Fixed track art

src/app/popup.rs

@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@ fn save_edit(
             if artists.is_empty() {
                 return Err("at least one artist is required".to_string());
             }
+            let cover_path = value("Cover path");
             let edit = TrackEdit {
                 title,
                 artists,
                 featured_artists: names("Featured"),
                 track_number: number("Track #")?,
                 disc_number: number("Disc #")?,
+                cover_path: (!cover_path.is_empty()).then_some(cover_path),
             };
             library.update_track(id, &edit)
         }

src/app/update.rs

@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ fn track_edit_popup(track: &TrackItem) -> super::state::Popup {
                 "Disc #",
                 track.disc_number.map(|n| n.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
             ),
+            EditField::new("Cover path", track.cover_path.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
         ],
         focus: 0,
         error: None,

src/federation/audio.rs

@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ struct AudioResponseHeader {
     cover_size: u64,
     #[serde(default)]
     cover_mime: String,
+    /// Size of the main artist's image segment, sent after the cover and
+    /// before the audio; 0 = none. Governed by the same `want_cover` flag.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    artist_image_size: u64,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    artist_image_mime: String,
 }
 
 /// Covers above this size are skipped rather than transferred.
@@ -198,6 +204,8 @@ pub struct Downloaded {
     pub metadata: Option<TrackMetadata>,
     /// Cover art (bytes, file extension) sent by the owner, if any.
     pub cover: Option<(Vec<u8>, &'static str)>,
+    /// The main artist's image (bytes, file extension), if any.
+    pub artist_image: Option<(Vec<u8>, &'static str)>,
 }
 
 /// Downloads a whole track (with metadata and cover art) from `owner` into
@@ -233,24 +241,31 @@ pub async fn download_track(
         );
     }
 
-    // The cover segment precedes the audio bytes and is read regardless of
-    // the cache state — it sits first in the stream.
-    let cover = if header.cover_size > 0 {
+    // The image segments precede the audio bytes and are read regardless of
+    // the cache state — they sit first in the stream.
+    let mut read_image = async |size: u64, mime: &str, what: &str| -> Result<Option<(Vec<u8>, &'static str)>> {
+        if size == 0 {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
         anyhow::ensure!(
-            header.cover_size <= MAX_COVER_BYTES,
-            "cover of {} bytes exceeds the {MAX_COVER_BYTES} byte limit",
-            header.cover_size
+            size <= MAX_COVER_BYTES,
+            "{what} of {size} bytes exceeds the {MAX_COVER_BYTES} byte limit"
         );
-        let mut bytes = vec![0u8; header.cover_size as usize];
+        let mut bytes = vec![0u8; size as usize];
         stream
             .recv
             .read_exact(&mut bytes)
             .await
-            .context("stream ended inside the cover segment")?;
-        Some((bytes, image_extension(&header.cover_mime)))
-    } else {
-        None
+            .with_context(|| format!("stream ended inside the {what} segment"))?;
+        Ok(Some((bytes, image_extension(mime))))
     };
+    let cover = read_image(header.cover_size, &header.cover_mime, "cover").await?;
+    let artist_image = read_image(
+        header.artist_image_size,
+        &header.artist_image_mime,
+        "artist image",
+    )
+    .await?;
 
     let extension = extension_for_mime(&header.mime_type);
     let path = dir.join(format!("{stem}.{extension}"));
@@ -264,6 +279,7 @@ pub async fn download_track(
             mime_type: header.mime_type,
             metadata: header.metadata,
             cover,
+            artist_image,
         });
     }
 
@@ -291,6 +307,7 @@ pub async fn download_track(
         mime_type: header.mime_type,
         metadata: header.metadata,
         cover,
+        artist_image,
     })
 }
 
@@ -319,6 +336,7 @@ struct Served {
     file_path: String,
     metadata: TrackMetadata,
     cover_path: Option<String>,
+    artist_image_path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Resolves the item to the audio file, metadata and cover.
@@ -356,8 +374,13 @@ fn resolve_for_serving(
         track_number: track.track_number,
         disc_number: track.disc_number,
     };
+    let artist_image_path = track
+        .artists
+        .first()
+        .and_then(|artist| library.artist_image(artist.id).ok().flatten());
     Ok(Some(Served {
         cover_path: track.cover_path.clone(),
+        artist_image_path,
         file_path: track.file_path,
         metadata,
     }))
@@ -417,11 +440,14 @@ async fn serve_one(mut stream: ByteStream, library: Arc<Library>, own: EndpointI
         file.seek(std::io::SeekFrom::Start(offset)).await?;
     }
 
-    // Cover art rides between the header and the audio, when asked for.
-    let cover = if request.want_cover {
-        load_cover(served.cover_path.as_deref()).await
+    // Images ride between the header and the audio, when asked for.
+    let (cover, artist_image) = if request.want_cover {
+        (
+            load_cover(served.cover_path.as_deref()).await,
+            load_cover(served.artist_image_path.as_deref()).await,
+        )
     } else {
-        None
+        (None, None)
     };
     write_line(
         &mut stream.send,
@@ -437,12 +463,22 @@ async fn serve_one(mut stream: ByteStream, library: Arc<Library>, own: EndpointI
                 .as_ref()
                 .map(|(_, mime)| mime.to_string())
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
+            artist_image_size: artist_image
+                .as_ref()
+                .map_or(0, |(bytes, _)| bytes.len() as u64),
+            artist_image_mime: artist_image
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|(_, mime)| mime.to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
         },
     )
     .await?;
     if let Some((bytes, _)) = &cover {
         stream.send.write_all(bytes).await?;
     }
+    if let Some((bytes, _)) = &artist_image {
+        stream.send.write_all(bytes).await?;
+    }
     tokio::io::copy(&mut file, &mut stream.send).await?;
     stream.send.finish()?;
     // Wait until the peer read everything (or gave up) before dropping the
@@ -475,6 +511,8 @@ async fn refuse(mut stream: ByteStream, message: String) -> Result<()> {
             metadata: None,
             cover_size: 0,
             cover_mime: String::new(),
+            artist_image_size: 0,
+            artist_image_mime: String::new(),
         },
     )
     .await?;

src/federation/mod.rs

@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ impl Federation {
             let import_path = downloaded.path.clone();
             let import_metadata = downloaded.metadata.clone();
             let import_cover = downloaded.cover.clone();
+            let artist_image = downloaded.artist_image.clone();
             let imported = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<Option<TrackItem>> {
                 let mut import = crate::library::import::read_file(&import_path)?;
                 // The owner's database is more authoritative than whatever
@@ -508,6 +509,14 @@ impl Federation {
                     import.cover = import_cover;
                 }
                 let (track_id, _) = crate::library::import::upsert_track(&library, &import)?;
+                // The owner's artist image fills the gap for a freshly
+                // created (or still image-less) main artist.
+                if let (Some((bytes, extension)), Some(artist_name)) =
+                    (&artist_image, import.artists.first())
+                    && let Err(err) = save_artist_image(&library, artist_name, bytes, extension)
+                {
+                    tracing::warn!(%err, "saving the artist image failed");
+                }
                 Ok(library.tracks_by_ids(&[track_id])?.into_iter().next())
             })
             .await?;
@@ -550,6 +559,28 @@ impl Federation {
     }
 }
 
+/// Writes a received artist image into the covers directory and attaches it
+/// to the artist unless one is already set.
+fn save_artist_image(
+    library: &Library,
+    artist_name: &str,
+    bytes: &[u8],
+    extension: &str,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let covers_dir = library.covers_dir();
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(covers_dir)?;
+    let path = covers_dir.join(format!(
+        "artist-{}.{extension}",
+        sanitize_file_stem(artist_name)
+    ));
+    // Write only if the artist actually lacks an image, to avoid litter.
+    if library.artist_image_missing(artist_name)? {
+        std::fs::write(&path, bytes)?;
+        library.set_artist_image_if_missing(artist_name, &path.to_string_lossy())?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Overlays the peer-supplied metadata onto tag-derived import data. Every
 /// non-empty peer field wins; file tags only fill the gaps.
 fn apply_remote_metadata(import: &mut crate::library::import::TrackImport, meta: &TrackMetadata) {

src/library/mod.rs

@@ -663,6 +663,13 @@ impl Library {
             "UPDATE tracks SET title = ?2, track_number = ?3, disc_number = ?4 WHERE id = ?1",
             params![id, edit.title, edit.track_number, edit.disc_number],
         )?;
+        // The cover is a release attribute; editing it from a track updates
+        // the release cover (what every view shows for this track).
+        tx.execute(
+            "UPDATE releases SET cover_path = ?2
+             WHERE id = (SELECT release_id FROM tracks WHERE id = ?1)",
+            params![id, edit.cover_path],
+        )?;
         tx.execute("DELETE FROM track_artists WHERE track_id = ?1", [id])?;
         link_track_artists(&tx, id, &edit.artists, "main")?;
         link_track_artists(&tx, id, &edit.featured_artists, "featured")?;
@@ -712,6 +719,44 @@ impl Library {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Image of one artist, for the federation metadata exchange.
+    pub fn artist_image(&self, artist_id: i64) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+        let conn = self.lock();
+        Ok(conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT image_path FROM artists WHERE id = ?1",
+                [artist_id],
+                |row| row.get(0),
+            )
+            .optional()?
+            .flatten())
+    }
+
+    /// `true` when the artist exists and has no image yet.
+    pub fn artist_image_missing(&self, name: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let conn = self.lock();
+        let missing: Option<bool> = conn
+            .query_row(
+                "SELECT image_path IS NULL FROM artists WHERE name = ?1 COLLATE NOCASE",
+                [name],
+                |row| row.get(0),
+            )
+            .optional()?;
+        Ok(missing.unwrap_or(false))
+    }
+
+    /// Sets an artist's image (matched by name) unless one is already set.
+    /// Returns whether the image was applied.
+    pub fn set_artist_image_if_missing(&self, name: &str, image_path: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let conn = self.lock();
+        let changed = conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE artists SET image_path = ?2
+             WHERE name = ?1 COLLATE NOCASE AND image_path IS NULL",
+            params![name, image_path],
+        )?;
+        Ok(changed > 0)
+    }
+
     pub fn delete_track(&self, id: i64) -> Result<()> {
         let mut conn = self.lock();
         let tx = conn.transaction()?;
@@ -976,6 +1021,7 @@ mod tests {
                 featured_artists: vec!["Guest".into()],
                 track_number: Some(2),
                 disc_number: None,
+                cover_path: None,
             },
         )
         .unwrap();

src/library/models.rs

@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ pub struct TrackEdit {
     pub featured_artists: Vec<String>,
     pub track_number: Option<i32>,
     pub disc_number: Option<i32>,
+    /// Cover image path; the cover lives on the track's release (the same
+    /// image every view shows for the track). None clears it.
+    pub cover_path: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]