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minstrel/internal/playlists/discover.go
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feat(discover): taste-targeted novelty bucket + rebalance toward discovery
The 2-week metrics review found Discover beating the manual baseline on
skip rate — which for a discovery surface means it plays it safe. On a
single-user server it's effectively dormant + crude-random, and the
per-user taste profile (taste_profile_tags, #796) went unused (#1254 gap).

Add a fourth Discover candidate bucket, ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover:
unheard / non-liked / non-quarantined tracks ranked by summed taste-tag
weight over tracks.genre (split like the radio tag_overlap arm), md5
tiebreak. Its picks are stamped pick_kind = 'taste_unheard' (migration
0041 widens the CHECK on playlist_tracks + play_events, rule #36).

Rebalance the slot allocation 40/30/30 → taste_unheard 35 / dormant 30 /
cross_user 20 / random 15, and lead the interleave with taste_unheard so
a track shared with another bucket keeps the taste stamp and the
targeted-novelty arm stays measurable. Metrics label "Taste-matched" +
order entry added to the single server-side pickKindLabels map, so web
and Android surface the new breakdown row with no client change.

Cold start (empty taste_profile_tags) yields an empty taste bucket that
redistributes to the survivors, so Discover still fills.

Scribe #1488. Companion review outcomes: Songs-like starvation already
fixed (#1255); For You v2 ratified as-is (fresh-injection cost disproven).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-13 18:16:04 -04:00

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package playlists
import (
"context"
"log/slog"
"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
"git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/minstrel/internal/db/dbq"
)
const (
discoverTotalSlots = 100
// Bucket allocation, pushed toward *targeted* novelty (Scribe #1488):
// the taste-matched-unheard arm gets the plurality, dormant stays a
// familiar anchor, and the crude random arm is trimmed to a
// serendipity sliver. On a single-user server cross_user is empty and
// its slots redistribute, so taste_unheard becomes the dominant real
// arm — Discover actually discovers instead of re-warming known artists.
discoverTasteUnheardSlots = 35
discoverDormantSlots = 30
discoverCrossUserSlots = 20
discoverRandomSlots = 15
discoverMaxTracksPerAlbum = 2
discoverMaxTracksPerArtist = 3
)
// discoverTrack is the common shape used by the bucket allocator. The
// three sqlc-generated row types collapse into this internal struct so
// downstream functions don't need to be generic over them. PickKind is
// the originating bucket (taste_unheard/dormant/cross_user/random,
// #1270/#1488), stamped in the row adapters so it survives the
// interleave — bucket identity is what makes the slot allocation
// measurable in the metrics.
type discoverTrack struct {
ID pgtype.UUID
AlbumID pgtype.UUID
ArtistID pgtype.UUID
PickKind string
}
// buildDiscoverCandidates assembles the Discover playlist track list.
// Pulls from four buckets (taste_unheard / dormant / cross_user /
// random), applies per-album/per-artist caps, then redistributes any
// deficit equally across the remaining buckets.
//
// Returns up to discoverTotalSlots track IDs in the order they should
// appear in the playlist (round-robin interleaved across buckets).
// Empty slice when the library has no eligible tracks at all.
//
// Individual bucket query failures are logged and treated as empty —
// the redistribution algorithm rolls the deficit into the surviving
// buckets so one broken bucket can't silently kill the whole playlist.
func buildDiscoverCandidates(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, logger *slog.Logger, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string) ([]rankedCandidate, error) {
pools := loadDiscoverPools(ctx, q, logger, userID, dateStr)
// Allocate slots with redistribution. Order fixes both the allocation
// index mapping and (below) the interleave/dedup priority.
allocations := redistributeSlots([]bucketRequest{
{want: discoverTasteUnheardSlots, available: len(pools.taste)},
{want: discoverDormantSlots, available: len(pools.dormant)},
{want: discoverCrossUserSlots, available: len(pools.crossUser)},
{want: discoverRandomSlots, available: len(pools.random)},
})
// Round-robin interleave so the playlist doesn't front-load one
// flavour. taste_unheard leads so a track shared with another bucket
// keeps the taste stamp — the targeted-novelty arm stays measurable.
out := interleaveBuckets(
pools.taste[:allocations[0]],
pools.dormant[:allocations[1]],
pools.crossUser[:allocations[2]],
pools.random[:allocations[3]],
)
// Convert to rankedCandidate (the type insertSystemPlaylist accepts).
// Score is unused for Discover — the daily-deterministic md5 ordering
// already gave us the ranking.
ranked := make([]rankedCandidate, 0, len(out))
for _, t := range out {
ranked = append(ranked, rankedCandidate{TrackID: t.ID, PickKind: t.PickKind})
}
return ranked, nil
}
// discoverPools holds the four Discover candidate buckets after adapting
// + per-album/per-artist capping. Bucket query failures degrade to an
// empty pool (logged) so one broken bucket can't kill the whole playlist;
// the slot redistribution rolls its deficit into the survivors.
type discoverPools struct {
taste []discoverTrack
dormant []discoverTrack
crossUser []discoverTrack
random []discoverTrack
}
func loadDiscoverPools(ctx context.Context, q *dbq.Queries, logger *slog.Logger, userID pgtype.UUID, dateStr string) discoverPools {
tasteRows, err := q.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverParams{
UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
})
if err != nil {
logger.Warn("discover: taste-unheard bucket failed; continuing with empty pool",
"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
tasteRows = nil
}
dormantRows, err := q.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscoverParams{
UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
})
if err != nil {
logger.Warn("discover: dormant bucket failed; continuing with empty pool",
"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
dormantRows = nil
}
crossUserRows, err := q.ListCrossUserLikedTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListCrossUserLikedTracksForDiscoverParams{
UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
})
if err != nil {
logger.Warn("discover: cross-user bucket failed; continuing with empty pool",
"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
crossUserRows = nil
}
randomRows, err := q.ListRandomUnheardTracksForDiscover(ctx, dbq.ListRandomUnheardTracksForDiscoverParams{
UserID: userID, Column2: dateStr,
})
if err != nil {
logger.Warn("discover: random bucket failed; continuing with empty pool",
"user_id", uuidStringPL(userID), "err", err)
randomRows = nil
}
return discoverPools{
taste: capByAlbumAndArtist(tasteUnheardRowsToTracks(tasteRows)),
dormant: capByAlbumAndArtist(dormantRowsToTracks(dormantRows)),
crossUser: capByAlbumAndArtist(crossUserRowsToTracks(crossUserRows)),
random: capByAlbumAndArtist(randomRowsToTracks(randomRows)),
}
}
func tasteUnheardRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListTasteUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
out := make([]discoverTrack, len(rows))
for i, r := range rows {
out[i] = discoverTrack{
ID: r.ID, AlbumID: r.AlbumID, ArtistID: r.ArtistID,
PickKind: pickKindTasteUnheard,
}
}
return out
}
func dormantRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListDormantArtistTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
out := make([]discoverTrack, len(rows))
for i, r := range rows {
out[i] = discoverTrack{
ID: r.ID, AlbumID: r.AlbumID, ArtistID: r.ArtistID,
PickKind: pickKindDormant,
}
}
return out
}
func crossUserRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListCrossUserLikedTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
out := make([]discoverTrack, len(rows))
for i, r := range rows {
out[i] = discoverTrack{
ID: r.ID, AlbumID: r.AlbumID, ArtistID: r.ArtistID,
PickKind: pickKindCrossUser,
}
}
return out
}
func randomRowsToTracks(rows []dbq.ListRandomUnheardTracksForDiscoverRow) []discoverTrack {
out := make([]discoverTrack, len(rows))
for i, r := range rows {
out[i] = discoverTrack{
ID: r.ID, AlbumID: r.AlbumID, ArtistID: r.ArtistID,
PickKind: pickKindRandom,
}
}
return out
}
// capByAlbumAndArtist trims a bucket's pool so no single album appears
// more than discoverMaxTracksPerAlbum times and no single artist
// appears more than discoverMaxTracksPerArtist times. Preserves input
// order (which is the daily-deterministic md5 sort).
//
// pgtype.UUID's Bytes field is [16]byte, which IS comparable as a map
// key.
func capByAlbumAndArtist(rows []discoverTrack) []discoverTrack {
albumCount := map[pgtype.UUID]int{}
artistCount := map[pgtype.UUID]int{}
out := make([]discoverTrack, 0, len(rows))
for _, r := range rows {
if albumCount[r.AlbumID] >= discoverMaxTracksPerAlbum {
continue
}
if artistCount[r.ArtistID] >= discoverMaxTracksPerArtist {
continue
}
albumCount[r.AlbumID]++
artistCount[r.ArtistID]++
out = append(out, r)
}
return out
}
// bucketRequest captures one bucket's desired and available count.
type bucketRequest struct {
want int
available int
}
// redistributeSlots returns the final per-bucket allocation given each
// bucket's want and available count. When a bucket can't fill its want,
// the deficit splits equally between the OTHER buckets that still have
// supply. Sum of returned allocations <= sum of `want`.
//
// Algorithm:
// 1. Initial pass: allocate min(want, available) to each bucket;
// compute supply = available - allocated.
// 2. For each deficit bucket (allocated < want), split the deficit
// equally across peers that still have supply > 0. Track how
// much of that deficit each pass actually placed (some peers may
// not have enough supply for their full share).
// 3. Repeat until no movement happens — handles the case where a
// peer's supply ran out mid-distribution and the residual needs
// to roll to other peers in a later pass.
//
// Bug history (May 2026): an earlier version recomputed
// `deficit = b.want - final[i]` every pass without subtracting
// previously-redistributed amounts, so a bucket with permanently
// 0 final and want=30 kept handing out 30 to peers each pass. The
// `redistributed` array below tracks per-source absorbed deficit so
// subsequent passes only move the residual.
func redistributeSlots(buckets []bucketRequest) []int {
n := len(buckets)
final := make([]int, n)
supply := make([]int, n)
redistributed := make([]int, n)
for i, b := range buckets {
final[i] = b.want
if final[i] > b.available {
final[i] = b.available
}
supply[i] = b.available - final[i]
}
for pass := 0; pass < 4; pass++ {
anyMoved := false
for i, b := range buckets {
// Remaining deficit = original gap minus what we've already
// pushed out to peers in earlier passes.
deficit := b.want - final[i] - redistributed[i]
if deficit <= 0 {
continue
}
peers := make([]int, 0, n-1)
for j := 0; j < n; j++ {
if j == i {
continue
}
if supply[j] > 0 {
peers = append(peers, j)
}
}
if len(peers) == 0 {
continue
}
share := deficit / len(peers)
rem := deficit % len(peers)
for k, j := range peers {
take := share
if k < rem {
take++
}
if take > supply[j] {
take = supply[j]
}
if take > 0 {
final[j] += take
supply[j] -= take
redistributed[i] += take
anyMoved = true
}
}
}
if !anyMoved {
break
}
}
// Final clamp: total <= discoverTotalSlots.
sum := 0
for _, f := range final {
sum += f
}
for sum > discoverTotalSlots {
// Trim the largest bucket. Should be rare.
maxVal, idx := -1, -1
for i, f := range final {
if f > maxVal {
maxVal, idx = f, i
}
}
if idx < 0 {
break
}
final[idx]--
sum--
}
return final
}
// interleaveBuckets round-robins items from the buckets in order. The
// first item of each bucket appears before the second of any bucket.
// interleaveBuckets walks each bucket round-robin, emitting one track
// per bucket per pass. Tracks already seen in an earlier bucket (or an
// earlier pass) are skipped — single-user servers hit this often
// because the empty crossUser bucket redistributes slots to dormant +
// random, and a dormant-artist track is also a valid random-unheard
// pick. Without dedup the same track lands at two interleaved
// positions, which on a 2-bucket round-robin (dormant+random)
// produces ADJACENT duplicates in the playlist — exactly the
// "every song has a duplicate right after it" report from v2026.05.13.0.
//
// Dedup priority is bucket order (caller-supplied), so a track in both
// dormant and random is taken from dormant.
func interleaveBuckets(buckets ...[]discoverTrack) []discoverTrack {
total := 0
for _, b := range buckets {
total += len(b)
}
out := make([]discoverTrack, 0, total)
seen := make(map[pgtype.UUID]struct{}, total)
indices := make([]int, len(buckets))
for {
anyAppended := false
for bi, b := range buckets {
// Advance past tracks already taken from an earlier bucket
// or an earlier pass.
for indices[bi] < len(b) {
if _, dup := seen[b[indices[bi]].ID]; !dup {
break
}
indices[bi]++
}
if indices[bi] < len(b) {
t := b[indices[bi]]
out = append(out, t)
seen[t.ID] = struct{}{}
indices[bi]++
anyAppended = true
}
}
if !anyAppended {
break
}
}
return out
}