.skip off musicbrainz

app.go

@@ -1041,10 +1041,17 @@ func (a *App) CheckAPIStatus(apiType string, apiURL string) bool {
 		return false, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		if apiType == "musicbrainz" {
+			backend.SetMusicBrainzStatusCheckResult(false)
+		}
 		fmt.Printf("CheckAPIStatus timeout/error for %s (%s): %v\n", apiType, apiURL, err)
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if apiType == "musicbrainz" {
+		backend.SetMusicBrainzStatusCheckResult(isOnline)
+	}
+
 	return isOnline
 }
 

backend/amazon.go

@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ func (a *AmazonDownloader) DownloadByURL(amazonURL, outputDir, quality, filename
 			}
 			res.ISRC = isrc
 			if isrc != "" {
+				if ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() {
+					fmt.Println("Skipping MusicBrainz metadata fetch because status check is offline.")
+				} else {
 					fmt.Println("Fetching MusicBrainz metadata...")
 					if fetchedMeta, err := FetchMusicBrainzMetadata(isrc, spotifyTrackName, spotifyArtistName, spotifyAlbumName, useSingleGenre, embedGenre); err == nil {
 						res.Metadata = fetchedMeta
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ func (a *AmazonDownloader) DownloadByURL(amazonURL, outputDir, quality, filename
 						fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to fetch MusicBrainz metadata: %v\n", err)
 					}
 				}
+			}
 			metaChan <- res
 		}()
 	} else {

backend/musicbrainz.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	musicBrainzRequestRetryWait      = 3 * time.Second
 	musicBrainzMinRequestInterval    = 1100 * time.Millisecond
 	musicBrainzThrottleCooldownOn503 = 5 * time.Second
+	musicBrainzStatusCheckSkipWindow = 5 * time.Minute
 )
 
 type musicBrainzStatusError struct {
@@ -46,8 +47,35 @@ var (
 	musicBrainzThrottleMu  sync.Mutex
 	musicBrainzNextRequest time.Time
 	musicBrainzBlockedTill time.Time
+
+	musicBrainzStatusMu          sync.RWMutex
+	musicBrainzLastCheckedAt     time.Time
+	musicBrainzLastCheckedOnline bool
 )
 
+func SetMusicBrainzStatusCheckResult(online bool) {
+	musicBrainzStatusMu.Lock()
+	defer musicBrainzStatusMu.Unlock()
+
+	musicBrainzLastCheckedAt = time.Now()
+	musicBrainzLastCheckedOnline = online
+}
+
+func ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() bool {
+	musicBrainzStatusMu.RLock()
+	defer musicBrainzStatusMu.RUnlock()
+
+	if musicBrainzLastCheckedAt.IsZero() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if musicBrainzLastCheckedOnline {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return time.Since(musicBrainzLastCheckedAt) <= musicBrainzStatusCheckSkipWindow
+}
+
 type MusicBrainzRecordingResponse struct {
 	Recordings []struct {
 		ID       string `json:"id"`
@@ -216,6 +244,11 @@ func FetchMusicBrainzMetadata(isrc, title, artist, album string, useSingleGenre
 		return cached.(Metadata), nil
 	}
 
+	if ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() {
+		resultErr = fmt.Errorf("skipping MusicBrainz lookup because the latest status check reported offline")
+		return meta, resultErr
+	}
+
 	musicBrainzInflightMu.Lock()
 	if call, ok := musicBrainzInflight[cacheKey]; ok {
 		musicBrainzInflightMu.Unlock()

backend/qobuz.go

@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ func (q *QobuzDownloader) DownloadTrackWithISRC(isrc, outputDir, quality, filena
 	metaChan := make(chan Metadata, 1)
 	if embedGenre && isrc != "" {
 		go func() {
+			if ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() {
+				fmt.Println("Skipping MusicBrainz metadata fetch because status check is offline.")
+				metaChan <- Metadata{}
+			} else {
 				fmt.Println("Fetching MusicBrainz metadata...")
 				if fetchedMeta, err := FetchMusicBrainzMetadata(isrc, spotifyTrackName, spotifyArtistName, spotifyAlbumName, useSingleGenre, embedGenre); err == nil {
 					fmt.Println("✓ MusicBrainz metadata fetched")
@@ -416,6 +420,7 @@ func (q *QobuzDownloader) DownloadTrackWithISRC(isrc, outputDir, quality, filena
 					fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to fetch MusicBrainz metadata: %v\n", err)
 					metaChan <- Metadata{}
 				}
+			}
 		}()
 	} else {
 		close(metaChan)

backend/tidal.go

@@ -493,6 +493,9 @@ func (t *TidalDownloader) DownloadByURL(tidalURL, outputDir, quality, filenameFo
 			}
 			res.ISRC = isrc
 			if isrc != "" {
+				if ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() {
+					fmt.Println("Skipping MusicBrainz metadata fetch because status check is offline.")
+				} else {
 					fmt.Println("Fetching MusicBrainz metadata...")
 					if fetchedMeta, err := FetchMusicBrainzMetadata(isrc, trackTitle, artistName, albumTitle, useSingleGenre, embedGenre); err == nil {
 						res.Metadata = fetchedMeta
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@ func (t *TidalDownloader) DownloadByURL(tidalURL, outputDir, quality, filenameFo
 						fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to fetch MusicBrainz metadata: %v\n", err)
 					}
 				}
+			}
 			metaChan <- res
 		}()
 	} else {
@@ -657,6 +661,9 @@ func (t *TidalDownloader) DownloadByURLWithFallback(tidalURL, outputDir, quality
 			}
 			res.ISRC = isrc
 			if isrc != "" {
+				if ShouldSkipMusicBrainzMetadataFetch() {
+					fmt.Println("Skipping MusicBrainz metadata fetch because status check is offline.")
+				} else {
 					fmt.Println("Fetching MusicBrainz metadata...")
 					if fetchedMeta, err := FetchMusicBrainzMetadata(isrc, trackTitle, artistName, albumTitle, useSingleGenre, embedGenre); err == nil {
 						res.Metadata = fetchedMeta
@@ -665,6 +672,7 @@ func (t *TidalDownloader) DownloadByURLWithFallback(tidalURL, outputDir, quality
 						fmt.Printf("Warning: Failed to fetch MusicBrainz metadata: %v\n", err)
 					}
 				}
+			}
 			metaChan <- res
 		}()
 	} else {