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[Bug]: File path parsing adding special character if author name has a period #298

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opened 2026-04-24 23:04:06 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:04:06 +02:00
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Originally created by @tabsnotspaces9 on GitHub (Apr 25, 2022).

Describe the issue

It looks like the parsing of the file path is adding special characters to the author's name on initial scan. A folder with the name "Rowling, J. K." will result in an author name of "J. Kf Rowling", where the f has an apostrophe. Changing the author folder to "J. K. Rowling" will result in the author name of "J. K.F Rowling" where again, the F will have an apostrophe.

File path ("J. K. Rowling"):
Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 22 40 AM

File path ("Rowling, J. K."):
Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 29 15 AM

Parsed author:
Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 22 23 AM

Author tag:
Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 27 18 AM

Current workaround is to not include the periods or just manually fix the metadata by editing the book.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Create path "J. K. Rowling/My Book Name/Book.m4b" and "Rowling, J. K./My Book Name/Book.m4b"
  2. Edit book metadata in audiobookshelf for "My Book Name". Author's name will have the special character

Audiobookshelf version

v2.0.3

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @tabsnotspaces9 on GitHub (Apr 25, 2022). ### Describe the issue It looks like the parsing of the file path is adding special characters to the author's name on initial scan. A folder with the name "Rowling, J. K." will result in an author name of "J. Kf Rowling", where the f has an apostrophe. Changing the author folder to "J. K. Rowling" will result in the author name of "J. K.F Rowling" where again, the F will have an apostrophe. File path ("J. K. Rowling"): <img width="657" alt="Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 22 40 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6473983/165131895-a5d1a47a-e494-4b18-8ac6-3dede8b0c8a5.png"> File path ("Rowling, J. K."): <img width="576" alt="Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 29 15 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6473983/165132847-73bd75b2-1be9-4b5a-910e-c824bec73ab7.png"> Parsed author: <img width="266" alt="Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 22 23 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6473983/165131889-8846e184-35ff-41a8-808b-ad0d8d3c40bb.png"> Author tag: <img width="421" alt="Screen Shot 2022-04-25 at 11 27 18 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6473983/165132407-14845084-159f-44fc-8866-b309eb6853df.png"> Current workaround is to not include the periods or just manually fix the metadata by editing the book. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Create path "J. K. Rowling/My Book Name/Book.m4b" and "Rowling, J. K./My Book Name/Book.m4b" 2. Edit book metadata in audiobookshelf for "My Book Name". Author's name will have the special character ### Audiobookshelf version v2.0.3 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
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adam commented 2026-04-24 23:04:07 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2022):

Is the directory you are mapping in docker from windows?

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2022): Is the directory you are mapping in docker from windows?
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:04:07 +02:00
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@apearce-nov commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2022):

Linux based Synology

@apearce-nov commented on GitHub (Jul 26, 2022): Linux based Synology
adam commented 2026-04-24 23:04:08 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2024):

I think this may have been fixed at some point, I'm not able to reproduce this bug using ABS server 2.11.0 with Synology DSM 7. The scanner had been rewritten around server 2.4.0-2.6.0, so may have been at that point?

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2024): I think this may have been fixed at some point, I'm not able to reproduce this bug using ABS server 2.11.0 with Synology DSM 7. The scanner had been rewritten around server 2.4.0-2.6.0, so may have been at that point?
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