Fix series merging leaking across libraries and under-counting merged children

Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/ItemCountService.cs

@@ -260,19 +260,21 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public int GetPlayedCount(InternalItemsQuery filter, Guid ancestorId)
     {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(filter);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(filter.User);
         using var dbContext = _dbProvider.CreateDbContext();
 
-        var baseQuery = _queryHelpers.BuildAccessFilteredDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
+        var baseQuery = BuildGroupedDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
         return baseQuery.Count(b => b.UserData!.Any(u => u.UserId == filter.User.Id && u.Played));
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public int GetTotalCount(InternalItemsQuery filter, Guid ancestorId)
     {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(filter);
         using var dbContext = _dbProvider.CreateDbContext();
 
-        var baseQuery = _queryHelpers.BuildAccessFilteredDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
+        var baseQuery = BuildGroupedDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
         return baseQuery.Count();
     }
 
@@ -283,10 +285,23 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(filter.User);
         using var dbContext = _dbProvider.CreateDbContext();
 
-        var baseQuery = _queryHelpers.BuildAccessFilteredDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
+        var baseQuery = BuildGroupedDescendantsQuery(dbContext, filter, ancestorId);
         return GetPlayedAndTotalCountFromQuery(baseQuery, filter.User.Id);
     }
 
+    private IQueryable<BaseItemEntity> BuildGroupedDescendantsQuery(JellyfinDbContext dbContext, InternalItemsQuery filter, Guid ancestorId)
+    {
+        var ancestorIds = GetPresentationKeyGroups(dbContext, [ancestorId])[ancestorId];
+        var descendantIds = DescendantQueryHelper.GetAllDescendantIdsBatch(dbContext, ancestorIds);
+
+        var baseQuery = dbContext.BaseItems
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(b => descendantIds.Contains(b.Id))
+            .Where(DescendantQueryHelper.IsCountableLeaf);
+
+        return _queryHelpers.ApplyAccessFiltering(dbContext, baseQuery, filter);
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public (int Played, int Total) GetPlayedAndTotalCountFromLinkedChildren(InternalItemsQuery filter, Guid parentId)
     {
@@ -330,9 +345,17 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
             .Select(g => new { ParentId = g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
             .ToDictionary(x => x.ParentId, x => x.Count);
 
+        var mergedChildCounts = GetMergedChildCounts(dbContext, parentIdsArray);
+
         var result = new Dictionary<Guid, int>();
         foreach (var parentId in parentIds)
         {
+            if (mergedChildCounts.TryGetValue(parentId, out var mergedCount))
+            {
+                result[parentId] = mergedCount;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             var hierarchicalCount = hierarchicalCounts.GetValueOrDefault(parentId, 0);
             var linkedCount = linkedCounts.GetValueOrDefault(parentId, 0);
 
@@ -342,6 +365,50 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
         return result;
     }
 
+    private static Dictionary<Guid, int> GetMergedChildCounts(JellyfinDbContext dbContext, IReadOnlyList<Guid> parentIds)
+    {
+        var mergedGroups = GetPresentationKeyGroups(dbContext, parentIds)
+            .Where(group => group.Value.Count > 1)
+            .ToArray();
+
+        if (mergedGroups.Length == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // Only merged folders.
+        var memberIds = mergedGroups.SelectMany(group => group.Value).Distinct().ToArray();
+        var children = dbContext.BaseItems
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(b => b.ParentId.HasValue)
+            .WhereOneOrMany(memberIds, b => b.ParentId!.Value)
+            .Select(b => new { ParentId = b.ParentId!.Value, b.Id, b.PresentationUniqueKey })
+            .ToArray()
+            .GroupBy(b => b.ParentId)
+            .ToDictionary(
+                g => g.Key,
+                g => g.Select(b => string.IsNullOrEmpty(b.PresentationUniqueKey)
+                    ? b.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
+                    : b.PresentationUniqueKey).ToArray());
+
+        var result = new Dictionary<Guid, int>();
+        foreach (var (parentId, members) in mergedGroups)
+        {
+            var childKeys = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+            foreach (var member in members)
+            {
+                if (children.TryGetValue(member, out var keys))
+                {
+                    childKeys.UnionWith(keys);
+                }
+            }
+
+            result[parentId] = childKeys.Count;
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public Dictionary<Guid, (int Played, int Total)> GetPlayedAndTotalCountBatch(IReadOnlyList<Guid> folderIds, User user)
     {
@@ -354,10 +421,13 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
         }
 
         using var dbContext = _dbProvider.CreateDbContext();
-        var folderIdsArray = folderIds.ToArray();
         var filter = new InternalItemsQuery(user);
         var userId = user.Id;
 
+        // Merged series and seasons are stored as one row per folder-item sharing a presentation key.
+        var groups = GetPresentationKeyGroups(dbContext, folderIds);
+        var folderIdsArray = groups.Values.SelectMany(members => members).Distinct().ToArray();
+
         var leafItems = dbContext.BaseItems
             .Where(DescendantQueryHelper.IsCountableLeaf);
         leafItems = _queryHelpers.ApplyAccessFiltering(dbContext, leafItems, filter);
@@ -399,7 +469,7 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
                 b => b.Id,
                 (x, b) => new { FolderId = x.ParentId, b.Id, b.Played });
 
-        var results = ancestorLeaves
+        var countsByFolder = ancestorLeaves
             .Union(linkedLeaves)
             .Union(linkedFolderLeaves)
             .GroupBy(x => x.FolderId)
@@ -411,9 +481,73 @@ public class ItemCountService : IItemCountService
             })
             .ToDictionary(x => x.FolderId, x => (x.Played, x.Total));
 
+        var results = new Dictionary<Guid, (int Played, int Total)>();
+        foreach (var (folderId, members) in groups)
+        {
+            var played = 0;
+            var total = 0;
+
+            // Members of a group are distinct folders, so their leaves cannot overlap.
+            foreach (var member in members)
+            {
+                if (countsByFolder.TryGetValue(member, out var counts))
+                {
+                    played += counts.Played;
+                    total += counts.Total;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (total > 0 || played > 0)
+            {
+                results[folderId] = (played, total);
+            }
+        }
+
         return results;
     }
 
+    private static Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>> GetPresentationKeyGroups(JellyfinDbContext dbContext, IReadOnlyList<Guid> folderIds)
+    {
+        var requested = dbContext.BaseItems
+            .AsNoTracking()
+            .WhereOneOrMany(folderIds, e => e.Id)
+            .Select(e => new { e.Id, e.PresentationUniqueKey })
+            .ToArray();
+
+        var keys = requested
+            .Select(e => e.PresentationUniqueKey)
+            .Where(key => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
+            .Distinct(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .ToArray();
+
+        // Every item that is not merged carries a key derived from its own id, so in the common case
+        // each group resolves back to the single folder that was asked for.
+        var membersByKey = keys.Length == 0
+            ? []
+            : dbContext.BaseItems
+                .AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(e => e.IsFolder)
+                .WhereOneOrMany(keys, e => e.PresentationUniqueKey!)
+                .Select(e => new { e.Id, Key = e.PresentationUniqueKey! })
+                .ToArray()
+                .GroupBy(e => e.Key, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+                .ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.Select(e => e.Id).ToList(), StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        var keyById = requested.ToDictionary(e => e.Id, e => e.PresentationUniqueKey);
+        var groups = new Dictionary<Guid, List<Guid>>();
+        foreach (var folderId in folderIds)
+        {
+            groups[folderId] = keyById.TryGetValue(folderId, out var key)
+                && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(key)
+                && membersByKey.TryGetValue(key, out var members)
+                && members.Count > 0
+                    ? members
+                    : [folderId];
+        }
+
+        return groups;
+    }
+
     private static (int Played, int Total) GetPlayedAndTotalCountFromQuery(IQueryable<BaseItemEntity> query, Guid userId)
     {
         var result = query

Jellyfin.Server/Migrations/Routines/20260821120000_RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -15,9 +17,9 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 namespace Jellyfin.Server.Migrations.Routines;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Recomputes the presentation unique key for every series so existing items adopt the folder-set-free key format.
+/// Recomputes the presentation unique key of every series and season so merged series are scoped to their own library.
 /// </summary>
-[JellyfinMigration("2026-07-23T12:00:00", nameof(RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey))]
+[JellyfinMigration("2026-08-21T12:00:00", nameof(RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey))]
 [JellyfinMigrationBackup(JellyfinDb = true)]
 internal class RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey : IAsyncMigrationRoutine
 {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ internal class RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey : IAsyncMigrationRoutine
 
         const int ProgressInterval = 250;
         var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var newSeriesKeys = new Dictionary<Guid, string>();
         var processed = 0;
         var updated = 0;
 
@@ -68,9 +71,10 @@ internal class RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey : IAsyncMigrationRoutine
                     _logger.LogInformation("Processed {Processed}/{Total} series - Updated: {Updated} - Time: {Elapsed}", processed, series.Length, updated, sw.Elapsed);
                 }
 
-                var oldKey = item.PresentationUniqueKey;
                 var newKey = item.CreatePresentationUniqueKey();
-                if (string.Equals(oldKey, newKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                newSeriesKeys[item.Id] = newKey;
+
+                if (string.Equals(item.PresentationUniqueKey, newKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -82,21 +86,66 @@ internal class RecomputeSeriesPresentationKey : IAsyncMigrationRoutine
                     .ExecuteUpdateAsync(e => e.SetProperty(f => f.PresentationUniqueKey, newKey), cancellationToken)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                // Seasons and episodes cache the series key in SeriesPresentationUniqueKey and are matched
-                // to the series by it. Re-point every child still carrying the old key in a single set-based
-                // update so they stay attached without waiting for the next scan.
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(oldKey))
-                {
-                    await dbContext.BaseItems
-                        .Where(e => e.SeriesPresentationUniqueKey == oldKey)
-                        .ExecuteUpdateAsync(e => e.SetProperty(f => f.SeriesPresentationUniqueKey, newKey), cancellationToken)
-                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
+                // Seasons and episodes are matched to their series by SeriesPresentationUniqueKey, so
+                // re-point them here instead of waiting for the next scan. Scoped by SeriesId rather than
+                // by the old key: that key can be shared by every library holding the series, so matching
+                // on it would drag the other libraries' children along.
+                await dbContext.BaseItems
+                    .Where(e => e.SeriesId.HasValue && e.SeriesId.Value.Equals(id))
+                    .ExecuteUpdateAsync(e => e.SetProperty(f => f.SeriesPresentationUniqueKey, newKey), cancellationToken)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 updated++;
             }
+
+            var updatedSeasons = await RecomputeSeasonsAsync(dbContext, newSeriesKeys, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Recomputed presentation unique key for {Updated} of {Count} series and {UpdatedSeasons} seasons in {Elapsed}",
+                updated,
+                series.Length,
+                updatedSeasons,
+                sw.Elapsed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<int> RecomputeSeasonsAsync(JellyfinDbContext dbContext, Dictionary<Guid, string> newSeriesKeys, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // A season's own key embeds its series' key, so it goes stale with it.
+        var seasons = _libraryManager.GetItemList(new InternalItemsQuery
+        {
+            IncludeItemTypes = [BaseItemKind.Season]
+        }).OfType<Season>().ToArray();
+
+        var updated = 0;
+
+        foreach (var season in seasons)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            // Without an index number the season keeps the base key, which carries no series key at all.
+            if (!season.IndexNumber.HasValue
+                || !newSeriesKeys.TryGetValue(season.SeriesId, out var seriesKey))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Mirrors Season.CreatePresentationUniqueKey.
+            var newKey = seriesKey + "-" + season.IndexNumber.Value.ToString("000", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            if (string.Equals(season.PresentationUniqueKey, newKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var id = season.Id;
+            await dbContext.BaseItems
+                .Where(e => e.Id.Equals(id))
+                .ExecuteUpdateAsync(e => e.SetProperty(f => f.PresentationUniqueKey, newKey), cancellationToken)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            updated++;
         }
 
-        _logger.LogInformation("Recomputed presentation unique key for {Updated} of {Count} series in {Elapsed}", updated, series.Length, sw.Elapsed);
+        return updated;
     }
 }

MediaBrowser.Controller/Entities/TV/Series.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -89,15 +90,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
 
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(groupingKey))
                 {
-                    return AppendPreferredLanguage(groupingKey);
+                    return AddLibrariesToPresentationUniqueKey(groupingKey);
                 }
             }
 
             return base.CreatePresentationUniqueKey();
         }
 
-        // The owning libraries are deliberately NOT part of the key.
-        private string AppendPreferredLanguage(string key)
+        private string AddLibrariesToPresentationUniqueKey(string key)
         {
             var lang = GetPreferredMetadataLanguage();
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(lang))
@@ -105,7 +105,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
                 key += "-" + lang;
             }
 
-            return key;
+            var folders = LibraryManager.GetCollectionFolders(this)
+                .Select(i => i.Id.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))
+                .Order(StringComparer.Ordinal)
+                .ToArray();
+
+            if (folders.Length == 0)
+            {
+                return key;
+            }
+
+            return key + "-" + string.Join('-', folders);
         }
 
         private string GetNameBasedGroupingKey()
@@ -125,20 +135,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV
         {
             var seriesKey = GetUniqueSeriesKey(this);
 
-            var result = LibraryManager.GetCount(new InternalItemsQuery(user)
+            var result = LibraryManager.GetItemIds(new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
                 AncestorWithPresentationUniqueKey = null,
                 SeriesPresentationUniqueKey = seriesKey,
                 IncludeItemTypes = new[] { BaseItemKind.Season },
                 IsVirtualItem = false,
-                Limit = 0,
                 DtoOptions = new DtoOptions(false)
                 {
                     EnableImages = false
                 }
             });
 
-            return result;
+            return result.Count;
         }
 
         public override int GetRecursiveChildCount(User user)

src/Jellyfin.Database/Jellyfin.Database.Implementations/DescendantQueryHelper.cs

@@ -39,6 +39,31 @@ public static class DescendantQueryHelper
         return descendants.AsQueryable();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets all descendant IDs for multiple parent items in a single traversal.
+    /// Traverses AncestorIds and LinkedChildren, like <see cref="GetAllDescendantIds"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="context">Database context.</param>
+    /// <param name="parentIds">Parent item IDs.</param>
+    /// <returns>Set of all descendant item IDs (excluding the parent IDs themselves).</returns>
+    public static HashSet<Guid> GetAllDescendantIdsBatch(JellyfinDbContext context, IReadOnlyList<Guid> parentIds)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(context);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(parentIds);
+
+        if (parentIds.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        var seedSet = new HashSet<Guid>(parentIds);
+        var descendants = TraverseHierarchyDown(context, seedSet);
+
+        descendants.ExceptWith(seedSet);
+
+        return descendants;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets a queryable of all owned descendant IDs for a parent item.
     /// Traverses only AncestorIds (hierarchical ownership), NOT LinkedChildren (associations).

tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Item/ItemCountServiceTests.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Locking;
 using Jellyfin.Database.Providers.Sqlite;
 using Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Item;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using Moq;
 using Xunit;
+using LinkedChildType = Jellyfin.Database.Implementations.Entities.LinkedChildType;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.Item;
 
@@ -43,10 +45,18 @@ public sealed class ItemCountServiceTests : IDisposable
         var factory = new Mock<IDbContextFactory<JellyfinDbContext>>();
         factory.Setup(f => f.CreateDbContext()).Returns(CreateDbContext);
 
+        var queryHelpers = new Mock<IItemQueryHelpers>();
+        queryHelpers
+            .Setup(h => h.ApplyAccessFiltering(
+                It.IsAny<JellyfinDbContext>(),
+                It.IsAny<IQueryable<BaseItemEntity>>(),
+                It.IsAny<InternalItemsQuery>()))
+            .Returns((JellyfinDbContext _, IQueryable<BaseItemEntity> query, InternalItemsQuery _) => query);
+
         _service = new ItemCountService(
             factory.Object,
             new Mock<IItemTypeLookup>().Object,
-            new Mock<IItemQueryHelpers>().Object);
+            queryHelpers.Object);
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
@@ -106,6 +116,153 @@ public sealed class ItemCountServiceTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal(parentIds.Count, result.Count);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetCounts_MergedFolders_CountLeavesOfEveryFolderInTheGroup()
+    {
+        // Two folder-items of one merged series: same presentation key, a leaf each, one of them played.
+        var (user, seriesA, seriesB) = SeedMergedSeries(out var playedLeafId);
+
+        var filter = new InternalItemsQuery(user);
+
+        // Either folder-item stands for the whole merged series, so both must report the group.
+        foreach (var seriesId in new[] { seriesA, seriesB })
+        {
+            Assert.Equal(2, _service.GetTotalCount(filter, seriesId));
+            Assert.Equal(1, _service.GetPlayedCount(filter, seriesId));
+            Assert.Equal((1, 2), _service.GetPlayedAndTotalCount(filter, seriesId));
+        }
+
+        var batch = _service.GetPlayedAndTotalCountBatch([seriesA], user);
+        Assert.Equal((1, 2), batch[seriesA]);
+
+        Assert.NotEqual(Guid.Empty, playedLeafId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetCounts_UnmergedFolder_CountsOnlyItsOwnLeaves()
+    {
+        var (user, _, _) = SeedMergedSeries(out _);
+
+        // A folder with a key of its own must not pick up anything from the merged pair.
+        var loneSeriesId = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var loneLeafId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        using (var context = CreateDbContext())
+        {
+            var lone = CreateItem(loneSeriesId);
+            lone.PresentationUniqueKey = "lone-series";
+            context.BaseItems.Add(lone);
+            context.BaseItems.Add(CreateLeaf(loneLeafId));
+            context.SaveChanges();
+            AddAncestor(context, loneLeafId, loneSeriesId);
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
+
+        var filter = new InternalItemsQuery(user);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, _service.GetTotalCount(filter, loneSeriesId));
+        Assert.Equal(0, _service.GetPlayedCount(filter, loneSeriesId));
+        Assert.Equal((0, 1), _service.GetPlayedAndTotalCount(filter, loneSeriesId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetChildCountBatch_MergedFolders_CountsDistinctChildKeys()
+    {
+        var seriesA = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var seriesB = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        using (var context = CreateDbContext())
+        {
+            foreach (var id in new[] { seriesA, seriesB })
+            {
+                var series = CreateItem(id);
+                series.PresentationUniqueKey = "merged-series";
+                context.BaseItems.Add(series);
+            }
+
+            // Each folder-item holds a "Season 1"; those two share a key and are one season to the user.
+            var sharedSeasonA = CreateItem(Guid.NewGuid(), seriesA);
+            sharedSeasonA.PresentationUniqueKey = "merged-series-001";
+            var sharedSeasonB = CreateItem(Guid.NewGuid(), seriesB);
+            sharedSeasonB.PresentationUniqueKey = "merged-series-001";
+            var ownSeason = CreateItem(Guid.NewGuid(), seriesB);
+            ownSeason.PresentationUniqueKey = "merged-series-002";
+
+            context.BaseItems.AddRange(sharedSeasonA, sharedSeasonB, ownSeason);
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
+
+        var result = _service.GetChildCountBatch([seriesA, seriesB], null);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, result[seriesA]);
+        Assert.Equal(2, result[seriesB]);
+    }
+
+    private (User User, Guid SeriesA, Guid SeriesB) SeedMergedSeries(out Guid playedLeafId)
+    {
+        var user = new User("count-test", "provider", "reset");
+        var seriesA = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var seriesB = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var leafA = Guid.NewGuid();
+        var leafB = Guid.NewGuid();
+        playedLeafId = leafA;
+
+        using (var context = CreateDbContext())
+        {
+            context.Users.Add(user);
+
+            foreach (var id in new[] { seriesA, seriesB })
+            {
+                var series = CreateItem(id);
+                series.PresentationUniqueKey = "merged-series";
+                context.BaseItems.Add(series);
+            }
+
+            context.BaseItems.AddRange(CreateLeaf(leafA), CreateLeaf(leafB));
+            context.SaveChanges();
+
+            AddAncestor(context, leafA, seriesA);
+            AddAncestor(context, leafB, seriesB);
+
+            context.UserData.Add(new UserData
+            {
+                ItemId = leafA,
+                UserId = user.Id,
+                CustomDataKey = string.Empty,
+                Played = true,
+                Item = null,
+                User = null
+            });
+
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
+
+        return (user, seriesA, seriesB);
+    }
+
+    private static void AddAncestor(JellyfinDbContext context, Guid itemId, Guid parentItemId)
+    {
+        context.AncestorIds.Add(new AncestorId
+        {
+            ItemId = itemId,
+            ParentItemId = parentItemId,
+            Item = null!,
+            ParentItem = null!
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static BaseItemEntity CreateLeaf(Guid id)
+    {
+        return new BaseItemEntity
+        {
+            Id = id,
+            Type = "Episode",
+            IsFolder = false,
+            IsVirtualItem = false,
+            PresentationUniqueKey = id.ToString("N")
+        };
+    }
+
     private static BaseItemEntity CreateItem(Guid id, Guid? parentId = null)
     {
         return new BaseItemEntity