final solution for cached column

analytics.py

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def log_file_access(rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id,
             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
         ''', (iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached))
     file_access_temp.insert(0, [iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached])
-    print("Log: ", iso_ts, rel_path, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, device_id, cached)
 
     return iso_ts
 

app.py

@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
     range_header = request.headers.get('Range')
     ip_address = request.remote_addr
     user_agent = request.headers.get('User-Agent')
+    is_cache_request = request.headers.get('X-Cache-Request') == 'true'
 
     # Check cache first (using diskcache)
     response = None
@@ -224,14 +225,16 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
         cache = cache_other
         
     # Check if the file is already cached
+    if is_cache_request:
+        logging = False
+    else:
+        logging = True
         
-    was_cached = None
     cached = cache.get(subpath)
     if cached:
         cached_file_bytes, mime = cached
         cached_file = io.BytesIO(cached_file_bytes)
         filesize = len(cached_file.getbuffer())
-        was_cached = True
         response = send_file(cached_file, mimetype=mime)
     else:
         if mime and mime.startswith('image/'):
@@ -246,11 +249,10 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
                     save_kwargs = {'quality': 85}
 
                     img_bytes_io = io.BytesIO()
-                    filesize = len(img_bytes_io.getbuffer())
                     img.save(img_bytes_io, format=output_format, **save_kwargs)
                     thumb_bytes = img_bytes_io.getvalue()
+                    filesize = len(thumb_bytes)
                     cache.set(subpath, (thumb_bytes, output_mime))
-                    was_cached = False
                     response = send_file(io.BytesIO(thumb_bytes), mimetype=output_mime, conditional=True)
             except Exception as e:
                 app.logger.error(f"Image processing failed for {subpath}: {e}")
@@ -263,7 +265,6 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
                 cache.set(subpath, (file_bytes, mime))
                 file_bytes_io = io.BytesIO(file_bytes)
                 filesize = len(file_bytes_io.getbuffer())
-                was_cached = False
                 response = send_file(file_bytes_io, mimetype=mime, conditional=True)
             except Exception as e:
                 app.logger.error(f"Failed to read file {subpath}: {e}")
@@ -272,18 +273,14 @@ def serve_file(subpath):
     # Set Cache-Control header (browser caching for 1 day)
     response.headers['Cache-Control'] = 'public, max-age=86400'
 
-    if mime and mime.startswith('audio/mpeg'): # special rules for mp3 files
-        # HEAD request are coming in to initiate server caching. Ignore HEAD Request. Only log GET request.
-        # log access if there is no range header. # log access if range request starts from 0 but is larger then only from 0 to 1 (bytes=0-1)
-        if request.method == 'GET' and (not range_header or (range_header.startswith("bytes=0-") and range_header != "bytes=0-1")):
-            logging = True
-        else:
-            logging = False
-    else:
-        logging = True
+    # special rules for audio files.
+    # HEAD request checks if the audio file is available. GET requests coming from the audi player itself and can be made multiple times.
+    # a HEAD request only for logging will be ignored because of rules before
+    if mime and mime.startswith('audio/mpeg') and request.method != 'HEAD': 
+        logging = False
 
     if logging:
-        a.log_file_access(subpath, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, session['device_id'], was_cached)
+        a.log_file_access(subpath, filesize, mime, ip_address, user_agent, session['device_id'], bool(cached))
 
     return response
 

static/app.js

@@ -161,11 +161,12 @@ function preload_audio() {
     const nextFile = currentMusicFiles[currentMusicIndex + 1];
     const nextMediaUrl = '/media/' + nextFile.path;
     // Use a HEAD request so that the backend reads and caches the file without returning the full content.
-    fetch(nextMediaUrl, { method: 'HEAD' })
-      // .then(response => {
-      //   console.log('Backend diskcache initiated for next file:', nextFile.path);
-      // })
-      // .catch(error => console.error('Error initiating backend diskcache for next file:', error));
+    fetch(nextMediaUrl, {
+      method: 'HEAD',
+      headers: {
+        'X-Cache-Request': 'true'
+      }
+    });
   }
 }