Bug 430764

Summary: [Discogs API] Use `anv` instead `name` artist key
Product: [Applications] kid3 Reporter: ggnnotdie
Component: generalAssignee: Urs Fleisch <ufleisch>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
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Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description ggnnotdie 2020-12-23 20:42:16 UTC 
SUMMARY
The artist's name can be specified differently in each release. Discogs provides this as an `anv` key.
Example: https://api.discogs.com/releases/16605237


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT
Artist name: Radiobomb

EXPECTED RESULT
Artist name: Radio Bomb

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Idk, but the discogs api seems to work well without the token.
Comment 1 ggnnotdie 2020-12-23 20:45:43 UTC 
Ofc, if value of key `anv` not an empty string :) As here for example: https://api.discogs.com/releases/16562265
Comment 2 ggnnotdie 2020-12-23 20:51:35 UTC 
Also do not forget about `artists` and `extraartists` in `tracklist` key.
Comment 3 Urs Fleisch 2020-12-25 09:46:46 UTC 
To make it clear, let me just try to rephrase your request as far as I understand it.

Your use "Import from Discogs" with a search ("Artist", "Album") of "Radiobomb" "X-Breed-Records 01" or "Radio Bomb" "X-Breed-Records 01". Using the current development release, API token, JSON import, you get as the album result "Radiobomb* - X-Breed-Records 01 (2020) [File, WAV]" and for the track results ("Artist", "Album") "Radio Bomb" "X-Breed-Records 01". As can be seen in your "Example" link, "name" is "Radio Bomb" and "anv" is "Radiobomb". The import takes "name", which is "Radio Bomb", which is also your expected result. This is contrary to the subject of this report, which says to take "anv" instead of "name".

Even if "anv" (artist name variation) would contain your desired result, what tells me that "anv" is always the better result and should be preferred over "name"?

By the way, if you use the "normal" HTML import without token, you get the track results "Radiobomb" "X-Breed-Records 01", but there is not alternative available in the HTML output, so there is nothing I can do in this case.
Comment 4 ggnnotdie 2020-12-25 19:33:48 UTC 
(In reply to Urs Fleisch from comment #3)

> Even if "anv" (artist name variation) would contain your desired result,
> what tells me that "anv" is always the better result and should be preferred
> over "name"?
That's right, I mixed up the places of observed and expected result. Sorry for mistake.