feat: Remove backup creation from metadata saving functions for streamlined operations

py/routes/lora_routes.py

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class LoraRoutes(BaseModelRoutes):
                             # Store creator in the civitai nested structure
                             metadata['civitai']['creator'] = creator
                             
-                            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata, True)
+                            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata)
                         except Exception as e:
                             logger.error(f"Error saving model metadata: {e}")
             

py/services/download_manager.py

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class DownloadManager:
             metadata.update_file_info(save_path)
 
             # 5. Final metadata update
-            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(save_path, metadata, True)
+            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(save_path, metadata)
 
             # 6. Update cache based on model type
             if model_type == "checkpoint":

py/services/model_scanner.py

@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ class ModelScanner:
                             if entry.is_file(follow_symlinks=True) and any(entry.name.endswith(ext) for ext in self.file_extensions):
                                 file_path = entry.path.replace(os.sep, "/")
                                 result = await self._process_model_file(file_path, original_root)
+                                # Only add to models if result is not None (skip corrupted metadata)
                                 if result:
                                     models.append(result)
                                 await asyncio.sleep(0)
@@ -624,7 +625,12 @@ class ModelScanner:
 
     async def _process_model_file(self, file_path: str, root_path: str) -> Dict:
         """Process a single model file and return its metadata"""
-        metadata = await MetadataManager.load_metadata(file_path, self.model_class)
+        metadata, should_skip = await MetadataManager.load_metadata(file_path, self.model_class)
+    
+        if should_skip:
+            # Metadata file exists but cannot be parsed - skip this model
+            logger.warning(f"Skipping model {file_path} due to corrupted metadata file")
+            return None
         
         if metadata is None:
             civitai_info_path = f"{os.path.splitext(file_path)[0]}.civitai.info"
@@ -640,7 +646,7 @@ class ModelScanner:
                     
                         metadata = self.model_class.from_civitai_info(version_info, file_info, file_path)
                         metadata.preview_url = find_preview_file(file_name, os.path.dirname(file_path))
-                        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata, True)
+                        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata)
                         logger.debug(f"Created metadata from .civitai.info for {file_path}")
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.error(f"Error creating metadata from .civitai.info for {file_path}: {e}")
@@ -667,7 +673,7 @@ class ModelScanner:
                                 metadata.modelDescription = version_info['model']['description']
                         
                         # Save the updated metadata
-                        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata, True)
+                        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata)
                         logger.debug(f"Updated metadata with civitai info for {file_path}")
                     except Exception as e:
                         logger.error(f"Error restoring civitai data from .civitai.info for {file_path}: {e}")
@@ -747,7 +753,7 @@ class ModelScanner:
 
                     model_data['civitai']['creator'] = model_metadata['creator']
                     
-                    await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, model_data, True)
+                    await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, model_data)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to update metadata from Civitai for {file_path}: {e}")
 

py/utils/metadata_manager.py

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import json
-import shutil
 import logging
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Type, Union
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class MetadataManager:
     
     This class is responsible for:
     1. Loading metadata safely with fallback mechanisms
-    2. Saving metadata with atomic operations and backups
+    2. Saving metadata with atomic operations
     3. Creating default metadata for models
     4. Handling unknown fields gracefully
     """
@@ -25,81 +24,44 @@ class MetadataManager:
     @staticmethod
     async def load_metadata(file_path: str, model_class: Type[BaseModelMetadata] = LoraMetadata) -> Optional[BaseModelMetadata]:
         """
-        Load metadata with robust error handling and data preservation.
+        Load metadata safely.
         
-        Args:
-            file_path: Path to the model file
-            model_class: Class to instantiate (LoraMetadata, CheckpointMetadata, etc.)
-            
         Returns:
-            BaseModelMetadata instance or None if file doesn't exist
+            tuple: (metadata, should_skip)
+            - metadata: BaseModelMetadata instance or None
+            - should_skip: True if corrupted metadata file exists and model should be skipped
         """
         metadata_path = f"{os.path.splitext(file_path)[0]}.metadata.json"
-        backup_path = f"{metadata_path}.bak"
         
-        # Try loading the main metadata file
+        # Check if metadata file exists
-        if os.path.exists(metadata_path):
+        if not os.path.exists(metadata_path):
-            try:
+            return None, False
-                with open(metadata_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    data = json.load(f)
-                
-                # Create model instance
-                metadata = model_class.from_dict(data)
-                    
-                # Normalize paths
-                await MetadataManager._normalize_metadata_paths(metadata, file_path)
-                
-                return metadata
-                
-            except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                # JSON parsing error - try to restore from backup
-                logger.warning(f"Invalid JSON in metadata file: {metadata_path}")
-                return await MetadataManager._restore_from_backup(backup_path, file_path, model_class)
-                
-            except Exception as e:
-                # Other errors might be due to unknown fields or schema changes
-                logger.error(f"Error loading metadata from {metadata_path}: {str(e)}")
-                return await MetadataManager._restore_from_backup(backup_path, file_path, model_class)
         
-        return None
+        try:
-    
+            with open(metadata_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    @staticmethod
+                data = json.load(f)
-    async def _restore_from_backup(backup_path: str, file_path: str, model_class: Type[BaseModelMetadata]) -> Optional[BaseModelMetadata]:
-        """
-        Try to restore metadata from backup file
-        
-        Args:
-            backup_path: Path to backup file
-            file_path: Path to the original model file
-            model_class: Class to instantiate
             
-        Returns:
+            # Create model instance
-            BaseModelMetadata instance or None if restoration fails
+            metadata = model_class.from_dict(data)
-        """
-        if os.path.exists(backup_path):
-            try:
-                logger.info(f"Attempting to restore metadata from backup: {backup_path}")
-                with open(backup_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-                    data = json.load(f)
                 
-                # Process data similarly to normal loading
+            # Normalize paths
-                metadata = model_class.from_dict(data)
+            await MetadataManager._normalize_metadata_paths(metadata, file_path)
-                await MetadataManager._normalize_metadata_paths(metadata, file_path)
+            
-                return metadata
+            return metadata, False
-            except Exception as e:
+            
-                logger.error(f"Failed to restore from backup: {str(e)}")
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, Exception) as e:
-        
+            error_type = "Invalid JSON" if isinstance(e, json.JSONDecodeError) else "Parse error"
-        return None
+            logger.error(f"{error_type} in metadata file: {metadata_path}. Error: {str(e)}. Skipping model to preserve existing data.")
+            return None, True  # should_skip = True
     
     @staticmethod
-    async def save_metadata(path: str, metadata: Union[BaseModelMetadata, Dict], create_backup: bool = False) -> bool:
+    async def save_metadata(path: str, metadata: Union[BaseModelMetadata, Dict]) -> bool:
         """
-        Save metadata with atomic write operations and backup creation.
+        Save metadata with atomic write operations.
         
         Args:
           path: Path to the model file or directly to the metadata file
           metadata: Metadata to save (either BaseModelMetadata object or dict)
-          create_backup: Whether to create a new backup of existing file if a backup doesn't already exist
           
         Returns:
           bool: Success or failure
@@ -112,19 +74,8 @@ class MetadataManager:
             file_path = path
             metadata_path = f"{os.path.splitext(file_path)[0]}.metadata.json"
         temp_path = f"{metadata_path}.tmp"
-        backup_path = f"{metadata_path}.bak"
         
         try:
-            # Create backup if file exists and either:
-            # 1. create_backup is True, OR
-            # 2. backup file doesn't already exist
-            if os.path.exists(metadata_path) and (create_backup or not os.path.exists(backup_path)):
-                try:
-                    shutil.copy2(metadata_path, backup_path)
-                    logger.debug(f"Created metadata backup at: {backup_path}")
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.warning(f"Failed to create metadata backup: {str(e)}")
-            
             # Convert to dict if needed
             if isinstance(metadata, BaseModelMetadata):
                 metadata_dict = metadata.to_dict()
@@ -240,7 +191,7 @@ class MetadataManager:
             # await MetadataManager._enrich_metadata(metadata, real_path)
             
             # Save the created metadata
-            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata, create_backup=False)
+            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata)
             
             return metadata
             
@@ -310,4 +261,4 @@ class MetadataManager:
         
         # If path attributes were changed, save the metadata back to disk
         if need_update:
-            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata, create_backup=False)
+            await MetadataManager.save_metadata(file_path, metadata)

py/utils/routes_common.py

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class ModelRouteUtils:
                                 local_metadata['preview_nsfw_level'] = first_preview.get('nsfwLevel', 0)
 
         # Save updated metadata
-        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(metadata_path, local_metadata, True)
+        await MetadataManager.save_metadata(metadata_path, local_metadata)
 
     @staticmethod
     async def fetch_and_update_model(