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+import os
+import re
+from copy import deepcopy
+from datetime import datetime
+from itertools import groupby
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from sqlalchemy import literal
+from cps.xb import XKLBDB, Media, Caption, Playlists
+from cps.glue_db import GlueDB, MediaBooksMapping
+from cps.subproc_wrapper import process_open
+from cps import logger
+
+log = logger.create()
+
+class Settings:
+    LB_WRAPPER = os.getenv('LB_WRAPPER', 'lb-wrapper')
+    TIMEOUT = 120  # seconds
+    MAX_VIDEOS_PER_DOWNLOAD = 10
+
+def format_media_url(media_url):
+    """Formats the media URL by removing query parameters."""
+    return media_url.split("&")[0] if "&" in media_url else media_url
+
+def format_original_url(original_url):
+    """Formats the original URL to point to the metadata endpoint."""
+    return re.sub(r"/media(?=\?|$)", r"/meta", original_url)
+
+def execute_subprocess(subprocess_args):
+    """Executes a subprocess and returns the process handle."""
+    try:
+        p = process_open(subprocess_args, newlines=True)
+        return p
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.error("An error occurred during subprocess execution: %s", e)
+        raise
+
+class DatabaseService:
+    """Service class for database operations."""
+
+    def __init__(self, session: Session):
+        self.db = XKLBDB()
+        self.session = self.db.get_session()
+
+    def remove_shorts_from_db(self):
+        """Deletes media entries where the path contains 'shorts'."""
+        log.debug("Removing shorts from the database.")
+        try:
+            self.session.query(Media).filter(Media.path.like('%shorts%')).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+            self.session.commit()
+            log.info("Shorts removed from the database.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.session.rollback()
+            log.error("An error occurred while removing shorts from the database: %s", e)
+            raise
+
+    def fetch_requested_urls(self, unavailable: list):
+        """Fetches requested URLs from the database."""
+        log.debug("Fetching requested URLs from the database.")
+        try:
+            query = self.session.query(Media.path, Media.duration, Media.live_status)\
+                .filter(Media.path.like('http%'))\
+                .filter((Media.error == None) | (Media.error == ''))
+            rows = query.all()
+            requested_urls = {}
+            for path, duration, live_status in rows:
+                if duration is not None and duration > 0:
+                    requested_urls[path] = {"duration": duration, "live_status": live_status}
+                else:
+                    unavailable.append(path)
+            log.info("Fetched %d requested URLs.", len(requested_urls))
+            return requested_urls
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occurred while fetching requested URLs: %s", e)
+            raise
+
+    def calculate_views_per_day(self, requested_urls: dict):
+        """Calculates views per day for each requested URL."""
+        log.debug("Calculating views per day for requested URLs.")
+        now = datetime.now()
+        try:
+            for requested_url in list(requested_urls.keys()):
+                media_entry = self.session.query(Media).filter(Media.path == requested_url).first()
+                if media_entry and media_entry.view_count and media_entry.time_uploaded:
+                    view_count = media_entry.view_count
+                    time_uploaded = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(media_entry.time_uploaded)
+                    days_since_publish = (now - time_uploaded).days or 1
+                    requested_urls[requested_url]["views_per_day"] = view_count / days_since_publish
+                else:
+                    # If data is missing, remove the URL from requested_urls
+                    requested_urls.pop(requested_url)
+                    log.warning("Removed URL %s due to missing data.", requested_url)
+            log.info("Views per day calculated for requested URLs.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occurred during calculation for %s: %s", requested_url, e)
+            requested_urls.pop(requested_url)
+
+    def update_playlist_path(self, media_url):
+        """Updates the playlist path with a timestamp."""
+        log.debug("Updating playlist path for URL: %s", media_url)
+        try:
+            playlist = self.session.query(Playlists).filter(Playlists.path == media_url).first()
+            if playlist:
+                playlist.path = f"{media_url}&timestamp={int(datetime.now().timestamp())}"
+                self.session.commit()
+                log.info("Playlist path updated for %s.", media_url)
+            else:
+                log.error("No playlist found with path %s", media_url)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.session.rollback()
+            log.error("An error occurred while updating the playlist path: %s", e)
+            raise
+
+    def get_extractor_id(self, media_url):
+        """Gets the extractor ID for the given media URL."""
+        log.debug("Getting extractor ID for URL: %s", media_url)
+        try:
+            media_entry = self.session.query(Media).filter(
+                literal(media_url).like('%' + Media.extractor_id + '%')
+            ).first()
+            if media_entry:
+                log.info("Extractor ID found: %s", media_entry.extractor_id)
+                return media_entry.extractor_id
+            else:
+                log.error("Extractor ID not found for URL: %s", media_url)
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occurred while getting extractor ID: %s", e)
+            raise
+
+    def read_error_from_database(self, media_url):
+        """Reads the error message from the database."""
+        log.debug("Reading error message from the database for URL: %s", media_url)
+        try:
+            error_entry = self.session.query(Media.error).filter(Media.webpath == media_url).first()
+            if error_entry and error_entry.error:
+                return error_entry.error
+            else:
+                return "No error message found in database"
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occurred while reading error from the database: %s", e)
+            return f"An error occurred while reading error from the database: {e}"
+
+    def delete_media_and_captions(self, media_id, media_url):
+        """Deletes media and captions entries for a given media ID."""
+        log.debug("Deleting media and captions entries for media ID: %s", media_id)
+        try:
+            self.session.query(Caption).filter(Caption.media_id == media_id).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+            self.session.query(Media).filter(Media.webpath == media_url).delete(synchronize_session=False)
+            self.session.commit()
+            log.info("Deleted media and caption entries for media ID: %s", media_id)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.session.rollback()
+            log.error("An error occurred while deleting media and captions: %s", e)
+            raise
+
+    def close_session(self):
+        self.session.close()
+        self.db.remove_session()
+
+class MappingService:
+    """Service class for mapping operations."""
+    def __init__(self):
+        db = GlueDB()
+        self.db = db
+        self.session = db.get_session()
+
+    def add_book_media_mapping(self, media_id, book_id):
+        """Adds a mapping between the media_id and the book_id."""
+        try:
+            mapping = MediaBooksMapping(media_id=media_id, book_id=book_id)
+            # to avoid duplicate entries, use the merge method
+            self.session.merge(mapping)
+            self.session.commit()
+            log.info("Mapping added: %s", mapping)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.session.rollback()
+            log.error("An error occurred while adding mapping: %s", e)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            self.session.close()
+            self.db.remove_session()
+
+    def get_mapping(self, media_id):
+        """Gets the mapping for the given media_id."""
+        try:
+            mapping = self.session.query(MediaBooksMapping).filter(MediaBooksMapping.media_id == media_id).first()
+            if mapping:
+                log.info("Mapping found: %s", mapping)
+                return mapping
+            else:
+                log.error("No mapping found for media ID: %s", media_id)
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occurred while getting mapping: %s", e)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            self.session.close()
+            self.db.remove_session()
+
+    def update_mapping(self, media_id, book_id):
+        """Updates the mapping for the given media_id."""
+        try:
+            mapping = self.session.query(MediaBooksMapping).filter(MediaBooksMapping.media_id == media_id).first()
+            if mapping:
+                mapping.book_id = book_id
+                self.session.commit()
+                log.info("Mapping updated: %s", mapping)
+            else:
+                log.error("No mapping found for media ID: %s", media_id)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.session.rollback()
+            log.error("An error occurred while updating mapping: %s", e)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            self.session.close()
+            self.db.remove_session()
+
+class CaptionSearcher:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.xklb_db = XKLBDB()
+        self.glue_db = GlueDB()
+
+    def _query_database(self, term):
+        """Executes a query on the xklb database and retrieves book_ids from iiab-glue.db."""
+        xklb_session = self.xklb_db.get_session()
+        glue_session = self.glue_db.get_session()
+        try:
+            captions = xklb_session.query(
+                # Caption.rowid,
+                Caption.media_id,
+                Caption.text,
+                Caption.time
+            ).filter(Caption.text.like(f'%{term}%')).all()
+
+            media_ids = [caption[0] for caption in captions]
+
+            # Get corresponding book_ids from the glue database
+            mappings = glue_session.query(MediaBooksMapping).filter(
+                MediaBooksMapping.media_id.in_(media_ids)
+            ).all()
+            media_id_to_book_id = {mapping.media_id: mapping.book_id for mapping in mappings}
+
+            # Combine captions with book_ids
+            captions_list = []
+            for caption in captions:
+                media_id = caption[0]
+                book_id = media_id_to_book_id.get(media_id)
+                if book_id:
+                    captions_list.append({
+                        'book_id': book_id,
+                        'text': caption[1],
+                        'time': caption[2]
+                    })
+
+            return captions_list
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error("An error occured during caption search: %s", e)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            xklb_session.close()
+            glue_session.close()
+            self.xklb_db.remove_session()
+            self.glue_db.remove_session()
+
+    def _merge_captions(self, captions):
+        """Merges overlapping captions for the same book_id."""
+        def get_end(caption):
+            return caption["time"] + (len(caption["text"]) / 4.2 / 220 * 60)
+
+        merged_captions = []
+        for book_id, group in groupby(captions, key=lambda x: x["book_id"]):
+            group = list(group)
+            merged_group = deepcopy(group[0])
+            merged_group["end"] = get_end(group[0])
+            for i in range(1, len(group)):
+                if group[i]["time"] <= merged_group["end"]:
+                    merged_group["text"] += " " + group[i]["text"]
+                    merged_group["end"] = get_end(group[i])
+                else:
+                    merged_captions.append(merged_group)
+                    merged_group = deepcopy(group[i])
+                    merged_group["end"] = get_end(group[i])
+            merged_captions.append(merged_group)
+
+        return merged_captions
+
+    def get_captions_search_results(self, term):
+        """Searches for captions matching the term and returns book_ids."""
+        captions = self._query_database(term)
+        if not captions:
+            return []
+
+        merged_captions = self._merge_captions(captions)
+        book_ids = list({caption['book_id'] for caption in merged_captions})
+
+        return book_ids