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Problem

The AAC-256 output is back because the iPhone (Amperfy, AirPods, CarPlay) plays through it. The 0.6.0 encoder copied the source's layout into AAC as is, so a 96 kHz FLAC became 96 kHz AAC and a 5.1 FLAC became 6-channel AAC, neither of which portable players handle well. On top of that: Dependabot has three open urllib3 alerts on uv.lock, the repo carried 37 ruff findings and 15 unformatted files, and an Ogg transcoded into a lossy output as X.mp3 blocked a later X.flac from ever being encoded there.

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  1. style: runs ruff format over src and tests and applies the mechanical fixes: unused imports, import order, an explicit check=False, logger.exception, one merged if, and Path.read_text in two tests. There is no behaviour change; the suite passed right after it. 23 findings are left (20 BLE001 blind except Exception, 3 S110 try/except/pass). Narrowing those changes which errors stop the watcher, so that's a decision for later, not a style fix.
  2. fix(deps): adds urllib3>=2.8.0 to the project dependencies, because the image installs from pyproject.toml. uv.lock now resolves 2.8.0. This covers GHSA-vxq7-64xx-v4gw, GHSA-8988-9cw3-xx77 and GHSA-gh4c-6fx4-qh6g.
  3. feat: adds per-output channels and max_sample_rate. An aac output defaults to channels: 2 and max_sample_rate: 48000; every other codec has no limit unless it sets one, and 0 turns a limit off. More than two channels get -ac 2. 88.2 and 176.4 kHz drop to 44.1 kHz, 96 and 192 kHz to 48 kHz. Nothing is upsampled or upmixed. mutagen probes the source only when the output has a limit, so ALAC commands are byte-for-byte the same. The version is now 0.6.1.
  4. fix: adds .atw-manifest.json in each output folder, mapping each output file to its source (path, size, mtime) and how it was made (encode, copy or transcode). When a lossless source finds its output was made from a lossy source, it re-encodes it. A missing or unreadable manifest means "unknown" and behaves exactly as before. The orphan pass drops rows whose file is gone. Writes are batched: at most every 5 s, plus once at the end of each sync.
  5. Review fixes: a lossy AAC source that exceeds the limits is transcoded rather than copied. A 44.1 kHz-family rate falls back to the cap when its family has no rate under it. A manifest row records the output's size and mtime, and a file changed since it was written is never replaced on the row's word.

Existing AAC files are not rebuilt by the upgrade. The CHANGELOG says so and gives a one-line command that deletes only the AAC files above 48 kHz or 2 channels, so the next periodic sync re-encodes them. I ran that command on sample files: a 96 kHz file, a 5.1 file and a file with an apostrophe in a subfolder were removed, and a 44.1 kHz stereo file was kept.

Testing

  • CI ran in python:3.14-slim with FFmpeg 7.1.5: 418 passed, 0 skipped, 97% coverage. Codecov patch is 100% and project 96.27%. Locally, before the review fixes, it was 409 passed, with manifest.py at 100%.
  • The real-file tests use ffmpeg 9 locally and 7.1 in CI:
    • a 96 kHz FLAC through the AAC encode comes out at 48 kHz;
    • a 5.1 FLAC comes out as 2 channels;
    • a 96 kHz 5.1 FLAC through ALAC stays 96 kHz and 6 channels.
  • Every new test failed against a deliberate break, about 30 mutations, run with bytecode caching off. One break first passed (the halving step when the cap is below 44.1 or 48 kHz), so I added two rate cases for it.
  • Ruff: ruff check src tests is down from 37 findings to 23 (the 20 BLE001 and 3 S110 above), and ruff format --check is clean on all 19 files.

…change

ruff format on every file under src and tests, unused imports removed,
the sync import block sorted, an explicit check=False on the ffmpeg
subprocess call, logger.exception for the lyrics write failure (same
level and traceback as before), one nested if merged, and two test
reads through Path.read_text. The 20 blind `except Exception` and the 3
try/except/pass findings are left as they are: narrowing them changes
which errors stop the watcher, which is a behaviour decision.
Dependabot flags urllib3 < 2.8.0 in uv.lock (GHSA-vxq7-64xx-v4gw, GHSA-8988-9cw3-xx77, GHSA-gh4c-6fx4-qh6g). It is transitive through syncedlyrics and requests, and the image installs from pyproject.toml, so the floor goes into the project dependencies and the lock moves to 2.8.0.
…ay (0.6.1)

Outputs gain channels and max_sample_rate. An aac output defaults to
channels: 2 and max_sample_rate: 48000: more than two channels are
downmixed with -ac 2, 88.2 and 176.4 kHz drop to 44.1 kHz, 96 and 192
kHz to 48 kHz, and nothing is upsampled or upmixed. Other codecs have
no limit unless they set one; 0 turns a limit off. The source is probed
with mutagen only when the output has a limit, so ALAC commands are
unchanged.

Existing AAC files are not rebuilt; the changelog says how to rebuild
just the hi-res and multichannel ones.
An Ogg transcoded into an MP3 output as X.mp3 blocked the later X.flac
from being encoded there, because nothing could tell that file from a
finished FLAC encode. Each output folder now keeps .atw-manifest.json,
mapping each output file to its source (path, size, mtime) and kind
(encode, copy, transcode). When a lossless source finds its output
already made from a lossy source, it re-encodes it. A missing or
unreadable manifest means unknown and behaves as before; the orphan
pass drops rows whose file is gone; writes are batched (at most every
5 s, and at the end of each sync).
@GeiserX GeiserX changed the title feat: stereo 48 kHz AAC for the iPhone, plus urllib3 and provenance fixes feat: stereo, 48 kHz AAC for phones, CarPlay and AirPods (0.6.1) Oct 4, 2026
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Version 0.6.1 adds per-output channel and sample-rate limits, plus provenance manifests used during synchronization and cleanup. The update includes tests and documentation for these changes, updates the project version and dependency metadata, and refreshes container image examples.

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Audio output limits and provenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure and apply audio output limits
src/audio_transcode_watcher/config.py, src/audio_transcode_watcher/encoder.py, tests/test_config.py, tests/test_encoder.py, config.example.yaml, docs/configuration.md, docs/ROADMAP.md, CHANGELOG.md
AAC defaults to 2 channels and 48,000 Hz. Output settings can override or disable the limits. FFmpeg uses source audio properties to apply limits without upsampling. Tests and documentation cover validation and output shapes.
Track output provenance during synchronization
src/audio_transcode_watcher/manifest.py, src/audio_transcode_watcher/sync.py, tests/test_manifest.py, tests/test_sync.py, docs/configuration.md, docs/how-it-works.md, CHANGELOG.md
A per-output manifest records source details and processing kind. Synchronization records successful copies and encodes, replaces qualifying lossy-derived outputs when a lossless source arrives, and removes stale manifest rows.
Update release metadata and supporting checks
pyproject.toml, src/audio_transcode_watcher/__init__.py, README.md, docs/getting-started.md, docs/ROADMAP.md, CHANGELOG.md, src/audio_transcode_watcher/{lyrics,main,utils,watcher}.py, tests/*
Project and package versions and container examples change to 0.6.1. Dependency metadata adds urllib3>=2.8.0. Other edits reformat existing code and tests or change test-file reading without changing their stated expectations.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2fda3

AAC sources that already exceed the stereo or 48 kHz limits can still be copied unchanged into the iPhone output, so the main feature of this release does not apply to them. An output edited after it was first created can also be overwritten when a lossless source with the same name arrives. Fix both before merging.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 2fda3

Output replacement now depends on saved provenance. Atomic publication limits partial-file exposure, and configuration authority remains unchanged. Provenance freshness, shared-folder permissions, and multiple-writer operation remain partly unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — Within the reviewed replacement path, eligibility applies to destinations derived from the selected source and configured output roots. A same-name lossless source can affect multiple configured outputs, but manifest source fields are not used to select arbitrary replacement targets. Deployment privileges and exposure beyond those roots remain unverified.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The new numeric limits use the existing configuration-loading authority and validation path. FFmpeg receives an argument list without shell evaluation. Absent provenance disables the new overwrite exception, while same-name lossless replacement is explicitly documented as intended behavior.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Successful destination publication precedes provenance recording. The encoder cleans failed temporary outputs, and failed manifest writes retain dirty state for retry. Manifest operations serialize within one process, but the fixed manifest temporary path and process-local lock do not establish cross-process coordination.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Document output-root ownership and whether multiple instances may share a root. If shared or externally modified outputs are supported, bind replacement provenance to the current destination generation, invalidate it on deletion, and provide writer coordination and symlink-resistant temporary-file creation.
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- Around line 185-187: Update the rate-selection loop so its returned rate never
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…t manifest rows only for unchanged files

From the CodeRabbit review of this branch: a lossy AAC source above the
aac output's channel or rate limit is transcoded instead of copied; a
44.1 kHz-family source under a cap below 11.025 kHz falls back to the
cap instead of exceeding it; and a manifest row records the output's
size and mtime, so a file changed since it was written is never
replaced on the row's word.
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