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Bump actions/download-artifact from 3 to 4

.github/workflows/build-linux.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DOTNET_CONFIGURATION: 'Release'
-  DOTNET_VERSION: '7.0.x'
+  DOTNET_VERSION: '8.0.x'
   RELEASE_NAME: 'chardonnay'
 
 jobs:
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
     name: '${{ inputs.OS }}-${{ inputs.architecture }}'
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs_on }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
         env:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "artifact=${artifact}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
           
       - name: Publish bundle
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.bundle.outputs.artifact }}
           path: ./Source/bin/Publish/bundle/${{ steps.bundle.outputs.artifact }}

.github/workflows/build-windows.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   DOTNET_CONFIGURATION: 'Release'
-  DOTNET_VERSION: '7.0.x'
+  DOTNET_VERSION: '8.0.x'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
             release_name: classic
             prefix: Classic-
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: ${{ env.DOTNET_VERSION }}
         env:
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
               LibationCli/LibationCli.csproj `
               --configuration ${{ env.DOTNET_CONFIGURATION }} `
               --output bin/Publish/${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.release_name }} `
+              -p:DefineConstants="${{ matrix.release_name }}" `
               -p:PublishProfile=LibationCli/Properties/PublishProfiles/${{ matrix.os }}Profile.pubxml
           dotnet publish `
               Hangover${{ matrix.ui }}/Hangover${{ matrix.ui }}.csproj `
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           Compress-Archive -Path "${bin_dir}*" -DestinationPath "$artifact.zip"
 
       - name: Publish artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ steps.zip.outputs.artifact }}.zip
           path: ./Source/bin/Publish/${{ steps.zip.outputs.artifact }}.zip

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.docker_username }}
           password: ${{ secrets.docker_token }}
 
       - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v4
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
         with:
           push: true
           build-args: 'FOLDER_NAME=Linux-chardonnay'

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: false
 
       - name: Upload release assets
-        uses: dwenegar/upload-release-assets@v1
+        uses: dwenegar/upload-release-assets@v2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
         with:

Documentation/Advanced.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ To make upgrades and reinstalls easier, Libation separates all of its responsibi
 
 In addition to the options that are enabled if you allow Libation to "fix up" the audiobook, it does the following:
 
-* Adds the `TCOM` metadata tag for the narrators.
+* Adds the `TCOM` (`@wrt` in M4B files) metadata tag for the narrators.
 * Sets the `©gen` metadata tag for the genres.
 * Unescapes the copyright symbol (replace `©` with `©`)
 * Replaces the recording copyright `(P)` string with `℗`

Documentation/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+## [Download Libation](https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation/releases/latest)
+
+### If you found this useful, tell a friend. If you found this REALLY useful, you can click here to [PayPal.me](https://paypal.me/MBucari?locale.x=en_us)
+...or just tell more friends. As long as I'm maintaining this software, it will remain **free** and **open source**.
+
+
+### Frequently Asked Questions
+
+**Q: Now that I've downloaded my books, how can I listen to them?**
+
+**A:** You can use any app which plays m4b files (or mp3 files if you used that setting). Here are just a few ideas. Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with any of these companies:
+
+* iOS: [BookPlayer](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bookplayer/id1138219998)
+* iOS: [Bound](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bound-audiobook-player/id1041727137)
+* Android: [Smart AudioBook Player](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer&hl=en_US&gl=US)
+* Desktop: [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/)

Documentation/InstallOnMac.md

@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ This walkthrough should get you up and running with Libation on your Mac.
   ```  
 - Close the terminal and use Libation!
 
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If Libation fails to start after completing the above steps, try the following:
+
+1. Right-click the Libation app in your applications folder and select _Show Package Contents_
+2. Open the `Contents` folder and then the `MacOS` folder.
+3. Find the file named `Libation`, right-click it, and then select _Open_.
+
+Libation _should_ launch, and you should now be able to open Libation by just double-clicking the app bundle in your applications folder.
+
+
 ## Running Hangover
 
 Libation comes with a recovery app called Hangover. You can start it by running this command:

Documentation/NamingTemplates.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ These templates apply to both GUI and CLI.
 - [Tag Formatters](#tag-formatters)
   - [Text Formatters](#text-formatters)
   - [Name List Formatters](#name-list-formatters)
-  - [Integer Formatters](#integer-formatters)
+  - [Number Formatters](#number-formatters)
   - [Date Formatters](#date-formatters)
 
 
@@ -25,29 +25,32 @@ These tags will be replaced in the template with the audiobook's values.
 |Tag|Description|Type|
 |-|-|-|
 |\<id\> **†**|Audible book ID (ASIN)|Text|
-|\<title\>|Full title|Text|
+|\<title\>|Full title with subtitle|Text|
 |\<title short\>|Title. Stop at first colon|Text|
+|\<audible title\>|Audible's title (does not include subtitle)|Text|
+|\<audible subtitle\>|Audible's subtitle|Text|
 |\<author\>|Author(s)|Name List|
 |\<first author\>|First author|Text|
 |\<narrator\>|Narrator(s)|Name List|
 |\<first narrator\>|First narrator|Text|
 |\<series\>|Name of series|Text|
-|\<series#\>|Number order in series|Text|
-|\<bitrate\>|File's original bitrate (Kbps)|Integer|
-|\<samplerate\>|File's original audio sample rate|Integer|
-|\<channels\>|Number of audio channels|Integer|
+|\<series#\>|Number order in series|Number|
+|\<bitrate\>|File's original bitrate (Kbps)|Number|
+|\<samplerate\>|File's original audio sample rate|Number|
+|\<channels\>|Number of audio channels|Number|
 |\<account\>|Audible account of this book|Text|
+|\<account nickname\>|Audible account nickname of this book|Text|
 |\<locale\>|Region/country|Text|
-|\<year\>|Year published|Integer|
+|\<year\>|Year published|Number|
 |\<language\>|Book's language|Text|
 |\<language short\> **†**|Book's language abbreviated. Eg: ENG|Text|
 |\<file date\>|File creation date/time.|DateTime|
 |\<pub date\>|Audiobook publication date|DateTime|
 |\<date added\>|Date the book added to your Audible account|DateTime|
-|\<ch count\> **‡**|Number of chapters|Integer|
+|\<ch count\> **‡**|Number of chapters|Number|
 |\<ch title\> **‡**|Chapter title|Text|
-|\<ch#\> **‡**|Chapter number|Integer|
-|\<ch# 0\> **‡**|Chapter number with leading zeros|Integer|
+|\<ch#\> **‡**|Chapter number|Number|
+|\<ch# 0\> **‡**|Chapter number with leading zeros|Number|
 
 **†** Does not support custom formatting
 
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ As an example, this folder template will place all Liberated podcasts into a "Po
 
 
 # Tag Formatters
-**Text**, **Name List**, **Integer**, and **DateTime** tags can be optionally formatted using format text in square brackets after the tag name. Below is a list of supported formatters for each tag type.
+**Text**, **Name List**, **Number**, and **DateTime** tags can be optionally formatted using format text in square brackets after the tag name. Below is a list of supported formatters for each tag type.
 
 ## Text Formatters
 |Formatter|Description|Example Usage|Example Result|
@@ -88,15 +91,18 @@ As an example, this folder template will place all Liberated podcasts into a "Po
 ## Name List Formatters
 |Formatter|Description|Example Usage|Example Result|
 |-|-|-|-|
-|separator()|Speficy the text used to join multiple people's names.<br><br>Default is ", "|`<author[separator(; )]>`|Arthur Conan Doyle; Stephen Fry|
-|format(\{T \| F \| M \| L \| S\})|Formats the human name using the name part tags.<br>\{T\} = Title (e.g. "Dr.")<br>\{F\} = First name<br>\{M\} = Middle name<br>\{L\} = Last Name<br>\{S\} = Suffix (e.g. "PhD")<br><br>Default is \{P\} \{F\} \{M\} \{L\} \{S\} |`<author[format({L}, {F}) separator(; )]>`|Doyle, Arthur; Fry, Stephen|
-|sort(F \| M \| L)|Sorts the names by first, middle, or last name<br><br>Default is unsorted|`<author[sort(M)]>`|Stephen Fry, Arthur Conan Doyle|
+|separator()|Speficy the text used to join<br>multiple people's names.<br><br>Default is ", "|`<author[separator(; )]>`|Arthur Conan Doyle; Stephen Fry|
+|format(\{T \| F \| M \| L \| S\})|Formats the human name using<br>the name part tags.<br>\{T\} = Title (e.g. "Dr.")<br>\{F\} = First name<br>\{M\} = Middle name<br>\{L\} = Last Name<br>\{S\} = Suffix (e.g. "PhD")<br><br>Default is \{P\} \{F\} \{M\} \{L\} \{S\}|`<author[format({L}, {F})`<br>`separator(; )]>`|Doyle, Arthur; Fry, Stephen|
+|sort(F \| M \| L)|Sorts the names by first, middle,<br>or last name<br><br>Default is unsorted|`<author[sort(M)]>`|Stephen Fry, Arthur Conan Doyle|
 |max(#)|Only use the first # of names<br><br>Default is all names|`<author[max(1)]>`|Arthur Conan Doyle|
 
-## Integer Formatters
+## Number Formatters
+For more custom formatters and examples, [see this guide from Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-numeric-format-strings).
 |Formatter|Description|Example Usage|Example Result|
 |-|-|-|-|
-|# (a number)|Zero-pads the number|\<bitrate\[4\]\><br>\<series#\[3\]\><br>\<samplerate\[6\]\>|0128<br>001<br>044100|
+|\[integer\]|Zero-pads the number|\<bitrate\[4\]\><br>\<series#\[3\]\><br>\<samplerate\[6\]\>|0128<br>001<br>044100|
+|0|Replaces the zero with the corresponding digit if one<br>is present; otherwise, zero appears in the result string.|\<series#\[000.0\]\>|001.0|
+|#|Replaces the "#" symbol with the corresponding digit if one<br> is present; otherwise, no digit appears in the result string|\<series#\[00.##\]\>|01|
 
 ## Date Formatters
 Form more standard formatters, [see this guide from Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/standard-date-and-time-format-strings).

Images/libation_glass.svg

@@ -1,28 +1,39 @@
-<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0 0 512 512" enable-background="new 0 0 512 512">
-<path id="glass" d=
-"M139,2
-	A 192,200 0 0 0 103,84
-	A 222,334 41 0 0 241,320
-	V478
-	H160
-	A 16,16 0 0 0 160,510
-	H352
-	A16 16 0 0 0 352,478
-	H271
-	V320
-	A 222,334 -41 0 0 409,84
-	A 192,200 0 0 0 373,2
-M355,32
-	A 192,200 0 0 1 381,127
-	A 187.5,334 -35 0 1 256,286
-	A 187.5,334 35 0 1 131,127
-	A 192,200 0 0 1 157,32
-	H355
-z" />
-
-<path id="wine-level" d=
-"M146,128
-	A 168,300 35 0 0 256,270
-	A 168,300 -35 0 0 366,128
-z"/>
+<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 524 524" enable-background="new 0 0 524 524">
+	<defs>
+		<g id="glass">
+			<path fill-rule="evenodd" d=
+				"M262,8
+					h-117
+					a 192,200 0 0 0 -36,82
+					a 222,334 41 0 0 138,236
+					v158
+					h-81
+					a 16,16 0 0 0 0,32
+					h192
+					a 16 16 0 0 0 0,-32
+					h-81
+					v-158
+					a 222,334 -41 0 0 138,-236
+					a 192,200 0 0 0 -36,-82
+					h-117
+				m-99,30
+					a 192,200 0 0 0 -26,95
+					a 187.5,334 35 0 0 125,159
+					a 187.5,334 -35 0 0 125,-159
+					a 192,200 0 0 0 -26,-95
+					h-198
+				z"/>
+		</g>
+		<g id="wine-level">
+			<path d=
+				"M158,136
+					a 168,305 35 0 0 104,136
+					a 168,305 -35 0 0 104,-136
+				z"/>
+		</g>
+	</defs>	
+	<use href="#glass" stroke="#ffffffa0" stroke-width="16" fill="Transparent" />
+	<use href="#wine-level" stroke="#ffffffa0" stroke-width="16" fill="Transparent" />
+	<use href="#glass" fill="Black" />
+	<use href="#wine-level" fill="Black" />
 </svg>

README.md

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     - [Custom File Naming](Documentation/NamingTemplates.md)
     - [Command Line Interface](Documentation/Advanced.md#command-line-interface)
 - [Docker](Documentation/Docker.md)
+- [Frequently Asked Questions](Documentation/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.md)
 
 ## Getting started
 

Scripts/Bundle_Debian.sh

@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ ln -s /usr/lib/libation/LibationCli /usr/bin/libationcli
 if ! grep -q 'fs.inotify.max_user_instances=524288' /etc/sysctl.conf; then
   echo fs.inotify.max_user_instances=524288 | tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sysctl -p
 fi
-# workaround until this file is moved to the user's home directory
-touch /usr/lib/libation/appsettings.json
-chmod 666 /usr/lib/libation/appsettings.json
 " >> $FOLDER_DEBIAN/postinst
 
 echo "Creating control file..."

Scripts/Bundle_Redhat.sh

@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ install * %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/
 
 if [ \$1 -eq 1 ] ; then
   # Initial installation
-  touch %{_libdir}/%{name}/appsettings.json
-  chmod 666 %{_libdir}/%{name}/appsettings.json
   
   ln -s %{_libdir}/%{name}/Libation %{_bindir}/libation
   ln -s %{_libdir}/%{name}/Hangover %{_bindir}/hangover

Source/AaxDecrypter/AaxDecrypter.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-	  <PackageReference Include="AAXClean.Codecs" Version="1.0.4" />
+	  <PackageReference Include="AAXClean.Codecs" Version="1.1.3" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>

Source/AaxDecrypter/AaxcDownloadConvertBase.cs

@@ -51,16 +51,37 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 
 				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(AaxFile.AppleTags.Copyright))
 					AaxFile.AppleTags.Copyright = AaxFile.AppleTags.Copyright.Replace("(P)", "℗").Replace("©", "©");
+
+				//Add audiobook shelf tags
+				//https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/1794#issuecomment-1565050213
+				const string tagDomain = "com.pilabor.tone";
+
+				AaxFile.AppleTags.Title = DownloadOptions.Title;
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.Subtitle is string subtitle)
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "SUBTITLE", subtitle);
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.Publisher is string publisher)
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "PUBLISHER", publisher);
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.Language is string language)
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "LANGUAGE", language);
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.AudibleProductId is string asin)
+				{
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.Asin = asin;
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddTag("asin", asin);
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "AUDIBLE_ASIN", asin);
+				}
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.SeriesName is string series)
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "SERIES", series);
+
+				if (DownloadOptions.SeriesNumber is float part)
+					AaxFile.AppleTags.AppleListBox.EditOrAddFreeformTag(tagDomain, "PART", part.ToString());
 			}
 
-			//Finishing configuring lame encoder.
-			if (DownloadOptions.OutputFormat == OutputFormat.Mp3)
-				MpegUtil.ConfigureLameOptions(
-					AaxFile,
-					DownloadOptions.LameConfig,
-					DownloadOptions.Downsample,
-					DownloadOptions.MatchSourceBitrate);
-
+			OnInitialized();
 			OnRetrievedTitle(AaxFile.AppleTags.TitleSansUnabridged);
 			OnRetrievedAuthors(AaxFile.AppleTags.FirstAuthor ?? "[unknown]");
 			OnRetrievedNarrators(AaxFile.AppleTags.Narrator ?? "[unknown]");
@@ -70,5 +91,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 
 			return !IsCanceled;
 		}
+
+		protected virtual void OnInitialized() { }
 	}
 }

Source/AaxDecrypter/AaxcDownloadMultiConverter.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 			AsyncSteps["Step 3: Download Clips and Bookmarks"] = Step_DownloadClipsBookmarksAsync;
 		}
 
+		protected override void OnInitialized()
+		{
+			//Finishing configuring lame encoder.
+			if (DownloadOptions.OutputFormat == OutputFormat.Mp3)
+				MpegUtil.ConfigureLameOptions(
+					AaxFile,
+					DownloadOptions.LameConfig,
+					DownloadOptions.Downsample,
+					DownloadOptions.MatchSourceBitrate,
+					chapters: null);
+		}
+
 		/*
 https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation/pull/127#issuecomment-939088489
 

Source/AaxDecrypter/AaxcDownloadSingleConverter.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ using AAXClean.Codecs;
 using Dinah.Core.Net.Http;
 using FileManager;
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -26,6 +25,18 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 			AsyncSteps[$"Step {step++}: Create Cue"] = Step_CreateCueAsync;
 		}
 
+		protected override void OnInitialized()
+		{
+			//Finishing configuring lame encoder.
+			if (DownloadOptions.OutputFormat == OutputFormat.Mp3)
+				MpegUtil.ConfigureLameOptions(
+					AaxFile,
+					DownloadOptions.LameConfig,
+					DownloadOptions.Downsample,
+					DownloadOptions.MatchSourceBitrate,
+					DownloadOptions.ChapterInfo);
+		}
+
 		protected async override Task<bool> Step_DownloadAndDecryptAudiobookAsync()
 		{
 			FileUtility.SaferDelete(OutputFileName);

Source/AaxDecrypter/AudiobookDownloadBase.cs

@@ -118,11 +118,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		public abstract Task CancelAsync();
 		protected abstract Task<bool> Step_DownloadAndDecryptAudiobookAsync();
 
-		public virtual void SetCoverArt(byte[] coverArt)
-		{
-			if (coverArt is not null)
-				OnRetrievedCoverArt(coverArt);
-		}
+		public virtual void SetCoverArt(byte[] coverArt) { }
 
 		protected void OnRetrievedTitle(string title)
 			=> RetrievedTitle?.Invoke(this, title);

Source/AaxDecrypter/IDownloadOptions.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
         long DownloadSpeedBps { get; }
         ChapterInfo ChapterInfo { get; }
         bool FixupFile { get; }
-        NAudio.Lame.LameConfig LameConfig { get; }
+		string AudibleProductId { get; }
+		string Title { get; }
+		string Subtitle { get; }
+		string Publisher { get; }
+		string Language { get; }
+		string SeriesName { get; }
+		float? SeriesNumber { get; }
+		NAudio.Lame.LameConfig LameConfig { get; }
         bool Downsample { get; }
         bool MatchSourceBitrate { get; }
         bool MoveMoovToBeginning { get; }

Source/AaxDecrypter/MpegUtil.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using AAXClean;
+using AAXClean.Codecs;
 using NAudio.Lame;
 using System;
 
@@ -6,7 +7,13 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 {
 	public static class MpegUtil
 	{
-		public static void ConfigureLameOptions(Mp4File mp4File, LameConfig lameConfig, bool downsample, bool matchSourceBitrate)
+		private const string TagDomain = "com.pilabor.tone";
+		public static void ConfigureLameOptions(
+			Mp4File mp4File,
+			LameConfig lameConfig,
+			bool downsample,
+			bool matchSourceBitrate,
+			ChapterInfo chapters)
 		{
 			double bitrateMultiple = 1;
 
@@ -36,6 +43,27 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 				else if (lameConfig.VBR == VBRMode.ABR)
 					lameConfig.ABRRateKbps = kbps;
 			}
+
+			//Setup metadata tags
+			lameConfig.ID3 = mp4File.AppleTags.ToIDTags();
+
+			if (mp4File.AppleTags.AppleListBox.GetFreeformTagString(TagDomain, "SUBTITLE") is string subtitle)
+				lameConfig.ID3.Subtitle = subtitle;
+
+			if (mp4File.AppleTags.AppleListBox.GetFreeformTagString(TagDomain, "LANGUAGE") is string lang)
+				lameConfig.ID3.UserDefinedText.Add("LANGUAGE", lang);
+
+			if (mp4File.AppleTags.AppleListBox.GetFreeformTagString(TagDomain, "SERIES") is string series)
+				lameConfig.ID3.UserDefinedText.Add("SERIES", series);
+
+			if (mp4File.AppleTags.AppleListBox.GetFreeformTagString(TagDomain, "PART") is string part)
+				lameConfig.ID3.UserDefinedText.Add("PART", part);
+
+			if (chapters?.Count > 0)
+			{
+				var cue = Cue.CreateContents(lameConfig.ID3.Title + ".mp3", chapters);
+				lameConfig.ID3.UserDefinedText.Add("CUESHEET", cue);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }

Source/AaxDecrypter/NetworkFileStream.cs

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 	public class NetworkFileStream : Stream, IUpdatable
 	{
 		public event EventHandler Updated;
-		public event EventHandler DownloadCompleted;
 
 		#region Public Properties
 
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		[JsonIgnore]
 		public bool IsCancelled => _cancellationSource.IsCancellationRequested;
 
+		[JsonIgnore]
+		public Task DownloadTask { get; private set; }
+
 		private long _speedLimit = 0;
 		/// <summary>bytes per second</summary>
 		public long SpeedLimit { get => _speedLimit; set => _speedLimit = value <= 0 ? 0 : Math.Max(value, MIN_BYTES_PER_SECOND); }
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		private FileStream _readFile { get; }
 		private CancellationTokenSource _cancellationSource { get; } = new();
 		private EventWaitHandle _downloadedPiece { get; set; }
-		private Task _backgroundDownloadTask { get; set; }
 
 		#endregion
 
@@ -126,9 +127,11 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNullOrWhiteSpace(uriToSameFile?.AbsoluteUri, nameof(uriToSameFile));
 
+			if (Path.GetFileName(uriToSameFile.LocalPath) != Path.GetFileName(Uri.LocalPath))
+				throw new ArgumentException($"New uri to the same file must have the same file name.");
 			if (uriToSameFile.Host != Uri.Host)
 				throw new ArgumentException($"New uri to the same file must have the same host.\r\n Old Host :{Uri.Host}\r\nNew Host: {uriToSameFile.Host}");
-			if (_backgroundDownloadTask is not null)
+			if (DownloadTask is not null)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot change Uri after download has started.");
 
 			Uri = uriToSameFile;
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		{
 			if (ContentLength != 0 && WritePosition == ContentLength)
 			{
-				_backgroundDownloadTask = Task.CompletedTask;
+				DownloadTask = Task.CompletedTask;
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -167,7 +170,8 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 			_downloadedPiece = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset);
 
 			//Download the file in the background.
-			_backgroundDownloadTask = Task.Run(() => DownloadFile(networkStream), _cancellationSource.Token);
+
+			DownloadTask = Task.Run(() => DownloadFile(networkStream), _cancellationSource.Token);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary> Download <see cref="Uri"/> to <see cref="SaveFilePath"/>.</summary>
@@ -234,7 +238,6 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 				_writeFile.Close();
 				_downloadedPiece.Set();
 				OnUpdate();
-				DownloadCompleted?.Invoke(this, null);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				if (_backgroundDownloadTask is null)
+				if (DownloadTask is null)
 					throw new InvalidOperationException($"Background downloader must first be started by calling {nameof(BeginDownloadingAsync)}");
 				return ContentLength;
 			}
@@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 
 		public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
 		{
-			if (_backgroundDownloadTask is null)
+			if (DownloadTask is null)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException($"Background downloader must first be started by calling {nameof(BeginDownloadingAsync)}");
 
 			var toRead = Math.Min(count, Length - Position);
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 		private void WaitToPosition(long requiredPosition)
 		{
 			while (WritePosition < requiredPosition
-				&& _backgroundDownloadTask?.IsCompleted is false
+				&& DownloadTask?.IsCompleted is false
 				&& !IsCancelled)
 			{
 				_downloadedPiece.WaitOne(50);
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 			if (disposing && !disposed)
 			{
 				_cancellationSource.Cancel();
-				_backgroundDownloadTask?.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+				DownloadTask?.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 				_downloadedPiece?.Dispose();
 				_cancellationSource?.Dispose();
 				_readFile.Dispose();

Source/AaxDecrypter/UnencryptedAudiobookDownloader.cs

@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ namespace AaxDecrypter
 
 		protected override async Task<bool> Step_DownloadAndDecryptAudiobookAsync()
 		{
-			TaskCompletionSource completionSource = new();
-
-			InputFileStream.DownloadCompleted += (_, _) => completionSource.SetResult();
-
-			await completionSource.Task;
+			await InputFileStream.DownloadTask;
 
 			if (IsCanceled)
 				return false;

Source/AppScaffolding/AppScaffolding.csproj

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>10.3.8.1</Version>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Version>11.3.2.1</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.ZipFile" Version="1.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Octokit" Version="9.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.ZipFile" Version="3.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ApplicationServices\ApplicationServices.csproj" />
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
     <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
   </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

Source/AppScaffolding/LibationScaffolding.cs

@@ -43,21 +43,6 @@ namespace AppScaffolding
 		public static ReleaseIdentifier ReleaseIdentifier { get; private set; }
 		public static Variety Variety { get; private set; }
 
-		public static void SetReleaseIdentifier(Variety varietyType)
-		{
-			Variety = Enum.IsDefined(varietyType) ? varietyType : Variety.None;
-
-			var releaseID = (ReleaseIdentifier)((int)varietyType | (int)Configuration.OS | (int)RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture);
-
-			if (Enum.IsDefined(releaseID))
-				ReleaseIdentifier = releaseID;
-			else
-			{
-				ReleaseIdentifier = ReleaseIdentifier.None;
-				Serilog.Log.Logger.Warning("Unknown release identifier @{DebugInfo}", new { Variety = varietyType, Configuration.OS, RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture });
-			}
-		}
-
 		// AppScaffolding
 		private static Assembly _executingAssembly;
 		private static Assembly ExecutingAssembly
@@ -105,8 +90,14 @@ namespace AppScaffolding
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>Initialize logging. Wire-up events. Run after migration</summary>
-		public static void RunPostMigrationScaffolding(Configuration config)
+		public static void RunPostMigrationScaffolding(Variety variety, Configuration config)
 		{
+			Variety = Enum.IsDefined(variety) ? variety : Variety.None;
+
+			var releaseID = (ReleaseIdentifier)((int)variety | (int)Configuration.OS | (int)RuntimeInformation.ProcessArchitecture);
+
+			ReleaseIdentifier = Enum.IsDefined(releaseID) ? releaseID : ReleaseIdentifier.None;
+
 			ensureSerilogConfig(config);
 			configureLogging(config);
 			logStartupState(config);

Source/ApplicationServices/ApplicationServices.csproj

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CsvHelper" Version="30.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NPOI" Version="2.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NPOI" Version="2.6.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Source/ApplicationServices/BulkSetDownloadStatus.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 {
     public class BulkSetDownloadStatus
     {
-        private List<(string message, LiberatedStatus newStatus, IEnumerable<Book> Books)> actionSets { get; } = new();
+        private List<(string message, LiberatedStatus newStatus, IEnumerable<LibraryBook> LibraryBooks)> actionSets { get; } = new();
 
         public int Count => actionSets.Count;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
             var bookExistsList = _libraryBooks
                 .Select(libraryBook => new
                 {
-                    libraryBook.Book,
+					LibraryBook = libraryBook,
                     FileExists = AudibleFileStorage.Audio.GetPath(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId) is not null
                 })
                 .ToList();
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
             if (_setDownloaded)
             {
                 var books2change = bookExistsList
-                    .Where(a => a.FileExists && a.Book.UserDefinedItem.BookStatus != LiberatedStatus.Liberated)
-                    .Select(a => a.Book)
+                    .Where(a => a.FileExists && a.LibraryBook.Book.UserDefinedItem.BookStatus != LiberatedStatus.Liberated)
+                    .Select(a => a.LibraryBook)
                     .ToList();
 
                 if (books2change.Any())
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
             if (_setNotDownloaded)
             {
                 var books2change = bookExistsList
-                    .Where(a => !a.FileExists && a.Book.UserDefinedItem.BookStatus != LiberatedStatus.NotLiberated)
-                    .Select(a => a.Book)
+                    .Where(a => !a.FileExists && a.LibraryBook.Book.UserDefinedItem.BookStatus != LiberatedStatus.NotLiberated)
+                    .Select(a => a.LibraryBook)
                     .ToList();
 
                 if (books2change.Any())
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
         public void Execute()
         {
             foreach (var a in actionSets)
-                a.Books.UpdateBookStatus(a.newStatus);
+                a.LibraryBooks.UpdateBookStatus(a.newStatus);
         }
     }
 }

Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryCommands.cs

@@ -119,9 +119,15 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 
                 logTime($"pre {nameof(scanAccountsAsync)} all");
                 var libraryOptions = new LibraryOptions
-                {
-                    ResponseGroups = LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ALL_OPTIONS,
-                    ImageSizes = LibraryOptions.ImageSizeOptions._500 | LibraryOptions.ImageSizeOptions._1215
+				{
+					ResponseGroups
+					    = LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Rating | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Media
+					    | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Relationships | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductDesc
+					    | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Contributors | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProvidedReview
+					    | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductPlans | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Series
+					    | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.CategoryLadders | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductExtendedAttrs
+					    | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.PdfUrl | LibraryOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.OriginAsin,
+					ImageSizes = LibraryOptions.ImageSizeOptions._500 | LibraryOptions.ImageSizeOptions._1215
                 };
                 var importItems = await scanAccountsAsync(apiExtendedfunc, accounts, libraryOptions);
                 logTime($"post {nameof(scanAccountsAsync)} all");
@@ -446,25 +452,25 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
         /// <summary>
         /// Occurs when the size of the library does not change but book(s) details do. Especially when <see cref="UserDefinedItem.Tags"/>, <see cref="UserDefinedItem.BookStatus"/>, or <see cref="UserDefinedItem.PdfStatus"/> changed values are successfully persisted.
         /// </summary>
-        public static event EventHandler<IEnumerable<Book>> BookUserDefinedItemCommitted;
+        public static event EventHandler<IEnumerable<LibraryBook>> BookUserDefinedItemCommitted;
 
         #region Update book details
         public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(
-            this Book book,
+            this LibraryBook lb,
             string tags = null,
             LiberatedStatus? bookStatus = null,
             LiberatedStatus? pdfStatus = null,
             Rating rating = null)
-            => new[] { book }.UpdateUserDefinedItem(tags, bookStatus, pdfStatus, rating);
+            => new[] { lb }.UpdateUserDefinedItem(tags, bookStatus, pdfStatus, rating);
 
         public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(
-            this IEnumerable<Book> books,
+            this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> lb,
             string tags = null,
             LiberatedStatus? bookStatus = null,
             LiberatedStatus? pdfStatus = null,
             Rating rating = null)
             => updateUserDefinedItem(
-                books,
+                lb,
                 udi => {
                     // blank tags are expected. null tags are not
                     if (tags is not null)
@@ -480,66 +486,52 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
                         udi.UpdateRating(rating.OverallRating, rating.PerformanceRating, rating.StoryRating);
 				});
 
-        public static int UpdateBookStatus(this Book book, LiberatedStatus bookStatus, Version libationVersion)
-            => book.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => { udi.BookStatus = bookStatus; udi.SetLastDownloaded(libationVersion); });
-        public static int UpdateBookStatus(this Book book, LiberatedStatus bookStatus)
-            => book.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.BookStatus = bookStatus);
-        public static int UpdateBookStatus(this IEnumerable<Book> books, LiberatedStatus bookStatus)
-            => books.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.BookStatus = bookStatus);
+        public static int UpdateBookStatus(this LibraryBook lb, LiberatedStatus bookStatus, Version libationVersion)
+            => lb.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => { udi.BookStatus = bookStatus; udi.SetLastDownloaded(libationVersion); });
+
         public static int UpdateBookStatus(this LibraryBook libraryBook, LiberatedStatus bookStatus)
             => libraryBook.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.BookStatus = bookStatus);
         public static int UpdateBookStatus(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, LiberatedStatus bookStatus)
             => libraryBooks.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.BookStatus = bookStatus);
 
-        public static int UpdatePdfStatus(this Book book, LiberatedStatus pdfStatus)
-            => book.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.SetPdfStatus(pdfStatus));
-        public static int UpdatePdfStatus(this IEnumerable<Book> books, LiberatedStatus pdfStatus)
-            => books.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.SetPdfStatus(pdfStatus));
         public static int UpdatePdfStatus(this LibraryBook libraryBook, LiberatedStatus pdfStatus)
             => libraryBook.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.SetPdfStatus(pdfStatus));
         public static int UpdatePdfStatus(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, LiberatedStatus pdfStatus)
             => libraryBooks.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.SetPdfStatus(pdfStatus));
 
-        public static int UpdateTags(this Book book, string tags)
-            => book.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.Tags = tags);
-        public static int UpdateTags(this IEnumerable<Book> books, string tags)
-            => books.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.Tags = tags);
         public static int UpdateTags(this LibraryBook libraryBook, string tags)
             => libraryBook.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.Tags = tags);
         public static int UpdateTags(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, string tags)
             => libraryBooks.UpdateUserDefinedItem(udi => udi.Tags = tags);
 
         public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(this LibraryBook libraryBook, Action<UserDefinedItem> action)
-            => libraryBook.Book.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
+            => libraryBook.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
         public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, Action<UserDefinedItem> action)
-            => libraryBooks.Select(lb => lb.Book).updateUserDefinedItem(action);
+            => libraryBooks.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
 
-        public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(this Book book, Action<UserDefinedItem> action) => book.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
-        public static int UpdateUserDefinedItem(this IEnumerable<Book> books, Action<UserDefinedItem> action) => books.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
-
-        private static int updateUserDefinedItem(this Book book, Action<UserDefinedItem> action) => new[] { book }.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
-        private static int updateUserDefinedItem(this IEnumerable<Book> books, Action<UserDefinedItem> action)
+        private static int updateUserDefinedItem(this LibraryBook libraryBook, Action<UserDefinedItem> action) => new[] { libraryBook }.updateUserDefinedItem(action);
+        private static int updateUserDefinedItem(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, Action<UserDefinedItem> action)
         {
             try
             {
-                if (books is null || !books.Any())
+                if (libraryBooks is null || !libraryBooks.Any())
                     return 0;
 
-                foreach (var book in books)
-                    action?.Invoke(book.UserDefinedItem);
+                foreach (var book in libraryBooks)
+                    action?.Invoke(book.Book.UserDefinedItem);
 
                 using var context = DbContexts.GetContext();
 
                 // Attach() NoTracking entities before SaveChanges()
-                foreach (var book in books)
+                foreach (var book in libraryBooks)
                 {
-                    context.Attach(book.UserDefinedItem).State = Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.EntityState.Modified;
-                    context.Attach(book.UserDefinedItem.Rating).State = Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.EntityState.Modified;
+                    context.Attach(book.Book.UserDefinedItem).State = Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.EntityState.Modified;
+                    context.Attach(book.Book.UserDefinedItem.Rating).State = Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.EntityState.Modified;
                 }
 
                 var qtyChanges = context.SaveChanges();
                 if (qtyChanges > 0)
-                    BookUserDefinedItemCommitted?.Invoke(null, books);
+                    BookUserDefinedItemCommitted?.Invoke(null, libraryBooks);
 
                 return qtyChanges;
             }

Source/ApplicationServices/LibraryExporter.cs

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 		[Name("Title")]
 		public string Title { get; set; }
 
+		[Name("Subtitle")]
+		public string Subtitle { get; set; }
+
 		[Name("Authors")]
 		public string AuthorNames { get; set; }
 
@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 				AudibleProductId = a.Book.AudibleProductId,
 				Locale = a.Book.Locale,
 				Title = a.Book.Title,
+				Subtitle = a.Book.Subtitle,
 				AuthorNames = a.Book.AuthorNames(),
 				NarratorNames = a.Book.NarratorNames(),
 				LengthInMinutes = a.Book.LengthInMinutes,
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 				PictureId = a.Book.PictureId,
 				IsAbridged = a.Book.IsAbridged,
 				DatePublished = a.Book.DatePublished,
-				CategoriesNames = a.Book.CategoriesNames().Any() ? a.Book.CategoriesNames().Aggregate((a, b) => $"{a}, {b}") : "",
+				CategoriesNames = a.Book.LowestCategoryNames().Any() ? a.Book.LowestCategoryNames().Aggregate((a, b) => $"{a}, {b}") : "",
 				MyRatingOverall = a.Book.UserDefinedItem.Rating.OverallRating,
 				MyRatingPerformance = a.Book.UserDefinedItem.Rating.PerformanceRating,
 				MyRatingStory = a.Book.UserDefinedItem.Rating.StoryRating,
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 				nameof(ExportDto.AudibleProductId),
 				nameof(ExportDto.Locale),
 				nameof(ExportDto.Title),
+				nameof(ExportDto.Subtitle),
 				nameof(ExportDto.AuthorNames),
 				nameof(ExportDto.NarratorNames),
 				nameof(ExportDto.LengthInMinutes),
@@ -256,6 +261,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.AudibleProductId);
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.Locale);
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.Title);
+				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.Subtitle);
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.AuthorNames);
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.NarratorNames);
 				row.CreateCell(col++).SetCellValue(dto.LengthInMinutes);

Source/ApplicationServices/RecordExporter.cs

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 
 			var recordsObj = new JObject
 			{
-				{ "title", libraryBook.Book.Title},
+				{ "title", libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle},
 				{ "asin", libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId},
 				{ "exportTime", DateTime.Now},
 				{ "records", JArray.FromObject(recordsEx) }

Source/ApplicationServices/SearchEngineCommands.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 		#region Update
 		private static bool isUpdating;
 
-		public static void UpdateBooks(IEnumerable<Book> books)
+		public static void UpdateBooks(IEnumerable<LibraryBook> books)
 		{
 			// Semi-arbitrary. At some point it's more worth it to do a full re-index than to do one offs.
 			// I did not benchmark before choosing the number here
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ namespace ApplicationServices
 
 		public static void FullReIndex() => performSafeCommand(fullReIndex);
 
-		internal static void UpdateUserDefinedItems(Book book) => performSafeCommand(e =>
+		internal static void UpdateUserDefinedItems(LibraryBook book) => performSafeCommand(e =>
 			{
 				e.UpdateLiberatedStatus(book);
-				e.UpdateTags(book.AudibleProductId, book.UserDefinedItem.Tags);
+				e.UpdateTags(book.Book.AudibleProductId, book.Book.UserDefinedItem.Tags);
 				e.UpdateUserRatings(book);
 			}
 		);

Source/AudibleUtilities/ApiExtended.cs

@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ namespace AudibleUtilities
 			try
 			{
 				var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-				var items = await Api.GetCatalogProductsAsync(asins, CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ALL_OPTIONS);
+				var items = await Api.GetCatalogProductsAsync(asins, CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Rating | CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Media
+					| CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Relationships | CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductDesc
+					| CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Contributors | CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProvidedReview
+					| CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductPlans | CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.Series
+					| CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.CategoryLadders | CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ProductExtendedAttrs);
 				sw.Stop();
 
 				Serilog.Log.Logger.Debug($"Batch {batchNum} End: Retrieved {items.Count} items in {sw.ElapsedMilliseconds} ms");

Source/AudibleUtilities/AudibleUtilities.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AudibleApi" Version="8.4.1.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="AudibleApi" Version="9.0.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Source/DataLayer/Configurations/BookCategoryConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DataLayer.Configurations
+{
+	internal class BookCategoryConfig : IEntityTypeConfiguration<BookCategory>
+	{
+		public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<BookCategory> entity)
+		{
+			entity.HasKey(bc => new { bc.BookId, bc.CategoryLadderId });
+
+			entity.HasIndex(bc => bc.BookId);
+			entity.HasIndex(bc => bc.CategoryLadderId);
+
+			entity
+				.HasOne(bc => bc.Book)
+				.WithMany(b => b.CategoriesLink)
+				.HasForeignKey(bc => bc.BookId);
+
+			entity
+				.HasOne(bc => bc.CategoryLadder)
+				.WithMany(c => c.BooksLink)
+				.HasForeignKey(bc => bc.CategoryLadderId);
+		}
+	}
+}

Source/DataLayer/Configurations/BookConfig.cs

@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ namespace DataLayer.Configurations
             entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.Authors));
             entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.Narrators));
             entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.AudioFormat));
-            //// these don't seem to matter
-            //entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.AuthorNames));
-            //entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.NarratorNames));
-            //entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.HasPdfs));
+            entity.Ignore(nameof(Book.TitleWithSubtitle));
+            entity.Ignore(b => b.Categories);
 
             // OwnsMany: "Can only ever appear on navigation properties of other entity types.
             //  Are automatically loaded, and can only be tracked by a DbContext alongside their owner."
@@ -57,23 +55,6 @@ namespace DataLayer.Configurations
                     // owns it 1:1, store in same table
                     b_udi.OwnsOne(udi => udi.Rating);
                 });
-
-            entity
-                .Metadata
-                .FindNavigation(nameof(Book.ContributorsLink))
-                // PropertyAccessMode.Field : Contributions is a get-only property, not a field, so use its backing field
-                .SetPropertyAccessMode(PropertyAccessMode.Field);
-
-            entity
-                .Metadata
-                .FindNavigation(nameof(Book.SeriesLink))
-                // PropertyAccessMode.Field : Series is a get-only property, not a field, so use its backing field
-                .SetPropertyAccessMode(PropertyAccessMode.Field);
-
-            entity
-                .HasOne(b => b.Category)
-                .WithMany()
-                .HasForeignKey(b => b.CategoryId);
         }
     }
 }

Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryConfig.cs

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ namespace DataLayer.Configurations
             entity.HasKey(c => c.CategoryId);
             entity.HasIndex(c => c.AudibleCategoryId);
 
-            // seeds go here. examples in Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore.Tests\DbContextFactoryExample.cs
-            entity.HasData(Category.GetEmpty());
+            entity.Ignore(c => c.CategoryLadders);
+
+            entity
+                .HasMany(e => e._categoryLadders)
+                .WithMany(e => e._categories);
         }
     }
 }

Source/DataLayer/Configurations/CategoryLadderConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace DataLayer.Configurations
+{
+	internal class CategoryLadderConfig : IEntityTypeConfiguration<CategoryLadder>
+	{
+		public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<CategoryLadder> entity)
+		{
+			entity.HasKey(cl => cl.CategoryLadderId);
+
+			entity.Ignore(cl => cl.Categories);
+
+			entity
+				.HasMany(cl => cl._categories)
+				.WithMany(c => c._categoryLadders);
+
+			entity
+				.Metadata
+				.FindNavigation(nameof(CategoryLadder.BooksLink))
+				.SetPropertyAccessMode(PropertyAccessMode.Field);
+		}
+	}
+}

Source/DataLayer/DataLayer.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.Core" Version="7.2.2.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="7.1.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="7.0.5">
+    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.Core" Version="8.0.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.1">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="7.0.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="7.0.5">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.1">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>

Source/DataLayer/EfClasses/AudioFormat.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ namespace DataLayer
         LC_64_22050_stereo = (64L << 18) | (22050 << 2) | 2,
         LC_64_44100_stereo = (64L << 18) | (44100 << 2) | 2,
         LC_128_44100_stereo = (128L << 18) | (44100 << 2) | 2,
-    }
+		AAX_22_32 = LC_32_22050_stereo,
+		AAX_22_64 = LC_64_22050_stereo,
+		AAX_44_64 = LC_64_44100_stereo,
+		AAX_44_128 = LC_128_44100_stereo
+	}
 
     public class AudioFormat : IComparable<AudioFormat>, IComparable
     {

Source/DataLayer/EfClasses/Book.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dinah.Core;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ namespace DataLayer
         // immutable
         public string AudibleProductId { get; private set; }
         public string Title { get; private set; }
+        public string Subtitle { get; private set; }
+        private string _titleWithSubtitle;
+        public string TitleWithSubtitle => _titleWithSubtitle ??= string.IsNullOrEmpty(Subtitle) ? Title : $"{Title}: {Subtitle}";
         public string Description { get; private set; }
         public int LengthInMinutes { get; private set; }
         public ContentType ContentType { get; private set; }
@@ -52,10 +56,6 @@ namespace DataLayer
         public DateTime? DatePublished { get; private set; }
         public string Language { get; private set; }
 
-        // non-null. use "empty pattern"
-        internal int CategoryId { get; private set; }
-        public Category Category { get; private set; }
-
         // is owned, not optional 1:1
         public UserDefinedItem UserDefinedItem { get; private set; }
 
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ namespace DataLayer
         public Book(
             AudibleProductId audibleProductId,
             string title,
+            string subtitle,
             string description,
             int lengthInMinutes,
             ContentType contentType,
-			IEnumerable<Contributor> authors,
-			IEnumerable<Contributor> narrators,
-			Category category,
+            IEnumerable<Contributor> authors,
+            IEnumerable<Contributor> narrators,
             string localeName)
         {
             // validate
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
             var productId = audibleProductId.Id;
             ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNullOrWhiteSpace(productId, nameof(productId));
 
-			// assign as soon as possible. stuff below relies on this
+            // assign as soon as possible. stuff below relies on this
             AudibleProductId = productId;
             Locale = localeName;
 
@@ -91,14 +91,13 @@ namespace DataLayer
 
             // non-ef-ctor init.s
             UserDefinedItem = new UserDefinedItem(this);
-            _contributorsLink = new HashSet<BookContributor>();
+            ContributorsLink = new HashSet<BookContributor>();
+            CategoriesLink = new HashSet<BookCategory>();
             _seriesLink = new HashSet<SeriesBook>();
             _supplements = new HashSet<Supplement>();
 
-			Category = category;
-
             // simple assigns
-            Title = title.Trim() ?? "";
+            UpdateTitle(title, subtitle);
             Description = description?.Trim() ?? "";
             LengthInMinutes = lengthInMinutes;
             ContentType = contentType;
@@ -106,22 +105,24 @@ namespace DataLayer
             // assigns with biz logic
             ReplaceAuthors(authors);
             ReplaceNarrators(narrators);
-		}
+        }
 
-        #region contributors, authors, narrators
-        // use uninitialised backing fields - this means we can detect if the collection was loaded
-        private HashSet<BookContributor> _contributorsLink;
-        // i'd like this to be internal but migration throws this exception when i try:
-        //   Value cannot be null.
-        //   Parameter name: property
-        public IEnumerable<BookContributor> ContributorsLink
-            => _contributorsLink?
-                .OrderBy(bc => bc.Order)
-                .ToList();
+        public void UpdateTitle(string title, string subtitle)
+        {
+            Title = title?.Trim() ?? "";
+            Subtitle = subtitle?.Trim() ?? "";
+            _titleWithSubtitle = null;
+        }
 
-        public IEnumerable<Contributor> Authors => getContributions(Role.Author).Select(bc => bc.Contributor).ToList();
-        public IEnumerable<Contributor> Narrators => getContributions(Role.Narrator).Select(bc => bc.Contributor).ToList();
-        public string Publisher => getContributions(Role.Publisher).SingleOrDefault()?.Contributor.Name;
+        public void UpdateLengthInMinutes(int lengthInMinutes)
+            => LengthInMinutes = lengthInMinutes;
+
+		#region contributors, authors, narrators
+		internal HashSet<BookContributor> ContributorsLink { get; private set; }
+
+        public IEnumerable<Contributor> Authors => ContributorsLink.ByRole(Role.Author).Select(bc => bc.Contributor).ToList();
+        public IEnumerable<Contributor> Narrators => ContributorsLink.ByRole(Role.Narrator).Select(bc => bc.Contributor).ToList();
+        public string Publisher => ContributorsLink.ByRole(Role.Publisher).SingleOrDefault()?.Contributor.Name;
 
         public void ReplaceAuthors(IEnumerable<Contributor> authors, DbContext context = null)
             => replaceContributors(authors, Role.Author, context);
@@ -134,47 +135,70 @@ namespace DataLayer
             ArgumentValidator.EnsureEnumerableNotNullOrEmpty(newContributors, nameof(newContributors));
 
             // the edge cases of doing local-loaded vs remote-only got weird. just load it
-            if (_contributorsLink is null)
-				getEntry(context).Collection(s => s.ContributorsLink).Load();
+            if (ContributorsLink is null)
+                getEntry(context).Collection(s => s.ContributorsLink).Load();
+
+            var isIdentical
+                = ContributorsLink
+                .ByRole(role)
+                .Select(c => c.Contributor)
+                .SequenceEqual(newContributors);
 
-			var roleContributions = getContributions(role);
-            var isIdentical = roleContributions.Select(c => c.Contributor).SequenceEqual(newContributors);
             if (isIdentical)
                 return;
 
-            _contributorsLink.RemoveWhere(bc => bc.Role == role);
+            ContributorsLink.RemoveWhere(bc => bc.Role == role);
             addNewContributors(newContributors, role);
         }
 
-		private void addNewContributors(IEnumerable<Contributor> newContributors, Role role)
+        private void addNewContributors(IEnumerable<Contributor> newContributors, Role role)
         {
             byte order = 0;
             var newContributionsEnum = newContributors.Select(c => new BookContributor(this, c, role, order++));
             var newContributions = new HashSet<BookContributor>(newContributionsEnum);
-            _contributorsLink.UnionWith(newContributions);
+            ContributorsLink.UnionWith(newContributions);
         }
 
-        private List<BookContributor> getContributions(Role role)
-            => ContributorsLink
-                .Where(a => a.Role == role)
-                .OrderBy(a => a.Order)
-                .ToList();
         #endregion
 
-		private Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking.EntityEntry<Book> getEntry(DbContext context)
+        private Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ChangeTracking.EntityEntry<Book> getEntry(DbContext context)
+        {
+            ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(context, nameof(context));
+
+            var entry = context.Entry(this);
+
+            if (!entry.IsKeySet)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not load a valid Book from database");
+
+            return entry;
+        }
+
+        #region categories
+        internal HashSet<BookCategory> CategoriesLink { get; private set; }
+
+        private ReadOnlyCollection<BookCategory> _categoriesReadOnly;
+        public ReadOnlyCollection<BookCategory> Categories
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_categoriesReadOnly?.SequenceEqual(CategoriesLink) is not true)
+                    _categoriesReadOnly = CategoriesLink.ToList().AsReadOnly();
+                return _categoriesReadOnly;
+            }
+        }
+		public void SetCategoryLadders(IEnumerable<CategoryLadder> ladders)
 		{
-			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(context, nameof(context));
+			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(ladders, nameof(ladders));
 
-			var entry = context.Entry(this);
-
-			if (!entry.IsKeySet)
-				throw new InvalidOperationException("Could not load a valid Book from database");
-
-			return entry;
+			//Replace all existing category ladders.
+            //Some books make have duplocate ladders
+			CategoriesLink.Clear();
+            CategoriesLink.UnionWith(ladders.Distinct().Select(l => new BookCategory(this, l)));
 		}
+		#endregion
 
-        #region series
-        private HashSet<SeriesBook> _seriesLink;
+		#region series
+		private HashSet<SeriesBook> _seriesLink;
         public IEnumerable<SeriesBook> SeriesLink => _seriesLink?.ToList();
 
         public void UpsertSeries(Series series, string order, DbContext context = null)
@@ -224,15 +248,6 @@ namespace DataLayer
             Language = language?.FirstCharToUpper() ?? Language;
         }
 
-        public void UpdateCategory(Category category, DbContext context = null)
-		{
-			// since category is never null, nullity means it hasn't been loaded
-			if (Category is null)
-				getEntry(context).Reference(s => s.Category).Load();
-
-			Category = category;
-        }
-
-        public override string ToString() => $"[{AudibleProductId}] {Title}";
+        public override string ToString() => $"[{AudibleProductId}] {TitleWithSubtitle}";
 	}
 }

Source/DataLayer/EfClasses/BookCategory.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Dinah.Core;
+
+namespace DataLayer
+{
+	public class BookCategory
+	{
+		internal int BookId { get; private set; }
+		internal int CategoryLadderId { get; private set; }
+
+		public Book Book { get; private set; }
+		public CategoryLadder CategoryLadder { get; private set; }
+		private BookCategory() { }
+
+		internal BookCategory(Book book, CategoryLadder categoriesList)
+		{
+			Book = ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(book, nameof(book));
+			CategoryLadder = ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(categoriesList, nameof(categoriesList));
+		}
+	}
+}

Source/DataLayer/EfClasses/Category.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using Dinah.Core;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace DataLayer
 {
     public class AudibleCategoryId
@@ -15,20 +15,29 @@ namespace DataLayer
             Id = id;
         }
     }
+
     public class Category
     {
-        // Empty is a special case. use private ctor w/o validation
-        public static Category GetEmpty() => new() { CategoryId = -1, AudibleCategoryId = "", Name = "" };
-
         internal int CategoryId { get; private set; }
-        public string AudibleCategoryId { get; private set; }
+        public string? AudibleCategoryId { get; private set; }
 
-        public string Name { get; private set; }
-        public Category ParentCategory { get; private set; }
+        public string? Name { get; internal set; }
 
-        private Category() { }
+        internal List<CategoryLadder> _categoryLadders = new();
+        private ReadOnlyCollection<CategoryLadder>? _categoryLaddersReadOnly;
+        public ReadOnlyCollection<CategoryLadder> CategoryLadders
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (_categoryLaddersReadOnly?.SequenceEqual(_categoryLadders) is not true)
+					_categoryLaddersReadOnly = _categoryLadders.AsReadOnly();
+				return _categoryLaddersReadOnly;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private Category() { }
         /// <summary>special id class b/c it's too easy to get string order mixed up</summary>
-        public Category(AudibleCategoryId audibleSeriesId, string name, Category parentCategory = null)
+        public Category(AudibleCategoryId audibleSeriesId, string name)
         {
             ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(audibleSeriesId, nameof(audibleSeriesId));
             var id = audibleSeriesId.Id;
@@ -37,15 +46,6 @@ namespace DataLayer
 
             AudibleCategoryId = id;
             Name = name;
-
-            UpdateParentCategory(parentCategory);
-        }
-
-        public void UpdateParentCategory(Category parentCategory)
-        {
-            // don't overwrite with null but not an error
-            if (parentCategory is not null)
-                ParentCategory = parentCategory;
         }
 
 		public override string ToString() => $"[{AudibleCategoryId}] {Name}";

Source/DataLayer/EfClasses/CategoryLadder.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using Dinah.Core;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Linq;
+
+#nullable enable
+namespace DataLayer
+{
+	public class CategoryLadder : IEquatable<CategoryLadder>
+	{
+		internal int CategoryLadderId { get; private set; }
+
+		internal List<Category> _categories;
+		private ReadOnlyCollection<Category>? _categoriesReadOnly;
+		public ReadOnlyCollection<Category> Categories
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (_categoriesReadOnly?.SequenceEqual(_categories) is not true)
+					_categoriesReadOnly = _categories.AsReadOnly();
+				return _categoriesReadOnly;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private HashSet<BookCategory>? _booksLink;
+		public IEnumerable<BookCategory>? BooksLink => _booksLink?.ToList();
+		private CategoryLadder() { _categories = new(); }
+		public CategoryLadder(List<Category> categories)
+		{
+			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(categories, nameof(categories));
+			ArgumentValidator.EnsureGreaterThan(categories.Count, nameof(categories), 0);
+			_booksLink = new HashSet<BookCategory>();
+			_categories = categories;
+		}
+
+		public override int GetHashCode()
+		{
+			HashCode hashCode = default;
+			foreach (var category in _categories)
+				hashCode.Add(category.AudibleCategoryId);
+			return hashCode.ToHashCode();
+		}
+
+		public bool Equals(CategoryLadder? other)
+			=> other?._categories is not null
+			&& Equals(other._categories.Select(c => c.AudibleCategoryId));
+
+		public bool Equals(IEnumerable<string?>? categoryIds)
+			=> categoryIds is not null
+			&& _categories.Select(c => c.AudibleCategoryId).SequenceEqual(categoryIds);
+
+		public override bool Equals(object? obj)
+			=> obj is CategoryLadder other && Equals(other);
+
+		public override string ToString() => string.Join(" > ", _categories.Select(c => c.Name));
+	}
+}

Source/DataLayer/EntityExtensions.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 namespace DataLayer
 {
     public static class EntityExtensions
-    {
-        public static string TitleSortable(this Book book) => Formatters.GetSortName(book.Title);
+	{
+		public static IEnumerable<BookContributor> ByRole(this IEnumerable<BookContributor> contributors, Role role)
+			=> contributors
+				.Where(a => a.Role == role)
+				.OrderBy(a => a.Order);
+
+		public static string TitleSortable(this Book book) => Formatters.GetSortName(book.Title + book.Subtitle);
 
         public static string AuthorNames(this Book book) => string.Join(", ", book.Authors.Select(a => a.Name));
         public static string NarratorNames(this Book book) => string.Join(", ", book.Narrators.Select(n => n.Name));
@@ -46,14 +51,31 @@ namespace DataLayer
                 ? $"{sb.Series.Name} (#{sb.Order})"
                 : sb.Series.Name;
 		}
-        public static string[] CategoriesNames(this Book book)
-            => book.Category is null ? new string[0]
-            : book.Category.ParentCategory is null ? new[] { book.Category.Name }
-            : new[] { book.Category.ParentCategory.Name, book.Category.Name };
-        public static string[] CategoriesIds(this Book book)
-            => book.Category is null ? null
-            : book.Category.ParentCategory is null ? new[] { book.Category.AudibleCategoryId }
-            : new[] { book.Category.ParentCategory.AudibleCategoryId, book.Category.AudibleCategoryId };
+
+        public static string[] LowestCategoryNames(this Book book)
+            => book.CategoriesLink?.Any() is not true ? Array.Empty<string>()
+			: book
+                .CategoriesLink
+                .Select(cl => cl.CategoryLadder.Categories.LastOrDefault()?.Name)
+                .Where(c => c is not null)
+                .Distinct()
+                .ToArray();
+
+        public static string[] AllCategoryNames(this Book book)
+            => book.CategoriesLink?.Any() is not true ? Array.Empty<string>()
+            : book
+                .CategoriesLink
+                .SelectMany(cl => cl.CategoryLadder.Categories)
+                .Select(c => c.Name)
+                .ToArray();
+
+		public static string[] AllCategoryIds(this Book book)
+            => book.CategoriesLink?.Any() is not true ? null
+            : book
+                .CategoriesLink
+                .SelectMany(cl => cl.CategoryLadder.Categories)
+                .Select(c => c.AudibleCategoryId)
+                .ToArray();
 
         public static string AggregateTitles(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks, int max = 5)
 		{
@@ -62,7 +84,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
 
 			max = Math.Max(max, 1);
 
-			var titles = libraryBooks.Select(lb => "- " + lb.Book.Title).ToList();
+			var titles = libraryBooks.Select(lb => "- " + lb.Book.TitleWithSubtitle).ToList();
 			var titlesAgg = titles.Take(max).Aggregate((a, b) => $"{a}\r\n{b}");
 			if (titles.Count == max + 1)
 				titlesAgg += $"\r\n\r\nand 1 other";

Source/DataLayer/LibationContext.cs

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
         public DbSet<Contributor> Contributors { get; private set; }
         public DbSet<Series> Series { get; private set; }
         public DbSet<Category> Categories { get; private set; }
+        public DbSet<CategoryLadder> CategoryLadders { get; private set; }
 
         public static LibationContext Create(string connectionString)
         {
@@ -39,13 +40,15 @@ namespace DataLayer
         {
             base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
 
-            modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new BookConfig());
+			modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new BookConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new ContributorConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new BookContributorConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new LibraryBookConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new SeriesConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new SeriesBookConfig());
             modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new CategoryConfig());
+			modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new CategoryLadderConfig());
+			modelBuilder.ApplyConfiguration(new BookCategoryConfig());
 
 			// views are now supported via "keyless entity types" (instead of "entity types" or the prev "query types"):
 			// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/modeling/keyless-entity-types

Source/DataLayer/Migrations/20230626171442_AddBookSubtitle.Designer.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using DataLayer;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataLayer.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(LibationContext))]
+    [Migration("20230626171442_AddBookSubtitle")]
+    partial class AddBookSubtitle
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.5");
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleProductId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("DatePublished")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsAbridged")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("LengthInMinutes")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Locale")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PictureId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PictureLarge")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Subtitle")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<long>("_audioFormat")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleProductId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CategoryId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Books");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("ContributorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Role")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<byte>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId", "ContributorId", "Role");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ContributorId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("BookContributor");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Category", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleCategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("ParentCategoryCategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("CategoryId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleCategoryId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ParentCategoryCategoryId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Categories");
+
+                    b.HasData(
+                        new
+                        {
+                            CategoryId = -1,
+                            AudibleCategoryId = "",
+                            Name = ""
+                        });
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("ContributorId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleContributorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("ContributorId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Name");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Contributors");
+
+                    b.HasData(
+                        new
+                        {
+                            ContributorId = -1,
+                            Name = ""
+                        });
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.LibraryBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("AbsentFromLastScan")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Account")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("DateAdded")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("LibraryBooks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Series", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("SeriesId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleSeriesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("SeriesId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleSeriesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Series");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.SeriesBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("SeriesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("SeriesId", "BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SeriesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("SeriesBook");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", "Category")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("CategoryId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.OwnsOne("DataLayer.Rating", "Rating", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("OverallRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("PerformanceRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("StoryRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("Books");
+
+                            b1.WithOwner()
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+                        });
+
+                    b.OwnsMany("DataLayer.Supplement", "Supplements", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("SupplementId")
+                                .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("Url")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("SupplementId");
+
+                            b1.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("Supplement");
+
+                            b1.WithOwner("Book")
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Book");
+                        });
+
+                    b.OwnsOne("DataLayer.UserDefinedItem", "UserDefinedItem", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookStatus")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<DateTime?>("LastDownloaded")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("LastDownloadedVersion")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.Property<int?>("PdfStatus")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("Tags")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("UserDefinedItem", (string)null);
+
+                            b1.WithOwner("Book")
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.OwnsOne("DataLayer.Rating", "Rating", b2 =>
+                                {
+                                    b2.Property<int>("UserDefinedItemBookId")
+                                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("OverallRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("PerformanceRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("StoryRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.HasKey("UserDefinedItemBookId");
+
+                                    b2.ToTable("UserDefinedItem");
+
+                                    b2.WithOwner()
+                                        .HasForeignKey("UserDefinedItemBookId");
+                                });
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Book");
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Rating");
+                        });
+
+                    b.Navigation("Category");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Rating");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Supplements");
+
+                    b.Navigation("UserDefinedItem");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("ContributorsLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Contributor", "Contributor")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ContributorId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Contributor");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Category", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", "ParentCategory")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("ParentCategoryCategoryId");
+
+                    b.Navigation("ParentCategory");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.LibraryBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithOne()
+                        .HasForeignKey("DataLayer.LibraryBook", "BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.SeriesBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("SeriesLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Series", "Series")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("SeriesId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Series");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("ContributorsLink");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SeriesLink");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Series", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/DataLayer/Migrations/20230626171442_AddBookSubtitle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataLayer.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddBookSubtitle : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "Subtitle",
+                table: "Books",
+                type: "TEXT",
+                nullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "Subtitle",
+                table: "Books");
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/DataLayer/Migrations/20230718214617_AddCategoryLadder.Designer.cs

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+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using DataLayer;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataLayer.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(LibationContext))]
+    [Migration("20230718214617_AddCategoryLadder")]
+    partial class AddCategoryLadder
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.5");
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("CategoryCategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("_categoriesCategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("_categoriesCategoryId", "_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("CategoryCategoryLadder");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleProductId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("ContentType")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("DatePublished")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsAbridged")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Language")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("LengthInMinutes")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Locale")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PictureId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PictureLarge")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Subtitle")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Title")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<long>("_audioFormat")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleProductId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Books");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookCategory", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId", "CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("BookCategory");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("ContributorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Role")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<byte>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId", "ContributorId", "Role");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("ContributorId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("BookContributor");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Category", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleCategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("CategoryId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleCategoryId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Categories");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("CategoryLadders");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("ContributorId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleContributorId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("ContributorId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Name");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Contributors");
+
+                    b.HasData(
+                        new
+                        {
+                            ContributorId = -1,
+                            Name = ""
+                        });
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.LibraryBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("AbsentFromLastScan")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Account")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("DateAdded")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("IsDeleted")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("LibraryBooks");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Series", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("SeriesId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("AudibleSeriesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("SeriesId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("AudibleSeriesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Series");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.SeriesBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("SeriesId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Order")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                    b.HasKey("SeriesId", "BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("SeriesId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("SeriesBook");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("CategoryCategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("_categoriesCategoryId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.OwnsOne("DataLayer.Rating", "Rating", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("OverallRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("PerformanceRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.Property<float>("StoryRating")
+                                .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("Books");
+
+                            b1.WithOwner()
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+                        });
+
+                    b.OwnsMany("DataLayer.Supplement", "Supplements", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("SupplementId")
+                                .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("Url")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("SupplementId");
+
+                            b1.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("Supplement");
+
+                            b1.WithOwner("Book")
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Book");
+                        });
+
+                    b.OwnsOne("DataLayer.UserDefinedItem", "UserDefinedItem", b1 =>
+                        {
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookId")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<int>("BookStatus")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<DateTime?>("LastDownloaded")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("LastDownloadedVersion")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.Property<int?>("PdfStatus")
+                                .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                            b1.Property<string>("Tags")
+                                .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
+                            b1.HasKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.ToTable("UserDefinedItem", (string)null);
+
+                            b1.WithOwner("Book")
+                                .HasForeignKey("BookId");
+
+                            b1.OwnsOne("DataLayer.Rating", "Rating", b2 =>
+                                {
+                                    b2.Property<int>("UserDefinedItemBookId")
+                                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("OverallRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("PerformanceRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.Property<float>("StoryRating")
+                                        .HasColumnType("REAL");
+
+                                    b2.HasKey("UserDefinedItemBookId");
+
+                                    b2.ToTable("UserDefinedItem");
+
+                                    b2.WithOwner()
+                                        .HasForeignKey("UserDefinedItemBookId");
+                                });
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Book");
+
+                            b1.Navigation("Rating");
+                        });
+
+                    b.Navigation("Rating");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Supplements");
+
+                    b.Navigation("UserDefinedItem");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookCategory", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("CategoriesLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", "CategoryLadder")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("CategoryLadder");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("ContributorsLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Contributor", "Contributor")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("ContributorId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Contributor");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.LibraryBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithOne()
+                        .HasForeignKey("DataLayer.LibraryBook", "BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.SeriesBook", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("SeriesLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Series", "Series")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("SeriesId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Series");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("CategoriesLink");
+
+                    b.Navigation("ContributorsLink");
+
+                    b.Navigation("SeriesLink");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Series", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/DataLayer/Migrations/20230718214617_AddCategoryLadder.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace DataLayer.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddCategoryLadder : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Books_Categories_CategoryId",
+                table: "Books");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Categories_Categories_ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_Categories_ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_Books_CategoryId",
+                table: "Books");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DeleteData(
+                table: "Categories",
+                keyColumn: "CategoryId",
+                keyValue: -1);
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "CategoryId",
+                table: "Books");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "CategoryLadders",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    CategoryLadderId = table.Column<int>(type: "INTEGER", nullable: false)
+                        .Annotation("Sqlite:Autoincrement", true)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_CategoryLadders", x => x.CategoryLadderId);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "BookCategory",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    BookId = table.Column<int>(type: "INTEGER", nullable: false),
+                    CategoryLadderId = table.Column<int>(type: "INTEGER", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_BookCategory", x => new { x.BookId, x.CategoryLadderId });
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_BookCategory_Books_BookId",
+                        column: x => x.BookId,
+                        principalTable: "Books",
+                        principalColumn: "BookId",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_BookCategory_CategoryLadders_CategoryLadderId",
+                        column: x => x.CategoryLadderId,
+                        principalTable: "CategoryLadders",
+                        principalColumn: "CategoryLadderId",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "CategoryCategoryLadder",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    _categoriesCategoryId = table.Column<int>(type: "INTEGER", nullable: false),
+                    _categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId = table.Column<int>(type: "INTEGER", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_CategoryCategoryLadder", x => new { x._categoriesCategoryId, x._categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId });
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_CategoryCategoryLadder_Categories__categoriesCategoryId",
+                        column: x => x._categoriesCategoryId,
+                        principalTable: "Categories",
+                        principalColumn: "CategoryId",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_CategoryCategoryLadder_CategoryLadders__categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId",
+                        column: x => x._categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId,
+                        principalTable: "CategoryLadders",
+                        principalColumn: "CategoryLadderId",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_BookCategory_BookId",
+                table: "BookCategory",
+                column: "BookId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_BookCategory_CategoryLadderId",
+                table: "BookCategory",
+                column: "CategoryLadderId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_CategoryCategoryLadder__categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId",
+                table: "CategoryCategoryLadder",
+                column: "_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "BookCategory");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "CategoryCategoryLadder");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "CategoryLadders");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<int>(
+                name: "ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories",
+                type: "INTEGER",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<int>(
+                name: "CategoryId",
+                table: "Books",
+                type: "INTEGER",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: 0);
+
+            migrationBuilder.InsertData(
+                table: "Categories",
+                columns: new[] { "CategoryId", "AudibleCategoryId", "Name", "ParentCategoryCategoryId" },
+                values: new object[] { -1, "", "", null });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Categories_ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories",
+                column: "ParentCategoryCategoryId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_Books_CategoryId",
+                table: "Books",
+                column: "CategoryId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Books_Categories_CategoryId",
+                table: "Books",
+                column: "CategoryId",
+                principalTable: "Categories",
+                principalColumn: "CategoryId",
+                onDelete: ReferentialAction.Cascade);
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_Categories_Categories_ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                table: "Categories",
+                column: "ParentCategoryCategoryId",
+                principalTable: "Categories",
+                principalColumn: "CategoryId");
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/DataLayer/Migrations/LibationContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,22 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
         protected override void BuildModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
         {
 #pragma warning disable 612, 618
-            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.3");
+            modelBuilder.HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "7.0.5");
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("CategoryCategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("_categoriesCategoryId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("_categoriesCategoryId", "_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("CategoryCategoryLadder");
+                });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
                 {
@@ -26,9 +41,6 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.Property<string>("AudibleProductId")
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 
-                    b.Property<int>("CategoryId")
-                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
-
                     b.Property<int>("ContentType")
                         .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
 
@@ -56,6 +68,9 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.Property<string>("PictureLarge")
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("Subtitle")
+                        .HasColumnType("TEXT");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Title")
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 
@@ -66,11 +81,26 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
 
                     b.HasIndex("AudibleProductId");
 
-                    b.HasIndex("CategoryId");
-
                     b.ToTable("Books");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookCategory", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("BookId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("BookId", "CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("BookId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("BookCategory");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<int>("BookId")
@@ -106,24 +136,22 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.Property<string>("Name")
                         .HasColumnType("TEXT");
 
-                    b.Property<int?>("ParentCategoryCategoryId")
-                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
-
                     b.HasKey("CategoryId");
 
                     b.HasIndex("AudibleCategoryId");
 
-                    b.HasIndex("ParentCategoryCategoryId");
-
                     b.ToTable("Categories");
+                });
 
-                    b.HasData(
-                        new
-                        {
-                            CategoryId = -1,
-                            AudibleCategoryId = "",
-                            Name = ""
-                        });
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("INTEGER");
+
+                    b.HasKey("CategoryLadderId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("CategoryLadders");
                 });
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
@@ -213,14 +241,23 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("SeriesBook");
                 });
 
-            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+            modelBuilder.Entity("CategoryCategoryLadder", b =>
                 {
-                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", "Category")
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", null)
                         .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("CategoryId")
+                        .HasForeignKey("_categoriesCategoryId")
                         .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
                         .IsRequired();
 
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("_categoryLaddersCategoryLadderId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
+                {
                     b.OwnsOne("DataLayer.Rating", "Rating", b1 =>
                         {
                             b1.Property<int>("BookId")
@@ -321,8 +358,6 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                             b1.Navigation("Rating");
                         });
 
-                    b.Navigation("Category");
-
                     b.Navigation("Rating");
 
                     b.Navigation("Supplements");
@@ -330,6 +365,25 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.Navigation("UserDefinedItem");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookCategory", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
+                        .WithMany("CategoriesLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("BookId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", "CategoryLadder")
+                        .WithMany("BooksLink")
+                        .HasForeignKey("CategoryLadderId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Book");
+
+                    b.Navigation("CategoryLadder");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.BookContributor", b =>
                 {
                     b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
@@ -349,15 +403,6 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
                     b.Navigation("Contributor");
                 });
 
-            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Category", b =>
-                {
-                    b.HasOne("DataLayer.Category", "ParentCategory")
-                        .WithMany()
-                        .HasForeignKey("ParentCategoryCategoryId");
-
-                    b.Navigation("ParentCategory");
-                });
-
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.LibraryBook", b =>
                 {
                     b.HasOne("DataLayer.Book", "Book")
@@ -390,11 +435,18 @@ namespace DataLayer.Migrations
 
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Book", b =>
                 {
+                    b.Navigation("CategoriesLink");
+
                     b.Navigation("ContributorsLink");
 
                     b.Navigation("SeriesLink");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.CategoryLadder", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("BooksLink");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("DataLayer.Contributor", b =>
                 {
                     b.Navigation("BooksLink");

Source/DataLayer/QueryObjects/BookQueries.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
                 // owned items are always loaded. eg: book.UserDefinedItem, book.Supplements
                 .Include(b => b.SeriesLink).ThenInclude(sb => sb.Series)
                 .Include(b => b.ContributorsLink).ThenInclude(c => c.Contributor)
-                .Include(b => b.Category).ThenInclude(c => c.ParentCategory);
+                .Include(b => b.CategoriesLink).ThenInclude(c => c.CategoryLadder).ThenInclude(c => c._categories);
 
         public static bool IsProduct(this Book book)
             => book.ContentType is not ContentType.Episode and not ContentType.Parent;

Source/DataLayer/QueryObjects/CategoryQueries.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace DataLayer
+{
+	public static class CategoryQueries
+	{
+		public static IQueryable<CategoryLadder> GetCategoryLadders(this LibationContext context)
+			=> context.CategoryLadders.Include(c => c._categories);
+	}
+}

Source/DataLayer/QueryObjects/LibraryBookQueries.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace DataLayer
                 // owned items are always loaded. eg: book.UserDefinedItem, book.Supplements
                 .Include(le => le.Book).ThenInclude(b => b.SeriesLink).ThenInclude(sb => sb.Series)
                 .Include(le => le.Book).ThenInclude(b => b.ContributorsLink).ThenInclude(c => c.Contributor)
-                .Include(le => le.Book).ThenInclude(b => b.Category).ThenInclude(c => c.ParentCategory);
+                .Include(le => le.Book).ThenInclude(b => b.CategoriesLink).ThenInclude(c => c.CategoryLadder).ThenInclude(c => c._categories);
 
         public static IEnumerable<LibraryBook> ParentedEpisodes(this IEnumerable<LibraryBook> libraryBooks)
             => libraryBooks.Where(lb => lb.Book.IsEpisodeParent()).SelectMany(libraryBooks.FindChildren);

Source/DtoImporterService/BookImporter.cs

@@ -99,32 +99,18 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
                     .Select(n => contributorImporter.Cache[n.Name])
 					.ToList();
 
-			// categories are laid out for a breadcrumb. category is 1st, subcategory is 2nd
-			// absence of categories is also possible
-
-			// CATEGORY HACK: only use the 1st 2 categories
-			// after we support full arbitrary-depth category trees and multiple categories per book, the real impl will be something like this
-			//   var lastCategory = item.Categories.LastOrDefault()?.CategoryId ?? "";
-			var lastCategory
-				= item.Categories.Length == 0 ? ""
-				: item.Categories.Length == 1 ? item.Categories[0].CategoryId
-				// 2+
-				: item.Categories[1].CategoryId;
-
-			var category = categoryImporter.Cache[lastCategory];
-
 			Book book;
 			try
 			{
 				book = DbContext.Books.Add(new Book(
 					new AudibleProductId(item.ProductId),
-					item.TitleWithSubtitle,
+					item.Title,
+					item.Subtitle,
 					item.Description,
 					item.LengthInMinutes,
 					contentType,
 					authors,
 					narrators,
-					category,
 					importItem.LocaleName)
 					).Entity;
 				Cache.Add(book.AudibleProductId, book);
@@ -139,7 +125,6 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 					contentType,
 					QtyAuthors = authors?.Count,
 					QtyNarrators = narrators?.Count,
-					Category = category?.Name,
 					importItem.LocaleName
 				});
 				throw;
@@ -164,6 +149,11 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 		{
 			var item = importItem.DtoItem;
 
+			book.UpdateLengthInMinutes(item.LengthInMinutes);
+
+			// Update the book titles, since formatting can change
+			book.UpdateTitle(item.Title, item.Subtitle);
+
 			var codec = item.AvailableCodecs?.Max(f => AudioFormat.FromString(f.EnhancedCodec)) ?? new AudioFormat();
 			book.AudioFormat = codec;
 
@@ -197,6 +187,19 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 					book.UpsertSeries(series, seriesEntry.Sequence);
 				}
 			}
+
+			if (item.CategoryLadders is not null)
+			{
+				var ladders = new List<DataLayer.CategoryLadder>();
+				foreach (var ladder in item.CategoryLadders.Select(cl => cl.Ladder).Where(l => l?.Length > 0))
+				{
+					var categoryIds = ladder.Select(l => l.CategoryId).ToList();
+					ladders.Add(categoryImporter.LadderCache.Single(c => c.Equals(categoryIds)));
+				}
+				//Set all ladders at once so ladders that have been
+				//removed by audible can be removed from the DB
+				book.SetCategoryLadders(ladders);
+			}
 		}
 
 		private static DataLayer.ContentType GetContentType(Item item)

Source/DtoImporterService/CategoryImporter.cs

@@ -12,76 +12,86 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 	{
 		protected override IValidator Validator => new CategoryValidator();
 
-		public Dictionary<string, Category> Cache { get; private set; } = new();
+		private Dictionary<string, Category> CategoryCache { get; set; } = new();
+		public HashSet<DataLayer.CategoryLadder> LadderCache { get; private set; } = new();
 
 		public CategoryImporter(LibationContext context) : base(context) { }
 
 		protected override int DoImport(IEnumerable<ImportItem> importItems)
 		{
-			// get distinct
-			var categoryIds = importItems
-				.Select(i => i.DtoItem)
-				.GetCategoriesDistinct()
-				.Select(c => c.CategoryId)
-				.Distinct()
-				.ToList();
-
 			// load db existing => .Local
-			loadLocal_categories(categoryIds);
+			loadLocal_categories();
 
 			// upsert
-			var categoryPairs = importItems
-				.Select(i => i.DtoItem)
-				.GetCategoryPairsDistinct()
+			//Import item may not have no (null) categories
+			var categoryLadders = importItems
+				.Where(i => i.DtoItem.CategoryLadders is not null)
+				.SelectMany(i => i.DtoItem.CategoryLadders)
+				.Select(cl => cl?.Ladder)
+				.Where(l => l?.Length > 0)
 				.ToList();
-			var qtyNew = upsertCategories(categoryPairs);
+
+			var qtyNew = upsertCategories(categoryLadders);
 			return qtyNew;
 		}
 
-		private void loadLocal_categories(List<string> categoryIds)
+		private void loadLocal_categories()
 		{
-			// must include default/empty/missing
-			categoryIds.Add(Category.GetEmpty().AudibleCategoryId);
-
 			// load existing => local
-			Cache = DbContext.Categories
-				.Where(c => categoryIds.Contains(c.AudibleCategoryId))
-				.ToDictionarySafe(c => c.AudibleCategoryId);
+			LadderCache = DbContext.GetCategoryLadders().ToHashSet();
+			CategoryCache = LadderCache.SelectMany(cl => cl.Categories).ToDictionarySafe(c => c.AudibleCategoryId);
 		}
 
 		// only use after loading contributors => local
-		private int upsertCategories(List<Ladder[]> categoryPairs)
+		private int upsertCategories(List<Ladder[]> ladders)
 		{
 			var qtyNew = 0;
 
-			foreach (var pair in categoryPairs)
+			foreach (var ladder in ladders)
 			{
-				for (var i = 0; i < pair.Length; i++)
+				var categories = new List<Category>(ladder.Length);
+
+				for (var i = 0; i < ladder.Length; i++)
 				{
-					// CATEGORY HACK: not yet supported: depth beyond 0 and 1
-					if (i > 1)
-						break;
+					var id = ladder[i].CategoryId;
+					var name = ladder[i].CategoryName;
 
-					var id = pair[i].CategoryId;
-					var name = pair[i].CategoryName;
-
-					Category parentCategory = null;
-					if (i == 1)
-						Cache.TryGetValue(pair[0].CategoryId, out parentCategory);
-
-					if (!Cache.TryGetValue(id, out var category))
+					if (!CategoryCache.TryGetValue(id, out var category))
 					{
 						category = addCategory(id, name);
-						qtyNew++;
 					}
 
-					category.UpdateParentCategory(parentCategory);
+					categories.Add(category);
+				}
+
+				var categoryLadder = new DataLayer.CategoryLadder(categories);
+				if (!LadderCache.Contains(categoryLadder))
+				{
+					addCategoryLadder(categoryLadder);
+					qtyNew++;
 				}
 			}
 
 			return qtyNew;
 		}
 
+		private DataLayer.CategoryLadder addCategoryLadder(DataLayer.CategoryLadder categoryList)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				var entityEntry = DbContext.CategoryLadders.Add(categoryList);
+				var entity = entityEntry.Entity;
+
+				LadderCache.Add(entity);
+				return entity;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Serilog.Log.Logger.Error(ex, "Error adding category ladder. {@DebugInfo}", categoryList);
+				throw;
+			}
+		}
+
 		private Category addCategory(string id, string name)
 		{
 			try
@@ -91,7 +101,7 @@ namespace DtoImporterService
 				var entityEntry = DbContext.Categories.Add(category);
 				var entity = entityEntry.Entity;
 
-				Cache.Add(entity.AudibleCategoryId, entity);
+				CategoryCache.Add(entity.AudibleCategoryId, entity);
 				return entity;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)

Source/DtoImporterService/DtoImporterService.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

Source/FileLiberator/AudioFileStorageExt.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 				var series = libraryBook.Book.SeriesLink.SingleOrDefault();
 				if (series is not null)
 				{
-					var seriesParent = ApplicationServices.DbContexts.GetContext().GetLibraryBook_Flat_NoTracking(series.Series.AudibleSeriesId);
+					using var context = ApplicationServices.DbContexts.GetContext();
+					var seriesParent = context.GetLibraryBook_Flat_NoTracking(series.Series.AudibleSeriesId);
 
 					if (seriesParent is not null)
 					{

Source/FileLiberator/ConvertToMp3.cs

@@ -51,18 +51,24 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
 					var config = Configuration.Instance;
 					var lameConfig = GetLameOptions(config);
-
+					var chapters = m4bBook.GetChaptersFromMetadata();
 					//Finishing configuring lame encoder.
 					AaxDecrypter.MpegUtil.ConfigureLameOptions(
 						m4bBook,
 						lameConfig,
 						config.LameDownsampleMono,
-						config.LameMatchSourceBR);
+						config.LameMatchSourceBR,
+						chapters);
 
-					using var mp3File = File.OpenWrite(Path.GetTempFileName());
+					if (m4bBook.AppleTags.Tracks is (int trackNum, int trackCount))
+					{
+						lameConfig.ID3.Track = trackCount > 0 ? $"{trackNum}/{trackCount}" : trackNum.ToString();
+					}
+
+					using var mp3File = File.Open(Path.GetTempFileName(), FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
 					try
 					{
-						Mp4Operation = m4bBook.ConvertToMp3Async(mp3File, lameConfig);
+						Mp4Operation = m4bBook.ConvertToMp3Async(mp3File, lameConfig, chapters);
 						Mp4Operation.ConversionProgressUpdate += M4bBook_ConversionProgressUpdate;
 						await Mp4Operation;
 
@@ -73,7 +79,17 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							var realMp3Path = FileUtility.SaferMoveToValidPath(mp3File.Name, proposedMp3Path, Configuration.Instance.ReplacementCharacters, "mp3");
+							var realMp3Path
+								= FileUtility.SaferMoveToValidPath(
+									mp3File.Name,
+									proposedMp3Path,
+									Configuration.Instance.ReplacementCharacters,
+									extension: "mp3",
+									Configuration.Instance.OverwriteExisting);
+
+							SetFileTime(libraryBook, realMp3Path);
+							SetDirectoryTime(libraryBook, Path.GetDirectoryName(realMp3Path));
+
 							OnFileCreated(libraryBook, realMp3Path);
 						}
 					}

Source/FileLiberator/DownloadDecryptBook.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using AaxDecrypter;
 using ApplicationServices;
+using AudibleApi.Common;
 using DataLayer;
 using Dinah.Core;
 using Dinah.Core.ErrorHandling;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
             OnBegin(libraryBook);
 
-			try
+            try
             {
                 if (libraryBook.Book.Audio_Exists())
                     return new StatusHandler { "Cannot find decrypt. Final audio file already exists" };
@@ -76,17 +77,38 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
                 var finalStorageDir = getDestinationDirectory(libraryBook);
 
-				Task[] finalTasks = new[]
+                var moveFilesTask = Task.Run(() => moveFilesToBooksDir(libraryBook, entries));
+                Task[] finalTasks = new[]
                 {
-					Task.Run(() => downloadCoverArt(libraryBook)),
-					Task.Run(() => moveFilesToBooksDir(libraryBook, entries)),
-					Task.Run(() => libraryBook.Book.UpdateBookStatus(LiberatedStatus.Liberated, Configuration.LibationVersion)),
-					Task.Run(() => WindowsDirectory.SetCoverAsFolderIcon(libraryBook.Book.PictureId, finalStorageDir))
-				};
+                    Task.Run(() => downloadCoverArt(libraryBook)),
+                    moveFilesTask,
+                    Task.Run(() => WindowsDirectory.SetCoverAsFolderIcon(libraryBook.Book.PictureId, finalStorageDir))
+                };
 
-				await Task.WhenAll(finalTasks);
+				try
+                {
+                    await Task.WhenAll(finalTasks);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+					//Swallow downloadCoverArt and SetCoverAsFolderIcon exceptions.
+                    //Only fail if the downloaded audio files failed to move to Books directory
+					if (moveFilesTask.IsFaulted)
+                    {
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    if (moveFilesTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                    {
+                        await Task.Run(() => libraryBook.UpdateBookStatus(LiberatedStatus.Liberated, Configuration.LibationVersion));
 
-                return new StatusHandler();
+						SetDirectoryTime(libraryBook, finalStorageDir);
+					}
+				}
+
+				return new StatusHandler();
             }
             finally
             {
@@ -100,14 +122,15 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
             downloadValidation(libraryBook);
 
+            var quality = (AudibleApi.DownloadQuality)config.FileDownloadQuality;
             var api = await libraryBook.GetApiAsync();
-            var contentLic = await api.GetDownloadLicenseAsync(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId);
-            using var dlOptions = BuildDownloadOptions(libraryBook, config, contentLic);
+            var contentLic = await api.GetDownloadLicenseAsync(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId, quality);
+			using var dlOptions = BuildDownloadOptions(libraryBook, config, contentLic);
 
             var outFileName = AudibleFileStorage.Audio.GetInProgressFilename(libraryBook, dlOptions.OutputFormat.ToString().ToLower());
             var cacheDir = AudibleFileStorage.DownloadsInProgressDirectory;
 
-            if (contentLic.DrmType != AudibleApi.Common.DrmType.Adrm)
+            if (contentLic.DrmType != DrmType.Adrm)
                 abDownloader = new UnencryptedAudiobookDownloader(outFileName, cacheDir, dlOptions);
             else
             {
@@ -117,7 +140,7 @@ namespace FileLiberator
                     new AaxcDownloadSingleConverter(outFileName, cacheDir, dlOptions);
 
                 if (config.AllowLibationFixup)
-                    converter.RetrievedMetadata += (_, tags) => tags.Generes = string.Join(", ", libraryBook.Book.CategoriesNames());
+                    converter.RetrievedMetadata += (_, tags) => tags.Generes = string.Join(", ", libraryBook.Book.LowestCategoryNames());
 
                 abDownloader = converter;
             }
@@ -130,16 +153,29 @@ namespace FileLiberator
             abDownloader.RetrievedCoverArt += AaxcDownloader_RetrievedCoverArt;
             abDownloader.FileCreated += (_, path) => OnFileCreated(libraryBook, path);
 
-			// REAL WORK DONE HERE
-			return await abDownloader.RunAsync();
+            // REAL WORK DONE HERE
+            var success = await abDownloader.RunAsync();
+
+			if (success && config.SaveMetadataToFile)
+            {
+                var metadataFile = Templates.File.GetFilename(dlOptions.LibraryBookDto, Path.GetDirectoryName(outFileName), ".metadata.json");
+
+                var item = await api.GetCatalogProductAsync(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId, AudibleApi.CatalogOptions.ResponseGroupOptions.ALL_OPTIONS);
+				item.SourceJson.Add(nameof(ContentMetadata.ChapterInfo), Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.FromObject(contentLic.ContentMetadata.ChapterInfo));
+				item.SourceJson.Add(nameof(ContentMetadata.ContentReference), Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.FromObject(contentLic.ContentMetadata.ContentReference));
+
+				File.WriteAllText(metadataFile, item.SourceJson.ToString());
+				OnFileCreated(libraryBook, metadataFile);
+			}            
+			return success;
         }
 
-        private DownloadOptions BuildDownloadOptions(LibraryBook libraryBook, Configuration config, AudibleApi.Common.ContentLicense contentLic)
+		private DownloadOptions BuildDownloadOptions(LibraryBook libraryBook, Configuration config, ContentLicense contentLic)
         {
 			//If DrmType != Adrm the delivered file is an unencrypted mp3.
 
             var outputFormat
-                = contentLic.DrmType != AudibleApi.Common.DrmType.Adrm || (config.AllowLibationFixup && config.DecryptToLossy)
+                = contentLic.DrmType != DrmType.Adrm || (config.AllowLibationFixup && config.DecryptToLossy)
                 ? OutputFormat.Mp3
                 : OutputFormat.M4b;
 
@@ -148,7 +184,10 @@ namespace FileLiberator
                 ? contentLic.ContentMetadata.ChapterInfo.BrandIntroDurationMs
                 : 0;
 
-            var dlOptions = new DownloadOptions(config, libraryBook, contentLic?.ContentMetadata?.ContentUrl?.OfflineUrl)
+            //Set the requested AudioFormat for use in file naming templates
+			libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat = AudioFormat.FromString(contentLic.ContentMetadata.ContentReference.ContentFormat);
+
+			var dlOptions = new DownloadOptions(config, libraryBook, contentLic?.ContentMetadata?.ContentUrl?.OfflineUrl)
             {
                 AudibleKey = contentLic?.Voucher?.Key,
                 AudibleIV = contentLic?.Voucher?.Iv,
@@ -158,7 +197,11 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 				RuntimeLength = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(contentLic?.ContentMetadata?.ChapterInfo?.RuntimeLengthMs ?? 0),
 			};
 
-            var chapters = flattenChapters(contentLic.ContentMetadata.ChapterInfo.Chapters).OrderBy(c => c.StartOffsetMs).ToList();
+            var titleConcat = config.CombineNestedChapterTitles ? ": " : null;
+            var chapters
+                = flattenChapters(contentLic.ContentMetadata.ChapterInfo.Chapters, titleConcat)
+                .OrderBy(c => c.StartOffsetMs)
+                .ToList();
 
             if (config.MergeOpeningAndEndCredits)
                 combineCredits(chapters);
@@ -255,14 +298,19 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
 		*/
 
-        public static List<AudibleApi.Common.Chapter> flattenChapters(IList<AudibleApi.Common.Chapter> chapters, string titleConcat = ": ")
+        public static List<Chapter> flattenChapters(IList<Chapter> chapters, string titleConcat = ": ")
         {
-            List<AudibleApi.Common.Chapter> chaps = new();
+            List<Chapter> chaps = new();
 
             foreach (var c in chapters)
             {
                 if (c.Chapters is null)
 					chaps.Add(c);
+                else if (titleConcat is null)
+                {
+                    chaps.Add(c);
+					chaps.AddRange(flattenChapters(c.Chapters));
+                }
 				else
 				{
                     if (c.LengthMs < 10000)
@@ -280,13 +328,12 @@ namespace FileLiberator
                         child.Title = $"{c.Title}{titleConcat}{child.Title}";
 
                     chaps.AddRange(children);
-                    c.Chapters = null;
                 }
             }
             return chaps;
         }
 
-        public static void combineCredits(IList<AudibleApi.Common.Chapter> chapters)
+        public static void combineCredits(IList<Chapter> chapters)
         {
             if (chapters.Count > 1 && chapters[0].Title == "Opening Credits")
             {
@@ -310,9 +357,9 @@ namespace FileLiberator
             string errorTitle()
             {
                 var title
-                    = (libraryBook.Book.Title.Length > 53)
-                    ? $"{libraryBook.Book.Title.Truncate(50)}..."
-                    : libraryBook.Book.Title;
+                    = (libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle.Length > 53)
+                    ? $"{libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle.Truncate(50)}..."
+                    : libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle;
                 var errorBookTitle = $"{title} [{libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId}]";
                 return errorBookTitle;
             };
@@ -326,11 +373,22 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
         private void AaxcDownloader_RetrievedCoverArt(object _, byte[] e)
         {
+            if (Configuration.Instance.AllowLibationFixup)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    e = OnRequestCoverArt();
+                    abDownloader.SetCoverArt(e);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Serilog.Log.Logger.Error(ex, "Failed to retrieve cover art from server.");
+                }
+            }
+            
             if (e is not null)
                 OnCoverImageDiscovered(e);
-            else if (Configuration.Instance.AllowLibationFixup)
-                abDownloader.SetCoverArt(OnRequestCoverArt());
-        }
+		}
 
         /// <summary>Move new files to 'Books' directory</summary>
         /// <returns>Return directory if audiobook file(s) were successfully created and can be located on disk. Else null.</returns>
@@ -343,8 +401,15 @@ namespace FileLiberator
             {
                 var entry = entries[i];
 
-                var realDest = FileUtility.SaferMoveToValidPath(entry.Path, Path.Combine(destinationDir, Path.GetFileName(entry.Path)), Configuration.Instance.ReplacementCharacters);
-                FilePathCache.Insert(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId, realDest);
+                var realDest
+                    = FileUtility.SaferMoveToValidPath(
+                        entry.Path,
+                        Path.Combine(destinationDir, Path.GetFileName(entry.Path)),
+                        Configuration.Instance.ReplacementCharacters,
+                        overwrite: Configuration.Instance.OverwriteExisting);
+
+                SetFileTime(libraryBook, realDest);
+				FilePathCache.Insert(libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId, realDest);
 
                 // propagate corrected path. Must update cache with corrected path. Also want updated path for cue file (after this for-loop)
                 entries[i] = entry with { Path = realDest };
@@ -352,7 +417,10 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
 			var cue = entries.FirstOrDefault(f => f.FileType == FileType.Cue);
             if (cue != default)
+            {
                 Cue.UpdateFileName(cue.Path, getFirstAudioFile(entries).Path);
+				SetFileTime(libraryBook, cue.Path);
+			}
 
             AudibleFileStorage.Audio.Refresh();
         }
@@ -370,7 +438,7 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
 		private static void downloadCoverArt(LibraryBook libraryBook)
         {
-            if (!Configuration.Instance.DownloadCoverArt) return;
+			if (!Configuration.Instance.DownloadCoverArt) return;
 
             var coverPath = "[null]";
 
@@ -385,7 +453,10 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
                 var picBytes = PictureStorage.GetPictureSynchronously(new(libraryBook.Book.PictureLarge ?? libraryBook.Book.PictureId, PictureSize.Native));
                 if (picBytes.Length > 0)
+                {
                     File.WriteAllBytes(coverPath, picBytes);
+                    SetFileTime(libraryBook, coverPath);
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {

Source/FileLiberator/DownloadOptions.cs

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 		public TimeSpan RuntimeLength { get; init; }
 		public OutputFormat OutputFormat { get; init; }
 		public ChapterInfo ChapterInfo { get; init; }
+		public string Title => LibraryBook.Book.Title;
+		public string Subtitle => LibraryBook.Book.Subtitle;
+		public string Publisher => LibraryBook.Book.Publisher;
+		public string Language => LibraryBook.Book.Language;
+		public string AudibleProductId => LibraryBookDto.AudibleProductId;
+		public string SeriesName => LibraryBookDto.SeriesName;
+		public float? SeriesNumber => LibraryBookDto.SeriesNumber;
 		public NAudio.Lame.LameConfig LameConfig { get; init; }
 		public string UserAgent => AudibleApi.Resources.Download_User_Agent;
 		public bool TrimOutputToChapterLength => config.AllowLibationFixup && config.StripAudibleBrandAudio;

Source/FileLiberator/DownloadPdf.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 				var actualDownloadedFilePath = await downloadPdfAsync(libraryBook, proposedDownloadFilePath);
 				var result = verifyDownload(actualDownloadedFilePath);
 
-				libraryBook.Book.UpdatePdfStatus(result.IsSuccess ? LiberatedStatus.Liberated : LiberatedStatus.NotLiberated);
+				if (result.IsSuccess)
+				{
+					SetFileTime(libraryBook, actualDownloadedFilePath);
+					SetDirectoryTime(libraryBook, Path.GetDirectoryName(actualDownloadedFilePath));
+				}
+				libraryBook.UpdatePdfStatus(result.IsSuccess ? LiberatedStatus.Liberated : LiberatedStatus.NotLiberated);
 
                 return result;
             }

Source/FileLiberator/FileLiberator.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Source/FileLiberator/Processable.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using DataLayer;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 
             Serilog.Log.Logger.Information("Begin " + nameof(ProcessSingleAsync) + " {@DebugInfo}", new
             {
-                libraryBook.Book.Title,
+                libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle,
                 libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId,
                 libraryBook.Book.Locale,
                 Account = libraryBook.Account?.ToMask() ?? "[empty]"
@@ -98,5 +99,26 @@ namespace FileLiberator
             Serilog.Log.Logger.Debug("Event fired {@DebugInfo}", new { Name = nameof(Completed), Book = libraryBook.LogFriendly() });
             Completed?.Invoke(this, libraryBook);
         }
-    }
+
+		protected static void SetFileTime(LibraryBook libraryBook, string file)
+			=> setFileSystemTime(libraryBook, new FileInfo(file));
+		protected static void SetDirectoryTime(LibraryBook libraryBook, string file)
+			=> setFileSystemTime(libraryBook, new DirectoryInfo(file));
+
+		private static void setFileSystemTime(LibraryBook libraryBook, FileSystemInfo fileInfo)
+		{
+			if (!fileInfo.Exists) return;
+
+            fileInfo.CreationTimeUtc = getTimeValue(Configuration.Instance.CreationTime) ?? fileInfo.CreationTimeUtc;
+            fileInfo.LastWriteTimeUtc = getTimeValue(Configuration.Instance.LastWriteTime) ?? fileInfo.LastWriteTimeUtc;			
+
+			DateTime? getTimeValue(Configuration.DateTimeSource source) => source switch
+			{
+				Configuration.DateTimeSource.Added => libraryBook.DateAdded,
+				Configuration.DateTimeSource.Published => libraryBook.Book.DatePublished,
+				_ => null,
+			};
+		}
+
+	}
 }

Source/FileLiberator/UtilityExtensions.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using AudibleUtilities;
 using DataLayer;
 using Dinah.Core;
 using LibationFileManager;
@@ -13,41 +14,53 @@ namespace FileLiberator
 		public static (string id, string title, string locale, string account) LogFriendly(this LibraryBook libraryBook)
 			=> (
 			id: libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId,
-			title: libraryBook.Book.Title,
+			title: libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle,
 			locale: libraryBook.Book.Locale,
 			account: libraryBook.Account.ToMask()
 			);
 
 		public static async Task<AudibleApi.Api> GetApiAsync(this LibraryBook libraryBook)
 		{
-			var apiExtended = await AudibleUtilities.ApiExtended.CreateAsync(libraryBook.Account, libraryBook.Book.Locale);
+			var apiExtended = await ApiExtended.CreateAsync(libraryBook.Account, libraryBook.Book.Locale);
 			return apiExtended.Api;
 		}
 
-		public static LibraryBookDto ToDto(this LibraryBook libraryBook) => new()
+		public static LibraryBookDto ToDto(this LibraryBook libraryBook)
 		{
-			Account = libraryBook.Account,
-			DateAdded = libraryBook.DateAdded,
+			using var persister = AudibleApiStorage.GetAccountsSettingsPersister();
+			var nickname
+				= persister.AccountsSettings.Accounts
+				.FirstOrDefault(a => a.AccountId == libraryBook.Account && a.Locale.Name == libraryBook.Book.Locale)
+				?.AccountName;
 
-			AudibleProductId = libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId,
-			Title = libraryBook.Book.Title ?? "",
-			Locale = libraryBook.Book.Locale,
-			YearPublished = libraryBook.Book.DatePublished?.Year,
-			DatePublished = libraryBook.Book.DatePublished,
+			return new()
+			{
+				Account = libraryBook.Account,
+				AccountNickname = nickname,
+				DateAdded = libraryBook.DateAdded,
 
-			Authors = libraryBook.Book.Authors.Select(c => c.Name).ToList(),
+				AudibleProductId = libraryBook.Book.AudibleProductId,
+				Title = libraryBook.Book.Title,
+				Subtitle = libraryBook.Book.Subtitle,
+				TitleWithSubtitle = libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle,
+				Locale = libraryBook.Book.Locale,
+				YearPublished = libraryBook.Book.DatePublished?.Year,
+				DatePublished = libraryBook.Book.DatePublished,
 
-			Narrators = libraryBook.Book.Narrators.Select(c => c.Name).ToList(),
+				Authors = libraryBook.Book.Authors.Select(c => c.Name).ToList(),
 
-			SeriesName = libraryBook.Book.SeriesLink.FirstOrDefault()?.Series.Name,
-			SeriesNumber = (int?)libraryBook.Book.SeriesLink.FirstOrDefault()?.Index,
-			IsPodcastParent = libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeParent(),
-			IsPodcast = libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeChild() || libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeParent(),
+				Narrators = libraryBook.Book.Narrators.Select(c => c.Name).ToList(),
 
-			BitRate = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.Bitrate,
-			SampleRate = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.SampleRate,
-			Channels = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.Channels,
-			Language = libraryBook.Book.Language
-		};
+				SeriesName = libraryBook.Book.SeriesLink.FirstOrDefault()?.Series.Name,
+				SeriesNumber = libraryBook.Book.SeriesLink.FirstOrDefault()?.Index,
+				IsPodcastParent = libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeParent(),
+				IsPodcast = libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeChild() || libraryBook.Book.IsEpisodeParent(),
+
+				BitRate = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.Bitrate,
+				SampleRate = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.SampleRate,
+				Channels = libraryBook.Book.AudioFormat.Channels,
+				Language = libraryBook.Book.Language
+			};
+		}
 	}
 }

Source/FileManager/BackgroundFileSystem.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ namespace FileManager
         public string SearchPattern { get; private set; }
         public SearchOption SearchOption { get; private set; }
 
-        private FileSystemWatcher fileSystemWatcher { get; set; }
-        private BlockingCollection<FileSystemEventArgs> directoryChangesEvents { get; set; }
-        private Task backgroundScanner { get; set; }
+        private FileSystemWatcher? fileSystemWatcher { get; set; }
+        private BlockingCollection<FileSystemEventArgs>? directoryChangesEvents { get; set; }
+        private Task? backgroundScanner { get; set; }
 
         private object fsCacheLocker { get; } = new();
         private List<LongPath> fsCache { get; } = new();
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ namespace FileManager
             Init();
         }
 
-        public LongPath FindFile(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex regex)
+        public LongPath? FindFile(System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex regex)
         {
             lock (fsCacheLocker)
                 return fsCache.FirstOrDefault(s => regex.IsMatch(s));
@@ -105,13 +106,13 @@ namespace FileManager
 
         private void FileSystemWatcher_Changed(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
         {
-            directoryChangesEvents.Add(e);
+            directoryChangesEvents?.Add(e);
         }
 
         #region Background Thread
         private void BackgroundScanner()
         {
-            while (directoryChangesEvents.TryTake(out FileSystemEventArgs change, -1))
+            while (directoryChangesEvents?.TryTake(out var change, -1) is true)
             {
                 lock (fsCacheLocker)
                     UpdateLocalCache(change);

Source/FileManager/FileManager.csproj

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.Core" Version="7.2.2.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="7.2.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Dinah.Core" Version="8.0.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.2.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">

Source/FileManager/FileUtility.cs

@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Dinah.Core;
 using Polly;
 using Polly.Retry;
-using Dinah.Core.Collections.Generic;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
 	public static class FileUtility
 	{
-
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// "txt" => ".txt"
 		/// <br />".txt" => ".txt"
 		/// <br />null or whitespace => ""
 		/// </summary>
-		public static string GetStandardizedExtension(string extension)
+		[return: NotNull]
+		public static string GetStandardizedExtension(string? extension)
 			=> string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extension)
-			? (extension ?? "")?.Trim()
+			? string.Empty
 			: '.' + extension.Trim().Trim('.');
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ namespace FileManager
 		/// <br/>- ensure uniqueness
 		/// <br/>- enforce max file length
 		/// </summary>
-		public static LongPath GetValidFilename(LongPath path, ReplacementCharacters replacements, string fileExtension, bool returnFirstExisting = false)
+		public static LongPath GetValidFilename(LongPath path, ReplacementCharacters replacements, string? fileExtension, bool returnFirstExisting = false)
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(path, nameof(path));
-			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(fileExtension, nameof(fileExtension));
+			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(replacements, nameof(replacements));
+
 			fileExtension = GetStandardizedExtension(fileExtension);
 
 			// remove invalid chars
 			path = GetSafePath(path, replacements);
 
 			// ensure uniqueness and check lengths
-			var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
-			dir = dir?.TruncateFilename(LongPath.MaxDirectoryLength) ?? string.Empty;
+			var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(path)?.TruncateFilename(LongPath.MaxDirectoryLength) ?? string.Empty;
 
 			var fileName = Path.GetFileName(path);
 			var extIndex = fileName.LastIndexOf(fileExtension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace FileManager
 		public static LongPath GetSafePath(LongPath path, ReplacementCharacters replacements)
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(path, nameof(path));
+			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(replacements, nameof(replacements));
 
 			var pathNoPrefix = path.PathWithoutPrefix;
 
@@ -147,14 +148,24 @@ namespace FileManager
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Move file.
-		/// <br/>- Ensure valid file name path: remove invalid chars, ensure uniqueness, enforce max file length
+		/// <br/>- Ensure valid file name path: remove invalid chars, enforce max file length
 		/// <br/>- Perform <see cref="SaferMove"/>
-		/// <br/>- Return valid path
 		/// </summary>
-		public static string SaferMoveToValidPath(LongPath source, LongPath destination, ReplacementCharacters replacements, string extension = null)
+		/// <param name="source">Name of the file to move</param>
+		/// <param name="destination">The new path and name for the file.</param>
+		/// <param name="replacements">Rules for replacing illegal file path characters</param>
+		/// <param name="extension">File extension override to use for <paramref name="destination"/></param>
+		/// <param name="overwrite">If <c>false</c> and <paramref name="destination"/> exists, append " (n)" to filename and try again.</param>
+		/// <returns>The actual destination filename</returns>
+		public static string SaferMoveToValidPath(
+			LongPath source,
+			LongPath destination,
+			ReplacementCharacters replacements,
+			string? extension = null,
+			bool overwrite = false)
 		{
-			extension = extension ?? Path.GetExtension(source);
-			destination = GetValidFilename(destination, replacements, extension);
+			extension ??= Path.GetExtension(source);
+			destination = GetValidFilename(destination, replacements, extension, overwrite);
 			SaferMove(source, destination);
 			return destination;
 		}
@@ -204,6 +215,9 @@ namespace FileManager
 					SaferDelete(destination);
 
 					var dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(destination);
+					if (dir is null)
+						throw new DirectoryNotFoundException();
+
 					Serilog.Log.Logger.Debug("Attempt to create directory: {@DebugText}", new { dir });
 					Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
 

Source/FileManager/LogArchiver.cs

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
-	public sealed class LogArchiver : IAsyncDisposable
+	public sealed class LogArchiver : IAsyncDisposable, IDisposable
 	{
 		public Encoding Encoding { get; set; }
 		public string FileName { get; }
@@ -39,28 +40,28 @@ namespace FileManager
 				e.Delete();
 		}
 
-		public async Task AddFileAsync(string name, JObject contents, string comment = null)
+		public async Task AddFileAsync(string name, JObject contents, string? comment = null)
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(contents, nameof(contents));
 			await AddFileAsync(name, Encoding.GetBytes(contents.ToString(Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented)), comment);
 		}
 
-		public async Task AddFileAsync(string name, string contents, string comment = null)
+		public async Task AddFileAsync(string name, string contents, string? comment = null)
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(contents, nameof(contents));
 			await AddFileAsync(name, Encoding.GetBytes(contents), comment);
 		}
 
-		public Task AddFileAsync(string name, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> contents, string comment = null)
+		public Task AddFileAsync(string name, ReadOnlyMemory<byte> contents, string? comment = null)
 		{
 			ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(name, nameof(name));
 
 			name = ReplacementCharacters.Barebones.ReplaceFilenameChars(name);
-			return Task.Run(() => AddfileInternal(name, contents.Span, comment));			
+			return Task.Run(() => AddFileInternal(name, contents.Span, comment));			
 		}
 
 		private readonly object lockObj = new();
-		private void AddfileInternal(string name, ReadOnlySpan<byte> contents, string comment)
+		private void AddFileInternal(string name, ReadOnlySpan<byte> contents, string? comment)
 		{
 			lock (lockObj)
 			{
@@ -73,5 +74,7 @@ namespace FileManager
 		}
 
 		public async ValueTask DisposeAsync() => await Task.Run(archive.Dispose);
+
+		public void Dispose() => archive.Dispose();
 	}
 }

Source/FileManager/LongPath.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
 	public class LongPath
@@ -15,9 +17,9 @@ namespace FileManager
 		public static readonly int MaxPathLength;
 		private const int WIN_MAX_PATH = 260;
 		private const string WIN_LONG_PATH_PREFIX = @"\\?\";
-		internal static readonly bool IsWindows = System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows);
-		internal static readonly bool IsLinux = System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux);
-		internal static readonly bool IsOSX = System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX);
+		internal static readonly bool IsWindows = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows);
+		internal static readonly bool IsLinux = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux);
+		internal static readonly bool IsOSX = RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX);
 	
 		public string Path { get; }
 
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ namespace FileManager
 			=> IsWindows ? filename.Length
 			: Encoding.UTF8.GetByteCount(filename);
 
-		public static implicit operator LongPath(string path)
+		[return: NotNullIfNotNull(nameof(path))]
+		public static implicit operator LongPath?(string? path)
 		{
 			if (path is null) return null;
 
@@ -93,7 +96,8 @@ namespace FileManager
 			}
 		}
 
-		public static implicit operator string(LongPath path) => path?.Path;
+		[return: NotNullIfNotNull(nameof(path))]
+		public static implicit operator string?(LongPath? path) => path?.Path;
 
 		[JsonIgnore]
 		public string ShortPathName
@@ -127,8 +131,6 @@ namespace FileManager
 				//for newly-created entries in ther file system. Existing entries made while
 				//8dot3 names were disabled will not be reachable by short paths.
 
-				if (Path is null) return null;
-
 				StringBuilder shortPathBuffer = new(MaxPathLength);
 				GetShortPathName(Path, shortPathBuffer, MaxPathLength);
 				return shortPathBuffer.ToString();
@@ -141,7 +143,6 @@ namespace FileManager
 			get
 			{
 				if (!IsWindows) return Path;
-				if (Path is null) return null;
 
 				StringBuilder longPathBuffer = new(MaxPathLength);
 				GetLongPathName(Path, longPathBuffer, MaxPathLength);
@@ -156,13 +157,19 @@ namespace FileManager
 			{
 				if (!IsWindows) return Path;
 				return
-					Path?.StartsWith(WIN_LONG_PATH_PREFIX) == true ? Path.Remove(0, WIN_LONG_PATH_PREFIX.Length)
-					:Path;
+					Path.StartsWith(WIN_LONG_PATH_PREFIX)
+					? Path.Remove(0, WIN_LONG_PATH_PREFIX.Length)
+					: Path;
 			}
 		}
 
 		public override string ToString() => Path;
 
+		public override int GetHashCode() => Path.GetHashCode();
+		public override bool Equals(object? obj) => obj is LongPath other && Path == other.Path;
+		public static bool operator ==(LongPath? path1, LongPath? path2) => path1?.Equals(path2) is true;
+		public static bool operator !=(LongPath? path1, LongPath? path2) => path1 is null || path2 is null || !path1.Equals(path2);
+
 
 		[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
 		private static extern int GetShortPathName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string path, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] StringBuilder shortPath, int shortPathLength);

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/ConditionalTagCollection[TClass].cs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 internal interface IClosingPropertyTag : IPropertyTag
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ internal interface IClosingPropertyTag : IPropertyTag
 	/// <param name="exactName">The <paramref name="templateString"/> substring that was matched.</param>
 	/// <param name="propertyTag">The registered <see cref="IPropertyTag"/></param>
 	/// <returns>True if the <paramref name="templateString"/> starts with this tag.</returns>
-	bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, out string exactName, out IClosingPropertyTag propertyTag);
+	bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IClosingPropertyTag? propertyTag);
 }
 
 public class ConditionalTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ public class ConditionalTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 	
 	private class ConditionalTag : TagBase, IClosingPropertyTag
 	{
+		public override Regex NameMatcher { get; }
 		public Regex NameCloseMatcher { get; }
 
 		public ConditionalTag(ITemplateTag templateTag, RegexOptions options, Expression conditionExpression)
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ public class ConditionalTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 			NameCloseMatcher = new Regex($"^<-{templateTag.TagName}>", options);
 		}
 
-		public bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, out string exactName, out IClosingPropertyTag propertyTag)
+		public bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IClosingPropertyTag? propertyTag)
 		{
 			var match = NameCloseMatcher.Match(templateString);
 			if (match.Success)

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/NamingTemplate.cs

@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 public class NamingTemplate
 {
-	public string TemplateText { get; private set; }
+	public string TemplateText { get; private set; } = string.Empty;
 	public IEnumerable<ITemplateTag> TagsInUse => _tagsInUse;
 	public IEnumerable<ITemplateTag> TagsRegistered => TagCollections.SelectMany(t => t).DistinctBy(t => t.TagName);
 	public IEnumerable<string> Warnings => errors.Concat(warnings);
 	public IEnumerable<string> Errors => errors;
 
-	private Delegate templateToString;
+	private Delegate? templateToString;
 	private readonly List<string> warnings = new();
 	private readonly List<string> errors = new();
 	private readonly IEnumerable<TagCollection> TagCollections;
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 	/// <param name="propertyClasses">Instances of the TClass used in <see cref="PropertyTagCollection{TClass}"/> and <see cref="ConditionalTagCollection{TClass}"/></param>
 	public TemplatePart Evaluate(params object[] propertyClasses)
 	{
+		if (templateToString is null)
+			throw new InvalidOperationException();
+
 		// Match propertyClasses to the arguments required by templateToString.DynamicInvoke(). 
 		// First parameter is "this", so ignore it.
 		var delegateArgTypes = templateToString.Method.GetParameters().Skip(1);
@@ -39,7 +44,7 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 		if (args.Length != delegateArgTypes.Count())
 			throw new ArgumentException($"This instance of {nameof(NamingTemplate)} requires the following arguments: {string.Join(", ", delegateArgTypes.Select(t => t.Name).Distinct())}");
 
-		return ((TemplatePart)templateToString.DynamicInvoke(args)).FirstPart;
+		return (templateToString.DynamicInvoke(args) as TemplatePart)!.FirstPart;
 	}
 
 	/// <summary>Parse a template string to a <see cref="NamingTemplate"/></summary>
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 	}
 
 	/// <summary>Builds an <see cref="Expression"/> tree that will evaluate to a <see cref="TemplatePart"/></summary>
-	private static Expression GetExpressionTree(BinaryNode node)
+	private static Expression GetExpressionTree(BinaryNode? node)
 	{
 		if (node is null) return TemplatePart.Blank;
 		else if (node.IsValue) return node.Expression;
@@ -81,10 +86,10 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 	}
 
 	/// <summary>Parse a template string into a <see cref="BinaryNode"/> tree</summary>
-	private BinaryNode IntermediateParse(string templateString)
+	private BinaryNode IntermediateParse(string? templateString)
 	{
 		if (templateString is null)
-			throw new NullReferenceException(ERROR_NULL_IS_INVALID);
+			throw new ArgumentException(ERROR_NULL_IS_INVALID);
 		else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(templateString))
 			warnings.Add(WARNING_EMPTY);
 		else if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(templateString))
@@ -93,12 +98,12 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 		TemplateText = templateString;
 
 		BinaryNode topNode = BinaryNode.CreateRoot();
-		BinaryNode currentNode = topNode;
+		BinaryNode? currentNode = topNode;
 		List<char> literalChars = new();
 
 		while (templateString.Length > 0)
 		{
-			if (StartsWith(templateString, out string exactPropertyName, out var propertyTag, out var valueExpression))
+			if (StartsWith(templateString, out var exactPropertyName, out var propertyTag, out var valueExpression))
 			{
 				checkAndAddLiterals();
 
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 			{
 				checkAndAddLiterals();
 
-				BinaryNode lastParenth = currentNode;
+				BinaryNode? lastParenth = currentNode;
 
 				while (lastParenth?.IsConditional is false)
 					lastParenth = lastParenth.Parent;
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 		}
 	}
 
-	private bool StartsWith(string template, out string exactName, out IPropertyTag propertyTag, out Expression valueExpression)
+	private bool StartsWith(string template, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IPropertyTag? propertyTag, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Expression? valueExpression)
 	{
 		foreach (var pc in TagCollections)
 		{
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private bool StartsWithClosing(string template, out string exactName, out IClosingPropertyTag closingPropertyTag)
+	private bool StartsWithClosing(string template, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IClosingPropertyTag? closingPropertyTag)
 	{
 		foreach (var pc in TagCollections)
 		{
@@ -198,36 +203,36 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 	private class BinaryNode
 	{
 		public string Name { get; }
-		public BinaryNode Parent { get; private set; }
-		public BinaryNode RightChild { get; private set; }
-		public BinaryNode LeftChild { get; private set; }
-		public Expression Expression { get; private init; }
+		public BinaryNode? Parent { get; private set; }
+		public BinaryNode? RightChild { get; private set; }
+		public BinaryNode? LeftChild { get; private set; }
+		public Expression Expression { get; }
 		public bool IsConditional { get; private init; } = false;
 		public bool IsValue { get; private init; } = false;
 
-		public static BinaryNode CreateRoot() => new("Root");
+		public static BinaryNode CreateRoot() => new("Root", Expression.Empty());
 
-		public static BinaryNode CreateValue(string literal) => new("Literal")
-		{
-			IsValue = true,
-			Expression = TemplatePart.CreateLiteral(literal)
-		};
+		public static BinaryNode CreateValue(string literal)
+			=> new("Literal", TemplatePart.CreateLiteral(literal))
+			{
+				IsValue = true
+			};
 
-		public static BinaryNode CreateValue(ITemplateTag templateTag, Expression property) => new(templateTag.TagName)
-		{
-			IsValue = true,
-			Expression = TemplatePart.CreateProperty(templateTag, property)
-		};
+		public static BinaryNode CreateValue(ITemplateTag templateTag, Expression property)
+			=> new(templateTag.TagName, TemplatePart.CreateProperty(templateTag, property))
+			{
+				IsValue = true
+			};
 
-		public static BinaryNode CreateConditional(ITemplateTag templateTag, Expression property) => new(templateTag.TagName)
-		{
-			IsConditional = true,
-			Expression = property
-		};
+		public static BinaryNode CreateConditional(ITemplateTag templateTag, Expression property)
+			=> new(templateTag.TagName, property)
+			{
+				IsConditional = true
+			};
 
 		private static BinaryNode CreateConcatenation(BinaryNode left, BinaryNode right)
 		{
-			var newNode = new BinaryNode("Concatenation")
+			var newNode = new BinaryNode("Concatenation", Expression.Empty())
 			{
 				LeftChild = left,
 				RightChild = right
@@ -237,7 +242,12 @@ public class NamingTemplate
 			return newNode;
 		}
 
-		private BinaryNode(string name) => Name = name;
+		private BinaryNode(string name, Expression expression)
+		{
+			Name = name;
+			Expression = expression;
+		}
+
 		public override string ToString() => Name;
 
 		public BinaryNode AddNewNode(BinaryNode newNode)

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/PropertyTagCollection[TClass].cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 public delegate string PropertyFormatter<T>(ITemplateTag templateTag, T value, string formatString);
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class PropertyTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 	/// <param name="formatter">Optional formatting function that accepts the <typeparamref name="TProperty"/> property
 	/// and a formatting string and returnes the value the formatted string. If <see cref="null"/>, use the default
 	/// <typeparamref name="TProperty"/> formatter if present, or <see cref="object.ToString"/></param>
-	public void Add<TProperty>(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty?> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TProperty> formatter = null)
+	public void Add<TProperty>(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty?> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TProperty>? formatter = null)
 		where TProperty : struct
 		=> RegisterWithFormatter(templateTag, propertyGetter, formatter);
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class PropertyTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 	/// <param name="formatter">Optional formatting function that accepts the <typeparamref name="TProperty"/> property
 	/// and a formatting string and returnes the value formatted to string. If <see cref="null"/>, use the default
 	/// <typeparamref name="TProperty"/> formatter if present, or <see cref="object.ToString"/></param>
-	public void Add<TProperty>(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TProperty> formatter = null)
+	public void Add<TProperty>(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TProperty>? formatter = null)
 		=> RegisterWithFormatter(templateTag, propertyGetter, formatter);
 
 	/// <summary>
@@ -72,14 +73,15 @@ public class PropertyTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 		=> RegisterWithToString(templateTag, propertyGetter, toString);
 
 	private void RegisterWithFormatter<TProperty, TPropertyValue>
-		(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TPropertyValue> formatter)
+		(ITemplateTag templateTag, Func<TClass, TProperty> propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TPropertyValue>? formatter)
 	{
 		ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(templateTag, nameof(templateTag));
 		ArgumentValidator.EnsureNotNull(propertyGetter, nameof(propertyGetter));
 
 		var expr = Expression.Call(Expression.Constant(propertyGetter.Target), propertyGetter.Method, Parameter);
+		formatter ??= GetDefaultFormatter<TPropertyValue>();
 
-		if ((formatter ??= GetDefaultFormatter<TPropertyValue>()) is null)
+		if (formatter is null)
 			AddPropertyTag(new PropertyTag<TPropertyValue>(templateTag, Options, expr, ToStringFunc));
 		else
 			AddPropertyTag(new PropertyTag<TPropertyValue>(templateTag, Options, expr, formatter));
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ public class PropertyTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 
 	private static string ToStringFunc<T>(T propertyValue) => propertyValue?.ToString() ?? "";
 
-	private PropertyFormatter<T> GetDefaultFormatter<T>()
+	private PropertyFormatter<T>? GetDefaultFormatter<T>()
 	{
 		try
 		{
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ public class PropertyTagCollection<TClass> : TagCollection
 
 	private class PropertyTag<TPropertyValue> : TagBase
 	{
+		public override Regex NameMatcher { get; }
 		private Func<Expression, string, Expression> CreateToStringExpression { get; }
 
 		public PropertyTag(ITemplateTag templateTag, RegexOptions options, Expression propertyGetter, PropertyFormatter<TPropertyValue> formatter)

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/TagBase.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 internal interface IPropertyTag
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ internal interface IPropertyTag
 	/// <param name="exactName">The <paramref name="templateString"/> substring that was matched.</param>
 	/// <param name="propertyValue">The <see cref="Expression"/> that returns the property's value</param>
 	/// <returns>True if the <paramref name="templateString"/> starts with this tag.</returns>
-	bool StartsWith(string templateString, out string exactName, out Expression propertyValue);
+	bool StartsWith(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Expression? propertyValue);
 }
 
 internal abstract class TagBase : IPropertyTag
 {
 	public ITemplateTag TemplateTag { get; }
-	public Regex NameMatcher { get; protected init; }
+	public abstract Regex NameMatcher { get; }
 	public Type ReturnType => ValueExpression.Type;
 	protected Expression ValueExpression { get; }
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ internal abstract class TagBase : IPropertyTag
 	/// <param name="formatter">The optional format string in the match inside the square brackets</param>
 	protected abstract Expression GetTagExpression(string exactName, string formatter);
 
-	public bool StartsWith(string templateString, out string exactName, out Expression propertyValue)
+	public bool StartsWith(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Expression? propertyValue)
 	{
 		var match = NameMatcher.Match(templateString);
 		if (match.Success)

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/TagCollection.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 /// <summary>A collection of <see cref="IPropertyTag"/>s registered to a single <see cref="Type"/>.</summary>
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ public abstract class TagCollection : IEnumerable<ITemplateTag>
 	/// <param name="exactName">The <paramref name="templateString"/> substring that was matched.</param>
 	/// <param name="propertyValue">The <see cref="Expression"/> that returns the <paramref name="propertyTag"/>'s value</param>
 	/// <returns>True if the <paramref name="templateString"/> starts with a tag registered in this class.</returns>
-	internal bool StartsWith(string templateString, out string exactName, out IPropertyTag propertyTag, out Expression propertyValue)
+	internal bool StartsWith(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IPropertyTag? propertyTag, [NotNullWhen(true)] out Expression? propertyValue)
 	{
 		foreach (var p in PropertyTags)
 		{
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public abstract class TagCollection : IEnumerable<ITemplateTag>
 	/// <param name="exactName">The <paramref name="templateString"/> substring that was matched.</param>
 	/// <param name="closingPropertyTag">The registered <see cref="IClosingPropertyTag"/></param>
 	/// <returns>True if the <paramref name="templateString"/> starts with this tag.</returns>
-	internal bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, out string exactName, out IClosingPropertyTag closingPropertyTag)
+	internal bool StartsWithClosing(string templateString, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? exactName, [NotNullWhen(true)] out IClosingPropertyTag? closingPropertyTag)
 	{
 		foreach (var  cg in PropertyTags.OfType<IClosingPropertyTag>())
 		{

Source/FileManager/NamingTemplate/TemplatePart.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager.NamingTemplate;
 
 /// <summary>Represents one part of an evaluated <see cref="NamingTemplate"/>.</summary>
@@ -15,13 +16,13 @@ public class TemplatePart : IEnumerable<TemplatePart>
 
 	/// <summary> The <see cref="IPropertyTag"/>'s <see cref="ITemplateTag"/> if <see cref="TemplatePart"/> is
 	/// a registered property, otherwise <see cref="null"/> for string literals. </summary>
-	public ITemplateTag TemplateTag { get; }
+	public ITemplateTag? TemplateTag { get; }
 
 	/// <summary>The evaluated string.</summary>
 	public string Value { get; }
 
-	private TemplatePart previous;
-	private TemplatePart next;
+	private TemplatePart? previous;
+	private TemplatePart? next;
 	private TemplatePart(string name, string value)
 	{
 		TagName = name;
@@ -53,14 +54,33 @@ public class TemplatePart : IEnumerable<TemplatePart>
 	private static Expression CreateExpression(string name, Expression value)
 		=> Expression.New(constructorInfo, Expression.Constant(name), value);
 
-	private static readonly ConstructorInfo constructorInfo
-		= typeof(TemplatePart).GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, new Type[] { typeof(string), typeof(string) });
+	private static readonly ConstructorInfo constructorInfo;
+	private static readonly ConstructorInfo tagTemplateConstructorInfo;
+	private static readonly MethodInfo addMethodInfo;
+	static TemplatePart()
+	{
+		var type = typeof(TemplatePart);
 
-	private static readonly ConstructorInfo tagTemplateConstructorInfo
-		= typeof(TemplatePart).GetConstructor(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance, new Type[] { typeof(ITemplateTag), typeof(string)	});
+		if (type.GetConstructor(
+			BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance,
+			new Type[] { typeof(string), typeof(string) }) is not ConstructorInfo c1)
+			throw new MissingMethodException(nameof(TemplatePart));
 
-	private static readonly MethodInfo addMethodInfo
-		= typeof(TemplatePart).GetMethod(nameof(Concatenate), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static, new Type[] { typeof(TemplatePart), typeof(TemplatePart) });
+		if (type.GetConstructor(
+			BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance,
+			new Type[] { typeof(ITemplateTag), typeof(string) }) is not ConstructorInfo c2)
+			throw new MissingMethodException(nameof(TemplatePart));
+
+		if (type.GetMethod(
+			nameof(Concatenate),
+			BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static,
+			new Type[] { typeof(TemplatePart), typeof(TemplatePart) }) is not MethodInfo m1)
+			throw new MissingMethodException(nameof(Concatenate));
+
+		constructorInfo = c1;
+		tagTemplateConstructorInfo = c2;
+		addMethodInfo = m1;
+	}
 
 	public IEnumerator<TemplatePart> GetEnumerator()
 	{

Source/FileManager/PersistentDictionary.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
     public class PersistentDictionary
@@ -13,19 +15,19 @@ namespace FileManager
         public bool IsReadOnly { get; }
 
         // optimize for strings. expectation is most settings will be strings and a rare exception will be something else
-        private Dictionary<string, string> stringCache { get; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
-        private Dictionary<string, object> objectCache { get; } = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+        private Dictionary<string, string?> stringCache { get; } = new();
+        private Dictionary<string, object?> objectCache { get; } = new();
 
         public PersistentDictionary(string filepath, bool isReadOnly = false)
         {
             Filepath = filepath;
             IsReadOnly = isReadOnly;
 
-            if (File.Exists(Filepath))
+            if (File.Exists(Filepath) || Path.GetDirectoryName(Filepath) is not string dirName)
                 return;
 
             // will create any missing directories, incl subdirectories. if all already exist: no action
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(filepath));
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(dirName);
 
             if (IsReadOnly)
                 return;
@@ -33,13 +35,14 @@ namespace FileManager
             createNewFile();
         }
 
-        public string GetString(string propertyName, string defaultValue = null)
+		[return: NotNullIfNotNull(nameof(defaultValue))]
+		public string? GetString(string propertyName, string? defaultValue = null)
         {
             if (!stringCache.ContainsKey(propertyName))
             {
                 var jObject = readFile();
                 if (jObject.ContainsKey(propertyName))
-                    stringCache[propertyName] = jObject[propertyName].Value<string>();
+                    stringCache[propertyName] = jObject[propertyName]?.Value<string>();
                 else
                     stringCache[propertyName] = defaultValue;
             }
@@ -47,7 +50,8 @@ namespace FileManager
             return stringCache[propertyName];
         }
 
-        public T GetNonString<T>(string propertyName, T defaultValue = default)
+        [return: NotNullIfNotNull(nameof(defaultValue))]
+        public T? GetNonString<T>(string propertyName, T? defaultValue = default)
         {
             var obj = GetObject(propertyName);
 
@@ -72,21 +76,21 @@ namespace FileManager
             throw new InvalidCastException($"{obj.GetType()} is not convertible to {typeof(T)}");
         }
 
-        public object GetObject(string propertyName)
+        public object? GetObject(string propertyName)
         {
             if (!objectCache.ContainsKey(propertyName))
             {
                 var jObject = readFile();
                 if (!jObject.ContainsKey(propertyName))
                     return null;
-                objectCache[propertyName] = jObject[propertyName].Value<object>();
+                objectCache[propertyName] = jObject[propertyName]?.Value<object>();
             }
 
             return objectCache[propertyName];
         }
 
-        public string GetStringFromJsonPath(string jsonPath, string propertyName) => GetStringFromJsonPath($"{jsonPath}.{propertyName}");
-        public string GetStringFromJsonPath(string jsonPath)
+        public string? GetStringFromJsonPath(string jsonPath, string propertyName) => GetStringFromJsonPath($"{jsonPath}.{propertyName}");
+        public string? GetStringFromJsonPath(string jsonPath)
         {
             if (!stringCache.ContainsKey(jsonPath))
             {
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ namespace FileManager
                     var token = jObject.SelectToken(jsonPath);
                     if (token is null)
                         return null;
-                    stringCache[jsonPath] = (string)token;
+                    stringCache[jsonPath] = token.Value<string>();
                 }
                 catch
                 {
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ namespace FileManager
         public bool Exists(string propertyName) => readFile().ContainsKey(propertyName);
 
         private object locker { get; } = new object();
-        public void SetString(string propertyName, string newValue)
+        public void SetString(string propertyName, string? newValue)
         {
             // only do this check in string cache, NOT object cache
             if (stringCache.ContainsKey(propertyName) && stringCache[propertyName] == newValue)
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ namespace FileManager
             writeFile(propertyName, newValue);
         }
 
-        public void SetNonString(string propertyName, object newValue)
+        public void SetNonString(string propertyName, object? newValue)
         {
             // set cache
             objectCache[propertyName] = newValue;
@@ -131,7 +135,36 @@ namespace FileManager
             writeFile(propertyName, parsedNewValue);
         }
 
-        private void writeFile(string propertyName, JToken newValue)
+        public bool RemoveProperty(string propertyName)
+        {
+            if (IsReadOnly)
+                return false;
+
+            var success = false;
+            try
+            {
+                lock (locker)
+                {
+                    var jObject = readFile();
+
+                    if (!jObject.ContainsKey(propertyName))
+                        return false;
+
+                    jObject.Remove(propertyName);
+
+                    var endContents = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(jObject, Formatting.Indented);
+
+                    File.WriteAllText(Filepath, endContents);
+                    success = true;
+                }
+                Serilog.Log.Logger.Information("Removed property. {@DebugInfo}", propertyName);
+            }
+            catch { }
+
+			return success;
+		}
+
+        private void writeFile(string propertyName, JToken? newValue)
         {
             if (IsReadOnly)
                 return;
@@ -161,7 +194,7 @@ namespace FileManager
 
         /// <summary>WILL ONLY set if already present. WILL NOT create new</summary>
         /// <returns>Value was changed</returns>
-        public bool SetWithJsonPath(string jsonPath, string propertyName, string newValue, bool suppressLogging = false)
+        public bool SetWithJsonPath(string jsonPath, string propertyName, string? newValue, bool suppressLogging = false)
         {
             if (IsReadOnly)
                 return false;
@@ -213,7 +246,7 @@ namespace FileManager
             return true;
         }
 
-        private static string formatValueForLog(string value)
+        private static string formatValueForLog(string? value)
             => value is null ? "[null]"
             : string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) ? "[empty]"
             : string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? $"[whitespace. Length={value.Length}]"
@@ -254,7 +287,6 @@ namespace FileManager
         private void createNewFile()
         {
             File.WriteAllText(Filepath, "{}");
-            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
         }
     }
 }

Source/FileManager/ReplacementCharacters.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 
+#nullable enable
 namespace FileManager
 {
 	public record Replacement
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ namespace FileManager
 	[JsonConverter(typeof(ReplacementCharactersConverter))]
 	public class ReplacementCharacters
 	{
-		public override bool Equals(object obj)
+		public override bool Equals(object? obj)
 		{
 			if (obj is ReplacementCharacters second && Replacements.Count == second.Replacements.Count)
 			{
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ namespace FileManager
 				Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar
 			}).ToArray();
 
-		public IReadOnlyList<Replacement> Replacements { get; init; }
+		required public IReadOnlyList<Replacement> Replacements { get; init; }
 		private string DefaultReplacement => Replacements[0].ReplacementString;
 		private Replacement ForwardSlash => Replacements[1];
 		private Replacement BackSlash => Replacements[2];
@@ -298,12 +299,14 @@ namespace FileManager
 		public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
 			=> objectType == typeof(ReplacementCharacters);
 
-		public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+		public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object? existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
 		{
 			var jObj = JObject.Load(reader);
 			var replaceArr = jObj[nameof(Replacement)];
-			IReadOnlyList<Replacement> dict = replaceArr
-				.ToObject<Replacement[]>().ToList();
+			var dict
+				= replaceArr?.ToObject<Replacement[]>()?.ToList()
+				?? ReplacementCharacters.Default.Replacements;
+
 
 			//Ensure that the first 6 replacements are for the expected chars and that all replacement strings are valid.
 			//If not, reset to default.
@@ -325,9 +328,10 @@ namespace FileManager
 			return new ReplacementCharacters { Replacements = dict };
 		}
 
-		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object? value, JsonSerializer serializer)
 		{
-			ReplacementCharacters replacements = (ReplacementCharacters)value;
+			if (value is not ReplacementCharacters replacements)
+				return;
 
 			var propertyNames = replacements.Replacements
 				.Select(JObject.FromObject).ToList();

Source/HangoverAvalonia/HangoverAvalonia.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-		<TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+		<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 		<RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
 		<!--Avalonia doesen't support TrimMode=link currently,but we are working on that https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/issues/6892 -->
 		<TrimMode>copyused</TrimMode>
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 
-		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia" Version="11.0.5" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="11.0.5" />
 		<!--Condition below is needed to remove Avalonia.Diagnostics package from build output in Release configuration.-->
-		<PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.ReactiveUI" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Controls.ItemsRepeater" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.0.0-rc1.1" />
+		<PackageReference Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.0.5" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.ReactiveUI" Version="11.0.5" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Controls.ItemsRepeater" Version="11.0.5" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Themes.Fluent" Version="11.0.5" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<ProjectReference Include="..\HangoverBase\HangoverBase.csproj" />

Source/HangoverAvalonia/Properties/PublishProfiles/LinuxProfile.pubxml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
     <PublishDir>..\bin\Publish\Linux-chardonnay</PublishDir>
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>linux-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>

Source/HangoverAvalonia/Properties/PublishProfiles/MacOSProfile.pubxml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
     <PublishDir>..\bin\Publish\MacOS-chardonnay</PublishDir>
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>osx-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>

Source/HangoverAvalonia/Properties/PublishProfiles/WindowsProfile.pubxml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
     <PublishDir>..\bin\Publish\Windows-chardonnay</PublishDir>
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>

Source/HangoverAvalonia/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace HangoverAvalonia.Views
 
 			var config = LibationScaffolding.RunPreConfigMigrations();
 			LibationScaffolding.RunPostConfigMigrations(config);
-			LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(config);
+			LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(Variety.Chardonnay, config);
 		}
 
 		public void OnLoad()

Source/HangoverBase/HangoverBase.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

Source/HangoverWinForms/Form1.Designer.cs

@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@
             // 
             // Form1
             // 
-            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(7F, 15F);
-            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
+            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(96F, 96F);
+            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Dpi;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(800, 450);
             this.Controls.Add(this.tabControl1);
             this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));

Source/HangoverWinForms/Form1.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace HangoverWinForms
 
             var config = LibationScaffolding.RunPreConfigMigrations();
             LibationScaffolding.RunPostConfigMigrations(config);
-            LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(config);
+            LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(Variety.Classic, config);
 
             databaseTab.VisibleChanged += databaseTab_VisibleChanged;
             cliTab.VisibleChanged += cliTab_VisibleChanged;

Source/HangoverWinForms/HangoverWinForms.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows7.0</TargetFramework>
     <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
 	<AssemblyName>Hangover</AssemblyName>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>

Source/HangoverWinForms/Properties/PublishProfiles/WindowsProfile.pubxml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <Platform>Any CPU</Platform>
     <PublishDir>..\bin\Publish\classic</PublishDir>
     <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
-    <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>

Source/Libation.sln

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "_Solution Items", "_Solution Items", "{03C8835F-936C-4AF7-87AE-FF92BDBE8B9B}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		REFERENCE.txt = REFERENCE.txt
+		Upgrading dotnet version.txt = Upgrading dotnet version.txt
 		_ARCHITECTURE NOTES.txt = _ARCHITECTURE NOTES.txt
 		_AvaloniaUI Primer.txt = _AvaloniaUI Primer.txt
 		_DB_NOTES.txt = _DB_NOTES.txt

Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 
 					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="CancelRed" Color="#802727" />
 					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="IconFill" Color="#DCE0DF" />
-					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightRed" Color="#5F0707" />
-					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightYellow" Color="#5F5B1A" />
-					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightGreen" Color="#174E15" />
+					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightRed" Color="#7d1f1f" />
+					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightYellow" Color="#7d7d1f" />
+					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="StoplightGreen" Color="#1f7d1f" />
 
 
 					<SolidColorBrush x:Key="DisabledGrayBrush" Opacity="0.4"  Color="{StaticResource SystemChromeMediumColor}" />

Source/LibationAvalonia/App.axaml.cs

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia
 			await MessageBox.VerboseLoggingWarning_ShowIfTrue();
 
 			// logging is init'd here
-			AppScaffolding.LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(config);
+			AppScaffolding.LibationScaffolding.RunPostMigrationScaffolding(AppScaffolding.Variety.Chardonnay, config);
 		}
 
 		private void ShowLibationFilesDialog(IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop, Configuration config, Action<IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime, LibationFilesDialog, Configuration> OnClose)

Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/MyRatingCellEditor.axaml

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 	<Panel Background="Transparent" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch">
 		<Grid Name="ratingsGrid"  HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="3,0,0,0" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*" RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto">
 			<Grid.Styles>
-				<Style Selector="TextBlock">
-					<Setter Property="FontSize" Value="11" />
-				</Style>
 				<Style Selector="StackPanel > TextBlock">
 					<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0,0,-2,0" />
 				</Style>

Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Audio.axaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="750" d:DesignHeight="600"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="750" d:DesignHeight="650"
 			 xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:LibationAvalonia.Controls"
 			 xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings"
 			 x:DataType="vm:AudioSettingsVM"
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@
 			Grid.Row="0"
 			Grid.Column="0">
 
+			<Grid ColumnDefinitions="*,Auto">
+				<TextBlock
+					VerticalAlignment="Center"
+					Text="{CompiledBinding FileDownloadQualityText}" />
+
+				<controls:WheelComboBox
+					Margin="5,0,0,0"
+					Grid.Column="1"
+					ItemsSource="{CompiledBinding DownloadQualities}"
+					SelectedItem="{CompiledBinding FileDownloadQuality}"/>
+			</Grid>
+
 			<CheckBox IsChecked="{CompiledBinding CreateCueSheet, Mode=TwoWay}">
 				<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding CreateCueSheetText}" />
 			</CheckBox>
@@ -61,7 +73,15 @@
 				<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding MergeOpeningEndCreditsText}" />
 			</CheckBox>
 
-			<CheckBox IsChecked="{CompiledBinding AllowLibationFixup, Mode=TwoWay}">
+			<CheckBox				
+				ToolTip.Tip="{CompiledBinding CombineNestedChapterTitlesTip}"
+				IsChecked="{CompiledBinding CombineNestedChapterTitles, Mode=TwoWay}">
+				<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding CombineNestedChapterTitlesText}" />
+			</CheckBox>
+
+			<CheckBox
+				ToolTip.Tip="{CompiledBinding AllowLibationFixupTip}"
+				IsChecked="{CompiledBinding AllowLibationFixup, Mode=TwoWay}">
 				<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding AllowLibationFixupText}" />
 			</CheckBox>
 		</StackPanel>

Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/DownloadDecrypt.axaml

@@ -165,18 +165,32 @@
 			</StackPanel>
 		</controls:GroupBox>
 
-		<CheckBox
+		<StackPanel
 			Grid.Row="3"
-			Margin="5"
-			VerticalAlignment="Top"
-			IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !Config.IsLinux}"
-			IsChecked="{CompiledBinding UseCoverAsFolderIcon, Mode=TwoWay}">
+			Orientation="Horizontal">
 
-			<TextBlock
-				TextWrapping="Wrap"
-				Text="{CompiledBinding UseCoverAsFolderIconText}" />
+			<CheckBox
+				Margin="5"
+				VerticalAlignment="Top"
+				IsVisible="{CompiledBinding !Config.IsLinux}"
+				IsChecked="{CompiledBinding UseCoverAsFolderIcon, Mode=TwoWay}">
 
-		</CheckBox>
+				<TextBlock
+					TextWrapping="Wrap"
+					Text="{CompiledBinding UseCoverAsFolderIconText}" />
 
+			</CheckBox>
+
+			<CheckBox
+				Margin="5"
+				VerticalAlignment="Top"
+				IsChecked="{CompiledBinding SaveMetadataToFile, Mode=TwoWay}">
+
+				<TextBlock
+					TextWrapping="Wrap"
+					Text="{CompiledBinding SaveMetadataToFileText}" />
+
+			</CheckBox>
+		</StackPanel>
 	</Grid>
 </UserControl>

Source/LibationAvalonia/Controls/Settings/Important.axaml

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
-             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="600" d:DesignHeight="450"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="700" d:DesignHeight="600"
 			 xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:LibationAvalonia.Controls"
 			 xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:LibationAvalonia.ViewModels.Settings"
 			 x:DataType="vm:ImportantSettingsVM"
              x:Class="LibationAvalonia.Controls.Settings.Important">
 
-	<Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*">
+	<Grid RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,*">
 		<controls:GroupBox
 			Grid.Row="0"
 			Margin="5"
@@ -28,6 +28,44 @@
 					<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding SavePodcastsToParentFolderText}" />
 				</CheckBox>
 
+				<CheckBox IsChecked="{CompiledBinding OverwriteExisting, Mode=TwoWay}">
+					<TextBlock Text="{CompiledBinding OverwriteExistingText}" />
+				</CheckBox>
+
+				<Grid
+					RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto"
+					ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+
+					<TextBlock
+						VerticalAlignment="Center"
+						Margin="0,0,10,0"
+						Text="{CompiledBinding CreationTimeText}" />
+
+					<controls:WheelComboBox
+						Height="25"
+						Grid.Column="1"
+						Margin="0,5"
+						HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
+						SelectedItem="{CompiledBinding CreationTime, Mode=TwoWay}"
+						ItemsSource="{CompiledBinding DateTimeSources}" />
+
+					<TextBlock
+						VerticalAlignment="Center"
+						Grid.Row="1"
+						Margin="0,0,10,0"
+						Text="{CompiledBinding LastWriteTimeText}" />
+
+					<controls:WheelComboBox
+						Height="25"
+						Grid.Row="1"
+						Grid.Column="1"
+						Margin="0,5"
+						HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"
+						SelectedItem="{CompiledBinding LastWriteTime, Mode=TwoWay}"
+						ItemsSource="{CompiledBinding DateTimeSources}" />
+
+				</Grid>
+
 			</StackPanel>
 
 		</controls:GroupBox>
@@ -57,8 +95,63 @@
 
 		</StackPanel>
 
-		<Grid
+		<controls:GroupBox
 			Grid.Row="2"
+			Margin="5"
+			Label="Display Settings">
+			<Grid
+				RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto"
+				ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*">
+
+				<TextBlock
+					Margin="0,0,10,0"
+					VerticalAlignment="Center"
+					Text="{CompiledBinding GridScaleFactorText}"/>
+
+				<Slider
+					Grid.Column="1"
+					Width="200"
+					Value="{CompiledBinding GridScaleFactor, Mode=TwoWay}"
+					VerticalAlignment="Center"
+					Minimum="-100"
+					Maximum="100"
+					IsSnapToTickEnabled="False"
+					TickFrequency="25"
+					TickPlacement="BottomRight">
+				</Slider>
+
+				<TextBlock
+					Margin="0,0,10,0"
+					Grid.Row="1"
+					VerticalAlignment="Center"
+					Text="{CompiledBinding GridFontScaleFactorText}"/>
+
+				<Slider
+					Grid.Column="1"
+					Grid.Row="1"
+					Width="200"
+					Value="{CompiledBinding GridFontScaleFactor, Mode=TwoWay}"
+					VerticalAlignment="Center"
+					Minimum="-100"
+					Maximum="100"
+					IsSnapToTickEnabled="False"
+					TickFrequency="25"
+					TickPlacement="BottomRight">
+				</Slider>
+				<Button
+					Grid.Column="2"
+					Grid.Row="1"
+					HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+					Margin="0,5"
+					Padding="20,0"
+					VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
+					Content="Apply Display Settings"
+					Command="{CompiledBinding ApplyDisplaySettings}"/>
+			</Grid>
+		</controls:GroupBox>
+
+		<Grid
+			Grid.Row="3"
 			ColumnDefinitions="Auto,Auto,*"
 			Margin="10"
 			VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
@@ -73,7 +166,7 @@
 				MinWidth="80"
 				SelectedItem="{CompiledBinding ThemeVariant, Mode=TwoWay}"
 				ItemsSource="{CompiledBinding Themes}"/>
-			
+
 			<TextBlock
 				Grid.Column="2"
 				FontSize="16"

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/AccountsDialog.axaml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 			CanUserSortColumns="False"
 			AutoGenerateColumns="False"
 			IsReadOnly="False"
+			Name="accountsGrid"
 			ItemsSource="{Binding Accounts}"
 			GridLinesVisibility="All">
 

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/AccountsDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 		{
 			try
 			{
+				accountsGrid.CommitEdit();
+
 				if (!await inputIsValid())
 					return;
 

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/BookDetailsDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 			set
 			{
 				_libraryBook = value;
-				Title = _libraryBook.Book.Title;
+				Title = _libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle;
 				DataContext = _viewModel = new BookDetailsDialogViewModel(_libraryBook);
 			}
 		}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 
 		protected override void SaveAndClose()
 		{
-			LibraryBook.Book.UpdateUserDefinedItem(NewTags, bookStatus: BookLiberatedStatus, pdfStatus: PdfLiberatedStatus);
+			LibraryBook.UpdateUserDefinedItem(NewTags, bookStatus: BookLiberatedStatus, pdfStatus: PdfLiberatedStatus);
 			base.SaveAndClose();
 		}
 
@@ -106,14 +106,16 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 				var picture = PictureStorage.GetPictureSynchronously(new PictureDefinition(libraryBook.Book.PictureId, PictureSize._80x80));
 				Cover = AvaloniaUtils.TryLoadImageOrDefault(picture, PictureSize._80x80);
 
+				var title = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Book.Subtitle) ? Book.Title : $"{Book.Title}\r\n        {Book.Subtitle}";
+
 				//init book details
 				DetailsText = @$"
-Title: {Book.Title}
+Title: {title}
 Author(s): {Book.AuthorNames()}
 Narrator(s): {Book.NarratorNames()}
 Length: {(Book.LengthInMinutes == 0 ? "" : $"{Book.LengthInMinutes / 60} hr {Book.LengthInMinutes % 60} min")}
 Audio Bitrate: {Book.AudioFormat}
-Category: {string.Join(" > ", Book.CategoriesNames())}
+Category: {string.Join(", ", Book.LowestCategoryNames())}
 Purchase Date: {libraryBook.DateAdded:d}
 Language: {Book.Language}
 Audible ID: {Book.AudibleProductId}

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/BookRecordsDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 		public BookRecordsDialog(LibraryBook libraryBook) : this()
 		{
 			this.libraryBook = libraryBook;
-			Title = $"{libraryBook.Book.Title} - Clips and Bookmarks";
+			Title = $"{libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle} - Clips and Bookmarks";
 
 			Loaded += BookRecordsDialog_Loaded;
 		}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 				await Dispatcher.UIThread.InvokeAsync(() => new FilePickerSaveOptions
 				{
 					Title = "Where to export book records",
-					SuggestedFileName = $"{libraryBook.Book.Title} - Records",
+					SuggestedFileName = $"{libraryBook.Book.TitleWithSubtitle} - Records",
 					DefaultExtension = "xlsx",
 					ShowOverwritePrompt = true,
 					FileTypeChoices = new FilePickerFileType[]

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/LibationFilesDialog.axaml

@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 			Margin="5"
 			Padding="30,3,30,3"
 			Content="Save"
-			Command="{Binding SaveButtonAsync}" />
+			Click="Save_Click" />
 	</Grid>
 </Window>

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/LibationFilesDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-using Avalonia.Controls;
 using LibationFileManager;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 {
-	public partial class LibationFilesDialog : Window
+	public partial class LibationFilesDialog : DialogWindow
 	{
 		private class DirSelectOptions
 		{
@@ -18,28 +16,26 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 
 			public string Directory { get; set; } = Configuration.GetKnownDirectoryPath(Configuration.KnownDirectories.UserProfile);
 		}
-		private DirSelectOptions dirSelectOptions;
+
+		private readonly DirSelectOptions dirSelectOptions;
 		public string SelectedDirectory => dirSelectOptions.Directory;
-		public DialogResult DialogResult { get; private set; }
-		public LibationFilesDialog()
+
+		public LibationFilesDialog() : base(saveAndRestorePosition: false)
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
 
 			DataContext = dirSelectOptions = new();
 		}
 
-		public async Task SaveButtonAsync()
+		public async void Save_Click(object sender, Avalonia.Interactivity.RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			var libationDir = dirSelectOptions.Directory;
-
-			if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(libationDir))
+			if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(SelectedDirectory))
 			{
-				await MessageBox.Show("Not saving change to Libation Files location. This folder does not exist:\r\n" + libationDir, "Folder does not exist", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error, saveAndRestorePosition: false);
+				await MessageBox.Show("Not saving change to Libation Files location. This folder does not exist:\r\n" + SelectedDirectory, "Folder does not exist", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error, saveAndRestorePosition: false);
 				return;
 			}
 
-			DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
-			Close(DialogResult);
+			await SaveAndCloseAsync();
 		}
 	}
 }

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/ScanAccountsDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 				_accounts.Add(new listItem
 				{
 					Account = account,
+					IsChecked = account.LibraryScan,
 					Text = $"{account.AccountName} ({account.AccountId} - {account.Locale.Name})"
 				});
 

Source/LibationAvalonia/Dialogs/SearchSyntaxDialog.axaml.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+using LibationSearchEngine;
+
 namespace LibationAvalonia.Dialogs
 {
 	public partial class SearchSyntaxDialog : DialogWindow
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ Search for wizard of oz:
      title:""wizard of oz""
 
 
-" + string.Join("\r\n", LibationSearchEngine.SearchEngine.GetSearchStringFields());
+" + string.Join("\r\n", SearchEngine.FieldIndexRules.StringFieldNames);
 
 			NumberFields = @"
 Find books between 1-100 minutes long
@@ -30,14 +32,14 @@ Find books published from 2020-1-1 to
      datepublished:[20200101 TO 20231231]
 
 
-" + string.Join("\r\n", LibationSearchEngine.SearchEngine.GetSearchNumberFields());
+" + string.Join("\r\n", SearchEngine.FieldIndexRules.NumberFieldNames);
 
 			BoolFields = @"
 Find books that you haven't rated:
      -IsRated
 
 
-" + string.Join("\r\n", LibationSearchEngine.SearchEngine.GetSearchBoolFields());
+" + string.Join("\r\n", SearchEngine.FieldIndexRules.BoolFieldNames);
 
 			IdFields = @"
 Alice's Adventures in
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ All of these are synonyms
 for the ID field
 
 
-" + string.Join("\r\n", LibationSearchEngine.SearchEngine.GetSearchIdFields());
+" + string.Join("\r\n", SearchEngine.FieldIndexRules.IdFieldNames);
 
 
 			DataContext = this;