Stop forcing watchlist ani-cli result indexes

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.45.4 - 2026-05-25
+
+- Fixed watchlist-triggered downloads to stop forcing `ani-cli` search result indexes from the web API result order; explicit search-page selections still keep their chosen result, but watchlist and auto-download jobs now avoid bad `-S` mismatches when `ani-cli` resolves the title differently.
+
 ## 0.45.3 - 2026-05-25
 
 - Improved queue failure handling for no-op `ani-cli` runs: when the command exits successfully but downloads no files, the job now fails with a clear message explaining that nothing was downloaded and the empty staging folder is cleaned up.

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Small local web UI for a system-wide `ani-cli` install.
 
-Current version: `0.45.3`
+Current version: `0.45.4`
 
 ## Project Layout
 
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ Webhook details:
 - Jellyfin handoff notifications fire when a finished library is moved successfully and also on actionable move failures such as missing targets or move errors.
 - Watchlist entries only move to `Finished` automatically when the downloaded mode itself is complete, and Jellyfin handoff for TV entries follows that same mode-aware completion rule.
 - Queue jobs that exit successfully but produce no downloaded files are marked as failed with a clearer explanation instead of looking like a generic rename problem.
+- Watchlist-driven downloads no longer force `ani-cli -S <index>` from API search ordering, which avoids bad result mismatches when `ani-cli`’s own search order differs from the web app’s result list.
 
 ### Watchlist
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.45.3
+0.45.4

app.py

@@ -2326,7 +2326,6 @@ def download_watchlist_item(show_id, mode):
         "media_type": item.get("media_type") or "tv",
         "season": item.get("auto_download_series") or "1",
         "episode_offset": item.get("auto_download_offset"),
-        "index": match.get("index", 1),
         "mode": normalized_mode,
         "quality": runtime["config"]["quality"],
         "episodes": episode_spec,
@@ -2395,7 +2394,6 @@ def queue_watchlist_auto_download(item, refresh_source="manual"):
                 "media_type": item.get("media_type") or "tv",
                 "season": series,
                 "episode_offset": episode_offset,
-                "index": match.get("index", 1),
                 "mode": mode,
                 "quality": quality,
                 "episodes": episode_spec,

app_support.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 PROJECT_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 ANI_CLI = os.environ.get("ANI_CLI_BIN") or shutil.which("ani-cli") or "ani-cli"
 APP_NAME = "ani-cli-web"
-VERSION = "0.45.3"
+VERSION = "0.45.4"
 ALLANIME_BASE = "allanime.day"
 ALLANIME_API = f"https://api.{ALLANIME_BASE}"
 ALLANIME_REFERER = "https://allmanga.to"
@@ -941,8 +941,12 @@ def build_job(payload, config):
     anime_name = sanitize_path_component(payload.get("anime_name") or title)
     if not query:
         raise ValueError("Missing search query")
+    raw_index = payload.get("index")
+    if raw_index in (None, ""):
+        index = None
+    else:
         try:
-        index = int(payload.get("index", 1))
+            index = int(raw_index)
         except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
             raise ValueError("Invalid result index") from exc
         if index < 1:
@@ -990,9 +994,9 @@ def command_for_job(job):
         job["quality"],
         "-e",
         job["episodes"],
-        "-S",
-        str(job["result_index"]),
     ]
+    if job.get("result_index"):
+        command.extend(["-S", str(job["result_index"])])
     if job["mode"] == "dub":
         command.append("--dub")
     command.append(job["query"])

test_app.py

@@ -1279,6 +1279,22 @@ class WatchlistCompletionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(prepared["show_id"], "show-42")
         self.assertEqual(prepared["title"], "Queue Show Season 2")
 
+    def test_command_for_job_omits_result_switch_when_result_index_missing(self):
+        job = APP.app_support.build_job(
+            {
+                "query": "Queue Show",
+                "title": "Queue Show",
+                "mode": "dub",
+                "quality": "best",
+                "episodes": "1-10",
+                "download_dir": "/tmp/example",
+                "season": "1",
+            },
+            {"mode": "sub", "quality": "best", "download_dir": "/tmp/example"},
+        )
+
+        self.assertNotIn("-S", APP.app_support.command_for_job(job))
+
     def test_download_watchlist_item_queues_full_episode_range_for_selected_mode(self):
         item = {
             "show_id": "show-42",
@@ -1306,7 +1322,6 @@ class WatchlistCompletionTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "media_type": "movie",
                 "season": "4",
                 "episode_offset": None,
-                "index": 3,
                 "mode": "dub",
                 "quality": "best",
                 "episodes": "1-12",
@@ -1990,7 +2005,6 @@ class AutoDownloadQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "media_type": "tv",
                 "season": "3",
                 "episode_offset": "13",
-                "index": 2,
                 "mode": "dub",
                 "quality": "best",
                 "episodes": "12",
@@ -2045,7 +2059,6 @@ class AutoDownloadQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "media_type": "tv",
                 "season": "1",
                 "episode_offset": None,
-                "index": 1,
                 "mode": "dub",
                 "quality": "best",
                 "episodes": "1-3",
@@ -2099,7 +2112,6 @@ class AutoDownloadQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "media_type": "tv",
                 "season": "2",
                 "episode_offset": "13",
-                "index": 1,
                 "mode": "dub",
                 "quality": "best",
                 "episodes": "1-2",