jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor: handle qbittorrent going down state

services/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.py

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class ServiceUnavailable(Exception):
+    """Raised when a monitored service is temporarily unavailable."""
+
+    pass
+
+
 class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -65,17 +71,25 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
         sys.exit(0)
 
     def check_jellyfin_sessions(self) -> list[str]:
-        """Check if anyone is actively streaming from Jellyfin (external networks only)"""
+        headers = (
-        try:
+            {"X-Emby-Token": self.jellyfin_api_key} if self.jellyfin_api_key else {}
-            headers = {"X-Emby-Token": self.jellyfin_api_key} if self.jellyfin_api_key else {}
+        )
 
+        try:
             response = requests.get(
                 f"{self.jellyfin_url}/Sessions", headers=headers, timeout=10
             )
             response.raise_for_status()
-            sessions = response.json()
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to check Jellyfin sessions: {e}")
+            raise ServiceUnavailable(f"Jellyfin unavailable: {e}") from e
+
+        try:
+            sessions = response.json()
+        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to parse Jellyfin response: {e}")
+            raise ServiceUnavailable(f"Jellyfin returned invalid JSON: {e}") from e
 
-            # Count active streaming sessions (video only, external networks only)
         active_streams = []
         for session in sessions:
             if (
@@ -84,7 +98,6 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
                 and not self.is_local_ip(session.get("RemoteEndPoint", ""))
             ):
                 item = session["NowPlayingItem"]
-                    # Only count video streams (Movies, Episodes, etc.)
                 item_type = item.get("Type", "").lower()
                 if item_type in ["movie", "episode", "video"]:
                     user = session.get("UserName", "Unknown")
@@ -92,15 +105,7 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
 
         return active_streams
 
-        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+    def check_qbittorrent_alternate_limits(self) -> bool:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to check Jellyfin sessions: {e}")
-            return []
-        except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to parse Jellyfin response: {e}")
-            return []
-
-    def check_qbittorrent_alternate_limits(self):
-        """Check if alternate speed limits are currently enabled"""
         try:
             response = self.session.get(
                 f"{self.qbittorrent_url}/api/v2/transfer/speedLimitsMode", timeout=10
@@ -111,21 +116,20 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
                 logger.warning(
                     f"SpeedLimitsMode endpoint returned HTTP {response.status_code}"
                 )
-
+                raise ServiceUnavailable(
+                    f"qBittorrent returned HTTP {response.status_code}"
+                )
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             logger.error(f"SpeedLimitsMode endpoint failed: {e}")
-        except Exception as e:
+            raise ServiceUnavailable(f"qBittorrent unavailable: {e}") from e
-            logger.error(f"Failed to parse speedLimitsMode response: {e}")
-        return self.throttle_active
 
     def use_alt_limits(self, enable: bool) -> None:
-        """Toggle qBittorrent alternate speed limits"""
         action = "enabled" if enable else "disabled"
         try:
             current_throttle = self.check_qbittorrent_alternate_limits()
 
             if current_throttle == enable:
-                logger.info(
+                logger.debug(
                     f"Alternate speed limits already {action}, no action needed"
                 )
                 return
@@ -138,26 +142,37 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
 
             self.throttle_active = enable
 
-            # Verify the change took effect
             new_state = self.check_qbittorrent_alternate_limits()
             if new_state == enable:
-                logger.info(f"Activated {action} alternate speed limits")
+                logger.info(f"Alternate speed limits {action}")
             else:
                 logger.warning(
                     f"Toggle may have failed: expected {enable}, got {new_state}"
                 )
 
+        except ServiceUnavailable:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"qBittorrent unavailable, cannot {action} alternate speed limits"
+            )
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to {action} alternate speed limits: {e}")
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to toggle qBittorrent limits: {e}")
 
     def restore_normal_limits(self) -> None:
-        """Ensure normal speed limits are restored on shutdown"""
         if self.throttle_active:
             logger.info("Restoring normal speed limits before shutdown...")
             self.use_alt_limits(False)
 
+    def sync_qbittorrent_state(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            actual_state = self.check_qbittorrent_alternate_limits()
+            if actual_state != self.throttle_active:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"qBittorrent state mismatch detected: expected {self.throttle_active}, got {actual_state}. Re-syncing..."
+                )
+                self.use_alt_limits(self.throttle_active)
+        except ServiceUnavailable:
+            pass
+
     def should_change_state(self, new_streaming_state: bool) -> bool:
         """Apply hysteresis to prevent rapid state changes"""
         now = time.time()
@@ -192,24 +207,30 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
         return False
 
     def run(self):
-        """Main monitoring loop"""
         logger.info("Starting Jellyfin-qBittorrent monitor")
         logger.info(f"Jellyfin URL: {self.jellyfin_url}")
         logger.info(f"qBittorrent URL: {self.qbittorrent_url}")
         logger.info(f"Check interval: {self.check_interval}s")
 
-        # Set up signal handlers
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.signal_handler)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.signal_handler)
 
         while self.running:
             try:
-                # Check for active streaming
+                self.sync_qbittorrent_state()
+
+                try:
                     active_streams = self.check_jellyfin_sessions()
+                except ServiceUnavailable:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "Jellyfin unavailable, maintaining current throttle state"
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(self.check_interval)
+                    continue
+
                 streaming_active = len(active_streams) > 0
 
                 if active_streams != self.last_active_streams:
-                    # Log current status
                     if streaming_active:
                         logger.info(
                             f"Active streams ({len(active_streams)}): {', '.join(active_streams)}"
@@ -217,7 +238,6 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
                     elif len(active_streams) == 0 and self.last_streaming_state:
                         logger.info("No active streaming sessions")
 
-                # Apply hysteresis and change state if needed
                 if self.should_change_state(streaming_active):
                     self.last_streaming_state = streaming_active
                     self.use_alt_limits(streaming_active)

tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix

@@ -257,5 +257,127 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
 
         local_playback["PositionTicks"] = 50000000
         server.succeed(f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://localhost:8096/Sessions/Playing/Stopped' -d '{json.dumps(local_playback)}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{local_auth}, Token={local_token}'")
+
+    # === SERVICE RESTART TESTS ===
+
+    with subtest("qBittorrent restart during throttled state re-applies throttling"):
+        # Start external playback to trigger throttling
+        playback_start = {
+            "ItemId": movie_id,
+            "MediaSourceId": media_source_id,
+            "PlaySessionId": "test-play-session-restart-1",
+            "CanSeek": True,
+            "IsPaused": False,
+        }
+        start_cmd = f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Sessions/Playing' -d '{json.dumps(playback_start)}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}, Token={client_token}'"
+        client.succeed(start_cmd)
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert is_throttled(), "Should be throttled before qBittorrent restart"
+
+        # Restart mock-qbittorrent (this resets alt_speed to False)
+        server.succeed("systemctl restart mock-qbittorrent.service")
+        server.wait_for_unit("mock-qbittorrent.service")
+        server.wait_for_open_port(8080)
+
+        # qBittorrent restarted - alt_speed is now False (default)
+        # The monitor should detect this and re-apply throttling
+        time.sleep(3)  # Give monitor time to detect and re-apply
+        assert is_throttled(), "Monitor should re-apply throttling after qBittorrent restart"
+
+        # Stop playback to clean up
+        playback_stop = {
+            "ItemId": movie_id,
+            "MediaSourceId": media_source_id,
+            "PlaySessionId": "test-play-session-restart-1",
+            "PositionTicks": 50000000,
+        }
+        stop_cmd = f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Sessions/Playing/Stopped' -d '{json.dumps(playback_stop)}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}, Token={client_token}'"
+        client.succeed(stop_cmd)
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+    with subtest("qBittorrent restart during unthrottled state stays unthrottled"):
+        # Verify we're unthrottled (no active streams)
+        assert not is_throttled(), "Should be unthrottled before test"
+
+        # Restart mock-qbittorrent
+        server.succeed("systemctl restart mock-qbittorrent.service")
+        server.wait_for_unit("mock-qbittorrent.service")
+        server.wait_for_open_port(8080)
+
+        # Give monitor time to check state
+        time.sleep(3)
+        assert not is_throttled(), "Should remain unthrottled after qBittorrent restart with no streams"
+
+    with subtest("Jellyfin restart during throttled state maintains throttling"):
+        # Start external playback to trigger throttling
+        playback_start = {
+            "ItemId": movie_id,
+            "MediaSourceId": media_source_id,
+            "PlaySessionId": "test-play-session-restart-2",
+            "CanSeek": True,
+            "IsPaused": False,
+        }
+        start_cmd = f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Sessions/Playing' -d '{json.dumps(playback_start)}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}, Token={client_token}'"
+        client.succeed(start_cmd)
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert is_throttled(), "Should be throttled before Jellyfin restart"
+
+        # Restart Jellyfin
+        server.succeed("systemctl restart jellyfin.service")
+        server.wait_for_unit("jellyfin.service")
+        server.wait_for_open_port(8096)
+        server.wait_until_succeeds("curl -sf http://localhost:8096/health | grep -q Healthy", timeout=60)
+
+        # During Jellyfin restart, monitor can't reach Jellyfin
+        # After restart, sessions are cleared - monitor should eventually unthrottle
+        # But during the unavailability window, throttling should be maintained (fail-safe)
+        time.sleep(3)
+
+        # Re-authenticate (old token invalid after restart)
+        client_auth_result = json.loads(client.succeed(
+            f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Users/AuthenticateByName' -d '@${payloads.auth}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}'"
+        ))
+        client_token = client_auth_result["AccessToken"]
+
+        # No active streams after Jellyfin restart, should eventually unthrottle
+        time.sleep(3)
+        assert not is_throttled(), "Should unthrottle after Jellyfin restart clears sessions"
+
+    with subtest("Monitor recovers after Jellyfin temporary unavailability"):
+        # Re-authenticate with fresh token
+        client_auth_result = json.loads(client.succeed(
+            f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Users/AuthenticateByName' -d '@${payloads.auth}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}'"
+        ))
+        client_token = client_auth_result["AccessToken"]
+
+        # Start playback
+        playback_start = {
+            "ItemId": movie_id,
+            "MediaSourceId": media_source_id,
+            "PlaySessionId": "test-play-session-restart-3",
+            "CanSeek": True,
+            "IsPaused": False,
+        }
+        start_cmd = f"curl -sf -X POST 'http://{server_ip}:8096/Sessions/Playing' -d '{json.dumps(playback_start)}' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -H 'X-Emby-Authorization:{client_auth}, Token={client_token}'"
+        client.succeed(start_cmd)
+        time.sleep(2)
+        assert is_throttled(), "Should be throttled"
+
+        # Stop Jellyfin briefly (simulating temporary unavailability)
+        server.succeed("systemctl stop jellyfin.service")
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        # During unavailability, throttle state should be maintained (fail-safe)
+        assert is_throttled(), "Should maintain throttle during Jellyfin unavailability"
+
+        # Bring Jellyfin back
+        server.succeed("systemctl start jellyfin.service")
+        server.wait_for_unit("jellyfin.service")
+        server.wait_for_open_port(8096)
+        server.wait_until_succeeds("curl -sf http://localhost:8096/health | grep -q Healthy", timeout=60)
+
+        # After Jellyfin comes back, sessions are gone - should unthrottle
+        time.sleep(3)
+        assert not is_throttled(), "Should unthrottle after Jellyfin returns with no sessions"
   '';
 }