From 36612444c554222caeb64edead45491a48ec8e97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron <ccordes12@mail.bw.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:42:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure we re-queue pending/failed records

---
 src/main.rs | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c9e7d8b..0f91af9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -750,6 +750,20 @@ async fn get_preview_status(
 
             for path in &body.paths {
                 if let Some(clip) = clip_map.get(path) {
+                    // Re-queue generation for stale pending/failed records
+                    if clip.status == "pending" || clip.status == "failed" {
+                        let full_path = format!(
+                            "{}/{}",
+                            app_state.base_path.trim_end_matches(['/', '\\']),
+                            path.trim_start_matches(['/', '\\'])
+                        );
+                        app_state
+                            .preview_clip_generator
+                            .do_send(GeneratePreviewClipMessage {
+                                video_path: full_path,
+                            });
+                    }
+
                     items.push(PreviewStatusItem {
                         path: path.clone(),
                         status: clip.status.clone(),
@@ -1653,9 +1667,10 @@ fn process_new_files(
         for (full_path, relative_path) in &video_files {
             let status = existing_previews.get(relative_path).map(|s| s.as_str());
             let needs_preview = match status {
-                None => true,           // No record at all
-                Some("failed") => true, // Retry failed
-                _ => false,             // pending, processing, or complete
+                None => true,            // No record at all
+                Some("failed") => true,  // Retry failed
+                Some("pending") => true, // Stale pending from previous run
+                _ => false,              // processing or complete
             };
 
             if needs_preview {
@@ -1851,4 +1866,66 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(previews[2]["path"], "c.mp4");
         assert_eq!(previews[2]["status"], "pending");
     }
+
+    /// Verifies that the status endpoint re-queues generation for stale
+    /// "pending" and "failed" records (e.g., after a server restart or
+    /// when clip files were deleted). The do_send to the actor exercises
+    /// the re-queue code path; the actor runs against temp dirs so it
+    /// won't panic.
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn test_get_preview_status_requeues_pending_and_failed() {
+        let mut dao = TestPreviewDao::new();
+        let ctx = opentelemetry::Context::new();
+
+        // Simulate stale records left from a previous server run
+        dao.insert_preview(&ctx, "stale/pending.mp4", "pending")
+            .unwrap();
+        dao.insert_preview(&ctx, "stale/failed.mp4", "pending")
+            .unwrap();
+        dao.update_status(
+            &ctx,
+            "stale/failed.mp4",
+            "failed",
+            None,
+            None,
+            Some("ffmpeg error"),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let preview_dao = make_preview_dao(dao);
+        let app_state = Data::new(AppState::test_state());
+        let token = make_token();
+
+        let app = actix_web::test::init_service(
+            App::new()
+                .service(get_preview_status)
+                .app_data(app_state)
+                .app_data(preview_dao),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        let req = actix_web::test::TestRequest::post()
+            .uri("/video/preview/status")
+            .insert_header(("Authorization", format!("Bearer {}", token)))
+            .set_json(serde_json::json!({
+                "paths": ["stale/pending.mp4", "stale/failed.mp4"]
+            }))
+            .to_request();
+
+        let resp = actix_web::test::call_service(&app, req).await;
+        assert_eq!(resp.status(), 200);
+
+        let body: serde_json::Value = actix_web::test::read_body_json(resp).await;
+        let previews = body["previews"].as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(previews.len(), 2);
+
+        // Both records are returned with their current status
+        assert_eq!(previews[0]["path"], "stale/pending.mp4");
+        assert_eq!(previews[0]["status"], "pending");
+        assert!(previews[0].get("preview_url").is_none());
+
+        assert_eq!(previews[1]["path"], "stale/failed.mp4");
+        assert_eq!(previews[1]["status"], "failed");
+        assert!(previews[1].get("preview_url").is_none());
+    }
 }