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Orphaned Sonarr/Radarr queue items not visible in Sofarr Active Downloads #73

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opened 2026-05-28 19:55:31 +01:00 by Gandalf · 3 comments
Gandalf commented 2026-05-28 19:55:31 +01:00
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Summary

There are a number of downloads that are active / completed / failed but still in the Sonarr (or Radarr) queue, which are not visible in the active downloads dashboard in Sofarr. This prevents users from seeing critical status alerts (such as stalled downloads, import warnings, and errors) and using the "Blocklist & Search" feature to re-search them.

Technical Analysis & Root Cause

The issue lies in how active downloads are constructed and matched in the backend:

  1. In server/routes/dashboard.js, active downloads are built via buildUserDownloads inside server/services/DownloadBuilder.js.
  2. In server/services/DownloadBuilder.js, the builder retrieves a cache snapshot of both download clients (sabnzbdQueue, sabnzbdHistory, qbittorrentTorrents) and *arr queues (sonarrQueue, radarrQueue).
  3. However, buildUserDownloads only aggregates download data by iterating over the active download client items:
    • Matches SABnzbd slots (sabnzbdQueue.data.queue.slots) using DownloadMatcher.matchSabSlots
    • Matches SABnzbd history (sabnzbdHistory.data.history.slots) using DownloadMatcher.matchSabHistory
    • Matches qBittorrent torrents (qbittorrentTorrents) using DownloadMatcher.matchTorrents
  4. If a download item exists in the sonarrQueue or radarrQueue cache payload, but is NOT present in any of the download clients' active or completed item list (e.g., because the item finished and was removed/paused from the torrent/NZB client, it failed and was cleaned up, or it is in a download client instance not directly configured in Sofarr), it will never be matched and is completely omitted from the final userDownloads list.

Impact

  • Invisible Stalled/Import-Pending Items: Any download that completed but is waiting for manual import or interaction, or had a low disk space warning, or failed but remains in the Sonarr/Radarr queue, is completely hidden from the Sofarr UI.
  • Inoperable Blocklist Capability: Users cannot utilize the "Blocklist & Search" action on these unimported or stalled items in Sofarr because the card simply does not appear on their dashboard.

Proposed Solution

To resolve this issue, the download builder should handle unmatched *arr queue items as standalone objects:

  1. In server/services/DownloadBuilder.js, track which Sonarr/Radarr queue record IDs (arrQueueId) were successfully matched during the download client passes.
  2. Perform a secondary pass over the remaining unmatched sonarrQueueRecords and radarrQueueRecords.
  3. For each unmatched record:
    • Verify if it matches the current user's tag filtering (showAll or matchedUserTag).
    • Construct a standardized download object directly from the *arr queue record. Since there's no corresponding item in the download client, mock/map relevant properties:
      • client: queueRecord.protocol (e.g., usenet, torrent) or 'sonarr'/'radarr'
      • status: Map from queueRecord.status or queueRecord.trackedDownloadState (e.g. 'Stalled', 'Import Pending', 'Downloading', 'Failed')
      • progress: Map from 100 - (queueRecord.sizeleft / queueRecord.size * 100) or standard *arr queue progress fields
      • importIssues: Extract via DownloadAssembler.getImportIssues(queueRecord)
      • Include full *arr metadata, tags, and arrQueueId for blocklist actions.
  4. Append these standalone unmatched downloads to the final userDownloads array returned to the dashboard SSE stream.
### Summary There are a number of downloads that are active / completed / failed but still in the Sonarr (or Radarr) queue, which are not visible in the active downloads dashboard in Sofarr. This prevents users from seeing critical status alerts (such as stalled downloads, import warnings, and errors) and using the "Blocklist & Search" feature to re-search them. ### Technical Analysis & Root Cause The issue lies in how active downloads are constructed and matched in the backend: 1. In `server/routes/dashboard.js`, active downloads are built via `buildUserDownloads` inside `server/services/DownloadBuilder.js`. 2. In [server/services/DownloadBuilder.js](file:///home/gordon/CascadeProjects/sofarr/server/services/DownloadBuilder.js), the builder retrieves a cache snapshot of both download clients (`sabnzbdQueue`, `sabnzbdHistory`, `qbittorrentTorrents`) and *arr queues (`sonarrQueue`, `radarrQueue`). 3. However, `buildUserDownloads` only aggregates download data by iterating over the active download client items: - Matches SABnzbd slots (`sabnzbdQueue.data.queue.slots`) using `DownloadMatcher.matchSabSlots` - Matches SABnzbd history (`sabnzbdHistory.data.history.slots`) using `DownloadMatcher.matchSabHistory` - Matches qBittorrent torrents (`qbittorrentTorrents`) using `DownloadMatcher.matchTorrents` 4. If a download item exists in the `sonarrQueue` or `radarrQueue` cache payload, but is **NOT** present in any of the download clients' active or completed item list (e.g., because the item finished and was removed/paused from the torrent/NZB client, it failed and was cleaned up, or it is in a download client instance not directly configured in Sofarr), it will **never** be matched and is completely omitted from the final `userDownloads` list. ### Impact - **Invisible Stalled/Import-Pending Items**: Any download that completed but is waiting for manual import or interaction, or had a low disk space warning, or failed but remains in the Sonarr/Radarr queue, is completely hidden from the Sofarr UI. - **Inoperable Blocklist Capability**: Users cannot utilize the "Blocklist & Search" action on these unimported or stalled items in Sofarr because the card simply does not appear on their dashboard. ### Proposed Solution To resolve this issue, the download builder should handle unmatched *arr queue items as standalone objects: 1. In `server/services/DownloadBuilder.js`, track which Sonarr/Radarr queue record IDs (`arrQueueId`) were successfully matched during the download client passes. 2. Perform a secondary pass over the remaining unmatched `sonarrQueueRecords` and `radarrQueueRecords`. 3. For each unmatched record: - Verify if it matches the current user's tag filtering (`showAll` or `matchedUserTag`). - Construct a standardized download object directly from the *arr queue record. Since there's no corresponding item in the download client, mock/map relevant properties: - `client`: `queueRecord.protocol` (e.g., `usenet`, `torrent`) or `'sonarr'`/`'radarr'` - `status`: Map from `queueRecord.status` or `queueRecord.trackedDownloadState` (e.g. `'Stalled'`, `'Import Pending'`, `'Downloading'`, `'Failed'`) - `progress`: Map from `100 - (queueRecord.sizeleft / queueRecord.size * 100)` or standard *arr queue progress fields - `importIssues`: Extract via `DownloadAssembler.getImportIssues(queueRecord)` - Include full *arr metadata, tags, and `arrQueueId` for blocklist actions. 4. Append these standalone unmatched downloads to the final `userDownloads` array returned to the dashboard SSE stream.
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Gandalf commented 2026-05-29 12:46:27 +01:00
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Resolved in commit 50e1e09 on develop.

Resolved in commit 50e1e09 on develop.
Gandalf commented 2026-05-29 12:57:16 +01:00
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Added trace logger matching in titleMatches and a JSDoc example for buildArrDownload in commit 0364a3c.

Added trace logger matching in titleMatches and a JSDoc example for buildArrDownload in commit 0364a3c.
Gandalf commented 2026-05-29 13:28:47 +01:00
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Resolved in develop branch in commits:

  • 50e1e09 (support orphaned *arr queue items and improve download matching reliability)
  • 0364a3c (JSDoc examples and log helper tracing)
  • 2f32edf (regression fix to restrict arrInstanceKey to admin users)

Merged into main in release v1.7.35.

Resolved in develop branch in commits: - 50e1e09 (support orphaned *arr queue items and improve download matching reliability) - 0364a3c (JSDoc examples and log helper tracing) - 2f32edf (regression fix to restrict arrInstanceKey to admin users) Merged into main in release v1.7.35.
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Reference: Gandalf/sofarr#73