feat(plex): Phase A — one-time Plex→Siftlode watch-state import

Plex records watch state per Plex account; Siftlode per user in plex_states. A new plex_link table
maps a Siftlode user to a Plex account; for the owner (MVP) the row uses the server admin token
(uses_admin=True), so no separate Plex login. app/plex/watch_sync.py reads the owner account's
viewCount/viewOffset/lastViewedAt (already present in the catalog mirror's section listing) and
upserts them into the owner's plex_states — 'Plex is master' on this first import, but only where
Plex has a watch record (Siftlode-only states are preserved; union on the intersection). Idempotent.

Admin routes: GET/POST /api/plex/watch/link (status + enable/disable; first enable runs the import)
and POST /api/plex/watch/import (re-run). Migration 0051_plex_link. Two-way push (Phase B) and the
incremental Plex→Siftlode reconcile (Phase C) build on this in later ships.

backend/app/config.py

@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     plex_client_id: str = "siftlode-server"
     # How often the catalog sync job mirrors Plex metadata, in minutes.
     plex_sync_interval_min: int = 360
+    # How often the incremental Plex→Siftlode watch-state reconcile runs, in minutes (Phase C).
+    plex_watch_sync_interval_min: int = 30
     # Max concurrent transcodes for the P3 fallback. Low by default — CPU-only transcode is
     # expensive; direct-serve (browser-compatible files) has no such limit.
     plex_max_transcodes: int = 1

backend/app/models.py

@@ -1123,6 +1123,37 @@ class PlexState(Base, UpdatedAtMixin):
     )
 
 
+class PlexLink(Base, UpdatedAtMixin):
+    """Links a Siftlode user to a Plex account for two-way watch-state sync (one row per user).
+
+    For the owner (the MVP scope) the row uses the server's admin token — `uses_admin=True`,
+    `plex_token_enc=None` — so no separate Plex login is needed; the admin token already reads/writes
+    the owner account's watch state. `plex_account_id` is that Plex account's numeric id, used to
+    filter the shared watch-history feed to this user (Phase C). Reserved for later: a friend can link
+    their OWN Plex account via PIN OAuth, storing a personal `plex_token_enc` (uses_admin=False) — the
+    sync loop then iterates link rows uniformly.
+
+    `initial_import_done` guards the one-time "Plex is master" import; `last_watch_sync_at` is the
+    high-water mark for the incremental Plex→Siftlode pass."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "plex_link"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), unique=True, index=True
+    )
+    uses_admin: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=True, server_default="true")
+    plex_token_enc: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)  # P5b friend tokens (encrypted)
+    plex_account_id: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(Integer)
+    plex_username: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(255))
+    sync_enabled: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False, server_default="false")
+    initial_import_done: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(
+        Boolean, default=False, server_default="false"
+    )
+    last_watch_sync_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+    linked_at: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True))
+
+
 class PlexPlaylist(Base, TimestampMixin, UpdatedAtMixin):
     """A per-user ORDERED watch-list of Plex items — Siftlode-native (lives in our own DB, works for
     users WITHOUT a Plex account, like plex_states). Unlike collections (shared, library-level), a

backend/app/plex/watch_sync.py

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+"""Plex ↔ Siftlode watch-state sync.
+
+Plex records watch state PER PLEX ACCOUNT; Siftlode records it per Siftlode user in `plex_states`.
+A `PlexLink` row maps one Siftlode user to a Plex account. For the owner (MVP) that account is the
+server admin (`uses_admin=True`), so the existing admin token already reads/writes the owner's state
+— no separate Plex login.
+
+Phase A (this module today): the one-time **"Plex is master" import** — read the owner account's
+viewCount / viewOffset / lastViewedAt (present in the same cheap section listing the catalog mirror
+already pages) and upsert them into the owner's `plex_states`. Plex wins on overlap; states that
+exist only in Siftlode are left untouched (union, Plex-authoritative on the intersection).
+
+Phases B (Siftlode→Plex push via scrobble/timeline) and C (incremental Plex→Siftlode via the watch
+history + onDeck, last-write-wins) build on this and land in later ships.
+"""
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app import sysconfig
+from app.models import PlexItem, PlexLink, PlexState
+from app.plex.client import PlexClient, PlexError, PlexNotConfigured
+from app.plex.sync import (
+    _TYPE_EPISODE,
+    _TYPE_MOVIE,
+    _enabled_section_keys,
+    _epoch,
+    _paginate,
+)
+
+log = logging.getLogger("siftlode.plex.watch")
+
+# A resume position below this many seconds isn't worth mirroring — matches the player's own
+# _PROGRESS_MIN_S (a stray few-second seek is not "in progress").
+_PROGRESS_MIN_S = 5
+
+
+def _plex_watch_to_state(
+    view_count, view_offset_ms, last_viewed_at
+) -> tuple[str, int, datetime | None, datetime | None] | None:
+    """Translate a Plex leaf's per-account watch fields into a Siftlode state tuple
+    ``(status, position_seconds, watched_at, progress_updated_at)``, or None when Plex holds no
+    meaningful watch signal for it (so the import skips it and never clears a Siftlode-only state).
+
+    In Siftlode's model (mirrors item_progress/item_state): a *watched* item is ``status="watched"``
+    with position 0; an *in-progress* item keeps the default status and carries ``position_seconds``
+    plus ``progress_updated_at``."""
+    ts = _epoch(last_viewed_at)
+    if view_count and int(view_count) > 0:
+        return ("watched", 0, ts, ts)
+    if view_offset_ms:
+        pos = int(view_offset_ms) // 1000
+        if pos >= _PROGRESS_MIN_S:
+            return ("new", pos, None, ts)
+    return None
+
+
+def import_owner_watch_state(db: Session, link: PlexLink) -> dict:
+    """One-time "Plex is master" import of the linked user's Plex watch state into their
+    `plex_states`. Idempotent (safe to re-run — Plex simply re-wins on the intersection). Only
+    touches items Plex has a watch record for; Siftlode-only states are preserved."""
+    if not sysconfig.get_bool(db, "plex_enabled"):
+        return {"skipped": "disabled"}
+
+    # rating_key -> plex_items.id for every mirrored playable leaf (movie/episode).
+    item_id_by_rk: dict[str, int] = {
+        rk: iid for rk, iid in db.query(PlexItem.rating_key, PlexItem.id)
+    }
+    # This user's existing states, by item — so we upsert rather than duplicate.
+    existing: dict[int, PlexState] = {
+        st.item_id: st
+        for st in db.query(PlexState).filter_by(user_id=link.user_id)
+    }
+    stats = {"watched": 0, "in_progress": 0, "scanned": 0}
+    wanted = _enabled_section_keys(db)
+
+    try:
+        with PlexClient(db) as plex:
+            for s in plex.sections():
+                stype = s.get("type")
+                if stype not in ("movie", "show"):
+                    continue
+                key = str(s.get("key"))
+                if wanted is not None and key not in wanted:
+                    continue
+                item_type = _TYPE_MOVIE if stype == "movie" else _TYPE_EPISODE
+                for meta in _paginate(plex, key, item_type):
+                    stats["scanned"] += 1
+                    item_id = item_id_by_rk.get(str(meta.get("ratingKey") or ""))
+                    if item_id is None:
+                        continue
+                    res = _plex_watch_to_state(
+                        meta.get("viewCount"),
+                        meta.get("viewOffset"),
+                        meta.get("lastViewedAt"),
+                    )
+                    if res is None:
+                        continue
+                    status, pos, watched_at, prog_at = res
+                    st = existing.get(item_id)
+                    if st is None:
+                        st = PlexState(user_id=link.user_id, item_id=item_id)
+                        db.add(st)
+                        existing[item_id] = st
+                    st.status = status
+                    st.position_seconds = pos
+                    st.watched_at = watched_at
+                    st.progress_updated_at = prog_at
+                    # This state now mirrors Plex — mark it so Phase B's push doesn't bounce it back.
+                    st.synced_to_plex = True
+                    stats["watched" if status == "watched" else "in_progress"] += 1
+            link.initial_import_done = True
+            link.last_watch_sync_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+            db.commit()
+    except PlexNotConfigured as e:
+        return {"skipped": str(e)}
+    except PlexError as e:
+        db.rollback()
+        log.warning("Plex watch import failed (user %s): %s", link.user_id, e)
+        return {"error": str(e)}
+
+    log.info("Plex watch import (user %s): %s", link.user_id, stats)
+    return stats

backend/app/routes/plex.py

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from app.models import (
     PlexCollection,
     PlexItem,
     PlexLibrary,
+    PlexLink,
     PlexPlaylist,
     PlexPlaylistItem,
     PlexSeason,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ from app.models import (
 from app.plex import paths as plex_paths
 from app.plex import stream as plex_stream
 from app.plex import sync as plex_sync
+from app.plex import watch_sync as plex_watch
 from app.plex.client import PlexClient, PlexError, PlexNotConfigured
 from app.routes.admin import admin_user
 from app.routes.feed import _to_tsquery_str
@@ -122,6 +124,73 @@ def trigger_sync(_: User = Depends(admin_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -
     return plex_sync.sync(db)
 
 
+# --- Watch-state sync (Plex ↔ Siftlode) -------------------------------------------------------
+# Phase A: the owner links their Siftlode account to the Plex admin account and does a one-time
+# "Plex is master" import. Two-way push/pull lands in later phases. Admin-only for now because it
+# rides the server admin token (which reads/writes the OWNER Plex account's state).
+
+
+def _link_dict(link: PlexLink | None) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "linked": link is not None,
+        "sync_enabled": bool(link and link.sync_enabled),
+        "uses_admin": bool(link and link.uses_admin),
+        "initial_import_done": bool(link and link.initial_import_done),
+        "last_watch_sync_at": (
+            link.last_watch_sync_at.isoformat()
+            if link and link.last_watch_sync_at
+            else None
+        ),
+    }
+
+
+@router.get("/watch/link")
+def watch_link_status(
+    user: User = Depends(current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+) -> dict:
+    """This user's Plex watch-sync link status (drives the Settings toggle)."""
+    link = db.query(PlexLink).filter_by(user_id=user.id).first()
+    return _link_dict(link)
+
+
+@router.post("/watch/link")
+def watch_link_set(
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(admin_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Admin: turn two-way Plex watch-sync on/off for THIS (owner) account. The link uses the server
+    admin token, so no separate Plex login. Enabling it for the first time runs the one-time
+    "Plex is master" import immediately so the owner's existing Plex history shows up in Siftlode."""
+    if not sysconfig.get_bool(db, "plex_enabled"):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="The Plex module is disabled.")
+    enabled = bool(payload.get("enabled"))
+    link = db.query(PlexLink).filter_by(user_id=user.id).first()
+    if link is None:
+        link = PlexLink(user_id=user.id, uses_admin=True, linked_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+        db.add(link)
+    link.sync_enabled = enabled
+    db.commit()
+
+    result: dict = {}
+    if enabled and not link.initial_import_done:
+        result = plex_watch.import_owner_watch_state(db, link)
+    return {**_link_dict(link), "import": result or None}
+
+
+@router.post("/watch/import")
+def watch_import_now(
+    user: User = Depends(admin_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)
+) -> dict:
+    """Admin: (re-)run the "Plex is master" import for this account — Plex re-wins on the
+    intersection; Siftlode-only states are preserved. Idempotent."""
+    link = db.query(PlexLink).filter_by(user_id=user.id).first()
+    if link is None or not link.sync_enabled:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Enable Plex watch-sync first.")
+    result = plex_watch.import_owner_watch_state(db, link)
+    return {**_link_dict(link), "import": result}
+
+
 # --- Read: libraries / browse / show / image --------------------------------------------------
 
 

backend/app/sysconfig.py

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ SPECS: tuple[ConfigSpec, ...] = (
     ConfigSpec("plex_libraries", "str", "plex", "plex_libraries"),
     # (plex_sync_interval_min is tuned from the Scheduler dashboard, not here — it's a scheduler job.)
     ConfigSpec("plex_max_transcodes", "int", "plex", "plex_max_transcodes", min=0, max=16),
+    # NOTE: plex_watch_sync_interval_min (config.py default) is surfaced here in Phase C, when the
+    # incremental watch-sync scheduler job that reads it lands.
 )
 
 _BY_KEY: dict[str, ConfigSpec] = {s.key: s for s in SPECS}