feat(ui): sort request lists and move selected requests to another library

README.md

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ the same mount, otherwise moving turns into copy + delete.
 | `WORDARR_EXTRA_EBOOK_EXTENSIONS` | – | extra ebook formats the scan should offer, e.g. `.kepub,.lit,.rtf` |
 | `WORDARR_HARDCOVER_TOKEN` | – | Hardcover API token, the best ebook source; without it Hardcover is skipped |
 | `WORDARR_GOOGLE_BOOKS_KEY` | – | optional, only needed when the keyless Google Books quota runs dry |
+| `WORDARR_ABS_URL` | – | Audiobookshelf base URL, e.g. `http://audiobookshelf`; after an import, relocate or retag it scans the libraries whose folders hold the files, so both containers must mount them under the same path |
+| `WORDARR_ABS_TOKEN` | – | API token of an Audiobookshelf admin (only admins may start a scan) |
+| `WORDARR_WEBHOOK_URL` | – | gets every history row as JSON (`event`, `request_id`, `title`, `media_type`, `source`, `dest`, `message`) |
 | `WORDARR_BUILD` | – | shown next to the version, e.g. the git sha; also a build arg of the image |
 
 The header shows the running version and, behind it, the build stamp (the newest

static/app.js

@@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ function libOptions(mediaType) {
 // ---- missing badge ----
 async function refreshMissingBadge() {
   try {
-    const reqs = await api("/api/requests?status=missing");
+    const { count } = await api("/api/requests/count?status=missing");
     const badge = $("#missing-badge");
-    badge.textContent = reqs.length;
-    badge.hidden = reqs.length === 0;
+    badge.textContent = count;
+    badge.hidden = count === 0;
   } catch {}
 }
 
 // ---- navigation ----
 // the view lives in the hash so reload, back button and links keep it
-const VIEWS = ["search", "missing", "imported", "import", "settings"];
+const VIEWS = ["search", "missing", "imported", "import", "activity", "settings"];
 
 function showView() {
   const hash = location.hash.slice(1);
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function showView() {
   $$("nav button[data-view]").forEach((b) => b.classList.toggle("active", b.dataset.view === name));
   $$("main > section").forEach((s) => (s.hidden = s.id !== "view-" + name));
   if (name === "missing" || name === "imported") loadRequests(name);
+  if (name === "activity") loadHistory();
   if (name === "settings") loadLibraries().catch((err) => toast(err.message, true));
 }
 
@@ -518,6 +519,22 @@ function requestMatchesFilter(r, text) {
   return hay.includes(text.toLowerCase());
 }
 
+// the server already sends newest first
+const SORTS = {
+  title: (a, b) => a.title.localeCompare(b.title, undefined, { numeric: true }),
+  author: (a, b) => a.authors.localeCompare(b.authors) || SORTS.title(a, b),
+  series: (a, b) => (a.series || a.title).localeCompare(b.series || b.title)
+    || (a.volume ?? 0) - (b.volume ?? 0) || SORTS.title(a, b),
+};
+for (const status of ["missing", "imported"]) {
+  const sel = $(`#${status}-sort`);
+  try { sel.value = localStorage.getItem("wordarr.sort." + status) || "newest"; } catch {}
+  sel.addEventListener("change", () => {
+    try { localStorage.setItem("wordarr.sort." + status, sel.value); } catch {}
+    renderRequests(status);
+  });
+}
+
 async function loadRequests(status) {
   const params = new URLSearchParams({ status });
   if (status === "missing") {
@@ -542,11 +559,15 @@ async function loadRequests(status) {
 function renderRequests(status) {
   const text = status === "missing" ? $("#missing-search").value : $("#imported-search").value;
   const reqs = currentRequests[status].filter((r) => requestMatchesFilter(r, text));
+  const sort = SORTS[$(`#${status}-sort`).value];
+  if (sort) reqs.sort(sort);
   const box = status === "missing" ? $("#missing-list") : $("#imported-list");
   const bulkBtn = status === "missing" ? $("#missing-bulk-delete") : $("#imported-bulk-delete");
+  const moveSel = status === "missing" ? $("#missing-move-library") : null;
   if (!reqs.length) {
     box.innerHTML = `<p class='muted'>${t("common.nothingHere")}</p>`;
     bulkBtn.hidden = true;
+    if (moveSel) moveSel.hidden = true;
     return;
   }
   box.innerHTML = reqs
@@ -581,6 +602,10 @@ function renderRequests(status) {
     const n = box.querySelectorAll("[data-sel-req]:checked").length;
     bulkBtn.hidden = n === 0;
     bulkBtn.textContent = t("common.removeSelectedN", { n });
+    if (!moveSel) return;
+    moveSel.hidden = n === 0;
+    moveSel.innerHTML = `<option value="">${esc(t("list.moveTo", { n }))}</option>` +
+      libraries.map((l) => `<option value="${l.id}">${esc(l.name)} (${esc(l.media_type)})</option>`).join("");
   };
   box.querySelectorAll("[data-sel-req]").forEach((c) =>
     c.addEventListener("change", updateBulkBtn)
@@ -595,14 +620,29 @@ async function bulkDeleteRequests(status) {
   const hint = t(status === "imported" ? "list.confirmDeleteImported" : "list.confirmDeleteRequests",
                  { n: ids.length });
   if (!confirm(hint)) return;
-  for (const id of ids) {
-    try { await api("/api/requests/" + id, { method: "DELETE" }); }
-    catch (err) { toast(err.message, true); }
-  }
-  toast(t("list.deletedN", { n: ids.length }));
+  try {
+    const res = await api("/api/requests/bulk", {
+      method: "DELETE", body: JSON.stringify({ ids: ids.map(Number) }),
+    });
+    toast(t("list.deletedN", { n: res.deleted }));
+  } catch (err) { toast(err.message, true); }
   loadRequests(status);
 }
 
+$("#missing-move-library").addEventListener("change", async (ev) => {
+  const lib = libraries.find((l) => String(l.id) === ev.target.value);
+  if (!lib) return;
+  const ids = [...$("#missing-list").querySelectorAll("[data-sel-req]:checked")]
+    .map((c) => Number(c.dataset.selReq));
+  try {
+    const res = await api("/api/requests/bulk", {
+      method: "PUT", body: JSON.stringify({ ids, library_id: lib.id }),
+    });
+    toast(t("list.movedN", { n: res.updated, library: lib.name }));
+  } catch (err) { toast(err.message, true); }
+  loadRequests("missing");
+});
+
 $("#imported-bulk-delete").addEventListener("click", () => bulkDeleteRequests("imported"));
 
 function selectAllRequests(status) {
@@ -622,6 +662,39 @@ $("#imported-search").addEventListener("input", () => renderRequests("imported")
 
 $("#missing-bulk-delete").addEventListener("click", () => bulkDeleteRequests("missing"));
 
+// ---- activity ----
+let historyRows = [];
+const HISTORY_STATE = { imported: "done", appended: "done", failed: "failed" };
+
+async function loadHistory() {
+  try {
+    historyRows = await api("/api/history");
+  } catch (err) {
+    toast(err.message, true);
+  }
+  renderHistory();
+}
+
+function renderHistory() {
+  const tbody = $("#history-table tbody");
+  if (!historyRows.length) {
+    tbody.innerHTML = `<tr><td colspan="4" class="muted">${t("common.nothingHere")}</td></tr>`;
+    return;
+  }
+  const locale = lang === "de" ? "de-DE" : "en-GB";
+  tbody.innerHTML = historyRows
+    .map((h) => {
+      const where = h.message || (h.source && h.dest ? `${h.source} → ${h.dest}` : h.dest || h.source);
+      return `<tr>
+        <td class="state">${esc(new Date(h.at).toLocaleString(locale))}</td>
+        <td class="state ${HISTORY_STATE[h.event] || ""}">${esc(t("history." + h.event))}</td>
+        <td>${esc(h.title)} <span class="tag fmt">${esc(h.media_type)}</span></td>
+        <td class="muted mono">${esc(where)}</td>
+      </tr>`;
+    })
+    .join("");
+}
+
 // ---- request detail dialog ----
 let detailRequest = null;
 
@@ -1758,6 +1831,7 @@ function onLangChange() {
   renderSearchResults();
   renderRequests("missing");
   renderRequests("imported");
+  renderHistory();
   if (libraries.length) loadLibraries();
   const editId = $("#lib-form").dataset.editId;
   editId ? startLibraryEdit(parseInt(editId)) : endLibraryEdit();

static/i18n.js

@@ -46,7 +46,16 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "nav.imported": "Importiert",
     "nav.import": "Import",
     "nav.settings": "Libraries",
+    "nav.activity": "Aktivität",
     "nav.langToggle": "Switch to English",
+    "history.time": "Zeit",
+    "history.event": "Ereignis",
+    "history.imported": "importiert",
+    "history.appended": "ergänzt",
+    "history.relocated": "verschoben",
+    "history.retagged": "neu getaggt",
+    "history.deleted": "gelöscht",
+    "history.failed": "fehlgeschlagen",
 
     "search.languageTitle": "Sprache der Ausgabe — filtert Ebook- und Audiobook-Suche",
     "search.allLanguages": "Alle Sprachen",
@@ -97,6 +106,13 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "list.confirmDeleteRequests": "{n} Anfrage(n) entfernen?",
     "list.confirmDeleteImported": "{n} Eintrag/Einträge entfernen? Die importierten Dateien in der Library bleiben erhalten.",
     "list.deletedN": "{n} entfernt",
+    "list.sort": "Sortierung",
+    "list.sortNewest": "Neueste zuerst",
+    "list.sortTitle": "Titel",
+    "list.sortAuthor": "Autor",
+    "list.sortSeries": "Serie und Band",
+    "list.moveTo": "Bibliothek ändern ({n})…",
+    "list.movedN": "{n} nach {library} verschoben",
 
     "detail.statusMissing": "fehlt noch",
     "detail.statusImported": "importiert",
@@ -270,7 +286,16 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "nav.imported": "Imported",
     "nav.import": "Import",
     "nav.settings": "Libraries",
+    "nav.activity": "Activity",
     "nav.langToggle": "Auf Deutsch umschalten",
+    "history.time": "Time",
+    "history.event": "Event",
+    "history.imported": "imported",
+    "history.appended": "appended",
+    "history.relocated": "relocated",
+    "history.retagged": "retagged",
+    "history.deleted": "deleted",
+    "history.failed": "failed",
 
     "search.languageTitle": "Edition language — filters the ebook and audiobook search",
     "search.allLanguages": "All languages",
@@ -321,6 +346,13 @@ const STRINGS = {
     "list.confirmDeleteRequests": "Remove {n} request(s)?",
     "list.confirmDeleteImported": "Remove {n} entr(y/ies)? The imported files stay in the library.",
     "list.deletedN": "{n} removed",
+    "list.sort": "Sort order",
+    "list.sortNewest": "Newest first",
+    "list.sortTitle": "Title",
+    "list.sortAuthor": "Author",
+    "list.sortSeries": "Series and volume",
+    "list.moveTo": "Change library ({n})…",
+    "list.movedN": "{n} moved to {library}",
 
     "detail.statusMissing": "still missing",
     "detail.statusImported": "imported",

static/index.html

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         </button>
         <button data-view="imported" data-i18n="nav.imported"></button>
         <button data-view="import" data-i18n="nav.import"></button>
+        <button data-view="activity" data-i18n="nav.activity"></button>
         <button data-view="settings" data-i18n="nav.settings"></button>
         <button id="lang-toggle" class="secondary" data-i18n-title="nav.langToggle"></button>
       </nav>
@@ -109,7 +110,14 @@
             <option value="" data-i18n="list.allLibraries"></option>
           </select>
           <input id="missing-search" data-i18n-placeholder="list.filterPlaceholder" />
+          <select id="missing-sort" data-i18n-title="list.sort">
+            <option value="newest" data-i18n="list.sortNewest"></option>
+            <option value="title" data-i18n="list.sortTitle"></option>
+            <option value="author" data-i18n="list.sortAuthor"></option>
+            <option value="series" data-i18n="list.sortSeries"></option>
+          </select>
           <button id="missing-select-all" class="secondary" data-i18n="common.selectAll"></button>
+          <select id="missing-move-library" hidden></select>
           <button id="missing-bulk-delete" class="danger" hidden data-i18n="common.removeSelected"></button>
           <div class="view-toggle" role="group" data-i18n-aria="list.view">
             <button data-viewmode="list" data-i18n-title="list.viewList">☰</button>
@@ -123,6 +131,12 @@
       <section id="view-imported" hidden>
         <div class="bar wrap">
           <input id="imported-search" data-i18n-placeholder="list.filterPlaceholder" />
+          <select id="imported-sort" data-i18n-title="list.sort">
+            <option value="newest" data-i18n="list.sortNewest"></option>
+            <option value="title" data-i18n="list.sortTitle"></option>
+            <option value="author" data-i18n="list.sortAuthor"></option>
+            <option value="series" data-i18n="list.sortSeries"></option>
+          </select>
           <button id="imported-select-all" class="secondary" data-i18n="common.selectAll"></button>
           <button id="imported-bulk-delete" class="danger" hidden data-i18n="common.removeSelected"></button>
           <div class="view-toggle" role="group" data-i18n-aria="list.view">
@@ -269,6 +283,22 @@
         </dialog>
       </section>
 
+      <section id="view-activity" hidden>
+        <div class="table-scroll">
+          <table id="history-table">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th data-i18n="history.time"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="history.event"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="common.title"></th>
+                <th data-i18n="common.path"></th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody></tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       <section id="view-settings" hidden>
         <h3 data-i18n="lib.heading"></h3>
         <div class="table-scroll">

tests/test_import_flow.py

@@ -1185,3 +1185,112 @@ def test_version_endpoint_reports_a_build_stamp(client):
     assert data["version"]
     # "2026-09-01 15:43" - the newest source file, so a stale deploy stands out
     assert len(data["built_at"]) == 16 and data["built_at"][4] == "-"
+
+
+def test_history_records_what_happened_to_a_request(client):
+    root = client.tmp_path / "library" / "hist"
+    lib_id = client.post("/api/libraries", json={
+        "name": "hist", "media_type": "ebook", "root_path": str(root),
+        "folder_template": "{Title}", "file_template": "{Title}",
+    }).json()["id"]
+    req_id = client.post("/api/requests", json={
+        "library_id": lib_id, "title": "Momo"}).json()["id"]
+
+    gone = client.downloads / "gone.epub"
+    res = client.post("/api/import", json={"items": [{
+        "path": str(gone), "is_dir": False, "files": [str(gone)], "request_id": req_id,
+    }]}).json()["results"][0]
+    assert not res["ok"]
+
+    src = client.downloads / "Momo.epub"
+    src.write_bytes(b"x")
+    dest = client.post("/api/import", json={"items": [{
+        "path": str(src), "is_dir": False, "files": [str(src)], "request_id": req_id,
+    }]}).json()["results"][0]["dest"]
+    client.put(f"/api/requests/{req_id}", json={"library_id": lib_id, "title": "Momo 2"})
+    assert client.post(f"/api/requests/{req_id}/relocate").json()["moved"]
+    # a relocate that moves nothing is not worth a row
+    client.post(f"/api/requests/{req_id}/relocate")
+    client.delete(f"/api/requests/{req_id}")
+
+    rows = client.get("/api/history").json()
+    assert [r["event"] for r in rows] == ["deleted", "relocated", "imported", "failed"]
+    assert all(r["request_id"] == req_id for r in rows)
+    assert rows[0]["title"] == "Momo 2"  # survives the deleted request
+    assert rows[2]["dest"] == dest
+    assert rows[3]["message"]
+    assert rows[0]["at"].endswith("+00:00")
+
+
+def test_connections_hear_about_committed_rows(client, monkeypatch):
+    import httpx
+
+    from wordarr import connect
+
+    calls = []
+
+    def handler(request):
+        calls.append((request.method, str(request.url)))
+        if request.url.path == "/api/libraries":
+            return httpx.Response(200, json={"libraries": [
+                {"id": "lib-audio", "name": "Audio",
+                 "folders": [{"fullPath": str(client.tmp_path / "library")}]},
+                {"id": "lib-pod", "name": "Pod", "folders": [{"fullPath": "/podcasts"}]},
+            ]})
+        if request.url.host == "hook":
+            return httpx.Response(500)  # a broken webhook must not stop the scan
+        return httpx.Response(200)
+
+    real_client = httpx.Client
+    monkeypatch.setattr(connect.httpx, "Client",
+                        lambda **kw: real_client(transport=httpx.MockTransport(handler), **kw))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(connect, "WEBHOOK_URL", "http://hook/in")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(connect, "ABS_URL", "http://abs")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(connect, "ABS_TOKEN", "t")
+
+    root = client.tmp_path / "library" / "conn"
+    lib_id = client.post("/api/libraries", json={
+        "name": "conn", "media_type": "ebook", "root_path": str(root),
+        "folder_template": "{Title}", "file_template": "{Title}",
+    }).json()["id"]
+    req_id = client.post("/api/requests", json={
+        "library_id": lib_id, "title": "Momo"}).json()["id"]
+    src = client.downloads / "Momo.epub"
+    src.write_bytes(b"x")
+    assert client.post("/api/import", json={"items": [{
+        "path": str(src), "is_dir": False, "files": [str(src)], "request_id": req_id,
+    }]}).json()["results"][0]["ok"]
+
+    assert calls == [
+        ("POST", "http://hook/in"),
+        ("GET", "http://abs/api/libraries"),
+        ("POST", "http://abs/api/libraries/lib-audio/scan"),
+    ]
+
+    calls.clear()
+    client.delete(f"/api/requests/{req_id}")
+    assert calls == [("POST", "http://hook/in")]  # nothing new on disk, no scan
+
+
+def test_bulk_move_delete_and_count(client):
+    def lib(name, media_type):
+        return client.post("/api/libraries", json={
+            "name": name, "media_type": media_type,
+            "root_path": str(client.tmp_path / name)}).json()["id"]
+
+    a, b, audio = lib("a", "ebook"), lib("b", "ebook"), lib("audio", "audiobook")
+    ids = [client.post("/api/requests", json={"library_id": a, "title": f"T{i}"}).json()["id"]
+           for i in range(3)]
+    assert client.get("/api/requests/count?status=missing").json() == {"count": 3}
+
+    assert client.put("/api/requests/bulk", json={
+        "ids": ids[:2], "library_id": audio}).status_code == 400
+    assert client.put("/api/requests/bulk", json={
+        "ids": ids[:2], "library_id": b}).json() == {"updated": 2}
+    assert [r["id"] for r in client.get(f"/api/requests?library_id={b}").json()] \
+        == sorted(ids[:2], reverse=True)
+
+    assert client.request("DELETE", "/api/requests/bulk",
+                          json={"ids": ids[1:]}).json() == {"deleted": 2}
+    assert client.get("/api/requests/count?status=missing").json() == {"count": 1}
+    assert [r["event"] for r in client.get("/api/history").json()] == ["deleted"] * 2

wordarr/api/history.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import datetime
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, field_serializer
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from ..db import History, get_session
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/history", tags=["history"])
+
+
+class HistoryOut(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+
+    id: int
+    at: datetime.datetime
+    event: str
+    request_id: int | None
+    title: str
+    media_type: str
+    source: str
+    dest: str
+    message: str
+
+    # SQLite drops the zone, and a bare timestamp reads as local time in JS
+    @field_serializer("at")
+    def _utc(self, at: datetime.datetime) -> str:
+        return at.replace(tzinfo=datetime.UTC).isoformat()
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[HistoryOut])
+def list_history(limit: int = 200, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    """Newest first."""
+    stmt = select(History).order_by(History.id.desc()).limit(min(limit, 1000))
+    return session.scalars(stmt).all()

wordarr/api/imports.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import config
-from ..db import BookRequest, get_session
+from .. import config, connect
+from ..db import BookRequest, get_session, record
 from ..fsnames import decode_path, readable
 from ..importer import matcher, mover, scanner
 
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ class ImportIn(BaseModel):
 
 
 @router.post("")
-def do_import(data: ImportIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
-    results = []
+def do_import(data: ImportIn, background: BackgroundTasks,
+              session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    results, rows = [], []
     download_root = Path(config.DOWNLOAD_DIR).resolve()
     for item in data.items:
         # the client hands back whatever the scan produced, base64 included
@@ -91,9 +92,12 @@ def do_import(data: ImportIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             try:
                 dest = mover.append_to_import(item.files, req, req.library)
             except Exception as exc:
+                rows.append(record(session, "failed", req, source=shown, message=str(exc)))
+                session.commit()
                 results.append({"path": shown, "ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
                 continue
             req.imported_path = dest
+            rows.append(record(session, "appended", req, source=shown, dest=dest))
             session.commit()
             results.append({"path": shown, "ok": True, "dest": dest, "appended": True})
             continue
@@ -111,12 +115,16 @@ def do_import(data: ImportIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             dest = mover.import_item(item.path, item.files, item.is_dir, req, req.library)
         except Exception as exc:
             session.rollback()  # the next commit must not keep the folder's series
+            rows.append(record(session, "failed", req, source=shown, message=str(exc)))
+            session.commit()
             results.append({"path": shown, "ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
             continue
         req.status = "imported"
         req.imported_path = dest
+        rows.append(record(session, "imported", req, source=shown, dest=dest))
         session.commit()
         results.append({"path": shown, "ok": True, "dest": dest})
     if not results:
         raise HTTPException(400, "nothing to import")
+    connect.schedule(background, rows)
     return {"results": results}

wordarr/api/requests.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import func, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
-from .. import config
-from ..db import BookRequest, Library, get_session
+from .. import config, connect
+from ..db import BookRequest, Library, get_session, record
 from ..importer import mover, tagger
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/requests", tags=["requests"])
@@ -176,6 +176,51 @@ def create_bulk_items(data: BulkItemsIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)
     return {"created": [_out(r) for r in created], "skipped": skipped}
 
 
+@router.get("/count")
+def count_requests(status: str | None = None, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    stmt = select(func.count()).select_from(BookRequest)
+    if status:
+        stmt = stmt.where(BookRequest.status == status)
+    return {"count": session.scalar(stmt)}
+
+
+class BulkIdsIn(BaseModel):
+    ids: list[int]
+
+
+class BulkUpdateIn(BulkIdsIn):
+    library_id: int
+
+
+# registered before the /{request_id} routes, which would try "bulk" as an id
+@router.put("/bulk")
+def update_bulk(data: BulkUpdateIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    """Move requests to another library. Imported files stay where they are
+    until the request is relocated."""
+    lib = session.get(Library, data.library_id)
+    if not lib:
+        raise HTTPException(404, "library not found")
+    reqs = session.scalars(select(BookRequest).where(BookRequest.id.in_(data.ids))).all()
+    if any(r.media_type != lib.media_type for r in reqs):
+        raise HTTPException(400, "library has a different media type")
+    for r in reqs:
+        r.library_id = lib.id
+    session.commit()
+    return {"updated": len(reqs)}
+
+
+@router.delete("/bulk")
+def delete_bulk(data: BulkIdsIn, background: BackgroundTasks,
+                session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+    reqs = session.scalars(select(BookRequest).where(BookRequest.id.in_(data.ids))).all()
+    rows = [record(session, "deleted", r, source=r.imported_path) for r in reqs]
+    for r in reqs:
+        session.delete(r)
+    session.commit()
+    connect.schedule(background, rows)
+    return {"deleted": len(reqs)}
+
+
 @router.put("/{request_id}", response_model=RequestOut)
 def update_request(request_id: int, data: RequestIn, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     req = session.get(BookRequest, request_id)
@@ -193,7 +238,8 @@ def update_request(request_id: int, data: RequestIn, session: Session = Depends(
 
 
 @router.post("/{request_id}/retag")
-def retag_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+def retag_request(request_id: int, background: BackgroundTasks,
+                  session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     """Rewrite the audio tags of an already imported request from its current
     metadata (e.g. after adding series/volume/narrator later)."""
     req = session.get(BookRequest, request_id)
@@ -213,15 +259,22 @@ def retag_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
             raise HTTPException(404, f"no audio files in {path}")
         for i, f in enumerate(files, 1):
             tagger.tag_audio(f, req, track=i, total=len(files))
+        row = record(session, "retagged", req, dest=str(path))
+        session.commit()
+        connect.schedule(background, [row])
         return {"ok": True, "files": len(files)}
     if path.is_file():
         tagger.tag_audio(path, req)
+        row = record(session, "retagged", req, dest=str(path))
+        session.commit()
+        connect.schedule(background, [row])
         return {"ok": True, "files": 1}
     raise HTTPException(404, f"imported path no longer exists: {path}")
 
 
 @router.post("/{request_id}/relocate")
-def relocate_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+def relocate_request(request_id: int, background: BackgroundTasks,
+                     session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     """Re-apply the library's naming scheme to an imported title, e.g. after
     fixing a series that Audible had filed differently."""
     req = session.get(BookRequest, request_id)
@@ -237,15 +290,20 @@ def relocate_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     except FileExistsError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(409, str(exc))
     req.imported_path = dest
+    rows = [record(session, "relocated", req, source=old, dest=dest)] if dest != old else []
     session.commit()
+    connect.schedule(background, rows)
     return {"ok": True, "moved": dest != old, "from": old, "dest": dest}
 
 
 @router.delete("/{request_id}")
-def delete_request(request_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
+def delete_request(request_id: int, background: BackgroundTasks,
+                   session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
     req = session.get(BookRequest, request_id)
     if not req:
         raise HTTPException(404, "request not found")
+    row = record(session, "deleted", req, source=req.imported_path)
     session.delete(req)
     session.commit()
+    connect.schedule(background, [row])
     return {"ok": True}

wordarr/connect.py

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+"""Tell other services about history rows once they are committed: a generic
+webhook gets every row, Audiobookshelf a scan of the libraries holding new
+files. Runs as a background task, so a slow or dead service never fails the
+request that caused it; errors only reach the log."""
+import logging
+import os
+
+import httpx
+from fastapi import BackgroundTasks
+
+from .db import History
+
+ABS_URL = os.environ.get("WORDARR_ABS_URL", "").strip().rstrip("/")
+ABS_TOKEN = os.environ.get("WORDARR_ABS_TOKEN", "").strip()
+WEBHOOK_URL = os.environ.get("WORDARR_WEBHOOK_URL", "").strip()
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def schedule(background: BackgroundTasks, rows: list[History]) -> None:
+    """Queue the notification; it runs after the response is sent."""
+    events = [
+        {"event": r.event, "request_id": r.request_id, "title": r.title,
+         "media_type": r.media_type, "source": r.source, "dest": r.dest,
+         "message": r.message}
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+    if events:
+        background.add_task(notify, events)
+
+
+def notify(events: list[dict]) -> None:
+    with httpx.Client(timeout=10) as client:
+        if WEBHOOK_URL:
+            for e in events:
+                try:
+                    client.post(WEBHOOK_URL, json=e).raise_for_status()
+                except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+                    log.warning("webhook %s failed: %s", WEBHOOK_URL, exc)
+        dests = [e["dest"] for e in events if e["dest"] and e["event"] != "failed"]
+        if ABS_URL and ABS_TOKEN and dests:
+            try:
+                _scan_audiobookshelf(client, dests)
+            except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
+                log.warning("audiobookshelf scan failed: %s", exc)
+
+
+def _scan_audiobookshelf(client: httpx.Client, dests: list[str]) -> None:
+    """Scan only the libraries whose folders contain a destination. That needs
+    both containers to mount the media under the same path."""
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {ABS_TOKEN}"}
+    resp = client.get(f"{ABS_URL}/api/libraries", headers=headers)
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+    for lib in resp.json().get("libraries") or []:
+        folders = [str(f.get("fullPath") or "").rstrip("/")
+                   for f in lib.get("folders") or []]
+        if any(f and (d == f or d.startswith(f + "/")) for f in folders for d in dests):
+            client.post(f"{ABS_URL}/api/libraries/{lib.get('id')}/scan",
+                        headers=headers).raise_for_status()
+            log.info("audiobookshelf scans library %s", lib.get("name"))

wordarr/db.py

@@ -48,6 +48,34 @@ class BookRequest(Base):
     library: Mapped[Library] = relationship(back_populates="requests")
 
 
+class History(Base):
+    """One row per thing done to a request. Title and type are copied, and
+    there is no foreign key, so an entry outlives a deleted request."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "history"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    at: Mapped[datetime.datetime] = mapped_column(
+        default=lambda: datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
+    )
+    # imported | appended | relocated | retagged | deleted | failed
+    event: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    request_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(default=None)
+    title: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    media_type: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String)
+    source: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+    dest: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+    message: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String, default="")
+
+
+def record(session, event: str, req: BookRequest, **fields: str) -> History:
+    """Add a history row; it is saved with the caller's next commit."""
+    row = History(event=event, request_id=req.id, title=req.title,
+                  media_type=req.media_type, **fields)
+    session.add(row)
+    return row
+
+
 _engine = None
 SessionLocal = None
 

wordarr/main.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
 
 from . import db, version
-from .api import fs, imports, libraries, requests, search
+from .api import fs, history, imports, libraries, requests, search
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ app.include_router(search.router)
 app.include_router(requests.router)
 app.include_router(imports.router)
 app.include_router(fs.router)
+app.include_router(history.router)
 
 
 @app.get("/api/version")