Fix #23: Some Plex servers refusing to return all metadata for section in one call

dist/plex-meets-homeassistant.js

@@ -18718,15 +18718,48 @@ class Plex {
             }
             return this.sections;
         };
+        this.getSectionData = async (sectionID) => {
+            const bulkItems = 50;
+            let url = this.authorizeURL(`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${sectionID}/all`);
+            url += `&sort=${this.sort}`;
+            let result = {};
+            try {
+                result = await axios.get(url, {
+                    timeout: this.requestTimeout
+                });
+            }
+            catch (err) {
+                // probably hitting limit of items to return, we need to request in parts
+                if (lodash.includes(err.message, 'Request failed with status code 500')) {
+                    url += `&X-Plex-Container-Start=0&X-Plex-Container-Size=${bulkItems}`;
+                    result = await axios.get(url, {
+                        timeout: this.requestTimeout
+                    });
+                    const { totalSize } = result.data.MediaContainer;
+                    let startOfItems = bulkItems;
+                    const sectionsRequests = [];
+                    while (startOfItems < totalSize) {
+                        sectionsRequests.push(axios.get(this.authorizeURL(`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${sectionID}/all?sort=${this.sort}&X-Plex-Container-Start=${startOfItems}&X-Plex-Container-Size=${bulkItems}`), {
+                            timeout: this.requestTimeout
+                        }));
+                        startOfItems += bulkItems;
+                    }
+                    const allResults = await Promise.all(sectionsRequests);
+                    lodash.forEach(allResults, multiResult => {
+                        result.data.MediaContainer.Metadata = lodash.concat(result.data.MediaContainer.Metadata, multiResult.data.MediaContainer.Metadata);
+                    });
+                }
+                else {
+                    throw err;
+                }
+            }
+            return result;
+        };
         this.getSectionsData = async () => {
             const sections = await this.getSections();
             const sectionsRequests = [];
             lodash.forEach(sections, section => {
-                let url = this.authorizeURL(`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${section.key}/all`);
+                sectionsRequests.push(this.getSectionData(section.key));
-                url += `&sort=${this.sort}`;
-                sectionsRequests.push(axios.get(url, {
-                    timeout: this.requestTimeout
-                }));
             });
             return this.exportSectionsData(await Promise.all(sectionsRequests));
         };

src/modules/Plex.ts

@@ -85,17 +85,59 @@ class Plex {
 		return this.sections;
 	};
 
+	getSectionData = async (sectionID: number): Promise<any> => {
+		const bulkItems = 50;
+		let url = this.authorizeURL(`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${sectionID}/all`);
+		url += `&sort=${this.sort}`;
+		let result: Record<string, any> = {};
+		try {
+			result = await axios.get(url, {
+				timeout: this.requestTimeout
+			});
+		} catch (err) {
+			// probably hitting limit of items to return, we need to request in parts
+			if (_.includes(err.message, 'Request failed with status code 500')) {
+				url += `&X-Plex-Container-Start=0&X-Plex-Container-Size=${bulkItems}`;
+				result = await axios.get(url, {
+					timeout: this.requestTimeout
+				});
+				const { totalSize } = result.data.MediaContainer;
+				let startOfItems = bulkItems;
+				const sectionsRequests: Array<Promise<any>> = [];
+				while (startOfItems < totalSize) {
+					sectionsRequests.push(
+						axios.get(
+							this.authorizeURL(
+								`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${sectionID}/all?sort=${
+									this.sort
+								}&X-Plex-Container-Start=${startOfItems}&X-Plex-Container-Size=${bulkItems}`
+							),
+							{
+								timeout: this.requestTimeout
+							}
+						)
+					);
+					startOfItems += bulkItems;
+				}
+				const allResults = await Promise.all(sectionsRequests);
+				_.forEach(allResults, multiResult => {
+					result.data.MediaContainer.Metadata = _.concat(
+						result.data.MediaContainer.Metadata,
+						multiResult.data.MediaContainer.Metadata
+					);
+				});
+			} else {
+				throw err;
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	};
+
 	getSectionsData = async (): Promise<any> => {
 		const sections = await this.getSections();
 		const sectionsRequests: Array<Promise<any>> = [];
 		_.forEach(sections, section => {
-			let url = this.authorizeURL(`${this.getBasicURL()}/library/sections/${section.key}/all`);
+			sectionsRequests.push(this.getSectionData(section.key));
-			url += `&sort=${this.sort}`;
-			sectionsRequests.push(
-				axios.get(url, {
-					timeout: this.requestTimeout
-				})
-			);
 		});
 		return this.exportSectionsData(await Promise.all(sectionsRequests));
 	};