From: Marcel van der Veldt <m.vanderveldt@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 21:00:05 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: fix album versions comparison match too flexible
X-Git-Url: https://git.kitaultman.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1bbfa3faea473a43121d10dcefbfc4147363bf01;p=music-assistant-server.git

fix album versions comparison match too flexible
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diff --git a/music_assistant/helpers/compare.py b/music_assistant/helpers/compare.py
index 10bc55cf..81b05029 100644
--- a/music_assistant/helpers/compare.py
+++ b/music_assistant/helpers/compare.py
@@ -529,14 +529,16 @@ def loose_compare_strings(base: str, alt: str) -> bool:
     """Compare strings and return True even on partial match."""
     # this is used to display 'versions' of the same track/album
     # where we account for other spelling or some additional wording in the title
-    word_count = len(base.split(" "))
+    if len(base) <= 3 or len(alt) <= 3:
+        return compare_strings(base, alt, True)
+    word_count = len(base.strip().split(" "))
     if word_count == 1 and len(base) < 10:
         return compare_strings(base, alt, False)
     base_comp = create_safe_string(base)
     alt_comp = create_safe_string(alt)
     if base_comp in alt_comp:
         return True
-    return alt_comp in base_comp
+    return base_comp in alt_comp
 
 
 def compare_strings(str1: str, str2: str, strict: bool = True) -> bool: