From a5b95c165aee6b154cce020cfaf6bfda07f3bca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Clarke <alex.j.tusa@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:36:11 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(readarr): send an empty images list when adding an author

---
 src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler.rs                         | 1 +
 src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler_tests.rs                   | 1 +
 src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler.rs    | 1 +
 .../readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler_tests.rs       | 3 +++
 src/models/readarr_models.rs                                   | 2 ++
 .../library/authors/readarr_authors_network_tests.rs           | 2 ++
 src/network/readarr_network/readarr_network_test_utils.rs      | 1 +
 7 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler.rs b/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler.rs
index b66de995..36d6e919 100644
--- a/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler.rs
+++ b/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> CliCommandHandler<'a, 'b, ReadarrAddCommand> for ReadarrAddCommandH
           quality_profile_id,
           metadata_profile_id,
           tags,
+          images: Vec::new(),
           tag_input_string: None,
           add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
             monitor,
diff --git a/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler_tests.rs b/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler_tests.rs
index 33c4698c..76f962cc 100644
--- a/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler_tests.rs
+++ b/src/cli/readarr/add_command_handler_tests.rs
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ mod tests {
         quality_profile_id: 1,
         metadata_profile_id: 1,
         tags: vec![1, 2],
+        images: Vec::new(),
         tag_input_string: None,
         add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
           monitor: MonitorType::All,
diff --git a/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler.rs b/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler.rs
index 3510ac52..fec7dd40 100644
--- a/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ impl AddAuthorHandler<'_, '_> {
       quality_profile_id,
       metadata_profile_id,
       tags: Vec::new(),
+      images: Vec::new(),
       tag_input_string: Some(tags),
       add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
         monitor,
diff --git a/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler_tests.rs b/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler_tests.rs
index 562f3c5b..928536b5 100644
--- a/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler_tests.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/readarr_handlers/library/add_author_handler_tests.rs
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ mod tests {
         quality_profile_id: 2222,
         metadata_profile_id: 4444,
         tags: Vec::default(),
+        images: Vec::new(),
         tag_input_string: Some("usenet, testing".to_owned()),
         add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
           monitor: MonitorType::Future,
@@ -1628,6 +1629,7 @@ mod tests {
         quality_profile_id: 2222,
         metadata_profile_id: 4444,
         tags: Vec::default(),
+        images: Vec::new(),
         tag_input_string: Some("usenet, testing".to_owned()),
         add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
           monitor: MonitorType::Future,
@@ -1795,6 +1797,7 @@ mod tests {
       quality_profile_id: 2222,
       metadata_profile_id: 4444,
       tags: Vec::default(),
+      images: Vec::new(),
       tag_input_string: Some("usenet, testing".to_owned()),
       add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
         monitor: MonitorType::Future,
diff --git a/src/models/readarr_models.rs b/src/models/readarr_models.rs
index 587f5f1b..59e58026 100644
--- a/src/models/readarr_models.rs
+++ b/src/models/readarr_models.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ pub struct AddAuthorBody {
   pub quality_profile_id: i64,
   pub metadata_profile_id: i64,
   pub tags: Vec<i64>,
+  // Readarr-Resurrected persists the add body directly and rejects it when the images list is absent
+  pub images: Vec<Value>,
   #[serde(skip_serializing, skip_deserializing)]
   pub tag_input_string: Option<String>,
   pub add_options: AddAuthorOptions,
diff --git a/src/network/readarr_network/library/authors/readarr_authors_network_tests.rs b/src/network/readarr_network/library/authors/readarr_authors_network_tests.rs
index eb1ed4fb..39bd0bf0 100644
--- a/src/network/readarr_network/library/authors/readarr_authors_network_tests.rs
+++ b/src/network/readarr_network/library/authors/readarr_authors_network_tests.rs
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ mod tests {
         "qualityProfileId": 1,
         "metadataProfileId": 1,
         "tags": [1, 2],
+        "images": [],
         "addOptions": {
           "monitor": "all",
           "monitorNewItems": "all",
@@ -722,6 +723,7 @@ mod tests {
         "qualityProfileId": 1,
         "metadataProfileId": 1,
         "tags": [1, 2],
+        "images": [],
         "addOptions": {
           "monitor": "all",
           "monitorNewItems": "all",
diff --git a/src/network/readarr_network/readarr_network_test_utils.rs b/src/network/readarr_network/readarr_network_test_utils.rs
index fa7bbd34..6afc5b28 100644
--- a/src/network/readarr_network/readarr_network_test_utils.rs
+++ b/src/network/readarr_network/readarr_network_test_utils.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ pub mod test_utils {
       quality_profile_id: 1,
       metadata_profile_id: 1,
       tags: Vec::default(),
+      images: Vec::new(),
       tag_input_string: Some("usenet, testing".to_owned()),
       add_options: AddAuthorOptions {
         monitor: MonitorType::All,