# Typed Scheduler and qBittorrent Polling Implementation Plan > This plan implements the approved design in `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-14-scheduled-actions-design.md`. **Goal:** Move qBittorrent speed collection into a backend-owned typed scheduler while adding per-service controls, run history, stale-data status, and a manual run action. **Scope:** qBittorrent speed polling only. The scheduler registry is extensible, but arbitrary widgets, SSH tasks, and other integrations remain out of scope. ## Delivery slices ### Slice 1 — Contracts and persistence - [ ] Add validated qBittorrent config fields to `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/integrations/qbittorrent.py`: - `polling_enabled` default `true`; - `poll_interval_seconds` default `15`, range `5..300`; - `sample_retention_seconds` default `1800`, range `60..86400`; - `sample_max_rows` default `1200`, range `60..1200`. - [ ] Add migration/default normalization tests for existing qBittorrent records. - [ ] Extend `QbittorrentSampleStore` to prune by retention timestamp and capped row count. - [ ] Add a generic scheduler storage concern with run records, indexes, pruning, and cascade deletion by service ID. - [ ] Add typed backend models for scheduler status, run records, samples, and manual-run responses. **Acceptance:** Existing service records validate without edits; qBittorrent samples remain isolated by service; scheduler records cannot contain secrets; deletion removes service-owned samples and runs. ### Slice 2 — Typed scheduler core - [ ] Create a scheduler action protocol and registry. - [ ] Implement a single-worker, lifespan-managed scheduler coordinator with responsive stop behavior. - [ ] Add qBittorrent speed sampling as the first registered action. - [ ] Extract external polling from `QbittorrentWidgetSource` into a reusable sampler/action helper. - [ ] Implement immediate startup execution with deterministic staggering. - [ ] Implement fixed-delay, no-overlap execution and bounded exponential backoff. - [ ] Reconcile enabled services/config changes on each cycle. - [ ] Add safe structured logs and Prometheus metrics. - [ ] Start/stop the scheduler in `main.py` alongside the existing mail queue and backup poller. **Acceptance:** With no frontend open, enabled qBittorrent services append samples; one slow service cannot create overlapping runs or a backlog; shutdown joins the worker; a successful manual or scheduled run resets backoff. ### Slice 3 — Read-only APIs - [ ] Add `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/routers/scheduler.py`. - [ ] Add status, paginated runs, manual-run, and read-only samples endpoints. - [ ] Keep service configuration writes on the existing service-instance API. - [ ] Change the qBittorrent speed widget adapter to read samples only. - [ ] Add stale-data calculation and safe error truncation. - [ ] Add API tests for disabled/missing services, stale data, pagination, manual runs, backoff, and authentication. **Acceptance:** Opening or refreshing a speed widget never contacts qBittorrent and never appends a sample; API responses expose timestamps and status but no credentials. ### Slice 4 — Frontend controls and history - [ ] Add scheduler TypeScript types, API functions, and React Query hooks. - [ ] Add qBittorrent schedule controls to the existing schema-driven service editor. - [ ] Add status/backoff/stale-data presentation and a `Run now` action. - [ ] Add user-selectable chart windows. - [ ] Add a paginated run-history table with safe error details. - [ ] Keep UI refreshes separate from sampler cadence. - [ ] Add frontend tests for validation, disabled state, stale warning, manual-run reset, chart-window selection, and run-history rendering. **Acceptance:** Operators can configure, inspect, and manually trigger qBittorrent polling from the service surface without opening the dashboard; the chart remains useful during outages and identifies stale data. ### Slice 5 — Documentation and operational verification - [ ] Update `docs/REQUIREMENTS.md` with scheduler requirements and the one-worker constraint. - [ ] Update deployment/runbook documentation with scheduler startup, shutdown, and replica guidance. - [ ] Add migration/recovery notes for sample and run-history retention. - [ ] Run backend tests, frontend tests, lint, and build. - [ ] Verify a headless collection scenario against a mocked qBittorrent service. - [ ] Verify project-map artifacts after files are added. ## Suggested file map ### Backend | File | Change | | --- | --- | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/integrations/qbittorrent.py` | Schedule config schema and defaults | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/services/qbittorrent_store.py` | Duration/cap pruning and sample queries | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/services/service_data.py` | Register scheduler run concern | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/services/scheduler.py` | Worker lifecycle, reconciliation, timing, backoff | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/services/scheduler_actions.py` | Typed registry and qBittorrent action | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/services/scheduler_store.py` | Run-record persistence and pruning | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/models/scheduler.py` | Response/request models | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/routers/scheduler.py` | Status, history, samples, manual-run API | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/widgets/sources.py` | Make qBittorrent speed reads side-effect free | | `backend/src/media_library_viewer_api/main.py` | Start/stop scheduler | | `backend/tests/test_scheduler.py` | Scheduler lifecycle/timing/backoff tests | | `backend/tests/test_scheduler_api.py` | Endpoint and auth tests | | `backend/tests/test_service_data.py` | Migration/cascade coverage | | `backend/tests/test_widgets.py` | Read-only qBittorrent widget coverage | ### Frontend | File | Change | | --- | --- | | `frontend/src/types/scheduler.ts` | Scheduler status/run/sample types | | `frontend/src/api/scheduler.ts` | Typed endpoint wrappers | | `frontend/src/hooks/useScheduler.ts` | Queries and manual-run mutation | | `frontend/src/pages/ServicesPage.tsx` | qBittorrent schedule controls/status surface | | `frontend/src/pages/ServicePage.tsx` or qBittorrent service tab | Status, chart window, history surface | | `frontend/src/widgets/QbittorrentSpeedWidget.tsx` | Read-only sample window and stale warning | | `frontend/src/integrations/registry.ts` | Schedule metadata/config exposure if needed | | `frontend/src/types/index.ts` | Shared exports | ## Risks and mitigations - **Duplicate polling:** widget adapter becomes read-only; only scheduler action calls qBittorrent. - **Multiple backend workers:** document and log the one-worker constraint; do not silently duplicate work. - **Unbounded storage:** prune by both duration and row cap; test pruning under rapid polling. - **Credential leakage:** reuse existing secret resolution and sanitize run errors/log fields. - **Scheduler shutdown races:** use a stop event, per-action lock, and bounded joins; test lifespan shutdown. - **Config changes during a run:** let the current run finish, then reconcile on the next cycle. - **Stale but useful data:** return samples plus explicit stale status rather than blanking the chart. ## Verification commands ```bash cd backend && PYTHONPATH=src pytest cd frontend && npm test cd frontend && npm run lint cd frontend && npm run build ``` Do not begin implementation until the final module names, retry cap/jitter, and chart-window response shape are confirmed during the implementation pass.