[BUG]: Split authors that are not in an array #261

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opened 2026-02-20 09:40:49 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 09:40:49 -05:00

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Originally created by @PearsonFlyer on GitHub (Aug 21, 2021).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing issues

Current Behavior

Books by multiple authors should be in an array, but sometimes are not. Detecting the & in an author name, we should be able to break those out into an array again to make it a proper author format.

Example:

"creators": [
{
"creator": "Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen",
"role": "aut"
}
]

Expected Behavior

Each author should be separate in an array. Readarr uses only the first author for matching, so this format is lowering the match percentage on poorly-tagged books.

Steps To Reproduce

No response

Environment

- OS: Windows 10
- Prowlarr: 0.1.0.934
- Docker Install: No
- Using Reverse Proxy: Yes
- Browser: Brave

What branch are you running?

Nightly

Anything else?

Logs for this example are here: https://0bin.net/paste/LnNQ1vkM#3WTpZ0OcnGZqtPEKdn7OaU6pK0VqOTy-928hX6WR3vG

AB#1485

Originally created by @PearsonFlyer on GitHub (Aug 21, 2021). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing issues ### Current Behavior Books by multiple authors should be in an array, but sometimes are not. Detecting the & in an author name, we should be able to break those out into an array again to make it a proper author format. Example: "creators": [ { "creator": "Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen", "role": "aut" } ] ### Expected Behavior Each author should be separate in an array. Readarr uses only the first author for matching, so this format is lowering the match percentage on poorly-tagged books. ### Steps To Reproduce _No response_ ### Environment ```markdown - OS: Windows 10 - Prowlarr: 0.1.0.934 - Docker Install: No - Using Reverse Proxy: Yes - Browser: Brave ``` ### What branch are you running? Nightly ### Anything else? Logs for this example are here: https://0bin.net/paste/LnNQ1vkM#3WTpZ0OcnGZqtPEKdn7OaU6pK0VqOTy-928hX6WR3vG [AB#1485](https://dev.azure.com/Servarr/7ab38f4e-5a57-4d70-84f4-94dd9bc5d6df/_workitems/edit/1485)