Add Person to Database

[mickle026 401]

Please help me.

I think I have added a person almost properly with this code

calling code 
  var t = AddPerson(cancellationToken);



bool AddPerson(CancellationToken cancelToken)
        {
            string MyLog = GetMetadataLog();
            LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" Entered AddPerson");

            Person person = new Person
            {  
                OfficialRating = "10",
                Name = "Whoever",
                Overview = "Some Info",
                OriginalTitle = "Whoever",
                SortName = "Whoever",
                ExternalId = "test",
                Id = Guid.NewGuid()
            };
            LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" Created Person");
   
            BaseItem.ItemRepository.SaveItem(person, cancelToken);
            person.UpdateToRepository(MediaBrowser.Controller.Library.ItemUpdateType.None);

            LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" Person added to db ");

            person.SetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Imdb, "nm9999999");
   
            return true;
        }

because when i look up internally with this code

 try
            {
                
                var xPerson = libraryManager.GetInternalItemIds(new InternalItemsQuery
                {
                    IncludeItemTypes = new[] { "Person" },
                    Name = "Whoever"                                    
                });

                foreach (var item in xPerson)
                {
                    var PersonID = libraryManager.GetItemById(item);
                    LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" {PersonID.Name}");
                    LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" {PersonID.Id}");
                    LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" {PersonID.Overview}");
                	LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" {PersonID.GetProviderId(MetadataProviders.Imdb)}");
                }
            }
            catch
            {
                LogToMyFile(MyLog, DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MMM.yyy  -  HH'.'mm'.'ss") + $" AddPerson failed");
            }

My logging shows that the person can be looked up internally (I added the person 4 times)

05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Entered AddPerson
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Created Person
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Person added to db 
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Whoever
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Some Info
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Whoever
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 6ed420dd-1107-4eb2-8a48-4a1f4e800b13
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Some Info
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Whoever
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 b8937a4b-6f52-4065-8547-435a67a09c52
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Some Info
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Whoever
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 1f2c27bb-20cc-4b70-a4d4-3fbd9b82b330
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Some Info
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Whoever
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 e1dbd2cf-788a-4442-9573-714bd7db3a0c
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 Some Info
05.Mar.2022  -  03.35.26 

However when I type "Whoever" (the name i used to test with) into Emby search box the Person does not show in the Gui search.  Also I fail to set the Provider ID - its blank in the logging.

 

What am i missing to get the person searchable in the gui?

and what am i doing wrong setting the provider id ?

 

Thanks

Edited March 5, 2022 by mickle026

[Luke 37092]

So you can't do that. You can't just have people dangling in the database without being attached to any media. So rather than try to create the person, what you need to do is add them to a media item, then the person will get created, and then they'll show up in search.

[mickle026 401]

Is there an example anywhere in C# that I can check out for creating and adding them to the mediaitem?

[Luke 37092]

Try ILibraryManager.GetPeople for an item, update that list to add a new person, and then ILibraryManager.UpdatePeople to save it back.