beetbox / beetbox/mediafile

Make file operations atomic

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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Description

As discussed in https://github.com/beetbox/beets/issues/3849 and https://github.com/beetbox/beets/pull/4060, we would like most/all of beets file operations to be atomic. This requires support by mediafile, which in turn either requires that we shuffle around temporary files, or someone invests the time to implement this in mutagen directly, see https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/issues/241. Ideally, on CoW file systems, this should use reflinks.

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Research direction

Start by reading beets issue #3849, beets pull request #4060, and mutagen issue #241 to understand the existing atomic-operation discussion and dependency constraints. Then trace mediafile's file-operation entry points; the work is done when most or all operations are atomic, with a clear approach for temporary files or Mutagen support and ideally reflinks on CoW file systems.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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