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feat(plex): search cast & crew names + clickable person cards

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Backend (migration 0046_plex_people_search): a new people_text column (cast +
director names, de-duped) is folded into the generated search_vector at weight B,
so the top search box finds titles by an actor/director name and ranks them above
summary-only mentions. New /api/plex/people endpoint returns the cast/crew matching
the term (name prefix or word-start) with a film count + a headshot (pulled from one
representative film's live metadata; image bytes disk-cached).

Frontend: PlexBrowse shows matching people as virtual cards above the grid; clicking
one adds them to the actor/director filter (multi-value, from the C1 work) and clears
the search box so you land on exactly that person's films. Answers the 'why does
"drew" match Rambo?' confusion — it was matching the word in the synopsis; now names
are searchable. i18n en/hu/de.

⚠️ Prod needs a Plex re-sync after deploy to populate people_text (search_vector
regenerates automatically once the column has data).
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npeter83 2026-07-06 00:56:01 +02:00
parent 6c09420068
commit 280c62dda8
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frontend/src/lib/api.ts
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@ -756,6 +756,12 @@ export function plexFilterCount(f: PlexFilters): number {
f.studios.length
);
}
export interface PlexPerson {
name: string;
kind: "actor" | "director";
count: number;
photo?: string | null;
}
export interface PlexFacets {
genres: { value: string; count: number }[];
content_ratings: { value: string; count: number }[];
@ -1122,6 +1128,8 @@ export const api = {
},
plexFacets: (library: string): Promise<PlexFacets> =>
req(`/api/plex/facets?library=${encodeURIComponent(library)}`),
plexPeople: (library: string, q: string): Promise<{ people: PlexPerson[] }> =>
req(`/api/plex/people?library=${encodeURIComponent(library)}&q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`),
plexShow: (id: string): Promise<PlexShowDetail> =>
req(`/api/plex/show/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`),
plexItem: (id: string): Promise<PlexItemDetail> =>

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frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
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@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
}
export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
{
version: "0.27.0",
date: "2026-07-06",
summary: "Search Plex by cast & crew — find every film an actor or director is in, with clickable person cards.",
features: [
"Plex search: the top search box now matches cast and crew names, not just titles — search “drew” and Drew Barrymore's films come up first (ranked above films that merely mention the word).",
"Plex search: matching actors and directors appear as person cards (photo + how many titles) above the results — click one to filter the library to their films and add them to the sidebar filter.",
],
},
{
version: "0.26.0",
date: "2026-07-05",