+        if action not in CONTROL_ACTIONS:
+            raise ValueError(f"unsupported Player action {action!r}")
+        if isinstance(slot, bool) or (slot is not None and slot not in SLOT_IDS):
+            raise ValueError("slot must be in 1..10")
+        if self.pending is not None:
+            raise OperationInProgressError(
+                f"Player operation {self.pending.operation_id} is still pending"
+            )
+        self._operation_generation += 1
+        operation = PlayerOperation(
+            operation_id=operation_id or uuid.uuid4().hex,
+            generation=self._operation_generation,
+            action=action,
+            slot=slot,
+            expected_path=expected_path,
+            deadline=self._monotonic() + self.operation_timeout_seconds,
+        )
+        if action == "play" and slot is not None:
+            self.store.protect_slot(
+                slot,
+                "pending_play",
+                guard_id=f"operation-{operation.operation_id}",
+                details={"operation_id": operation.operation_id},
+            )
+        elif action == "play" and expected_path is not None:
+            due = None
+            if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                due = (
+                    self._wall_clock()
+                    + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                )
+            observation = self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                expected_path,
+                review_after=due,
+                details={
+                    "operation_id": operation.operation_id,
+                    "reason": "play command pending Player evidence",
+                },
+            )
+            operation = replace(
+                operation,
+                reconciliation_id=observation.reconciliation_id,
+            )
+        self.pending = operation
+        return operation
+
+    def publish_failed(self, reason: str) -> PlaybackEffect | None:
+        if self.pending is None:
+            return None
+        if (
+            self.pending.action == "play"
+            and self.pending.slot is None
+            and self.pending.reconciliation_id is not None
+        ):
+            self.store.cancel_external_intent(
+                self.pending.reconciliation_id,
+                reason=reason,
+            )
+        return self._finish_operation("failed", reason)
+
+    def _finish_operation(self, state: str, message: str | None = None) -> PlaybackEffect:
+        assert self.pending is not None
+        operation = replace(self.pending, state=state, message=message)
+        self.pending = None
+        self.last_operation = operation
+        if operation.action == "play" and operation.slot is not None and state != "confirmed":
+            self.store.clear_playback_guards(
+                slot=operation.slot,
+                kind="pending_play",
+                reason=f"play operation {state}: {message or ''}".strip(),
+            )
+        return PlaybackEffect(
+            kind=f"operation_{state}",
+            slot=operation.slot,
+            operation_id=operation.operation_id,
+            message=message,
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _slot(value: Any) -> int | None:
+        if value is None or isinstance(value, bool):
+            return None
+        try:
+            converted = int(value)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):
+            return None
+        if isinstance(value, float) and (not math.isfinite(value) or not value.is_integer()):
+            return None
+        return converted if converted in SLOT_IDS else None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _path(value: Any) -> str | None:
+        return value if isinstance(value, str) and value else None
+
+    def _matches_pending(self, slot: int | None, path: str | None) -> bool:
+        operation = self.pending
+        if operation is None:
+            return False
+        positive_match = False
+        if operation.slot is not None and slot is not None:
+            if operation.slot != slot:
+                return False
+            positive_match = True
+        if operation.expected_path is not None and path is not None:
+            if os.path.abspath(operation.expected_path) != os.path.abspath(path):
+                return False
+            positive_match = True
+        return positive_match
+
+    def _canonical_slot_for_path(self, path: str | None) -> int | None:
+        if path is None:
+            return None
+        candidate = os.path.abspath(path)
+        for slot in SLOT_IDS:
+            slot_directory = os.path.abspath(
+                self.config.storage.media_base / f"slot{slot}"
+            )
+            try:
+                if os.path.commonpath((candidate, slot_directory)) == slot_directory:
+                    return slot
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+        return None
+
+    def _normalized_identity(
+        self,
+        payload: Mapping[str, Any],
+    ) -> tuple[int | None, str | None, str | None]:
+        slot = self._slot(payload.get("slot"))
+        path = self._path(payload.get("path"))
+        derived = self._canonical_slot_for_path(path)
+        if slot is not None and derived is not None and slot != derived:
+            return (
+                slot,
+                path,
+                f"Player identity conflicts: slot {slot} does not contain path {path!r}",
+            )
+        return (derived if slot is None else slot), path, None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _same_playback_identity(
+        previous: PlayerObservation,
+        slot: int | None,
+        path: str | None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        if previous.active_slot != slot:
+            return False
+        if slot is None:
+            return (
+                previous.active_path is not None
+                and path is not None
+                and os.path.abspath(previous.active_path) == os.path.abspath(path)
+            )
+        if previous.active_path is None or path is None:
+            return True
+        return os.path.abspath(previous.active_path) == os.path.abspath(path)
+
+    def _active_evidence(
+        self,
+        *,
+        slot: int | None,
+        path: str | None,
+        paused: bool | None,
+        status: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        telemetry: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> PlayerObservation:
+        previous = self.store.player_observation()
+        if slot is None and (path is None or path == previous.active_path):
+            slot = previous.active_slot
+        if path is None and (slot is None or slot == previous.active_slot):
+            path = previous.active_path
+        if paused is None and self._same_playback_identity(previous, slot, path):
+            paused = previous.paused
+        phase = "paused" if paused is True else "playing"
+        if slot is not None:
+            self.store.reconcile_active_guard(
+                slot,
+                kind="player_active",
+                details={"path": path},
+            )
+        elif path is not None:
+            self.store.reconcile_external_active()
+        return self.store.set_player_observation(
+            availability="online",
+            phase=phase,
+            active_slot=slot,
+            active_path=path,
+            paused=paused,
+            reconciliation_state="confirmed",
+            reconciliation_due_at=None,
+            reconciliation_id=None,
+            status_payload=status,
+            telemetry_payload=telemetry,
+        )
+
+    def _idle_evidence(
+        self,
+        *,
+        status: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+        telemetry: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> PlayerObservation:
+        # Persist idle before removing protection. A crash between the two
+        # steps can leave harmless over-protection, never unsafe under-protection.
+        observation = self.store.set_player_observation(
+            availability="online",
+            phase="idle",
+            active_slot=None,
+            active_path=None,
+            paused=False,
+            reconciliation_state="clear",
+            reconciliation_due_at=None,
+            reconciliation_id=None,
+            status_payload=status,
+            telemetry_payload=telemetry,
+        )
+        self.store.clear_playback_guards(reason="fresh Player idle evidence")
+        return observation
+
+    def handle_status(self, payload: Any) -> list[PlaybackEffect]:
+        if not isinstance(payload, Mapping):
+            return [PlaybackEffect("warning", message="Player status must be an object")]
+        state = payload.get("state")
+        if not isinstance(state, str) or not state:
+            return [PlaybackEffect("warning", message="Player status is missing state")]
+        state = state.strip()
+        slot, path, identity_warning = self._normalized_identity(payload)
+        if identity_warning is not None:
+            return [PlaybackEffect("warning", slot=slot, message=identity_warning)]
+        effects: list[PlaybackEffect] = []
+
+        if state == "offline":
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            due = None
+            active_known = (
+                previous.active_slot is not None or previous.active_path is not None
+            )
+            if previous.active_slot is not None:
+                if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                    due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                guard = self.store.mark_slot_uncertain(
+                    previous.active_slot,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    details={"reason": "Player offline"},
+                )
+                due = guard.review_after
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="offline",
+                    phase="unknown",
+                    active_slot=previous.active_slot,
+                    active_path=previous.active_path,
+                    paused=previous.paused,
+                    reconciliation_state=(
+                        "operator_review"
+                        if guard.state == "review_required"
+                        else "awaiting_evidence"
+                    ),
+                    reconciliation_due_at=due,
+                    reconciliation_id=guard.guard_id,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            elif previous.active_path is not None:
+                if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                    due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                    previous.active_path,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    availability="offline",
+                    details={"reason": "Player offline"},
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="offline",
+                    phase=previous.phase,
+                    active_slot=None,
+                    active_path=None,
+                    paused=previous.paused,
+                    reconciliation_state="unknown",
+                    reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                    reconciliation_id=None,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            effects.append(
+                PlaybackEffect(
+                    "player_offline",
+                    slot=previous.active_slot,
+                    message="Player availability is offline; playback is unknown",
+                )
+            )
+            return effects
+
+        if state == "idle" and payload.get("message") == "player online":
+            if path is not None:
+                self._active_evidence(slot=slot, path=path, paused=None, status=payload)
+                effects.append(
+                    PlaybackEffect(
+                        "player_reconnected_active",
+                        slot=slot,
+                        message="Reconnect idle announcement carried an active path",
+                    )
+                )
+                if self.pending is not None and self.pending.action == "play":
+                    if self._matches_pending(slot, path):
+                        effects.append(
+                            self._finish_operation(
+                                "confirmed", "matching reconnect evidence"
+                            )
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        effects.append(
+                            self._finish_operation(
+                                "failed",
+                                "Player reconnected with different active playback",
+                            )
+                        )
+            else:
+                self._idle_evidence(status=payload)
+                effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_idle"))
+                if self.pending is not None:
+                    if self.pending.action == "stop":
+                        effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed"))
+                    elif self.pending.action == "play":
+                        effects.append(
+                            self._finish_operation(
+                                "failed", "Player reconnected without active playback"
+                            )
+                        )
+            return effects
+
+        if state == "idle":
+            reason = payload.get("reason")
+            if reason not in TERMINAL_REASONS:
+                previous = self.store.player_observation()
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="online",
+                    phase=previous.phase,
+                    active_slot=previous.active_slot,
+                    active_path=previous.active_path,
+                    paused=previous.paused,
+                    reconciliation_state=previous.reconciliation_state,
+                    reconciliation_due_at=previous.reconciliation_due_at,
+                    reconciliation_id=previous.reconciliation_id,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+                return [
+                    PlaybackEffect(
+                        "warning",
+                        slot=previous.active_slot,
+                        message="ambiguous Player idle status was not treated as terminal",
+                    )
+                ]
+            self._idle_evidence(status=payload)
+            effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_idle", slot=slot, message=str(reason or "idle")))
+            if self.pending is not None:
+                if self.pending.action == "stop":
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", str(reason or "idle")))
+                elif self.pending.action == "play":
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("failed", str(reason or "Player remained idle")))
+            return effects
+
+        if state == "playing":
+            self._active_evidence(
+                slot=slot,
+                path=path,
+                paused=None,
+                status=payload,
+            )
+            effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_active", slot=slot))
+            if (
+                self.pending is not None
+                and self.pending.action == "play"
+            ):
+                if self._matches_pending(slot, path):
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed"))
+                else:
+                    effects.append(
+                        self._finish_operation(
+                            "failed",
+                            "Player became active with a different slot or path",
+                        )
+                    )
+            return effects
+
+        if state in {"paused", "toggled"}:
+            self._active_evidence(
+                slot=slot,
+                path=path,
+                paused=None,
+                status=payload,
+            )
+            effects.append(
+                PlaybackEffect(
+                    "control_issued",
+                    slot=slot,
+                    message=f"Player issued {state}; awaiting telemetry",
+                )
+            )
+            if self.pending is not None and self.pending.action == "play":
+                if self._matches_pending(slot, path):
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", state))
+                else:
+                    effects.append(
+                        self._finish_operation(
+                            "failed",
+                            "Player control status identified different playback",
+                        )
+                    )
+            return effects
+
+        if state == "busy":
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            if (
+                slot is not None
+                or path is not None
+                or previous.active_slot is not None
+                or previous.active_path is not None
+            ):
+                self._active_evidence(
+                    slot=slot,
+                    path=path,
+                    paused=None,
+                    status=payload,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="online",
+                    phase="unknown",
+                    active_slot=None,
+                    active_path=None,
+                    paused=None,
+                    reconciliation_state="unknown",
+                    reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                    reconciliation_id=None,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_busy", slot=slot, message=payload.get("message")))
+            if self.pending is not None and self.pending.action == "play":
+                effects.append(self._finish_operation("failed", "Player is busy"))
+            return effects
+
+        if state == "error":
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            message = str(payload.get("message") or "Player error")
+            reason = payload.get("reason")
+            if reason in TERMINAL_ERROR_REASONS:
+                terminal_slot = slot if slot is not None else previous.active_slot
+                self._idle_evidence(status=payload)
+                effects.extend(
+                    (
+                        PlaybackEffect(
+                            "player_error",
+                            slot=terminal_slot,
+                            message=message,
+                        ),
+                        PlaybackEffect(
+                            "player_idle",
+                            slot=terminal_slot,
+                            message=str(reason),
+                        ),
+                    )
+                )
+                if self.pending is not None:
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("failed", message))
+                return effects
+
+            active_slot = slot if slot is not None else previous.active_slot
+            active_path = path if path is not None else previous.active_path
+            due = None
+            if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                due = (
+                    self._wall_clock()
+                    + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                )
+            if active_slot is not None:
+                guard = self.store.mark_slot_uncertain(
+                    active_slot,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    details={"reason": "Player error", "message": message},
+                )
+                due = guard.review_after
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="online",
+                    phase="error",
+                    active_slot=active_slot,
+                    active_path=active_path,
+                    paused=(
+                        previous.paused
+                        if self._same_playback_identity(
+                            previous,
+                            active_slot,
+                            active_path,
+                        )
+                        else None
+                    ),
+                    reconciliation_state=(
+                        "operator_review"
+                        if guard.state == "review_required"
+                        else "awaiting_evidence"
+                    ),
+                    reconciliation_due_at=due,
+                    reconciliation_id=guard.guard_id,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            elif active_path is not None:
+                self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                    active_path,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    availability="online",
+                    details={"reason": "Player error", "message": message},
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            else:
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="online",
+                    phase="unknown",
+                    active_slot=None,
+                    active_path=None,
+                    paused=None,
+                    reconciliation_state="unknown",
+                    reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                    reconciliation_id=None,
+                    status_payload=payload,
+                )
+            effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_error", slot=active_slot, message=message))
+            if self.pending is not None:
+                effects.append(self._finish_operation("failed", message))
+            return effects
+
+        effects.append(PlaybackEffect("warning", slot=slot, message=f"unknown Player state {state!r}"))
+        return effects
+
+    def handle_telemetry(self, payload: Any) -> list[PlaybackEffect]:
+        if not isinstance(payload, Mapping) or payload.get("state") != "telemetry":
+            return [PlaybackEffect("warning", message="invalid Player telemetry envelope")]
+        slot, path, identity_warning = self._normalized_identity(payload)
+        if identity_warning is not None:
+            return [PlaybackEffect("warning", slot=slot, message=identity_warning)]
+        effects: list[PlaybackEffect] = []
+        if path is None:
+            self._idle_evidence(telemetry=payload)
+            effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_idle", slot=slot, message="cleared telemetry"))
+            if self.pending is not None:
+                if self.pending.action == "stop":
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", "cleared telemetry"))
+                elif self.pending.action == "play":
+                    effects.append(self._finish_operation("failed", "playback cleared"))
+            return effects
+
+        paused_value = payload.get("paused")
+        paused = paused_value if isinstance(paused_value, bool) else None
+        observation = self._active_evidence(
+            slot=slot,
+            path=path,
+            paused=paused,
+            telemetry=payload,
+        )
+        effects.append(PlaybackEffect("player_telemetry", slot=observation.active_slot))
+        operation = self.pending
+        if operation is None:
+            return effects
+        if not self._matches_pending(slot, path):
+            effects.append(
+                self._finish_operation(
+                    "failed",
+                    "Player telemetry identified a different slot or path",
+                )
+            )
+            return effects
+        if operation.action == "play":
+            effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", "matching telemetry"))
+        elif operation.action == "pause" and paused is True:
+            effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", "telemetry paused=true"))
+        elif operation.action == "resume" and paused is False:
+            effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", "telemetry paused=false"))
+        elif operation.action == "toggle" and paused is not None:
+            effects.append(self._finish_operation("confirmed", f"telemetry paused={paused}"))
+        return effects
+
+    def check_timeout(self) -> PlaybackEffect | None:
+        operation = self.pending
+        if operation is None or self._monotonic() < operation.deadline:
+            return None
+        if operation.action == "play":
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            has_confirmed_active = (
+                previous.reconciliation_state == "confirmed"
+                and (previous.active_slot is not None or previous.active_path is not None)
+            )
+            if has_confirmed_active and self._matches_pending(
+                previous.active_slot,
+                previous.active_path,
+            ):
+                return self._finish_operation(
+                    "confirmed", "matching authoritative Player evidence"
+                )
+            if not has_confirmed_active:
+                self._mark_play_uncertain(operation, "play timeout")
+        elif operation.action == "stop":
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            if previous.active_slot is not None:
+                due = None
+                if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                    due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                guard = self.store.mark_slot_uncertain(
+                    previous.active_slot,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    details={"operation_id": operation.operation_id, "reason": "stop timeout"},
+                )
+                due = guard.review_after
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability="unknown",
+                    phase="unknown",
+                    active_slot=previous.active_slot,
+                    active_path=previous.active_path,
+                    paused=previous.paused,
+                    reconciliation_state=(
+                        "operator_review"
+                        if guard.state == "review_required"
+                        else "awaiting_evidence"
+                    ),
+                    reconciliation_due_at=due,
+                    reconciliation_id=guard.guard_id,
+                )
+            elif previous.active_path is not None:
+                due = None
+                if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                    due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+                self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                    previous.active_path,
+                    review_after=due,
+                    details={
+                        "operation_id": operation.operation_id,
+                        "reason": "stop timeout",
+                    },
+                )
+        elif operation.action in {"pause", "resume", "toggle"}:
+            previous = self.store.player_observation()
+            if previous.active_slot is not None or previous.active_path is not None:
+                self.store.set_player_observation(
+                    availability=previous.availability,
+                    phase="unknown",
+                    active_slot=previous.active_slot,
+                    active_path=previous.active_path,
+                    paused=None,
+                    reconciliation_state=previous.reconciliation_state,
+                    reconciliation_due_at=previous.reconciliation_due_at,
+                    reconciliation_id=previous.reconciliation_id,
+                )
+        return self._finish_operation("timed_out", "no authoritative Player confirmation")
+
+    def _mark_play_uncertain(self, operation: PlayerOperation, reason: str) -> None:
+        due = None
+        if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+            due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+        slot = operation.slot or self._canonical_slot_for_path(operation.expected_path)
+        if slot is not None:
+            guard = self.store.mark_slot_uncertain(
+                slot,
+                review_after=due,
+                details={"operation_id": operation.operation_id, "reason": reason},
+            )
+            due = guard.review_after
+            self.store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="unknown",
+                phase="unknown",
+                active_slot=slot,
+                active_path=operation.expected_path,
+                paused=None,
+                reconciliation_state=(
+                    "operator_review"
+                    if guard.state == "review_required"
+                    else "awaiting_evidence"
+                ),
+                reconciliation_due_at=due,
+                reconciliation_id=guard.guard_id,
+            )
+        elif operation.expected_path is not None:
+            self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                operation.expected_path,
+                review_after=due,
+                details={"operation_id": operation.operation_id, "reason": reason},
+            )
+
+    def publication_uncertain(self, reason: str) -> PlaybackEffect | None:
+        if self.pending is None:
+            return None
+        operation = self.pending
+        if operation.action == "play":
+            self._mark_play_uncertain(operation, reason)
+        return self._finish_operation("uncertain", reason)
+
+    def mark_transport_uncertain(self, reason: str) -> PlaybackEffect:
+        previous = self.store.player_observation()
+        pending_play = (
+            self.pending
+            if self.pending is not None and self.pending.action == "play"
+            else None
+        )
+        active_slot = previous.active_slot
+        active_path = previous.active_path
+        if active_slot is None and active_path is None and pending_play is not None:
+            active_slot = pending_play.slot or self._canonical_slot_for_path(
+                pending_play.expected_path
+            )
+            active_path = pending_play.expected_path
+        due = None
+        if active_slot is not None:
+            if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+            guard = self.store.mark_slot_uncertain(
+                active_slot,
+                review_after=due,
+                details={"reason": reason},
+            )
+            due = guard.review_after
+            self.store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="unknown",
+                phase="unknown",
+                active_slot=active_slot,
+                active_path=active_path,
+                paused=previous.paused,
+                reconciliation_state=(
+                    "operator_review"
+                    if guard.state == "review_required"
+                    else "awaiting_evidence"
+                ),
+                reconciliation_due_at=due,
+                reconciliation_id=guard.guard_id,
+            )
+        elif active_path is not None:
+            if self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds > 0:
+                due = self._wall_clock() + self.config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds
+            self.store.mark_external_uncertain(
+                active_path,
+                review_after=due,
+                details={"reason": reason},
+            )
+        else:
+            self.store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="unknown",
+                phase=previous.phase,
+                active_slot=None,
+                active_path=None,
+                paused=previous.paused,
+                reconciliation_state="unknown",
+                reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                reconciliation_id=None,
+            )
+        return PlaybackEffect(
+            "transport_uncertain",
+            slot=active_slot,
+            message=reason,
+        )
+
+    def projected_slot_state(self, slot: int) -> str:
+        record = self.store.get_slot(slot)
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        if observation.active_slot == slot:
+            if observation.reconciliation_state == "operator_review":
+                return "operator_review"
+            if observation.phase == "paused" and observation.paused is True:
+                return "paused"
+            if observation.phase == "playing":
+                return "playing"
+            if observation.phase in {"unknown", "error"}:
+                return "unknown"
+        guard = next(
+            (guard for guard in self.store.list_live_guards() if guard.slot == slot),
+            None,
+        )
+        if guard is not None:
+            if guard.kind == "pending_play":
+                return record.media_state
+            return "operator_review" if guard.state == "review_required" else "unknown"
+        return record.media_state
+
+    def mark_due_reconciliation(self) -> list[PlaybackEffect]:
+        now = self._wall_clock()
+        due = self.store.mark_due_guards_for_review(now)
+        external_due = self.store.mark_external_reconciliation_due(now)
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        if observation.active_slot is not None and any(
+            guard.slot == observation.active_slot for guard in due
+        ):
+            self.store.set_player_observation(
+                availability=observation.availability,
+                phase="unknown",
+                active_slot=observation.active_slot,
+                active_path=observation.active_path,
+                paused=observation.paused,
+                reconciliation_state="operator_review",
+                reconciliation_due_at=observation.reconciliation_due_at,
+                reconciliation_id=observation.reconciliation_id,
+            )
+        effects = [
+            PlaybackEffect(
+                "operator_review",
+                slot=guard.slot,
+                operation_id=guard.guard_id,
+                message=(
+                    "Playback remains unknown and protected; fresh Player evidence "
+                    "or an administrative clear is required "
+                    f"(review_id={guard.guard_id})"
+                ),
+            )
+            for guard in due
+        ]
+        if external_due is not None:
+            review_id, path = external_due
+            effects.append(
+                PlaybackEffect(
+                    "operator_review",
+                    operation_id=review_id,
+                    message=(
+                        f"Playback at {path!r} remains unknown and protected; "
+                        "fresh Player evidence or an administrative clear is required "
+                        f"(review_id={review_id})"
+                    ),
+                )
+            )
+        return effects

controller/router.py

@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+"""Timeout-bounded Audio Router acquisition and restoration leases."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import time
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Callable
+
+from .config import ControllerConfig
+from .models import AudioLeaseRecord
+from .mqtt_adapter import PublishReceipt
+from .store import ControllerStore
+
+
+ModePublisher = Callable[[str], PublishReceipt]
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class RouterDecision:
+    action: str
+    lease_id: str | None = None
+    warning: str | None = None
+    continued: bool = False
+
+
+class AudioRouterCoordinator:
+    """Own one conservative Router lease for one playback session."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: ControllerConfig,
+        store: ControllerStore,
+        publish_mode: ModePublisher,
+        *,
+        clock=time.monotonic,
+    ):
+        self.config = config
+        self.store = store
+        self.publish_mode = publish_mode
+        self._clock = clock
+
+    def observe_mode(self, mode: str) -> RouterDecision:
+        mode = mode.strip()
+        if not mode:
+            warning = "Audio Router published an empty mode"
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("warning", warning=warning)
+        self.store.set_router_observation(mode=mode, freshness="current")
+        lease = self.store.live_audio_lease()
+        if lease is None:
+            return RouterDecision("observed")
+
+        if lease.state == "acquiring":
+            if mode == lease.target_mode:
+                self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                    lease.lease_id,
+                    state="held",
+                    confirmation_deadline=None,
+                    acquired=True,
+                )
+                return RouterDecision("ready", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+            # State is evidence of the Router's current output, not evidence
+            # that an operator issued a command. It may simply be a periodic
+            # repeat of the pre-acquisition state, so keep waiting for the
+            # finite confirmation deadline.
+            return RouterDecision("observed", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+
+        if lease.state == "held":
+            if mode != lease.target_mode:
+                warning = (
+                    f"Audio Router changed from Controller-owned {lease.target_mode!r} "
+                    f"to {mode!r}; automatic restoration was relinquished"
+                )
+                self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                    lease.lease_id,
+                    state="ownership_lost",
+                    confirmation_deadline=None,
+                    warning=warning,
+                    released=True,
+                )
+                self._record_warning(warning)
+                return RouterDecision("ownership_lost", lease.lease_id, warning)
+            return RouterDecision("observed", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+
+        if lease.state == "unconfirmed":
+            # A late state event must never resurrect a lease that already
+            # timed out or deliberately continued without confirmation.
+            return RouterDecision("observed", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+
+        if lease.state == "restore_pending":
+            if mode == lease.restoration_mode:
+                self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                    lease.lease_id,
+                    state="released",
+                    confirmation_deadline=None,
+                    released=True,
+                )
+                return RouterDecision("restored", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+            # The Router may repeat its current state before applying the
+            # restoration command. Wait for the bounded deadline; explicit
+            # mode-set intent is handled separately below.
+            return RouterDecision("observed", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+        return RouterDecision("observed", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+
+    def observe_mode_command(
+        self,
+        mode: str,
+        *,
+        retained: bool = False,
+        controller_echo: bool = False,
+    ) -> RouterDecision:
+        """Observe a Router mode-set publication without treating state as intent.
+
+        The MQTT adapter marks an exact echo received while a Controller QoS 1
+        publication is in flight. Every other live mode-set publication is
+        conservatively treated as operator intent. Retained commands are old
+        broker state and can never establish current operator intent.
+        """
+
+        mode = mode.strip()
+        if not mode:
+            warning = "Audio Router published an empty mode command"
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("warning", warning=warning)
+
+        lease = self.store.live_audio_lease()
+        lease_id = None if lease is None else lease.lease_id
+        if retained:
+            warning = (
+                f"Retained Audio Router mode command {mode!r} was ignored as stale intent"
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("retained_ignored", lease_id, warning)
+        if controller_echo:
+            return RouterDecision("self_echo", lease_id=lease_id)
+        if lease is None:
+            return RouterDecision("operator_intent")
+
+        if lease.state == "acquiring":
+            return self._acquisition_failed(
+                lease.lease_id,
+                (
+                    f"Audio Router received an operator mode command for {mode!r} "
+                    f"while {lease.target_mode!r} confirmation was pending; "
+                    "automatic restoration ownership was relinquished"
+                ),
+            )
+
+        if lease.state in {"held", "unconfirmed", "restore_pending"}:
+            warning = (
+                f"Audio Router received an operator mode command for {mode!r}; "
+                "automatic restoration was relinquished"
+            )
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease.lease_id,
+                state="ownership_lost",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                warning=warning,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("ownership_lost", lease.lease_id, warning)
+        return RouterDecision("operator_intent", lease_id=lease.lease_id)
+
+    def acquire(self, operation_id: str) -> RouterDecision:
+        observation = self.store.router_observation()
+        known = observation.freshness == "current" and observation.mode is not None
+        target = self.config.router.required_mode
+        previous = observation.mode if known else None
+        lease_id = uuid.uuid4().hex
+
+        if known and previous == target:
+            self.store.create_audio_lease(
+                lease_id=lease_id,
+                operation_id=operation_id,
+                state="held",
+                previous_mode=previous,
+                target_mode=target,
+                restoration_mode=None,
+                restoration_source="none",
+                controller_changed=False,
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+            )
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="held",
+                acquired=True,
+            )
+            return RouterDecision("ready", lease_id=lease_id)
+
+        if known:
+            restoration_mode = previous
+            restoration_source = "observed_previous"
+        elif self.config.router.fallback_restore_mode is not None:
+            restoration_mode = self.config.router.fallback_restore_mode
+            restoration_source = "configured_fallback"
+        else:
+            restoration_mode = None
+            restoration_source = "none"
+
+        policy = self.config.router.when_state_unknown
+        if not known and policy == "reject":
+            warning = "Audio Router state is unavailable; playback was rejected by policy"
+            self.store.create_audio_lease(
+                lease_id=lease_id,
+                operation_id=operation_id,
+                state="abandoned",
+                previous_mode=None,
+                target_mode=target,
+                restoration_mode=restoration_mode,
+                restoration_source=restoration_source,
+                controller_changed=False,
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                warning=warning,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("rejected", lease_id, warning)
+
+        deadline = self._clock() + self.config.router.confirmation_timeout_seconds
+        initial_state = "unconfirmed" if not known and policy == "continue" else "acquiring"
+        self.store.create_audio_lease(
+            lease_id=lease_id,
+            operation_id=operation_id,
+            state=initial_state,
+            previous_mode=previous,
+            target_mode=target,
+            restoration_mode=restoration_mode,
+            restoration_source=restoration_source,
+            controller_changed=True,
+            confirmation_deadline=(deadline if initial_state == "acquiring" else None),
+        )
+        receipt = self.publish_mode(target)
+        if not receipt.accepted:
+            return self._acquisition_failed(
+                lease_id,
+                f"could not request Audio Router mode {target!r}: {receipt.reason}",
+            )
+
+        if initial_state == "unconfirmed":
+            warning = (
+                f"Audio Router state is unavailable; requested {target!r} and "
+                "continued immediately without restoration ownership"
+            )
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="unconfirmed",
+                warning=warning,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("ready", lease_id, warning, continued=True)
+        return RouterDecision("waiting", lease_id=lease_id)
+
+    def check_deadline(self) -> RouterDecision | None:
+        lease = self.store.live_audio_lease()
+        if (
+            lease is None
+            or lease.confirmation_deadline is None
+            or self._clock() < lease.confirmation_deadline
+        ):
+            return None
+        if lease.state == "acquiring":
+            return self._acquisition_failed(
+                lease.lease_id,
+                (
+                    f"Audio Router did not confirm {lease.target_mode!r} within "
+                    f"{self.config.router.confirmation_timeout_seconds:g} seconds"
+                ),
+            )
+        if lease.state == "restore_pending":
+            warning = (
+                f"Audio Router did not confirm restoration to {lease.restoration_mode!r}; "
+                "no further automatic change will be attempted"
+            )
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease.lease_id,
+                state="abandoned",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                warning=warning,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("restore_failed", lease.lease_id, warning)
+        return None
+
+    def _acquisition_failed(self, lease_id: str, warning: str) -> RouterDecision:
+        continue_playback = self.config.router.continue_on_confirmation_failure
+        self.store.update_audio_lease(
+            lease_id,
+            state="unconfirmed" if continue_playback else "abandoned",
+            confirmation_deadline=None,
+            warning=warning,
+            released=not continue_playback,
+        )
+        self._record_warning(warning)
+        return RouterDecision(
+            "ready" if continue_playback else "rejected",
+            lease_id,
+            warning,
+            continued=continue_playback,
+        )
+
+    def release(self, lease_id: str | None) -> RouterDecision:
+        if lease_id is None:
+            return RouterDecision("released")
+        lease = self.store.get_audio_lease(lease_id)
+        if lease is None:
+            return RouterDecision("released")
+        if lease.state == "held" and not lease.controller_changed:
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="released",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            return RouterDecision("released", lease_id)
+        if lease.state != "held":
+            if lease.state in {"unconfirmed", "acquiring"}:
+                self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                    lease_id,
+                    state="abandoned",
+                    confirmation_deadline=None,
+                    warning="Audio Router was never confirmed; restoration was skipped",
+                    released=True,
+                )
+            return RouterDecision("released", lease_id)
+
+        observation = self.store.router_observation()
+        if observation.freshness != "current" or observation.mode != lease.target_mode:
+            warning = "Audio Router ownership is no longer current; restoration was skipped"
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="ownership_lost",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                warning=warning,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("ownership_lost", lease_id, warning)
+        if lease.restoration_mode is None:
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="released",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            return RouterDecision("released", lease_id)
+
+        receipt = self.publish_mode(lease.restoration_mode)
+        if not receipt.accepted:
+            warning = f"could not request Audio Router restoration: {receipt.reason}"
+            self.store.update_audio_lease(
+                lease_id,
+                state="abandoned",
+                confirmation_deadline=None,
+                warning=warning,
+                released=True,
+            )
+            self._record_warning(warning)
+            return RouterDecision("restore_failed", lease_id, warning)
+        self.store.update_audio_lease(
+            lease_id,
+            state="restore_pending",
+            confirmation_deadline=(
+                self._clock() + self.config.router.confirmation_timeout_seconds
+            ),
+        )
+        return RouterDecision("restore_waiting", lease_id)
+
+    def connection_lost(self) -> RouterDecision | None:
+        observation = self.store.router_observation()
+        self.store.set_router_observation(
+            mode=observation.mode,
+            freshness="stale",
+            warning="MQTT continuity was lost",
+        )
+        lease = self.store.live_audio_lease()
+        if lease is None:
+            return None
+        if lease.state == "acquiring":
+            return self._acquisition_failed(
+                lease.lease_id,
+                "MQTT disconnected while waiting for Audio Router confirmation",
+            )
+        warning = "MQTT continuity was lost; automatic Audio Router restoration was relinquished"
+        self.store.update_audio_lease(
+            lease.lease_id,
+            state="ownership_lost",
+            confirmation_deadline=None,
+            warning=warning,
+            released=True,
+        )
+        self._record_warning(warning)
+        return RouterDecision("ownership_lost", lease.lease_id, warning)
+
+    def abandon(self, lease_id: str | None, reason: str) -> None:
+        if lease_id is None:
+            return
+        lease = self.store.get_audio_lease(lease_id)
+        if lease is None or lease.state in {"released", "abandoned", "ownership_lost"}:
+            return
+        self.store.update_audio_lease(
+            lease_id,
+            state="abandoned",
+            confirmation_deadline=None,
+            warning=reason,
+            released=True,
+        )
+        self._record_warning(reason)
+
+    def _record_warning(self, warning: str) -> None:
+        observation = self.store.router_observation()
+        self.store.set_router_observation(
+            mode=observation.mode,
+            freshness=observation.freshness,
+            warning=warning,
+        )
+        self.store.record_audit_event(
+            "audio_router_warning",
+            actor="controller",
+            details={"message": warning},
+        )

controller_core.py

@@ -1,838 +1,84 @@
-import os
+"""Deprecated, lazy compatibility facade for the Controller v2 service.
-import time
+
-import json
+New deployments use :mod:`wsgi`.  These functions remain for local callers
+that imported the original module, but importing this module never opens the
+database, creates directories, starts threads, or connects to MQTT.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import threading
-import subprocess
+from typing import Any
-from pathlib import Path
-from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
 
-import yaml
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, load_config
-import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+from controller.service import ControllerService, ControllerUnavailableError
 
-# --- Config / paths ---
 
-MEDIA_BASE = Path(os.environ.get("YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE", "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer"))
+_lifecycle_lock = threading.Lock()
-DATA_BASE = Path(os.environ.get("YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE", "/controller-data"))
+_service: ControllerService | None = None
-STATE_PATH = DATA_BASE / "playlists.yaml"
+_config: ControllerConfig | None = None
 
-MAX_SLOTS = int(os.environ.get("YTPLAYER_MAX_SLOTS", "10"))
+# Kept as transition indicators for integrations that inspected the old module.
-RETENTION_SECONDS = int(os.environ.get("YTPLAYER_RETENTION_SECONDS", str(48 * 3600)))
+mqtt_client: Any | None = None
+mqtt_started = False
 
-MQTT_HOST = os.environ.get("MQTT_HOST", "10.40.0.2")
-MQTT_PORT = int(os.environ.get("MQTT_PORT", "1883"))
-MQTT_CLIENT_ID = os.environ.get("MQTT_CLIENT_ID", "yt-controller")
 
-TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS = "youtube/ingest/progress"
+def start_controller() -> None:
-TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE   = "youtube/media/playback"   # e.g. youtube/media/playback/1/title
+    """Construct and start the singleton compatibility service explicitly."""
-TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS   = "youtube/player/status"    # JSON from player_service
-TOPIC_PLAYER_CMD      = "youtube/player/cmd"       # commands to player_service
-TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD  = "youtube/controller/cmd"   # commands from HA / StreamDeck
 
-MEDIA_BASE.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    global _config, _service, mqtt_client, mqtt_started
-DATA_BASE.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with _lifecycle_lock:
-
+        if _service is not None and _service.started:
-# --- MQTT client ---
-
-import logging, sys
-logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stdout, level=logging.INFO)
-
-def _on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc, properties=None):
-    print(f"[mqtt] connected rc={rc}")
-    if rc == 0:
-        client.subscribe(TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS, qos=1)
-        client.subscribe(TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD, qos=1)
-        print(f"[controller] subscribed to {TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS} and {TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD}")
-    else:
-        print(f"[mqtt] connect failed rc={rc}")
-
-def _on_message(client, userdata, msg):
-    if msg.topic == TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS:
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(msg.payload.decode("utf-8") or "{}")
-        except Exception:
             return
-
+        config = load_config()
-        state_str = data.get("state")
+        service = ControllerService(config)
-        slot_val = data.get("slot")
+        service.start()
-
+        _config = config
-        if not state_str or slot_val is None:
+        _service = service
-            return
+        mqtt_client = service.mqtt
-
+        mqtt_started = True
-        try:
-            slot_num = int(slot_val)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            return
-
-        print(f"[controller] player status: slot={slot_num} state={state_str}")
-        _update_slot_state_from_player(slot_num, state_str)
-
-    elif msg.topic == TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD:
-        _handle_control_cmd(msg.payload.decode("utf-8", errors="ignore"))
-
-def _handle_control_cmd(payload: str):
-    """
-    Handle messages on TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD, e.g.:
-      {"action": "delete_slot", "slot": 2, "url": "..."}
-      {"action": "play", "slot": 1}
-      {"action": "stop"}
-    """
-    try:
-        data = json.loads(payload or "{}")
-    except json.JSONDecodeError:
-        print(f"[controller] bad JSON on control cmd: {payload!r}")
-        return
-
-    action = data.get("action")
-    if not action:
-        print("[controller] control cmd missing 'action'")
-        return
-
-    # delete slot
-    if action == "delete_slot":
-        slot = data.get("slot")
-        try:
-            slot_num = int(slot)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            print(f"[controller] delete_slot: bad slot {slot!r}")
-            return
-
-        expected_url = data.get("url")  # optional safety
-        delete_slot(slot_num, expected_url=expected_url)
-        return
-
-    # play / stop → hand off to the orchestrator
-    if action in ("play", "stop"):
-        handle_play_request(data)
-        return
-
-    print(f"[controller] unknown control action: {action!r}")
-
-def _on_disconnect(client, userdata, rc, properties=None):
-    print(f"[mqtt] disconnected rc={rc}")
-
-mqtt_client = mqtt.Client(client_id=MQTT_CLIENT_ID, clean_session=True)
-
-# If your broker ever needs auth, you'd uncomment:
-# mqtt_client.username_pw_set(os.environ.get("MQTT_USERNAME"), os.environ.get("MQTT_PASSWORD"))
-
-mqtt_client.enable_logger()             # send Paho logs to Python logging
-mqtt_client.on_connect = _on_connect
-mqtt_client.on_disconnect = _on_disconnect
-mqtt_client.on_message = _on_message
-
-print(f"[controller] attempting MQTT connect to {MQTT_HOST}:{MQTT_PORT} …")
-mqtt_client.connect(MQTT_HOST, MQTT_PORT, keepalive=30)
-
-mqtt_client.loop_start()
-print("[controller] MQTT loop started")
-
-mqtt_client.on_message = _on_message
-mqtt_client.subscribe(TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS, qos=1)
-mqtt_client.subscribe(TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD, qos=1)
-print(f"[controller] subscribed to {TOPIC_PLAYER_STATUS} and {TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD}")
 
 
-def mqtt_publish(topic: str, payload, **kwargs):
+def stop_controller() -> None:
-    """
+    """Stop and discard the singleton compatibility service."""
-    Small wrapper that JSON-encodes non-strings and prints what we publish.
+
-    Keeps logs useful and avoids repeating code.
+    global _config, _service, mqtt_client, mqtt_started
-    """
+    with _lifecycle_lock:
-    if not isinstance(payload, str):
+        service = _service
-        payload = json.dumps(payload)
+        if service is not None:
-    print(f"[mqtt] publish {topic} -> {payload}")
+            service.stop()
-    mqtt_client.publish(topic, payload, **kwargs)
+        _service = None
+        _config = None
+        mqtt_client = None
+        mqtt_started = False
 
 
-# --- State model ---
+def get_service() -> ControllerService:
+    """Return the explicitly started compatibility service."""
 
-@dataclass
+    with _lifecycle_lock:
-class PlaylistSlot:
+        if _service is None or not _service.started:
-    slot: int
+            raise ControllerUnavailableError(
-    url: str
+                "Controller is not started; call start_controller() first"
-    yt_id: Optional[str]
-    title: str
-    path: str
-    m3u: str
-    created_at: float
-    expires_at: float
-    item_count: int
-    state: str  # "downloading" | "ready" | "error" | "playing" | "busy"
-
-    def to_dict(self):
-        d = asdict(self)
-        # timestamps as ISO-ish strings
-        d["created_at"] = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime(self.created_at))
-        d["expires_at"] = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", time.gmtime(self.expires_at))
-        return d
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def from_dict(d: Dict):
-        def parse_ts(s: str) -> float:
-            try:
-                # naive ISO Z
-                return time.mktime(time.strptime(s, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))
-            except Exception:
-                return float(d.get("created_at_ts", time.time()))
-
-        created_at = parse_ts(d.get("created_at", "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"))
-        expires_at = parse_ts(d.get("expires_at", "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"))
-
-        return PlaylistSlot(
-            slot=int(d["slot"]),
-            url=d["url"],
-            yt_id=d.get("yt_id"),
-            title=d.get("title", ""),
-            path=d["path"],
-            m3u=d["m3u"],
-            created_at=created_at,
-            expires_at=expires_at,
-            item_count=int(d.get("item_count", 0)),
-            state=d.get("state", "ready"),
             )
+        return _service
 
 
-class ControllerState:
+def enqueue_download(
-    def __init__(self):
+    url: str,
-        self.slots: Dict[int, PlaylistSlot] = {}
+    submitter: str | None = None,
+    note: str | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Queue a download through Controller v2."""
 
-    def load(self):
+    return get_service().enqueue_download(url, submitter, note)
-        if not STATE_PATH.exists():
-            return
-        data = yaml.safe_load(STATE_PATH.read_text()) or {}
-        slots = data.get("slots", {})
-        self.slots.clear()
-        for k, v in slots.items():
-            try:
-                slot = PlaylistSlot.from_dict(v)
-                self.slots[slot.slot] = slot
-            except Exception:
-                continue
-
-    def save(self):
-        data = {"slots": {str(s): slot.to_dict() for s, slot in self.slots.items()}}
-        STATE_PATH.write_text(yaml.safe_dump(data, sort_keys=True))
-
-    def prune_expired(self):
-        """
-        Remove any slots whose expires_at is in the past, delete their folders,
-        compact remaining slots, save, and reannounce MQTT so ghosts disappear.
-        """
-        now = time.time()
-        changed = False
-        to_delete: List[int] = []
-
-        for s, slot in list(self.slots.items()):
-            if now >= slot.expires_at:
-                to_delete.append(s)
-
-        for s in to_delete:
-            slot = self.slots.pop(s, None)
-            if not slot:
-                continue
-
-            try:
-                p = Path(slot.path)
-                if p.exists():
-                    for child in p.iterdir():
-                        try:
-                            child.unlink()
-                        except IsADirectoryError:
-                            # ignore unexpected subdirs
-                            pass
-                    p.rmdir()
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
-            changed = True
-
-        if changed:
-            # compact slot numbers (1..N), save, then resync MQTT topics
-            self.compact_slots()
-            self.save()
-            # this is the helper you already have below
-            reannounce_slots()
-
-    def compact_slots(self):
-        """Shift slots down so there are no gaps: 1..N"""
-        if not self.slots:
-            return
-        new_slots: Dict[int, PlaylistSlot] = {}
-        for new_index, slot in enumerate(sorted(self.slots.values(), key=lambda sl: sl.slot), start=1):
-            if slot.slot != new_index:
-                old_dir = Path(slot.path)
-                new_dir = MEDIA_BASE / f"slot{new_index}"
-                # rename folder if it exists
-                if old_dir.exists() and old_dir != new_dir:
-                    new_dir.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-                    old_dir.rename(new_dir)
-                slot.slot = new_index
-                slot.path = str(new_dir)
-                slot.m3u = str(new_dir / "playlist.m3u")
-            new_slots[new_index] = slot
-        self.slots = new_slots
-
-    def get_next_free_slot(self) -> Optional[int]:
-        self.prune_expired()
-        used = set(self.slots.keys())
-        for i in range(1, MAX_SLOTS + 1):
-            if i not in used:
-                return i
-        return None
 
 
-state = ControllerState()
+__all__ = [
-state.load()
+    "enqueue_download",
-state.prune_expired()
+    "get_service",
-
+    "mqtt_client",
-
+    "mqtt_started",
-# --- Helpers ---
+    "start_controller",
-
+    "stop_controller",
-def delete_slot(slot_num: int, expected_url: Optional[str] = None):
-    """
-    Delete a slot from state + filesystem, then compact and republish.
-
-    expected_url is optional: if provided and doesn't match, we ignore
-    the delete (safety against stale retained messages if someone ever
-    accidentally turns retain on).
-    """
-    state.load()
-
-    slot = state.slots.get(slot_num)
-    if not slot:
-        print(f"[controller] delete_slot: slot {slot_num} not found, ignoring")
-        return
-
-    if expected_url and slot.url != expected_url:
-        print(f"[controller] delete_slot: url mismatch for slot {slot_num}, ignoring")
-        return
-
-    print(f"[controller] deleting slot {slot_num}: {slot.title!r}")
-
-    # Remove files on disk
-    slot_dir = Path(slot.path)
-    if slot_dir.exists():
-        for child in slot_dir.iterdir():
-            try:
-                child.unlink()
-            except IsADirectoryError:
-                # no subdirs expected, but don't crash
-                pass
-        try:
-            slot_dir.rmdir()
-        except OSError:
-            pass
-
-    # Remove from state
-    state.slots.pop(slot_num, None)
-
-    # Compact and save
-    state.compact_slots()
-    state.save()
-
-    # Re-publish MQTT for all remaining slots, so HA/Deck are in sync
-    reannounce_slots()
-
-
-def reannounce_slots():
-    """
-    Re-publish MQTT state/title/count for all existing slots,
-    and mark any unused slots as empty.
-    """
-    state.load()
-
-    # Re-announce real slots
-    for s, slot in sorted(state.slots.items()):
-        publish_slot_topics(slot)
-
-    # Clear any slots above the current highest used index
-    highest = max(state.slots.keys(), default=0)
-    for s in range(highest + 1, MAX_SLOTS + 1):
-        base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{s}"
-        mqtt_publish(f"{base}/title", "", retain=True)
-        mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", "empty", retain=True)
-        mqtt_publish(f"{base}/count", "0", retain=True)
-        # also clear item names
-        for i in range(1, 100):
-            mqtt_publish(f"{base}/items/{i}", "", retain=True)
-
-
-def publish_slot_topics(slot: PlaylistSlot):
-    """Publish the title/state/count for one slot to its MQTT topics."""
-    base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot.slot}"
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/title", slot.title, retain=True)
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", slot.state, retain=True)
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/count", slot.item_count, retain=True)
-    
-def set_slot_busy_temporarily(slot: PlaylistSlot, seconds: int = 5):
-    """
-    Briefly mark a slot as 'busy', then restore after a delay.
-    """
-    base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot.slot}"
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", "busy", retain=True)
-
-    def _clear_busy_later(slot_number: int, delay: int):
-        time.sleep(delay)
-
-        state.load()
-        sl = state.slots.get(slot_number)
-
-        if sl is None:
-            base2 = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot_number}"
-            mqtt_publish(f"{base2}/title", "", retain=True)
-            mqtt_publish(f"{base2}/state", "empty", retain=True)
-            mqtt_publish(f"{base2}/count", 0, retain=True)
-            return
-
-        publish_slot_topics(sl)
-
-    t = threading.Thread(
-        target=_clear_busy_later,
-        args=(slot.slot, seconds),
-        daemon=True,
-    )
-    t.start()
-
-
-
-def _parse_track_title_from_filename(path: Path) -> str:
-    stem = path.stem   # "000 - Song Name [id]"
-    # strip leading "000 - "
-    if " - " in stem:
-        stem = stem.split(" - ", 1)[1]
-    # strip trailing " [id]"
-    if " [" in stem:
-        stem = stem.rsplit(" [", 1)[0]
-    return stem
-
-
-def _update_slot_state_from_player(slot_num: int, new_state: str):
-    """
-    Mirror player state ("playing", "busy", "idle", "error", etc.)
-    into our per-slot state + MQTT topics.
-    """
-    slot_obj = state.slots.get(slot_num)
-    if not slot_obj:
-        return
-
-    # Map "idle" / "finished" from player back to "ready" for the slot UI
-    if new_state in ("idle", "finished"):
-        slot_obj.state = "ready"
-        mqtt_state = "ready"
-    else:
-        slot_obj.state = new_state
-        mqtt_state = new_state
-
-    state.save()
-    publish_slot_topics(slot_obj)
-
-
-def _get_title_for_url(url: str) -> str:
-    """
-    Try to detect a human-friendly title for either:
-      - a playlist (use playlist_title)
-      - a single video (fall back to video title)
-
-    If we can't figure it out, just return the URL.
-    """
-    try:
-        # One line: playlist_title|||video_title
-        out = subprocess.check_output(
-            [
-                "yt-dlp",
-                "--flat-playlist",
-                "--print", "%(playlist_title)s|||%(title)s",
-                "--playlist-end", "1",
-                url,
-            ],
-            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            text=True,
-        ).strip()
-
-        if not out:
-            return url
-
-        line = out.splitlines()[0]
-        playlist_title, _, video_title = line.partition("|||")
-
-        playlist_title = (playlist_title or "").strip()
-        video_title = (video_title or "").strip()
-
-        # If playlist_title looks real (not empty/NA), use it
-        if playlist_title and playlist_title.upper() != "NA":
-            return playlist_title
-
-        # Otherwise fall back to video title
-        if video_title:
-            return video_title
-
-        return url
-    except Exception:
-        return url
-
-
-def _download_playlist_to_slot(url: str, slot_num: int):
-    """
-    Runs yt-dlp into /mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slotN, builds playlist.m3u,
-    updates YAML, and publishes MQTT topics.
-    """
-    slot_dir = MEDIA_BASE / f"slot{slot_num}"
-    slot_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-
-    title = _get_title_for_url(url)
-    now = time.time()
-    expires_at = now + RETENTION_SECONDS
-
-    # mark slot as downloading
-    slot = PlaylistSlot(
-        slot=slot_num,
-        url=url,
-        yt_id=None,
-        title=title,
-        path=str(slot_dir),
-        m3u=str(slot_dir / "playlist.m3u"),
-        created_at=now,
-        expires_at=expires_at,
-        item_count=0,
-        state="downloading",
-    )
-    state.slots[slot_num] = slot
-    state.save()
-
-    # Tell HA/Deck: this slot is downloading now
-    publish_slot_topics(slot)
-
-    mqtt_publish(
-        TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-        {"slot": slot_num, "state": "downloading", "title": title},
-    )
-
-    # run yt-dlp
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(
-            [
-                "yt-dlp",
-                "--cookies",
-                "/cookies.txt",  # inside the container (mount your exported cookies here)
-                "-o",
-                str(slot_dir / "%(playlist_index)03d - %(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s"),
-                "--yes-playlist",
-                "--no-overwrites",  # keep existing files, only fetch new ones
-                "-f",
-                "bv*[height<=1080]+ba/b[height<=1080]/b[height<=1080]/b",
-                url,
-            ],
-            check=True,
-        )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        slot.state = "error"
-        state.save()
-        publish_slot_topics(slot)
-        mqtt_publish(
-            TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-            {"slot": slot_num, "state": "error", "message": f"yt-dlp failed: {e}"},
-        )
-        return
-
-    # --- build .m3u in sorted order ---
-    media_files = sorted(
-        [
-            p
-            for p in slot_dir.iterdir()
-            if p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in {".mp4", ".mkv", ".webm"}
 ]
-    )
-
-    if not media_files:
-        slot.state = "error"
-        state.save()
-        publish_slot_topics(slot)
-        mqtt_publish(
-            TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-            {"slot": slot_num, "state": "error", "message": "no media files downloaded"},
-        )
-        return
-
-    item_titles: List[str] = []
-    m3u_path = slot_dir / "playlist.m3u"
-    with m3u_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        for p in media_files:
-            # Use a path relative to the slot directory so that if the
-            # whole slotN folder gets renamed (compaction), the playlist
-            # still works.
-            rel = os.path.relpath(p, slot_dir)
-            f.write(rel + "\n")
-            item_titles.append(_parse_track_title_from_filename(p))
-
-
-    slot.item_count = len(media_files)
-    slot.state = "ready"
-    state.slots[slot_num] = slot
-    state.save()
-
-    # publish MQTT info for HA + StreamDeck
-    publish_slot_topics(slot)
-
-    # items: 1-based index
-    base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot_num}"
-    for i, name in enumerate(item_titles, start=1):
-        mqtt_publish(f"{base}/items/{i}", name, retain=True)
-
-    mqtt_publish(
-        TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-        {"slot": slot_num, "state": "ready", "title": title, "count": slot.item_count},
-    )
-
-def publish_slot_topics(slot: PlaylistSlot):
-    """Publish the title/state/count for one slot to its MQTT topics."""
-    base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot.slot}"
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/title", slot.title, retain=True)
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", slot.state, retain=True)
-    mqtt_publish(f"{base}/count", slot.item_count, retain=True)
-
-# --- Controller → Player orchestration ---
-
-def handle_play_request(cmd: Dict) -> None:
-    """
-    Handle commands from HA/Companion on TOPIC_CONTROLLER_CMD.
-
-    Supported payloads:
-      - {"action": "play", "slot": N}
-      - {"action": "play", "playlist": "/some/path.m3u"}  # future perm playlist
-      - {"action": "stop"}
-    """
-    action = cmd.get("action")
-
-    # Which slot is currently playing?
-    playing_slot: Optional[int] = None
-    for s, slot in state.slots.items():
-        if slot.state == "playing":
-            playing_slot = s
-            break
-
-    # --- STOP command ---
-    if action == "stop":
-        # Forward stop to player
-        mqtt_publish(TOPIC_PLAYER_CMD, {"action": "stop"})
-
-        # Any slot marked playing goes back to ready
-        changed = False
-        for s, slot in state.slots.items():
-            if slot.state == "playing":
-                slot.state = "ready"
-                base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{s}"
-                mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", "ready", retain=True)
-                changed = True
-        if changed:
-            state.save()
-        return
-
-    # --- PLAY command ---
-    if action != "play":
-        # ignore unknown for now
-        return
-
-    slot_num_raw = cmd.get("slot")
-    playlist = cmd.get("playlist") or cmd.get("path")
-    label = cmd.get("label")
-
-    slot_obj: Optional[PlaylistSlot] = None
-
-    if slot_num_raw is not None:
-        try:
-            slot_num = int(slot_num_raw)
-        except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            print(f"[controller] bad slot in play cmd: {slot_num_raw!r}")
-            return
-        slot_obj = state.slots.get(slot_num)
-        if not slot_obj:
-            print(f"[controller] no such slot {slot_num}")
-            return
-
-    # If we have a slot but no playlist, derive path from the slot.
-    if slot_obj is not None and not playlist:
-        playlist = slot_obj.m3u
-        label = label or slot_obj.title
-
-    # If we still have no playlist/path, bail.
-    if not playlist:
-        print("[controller] play cmd missing playlist/path and no valid slot provided")
-        return
-
-    # Enforce only one slot at a time for now
-    if playing_slot is not None and slot_obj is not None and playing_slot != slot_obj.slot:
-        # briefly mark this requested slot as busy, then restore it
-        set_slot_busy_temporarily(slot_obj, seconds=5)
-
-        mqtt_publish(
-            TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-            {
-                "slot": slot_obj.slot,
-                "state": "busy",
-                "message": f"slot {playing_slot} already playing; stop first",
-            },
-        )
-        return
-
-
-    # If we're starting a slot-backed playlist, mark that slot as playing
-    if slot_obj is not None:
-        slot_obj.state = "playing"
-        state.save()
-        base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{slot_obj.slot}"
-        mqtt_publish(f"{base}/state", "playing", retain=True)
-
-    # Build command for the player
-    play_cmd = {
-        "action": "play",
-        "playlist": playlist,
-    }
-    if slot_obj is not None:
-        play_cmd["slot"] = slot_obj.slot
-    if label:
-        play_cmd["label"] = label
-
-    mqtt_publish(TOPIC_PLAYER_CMD, play_cmd)
-    print(f"[controller] sent play cmd to player: {play_cmd}")
-
-
-# --- HA Discovery ---
-
-HA_DISCOVERY_PREFIX = os.environ.get("HA_DISCOVERY_PREFIX", "homeassistant")
-HA_DEVICE = {
-    "identifiers": ["ytplayer-controller"],
-    "name": "YouTube Controller",
-    "manufacturer": "River of Glory",
-    "model": "YT Controller",
-}
-
-def ha_discovery_publish():
-    """
-    Publish MQTT Discovery configs for:
-      - sensor.yt_slot_<n>_title
-      - sensor.yt_slot_<n>_state
-      - sensor.yt_slot_<n>_count
-    """
-    for n in range(1, MAX_SLOTS + 1):
-        base = f"{TOPIC_PLAYBACK_BASE}/{n}"
-        obj_id = f"yt_slot_{n}"
-
-        # Title
-        cfg_title = {
-            "name": f"YT Slot {n} Title",
-            "state_topic": f"{base}/title",
-            "unique_id": f"{obj_id}_title",
-            "icon": "mdi:playlist-music",
-            "device": HA_DEVICE,
-        }
-        mqtt_publish(
-            f"{HA_DISCOVERY_PREFIX}/sensor/{obj_id}_title/config",
-            cfg_title,
-            retain=True,
-        )
-
-        # State (ready/downloading/playing/busy/error/idle)
-        cfg_state = {
-            "name": f"YT Slot {n} State",
-            "state_topic": f"{base}/state",
-            "unique_id": f"{obj_id}_state",
-            "icon": "mdi:circle-small",
-            "device": HA_DEVICE,
-        }
-        mqtt_publish(
-            f"{HA_DISCOVERY_PREFIX}/sensor/{obj_id}_state/config",
-            cfg_state,
-            retain=True,
-        )
-
-        # Count
-        cfg_count = {
-            "name": f"YT Slot {n} Count",
-            "state_topic": f"{base}/count",
-            "unique_id": f"{obj_id}_count",
-            "icon": "mdi:numeric",
-            "device": HA_DEVICE,
-        }
-        mqtt_publish(
-            f"{HA_DISCOVERY_PREFIX}/sensor/{obj_id}_count/config",
-            cfg_count,
-            retain=True,
-        )
-
-
-# --- Public API used by Flask app ---
-
-def enqueue_download(url: str, submitter: Optional[str], note: Optional[str]) -> Dict:
-    """
-    Called by Flask when a new playlist is submitted.
-    - If this URL is already in a slot, reuse that slot and only grab new videos.
-    - Otherwise, allocate a new slot.
-    Returns a small dict summarizing what happened, for UI or HA.
-    """
-    state.load()
-    state.prune_expired()
-
-    # 1) Check if this URL already exists in a slot
-    existing_slot_obj = None
-    for sl in state.slots.values():
-        if sl.url == url:
-            existing_slot_obj = sl
-            break
-
-    if existing_slot_obj:
-        slot_num = existing_slot_obj.slot
-        print(f"[controller] enqueue_download: reusing existing slot {slot_num} for URL {url!r}")
-        reused = True
-    else:
-        # 2) Allocate a new slot
-        slot_num = state.get_next_free_slot()
-        reused = False
-
-    if slot_num is None:
-        # queue full
-        expires = [sl.expires_at for sl in state.slots.values()]
-        oldest = min(expires) if expires else time.time()
-        return {
-            "status": "queue_full",
-            "oldest_expires_at": oldest,
-            "oldest_expires_in_seconds": int(oldest - time.time()),
-        }
-
-    # 3) Spawn background thread so Flask doesn't block
-    t = threading.Thread(
-        target=_download_playlist_to_slot,
-        args=(url, slot_num),
-        daemon=True,
-    )
-    t.start()
-
-    # 4) Simple MQTT log of submission
-    mqtt_publish(
-        TOPIC_INGEST_PROGRESS,
-        {
-            "slot": slot_num,
-            "state": "queued",
-            "url": url,
-            "submitter": submitter,
-            "note": note,
-            "reused_slot": reused,
-        },
-    )
-
-    return {
-        "status": "queued",
-        "slot": slot_num,
-        "reused_slot": reused,
-    }
-
-
-# --- Post-define initialization that needs functions above ---
-
-print("[controller] running HA discovery publish…")
-ha_discovery_publish()
-print("[controller] ha_discovery_publish() done")
-
-# Re-announce any existing slots so HA / Deck see them after a restart
-for s, slot in state.slots.items():
-    publish_slot_topics(slot)
-print("[controller] re-published slot states")

docker-compose.yml

@@ -1,22 +1,64 @@
 services:
   controller:
-    build: .
+    build:
+      context: .
+      args:
+        CONTROLLER_UID: ${CONTROLLER_UID:-1000}
+        CONTROLLER_GID: ${CONTROLLER_GID:-1000}
+    image: video-player-controller:local
     container_name: yt-controller
     restart: unless-stopped
+    init: true
+    read_only: true
     ports:
-      - "7531:7531"
+      - "${CONTROLLER_WEB_PORT:-7531}:7531"
     environment:
-      - FLASK_SECRET_KEY=change-me
+      FLASK_SECRET_KEY: ${FLASK_SECRET_KEY:?Set FLASK_SECRET_KEY in .env}
-      - MQTT_HOST=10.40.0.2
+      MQTT_HOST: ${MQTT_HOST:-10.40.0.2}
-      - MQTT_PORT=1883
+      MQTT_PORT: ${MQTT_PORT:-1883}
+      MQTT_USERNAME: ${MQTT_USERNAME:-}
+      MQTT_PASSWORD: ${MQTT_PASSWORD:-}
+      MQTT_CLIENT_ID: ${MQTT_CLIENT_ID:-yt-controller}
+      PORT: 7531
+      YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE: /controller-data
+      YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE: /mnt/Media/YTPlayer
+      YTPLAYER_COOKIE_PATH: /run/secrets/yt-dlp-cookies.txt
     volumes:
-      - /mnt/Media:/mnt/Media   # same path inside container
+      - ${CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR:?Set CONTROLLER_DATA_DIR in .env}:/controller-data
-      - /home/media/Scripts/Video-Player:/controller-data
+      - ${YTPLAYER_MEDIA_DIR:-/mnt/Media/YTPlayer}:/mnt/Media/YTPlayer
-      - /home/media/Scripts/Video-Player/cookies.txt:/cookies_ro.txt:ro
+      - ./config.yaml:/app/config.yaml:ro
+      # Optional: place yt-dlp-cookies.txt in this host directory.
+      - type: bind
+        source: ${CONTROLLER_SECRETS_DIR:-./secrets}
+        target: /run/secrets
+        read_only: true
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp:rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=1777,size=256m
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    security_opt:
+      - no-new-privileges:true
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        - CMD
+        - python
+        - -c
+        - >-
+          import urllib.request;
+          urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:7531/healthz', timeout=3).read()
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      start_period: 30s
+      retries: 3
+    stop_grace_period: 45s
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: 10m
+        max-file: "3"
     networks:
       - tabernet
 
-
 networks:
   tabernet:
     external: true

gunicorn.conf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Single-process runtime: ControllerService owns one local coordinator."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+from controller.config import load_config
+
+
+_web_config = load_config().web
+bind = f"{_web_config.host}:{_web_config.port}"
+workers = 1
+worker_class = "gthread"
+threads = 4
+preload_app = False
+accesslog = "-"
+errorlog = "-"
+capture_output = True
+timeout = 30
+graceful_timeout = 30
+worker_tmp_dir = "/tmp"
+control_socket_disable = True
+
+
+def worker_exit(server, worker):  # pragma: no cover - exercised by Gunicorn
+    module = sys.modules.get("wsgi")
+    service = getattr(module, "service", None)
+    if service is None:
+        return
+    service.stop()

requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-flask
+Flask==3.1.3
-paho-mqtt
+gunicorn==26.0.0
-yt-dlp
+paho-mqtt==2.1.0
-pyyaml
+PyYAML==6.0.3
+yt-dlp[default,pin]==2026.7.4
+
+# Exact Flask/Gunicorn transitive set used by the production image.
+blinker==1.9.0
+click==8.4.2
+itsdangerous==2.2.0
+Jinja2==3.1.6
+MarkupSafe==3.0.3
+packaging==26.3
+Werkzeug==3.1.8

tests/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Controller regression tests."""

tests/test_app.py

@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+import importlib
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig
+from controller.models import StoreError
+from controller.mqtt_adapter import MqttAdapter
+from controller.service import ControllerService, ControllerUnavailableError
+
+
+class FakeControllerService:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        enqueue_result=None,
+        enqueue_error=None,
+        health=None,
+        export_jobs=None,
+    ):
+        self.enqueue_result = enqueue_result or {
+            "status": "queued",
+            "slot": 3,
+            "reused_slot": False,
+        }
+        self.enqueue_error = enqueue_error
+        self.health_result = health or {
+            "status": "ok",
+            "started": True,
+            "coordinator_alive": True,
+            "mqtt_connected": True,
+            "router_state": "video",
+            "degraded_reasons": [],
+        }
+        self.export_jobs = list(export_jobs or [])
+        self.enqueue_calls = []
+        self.export_calls = []
+
+    def enqueue_download(self, url, submitter, note):
+        self.enqueue_calls.append((url, submitter, note))
+        if self.enqueue_error is not None:
+            raise self.enqueue_error
+        return dict(self.enqueue_result)
+
+    def enqueue_export(self, url, mode, submitter, note):
+        self.export_calls.append((url, mode, submitter, note))
+        if self.enqueue_error is not None:
+            raise self.enqueue_error
+        return {
+            "kind": "export",
+            "status": "queued",
+            "job_id": "export-job",
+            "mode": mode,
+        }
+
+    def list_export_jobs(self, *, limit=10):
+        return [dict(job) for job in self.export_jobs[:limit]]
+
+    def health(self):
+        return dict(self.health_result)
+
+
+class FlaskFactoryTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.config = ControllerConfig()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _factory():
+        module = importlib.import_module("app")
+        return module.create_app
+
+    def _app(self, service):
+        return self._factory()(self.config, service, testing=True)
+
+    def _post(
+        self,
+        service,
+        *,
+        url="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890",
+        **fields,
+    ):
+        app = self._app(service)
+        return app.test_client().post(
+            "/submit",
+            data={"url": url, **fields},
+            follow_redirects=True,
+        )
+
+    def test_get_index_preserves_submission_form(self):
+        response = self._app(FakeControllerService()).test_client().get("/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Submit YouTube Media", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'action="/submit"', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'name="url"', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'name="submitter"', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'name="note"', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'name="download_mode"', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b'value="player_slot" checked', response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"MP4 Export", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"M4A Audio", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"MP3 Audio", response.data)
+
+    def test_older_clients_omitting_mode_still_use_player_slot(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService()
+
+        response = self._post(service, submitter=" Alice ")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            service.enqueue_calls,
+            [("https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890", "Alice", None)],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(service.export_calls, [])
+
+    def test_each_utility_mode_uses_export_path_without_player_slot(self):
+        for mode, label in (
+            ("mp4", b"MP4 Export queued"),
+            ("m4a", b"M4A Audio queued"),
+            ("mp3", b"MP3 Audio queued"),
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(mode=mode):
+                service = FakeControllerService()
+                response = self._post(
+                    service,
+                    download_mode=mode,
+                    submitter="Operator",
+                    note="Utility",
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+                self.assertIn(label, response.data)
+                self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    service.export_calls,
+                    [
+                        (
+                            "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890",
+                            mode,
+                            "Operator",
+                            "Utility",
+                        )
+                    ],
+                )
+
+    def test_invalid_download_mode_is_rejected_server_side(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService()
+
+        response = self._post(service, download_mode="../../slot1")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Invalid download type", response.data)
+        self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+        self.assertEqual(service.export_calls, [])
+
+    def test_recent_export_status_shows_results_and_failures(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            export_jobs=[
+                {
+                    "job_id": "one",
+                    "mode": "mp4",
+                    "status": "completed",
+                    "output_paths": ["exports/video/one/Service.mp4"],
+                    "error": None,
+                },
+                {
+                    "job_id": "two",
+                    "mode": "mp3",
+                    "status": "failed",
+                    "output_paths": [],
+                    "error": "ffmpeg failed",
+                },
+            ]
+        )
+
+        response = self._app(service).test_client().get("/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Recent utility exports", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"exports/video/one/Service.mp4", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"ffmpeg failed", response.data)
+
+    def test_submit_rejects_non_youtube_and_malformed_urls(self):
+        invalid_urls = (
+            "",
+            "http",
+            "https:///missing-host",
+            "httpfoo://youtube.com/video",
+            "ftp://youtube.com/video",
+            "javascript:alert(1)",
+            "/relative/path",
+            # Arbitrary external hosts, including lookalikes and substring
+            # tricks, must be rejected by exact normalized hostname match.
+            "https://example.com/video",
+            "https://notyoutube.com/video",
+            "https://youtube.com.evil.com/video",
+            "https://evil.com/?u=youtube.com",
+            "https://xyoutube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://youtube.com.attacker.net/watch?v=abc",
+            # Embedded userinfo must be rejected even when the host matches.
+            "https://user:[email protected]/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://[email protected]/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://[email protected]/watch?v=abc",
+            # Oversized URL.
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + ("a" * 3000),
+        )
+        for url in invalid_urls:
+            with self.subTest(url=url):
+                service = FakeControllerService()
+                response = self._post(service, url=url)
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+                self.assertIn(b"Invalid URL", response.data)
+                self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+
+    def test_submit_accepts_only_explicit_official_youtube_hosts(self):
+        valid_urls = (
+            "https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://youtu.be/abc",
+            "https://YouTube.com/watch?v=abc",
+            "https://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/watch?v=abc",
+        )
+        for url in valid_urls:
+            with self.subTest(url=url):
+                service = FakeControllerService()
+                response = self._post(service, url=url)
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+                self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [(url, None, None)])
+
+    def test_queued_submission_preserves_message_and_trims_optional_fields(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_result={"status": "queued", "slot": 3, "reused_slot": False}
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(
+            service,
+            url="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890",
+            submitter="  Alice  ",
+            note="  Before service  ",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Playlist queued in slot 3", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"start downloading shortly", response.data)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            service.enqueue_calls,
+            [
+                (
+                    "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1234567890",
+                    "Alice",
+                    "Before service",
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_submit_rejects_oversized_submitter_and_note(self):
+        module = importlib.import_module("app")
+        service = FakeControllerService()
+        response = self._post(
+            service,
+            submitter="x" * (module.MAX_SUBMITTER_LENGTH + 1),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"must be", response.data)
+        self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+
+        service = FakeControllerService()
+        response = self._post(
+            service,
+            note="x" * (module.MAX_NOTE_LENGTH + 1),
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"must be", response.data)
+        self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+
+    def test_submit_rejects_oversized_request_body(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService()
+        app = self._app(service)
+        response = app.test_client().post(
+            "/submit",
+            data={
+                "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc",
+                "note": "x" * 64_000,
+            },
+            follow_redirects=True,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"too large", response.data.lower())
+        self.assertEqual(service.enqueue_calls, [])
+
+    def test_reused_submission_preserves_existing_slot_message(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_result={"status": "queued", "slot": 7, "reused_slot": True}
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Playlist queued in slot 7", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"Existing slot", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"only new videos will be added", response.data)
+
+    def test_queue_full_has_a_useful_capacity_message(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_result={
+                "status": "queue_full",
+                "slot": None,
+                "reused_slot": False,
+                "oldest_expires_in_seconds": 7200,
+            }
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"Queue is full", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"about 2 hour(s)", response.data)
+        self.assertNotIn(b"slot None", response.data)
+
+    def test_shutting_down_has_a_useful_retry_message(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_result={
+                "status": "shutting_down",
+                "slot": None,
+                "reused_slot": False,
+            }
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"shutting down", response.data.lower())
+        self.assertIn(b"try again", response.data.lower())
+        self.assertNotIn(b"slot None", response.data)
+
+    def test_worker_error_has_a_useful_failure_message(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_result={
+                "status": "worker_error",
+                "slot": 4,
+                "reused_slot": False,
+            }
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertIn(b"download worker", response.data.lower())
+        self.assertTrue(
+            b"could not" in response.data.lower()
+            or b"failed" in response.data.lower()
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn(b"Playlist queued", response.data)
+
+    def test_controller_unavailable_is_handled_without_a_500(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_error=ControllerUnavailableError(
+                "Controller coordinator did not respond"
+            )
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertNotIn(b"Internal Server Error", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"Controller", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"unavailable", response.data.lower())
+
+    def test_store_error_is_handled_without_a_500(self):
+        service = FakeControllerService(
+            enqueue_error=StoreError("Controller database is unavailable")
+        )
+
+        response = self._post(service)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertNotIn(b"Internal Server Error", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"Controller", response.data)
+        self.assertIn(b"unavailable", response.data.lower())
+
+    def test_health_is_healthy_when_ok_or_degraded(self):
+        cases = (
+            {
+                "status": "ok",
+                "started": True,
+                "coordinator_alive": True,
+                "mqtt_connected": True,
+                "degraded_reasons": [],
+            },
+            {
+                "status": "degraded",
+                "started": True,
+                "coordinator_alive": True,
+                "mqtt_connected": False,
+                "degraded_reasons": ["mqtt_disconnected"],
+            },
+        )
+        for health in cases:
+            with self.subTest(status=health["status"]):
+                app = self._app(FakeControllerService(health=health))
+                response = app.test_client().get("/healthz")
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+                self.assertEqual(response.get_json(), health)
+
+    def test_health_is_unhealthy_when_stopped_or_coordinator_is_dead(self):
+        cases = (
+            {
+                "status": "stopped",
+                "started": False,
+                "coordinator_alive": False,
+                "mqtt_connected": False,
+                "degraded_reasons": [],
+            },
+            {
+                "status": "degraded",
+                "started": True,
+                "coordinator_alive": False,
+                "mqtt_connected": False,
+                "degraded_reasons": ["coordinator_dead"],
+            },
+        )
+        for health in cases:
+            with self.subTest(status=health["status"]):
+                app = self._app(FakeControllerService(health=health))
+                response = app.test_client().get("/healthz")
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 503)
+                self.assertEqual(response.get_json(), health)
+
+    def test_production_factory_requires_flask_secret_key(self):
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "FLASK_SECRET_KEY"):
+                self._factory()(self.config, FakeControllerService())
+
+    def test_testing_factory_can_use_a_test_only_secret(self):
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            app = self._factory()(
+                self.config,
+                FakeControllerService(),
+                testing=True,
+            )
+
+        self.assertIs(app.testing, True)
+        self.assertTrue(app.secret_key)
+        self.assertNotEqual(app.secret_key, "dev-secret")
+
+
+class AppImportLifecycleTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_import_does_not_construct_or_start_controller_runtime(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            media = Path(directory) / "media"
+            data = Path(directory) / "data"
+            environment = {
+                **os.environ,
+                "YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE": str(media),
+                "YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE": str(data),
+            }
+            environment.pop("FLASK_SECRET_KEY", None)
+            before_threads = {thread.ident for thread in threading.enumerate()}
+            sys.modules.pop("app", None)
+
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, environment, clear=True):
+                with mock.patch.object(
+                    ControllerService,
+                    "__init__",
+                    side_effect=AssertionError("import constructed ControllerService"),
+                ), mock.patch.object(
+                    ControllerService,
+                    "start",
+                    side_effect=AssertionError("import started ControllerService"),
+                ), mock.patch.object(
+                    MqttAdapter,
+                    "start",
+                    side_effect=AssertionError("import started MQTT"),
+                ):
+                    imported = importlib.import_module("app")
+
+            self.assertTrue(callable(imported.create_app))
+            self.assertFalse(media.exists())
+            self.assertFalse(data.exists())
+            self.assertEqual(
+                {thread.ident for thread in threading.enumerate()},
+                before_threads,
+            )
+            sys.modules.pop("app", None)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_config_contracts.py

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+import importlib
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
+
+from controller.config import ConfigError, load_config
+from controller.contracts import (
+    PLAYER_COMMAND_QOS,
+    PLAYER_COMMAND_RETAIN,
+    SLOT_IDS,
+    Topics,
+)
+from controller.ha import HA_DEVICE, SlotAnnouncement, discovery_messages, slot_messages
+
+
+class ContractCharacterizationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_player_and_legacy_topic_defaults_are_preserved(self):
+        topics = Topics()
+        self.assertEqual(topics.player_command, "youtube/player/cmd")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.player_status, "youtube/player/status")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.player_state, "youtube/player/state")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.player_telemetry, "youtube/player/telemetry")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.controller_command, "youtube/controller/cmd")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.ingest_progress, "youtube/ingest/progress")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.playback_base, "youtube/media/playback")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.router_mode_set, "audio/player/mode/set")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.router_mode_state, "audio/player/mode/state")
+        self.assertEqual(topics.controller_result, "youtube/controller/v2/events")
+        self.assertEqual(PLAYER_COMMAND_QOS, 1)
+        self.assertIs(PLAYER_COMMAND_RETAIN, False)
+        self.assertEqual(SLOT_IDS, tuple(range(1, 11)))
+
+    def test_existing_ha_discovery_ids_payloads_and_retain_are_preserved(self):
+        config = load_config(environ={})
+        messages = list(discovery_messages(config.topics, config.homeassistant))
+        self.assertEqual(len(messages), 30)
+        topic, payload, qos, retain = messages[0]
+        self.assertEqual(topic, "homeassistant/sensor/yt_slot_1_title/config")
+        self.assertEqual(qos, 0)
+        self.assertIs(retain, True)
+        decoded = json.loads(payload)
+        self.assertEqual(decoded["unique_id"], "yt_slot_1_title")
+        self.assertEqual(decoded["state_topic"], "youtube/media/playback/1/title")
+        self.assertEqual(decoded["device"], HA_DEVICE)
+        self.assertEqual(messages[-1][0], "homeassistant/sensor/yt_slot_10_count/config")
+
+    def test_slot_topics_remain_plain_retained_values_and_clear_item_tail(self):
+        announcement = SlotAnnouncement(
+            slot=4,
+            title="Service",
+            state="ready",
+            count=2,
+            items=("One", "Two"),
+        )
+        messages = list(slot_messages(announcement, Topics(), clear_items_through=4))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            messages,
+            [
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/title", "Service", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/state", "ready", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/count", "2", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/items/1", "One", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/items/2", "Two", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/items/3", "", 0, True),
+                ("youtube/media/playback/4/items/4", "", 0, True),
+            ],
+        )
+
+
+class ConfigurationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_safe_router_defaults_are_finite_and_service_usable(self):
+        config = load_config(environ={})
+        self.assertEqual(config.router.required_mode, "video")
+        self.assertEqual(config.router.confirmation_timeout_seconds, 3.0)
+        self.assertEqual(config.router.when_state_unknown, "attempt")
+        self.assertIs(config.router.continue_on_confirmation_failure, True)
+        self.assertIsNone(config.router.fallback_restore_mode)
+        self.assertEqual(config.storage.uncertain_review_after_seconds, 900.0)
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.publish_ack_timeout_seconds, 2.0)
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds, 2.0)
+        self.assertEqual(config.downloads.export_directory, Path("exports"))
+        self.assertEqual(config.downloads.export_max_height, 1080)
+        self.assertEqual(config.downloads.export_max_workers, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(config.downloads.max_queued_exports, 20)
+
+    def test_documented_environment_overrides_apply(self):
+        env = {
+            "MQTT_HOST": "broker",
+            "MQTT_PORT": "2883",
+            "MQTT_USERNAME": "user",
+            "MQTT_PASSWORD": "pass",
+            "YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE": "/media-test",
+            "YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE": "/data-test",
+            "YTPLAYER_COOKIE_PATH": "",
+            "PORT": "9000",
+        }
+        config = load_config(environ=env)
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.host, "broker")
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.port, 2883)
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.username, "user")
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.password, "pass")
+        self.assertEqual(config.storage.media_base, Path("/media-test"))
+        self.assertEqual(config.storage.data_base, Path("/data-test"))
+        self.assertIsNone(config.downloads.cookie_path)
+        self.assertEqual(config.web.port, 9000)
+
+    def test_blank_optional_mqtt_credentials_are_treated_as_unset(self):
+        config = load_config(
+            environ={
+                "MQTT_USERNAME": "",
+                "MQTT_PASSWORD": "  ",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(config.mqtt.username)
+        self.assertIsNone(config.mqtt.password)
+
+    def test_blank_compose_credentials_do_not_mask_yaml_credentials(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+            path.write_text(
+                "mqtt:\n  username: yaml-user\n  password: yaml-pass\n",
+                encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+            config = load_config(
+                path,
+                environ={"MQTT_USERNAME": "", "MQTT_PASSWORD": ""},
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.username, "yaml-user")
+        self.assertEqual(config.mqtt.password, "yaml-pass")
+
+    def test_slot_count_cannot_break_stable_identities(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+            path.write_text("storage:\n  slot_count: 9\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "fixed at 10"):
+                load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_invalid_router_unknown_state_policy_is_rejected(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+            path.write_text("router:\n  when_state_unknown: guess\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "attempt, continue, or reject"):
+                load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_non_finite_timeouts_are_rejected(self):
+        for value in (".nan", ".inf", "-.inf"):
+            with self.subTest(value=value), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+                path.write_text(
+                    f"router:\n  confirmation_timeout_seconds: {value}\n",
+                    encoding="utf-8",
+                )
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "must be finite"):
+                    load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_negative_router_echo_grace_is_rejected(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+            path.write_text(
+                "mqtt:\n  router_echo_grace_seconds: -1\n", encoding="utf-8"
+            )
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "router_echo_grace_seconds"):
+                load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_runtime_paths_must_be_absolute(self):
+        cases = (
+            ("storage:\n  media_base: relative/media\n", "storage.media_base"),
+            ("storage:\n  data_base: relative/data\n", "storage.data_base"),
+            ("downloads:\n  cookie_path: relative/cookies.txt\n", "downloads.cookie_path"),
+        )
+        for contents, field in cases:
+            with self.subTest(field=field), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+                path.write_text(contents, encoding="utf-8")
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, f"{field} must be an absolute path"):
+                    load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_export_directory_must_stay_relative_to_media_root(self):
+        invalid = ("/tmp/exports", "../exports", "nested/../exports", r"nested\\exports")
+        for value in invalid:
+            with self.subTest(value=value), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+                path.write_text(
+                    f"downloads:\n  export_directory: {value!r}\n",
+                    encoding="utf-8",
+                )
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "safe relative directory"):
+                    load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_export_directory_cannot_overlap_player_slot_storage(self):
+        invalid = ("slot1", "SLOT10/exports", ".controller-trash/exports")
+        for value in invalid:
+            with self.subTest(value=value), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+                path.write_text(
+                    f"downloads:\n  export_directory: {value!r}\n",
+                    encoding="utf-8",
+                )
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, "slot storage"):
+                    load_config(path, environ={})
+
+    def test_export_limits_are_bounded_positive_integers(self):
+        cases = (
+            ("export_max_height", 0),
+            ("export_max_workers", 0),
+            ("export_max_workers", 11),
+            ("max_queued_exports", 0),
+            ("max_queued_exports", 101),
+        )
+        for field, value in cases:
+            with self.subTest(field=field), tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+                path = Path(directory) / "config.yaml"
+                path.write_text(
+                    f"downloads:\n  {field}: {value}\n",
+                    encoding="utf-8",
+                )
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(ConfigError, field):
+                    load_config(path, environ={})
+
+
+class ImportLifecycleTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_controller_core_import_does_not_connect_or_create_runtime_paths(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            media = Path(directory) / "media"
+            data = Path(directory) / "data"
+            env = {
+                **os.environ,
+                "YTPLAYER_MEDIA_BASE": str(media),
+                "YTPLAYER_DATA_BASE": str(data),
+            }
+            sys.modules.pop("controller_core", None)
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, env, clear=True):
+                module = importlib.import_module("controller_core")
+            self.assertFalse(media.exists())
+            self.assertFalse(data.exists())
+            self.assertIsNone(module.mqtt_client)
+            self.assertIs(module.mqtt_started, False)
+            sys.modules.pop("controller_core", None)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_downloads.py

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+import os
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
+import unittest
+from concurrent.futures import Future
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, DownloadConfig, StorageConfig
+from controller.downloads import (
+    DownloadManager,
+    canonical_playlist_path,
+    player_format_selector,
+)
+from controller.models import SlotProtectedError
+from controller.store import ControllerStore
+
+
+class ImmediateExecutor:
+    def submit(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
+        future = Future()
+        try:
+            future.set_result(function(*args, **kwargs))
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            future.set_exception(exc)
+        return future
+
+
+class QueuedExecutor:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.calls = []
+
+    def submit(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
+        future = Future()
+        self.calls.append((future, function, args, kwargs))
+        return future
+
+    def run_next(self):
+        future, function, args, kwargs = self.calls.pop(0)
+        try:
+            future.set_result(function(*args, **kwargs))
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            future.set_exception(exc)
+        return future
+
+
+class FakeYtDlp:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        media_base: Path,
+        *,
+        fail_download=False,
+        no_media=False,
+        rewrite_cookie=False,
+    ):
+        self.media_base = media_base
+        self.fail_download = fail_download
+        self.no_media = no_media
+        self.rewrite_cookie = rewrite_cookie
+        self.calls = []
+        self.cookie_observations = []
+
+    def __call__(self, arguments, **kwargs):
+        self.calls.append((list(arguments), dict(kwargs)))
+        if "--cookies" in arguments:
+            cookie_path = Path(arguments[arguments.index("--cookies") + 1])
+            self.cookie_observations.append(
+                (
+                    cookie_path,
+                    cookie_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
+                    stat.S_IMODE(cookie_path.stat().st_mode),
+                )
+            )
+            if self.rewrite_cookie:
+                cookie_path.write_text("updated by yt-dlp", encoding="utf-8")
+        if "--flat-playlist" in arguments:
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                arguments,
+                0,
+                stdout="Test Playlist|||First Video|||playlist-id\n",
+                stderr="",
+            )
+        if self.fail_download:
+            raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(7, arguments)
+        if not self.no_media:
+            output_index = arguments.index("-o") + 1
+            output_template = Path(arguments[output_index])
+            directory = output_template.parent
+            directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            (directory / "001 - First [one].mp4").write_bytes(b"video-one")
+            (directory / "002 - Second [two].webm").write_bytes(b"video-two")
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(arguments, 0, stdout="", stderr="")
+
+
+class DownloadManagerTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.media = base / "media"
+        self.data = base / "data"
+        self.cookie = base / "cookies.txt"
+        self.cookie.write_text("cookie data", encoding="utf-8")
+        self.config = ControllerConfig(
+            storage=StorageConfig(
+                media_base=self.media,
+                data_base=self.data,
+                retention_seconds=100,
+            ),
+            downloads=DownloadConfig(
+                yt_dlp_binary="yt-dlp-test",
+                cookie_path=self.cookie,
+                cookie_required=True,
+                max_workers=1,
+                process_timeout_seconds=30,
+                max_height=720,
+            ),
+        )
+        self.store = ControllerStore(self.config.storage).open()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.store.close()
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def manager(self, runner, events=None):
+        event_list = events if events is not None else []
+        return DownloadManager(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            runner=runner,
+            executor=ImmediateExecutor(),
+            on_event=event_list.append,
+        )
+
+    def test_success_uses_configured_cookie_and_atomically_builds_playlist(self):
+        events = []
+        self.cookie.chmod(0o444)
+        runner = FakeYtDlp(self.media, rewrite_cookie=True)
+        manager = self.manager(runner, events)
+        result = manager.enqueue("https://example.test/playlist", "Alice", "Service")
+        self.assertEqual(result.status, "reserved")
+        self.assertEqual([event.state for event in events], ["queued", "downloading", "ready"])
+        slot = self.store.get_slot(1)
+        self.assertEqual(slot.media_state, "ready")
+        self.assertEqual(slot.title, "Test Playlist")
+        self.assertEqual(slot.item_count, 2)
+        playlist = canonical_playlist_path(self.media, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            playlist.read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
+            "001 - First [one].mp4\n002 - Second [two].webm\n",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(list(playlist.parent.glob(".playlist.*.tmp")), [])
+        for arguments, _ in runner.calls:
+            self.assertIn("--ignore-config", arguments)
+            self.assertIn("--no-js-runtimes", arguments)
+            self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("--js-runtimes") + 1], "node")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                arguments[arguments.index("--cache-dir") + 1],
+                "/tmp/yt-dlp-cache",
+            )
+            self.assertIn("--cookies", arguments)
+            self.assertNotIn(str(self.cookie), arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(len(runner.cookie_observations), 2)
+        working_paths = [item[0] for item in runner.cookie_observations]
+        self.assertEqual(len(set(working_paths)), 2)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            all(item[1] == "cookie data" for item in runner.cookie_observations)
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            all(item[2] == 0o600 for item in runner.cookie_observations)
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(all(not path.exists() for path in working_paths))
+        self.assertEqual(self.cookie.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "cookie data")
+        download_arguments = runner.calls[-1][0]
+        self.assertIn("bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720]", download_arguments)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _select_player_format(max_height, formats):
+        with YoutubeDL({"quiet": True}) as ydl:
+            selector = ydl.build_format_selector(
+                player_format_selector(max_height)
+            )
+            selected = list(ydl._select_formats(formats, selector))
+        return selected
+
+    def test_player_selector_chooses_separate_true_1080_video_and_audio(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "22",
+                "url": "https://example.test/720.mp4",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 720,
+                "width": 1280,
+                "vcodec": "avc1.64001f",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "tbr": 2500,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "399",
+                "url": "https://example.test/1080.mp4",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 1080,
+                "width": 1920,
+                "vcodec": "av01.0.08M.08",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 4500,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "251",
+                "url": "https://example.test/audio.webm",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "opus",
+                "tbr": 160,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+
+        selected = self._select_player_format(1080, formats)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(selected), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["height"], 1080)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [item["format_id"] for item in selected[0]["requested_formats"]],
+            ["399", "251"],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["vcodec"], "av01.0.08M.08")
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["acodec"], "opus")
+
+    def test_player_selector_preserves_lower_source_resolution(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "18",
+                "url": "https://example.test/360.mp4",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 360,
+                "width": 640,
+                "vcodec": "avc1.42001e",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "tbr": 700,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "22",
+                "url": "https://example.test/720.mp4",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 720,
+                "width": 1280,
+                "vcodec": "avc1.64001f",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "tbr": 2500,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+
+        selected = self._select_player_format(1080, formats)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(selected), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["format_id"], "22")
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["height"], 720)
+
+    def test_player_selector_never_uses_unfiltered_over_height_fallback(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "401",
+                "url": "https://example.test/2160.mp4",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 2160,
+                "width": 3840,
+                "vcodec": "av01.0.12M.08",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 12000,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "251",
+                "url": "https://example.test/audio.webm",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "opus",
+                "tbr": 160,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._select_player_format(1080, formats), [])
+
+    def test_worker_failure_is_contained_and_persisted(self):
+        events = []
+        runner = FakeYtDlp(self.media, fail_download=True)
+        manager = self.manager(runner, events)
+        result = manager.enqueue("https://example.test/failure", None, None)
+        self.assertEqual(result.status, "reserved")
+        slot = self.store.get_slot(1)
+        self.assertEqual(slot.media_state, "error")
+        self.assertIn("exit code 7", slot.last_error)
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "error")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            all(not observation[0].exists() for observation in runner.cookie_observations)
+        )
+
+    def test_missing_required_cookie_fails_job_without_escaping(self):
+        self.cookie.unlink()
+        events = []
+        runner = FakeYtDlp(self.media)
+        manager = self.manager(runner, events)
+        manager.enqueue("https://example.test/no-cookie", None, None)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "error")
+        self.assertIn("required yt-dlp cookie", self.store.get_slot(1).last_error)
+        self.assertEqual(runner.calls, [])
+
+    def test_delete_moves_only_canonical_slot_and_keeps_other_identity(self):
+        first = self.store.reserve_download("https://example.test/one", None, None, job_id="one")
+        second = self.store.reserve_download("https://example.test/two", None, None, job_id="two")
+        self.store.fail_download("one", 1, first.generation, "failed")
+        self.store.fail_download("two", 2, second.generation, "failed")
+        slot_one = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot_two = self.media / "slot2"
+        slot_one.mkdir(parents=True)
+        slot_two.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot_one / "one.mp4").write_bytes(b"one")
+        (slot_two / "two.mp4").write_bytes(b"two")
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media))
+        self.assertTrue(manager.delete_slot(1, reason="manual"))
+        self.assertFalse(slot_one.exists())
+        self.assertTrue((slot_two / "two.mp4").exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(2).url, "https://example.test/two")
+
+    def test_delete_refuses_live_download_and_playback_guard(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/live", None, None, job_id="live"
+        )
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media))
+        with self.assertRaises(SlotProtectedError):
+            manager.delete_slot(1, reason="manual")
+        self.store.fail_download("live", 1, reservation.generation, "cancelled")
+        self.store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="active")
+        with self.assertRaises(SlotProtectedError):
+            manager.delete_slot(1, reason="manual")
+
+    def test_symlink_slot_is_unlinked_without_touching_target(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/link", None, None, job_id="link"
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download("link", 1, reservation.generation, "failed")
+        target = Path(self.tempdir.name) / "outside"
+        target.mkdir()
+        protected = target / "keep.txt"
+        protected.write_text("keep", encoding="utf-8")
+        self.media.mkdir(parents=True)
+        os.symlink(target, self.media / "slot1")
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media))
+        self.assertTrue(manager.delete_slot(1, reason="manual"))
+        self.assertEqual(protected.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "keep")
+
+    def test_interrupted_deletion_is_recoverable(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/recover", None, None, job_id="recover"
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download("recover", 1, reservation.generation, "failed")
+        token = self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+        slot = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot / "partial.mp4").write_bytes(b"partial")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.pending_deletions(), [
+            type(token)(slot=1, generation=token.generation, reason="recovered_interrupted_deletion")
+        ])
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media))
+        self.assertEqual(manager.recover_pending_deletions(), [1])
+        self.assertFalse(slot.exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+
+    def test_interrupted_deletion_recovery_defers_a_new_playback_guard(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/protected-recovery",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="protected-recovery",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "protected-recovery",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+        slot = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot / "still-playing.mp4").write_bytes(b"playing")
+        self.store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="fresh-player")
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media))
+
+        self.assertEqual(manager.recover_pending_deletions(), [])
+        self.assertTrue(slot.exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+
+        self.store.clear_playback_guards(reason="fresh terminal idle evidence")
+        self.assertEqual(manager.recover_pending_deletions(), [1])
+        self.assertFalse(slot.exists())
+
+    def test_async_deletion_failure_remains_durable_and_is_retryable(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/retry-delete",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="retry-delete",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "retry-delete",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        slot = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot / "retry.mp4").write_bytes(b"retry")
+        events = []
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media), events)
+        original_recover = manager._recover_deletion
+        attempts = 0
+
+        def fail_once(token):
+            nonlocal attempts
+            attempts += 1
+            if attempts == 1:
+                raise OSError("transient media failure")
+            return original_recover(token)
+
+        manager._recover_deletion = fail_once
+        token = manager.schedule_delete_slot(1, reason="manual")
+
+        self.assertEqual(token.slot, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "delete_error")
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.store.pending_deletions()), 1)
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+        self.assertEqual(attempts, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "deleted")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+        self.assertFalse(slot.exists())
+
+    def test_async_pending_recovery_retries_after_guard_is_cleared(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/deferred-async-delete",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="deferred-async-delete",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "deferred-async-delete",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+        slot = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot / "active.mp4").write_bytes(b"active")
+        self.store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="active-player")
+        events = []
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media), events)
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "delete_deferred")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+        self.assertTrue(slot.exists())
+
+        self.store.clear_playback_guards(reason="fresh terminal idle evidence")
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "deleted")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+        self.assertFalse(slot.exists())
+
+    def test_guarded_recovery_restores_crash_staged_trash_to_canonical_slot(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/restore-trash",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="restore-trash",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "restore-trash",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        token = self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="expired")
+        trash = (
+            self.media
+            / ".controller-trash"
+            / f"slot1.generation{token.generation}.crash"
+        )
+        trash.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (trash / "still-active.mp4").write_bytes(b"active")
+        self.store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="fresh-active")
+        events = []
+        manager = self.manager(FakeYtDlp(self.media), events)
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+
+        canonical = self.media / "slot1"
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "delete_deferred")
+        self.assertTrue((canonical / "still-active.mp4").exists())
+        self.assertFalse(trash.exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+
+    def test_queued_deletion_rechecks_guard_before_filesystem_mutation(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/queued-delete-guard",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="queued-delete-guard",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "queued-delete-guard",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+        slot = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (slot / "must-survive.mp4").write_bytes(b"active")
+        events = []
+        executor = QueuedExecutor()
+        manager = DownloadManager(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            runner=FakeYtDlp(self.media),
+            executor=executor,
+            on_event=events.append,
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+        self.store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="late-player")
+        executor.run_next()
+
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "delete_deferred")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+        self.assertTrue((slot / "must-survive.mp4").exists())
+
+        self.store.clear_playback_guards(reason="fresh terminal idle evidence")
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_pending_deletion_recovery())
+        executor.run_next()
+        self.assertEqual(events[-1].state, "deleted")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+        self.assertFalse(slot.exists())
+
+    def test_shutdown_terminates_tracked_process_without_waiting_for_job_timeout(self):
+        manager = DownloadManager(self.config, self.store)
+        errors = []
+
+        def run_long_process():
+            try:
+                manager._run_command(
+                    ["/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 60"],
+                    check=True,
+                    text=True,
+                    timeout=60,
+                    capture_output=True,
+                )
+            except BaseException as exc:
+                errors.append(exc)
+
+        worker = threading.Thread(target=run_long_process)
+        worker.start()
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 2
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            with manager._lock:
+                if manager._processes:
+                    break
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+        else:
+            self.fail("test process did not start")
+
+        started = time.monotonic()
+        manager.shutdown(wait=False)
+        worker.join(timeout=3)
+        self.assertFalse(worker.is_alive())
+        self.assertLess(time.monotonic() - started, 3)
+        self.assertTrue(errors)
+        with manager._lock:
+            self.assertEqual(manager._processes, set())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_exports.py

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+import json
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from concurrent.futures import Future
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from yt_dlp import YoutubeDL
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, DownloadConfig, StorageConfig
+from controller.downloads import (
+    DownloadManager,
+    mp4_export_format_selector,
+    safe_export_filename,
+)
+from controller.store import ControllerStore
+
+
+class ImmediateExecutor:
+    def submit(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
+        future = Future()
+        try:
+            future.set_result(function(*args, **kwargs))
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            future.set_exception(exc)
+        return future
+
+
+class QueuedExecutor:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.calls = []
+
+    def submit(self, function, *args, **kwargs):
+        future = Future()
+        self.calls.append((future, function, args, kwargs))
+        return future
+
+
+class FakeExportRunner:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        video_codec="h264",
+        audio_codec="aac",
+        pixel_format="yuv420p",
+        container="mp4",
+        height=1080,
+        playlist_items=1,
+        fail_download=False,
+    ):
+        self.video_codec = video_codec
+        self.audio_codec = audio_codec
+        self.pixel_format = pixel_format
+        self.container = container
+        self.height = height
+        self.playlist_items = playlist_items
+        self.fail_download = fail_download
+        self.calls = []
+
+    def __call__(self, arguments, **kwargs):
+        arguments = list(arguments)
+        self.calls.append((arguments, dict(kwargs)))
+        program = Path(arguments[0]).name
+        if program == "yt-dlp-test":
+            if self.fail_download:
+                raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(9, arguments)
+            template = Path(arguments[arguments.index("-o") + 1])
+            template.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            if "--audio-format" in arguments:
+                extension = "." + arguments[arguments.index("--audio-format") + 1]
+            else:
+                extension = {
+                    "mp4": ".mp4",
+                    "matroska": ".mkv",
+                    "webm": ".webm",
+                    "mov": ".mov",
+                }[self.container]
+            for index in range(1, self.playlist_items + 1):
+                (template.parent / f"{index:03d} - Tést Item {index} [id{index}]{extension}").write_bytes(
+                    f"source-{index}".encode()
+                )
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(arguments, 0, stdout="", stderr="")
+        if program == "ffmpeg":
+            Path(arguments[-1]).write_bytes(b"converted")
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(arguments, 0, stdout="", stderr="")
+        if program == "ffprobe":
+            path = Path(arguments[-1])
+            converted = path.is_file() and path.read_bytes() == b"converted"
+            if path.suffix == ".m4a":
+                payload = {
+                    "streams": [{"codec_type": "audio", "codec_name": "aac"}],
+                    "format": {"format_name": "mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2"},
+                }
+            elif path.suffix == ".mp3":
+                payload = {
+                    "streams": [{"codec_type": "audio", "codec_name": "mp3"}],
+                    "format": {"format_name": "mp3"},
+                }
+            else:
+                payload = {
+                    "streams": [
+                        {
+                            "codec_type": "video",
+                            "codec_name": "h264" if converted else self.video_codec,
+                            "pix_fmt": "yuv420p" if converted else self.pixel_format,
+                            "width": 1920 if self.height == 1080 else 1280,
+                            "height": self.height,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "codec_type": "audio",
+                            "codec_name": "aac" if converted else self.audio_codec,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    "format": {
+                        "format_name": "mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2"
+                        if converted or self.container in {"mp4", "mov"}
+                        else self.container
+                    },
+                }
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                arguments,
+                0,
+                stdout=json.dumps(payload),
+                stderr="",
+            )
+        raise AssertionError(f"unexpected command: {arguments!r}")
+
+    @property
+    def yt_dlp_calls(self):
+        return [arguments for arguments, _ in self.calls if Path(arguments[0]).name == "yt-dlp-test"]
+
+    @property
+    def ffmpeg_calls(self):
+        return [arguments for arguments, _ in self.calls if Path(arguments[0]).name == "ffmpeg"]
+
+
+class UtilityExportTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.media = base / "media"
+        self.data = base / "data"
+        self.config = ControllerConfig(
+            storage=StorageConfig(media_base=self.media, data_base=self.data),
+            downloads=DownloadConfig(
+                yt_dlp_binary="yt-dlp-test",
+                cookie_path=None,
+                max_workers=1,
+                process_timeout_seconds=30,
+                max_height=1080,
+                export_directory=Path("exports"),
+                export_max_height=1080,
+                max_queued_exports=5,
+            ),
+        )
+        self.store = ControllerStore(self.config.storage).open()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.store.close()
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def manager(self, runner, events=None):
+        return DownloadManager(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            runner=runner,
+            executor=ImmediateExecutor(),
+            export_executor=ImmediateExecutor(),
+            on_event=(events if events is not None else []).append,
+        )
+
+    def assert_player_slots_empty(self):
+        self.assertTrue(
+            all(slot.media_state == "empty" for slot in self.store.list_slots())
+        )
+
+    def test_compatible_mp4_exports_without_slot_or_transcode(self):
+        events = []
+        runner = FakeExportRunner()
+        result = self.manager(runner, events).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=one", "mp4", "Alice", "Slides"
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.status, "queued")
+        job = self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id)
+        self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+        self.assertEqual(len(job.output_paths), 1)
+        self.assertTrue(job.output_paths[0].startswith(f"exports/video/{result.job_id}/"))
+        self.assertTrue(job.output_paths[0].endswith(".mp4"))
+        self.assertTrue((self.media / job.output_paths[0]).is_file())
+        self.assertEqual(events, [])
+        self.assertEqual(runner.ffmpeg_calls, [])
+        self.assert_player_slots_empty()
+
+        arguments = runner.yt_dlp_calls[0]
+        self.assertIn("--yes-playlist", arguments)
+        self.assertIn("--windows-filenames", arguments)
+        self.assertIn("--no-overwrites", arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            arguments[arguments.index("-f") + 1],
+            "bv*[height<=1080]+ba/b[height<=1080]",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            arguments[arguments.index("-S") + 1],
+            "res:1080,vcodec:h264,acodec:aac",
+        )
+
+    def test_incompatible_mp4_transcodes_only_incompatible_codecs(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(
+            video_codec="vp9",
+            audio_codec="opus",
+            pixel_format="yuv420p",
+            container="webm",
+        )
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp9", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).status, "completed")
+        self.assertEqual(len(runner.ffmpeg_calls), 1)
+        arguments = runner.ffmpeg_calls[0]
+        self.assertIn("libx264", arguments)
+        self.assertIn("-crf", arguments)
+        self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-crf") + 1], "18")
+        self.assertIn("yuv420p", arguments)
+        self.assertIn("aac", arguments)
+        self.assertIn("192k", arguments)
+        self.assertNotIn("-vf", arguments)
+        self.assertNotIn("scale", " ".join(arguments))
+        self.assert_player_slots_empty()
+
+    def test_compatible_h264_aac_in_other_container_is_remuxed_only(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(container="matroska")
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkv", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).status, "completed")
+        arguments = runner.ffmpeg_calls[0]
+        self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-c:v") + 1], "copy")
+        self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-c:a") + 1], "copy")
+        self.assertNotIn("libx264", arguments)
+
+    def test_quicktime_alias_is_remuxed_instead_of_renamed_to_mp4(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(container="mov")
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mov", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).status, "completed")
+        arguments = runner.ffmpeg_calls[0]
+        self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-c:v") + 1], "copy")
+        self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-c:a") + 1], "copy")
+        self.assertNotIn("libx264", arguments)
+
+    def test_export_reconciliation_is_submitted_to_dedicated_executor(self):
+        export_executor = QueuedExecutor()
+        manager = DownloadManager(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            runner=FakeExportRunner(),
+            executor=ImmediateExecutor(),
+            export_executor=export_executor,
+        )
+
+        self.assertTrue(manager.schedule_export_reconciliation())
+        self.assertEqual(len(export_executor.calls), 1)
+        _, function, arguments, keyword_arguments = export_executor.calls[0]
+        self.assertEqual(function, manager.reconcile_export_artifacts)
+        self.assertEqual(arguments, ())
+        self.assertEqual(keyword_arguments, {})
+
+    def test_lower_resolution_mp4_is_preserved_without_scaling(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(height=720)
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=720", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).status, "completed")
+        self.assertEqual(runner.ffmpeg_calls, [])
+
+    def test_over_height_mp4_is_rejected_even_if_downloader_misbehaves(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(height=2160)
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2160", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+
+        job = self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id)
+        self.assertEqual(job.status, "failed")
+        self.assertIn("maximum height", job.error)
+        self.assertFalse((self.media / "exports" / "video" / result.job_id).exists())
+        self.assert_player_slots_empty()
+
+    def test_audio_exports_use_intentional_audio_only_strategies(self):
+        for mode, expected_selector in (
+            ("m4a", "ba/b"),
+            ("mp3", "ba/b"),
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(mode=mode):
+                events = []
+                runner = FakeExportRunner()
+                result = self.manager(runner, events).enqueue_export(
+                    f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={mode}", mode, None, None
+                )
+                job = self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id)
+                self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+                self.assertEqual(len(job.output_paths), 1)
+                self.assertTrue(job.output_paths[0].endswith(f".{mode}"))
+                arguments = runner.yt_dlp_calls[0]
+                self.assertEqual(arguments[arguments.index("-f") + 1], expected_selector)
+                self.assertIn("-x", arguments)
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    arguments[arguments.index("--audio-format") + 1], mode
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    arguments[arguments.index("--audio-quality") + 1], "0"
+                )
+                if mode == "m4a":
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        arguments[arguments.index("-S") + 1],
+                        "abr,acodec:aac",
+                    )
+                self.assertEqual(runner.ffmpeg_calls, [])
+                self.assertEqual(events, [])
+        self.assert_player_slots_empty()
+
+    def test_playlist_items_publish_as_individual_collision_safe_files(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner(playlist_items=3)
+        result = self.manager(runner).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=three", "m4a", None, None
+        )
+
+        job = self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id)
+        self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+        self.assertEqual(len(job.output_paths), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(len(set(job.output_paths)), 3)
+        self.assertTrue(all((self.media / path).is_file() for path in job.output_paths))
+
+    def test_export_failure_and_expiry_never_mutate_player_or_export_files(self):
+        slot_one = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot_one.mkdir(parents=True)
+        protected_file = slot_one / "active.mp4"
+        protected_file.write_bytes(b"active")
+        failed = self.manager(FakeExportRunner(fail_download=True)).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fail", "mp3", None, None
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(failed.job_id).status, "failed")
+        self.assertEqual(protected_file.read_bytes(), b"active")
+        self.assert_player_slots_empty()
+
+        completed = self.manager(FakeExportRunner()).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keep", "m4a", None, None
+        )
+        export_path = self.media / self.store.get_export_job(completed.job_id).output_paths[0]
+        self.manager(FakeExportRunner()).expire_due_slots()
+        self.assertTrue(export_path.is_file())
+        self.assertEqual(protected_file.read_bytes(), b"active")
+
+    def test_symlinked_export_root_cannot_redirect_into_player_slot(self):
+        slot_one = self.media / "slot1"
+        slot_one.mkdir(parents=True)
+        protected_file = slot_one / "active.mp4"
+        protected_file.write_bytes(b"active")
+        (self.media / "exports").symlink_to(slot_one, target_is_directory=True)
+
+        result = self.manager(FakeExportRunner()).enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=escape", "m4a", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).status, "failed")
+        self.assertIn("unsafe export directory", self.store.get_export_job(result.job_id).error)
+        self.assertEqual(protected_file.read_bytes(), b"active")
+
+    def test_export_work_uses_dedicated_executor_capacity(self):
+        player_executor = QueuedExecutor()
+        export_executor = QueuedExecutor()
+        manager = DownloadManager(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            runner=FakeExportRunner(),
+            executor=player_executor,
+            export_executor=export_executor,
+        )
+
+        manager.enqueue_export(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=export", "mp4", None, None
+        )
+        manager.enqueue(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=player", None, None
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(export_executor.calls), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(player_executor.calls), 1)
+
+    def test_restart_reconciles_published_export_and_cleans_manifest(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner()
+        manager = self.manager(runner)
+        job_id = "a" * 32
+        self.store.reserve_export_job(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=recover",
+            "mp4",
+            None,
+            None,
+            max_active=5,
+            job_id=job_id,
+        )
+        self.store.mark_export_running(job_id)
+        self.store.fail_export_job(job_id, "database completion failed")
+        work = self.media / "exports" / ".work" / job_id
+        published = self.media / "exports" / "video" / job_id
+        work.mkdir(parents=True)
+        published.mkdir(parents=True)
+        filename = "Recovered.mp4"
+        (published / filename).write_bytes(b"compatible")
+        manager._write_export_manifest(
+            work,
+            job_id=job_id,
+            mode="mp4",
+            filenames=[filename],
+        )
+
+        manager.reconcile_export_artifacts()
+
+        job = self.store.get_export_job(job_id)
+        self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            job.output_paths,
+            (f"exports/video/{job_id}/{filename}",),
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(work.exists())
+        self.assertTrue((published / filename).is_file())
+
+    def test_restart_atomically_publishes_manifested_ready_export(self):
+        runner = FakeExportRunner()
+        manager = self.manager(runner)
+        job_id = "b" * 32
+        self.store.reserve_export_job(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=staged",
+            "m4a",
+            None,
+            None,
+            max_active=5,
+            job_id=job_id,
+        )
+        self.store.mark_export_running(job_id)
+        self.store.fail_export_job(job_id, "interrupted after conversion")
+        work = self.media / "exports" / ".work" / job_id
+        ready = work / "ready"
+        ready.mkdir(parents=True)
+        filename = "Recovered.m4a"
+        (ready / filename).write_bytes(b"aac")
+        manager._write_export_manifest(
+            work,
+            job_id=job_id,
+            mode="m4a",
+            filenames=[filename],
+        )
+
+        manager.reconcile_export_artifacts()
+
+        job = self.store.get_export_job(job_id)
+        output = self.media / job.output_paths[0]
+        self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+        self.assertTrue(output.is_file())
+        self.assertFalse(work.exists())
+
+    def test_restart_discards_only_known_incomplete_export_staging(self):
+        manager = self.manager(FakeExportRunner())
+        job_id = "c" * 32
+        self.store.reserve_export_job(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=incomplete",
+            "mp3",
+            None,
+            None,
+            max_active=5,
+            job_id=job_id,
+        )
+        self.store.fail_export_job(job_id, "interrupted download")
+        work = self.media / "exports" / ".work" / job_id
+        work.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (work / "partial.part").write_bytes(b"partial")
+        unknown = self.media / "exports" / ".work" / ("d" * 32)
+        unknown.mkdir()
+        (unknown / "operator-file").write_bytes(b"keep")
+
+        manager.reconcile_export_artifacts()
+
+        self.assertFalse(work.exists())
+        self.assertTrue((unknown / "operator-file").is_file())
+
+    def test_safe_filename_blocks_traversal_preserves_unicode_and_deduplicates(self):
+        used = set()
+        first = safe_export_filename(
+            "../../slot1/CON:Tést\x00?", ".mp4", used_casefolded=used
+        )
+        second = safe_export_filename(
+            "../../slot1/CON:Tést\x00?", ".mp4", used_casefolded=used
+        )
+        long_name = safe_export_filename("🎬" * 500, ".mp3")
+
+        self.assertNotIn("/", first)
+        self.assertNotIn("\\", first)
+        self.assertNotIn("..", Path(first).parts)
+        self.assertIn("Tést", first)
+        self.assertNotEqual(first.casefold(), second.casefold())
+        self.assertTrue(second.endswith(" (2).mp4"))
+        self.assertLessEqual(len(Path(long_name).stem.encode("utf-8")), 180)
+
+    def test_mp4_sorting_keeps_resolution_ahead_of_codec_preference(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "av1-1080",
+                "url": "https://example.test/av1",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "height": 1080,
+                "width": 1920,
+                "vcodec": "av01.0.08M.08",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 4000,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "h264-720",
+                "url": "https://example.test/h264",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 720,
+                "width": 1280,
+                "vcodec": "avc1.64001f",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 3000,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "aac",
+                "url": "https://example.test/aac",
+                "ext": "m4a",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "tbr": 128,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+        with YoutubeDL(
+            {
+                "quiet": True,
+                "format_sort": ["res:1080", "vcodec:h264", "acodec:aac"],
+            }
+        ) as ydl:
+            info = {"formats": formats}
+            ydl.sort_formats(info)
+            selector = ydl.build_format_selector(mp4_export_format_selector(1080))
+            selected = list(ydl._select_formats(info["formats"], selector))
+
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["height"], 1080)
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["requested_formats"][0]["format_id"], "av1-1080")
+
+    def test_mp4_sorting_prefers_native_h264_aac_at_equal_quality(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "vp9-1080",
+                "url": "https://example.test/vp9",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "height": 1080,
+                "width": 1920,
+                "vcodec": "vp9",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 4200,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "h264-1080",
+                "url": "https://example.test/h264",
+                "ext": "mp4",
+                "height": 1080,
+                "width": 1920,
+                "vcodec": "avc1.640028",
+                "acodec": "none",
+                "tbr": 4000,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "opus",
+                "url": "https://example.test/opus",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "opus",
+                "tbr": 160,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "aac",
+                "url": "https://example.test/aac",
+                "ext": "m4a",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "tbr": 128,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+        with YoutubeDL(
+            {
+                "quiet": True,
+                "format_sort": ["res:1080", "vcodec:h264", "acodec:aac"],
+            }
+        ) as ydl:
+            info = {"formats": formats}
+            ydl.sort_formats(info)
+            selector = ydl.build_format_selector(mp4_export_format_selector(1080))
+            selected = list(ydl._select_formats(info["formats"], selector))
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [item["format_id"] for item in selected[0]["requested_formats"]],
+            ["h264-1080", "aac"],
+        )
+
+    def test_m4a_sorting_keeps_audio_quality_ahead_of_native_aac_preference(self):
+        formats = [
+            {
+                "format_id": "aac-low",
+                "url": "https://example.test/aac-low",
+                "ext": "m4a",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "mp4a.40.2",
+                "abr": 48,
+                "tbr": 48,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+            {
+                "format_id": "opus-high",
+                "url": "https://example.test/opus-high",
+                "ext": "webm",
+                "vcodec": "none",
+                "acodec": "opus",
+                "abr": 160,
+                "tbr": 160,
+                "filesize": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+        with YoutubeDL(
+            {"quiet": True, "format_sort": ["abr", "acodec:aac"]}
+        ) as ydl:
+            info = {"formats": formats}
+            ydl.sort_formats(info)
+            selected = list(
+                ydl._select_formats(
+                    info["formats"],
+                    ydl.build_format_selector("ba/b"),
+                )
+            )
+
+        self.assertEqual(selected[0]["format_id"], "opus-high")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_mqtt_adapter.py

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+import json
+import queue
+import threading
+import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, MqttConfig
+from controller.mqtt_adapter import MqttAdapter
+
+
+class MutableClock:
+    def __init__(self, value=0.0):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class FakeMessageInfo:
+    def __init__(self, mid, published):
+        self.rc = mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS
+        self.mid = mid
+        self.published = published
+        self.waited = []
+
+    def wait_for_publish(self, timeout=None):
+        self.waited.append(timeout)
+
+    def is_published(self):
+        return self.published
+
+
+class FakeClient:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.calls = []
+        self.published = []
+        self.subscriptions = []
+        self.acks = []
+        self.suppress_exceptions = False
+        self.connect_error = None
+        self.connect_result = None
+        self.loop_result = mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS
+        self.publish_acknowledged = None
+        self.publish_hook = None
+
+    def username_pw_set(self, username, password):
+        self.calls.append(("username_pw_set", username, password))
+
+    def manual_ack_set(self, enabled):
+        self.calls.append(("manual_ack_set", enabled))
+
+    def max_queued_messages_set(self, count):
+        self.calls.append(("max_queued_messages_set", count))
+
+    def reconnect_delay_set(self, **kwargs):
+        self.calls.append(("reconnect_delay_set", kwargs))
+
+    def connect_async(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.calls.append(("connect_async", args, kwargs))
+        if self.connect_error is not None:
+            raise self.connect_error
+        return self.connect_result
+
+    def connect(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.calls.append(("connect", args, kwargs))
+        raise AssertionError("synchronous connect must never be used")
+
+    def loop_start(self):
+        self.calls.append(("loop_start",))
+        return self.loop_result
+
+    def loop_stop(self):
+        self.calls.append(("loop_stop",))
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        self.calls.append(("disconnect",))
+
+    def subscribe(self, topic, qos=0):
+        self.subscriptions.append((topic, qos))
+        return mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS, len(self.subscriptions)
+
+    def publish(self, topic, payload, qos=0, retain=False):
+        self.published.append((topic, payload, qos, retain))
+        if self.publish_hook is not None:
+            self.publish_hook(topic, payload, qos, retain)
+        if self.publish_acknowledged is not None:
+            return FakeMessageInfo(
+                len(self.published), self.publish_acknowledged
+            )
+        return SimpleNamespace(rc=mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS, mid=len(self.published))
+
+    def ack(self, message_id, qos):
+        self.acks.append((message_id, qos))
+        return mqtt.MQTT_ERR_SUCCESS
+
+
+class MqttAdapterTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = FakeClient()
+        self.events = queue.Queue()
+        self.config = ControllerConfig(
+            mqtt=MqttConfig(
+                host="broker",
+                port=1884,
+                username="user",
+                password="pass",
+                client_id="controller-test",
+                reconnect_min_seconds=1,
+                reconnect_max_seconds=2,
+                command_queue_size=8,
+            )
+        )
+        self.adapter = MqttAdapter(
+            self.config,
+            client=self.client,
+            events=self.events,
+        )
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.adapter.stop()
+
+    def test_start_is_asynchronous_and_configures_manual_ack(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        names = [call[0] for call in self.client.calls]
+        self.assertIn("manual_ack_set", names)
+        self.assertIn("connect_async", names)
+        self.assertIn("loop_start", names)
+        self.assertNotIn("connect", names)
+        connect = next(call for call in self.client.calls if call[0] == "connect_async")
+        self.assertEqual(connect[1], ("broker", 1884))
+        self.assertEqual(connect[2], {"keepalive": 30})
+
+    def test_paho_two_connect_async_none_starts_network_loop(self):
+        self.client.connect_result = None
+        self.adapter.start()
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.started)
+        self.assertIn("loop_start", [call[0] for call in self.client.calls])
+        self.assertIsNone(self.adapter.last_error)
+
+    def test_initial_setup_oserror_does_not_escape_startup(self):
+        self.client.connect_error = OSError("network unreachable")
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.started)
+        self.assertIn("network unreachable", self.adapter.last_error)
+        self.assertNotIn("loop_start", [call[0] for call in self.client.calls])
+
+    def test_loop_start_failure_does_not_escape_startup(self):
+        self.client.loop_result = mqtt.MQTT_ERR_UNKNOWN
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.started)
+        self.assertIn("failed to start MQTT network loop", self.adapter.last_error)
+
+    def test_stop_during_blocked_connect_never_starts_network_loop_afterward(self):
+        entered = threading.Event()
+        release = threading.Event()
+        original_connect = self.client.connect_async
+
+        def blocked_connect(*args, **kwargs):
+            entered.set()
+            release.wait(timeout=2)
+            return original_connect(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.client.connect_async = blocked_connect
+        starter = threading.Thread(target=self.adapter.start)
+        starter.start()
+        self.assertTrue(entered.wait(timeout=1))
+        self.adapter.stop()
+        release.set()
+        starter.join(timeout=2)
+        self.assertFalse(starter.is_alive())
+        self.assertNotIn("loop_start", [call[0] for call in self.client.calls])
+        self.assertFalse(self.adapter.started)
+
+    def test_stop_wins_against_connect_callback_blocked_during_subscribe(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        entered = threading.Event()
+        release = threading.Event()
+        original_subscribe = self.client.subscribe
+
+        def blocked_subscribe(topic, qos=0):
+            entered.set()
+            release.wait(timeout=2)
+            return original_subscribe(topic, qos=qos)
+
+        self.client.subscribe = blocked_subscribe
+        callback = threading.Thread(
+            target=self.adapter._on_connect,
+            args=(self.client, None, None, 0),
+        )
+        callback.start()
+        self.assertTrue(entered.wait(timeout=1))
+        stopper = threading.Thread(target=self.adapter.stop)
+        stopper.start()
+        release.set()
+        callback.join(timeout=2)
+        stopper.join(timeout=2)
+        self.assertFalse(callback.is_alive())
+        self.assertFalse(stopper.is_alive())
+        self.assertFalse(self.adapter.started)
+        self.assertFalse(self.adapter.connected)
+        self.assertLess(len(self.client.subscriptions), 6)
+        self.assertTrue(self.events.empty())
+        self.assertFalse(
+            self.adapter.publish_player_command({"action": "stop"}).accepted
+        )
+
+    def test_connect_subscribes_to_all_authoritative_inputs(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.connected)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.client.subscriptions,
+            [
+                ("youtube/player/status", 1),
+                ("youtube/player/telemetry", 0),
+                ("youtube/player/state", 0),
+                ("youtube/controller/cmd", 1),
+                ("audio/player/mode/set", 1),
+                ("audio/player/mode/state", 1),
+            ],
+        )
+        event = self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.assertEqual(event.kind, "connected")
+        self.assertEqual(event.connection_generation, 1)
+
+    def test_player_commands_are_exact_qos_one_and_nonretained(self):
+        disconnected = self.adapter.publish_player_command({"action": "stop"})
+        self.assertFalse(disconnected.accepted)
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        receipt = self.adapter.publish_player_command(
+            {"action": "play", "slot": 3, "label": "Opening"}
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(receipt.accepted)
+        topic, payload, qos, retain = self.client.published[-1]
+        self.assertEqual(topic, "youtube/player/cmd")
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(payload), {"action": "play", "slot": 3, "label": "Opening"})
+        self.assertEqual(qos, 1)
+        self.assertIs(retain, False)
+
+    def test_router_commands_are_qos_one_nonretained_plain_strings(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        receipt = self.adapter.publish_router_mode("video")
+        self.assertTrue(receipt.accepted)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.client.published[-1],
+            ("audio/player/mode/set", "video", 1, False),
+        )
+
+    def test_router_self_echo_is_marked_while_publish_is_in_flight(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+
+        def echo(topic, payload, qos, retain):
+            self.adapter._on_message(
+                self.client,
+                None,
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    topic=topic,
+                    payload=payload.encode("utf-8"),
+                    qos=qos,
+                    retain=retain,
+                    dup=False,
+                    mid=31,
+                ),
+            )
+
+        self.client.publish_hook = echo
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.publish_router_mode("video").accepted)
+        self.assertTrue(self.events.get_nowait().controller_echo)
+
+    def test_router_self_echo_delivered_after_puback_is_still_claimed_within_grace(
+        self,
+    ):
+        # Regression: a broker may legally deliver our own subscription echo
+        # after the PUBACK that already acknowledged the same publish. If the
+        # echo marker were cleared the instant publish() observes that
+        # PUBACK, this late echo would be mistaken for live operator intent
+        # and cause automatic Router restoration ownership to be relinquished.
+        clock = MutableClock(1000.0)
+        client = FakeClient()
+        events = queue.Queue()
+        adapter = MqttAdapter(self.config, client=client, events=events, monotonic=clock)
+        try:
+            adapter.start()
+            adapter._on_connect(client, None, None, 0)
+            events.get_nowait()
+
+            self.assertTrue(adapter.publish_router_mode("video").accepted)
+            clock.value += self.config.mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds - 0.5
+
+            adapter._on_message(
+                client,
+                None,
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    topic="audio/player/mode/set",
+                    payload=b"video",
+                    qos=1,
+                    retain=False,
+                    dup=False,
+                    mid=32,
+                ),
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(events.get_nowait().controller_echo)
+        finally:
+            adapter.stop()
+
+    def test_router_self_echo_marker_expires_after_grace_window(self):
+        # A genuine external/operator command that happens to repeat the same
+        # value must still be recognized as operator intent once the bounded
+        # grace window has elapsed; the marker must not linger forever.
+        clock = MutableClock(1000.0)
+        client = FakeClient()
+        events = queue.Queue()
+        adapter = MqttAdapter(self.config, client=client, events=events, monotonic=clock)
+        try:
+            adapter.start()
+            adapter._on_connect(client, None, None, 0)
+            events.get_nowait()
+
+            self.assertTrue(adapter.publish_router_mode("video").accepted)
+            clock.value += self.config.mqtt.router_echo_grace_seconds + 0.5
+
+            adapter._on_message(
+                client,
+                None,
+                SimpleNamespace(
+                    topic="audio/player/mode/set",
+                    payload=b"video",
+                    qos=1,
+                    retain=False,
+                    dup=False,
+                    mid=32,
+                ),
+            )
+            self.assertFalse(events.get_nowait().controller_echo)
+        finally:
+            adapter.stop()
+
+    def test_retained_router_set_never_consumes_controller_echo_marker(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+
+        def retained_then_live_echo(topic, payload, qos, retain):
+            for message_retain, mid in ((True, 41), (False, 42)):
+                self.adapter._on_message(
+                    self.client,
+                    None,
+                    SimpleNamespace(
+                        topic=topic,
+                        payload=payload.encode("utf-8"),
+                        qos=qos,
+                        retain=message_retain,
+                        dup=False,
+                        mid=mid,
+                    ),
+                )
+
+        self.client.publish_hook = retained_then_live_echo
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.publish_router_mode("video").accepted)
+        retained_event = self.events.get_nowait()
+        live_event = self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.assertTrue(retained_event.retain)
+        self.assertFalse(retained_event.controller_echo)
+        self.assertFalse(live_event.retain)
+        self.assertTrue(live_event.controller_echo)
+
+    def test_qos_message_is_acked_only_after_consumer_calls_acknowledge(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        message = SimpleNamespace(
+            topic="youtube/controller/cmd",
+            payload=b'{"action":"stop"}',
+            qos=1,
+            retain=False,
+            mid=42,
+        )
+        self.adapter._on_message(self.client, None, message)
+        event = self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.acks, [])
+        self.assertEqual(event.message_id, 42)
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.acknowledge(event))
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.acks, [(42, 1)])
+
+    def test_stale_mid_from_previous_connection_is_not_acked(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        message = SimpleNamespace(
+            topic="youtube/controller/cmd",
+            payload=b'{"action":"stop"}',
+            qos=1,
+            retain=False,
+            mid=7,
+        )
+        self.adapter._on_message(self.client, None, message)
+        old_event = self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.assertFalse(self.adapter.acknowledge(old_event))
+        self.assertEqual(self.client.acks, [])
+
+    def test_retained_flag_is_preserved_for_coordinator_rejection(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        message = SimpleNamespace(
+            topic="youtube/controller/cmd",
+            payload=b'{"action":"delete_slot","slot":1}',
+            qos=1,
+            retain=True,
+            mid=8,
+        )
+        self.adapter._on_message(self.client, None, message)
+        self.assertIs(self.events.get_nowait().retain, True)
+
+    def test_duplicate_flag_is_preserved_for_coordinator_deduplication(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        message = SimpleNamespace(
+            topic="youtube/controller/cmd",
+            payload=b'{"action":"toggle"}',
+            qos=1,
+            retain=False,
+            dup=True,
+            mid=9,
+        )
+        self.adapter._on_message(self.client, None, message)
+        self.assertIs(self.events.get_nowait().duplicate, True)
+
+    def test_missing_puback_is_uncertain_and_invalidates_connection(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.client.publish_acknowledged = False
+        receipt = self.adapter.publish_player_command({"action": "stop"})
+        self.assertFalse(receipt.accepted)
+        self.assertTrue(receipt.uncertain)
+        self.assertIn("no broker PUBACK", receipt.reason)
+        self.assertFalse(self.adapter.connected)
+
+    def test_optional_qos_event_puback_failure_does_not_invalidate_transport(self):
+        self.adapter.start()
+        self.adapter._on_connect(self.client, None, None, 0)
+        self.events.get_nowait()
+        self.client.publish_acknowledged = False
+        receipt = self.adapter.publish_json(
+            "youtube/controller/v2/events",
+            {"version": 2, "type": "warning"},
+            qos=1,
+            retain=False,
+        )
+        self.assertFalse(receipt.accepted)
+        self.assertTrue(receipt.uncertain)
+        self.assertTrue(self.adapter.connected)
+
+    def test_discarded_transport_releases_callback_blocked_on_full_queue(self):
+        events = queue.Queue(maxsize=1)
+        client = FakeClient()
+        adapter = MqttAdapter(self.config, client=client, events=events)
+        try:
+            adapter.start()
+            adapter._on_connect(client, None, None, 0)
+            self.assertTrue(events.full())
+            callback = threading.Thread(
+                target=adapter._on_message,
+                args=(
+                    client,
+                    None,
+                    SimpleNamespace(
+                        topic="youtube/controller/cmd",
+                        payload=b'{"action":"stop"}',
+                        qos=1,
+                        retain=False,
+                        dup=False,
+                        mid=99,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            )
+            callback.start()
+            callback.join(timeout=0.05)
+            self.assertTrue(callback.is_alive())
+
+            adapter._discard_unacknowledged_transport("test transport discard")
+            callback.join(timeout=1)
+            self.assertFalse(callback.is_alive())
+            self.assertEqual(events.qsize(), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(events.get_nowait().kind, "connected")
+        finally:
+            adapter.stop()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_playback.py

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+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, StorageConfig
+from controller.playback import OperationInProgressError, PlaybackReducer
+from controller.store import ControllerStore
+
+
+class Clock:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class PlaybackReducerTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.wall = Clock(1_700_000_000.0)
+        self.monotonic = Clock(100.0)
+        self.config = ControllerConfig(
+            storage=StorageConfig(
+                media_base=base / "media",
+                data_base=base / "data",
+                retention_seconds=100,
+                uncertain_review_after_seconds=30,
+            )
+        )
+        self.store = ControllerStore(self.config.storage, now=self.wall).open()
+        self.reducer = PlaybackReducer(
+            self.config,
+            self.store,
+            monotonic=self.monotonic,
+            wall_clock=self.wall,
+            operation_timeout_seconds=5,
+        )
+        self._ready(1, "one")
+        self._ready(2, "two")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.store.close()
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def _ready(self, slot, suffix):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            f"https://example.test/{suffix}", None, None, job_id=f"job-{suffix}"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(reservation.slot, slot)
+        self.store.mark_download_running(
+            reservation.job_id, reservation.slot, reservation.generation
+        )
+        self.store.complete_download(
+            reservation.job_id,
+            reservation.slot,
+            reservation.generation,
+            title=suffix.title(),
+            items=((suffix.title(), f"{suffix}.mp4"),),
+        )
+
+    def test_play_intent_is_not_optimistically_reported_playing(self):
+        operation = self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=1,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(operation.state, "awaiting_player")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "unknown")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "ready")
+        with self.assertRaises(OperationInProgressError):
+            self.reducer.begin_operation("stop")
+
+    def test_matching_player_playing_confirms_play_and_protects_slot(self):
+        self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=1,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIn("operation_confirmed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertIsNone(self.reducer.pending)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "playing")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "playing")
+        guards = self.store.list_live_guards()
+        self.assertEqual([(guard.slot, guard.kind) for guard in guards], [(1, "player_active")])
+
+    def test_reconnect_online_idle_with_path_is_not_terminal(self):
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "idle",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+                "message": "player online",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "player_reconnected_active")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "playing")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].slot, 1)
+
+    def test_reconnect_online_idle_without_path_is_fresh_idle_evidence(self):
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "idle", "message": "player online"})
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "idle")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards(), [])
+
+    def test_offline_without_slot_preserves_active_protection_as_unknown(self):
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "offline"})
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "player_offline")
+        self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "unknown")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "unknown")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].kind, "restart_uncertain")
+
+    def test_busy_identifies_existing_playback_not_requested_slot(self):
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=2,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot2/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "busy",
+                "message": "mpv already playing; stop first",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIn("operation_failed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().active_slot, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "playing")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(2), "ready")
+
+    def test_real_pathless_busy_without_prior_identity_becomes_unknown(self):
+        self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=2,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot2/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "busy",
+                "message": "mpv already playing; stop first",
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertIn("operation_failed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "unknown")
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.active_slot)
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.active_path)
+
+    def test_pause_status_does_not_override_actual_telemetry(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": path, "paused": False}
+        )
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("pause", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "paused", "slot": 1, "path": path}
+        )
+        self.assertIn("control_issued", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.reducer.pending)
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "playing")
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": path, "paused": True}
+        )
+        self.assertIn("operation_confirmed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "paused")
+
+    def test_terminal_idle_and_cleared_telemetry_release_protection(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": path, "paused": False}
+        )
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("stop", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": None, "paused": False}
+        )
+        self.assertIn("operation_confirmed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "idle")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards(), [])
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "idle", "slot": 1, "reason": "stop"})
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "ready")
+
+    def test_error_does_not_release_owned_playback(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path})
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "error", "slot": 1, "path": path, "message": "cannot stop"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "error")
+        guard = self.store.list_live_guards()[0]
+        self.assertEqual(guard.slot, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(guard.kind, "restart_uncertain")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "unknown")
+
+    def test_pathless_error_converts_previous_active_slot_to_reviewable_unknown(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path})
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "error", "message": "nothing playing to pause"}
+        )
+
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        guard = self.store.list_live_guards()[0]
+        self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(observation.reconciliation_id, guard.guard_id)
+        self.assertEqual(observation.reconciliation_state, "awaiting_evidence")
+        self.assertEqual(guard.kind, "restart_uncertain")
+
+    def test_terminal_startup_error_clears_identity_even_if_clear_telemetry_was_lost(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("play", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "error",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": path,
+                "reason": "startup_error",
+                "message": "failed to start mpv",
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertIn("player_idle", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertIn("operation_failed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "idle")
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.active_slot)
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.active_path)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards(), [])
+
+    def test_terminal_worker_error_after_cleared_telemetry_remains_idle(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("play", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": None, "paused": False}
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "error",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": path,
+                "reason": "worker_start_error",
+                "message": "failed to start playback worker",
+            }
+        )
+
+        self.assertIn("player_idle", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "idle")
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.active_path)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards(), [])
+
+    def test_player_state_takes_precedence_over_deferred_storage_deletion(self):
+        reservation = self.store.reserve_download(
+            "https://example.test/late-player",
+            None,
+            None,
+            job_id="late-player",
+        )
+        self.store.fail_download(
+            "late-player",
+            1,
+            reservation.generation,
+            "failed",
+        )
+        self.store.begin_delete(1, reason="expired")
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path}
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_slot(1).media_state, "deleting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "playing")
+
+    def test_play_timeout_becomes_unknown_then_operator_review_without_unprotecting(self):
+        self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=1,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        self.monotonic.value += 6
+        effect = self.reducer.check_timeout()
+        self.assertEqual(effect.kind, "operation_timed_out")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "unknown")
+        self.wall.value += 31
+        review = self.reducer.mark_due_reconciliation()
+        self.assertEqual(review[0].kind, "operator_review")
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "operator_review")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].state, "review_required")
+
+    def test_pause_timeout_invalidates_stale_playing_projection(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": path, "paused": False}
+        )
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("pause", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        self.monotonic.value += 6
+
+        effect = self.reducer.check_timeout()
+
+        self.assertEqual(effect.kind, "operation_timed_out")
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "unknown")
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.paused)
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "unknown")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].kind, "player_active")
+
+    def test_resume_timeout_invalidates_stale_paused_projection(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": 1, "path": path, "paused": True}
+        )
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("resume", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        self.monotonic.value += 6
+
+        effect = self.reducer.check_timeout()
+
+        self.assertEqual(effect.kind, "operation_timed_out")
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "unknown")
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.paused)
+        self.assertEqual(self.reducer.projected_slot_state(1), "unknown")
+
+    def test_malformed_and_unknown_statuses_are_isolated(self):
+        for payload in (None, [], {}, {"state": "mystery"}):
+            effects = self.reducer.handle_status(payload)
+            self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "warning")
+
+    def test_contradictory_slot_and_path_cannot_confirm_play(self):
+        expected = str(self.config.storage.media_base / "slot1" / "playlist.m3u")
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("play", slot=1, expected_path=expected)
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 1,
+                "path": str(
+                    self.config.storage.media_base / "slot2" / "playlist.m3u"
+                ),
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "warning")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.reducer.pending)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "unknown")
+
+    def test_mismatched_active_evidence_fails_intent_and_is_not_overwritten(self):
+        self.reducer.begin_operation(
+            "play",
+            slot=1,
+            expected_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+        )
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {
+                "state": "playing",
+                "slot": 2,
+                "path": "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot2/playlist.m3u",
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIn("operation_failed", [effect.kind for effect in effects])
+        self.assertIsNone(self.reducer.pending)
+        self.monotonic.value += 100
+        self.assertIsNone(self.reducer.check_timeout())
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "playing")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].slot, 2)
+
+    def test_bare_idle_does_not_clear_live_playback(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path})
+        effects = self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "idle", "slot": 1})
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "warning")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.player_observation().phase, "playing")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].slot, 1)
+
+    def test_path_only_evidence_derives_and_protects_managed_slot(self):
+        path = str(self.config.storage.media_base / "slot2" / "playlist.m3u")
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {"state": "telemetry", "slot": None, "path": path, "paused": False}
+        )
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].slot, 2)
+
+    def test_duplicate_offline_evidence_does_not_postpone_review(self):
+        path = "/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path})
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "offline"})
+        first_deadline = self.store.list_live_guards()[0].review_after
+        self.wall.value += 20
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "offline"})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.list_live_guards()[0].review_after,
+            first_deadline,
+        )
+
+    def test_repeated_active_telemetry_reuses_guard_without_history_churn(self):
+        path = str(self.config.storage.media_base / "slot1" / "playlist.m3u")
+        payload = {
+            "state": "telemetry",
+            "slot": 1,
+            "path": path,
+            "paused": False,
+        }
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(payload)
+        first_guard = self.store.list_live_guards()[0]
+        for _ in range(20):
+            self.reducer.handle_telemetry(payload)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.list_live_guards()[0].guard_id, first_guard.guard_id)
+        count = self.store.connection.execute(
+            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM slot_guards"
+        ).fetchone()[0]
+        self.assertEqual(count, 1)
+
+    def test_external_play_timeout_transitions_to_review_without_assuming_stop(self):
+        path = "/srv/operator-playlists/special-event.m3u"
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("play", expected_path=path)
+        self.monotonic.value += 6
+        timeout = self.reducer.check_timeout()
+        self.assertEqual(timeout.kind, "operation_timed_out")
+        uncertain = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(uncertain.active_path, path)
+        self.assertEqual(uncertain.reconciliation_state, "awaiting_evidence")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(uncertain.reconciliation_id)
+
+        self.wall.value += 31
+        effects = self.reducer.mark_due_reconciliation()
+        self.assertEqual(len(effects), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].kind, "operator_review")
+        self.assertEqual(effects[0].operation_id, uncertain.reconciliation_id)
+        review = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(review.reconciliation_state, "operator_review")
+        self.assertEqual(review.active_path, path)
+
+    def test_external_pause_does_not_bleed_to_a_different_path(self):
+        first_path = "/srv/operator-playlists/first.m3u"
+        second_path = "/srv/operator-playlists/second.m3u"
+        self.reducer.handle_telemetry(
+            {
+                "state": "telemetry",
+                "path": first_path,
+                "paused": True,
+            }
+        )
+        self.assertIs(self.store.player_observation().paused, True)
+
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "playing", "path": second_path}
+        )
+        observation = self.store.player_observation()
+        self.assertEqual(observation.active_path, second_path)
+        self.assertIsNone(observation.paused)
+        self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "playing")
+
+    def test_stop_timeout_preserves_existing_operator_review_and_token(self):
+        path = str(self.config.storage.media_base / "slot1" / "playlist.m3u")
+        self.reducer.handle_status(
+            {"state": "playing", "slot": 1, "path": path}
+        )
+        self.reducer.handle_status({"state": "offline"})
+        self.wall.value += 31
+        self.reducer.mark_due_reconciliation()
+        before = self.store.player_observation()
+        guard_before = self.store.list_live_guards()[0]
+        self.assertEqual(before.reconciliation_state, "operator_review")
+
+        self.reducer.begin_operation("stop", slot=1, expected_path=path)
+        self.monotonic.value += 6
+        effect = self.reducer.check_timeout()
+        self.assertEqual(effect.kind, "operation_timed_out")
+        after = self.store.player_observation()
+        guard_after = self.store.list_live_guards()[0]
+        self.assertEqual(after.reconciliation_state, "operator_review")
+        self.assertEqual(after.reconciliation_id, before.reconciliation_id)
+        self.assertEqual(guard_after.guard_id, guard_before.guard_id)
+        self.assertEqual(guard_after.state, "review_required")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_router.py

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+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from dataclasses import replace
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, RouterConfig, StorageConfig
+from controller.mqtt_adapter import PublishReceipt
+from controller.router import AudioRouterCoordinator
+from controller.store import ControllerStore
+
+
+class Clock:
+    def __init__(self, value=1000.0):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class ModePublisher:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.modes = []
+        self.accepted = True
+        self.reason = None
+
+    def __call__(self, mode):
+        self.modes.append(mode)
+        return PublishReceipt(self.accepted, message_id=len(self.modes), reason=self.reason)
+
+
+class AudioRouterCoordinatorTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.clock = Clock()
+        self.base_config = ControllerConfig(
+            storage=StorageConfig(
+                media_base=base / "media",
+                data_base=base / "data",
+            ),
+            router=RouterConfig(
+                required_mode="video",
+                confirmation_timeout_seconds=3,
+                when_state_unknown="attempt",
+                continue_on_confirmation_failure=True,
+                fallback_restore_mode=None,
+            ),
+        )
+        self.store = ControllerStore(self.base_config.storage, now=self.clock).open()
+        self.publisher = ModePublisher()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.store.close()
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def coordinator(self, router_config=None):
+        config = self.base_config
+        if router_config is not None:
+            config = replace(config, router=router_config)
+        return AudioRouterCoordinator(
+            config,
+            self.store,
+            self.publisher,
+            clock=self.clock,
+        )
+
+    def test_known_mode_is_confirmed_before_play_and_restored_afterward(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-one")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "ready")
+        lease = self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id)
+        self.assertEqual(lease.state, "held")
+        self.assertEqual(lease.previous_mode, "service")
+        restore = router.release(decision.lease_id)
+        self.assertEqual(restore.action, "restore_waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video", "service"])
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("service").action, "restored")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state, "released")
+
+    def test_default_unknown_state_timeout_continues_with_warning_not_hang(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        decision = router.acquire("play-timeout")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+        self.clock.value += 2.9
+        self.assertIsNone(router.check_deadline())
+        self.clock.value += 0.2
+        decision = router.check_deadline()
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertTrue(decision.continued)
+        self.assertIn("did not confirm", decision.warning)
+        lease = self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id)
+        self.assertEqual(lease.state, "unconfirmed")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(lease.lease_id).action, "released")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+
+    def test_timeout_can_reject_when_continue_policy_is_disabled(self):
+        router = self.coordinator(
+            replace(
+                self.base_config.router,
+                continue_on_confirmation_failure=False,
+            )
+        )
+        decision = router.acquire("play-reject")
+        self.clock.value += 4
+        decision = router.check_deadline()
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "rejected")
+        self.assertFalse(decision.continued)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state, "abandoned")
+
+    def test_unknown_state_continue_policy_does_not_wait_or_gain_late_ownership(self):
+        router = self.coordinator(
+            replace(self.base_config.router, when_state_unknown="continue")
+        )
+        decision = router.acquire("play-immediate")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertTrue(decision.continued)
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state, "unconfirmed")
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "observed")
+        self.assertEqual(self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state, "unconfirmed")
+
+    def test_unknown_state_reject_policy_does_not_publish(self):
+        router = self.coordinator(
+            replace(self.base_config.router, when_state_unknown="reject")
+        )
+        decision = router.acquire("play-reject")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "rejected")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, [])
+
+    def test_already_video_requires_no_change_and_no_restore(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-video")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, [])
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "released")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, [])
+
+    def test_confirmed_unknown_acquisition_can_use_configured_fallback(self):
+        router = self.coordinator(
+            replace(self.base_config.router, fallback_restore_mode="service")
+        )
+        decision = router.acquire("play-fallback")
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "ready")
+        lease = self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id)
+        self.assertEqual(lease.restoration_source, "configured_fallback")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "restore_waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video", "service"])
+
+    def test_operator_change_is_sticky_even_if_mode_later_returns_to_video(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-operator")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        lost = router.observe_mode("announcements")
+        self.assertEqual(lost.action, "ownership_lost")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "released")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state,
+            "ownership_lost",
+        )
+
+    def test_connection_loss_relinquishes_confirmed_lease(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-disconnect")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        lost = router.connection_lost()
+        self.assertEqual(lost.action, "ownership_lost")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "released")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+
+    def test_publish_failure_uses_confirmation_failure_policy(self):
+        self.publisher.accepted = False
+        self.publisher.reason = "MQTT disconnected"
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        decision = router.acquire("play-publish-fail")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertTrue(decision.continued)
+        self.assertIn("MQTT disconnected", decision.warning)
+
+    def test_restoration_timeout_is_bounded_and_not_retried(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-restore-timeout")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        router.release(decision.lease_id)
+        self.clock.value += 4
+        timeout = router.check_deadline()
+        self.assertEqual(timeout.action, "restore_failed")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video", "service"])
+        self.assertIsNone(router.check_deadline())
+
+    def test_repeated_previous_state_during_acquisition_waits_for_deadline(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        waiting = router.acquire("play-repeated-state")
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("service").action, "observed")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(waiting.lease_id).state,
+            "acquiring",
+        )
+        self.clock.value += 4
+        decision = router.check_deadline()
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertTrue(decision.continued)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(waiting.lease_id).state,
+            "unconfirmed",
+        )
+        router.release(waiting.lease_id)
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+
+    def test_repeated_target_state_is_observation_not_operator_takeover(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-repeated-state")
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "ready")
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "observed")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state,
+            "held",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "restore_waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video", "service"])
+
+    def test_controller_mode_set_echo_does_not_relinquish_ownership(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-self-echo")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            router.observe_mode_command("video", controller_echo=True).action,
+            "self_echo",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("video").action, "ready")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "restore_waiting")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            router.observe_mode_command("service", controller_echo=True).action,
+            "self_echo",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(router.observe_mode("service").action, "restored")
+
+    def test_manual_mode_set_during_acquisition_uses_continue_policy(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        waiting = router.acquire("play-manual-acquire")
+        decision = router.observe_mode_command("announcements")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "ready")
+        self.assertTrue(decision.continued)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(waiting.lease_id).state,
+            "unconfirmed",
+        )
+        self.assertIsNone(self.store.get_audio_lease(waiting.lease_id).confirmation_deadline)
+
+    def test_manual_mode_set_during_acquisition_can_reject(self):
+        router = self.coordinator(
+            replace(
+                self.base_config.router,
+                continue_on_confirmation_failure=False,
+            )
+        )
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        waiting = router.acquire("play-manual-reject")
+        decision = router.observe_mode_command("announcements")
+        self.assertEqual(decision.action, "rejected")
+        self.assertFalse(decision.continued)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(waiting.lease_id).state,
+            "abandoned",
+        )
+
+    def test_manual_mode_set_while_held_relinquishes_restoration(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-manual-held")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        lost = router.observe_mode_command("video")
+        self.assertEqual(lost.action, "ownership_lost")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "released")
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video"])
+
+    def test_manual_mode_set_while_restoring_relinquishes_restoration(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-manual-restore")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        self.assertEqual(router.release(decision.lease_id).action, "restore_waiting")
+        lost = router.observe_mode_command("announcements")
+        self.assertEqual(lost.action, "ownership_lost")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state,
+            "ownership_lost",
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(self.publisher.modes, ["video", "service"])
+
+    def test_retained_mode_set_does_not_claim_live_operator_intent(self):
+        router = self.coordinator()
+        router.observe_mode("service")
+        decision = router.acquire("play-retained-set")
+        router.observe_mode("video")
+        ignored = router.observe_mode_command("announcements", retained=True)
+        self.assertEqual(ignored.action, "retained_ignored")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.store.get_audio_lease(decision.lease_id).state,
+            "held",
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_router_echo_mosquitto_integration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+"""Real-broker smoke test for Audio Router self-echo correlation.
+
+The fake MQTT client used by ``tests/test_mqtt_adapter.py`` delivers a
+publish's own echo synchronously, inside the ``publish()`` call itself, so it
+cannot exercise the actual ordering risk: a real broker may legally deliver a
+Controller-originated Router mode-set message back through the Controller's
+own subscription either before or after the PUBACK that already acknowledged
+the same publish. This test runs the real ``MqttAdapter`` against a real
+Mosquitto broker in Docker to prove that ordering no longer matters.
+
+Skipped automatically when Docker (or a Mosquitto broker container) is not
+available, so it never blocks the primary regression suite.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import queue
+import shutil
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import time
+import unittest
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+from controller.config import ControllerConfig, MqttConfig
+from controller.mqtt_adapter import MqttAdapter
+
+
+def _docker_available() -> bool:
+    return shutil.which("docker") is not None
+
+
+def _free_port() -> int:
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+        return sock.getsockname()[1]
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(
+    _docker_available(), "docker is not available for a real Mosquitto broker"
+)
+class RouterSelfEchoMosquittoIntegrationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
+        cls.port = _free_port()
+        cls.container_name = f"controller-echo-test-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]}"
+        cls.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        conf_path = Path(cls.tempdir.name) / "mosquitto.conf"
+        conf_path.write_text("listener 1883\nallow_anonymous true\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        try:
+            subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    "docker",
+                    "run",
+                    "-d",
+                    "--rm",
+                    "--name",
+                    cls.container_name,
+                    "-p",
+                    f"127.0.0.1:{cls.port}:1883",
+                    "-v",
+                    f"{conf_path}:/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf:ro",
+                    "eclipse-mosquitto",
+                ],
+                check=True,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=30,
+            )
+        except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired) as exc:
+            cls.tempdir.cleanup()
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(
+                f"could not start a real Mosquitto broker container: {exc}"
+            )
+        try:
+            cls._wait_for_broker(cls.port)
+        except AssertionError as exc:
+            subprocess.run(
+                ["docker", "rm", "-f", cls.container_name],
+                capture_output=True,
+                timeout=15,
+            )
+            cls.tempdir.cleanup()
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(str(exc))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
+        subprocess.run(
+            ["docker", "rm", "-f", cls.container_name],
+            capture_output=True,
+            timeout=15,
+        )
+        cls.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _wait_for_broker(port: int, timeout: float = 15.0) -> None:
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        last_exc: OSError | None = None
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            try:
+                with socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", port), timeout=0.5):
+                    return
+            except OSError as exc:
+                last_exc = exc
+                time.sleep(0.2)
+        raise AssertionError(f"Mosquitto broker never became reachable: {last_exc}")
+
+    def _config(self) -> ControllerConfig:
+        return ControllerConfig(
+            mqtt=MqttConfig(
+                host="127.0.0.1",
+                port=self.port,
+                client_id=f"controller-echo-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]}",
+                reconnect_min_seconds=1,
+                reconnect_max_seconds=1,
+                command_queue_size=32,
+                publish_ack_timeout_seconds=5.0,
+                router_echo_grace_seconds=2.0,
+            )
+        )
+
+    def test_controller_recognizes_its_own_router_echo_over_a_real_broker(self) -> None:
+        config = self._config()
+        adapter = MqttAdapter(config)
+        adapter.start()
+        try:
+            self._wait_until(
+                lambda: adapter.connected,
+                "Controller MQTT adapter never connected to the real broker",
+            )
+            receipt = adapter.publish_router_mode("video")
+            self.assertTrue(receipt.accepted, receipt.reason)
+
+            event = self._next_message_event(adapter, timeout=5.0)
+            self.assertEqual(event.topic, config.topics.router_mode_set)
+            self.assertEqual(event.payload, b"video")
+            self.assertTrue(
+                event.controller_echo,
+                "Controller did not recognize its own Router mode-set echo "
+                "delivered by a real broker; the PUBACK-vs-subscription-echo "
+                "race was not closed",
+            )
+        finally:
+            adapter.stop()
+
+    def test_genuine_external_router_command_is_not_treated_as_self_echo(self) -> None:
+        config = self._config()
+        adapter = MqttAdapter(config)
+        adapter.start()
+        operator = mqtt.Client(
+            mqtt.CallbackAPIVersion.VERSION2,
+            client_id=f"operator-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:10]}",
+        )
+        try:
+            self._wait_until(
+                lambda: adapter.connected,
+                "Controller MQTT adapter never connected to the real broker",
+            )
+            operator.connect(config.mqtt.host, config.mqtt.port, keepalive=30)
+            operator.loop_start()
+            info = operator.publish(
+                config.topics.router_mode_set, "service", qos=1, retain=False
+            )
+            info.wait_for_publish(timeout=5.0)
+
+            event = self._next_message_event(adapter, timeout=5.0)
+            self.assertEqual(event.payload, b"service")
+            self.assertFalse(
+                event.controller_echo,
+                "A genuine external Router command was mistaken for a "
+                "Controller echo; automatic restoration ownership would be "
+                "incorrectly preserved instead of relinquished",
+            )
+        finally:
+            operator.loop_stop()
+            operator.disconnect()
+            adapter.stop()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _wait_until(predicate, message: str, timeout: float = 10.0) -> None:
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            if predicate():
+                return
+            time.sleep(0.05)
+        raise AssertionError(message)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _next_message_event(adapter: MqttAdapter, *, timeout: float):
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+        while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+            try:
+                event = adapter.events.get(timeout=0.2)
+            except queue.Empty:
+                continue
+            if event.kind == "message":
+                return event
+        raise AssertionError("no MQTT message event was observed within the timeout")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

tests/test_runtime_assets.py

@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+import ast
+import re
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+import yaml
+
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
+
+def _read(name: str) -> str:
+    return (ROOT / name).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def _docker_logical_lines(text: str) -> list[str]:
+    logical: list[str] = []
+    pending = ""
+    for raw_line in text.splitlines():
+        stripped = raw_line.strip()
+        if not stripped or (not pending and stripped.startswith("#")):
+            continue
+        pending = f"{pending} {stripped}".strip()
+        if pending.endswith("\\"):
+            pending = pending[:-1].rstrip()
+            continue
+        logical.append(pending)
+        pending = ""
+    if pending:
+        logical.append(pending)
+    return logical
+
+
+def _environment_map(value: Any) -> dict[str, str | None]:
+    if isinstance(value, dict):
+        return {str(key): None if item is None else str(item) for key, item in value.items()}
+    result: dict[str, str | None] = {}
+    for entry in value or []:
+        key, separator, item = str(entry).partition("=")
+        result[key] = item if separator else None
+    return result
+
+
+def _volume_mounts(value: Any) -> list[tuple[str | None, str, bool]]:
+    mounts: list[tuple[str | None, str, bool]] = []
+    for entry in value or []:
+        if isinstance(entry, dict):
+            target = str(entry.get("target") or "")
+            if target:
+                mounts.append(
+                    (
+                        None if entry.get("source") is None else str(entry["source"]),
+                        target,
+                        bool(entry.get("read_only", False)),
+                    )
+                )
+            continue
+        # Greedy source matching tolerates Compose substitutions containing
+        # `:-` or `:?` while keeping the absolute container target distinct.
+        match = re.match(r"^(.*):(/[^:]+)(?::([^:]+))?$", str(entry))
+        if match:
+            mode = match.group(3) or ""
+            mounts.append((match.group(1), match.group(2), "ro" in mode.split(",")))
+    return mounts
+
+
+def _secret_targets(value: Any) -> set[str]:
+    targets: set[str] = set()
+    for entry in value or []:
+        if isinstance(entry, dict):
+            source = str(entry.get("source") or "")
+            target = str(entry.get("target") or source)
+        else:
+            source = str(entry)
+            target = source
+        if not target:
+            continue
+        targets.add(target if target.startswith("/") else f"/run/secrets/{target}")
+    return targets
+
+
+class RequirementPinTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_runtime_requirements_are_exactly_pinned(self):
+        path = ROOT / "requirements.txt"
+        self.assertTrue(path.is_file(), "requirements.txt is missing")
+        requirements: dict[str, str] = {}
+        pattern = re.compile(
+            r"^([A-Za-z0-9_.-]+)(?:\[[A-Za-z0-9_,.-]+\])?==([^;\s]+)(?:\s*;.*)?$"
+        )
+        for line_number, raw_line in enumerate(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines(), 1):
+            line = raw_line.split("#", 1)[0].strip()
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            match = pattern.fullmatch(line)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(
+                match,
+                f"requirements.txt:{line_number} is not an exact == pin: {line!r}",
+            )
+            assert match is not None
+            normalized = re.sub(r"[-_.]+", "-", match.group(1)).lower()
+            requirements[normalized] = match.group(2)
+
+        for project in ("flask", "gunicorn", "paho-mqtt", "pyyaml", "yt-dlp"):
+            self.assertIn(project, requirements, f"missing runtime dependency {project}")
+            self.assertNotIn("*", requirements[project])
+
+
+class DockerfileTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.path = ROOT / "Dockerfile"
+        self.assertTrue(self.path.is_file(), "Dockerfile is missing")
+        self.text = self.path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.lines = _docker_logical_lines(self.text)
+
+    def test_image_copies_the_v2_runtime(self):
+        copies = "\n".join(
+            line for line in self.lines if line.upper().startswith("COPY ")
+        )
+        for required in (
+            "controller",
+            "config.yaml",
+            "app.py",
+            "wsgi.py",
+            "gunicorn.conf.py",
+        ):
+            self.assertIn(required, copies, f"Dockerfile does not copy {required}")
+
+    def test_image_runs_non_root_on_the_controller_port(self):
+        users = [line.split(None, 1)[1] for line in self.lines if line.upper().startswith("USER ")]
+        self.assertTrue(users, "Dockerfile must set a non-root USER")
+        self.assertNotIn(users[-1].strip().lower(), {"root", "0", "0:0"})
+        self.assertRegex(self.text, r"(?im)^\s*EXPOSE\s+7531(?:/tcp)?\s*$")
+
+    def test_image_has_an_http_healthcheck_and_runs_gunicorn(self):
+        self.assertRegex(self.text, r"(?im)^\s*HEALTHCHECK\b")
+        self.assertIn("/healthz", self.text)
+        launch = "\n".join(
+            line
+            for line in self.lines
+            if line.upper().startswith(("CMD ", "ENTRYPOINT "))
+        ).lower()
+        self.assertIn("gunicorn", launch)
+
+    def test_image_has_no_unbounded_yt_dlp_upgrade_or_hidden_global_config(self):
+        self.assertNotRegex(
+            self.text,
+            r"(?i)(?:--upgrade|-U)\s+[\"']?(?:yt-dlp|yt_dlp)",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn("/etc/yt-dlp.conf", self.text)
+
+    def test_image_verifies_a_supported_node_runtime_for_yt_dlp(self):
+        self.assertRegex(
+            self.text,
+            r"(?im)^FROM\s+node:22\.\d+\.\d+-bookworm-slim\s+AS\s+",
+        )
+        self.assertIn("NodeJsRuntime", self.text)
+        self.assertIn("info.supported", self.text)
+
+
+class GunicornConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_gunicorn_uses_exactly_one_worker_without_preload(self):
+        path = ROOT / "gunicorn.conf.py"
+        self.assertTrue(path.is_file(), "gunicorn.conf.py is missing")
+        tree = ast.parse(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), filename=str(path))
+        assignments: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for node in tree.body:
+            if not isinstance(node, (ast.Assign, ast.AnnAssign)):
+                continue
+            targets = node.targets if isinstance(node, ast.Assign) else [node.target]
+            try:
+                value = ast.literal_eval(node.value)
+            except (TypeError, ValueError):
+                continue
+            for target in targets:
+                if isinstance(target, ast.Name):
+                    assignments[target.id] = value
+
+        self.assertEqual(assignments.get("workers"), 1)
+        self.assertIs(assignments.get("preload_app"), False)
+        self.assertIs(assignments.get("control_socket_disable"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(assignments.get("worker_tmp_dir"), "/tmp")
+
+
+class ComposeRuntimeTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.path = ROOT / "docker-compose.yml"
+        self.assertTrue(self.path.is_file(), "docker-compose.yml is missing")
+        self.text = self.path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        document = yaml.safe_load(self.text)
+        self.assertIsInstance(document, dict)
+        self.document = document
+        self.service = document.get("services", {}).get("controller")
+        self.assertIsInstance(self.service, dict, "Compose controller service is missing")
+
+    def test_compose_requires_a_real_flask_secret_and_publishes_port_7531(self):
+        environment = _environment_map(self.service.get("environment"))
+        secret = environment.get("FLASK_SECRET_KEY")
+        self.assertIsNotNone(secret, "FLASK_SECRET_KEY environment setting is missing")
+        assert secret is not None
+        self.assertTrue(secret.startswith("${FLASK_SECRET_KEY"))
+        self.assertIn("?", secret, "FLASK_SECRET_KEY must use required Compose substitution")
+        self.assertNotIn("change-me", secret.lower())
+        self.assertNotIn("dev-secret", secret.lower())
+
+        published_targets: set[str] = set()
+        for entry in self.service.get("ports") or []:
+            if isinstance(entry, dict):
+                published_targets.add(str(entry.get("target")))
+            else:
+                match = re.search(r":(\d+)(?:/(?:tcp|udp))?$", str(entry))
+                if match:
+                    published_targets.add(match.group(1))
+        self.assertIn("7531", published_targets)
+
+    def test_compose_passes_all_supported_mqtt_environment_overrides(self):
+        environment = _environment_map(self.service.get("environment"))
+        for name in (
+            "MQTT_HOST",
+            "MQTT_PORT",
+            "MQTT_USERNAME",
+            "MQTT_PASSWORD",
+            "MQTT_CLIENT_ID",
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(name=name):
+                self.assertIn(name, environment)
+
+    def test_compose_uses_dedicated_data_media_and_cookie_mounts(self):
+        mounts = _volume_mounts(self.service.get("volumes"))
+        by_target = {target: (source, read_only) for source, target, read_only in mounts}
+        self.assertIn("/controller-data", by_target)
+        self.assertIn("/mnt/Media/YTPlayer", by_target)
+        self.assertNotEqual(by_target["/controller-data"][0], "/home/media/Scripts/Video-Player")
+
+        cookie_path = "/run/secrets/yt-dlp-cookies.txt"
+        mounted_cookie = cookie_path in by_target and by_target[cookie_path][1]
+        mounted_secret_directory = (
+            "/run/secrets" in by_target and by_target["/run/secrets"][1]
+        )
+        secret_cookie = cookie_path in _secret_targets(self.service.get("secrets"))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mounted_cookie or mounted_secret_directory or secret_cookie,
+            f"cookies must be read-only at exactly {cookie_path}",
+        )
+        self.assertNotIn("/cookies_ro.txt", self.text)
+        self.assertNotRegex(
+            self.text,
+            r"/home/media/Scripts/Video-Player(?=[:\s\"'])",
+        )
+
+    def test_compose_enables_container_hardening_and_bounded_operations(self):
+        self.assertIs(self.service.get("read_only"), True)
+        self.assertIs(self.service.get("init"), True)
+
+        cap_drop = self.service.get("cap_drop") or []
+        if isinstance(cap_drop, str):
+            cap_drop = [cap_drop]
+        self.assertIn("ALL", {str(value).upper() for value in cap_drop})
+
+        security_options = self.service.get("security_opt") or []
+        if isinstance(security_options, str):
+            security_options = [security_options]
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any("no-new-privileges" in str(value).lower() for value in security_options)
+        )
+
+        tmpfs = self.service.get("tmpfs") or []
+        if isinstance(tmpfs, str):
+            tmpfs = [tmpfs]
+        self.assertTrue(any(str(value).split(":", 1)[0] == "/tmp" for value in tmpfs))
+        self.assertTrue(any("noexec" in str(value) for value in tmpfs))
+
+        healthcheck = self.service.get("healthcheck")
+        self.assertIsInstance(healthcheck, dict)
+        self.assertIn("/healthz", str(healthcheck.get("test")))
+
+        logging_config = self.service.get("logging")
+        self.assertIsInstance(logging_config, dict)
+        options = logging_config.get("options") or {}
+        self.assertTrue(options.get("max-size"), "logging max-size is missing")
+        self.assertTrue(options.get("max-file"), "logging max-file is missing")
+        grace = str(self.service.get("stop_grace_period") or "").rstrip("s")
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(float(grace), 30.0)
+
+    def test_compose_preserves_the_external_tabernet_network(self):
+        service_networks = self.service.get("networks") or []
+        if isinstance(service_networks, dict):
+            service_networks = service_networks.keys()
+        self.assertIn("tabernet", service_networks)
+        tabernet = self.document.get("networks", {}).get("tabernet")
+        self.assertIsInstance(tabernet, dict)
+        self.assertIs(tabernet.get("external"), True)
+
+
+class DockerIgnoreTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_dockerignore_excludes_secrets_and_python_caches(self):
+        path = ROOT / ".dockerignore"
+        self.assertTrue(path.is_file(), ".dockerignore is missing")
+        patterns = {
+            line.strip().lower()
+            for line in path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()
+            if line.strip() and not line.lstrip().startswith("#")
+        }
+        self.assertTrue(any("__pycache__" in pattern for pattern in patterns))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any("pyc" in pattern or "py[cod]" in pattern for pattern in patterns)
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(any(pattern in {".env", ".env*", "*.env"} for pattern in patterns))
+        self.assertTrue(any("secret" in pattern for pattern in patterns))
+        self.assertTrue(any("cookie" in pattern for pattern in patterns))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

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+import concurrent.futures
+import hashlib
+import os
+import sqlite3
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import yaml
+
+from controller.config import StorageConfig
+from controller.models import MigrationError, SlotProtectedError
+from controller.store import ControllerStore, LEGACY_MIGRATION_NAME
+
+
+class MutableClock:
+    def __init__(self, value=1_700_000_000.0):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class StoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.base = Path(self.tempdir.name)
+        self.media = self.base / "media"
+        self.data = self.base / "data"
+        self.clock = MutableClock()
+        self.config = StorageConfig(
+            media_base=self.media,
+            data_base=self.data,
+            retention_seconds=100,
+            uncertain_review_after_seconds=30,
+        )
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.tempdir.cleanup()
+
+    def open_store(self):
+        return ControllerStore(self.config, now=self.clock).open()
+
+
+class FreshStoreTests(StoreTestCase):
+    def test_fresh_database_seeds_exact_stable_slots(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            slots = store.list_slots()
+            self.assertEqual([slot.slot for slot in slots], list(range(1, 11)))
+            self.assertTrue(all(slot.media_state == "empty" for slot in slots))
+            self.assertEqual(store.player_observation().phase, "unknown")
+
+    def test_schema_one_database_upgrades_reconciliation_and_exports_atomically(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            database_path = store.path
+        connection = sqlite3.connect(database_path)
+        try:
+            connection.execute(
+                "ALTER TABLE player_observation DROP COLUMN reconciliation_id"
+            )
+            connection.execute("DELETE FROM schema_migrations WHERE version = 2")
+            connection.execute("PRAGMA user_version = 1")
+            connection.commit()
+        finally:
+            connection.close()
+
+        with self.open_store() as upgraded:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                upgraded.connection.execute("PRAGMA user_version").fetchone()[0],
+                3,
+            )
+            columns = {
+                row["name"]
+                for row in upgraded.connection.execute(
+                    "PRAGMA table_info(player_observation)"
+                ).fetchall()
+            }
+            self.assertIn("reconciliation_id", columns)
+            migration = upgraded.connection.execute(
+                "SELECT name FROM schema_migrations WHERE version = 2"
+            ).fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(migration["name"], "external_playback_reconciliation")
+            export_migration = upgraded.connection.execute(
+                "SELECT name FROM schema_migrations WHERE version = 3"
+            ).fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(export_migration["name"], "utility_export_jobs")
+            tables = {
+                row["name"]
+                for row in upgraded.connection.execute(
+                    "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table'"
+                ).fetchall()
+            }
+            self.assertIn("export_jobs", tables)
+
+    def test_schema_two_database_adds_only_utility_export_jobs(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            database_path = store.path
+        connection = sqlite3.connect(database_path)
+        try:
+            connection.execute("DROP TABLE export_jobs")
+            connection.execute("DELETE FROM schema_migrations WHERE version = 3")
+            connection.execute("PRAGMA user_version = 2")
+            connection.commit()
+        finally:
+            connection.close()
+
+        with self.open_store() as upgraded:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                upgraded.connection.execute("PRAGMA user_version").fetchone()[0],
+                3,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(upgraded.list_export_jobs(), [])
+
+    def test_export_jobs_are_slot_free_bounded_and_durable(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            first = store.reserve_export_job(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=one",
+                "mp4",
+                "Alice",
+                "Sunday",
+                max_active=1,
+                job_id="export-one",
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(first.status, "queued")
+            self.assertEqual(first.job_id, "export-one")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                store.reserve_export_job(
+                    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=two",
+                    "mp3",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    max_active=1,
+                ).status,
+                "queue_full",
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(store.mark_export_running("export-one"))
+            self.assertTrue(
+                store.complete_export_job(
+                    "export-one",
+                    ("exports/video/export-one/Service.mp4",),
+                )
+            )
+            job = store.get_export_job("export-one")
+            self.assertEqual(job.mode, "mp4")
+            self.assertEqual(job.status, "completed")
+            self.assertEqual(job.submitter, "Alice")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                job.output_paths,
+                ("exports/video/export-one/Service.mp4",),
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(all(slot.media_state == "empty" for slot in store.list_slots()))
+
+    def test_export_listing_keeps_live_jobs_visible_before_recent_history(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            store.reserve_export_job(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=active",
+                "mp4",
+                None,
+                None,
+                max_active=5,
+                job_id="active-old",
+            )
+            self.clock.value += 1
+            for index in range(3):
+                job_id = f"completed-{index}"
+                store.reserve_export_job(
+                    f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={index}",
+                    "mp3",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    max_active=5,
+                    job_id=job_id,
+                )
+                store.mark_export_running(job_id)
+                store.complete_export_job(
+                    job_id,
+                    (f"exports/audio/{job_id}/item.mp3",),
+                )
+                self.clock.value += 1
+
+            listed = store.list_export_jobs(limit=2)
+            self.assertEqual(listed[0].job_id, "active-old")
+            self.assertEqual(listed[0].status, "queued")
+            self.assertEqual(listed[1].job_id, "completed-2")
+
+    def test_restart_marks_live_exports_interrupted_without_touching_slots(self):
+        store = self.open_store()
+        store.reserve_export_job(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=one",
+            "m4a",
+            None,
+            None,
+            max_active=2,
+            job_id="queued-export",
+        )
+        store.reserve_export_job(
+            "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=two",
+            "mp3",
+            None,
+            None,
+            max_active=2,
+            job_id="running-export",
+        )
+        store.mark_export_running("running-export")
+        store.close()
+
+        with self.open_store() as reopened:
+            jobs = {job.job_id: job for job in reopened.list_export_jobs()}
+            self.assertEqual(jobs["queued-export"].status, "interrupted")
+            self.assertEqual(jobs["running-export"].status, "interrupted")
+            self.assertTrue(
+                all("Controller restart" in job.error for job in jobs.values())
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(
+                all(slot.media_state == "empty" for slot in reopened.list_slots())
+            )
+
+    def test_export_failures_do_not_corrupt_player_inventory(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            slot = store.reserve_download(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=managed",
+                None,
+                None,
+                job_id="managed",
+            )
+            store.fail_download(
+                "managed", slot.slot, slot.generation, "managed failure"
+            )
+            before = store.get_slot(slot.slot)
+            export = store.reserve_export_job(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=export",
+                "mp3",
+                None,
+                None,
+                max_active=5,
+                job_id="failed-export",
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(export.status, "queued")
+            self.assertTrue(store.fail_export_job("failed-export", "ffmpeg failed"))
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(slot.slot), before)
+
+    def test_slot_reservation_is_committed_before_worker_transition(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            reservation = store.reserve_download(
+                "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=one",
+                "Alice",
+                "Service",
+                job_id="job-one",
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(reservation.status, "reserved")
+            self.assertEqual(reservation.slot, 1)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(1).media_state, "queued")
+            job = store.get_job("job-one")
+            self.assertIsNotNone(job)
+            self.assertEqual(job.status, "reserved")
+            self.assertTrue(store.mark_download_running("job-one", 1, 1))
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(1).media_state, "downloading")
+
+    def test_find_occupied_slot_for_url_only_matches_non_empty_slots(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            url = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=one"
+            self.assertIsNone(store.find_occupied_slot_for_url(url))
+            self.assertIsNone(store.find_occupied_slot_for_url("  "))
+            self.assertIsNone(store.find_occupied_slot_for_url(None))
+
+            store.reserve_download(url, None, None, job_id="job-one")
+            self.assertEqual(store.find_occupied_slot_for_url(url), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(store.find_occupied_slot_for_url(f"  {url}  "), 1)
+            self.assertIsNone(
+                store.find_occupied_slot_for_url("https://example.test/other")
+            )
+
+    def test_concurrent_requests_get_only_one_remaining_slot(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            for index in range(1, 10):
+                result = store.reserve_download(
+                    f"https://example.test/{index}",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    job_id=f"seed-{index}",
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(result.slot, index)
+
+            def reserve(index):
+                return store.reserve_download(
+                    f"https://example.test/concurrent-{index}",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    job_id=f"concurrent-{index}",
+                )
+
+            with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as pool:
+                results = list(pool.map(reserve, range(8)))
+            winners = [result for result in results if result.status == "reserved"]
+            self.assertEqual(len(winners), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(winners[0].slot, 10)
+            self.assertEqual(
+                sum(result.status == "queue_full" for result in results),
+                7,
+            )
+
+    def test_failed_downloads_receive_expiry_and_cannot_exhaust_slots_forever(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            for slot in range(1, 11):
+                reservation = store.reserve_download(
+                    f"https://example.test/failure-{slot}",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    job_id=f"failure-{slot}",
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(reservation.slot, slot)
+                self.assertTrue(
+                    store.fail_download(
+                        reservation.job_id,
+                        slot,
+                        reservation.generation,
+                        "download failed",
+                    )
+                )
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    store.get_slot(slot).expires_at,
+                    self.clock.value + self.config.retention_seconds,
+                )
+
+            self.assertEqual(
+                store.reserve_download(
+                    "https://example.test/temporarily-full",
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                ).status,
+                "queue_full",
+            )
+
+            self.clock.value += self.config.retention_seconds + 1
+            tokens = store.begin_expired_deletions()
+            self.assertEqual([token.slot for token in tokens], list(range(1, 11)))
+            for token in tokens:
+                self.assertTrue(store.finish_delete(token))
+
+            replacement = store.reserve_download(
+                "https://example.test/recovered-capacity",
+                None,
+                None,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(replacement.slot, 1)
+
+    def test_stale_worker_cannot_overwrite_reused_slot(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            first = store.reserve_download("https://example.test/one", None, None, job_id="old")
+            store.mark_download_running("old", 1, first.generation)
+            store.fail_download("old", 1, first.generation, "failed")
+            deletion = store.begin_delete(1, reason="test")
+            self.assertTrue(store.finish_delete(deletion))
+            second = store.reserve_download("https://example.test/two", None, None, job_id="new")
+            self.assertEqual(second.slot, 1)
+            self.assertFalse(
+                store.complete_download(
+                    "old",
+                    1,
+                    first.generation,
+                    title="stale",
+                    items=(("Stale", "stale.mp4"),),
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(1).url, "https://example.test/two")
+
+    def test_deleting_slot_does_not_renumber_other_slots(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            first = store.reserve_download("https://example.test/one", None, None, job_id="one")
+            second = store.reserve_download("https://example.test/two", None, None, job_id="two")
+            store.fail_download("one", 1, first.generation, "failed")
+            store.fail_download("two", 2, second.generation, "failed")
+            token = store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+            store.finish_delete(token)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(2).slot, 2)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(2).url, "https://example.test/two")
+
+    def test_concurrent_first_open_installs_only_one_valid_database(self):
+        stores = [ControllerStore(self.config, now=self.clock) for _ in range(2)]
+
+        def open_store(store):
+            store.open()
+            return [slot.slot for slot in store.list_slots()]
+
+        try:
+            with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as pool:
+                results = list(pool.map(open_store, stores))
+            self.assertEqual(results, [list(range(1, 11)), list(range(1, 11))])
+            markers = stores[0].connection.execute(
+                "SELECT name FROM data_migrations ORDER BY name"
+            ).fetchall()
+            self.assertEqual([row["name"] for row in markers], ["fresh_database_v1"])
+        finally:
+            for store in stores:
+                store.close()
+
+
+class GuardAndExpiryTests(StoreTestCase):
+    def _ready_slot(self, store, *, slot_expected=1):
+        reservation = store.reserve_download("https://example.test/ready", None, None, job_id="ready")
+        self.assertEqual(reservation.slot, slot_expected)
+        store.mark_download_running("ready", reservation.slot, reservation.generation)
+        store.complete_download(
+            "ready",
+            reservation.slot,
+            reservation.generation,
+            title="Ready",
+            items=(("One", "one.mp4"),),
+        )
+        return reservation
+
+    def test_active_and_review_guards_block_delete_and_expiry(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            reservation = self._ready_slot(store)
+            guard = store.protect_slot(
+                1,
+                "restart_uncertain",
+                guard_id="review-me",
+                review_after=self.clock.value + 10,
+            )
+            self.clock.value += 200
+            due = store.mark_due_guards_for_review()
+            self.assertEqual(due[0].state, "review_required")
+            with self.assertRaises(SlotProtectedError):
+                store.begin_delete(1, reason="manual")
+            self.assertEqual(store.begin_expired_deletions(), [])
+            self.assertTrue(
+                store.clear_guard(
+                    1,
+                    guard.guard_id,
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="Player host replaced",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(store.player_observation().phase, "unknown")
+            expired = store.begin_expired_deletions()
+            self.assertEqual([token.slot for token in expired], [reservation.slot])
+
+    def test_admin_clear_requires_current_token_actor_and_reason(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            guard = store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="current")
+            with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                store.clear_guard(1, guard.guard_id, actor="", reason="because")
+            self.assertFalse(
+                store.clear_guard(
+                    1,
+                    "stale-token",
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="confirmed",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(store.list_live_guards()[0].guard_id, "current")
+
+    def test_restart_marks_last_active_slot_uncertain_without_claiming_idle(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="online",
+                phase="playing",
+                active_slot=1,
+                active_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+                paused=False,
+                reconciliation_state="confirmed",
+                reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                reconciliation_id=None,
+            )
+            guard = store.mark_restart_uncertain()
+            self.assertEqual(guard.slot, 1)
+            observation = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "unknown")
+            self.assertEqual(observation.reconciliation_state, "awaiting_evidence")
+            self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 1)
+
+    def test_external_playback_restart_gets_stable_review_token_and_exact_clear(self):
+        external_path = "/srv/operator-playlists/live.m3u"
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="online",
+                phase="playing",
+                active_slot=None,
+                active_path=external_path,
+                paused=False,
+                reconciliation_state="confirmed",
+                reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                reconciliation_id=None,
+            )
+            self.assertIsNone(store.mark_restart_uncertain())
+            first = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(first.reconciliation_state, "awaiting_evidence")
+            self.assertIsNotNone(first.reconciliation_id)
+            self.assertEqual(first.reconciliation_due_at, self.clock.value + 30)
+
+            self.clock.value += 10
+            self.assertIsNone(store.mark_restart_uncertain())
+            repeated = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(repeated.reconciliation_id, first.reconciliation_id)
+            self.assertEqual(repeated.reconciliation_due_at, first.reconciliation_due_at)
+
+            self.clock.value = first.reconciliation_due_at + 1
+            due = store.mark_external_reconciliation_due()
+            self.assertEqual(due, (first.reconciliation_id, external_path))
+            self.assertIsNone(store.mark_external_reconciliation_due())
+            review = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(review.reconciliation_state, "operator_review")
+            self.assertEqual(review.active_path, external_path)
+
+            self.assertFalse(
+                store.clear_external_reconciliation(
+                    "stale-review",
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="Player was replaced",
+                )
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(
+                store.clear_external_reconciliation(
+                    first.reconciliation_id,
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="Player was replaced",
+                )
+            )
+            cleared = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(cleared.reconciliation_state, "admin_cleared")
+            self.assertIsNone(cleared.active_path)
+            self.assertIsNone(cleared.reconciliation_id)
+
+    def test_restart_converts_existing_active_guard_and_preserves_deadline(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            store.protect_slot(1, "player_active", guard_id="active-before-restart")
+            store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="online",
+                phase="playing",
+                active_slot=1,
+                active_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot1/playlist.m3u",
+                paused=False,
+                reconciliation_state="confirmed",
+                reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                reconciliation_id=None,
+            )
+            guard = store.mark_restart_uncertain()
+            self.assertEqual(guard.guard_id, "active-before-restart")
+            self.assertEqual(guard.kind, "restart_uncertain")
+            first_deadline = guard.review_after
+            self.clock.value += 10
+            repeated = store.mark_restart_uncertain()
+            self.assertEqual(repeated.guard_id, guard.guard_id)
+            self.assertEqual(repeated.review_after, first_deadline)
+
+    def test_restart_converts_pre_evidence_pending_guard_for_admin_review(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            store.protect_slot(1, "pending_play", guard_id="published-before-crash")
+            guard = store.mark_restart_uncertain()
+            self.assertEqual(guard.guard_id, "published-before-crash")
+            self.assertEqual(guard.kind, "restart_uncertain")
+            self.assertEqual(store.player_observation().active_slot, 1)
+            self.assertTrue(
+                store.clear_guard(
+                    1,
+                    guard.guard_id,
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="Player replaced",
+                )
+            )
+
+    def test_guard_review_transition_is_reported_only_once(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            store.protect_slot(
+                1,
+                "restart_uncertain",
+                guard_id="one-warning",
+                review_after=self.clock.value,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(len(store.mark_due_guards_for_review()), 1)
+            self.assertEqual(store.mark_due_guards_for_review(), [])
+
+    def test_clearing_one_legacy_guard_does_not_erase_other_observation(self):
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self._ready_slot(store)
+            second = store.reserve_download(
+                "https://example.test/second", None, None, job_id="second"
+            )
+            store.mark_download_running("second", 2, second.generation)
+            store.complete_download(
+                "second",
+                2,
+                second.generation,
+                title="Second",
+                items=(("Second", "second.mp4"),),
+            )
+            first_guard = store.protect_slot(
+                1, "legacy_uncertain", guard_id="legacy-one"
+            )
+            store.protect_slot(2, "player_active", guard_id="active-two")
+            store.set_player_observation(
+                availability="online",
+                phase="playing",
+                active_slot=2,
+                active_path="/mnt/Media/YTPlayer/slot2/playlist.m3u",
+                paused=False,
+                reconciliation_state="confirmed",
+                reconciliation_due_at=None,
+                reconciliation_id=None,
+            )
+            self.assertTrue(
+                store.clear_guard(
+                    1,
+                    first_guard.guard_id,
+                    actor="operator",
+                    reason="legacy evidence resolved",
+                )
+            )
+            observation = store.player_observation()
+            self.assertEqual(observation.active_slot, 2)
+            self.assertEqual(observation.phase, "playing")
+
+
+class LegacyMigrationTests(StoreTestCase):
+    def write_legacy(self, data):
+        self.data.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        raw = yaml.safe_dump(data, sort_keys=True).encode("utf-8")
+        self.config.legacy_yaml_path.write_bytes(raw)
+        return raw
+
+    def test_migration_preserves_holes_timestamps_original_and_backup(self):
+        raw = self.write_legacy(
+            {
+                "slots": {
+                    "2": {
+                        "slot": 2,
+                        "url": "https://example.test/two",
+                        "yt_id": "abc",
+                        "title": "Two",
+                        "path": "/unsafe/ignored",
+                        "m3u": "/unsafe/ignored/playlist.m3u",
+                        "created_at": "2025-01-02T03:04:05Z",
+                        "expires_at": "2025-01-04T03:04:05Z",
+                        "item_count": 3,
+                        "state": "playing",
+                    },
+                    "7": {
+                        "slot": 7,
+                        "url": "https://example.test/seven",
+                        "title": "Seven",
+                        "path": "/unsafe/seven",
+                        "m3u": "/unsafe/seven/playlist.m3u",
+                        "created_at": "2025-02-01T00:00:00Z",
+                        "expires_at": "2025-02-03T00:00:00Z",
+                        "item_count": 1,
+                        "state": "ready",
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest()
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self.assertTrue(store.migration_report.migrated)
+            self.assertEqual(store.migration_report.source_sha256, digest)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(1).media_state, "empty")
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(2).title, "Two")
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(7).slot, 7)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(2).created_at, 1_735_787_045.0)
+            guards = store.list_live_guards()
+            self.assertEqual([(guard.slot, guard.state) for guard in guards], [(2, "review_required")])
+            marker = store.connection.execute(
+                "SELECT * FROM data_migrations WHERE name = ?",
+                (LEGACY_MIGRATION_NAME,),
+            ).fetchone()
+            self.assertEqual(marker["source_sha256"], digest)
+            backup = Path(marker["backup_path"])
+            self.assertEqual(backup.read_bytes(), raw)
+        self.assertEqual(self.config.legacy_yaml_path.read_bytes(), raw)
+
+    def test_completed_migration_is_idempotent_and_ignores_changed_yaml(self):
+        original = self.write_legacy(
+            {
+                "slots": {
+                    "3": {
+                        "slot": 3,
+                        "url": "https://example.test/original",
+                        "title": "Original",
+                        "path": "/ignored",
+                        "m3u": "/ignored/playlist.m3u",
+                        "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+                        "expires_at": "2025-01-03T00:00:00Z",
+                        "item_count": 1,
+                        "state": "ready",
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            generation = store.get_slot(3).generation
+            backup_path = Path(store.migration_report.backup_path)
+        self.config.legacy_yaml_path.write_text("not: [the, original]\n", encoding="utf-8")
+        with self.open_store() as store:
+            self.assertFalse(store.migration_report.migrated)
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(3).title, "Original")
+            self.assertEqual(store.get_slot(3).generation, generation)
+        self.assertEqual(backup_path.read_bytes(), original)
+
+    def test_failed_migration_keeps_original_and_verified_backup_recoverable(self):
+        self.data.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        raw = b"slots:\n  1: [truncated\n"
+        self.config.legacy_yaml_path.write_bytes(raw)
+        store = ControllerStore(self.config, now=self.clock)
+        with self.assertRaises(MigrationError):
+            store.open()
+        self.assertFalse(self.config.database_path.exists())
+        self.assertEqual(self.config.legacy_yaml_path.read_bytes(), raw)
+        backups = list(self.data.glob("playlists.yaml.pre-v2.*.bak"))
+        self.assertEqual(len(backups), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(backups[0].read_bytes(), raw)
+
+    def test_normalized_duplicate_slot_keys_fail_all_or_nothing(self):
+        self.data.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        raw = b"slots:\n  1:\n    slot: 1\n  '01':\n    slot: 1\n"
+        self.config.legacy_yaml_path.write_bytes(raw)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(MigrationError, "normalize to 1"):
+            self.open_store()
+        self.assertFalse(self.config.database_path.exists())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()

wsgi.py

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+"""Production WSGI entry point and Controller service lifecycle owner."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import atexit
+import logging
+
+from app import create_app
+from controller.config import load_config
+from controller.service import ControllerService
+
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s: %(message)s",
+)
+
+config = load_config()
+service = ControllerService(config)
+application = create_app(config, service)
+service.start()
+atexit.register(service.stop)