After similar artists load, fetch images for each via GetArtistImageURL
in parallel. Images pop in as they resolve — letter avatars remain as
fallback for artists without images. Each image is cached on disk after
first resolution, so subsequent views are instant.
Add CheckLibraryMBIDs call after artist data loads. Checks all
release group MBIDs from the discography against the local library.
Matching albums show a green 'In Library' badge in the album meta
section alongside the year.
Fires after Promise.allSettled completes (same timing as artist
image fetch). Non-blocking — badge appears on re-render when the
check completes.
Add ArtistImageProvider that resolves artist MBIDs to photo URLs:
1. MB url-rels 'image' type → extract Commons filename → thumb URL
2. MB url-rels 'wikidata' type → Wikidata P18 property → thumb URL
3. No image → falls back to initial-letter avatar
Wikimedia Commons thumb URLs constructed via MD5 hash bucketing
(standard Commons URL scheme). Results cached in explore_cache
with 30-day TTL — subsequent lookups are instant.
Frontend: search results and artist detail page show artist photos
in the circular avatar when available. Images load async and
replace the initial-letter fallback on arrival. Artist detail page
fires the image fetch alongside the other 4 parallel data loads.
Architecture supports adding more sources (fanart.tv, etc.) by
extending the resolve() method's source chain.
Extract primary English alias from MusicBrainz artist data when the
canonical name uses non-Latin script (CJK, Cyrillic, etc.). Display
it as the primary name in search results and artist detail header,
with the native script name as a subtitle beneath.
Example: 山下達郎 now shows 'Tatsuro Yamashita' prominently with
'山下達郎' as a subtitle. Artists with Latin names are unchanged.
Use MusicBrainz secondaryTypes to distinguish studio albums from
compilations, soundtracks, live albums, remixes, etc. Albums with
no non-studio secondary types show under 'Albums'; everything else
under 'Other Albums'. EPs and Singles remain their own sections.
Section order: Albums → EP → Single → Other Albums → ...rest.
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