fix(qbittorrent): recognize SID cookie from raw Set-Cookie header on login

qBittorrent (or its reverse proxy) was returning 204 No Content with an SID
cookie and no body on a successful login, but the client only treated the
response as success if body == "Ok." or the cookie was in the parsed
requests cookie jar (resp.cookies.get("SID")). In the reported case the
Set-Cookie header was present (set-cookie=yes) yet the jar was empty —
requests doesn't always populate the jar from such headers (proxy-set/oddly-
attributed cookies) — so a valid login was reported as "Unexpected response".
The user re-entering correct credentials never helped.

Detect a successful login from EITHER the parsed jar OR the raw Set-Cookie
header (cookie name == SID). qBittorrent only sets SID on a valid login, so
this remains authoritative. The diagnostic now lists the cookie names it saw
for future-proofing.

New regression test reproduces the exact 204 + Set-Cookie SID + empty jar
case. 387/387 backend tests pass; ruff clean.
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dir: backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/clients
## role
Collection of API and protocol client wrappers for external services (Jellyfin, Authentik, Jellyseerr, qBittorrent, SSH, local execution) with shared HTTP timeout configuration.
Provides external service integration clients for authenticating users and aggregating media, filesystem, and torrent data from APIs and remote/local hosts.
## parent
index: backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/.pi-map.index.md
map: backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/.pi-map.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dir: backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/clients
index: backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/clients/.pi-map.index.md
## role
Collection of API and protocol client wrappers for external services (Jellyfin, Authentik, Jellyseerr, qBittorrent, SSH, local execution) with shared HTTP timeout configuration.
Provides external service integration clients for authenticating users and aggregating media, filesystem, and torrent data from APIs and remote/local hosts.
## files
- __init__.py | Swaps the position of two tmux panes within a window or between windows | dep: tmux, sh
- authentik.py | API client wrapper for Authentik directory service providing paginated user browsing and search via REST API. | exp: class:AuthentikClient, method:__init__(self, base_url: str, api_token: str, timeout), call:base_url.rstrip, call:self.base_url.endswith, call:http_timeout, call:requests.Session, call:self.session.headers.update, raise:ValueError, method:get(self, path: str, **params: Any) → Any, call:params.items, call:logger.debug, call:sorted, call:clean_params.keys, call:self.session.get, call:response.raise_for_status, call:logger.warning, call:response.json, raise:requests.HTTPError, method:users(self, search, page, page_size) → dict[str, Any], call:self.get, call:isinstance, call:logger.warning, call:type, call:payload.get, call:int, call:pagination.get, call:logger.info, call:len | dep: logging, typing, requests, media_library_viewer_api.clients.http_timeout
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Collection of API and protocol client wrappers for external services (Jellyfin,
- jellyfin.py | Wraps the Jellyfin/Emby HTTP API to provide methods for fetching users, libraries, media items, playback sessions, and image URLs as plain Python dictionaries. | exp: class:JellyfinClient, method:__init__(self, base_url: str, api_key: str, timeout), call:base_url.rstrip, call:self.base_url.endswith, call:http_timeout, call:requests.Session, call:self.session.headers.update, raise:ValueError, method:get(self, path: str, **params: Any) → Any, call:params.items, call:logger.debug, call:sorted, call:clean_params.keys, call:self.session.get, call:response.raise_for_status, call:logger.warning, call:response.json, raise:requests.HTTPError, method:users(self) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:self.get, call:logger.info, call:len, method:resolve_user_id(self, identifier: str | None) → str, call:self.users, call:any, call:str, call:u.get, call:next, call:logger.info, call:logger.warning, raise:RuntimeError, method:libraries(self, user_id: str) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:self.get(f"/Users/{user_id}/Views").get, call:logger.info, call:len, method:items(self, user_id: str, parent_id, start_index, limit, search, include_item_types, recursive, sort_by, sort_order) → dict[str, Any], call:logger.debug, call:self.get, call:str(recursive).lower, method:item_count(self, user_id: str, include_item_types: str, parent_id) → int, call:self.get, call:int, call:response.get, call:logger.debug, method:media_counts(self, user_id: str) → dict[str, int], call:self.item_count, method:library_item_counts(self, user_id: str, libraries: list[dict[str, Any]]) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:lib.get, call:self.item_count, call:results.append, method:sessions(self, active_within_seconds) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:self.get, call:cast, call:isinstance, method:active_sessions(self, active_within_seconds) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:self.sessions, call:session.get, call:logger.info, call:len, method:image_url(self, item_id: str, image_type) → str | dep: logging, typing, requests, media_library_viewer_api.clients.http_timeout
- jellyseerr.py | HTTP API client wrapper for Jellyseerr to fetch user data and enrich Jellyfin user lists. | exp: class:JellyseerrClient, method:__init__(self, base_url: str, api_key: str, timeout), call:base_url.rstrip, call:self.base_url.endswith, call:http_timeout, call:requests.Session, call:self.session.headers.update, raise:ValueError, method:get(self, path: str, **params: Any) → Any, call:params.items, call:logger.debug, call:sorted, call:clean_params.keys, call:self.session.get, call:response.raise_for_status, call:logger.warning, call:response.json, raise:requests.HTTPError, method:absolute_url(self, path: str | None) → str, call:path.startswith, method:jellyfin_users(self) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:self.get, call:isinstance, call:logger.info, call:len, call:payload.get, method:users(self, page_size) → list[dict[str, Any]], call:max, call:int, call:self.get, call:isinstance, call:payload.get, call:results.extend, call:page_info.get, call:logger.debug, call:len, call:logger.info | dep: logging, typing, requests, media_library_viewer_api.clients.http_timeout
- local.py | Provides a local command execution client that mirrors remote SSH helpers to run POSIX shell commands, list directories, stat paths, and run ffprobe on the API host for built-in local monitoring. | exp: class:CommandResult, class:LocalCommandClient, method:__init__(self, timeout), method:run(self, command: str, timeout) → CommandResult, call:logger.debug, call:subprocess.run, call:CommandResult, call:logger.warning, call:result.stderr.strip, call:result.stdout.strip, method:list_dir(self, path: str) → CommandResult, call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, method:stat_path(self, path: str) → CommandResult, call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, method:ffprobe_json(self, path: str) → dict[str, object], call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, call:json.loads, raise:RuntimeError | dep: json, logging, posixpath, shlex, subprocess, dataclasses
- qbittorrent.py | Provides a minimal read-only qBittorrent Web API client that handles authentication and fetches torrent main data. | exp: class:QbittorrentClient, method:__init__(self, base_url: str, username: str, password: str, timeout) → None, call:base_url.rstrip, call:self.base_url.endswith, call:http_timeout, call:requests.Session, raise:ValueError, method:_login(self) → None, call:self._session.post, call:resp.raise_for_status, call:resp.text.strip, call:bool, call:resp.cookies.get, call:logger.info, call:resp.headers.get, raise:RuntimeError, method:_get(self, path: str, **params: Any) → dict[str, Any], call:self._login, call:self._session.get, call:logger.debug, call:resp.raise_for_status, call:resp.json, method:maindata(self) → dict[str, Any], call:self._get | dep: logging, typing, requests, media_library_viewer_api.clients.http_timeout
- qbittorrent.py | Provides a minimal, read-only qBittorrent Web API client that manages session authentication and fetches sync data. | exp: class:QbittorrentClient, method:__init__(self, base_url: str, username: str, password: str, timeout) → None, call:base_url.rstrip, call:self.base_url.endswith, call:http_timeout, call:requests.Session, raise:ValueError, method:_login(self) → None, call:self._session.post, call:resp.raise_for_status, call:resp.text.strip, call:resp.headers.get, call:set_cookie_hdr.split("=", 1)[0].strip().upper, call:bool, call:resp.cookies.get, call:logger.info, call:sorted, call:resp.cookies.keys, raise:RuntimeError, method:_get(self, path: str, **params: Any) → dict[str, Any], call:self._login, call:self._session.get, call:logger.debug, call:resp.raise_for_status, call:resp.json, method:maindata(self) → dict[str, Any], call:self._get | dep: logging, typing, requests, media_library_viewer_api.clients.http_timeout
- ssh.py | Provides an SSH client wrapper for remote filesystem inspection and media analysis using paramiko, with POSIX shell command execution and host key management. | exp: class:CommandResult, class:RemoteSSHClient, method:__init__(self, host: str, username: str, port, key_filename, private_key, private_key_passphrase, password, known_hosts_path, timeout), raise:ValueError, method:connect(self) → paramiko.SSHClient, call:paramiko.SSHClient, call:client.load_system_host_keys, call:Path, call:bool, call:has_known_host, call:known_hosts_file.is_file, call:client.load_host_keys, call:client.set_missing_host_key_policy, call:paramiko.RejectPolicy, call:paramiko.AutoAddPolicy, call:self._load_private_key, call:client.connect, call:str(exc).lower, call:known_hosts_file.parent.mkdir, call:client.save_host_keys, raise:RuntimeError, method:close(self) → None, call:self._client.close, method:run(self, command: str, timeout) → CommandResult, call:self.connect, call:shlex.quote, call:logger.debug, call:client.exec_command, call:stdout.channel.recv_exit_status, call:CommandResult, call:stdout.read().decode, call:stderr.read().decode, call:logger.warning, call:result.stderr.strip, call:result.stdout.strip, method:list_dir(self, path: str) → CommandResult, call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, call:logger.info, method:stat_path(self, path: str) → CommandResult, call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, call:logger.info, method:ffprobe_json(self, path: str) → dict[str, Any], call:shlex.quote, call:self.run, call:logger.info, call:json.loads, raise:RuntimeError | dep: json, logging, posixpath, shlex, dataclasses, io, pathlib, typing, paramiko, media_library_viewer_api.services.known_hosts
## arch
Adapter/wrapper pattern around third-party APIs and protocols, abstracting remote services into uniform Python dictionary-returning interfaces with decoupled timeout management via the requests library.
Thin wrapper pattern around `requests` and SSH/local execution, with each client class encapsulating connection management, authentication, and response normalization for a specific upstream service.
## tags
call:logger.info, error, call:logger.debug, call:self.get, client, init, timeout, call:logger.warning
## symbols
@@ -74,20 +74,25 @@ class QbittorrentClient:
)
resp.raise_for_status()
body = resp.text.strip()
# Some reverse proxies forward the SID cookie but mangle the text body;
# accept either success signal. Guard the cookie read behind an empty
# body so a mocked response never accidentally reads as success.
sid_ok = body == "" and bool(resp.cookies.get("SID"))
# qBittorrent signals a successful login with the body "Ok." and/or by
# setting a SID session cookie. Some setups (newer qBittorrent, or some
# reverse proxies) return 204 No Content with the SID cookie and no
# body. ``requests`` can also fail to populate the cookie jar for
# cookies with attributes it doesn't parse, so check the raw
# Set-Cookie header as well. qBittorrent only sets SID on a valid login.
set_cookie_hdr = resp.headers.get("Set-Cookie", "") or ""
first_cookie_name = set_cookie_hdr.split("=", 1)[0].strip().upper()
sid_ok = bool(resp.cookies.get("SID")) or first_cookie_name == "SID"
if body == "Ok." or sid_ok:
self._logged_in = True
logger.info("qBittorrent login successful for %s", self.base_url)
return
if body == "Fails.":
raise RuntimeError(f"qBittorrent login failed (HTTP {resp.status_code}): invalid username or password")
set_cookie = "yes" if resp.headers.get("Set-Cookie") else "no"
cookie_names = sorted(resp.cookies.keys()) or (["<unparsed>"] if set_cookie_hdr else [])
raise RuntimeError(
f"Unexpected response from qBittorrent login endpoint (HTTP {resp.status_code}, "
f"body={body!r}, set-cookie={set_cookie}). Expected the text 'Ok.' (or an SID cookie) "
f"body={body!r}, cookies={cookie_names}). Expected the text 'Ok.' or an SID cookie "
"from /api/v2/auth/login — this usually means base_url does not reach the qBittorrent "
"Web API (check the URL, path, and any reverse proxy in front of qBittorrent)."
)