From 2ee9bcefa9bf55e80d199e59370a2cc013ba470c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jozef Kruszynski <60214390+jozefKruszynski@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:02:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add manual mediaitem linking to genre (#3248)

feat(genres): manual mediaitem linking to genre
---
 music_assistant/controllers/media/genres.py | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/music_assistant/controllers/media/genres.py b/music_assistant/controllers/media/genres.py
index 1d26d8e7..14f5cd99 100644
--- a/music_assistant/controllers/media/genres.py
+++ b/music_assistant/controllers/media/genres.py
@@ -868,15 +868,23 @@ class GenreController(MediaControllerBase[Genre]):
         return updated
 
     async def add_media_mapping(
-        self, genre_id: str | int, media_type: MediaType, media_id: str | int, alias: str
+        self,
+        genre_id: str | int,
+        media_type: MediaType,
+        media_id: str | int,
+        alias: str | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Map a media item to a genre.
 
         :param genre_id: Database ID of the genre.
         :param media_type: Type of media item (track, album, artist).
         :param media_id: Database ID of the media item.
-        :param alias: The alias string that caused this mapping.
+        :param alias: The alias string that caused this mapping. If not provided,
+            the genre's primary name is used.
         """
+        if alias is None:
+            genre = await self.get_library_item(int(genre_id))
+            alias = genre.name
         await self.mass.music.database.insert(
             DB_TABLE_GENRE_MEDIA_ITEM_MAPPING,
             {
-- 
2.34.1