feat(recommendation): rework Rediscover - track-derived eligibility + daily rotation + caps
test-go / test (push) Failing after 15s
test-go / integration (push) Failing after 2m16s

User request 2026-06-01: the previous Rediscover only fired on
explicit album/artist likes, so users who only liked at the track
level got an empty Rediscover row. Also no daily rotation - the
section never changed between data updates - and 25 items felt long
for the Home carousel.

SQL (internal/db/queries/recommendation.sql):
- ListRediscoverAlbumsForUser UNIONs the existing explicit album-like
  signal with a new track-derived path: an album qualifies if it has
  >=2 liked tracks where the earliest like is >30 days old.
- ListRediscoverArtistsForUser does the same with threshold 3 (artists
  span more releases, so the bar is higher to avoid one-hit-wonder
  affinities).
- Both ordering switched from longest-since-last-play to a daily-
  stable random hash md5(entity_id || user_id || current_date) so
  the row randomizes but stays consistent within a day.
- Fallback queries also switched to the daily-stable hash so the
  fallback rows don't reshuffle on every refresh.

Go (internal/recommendation/home.go):
- HomeRediscoverLimit dropped from 25 to 10 (carousel-sized).
- rediscoverInnerLimit (30) is the per-query cap; gives headroom so
  the Go-layer filters don't undershoot.
- applyRediscoverAlbumFilters does cross-section dedup vs Most Played
  (no point surfacing albums the user is actively spinning) plus a
  diversity cap of max 2 albums per artist (prevents one liked-but-
  forgotten artist dominating the row).
- applyRediscoverArtistFilters does cross-section dedup vs Most
  Played's artist set; no diversity cap needed (one row per artist).

Tests (internal/recommendation/home_integration_test.go):
- TrackDerived path: 2 liked tracks >30d old + no recent plays = album
  appears in Rediscover.
- Threshold guard: 1 liked track = album does NOT appear.
- Diversity cap: 4 explicit album-likes from same artist = 2 in output.
- Dedup vs MostPlayed: eligible album whose track is in MostPlayed
  gets filtered out.
- Existing FallbackWhenSparse test preserved (semantics unchanged for
  recent likes that miss the >30d primary filter).

Clients unchanged - they render whatever /api/home/index returns. No
parity-map row needed (this is a server-internal recommendation
change, not a layout divergence).
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commit 8b586c2e50
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@@ -18,9 +18,22 @@ import (
// Section size caps. SPA splits these into rows on the page.
const (
HomeRecentlyAddedLimit = 50
HomeRediscoverLimit = 25
HomeMostPlayedLimit = 75
HomeLastPlayedLimit = 25
// HomeRediscoverLimit is the OUTPUT count clients render. The SQL
// query asks for rediscoverInnerLimit so the Go layer has headroom
// to apply cross-section dedup (vs Most Played) and the diversity
// cap (max 2 albums per artist) without undershooting.
HomeRediscoverLimit = 10
HomeMostPlayedLimit = 75
HomeLastPlayedLimit = 25
// rediscoverInnerLimit is the per-query cap; 3x HomeRediscoverLimit
// gives enough slack that filtering rarely undershoots.
rediscoverInnerLimit = 30
// maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover prevents one liked-but-forgotten
// artist from dominating the row. Two is enough variety; higher
// reads as "this artist's discography" instead of "rediscover".
maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover = 2
)
// HomePayload is the composite returned by HomeData. All slices are
@@ -35,10 +48,13 @@ type HomePayload struct {
}
// HomeData runs five queries in parallel and assembles the payload.
// Rediscover sections fall back to a random sample of liked entities
// when the eligibility query returns fewer than HomeRediscoverLimit rows.
// Any single query error fails the whole call (predictable empty-or-full
// UX for the SPA — partial payloads are not a feature).
// Rediscover sections fan out to inner-limit results (track-derived +
// explicit-like eligibility, plus a daily-stable random fallback when
// the eligibility query is sparse), then the Go layer trims to
// HomeRediscoverLimit after applying cross-section dedup (vs Most
// Played) and the per-artist diversity cap. Any single query error
// fails the whole call (predictable empty-or-full UX for the SPA —
// partial payloads are not a feature).
func HomeData(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, userID pgtype.UUID) (*HomePayload, error) {
q := dbq.New(pool)
@@ -118,21 +134,106 @@ func HomeData(ctx context.Context, pool *pgxpool.Pool, userID pgtype.UUID) (*Hom
if firstErr != nil {
return nil, firstErr
}
// Cross-section dedup + diversity cap, applied after the parallel
// fan-out so the SQL stays simple and reusable. Both filters trim
// the rediscover lists down toward HomeRediscoverLimit.
out.RediscoverAlbums = applyRediscoverAlbumFilters(out.RediscoverAlbums, out.MostPlayedTracks)
out.RediscoverArtists = applyRediscoverArtistFilters(out.RediscoverArtists, out.MostPlayedTracks)
return out, nil
}
// mostPlayedAlbumIDs returns the set of album IDs whose tracks appear
// in the Most Played row. Used to dedup Rediscover so it doesn't list
// albums the user is actively spinning.
func mostPlayedAlbumIDs(rows []dbq.ListMostPlayedTracksForUserRow) map[pgtype.UUID]struct{} {
out := make(map[pgtype.UUID]struct{}, len(rows))
for _, r := range rows {
out[r.Track.AlbumID] = struct{}{}
}
return out
}
// mostPlayedArtistIDs returns the set of artist IDs whose tracks appear
// in the Most Played row.
func mostPlayedArtistIDs(rows []dbq.ListMostPlayedTracksForUserRow) map[pgtype.UUID]struct{} {
out := make(map[pgtype.UUID]struct{}, len(rows))
for _, r := range rows {
out[r.Track.ArtistID] = struct{}{}
}
return out
}
// applyRediscoverAlbumFilters trims the inner-limit query result down
// to HomeRediscoverLimit via:
// 1. Cross-section dedup vs Most Played (drop albums actively played).
// 2. Diversity cap: at most maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover per artist.
// 3. Final trim to HomeRediscoverLimit.
//
// Input order is preserved (daily-stable hash from the SQL), so the
// row stays stable for the day even after filtering.
func applyRediscoverAlbumFilters(
rows []dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserRow,
mostPlayed []dbq.ListMostPlayedTracksForUserRow,
) []dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserRow {
excludedAlbums := mostPlayedAlbumIDs(mostPlayed)
perArtist := make(map[pgtype.UUID]int, len(rows))
out := make([]dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserRow, 0, HomeRediscoverLimit)
for _, r := range rows {
if _, dup := excludedAlbums[r.Album.ID]; dup {
continue
}
if perArtist[r.Album.ArtistID] >= maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover {
continue
}
perArtist[r.Album.ArtistID]++
out = append(out, r)
if len(out) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
break
}
}
return out
}
// applyRediscoverArtistFilters trims the artist list via cross-section
// dedup vs Most Played, then truncates to HomeRediscoverLimit.
// No diversity cap needed (one row per artist by construction).
func applyRediscoverArtistFilters(
rows []dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserRow,
mostPlayed []dbq.ListMostPlayedTracksForUserRow,
) []dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserRow {
excludedArtists := mostPlayedArtistIDs(mostPlayed)
out := make([]dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserRow, 0, HomeRediscoverLimit)
for _, r := range rows {
if _, dup := excludedArtists[r.Artist.ID]; dup {
continue
}
out = append(out, r)
if len(out) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
break
}
}
return out
}
// loadRediscoverAlbums runs the primary eligibility query (track-
// derived + explicit album-likes UNION'd) and tops up with the
// fallback (random sample of any liked albums) if the primary returns
// fewer than rediscoverInnerLimit. Both use the same daily-stable
// hash ordering. The Go layer (applyRediscoverAlbumFilters) trims to
// HomeRediscoverLimit after cross-section dedup + diversity cap.
func loadRediscoverAlbums(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserRow, error) {
primary, err := q.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserParams{
UserID: userID, Limit: HomeRediscoverLimit,
UserID: userID, Limit: rediscoverInnerLimit,
})
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if len(primary) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
if len(primary) >= rediscoverInnerLimit {
return primary, nil
}
fallback, err := q.ListRediscoverAlbumsFallbackForUser(ctx, dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsFallbackForUserParams{
UserID: userID, Limit: HomeRediscoverLimit,
UserID: userID, Limit: rediscoverInnerLimit,
})
if err != nil {
return nil, err
@@ -146,7 +247,7 @@ func loadRediscoverAlbums(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUI
continue
}
primary = append(primary, dbq.ListRediscoverAlbumsForUserRow(r))
if len(primary) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
if len(primary) >= rediscoverInnerLimit {
break
}
seen[r.Album.ID] = struct{}{}
@@ -156,16 +257,16 @@ func loadRediscoverAlbums(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUI
func loadRediscoverArtists(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UUID) ([]dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserRow, error) {
primary, err := q.ListRediscoverArtistsForUser(ctx, dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserParams{
UserID: userID, Limit: HomeRediscoverLimit,
UserID: userID, Limit: rediscoverInnerLimit,
})
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if len(primary) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
if len(primary) >= rediscoverInnerLimit {
return primary, nil
}
fallback, err := q.ListRediscoverArtistsFallbackForUser(ctx, dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsFallbackForUserParams{
UserID: userID, Limit: HomeRediscoverLimit,
UserID: userID, Limit: rediscoverInnerLimit,
})
if err != nil {
return nil, err
@@ -179,7 +280,7 @@ func loadRediscoverArtists(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, userID pgtype.UU
continue
}
primary = append(primary, dbq.ListRediscoverArtistsForUserRow(r))
if len(primary) >= HomeRediscoverLimit {
if len(primary) >= rediscoverInnerLimit {
break
}
seen[r.Artist.ID] = struct{}{}
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
"time"
"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
)
func TestHomeData_NewUser_AllSectionsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
@@ -128,3 +130,162 @@ func TestHomeData_RediscoverAlbums_FallbackWhenSparse(t *testing.T) {
t.Errorf("got %s, want %s", got.RediscoverAlbums[0].Album.Title, al.Title)
}
}
// TestHomeData_Rediscover_AlbumFromTrackLikes verifies the track-derived
// path: 2+ liked tracks from an album (with the earliest like >30 days
// ago) is enough for the album to appear in Rediscover, even with no
// explicit general_likes_albums entry.
func TestHomeData_Rediscover_AlbumFromTrackLikes(t *testing.T) {
pool := newPool(t)
user := seedUser(t, pool, "home-redis-tracklike")
artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "ArtistTL", "")
al := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "TrackLiked")
t1 := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, al.ID, artist.ID, "T1")
t2 := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, al.ID, artist.ID, "T2")
// Two track-likes, both >30 days old; no explicit album-like.
if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
`INSERT INTO general_likes (user_id, track_id, liked_at) VALUES
($1, $2, now() - interval '60 days'),
($1, $3, now() - interval '45 days')`,
user.ID, t1.ID, t2.ID,
); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("insert track likes: %v", err)
}
got, err := HomeData(context.Background(), pool, user.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("HomeData: %v", err)
}
if len(got.RediscoverAlbums) != 1 {
t.Fatalf("len = %d, want 1 (track-derived)", len(got.RediscoverAlbums))
}
if got.RediscoverAlbums[0].Album.ID != al.ID {
t.Errorf("got %s, want %s", got.RediscoverAlbums[0].Album.Title, al.Title)
}
}
// TestHomeData_Rediscover_AlbumTrackLikeThreshold verifies that ONE
// liked track from an album is not enough — threshold is 2 for the
// track-derived path. The fallback should also miss this since no
// album-like exists.
func TestHomeData_Rediscover_AlbumTrackLikeThreshold(t *testing.T) {
pool := newPool(t)
user := seedUser(t, pool, "home-redis-threshold")
artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "ArtistTh", "")
al := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "OneTrackLiked")
t1 := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, al.ID, artist.ID, "Solo")
if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
`INSERT INTO general_likes (user_id, track_id, liked_at) VALUES
($1, $2, now() - interval '60 days')`,
user.ID, t1.ID,
); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("insert track like: %v", err)
}
got, err := HomeData(context.Background(), pool, user.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("HomeData: %v", err)
}
if len(got.RediscoverAlbums) != 0 {
t.Errorf("len = %d, want 0 (below 2-track threshold)", len(got.RediscoverAlbums))
}
}
// TestHomeData_Rediscover_DiversityCap verifies that no more than 2
// albums from the same artist appear in Rediscover even when more are
// eligible.
func TestHomeData_Rediscover_DiversityCap(t *testing.T) {
pool := newPool(t)
user := seedUser(t, pool, "home-redis-cap")
artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "ArtistDom", "")
albums := []dbq.Album{
seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "A1"),
seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "A2"),
seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "A3"),
seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "A4"),
}
// Explicit album-likes >30 days old on all four.
for _, al := range albums {
if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
`INSERT INTO general_likes_albums (user_id, album_id, liked_at)
VALUES ($1, $2, now() - interval '40 days')`,
user.ID, al.ID,
); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("insert like: %v", err)
}
}
got, err := HomeData(context.Background(), pool, user.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("HomeData: %v", err)
}
if len(got.RediscoverAlbums) != maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover {
t.Errorf("len = %d, want %d (diversity cap)",
len(got.RediscoverAlbums), maxAlbumsPerArtistInRediscover)
}
}
// TestHomeData_Rediscover_DedupVsMostPlayed verifies that an otherwise-
// eligible album whose tracks appear in the Most Played section is
// dropped from Rediscover (the "you forgot about this" contract is
// broken if the user is actively spinning it).
func TestHomeData_Rediscover_DedupVsMostPlayed(t *testing.T) {
pool := newPool(t)
user := seedUser(t, pool, "home-redis-dedup")
artist := seedArtist(t, pool, "ArtistD", "")
// "Forgotten" album: liked >30d ago, no recent plays — would be
// eligible on its own.
forgotten := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "Forgotten")
if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
`INSERT INTO general_likes_albums (user_id, album_id, liked_at)
VALUES ($1, $2, now() - interval '40 days')`,
user.ID, forgotten.ID,
); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("insert forgotten like: %v", err)
}
// "Active" album: liked >30d ago BUT not played in last 14 days at
// the album level (uses one >30-day-old track-like, no recent plays
// — qualifies for Rediscover). Its track ALSO appears in MostPlayed
// via many old plays >14 days ago... wait, we need the track to be
// in MostPlayed, which means it needs play_events that aren't
// skipped. MostPlayed has no recency filter; any plays count.
active := seedAlbumForArtist(t, pool, artist.ID, "Active")
activeT1 := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, active.ID, artist.ID, "AT1")
activeT2 := seedTrackOnAlbum(t, pool, active.ID, artist.ID, "AT2")
if _, err := pool.Exec(context.Background(),
`INSERT INTO general_likes (user_id, track_id, liked_at) VALUES
($1, $2, now() - interval '60 days'),
($1, $3, now() - interval '60 days')`,
user.ID, activeT1.ID, activeT2.ID,
); err != nil {
t.Fatalf("insert active track likes: %v", err)
}
// Many plays >14 days ago (so still Rediscover-eligible by the
// "not played in last 14 days" rule) but enough to put it in
// MostPlayed.
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
insertPlayEvent(t, pool, user.ID, activeT1.ID,
time.Now().Add(-30*24*time.Hour))
}
got, err := HomeData(context.Background(), pool, user.ID)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("HomeData: %v", err)
}
// MostPlayed must include the active track.
foundInMP := false
for _, mp := range got.MostPlayedTracks {
if mp.Track.ID == activeT1.ID {
foundInMP = true
}
}
if !foundInMP {
t.Fatalf("active track not in MostPlayed; test fixture broken")
}
// Rediscover must contain forgotten but NOT active.
if len(got.RediscoverAlbums) != 1 {
t.Fatalf("RediscoverAlbums len = %d, want 1 (active deduped)",
len(got.RediscoverAlbums))
}
if got.RediscoverAlbums[0].Album.ID != forgotten.ID {
t.Errorf("got %s, want %s (active should have been deduped)",
got.RediscoverAlbums[0].Album.Title, forgotten.Title)
}
}