Merge pull request #905 from willmiao/codex/task-title

fix(network): add ConnectivityGuard to short‑circuit offline requests and reduce log spam

py/routes/handlers/model_handlers.py

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ import jinja2
 
 from ...config import config
 from ...services.download_coordinator import DownloadCoordinator
+from ...services.connectivity_guard import (
+    OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE,
+    is_expected_offline_error,
+)
 from ...services.metadata_sync_service import MetadataSyncService
 from ...services.model_file_service import ModelMoveService
 from ...services.preview_asset_service import PreviewAssetService
@@ -504,6 +508,11 @@ class ModelManagementHandler:
             formatted_metadata = await self._service.format_response(model_data)
             return web.json_response({"success": True, "metadata": formatted_metadata})
         except Exception as exc:
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(exc)):
+                return web.json_response(
+                    {"success": False, "error": OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE},
+                    status=503,
+                )
             self._logger.error("Error fetching from CivitAI: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
 
@@ -550,6 +559,11 @@ class ModelManagementHandler:
                 }
             )
         except Exception as exc:
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(exc)):
+                return web.json_response(
+                    {"success": False, "error": OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE},
+                    status=503,
+                )
             self._logger.error("Error re-linking to CivitAI: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
 
@@ -1858,6 +1872,11 @@ class ModelUpdateHandler:
                 status=429,
             )
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive log
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(exc)):
+                return web.json_response(
+                    {"success": False, "error": OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE},
+                    status=503,
+                )
             self._logger.error("Failed to fetch license info: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
 
@@ -1946,9 +1965,12 @@ class ModelUpdateHandler:
                 {"success": False, "error": str(exc) or "Rate limited"}, status=429
             )
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - defensive logging
-            self._logger.error(
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(exc)):
-                "Failed to refresh model updates: %s", exc, exc_info=True
+                return web.json_response(
+                    {"success": False, "error": OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE},
+                    status=503,
                 )
+            self._logger.error("Failed to refresh model updates: %s", exc, exc_info=True)
             return web.json_response({"success": False, "error": str(exc)}, status=500)
 
         serialized_records = []

py/services/civitai_client.py

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import copy
 import logging
 import os
 from typing import Any, Optional, Dict, Tuple, List, Sequence
+from .connectivity_guard import (
+    OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE,
+    is_expected_offline_error,
+    is_offline_cooldown_error,
+)
 from .model_metadata_provider import (
     CivitaiModelMetadataProvider,
     ModelMetadataProviderManager,
@@ -65,6 +70,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             if result.provider is None:
                 result.provider = "civitai_api"
             raise result
+        if not success and is_offline_cooldown_error(result):
+            return False, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
         return success, result
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -124,6 +131,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             )
             if not success:
                 message = str(version)
+                if is_expected_offline_error(message):
+                    return None, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
                 if "not found" in message.lower():
                     return None, "Model not found"
 
@@ -164,6 +173,9 @@ class CivitaiClient:
                 return True
             return False
         except Exception as e:
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(e)):
+                logger.debug("Preview download skipped due to offline state.")
+                return False
             logger.error(f"Download Error: {str(e)}")
             return False
 
@@ -207,6 +219,9 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             message = self._extract_error_message(result)
             if message and "not found" in message.lower():
                 raise ResourceNotFoundError(f"Resource not found for model {model_id}")
+            if is_expected_offline_error(message):
+                logger.info("Civitai request skipped: %s", OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE)
+                return None
             if message:
                 raise RuntimeError(message)
             return None
@@ -357,6 +372,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
         )
         if success:
             return data
+        if is_expected_offline_error(data):
+            return None
         logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch model data for model {model_id}")
         return None
 
@@ -371,6 +388,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
         )
         if success:
             return version
+        if is_expected_offline_error(version):
+            return None
 
         logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch version by id {version_id}")
         return None
@@ -386,6 +405,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
         )
         if success:
             return version
+        if is_expected_offline_error(version):
+            return None
 
         logger.warning(f"Failed to fetch version by hash {model_hash}")
         return None
@@ -473,6 +494,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
                 return result, None
 
             # Handle specific error cases
+            if is_expected_offline_error(result):
+                return None, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
             if "not found" in str(result):
                 error_msg = f"Model not found"
                 logger.warning(f"Model version not found: {version_id} - {error_msg}")
@@ -507,6 +530,8 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             success, result = await self._make_request("GET", url, use_auth=True)
 
             if not success:
+                if is_expected_offline_error(result):
+                    return None
                 logger.error(
                     "Failed to fetch image info for ID %s from civitai.red: %s",
                     image_id,
@@ -566,6 +591,9 @@ class CivitaiClient:
             )
 
             if not success:
+                if is_expected_offline_error(result):
+                    logger.info("User model fetch skipped: %s", OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE)
+                    return None
                 logger.error("Failed to fetch models for %s: %s", username, result)
                 return None
 

py/services/connectivity_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+"""In-memory connectivity guard to suppress repeated network retries when offline."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import errno
+import logging
+import socket
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from typing import Any
+
+import aiohttp
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR = "offline_cooldown"
+OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE = "Network offline, will retry automatically later"
+
+
+def is_offline_cooldown_error(value: Any) -> bool:
+    """Return True when a response payload represents guard short-circuit."""
+    return isinstance(value, str) and value == OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
+
+def is_expected_offline_error(value: Any) -> bool:
+    """Return True when payload is an expected offline-related result."""
+    if is_offline_cooldown_error(value):
+        return True
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        return False
+    normalized = value.lower()
+    return "network offline" in normalized or "offline" in normalized
+
+
+class ConnectivityGuard:
+    """Tracks network failures and gates outbound requests during cooldown."""
+
+    _instance: "ConnectivityGuard | None" = None
+    _instance_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def get_instance(cls) -> "ConnectivityGuard":
+        async with cls._instance_lock:
+            if cls._instance is None:
+                cls._instance = cls()
+            return cls._instance
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        if hasattr(self, "_initialized"):
+            return
+        self._initialized = True
+        self._default_destination = "__global__"
+        self._destination_states: dict[str, _DestinationState] = {
+            self._default_destination: _DestinationState()
+        }
+        self.base_backoff_seconds = 30
+        self.max_backoff_seconds = 300
+        self.failure_threshold = 3
+
+    @property
+    def online(self) -> bool:
+        return self._state_for_destination(None).online
+
+    @online.setter
+    def online(self, value: bool) -> None:
+        self._state_for_destination(None).online = value
+
+    @property
+    def failure_count(self) -> int:
+        return self._state_for_destination(None).failure_count
+
+    @failure_count.setter
+    def failure_count(self, value: int) -> None:
+        self._state_for_destination(None).failure_count = value
+
+    @property
+    def cooldown_until(self) -> datetime | None:
+        return self._state_for_destination(None).cooldown_until
+
+    @cooldown_until.setter
+    def cooldown_until(self, value: datetime | None) -> None:
+        self._state_for_destination(None).cooldown_until = value
+
+    def _now(self) -> datetime:
+        return datetime.now()
+
+    def _normalize_destination(self, destination: str | None) -> str:
+        if destination is None or not destination.strip():
+            return self._default_destination
+        return destination.lower().strip()
+
+    def _state_for_destination(self, destination: str | None) -> "_DestinationState":
+        destination_key = self._normalize_destination(destination)
+        if destination_key not in self._destination_states:
+            self._destination_states[destination_key] = _DestinationState()
+        return self._destination_states[destination_key]
+
+    def in_cooldown(self, destination: str | None = None) -> bool:
+        state = self._state_for_destination(destination)
+        if state.cooldown_until is None:
+            return False
+        return self._now() < state.cooldown_until
+
+    def cooldown_remaining_seconds(self, destination: str | None = None) -> float:
+        state = self._state_for_destination(destination)
+        if state.cooldown_until is None:
+            return 0.0
+        return max(0.0, (state.cooldown_until - self._now()).total_seconds())
+
+    def should_block_request(self, destination: str | None = None) -> bool:
+        return self.in_cooldown(destination)
+
+    def register_success(self, destination: str | None = None) -> None:
+        destination_key = self._normalize_destination(destination)
+        state = self._state_for_destination(destination_key)
+        was_offline = (not state.online) or state.cooldown_until is not None
+        state.online = True
+        state.failure_count = 0
+        state.cooldown_until = None
+        if was_offline:
+            logger.info(
+                "Connectivity restored for destination '%s'; requests resumed.",
+                destination_key,
+            )
+
+    def register_network_failure(
+        self, exc: Exception, destination: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
+        destination_key = self._normalize_destination(destination)
+        state = self._state_for_destination(destination_key)
+        state.online = False
+        state.failure_count += 1
+
+        if state.failure_count < self.failure_threshold:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Network failure tracked for destination '%s' (%d/%d): %s",
+                destination_key,
+                state.failure_count,
+                self.failure_threshold,
+                exc,
+            )
+            return
+
+        retry_step = state.failure_count - self.failure_threshold
+        backoff = min(
+            self.max_backoff_seconds,
+            self.base_backoff_seconds * (2**retry_step),
+        )
+        should_log_warning = not self.in_cooldown(destination_key)
+        state.cooldown_until = self._now() + timedelta(seconds=backoff)
+
+        if should_log_warning:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Connectivity offline for destination '%s'; enter cooldown for %ss after %d network failures.",
+                destination_key,
+                int(backoff),
+                state.failure_count,
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Cooldown still active for destination '%s'; failure_count=%d, backoff=%ss.",
+                destination_key,
+                state.failure_count,
+                int(backoff),
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def is_network_unreachable_error(exc: Exception) -> bool:
+        """Return whether the exception should count as connectivity failure."""
+        if isinstance(exc, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            return False
+
+        if isinstance(
+            exc,
+            (
+                asyncio.TimeoutError,
+                TimeoutError,
+                ConnectionRefusedError,
+                socket.gaierror,
+                aiohttp.ServerTimeoutError,
+                aiohttp.ConnectionTimeoutError,
+                aiohttp.ClientConnectorError,
+                aiohttp.ClientConnectionError,
+            ),
+        ):
+            return True
+
+        if isinstance(exc, OSError) and exc.errno in {
+            errno.ENETUNREACH,
+            errno.EHOSTUNREACH,
+            errno.ETIMEDOUT,
+            errno.ECONNREFUSED,
+        }:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _DestinationState:
+    online: bool = True
+    failure_count: int = 0
+    cooldown_until: datetime | None = None

py/services/downloader.py

@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ from collections import deque
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from email.utils import parsedate_to_datetime
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Tuple, Callable, Union, Awaitable
 from ..services.settings_manager import get_settings_manager
+from .connectivity_guard import (
+    OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR,
+    ConnectivityGuard,
+)
 from .errors import RateLimitError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -797,6 +802,11 @@ class Downloader:
         Returns:
             Tuple[bool, Union[bytes, str], Optional[Dict]]: (success, content or error message, response headers if requested)
         """
+        guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+        destination = self._guard_destination(url)
+        if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+            return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR, None
+
         try:
             session = await self.session
             # Debug log for proxy mode at request time
@@ -819,6 +829,7 @@ class Downloader:
             ) as response:
                 if response.status == 200:
                     content = await response.read()
+                    guard.register_success(destination)
                     if return_headers:
                         return True, content, dict(response.headers)
                     else:
@@ -837,6 +848,12 @@ class Downloader:
                     return False, error_msg, None
 
         except Exception as e:
+            if guard.is_network_unreachable_error(e):
+                guard.register_network_failure(e, destination)
+                if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+                    return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR, None
+                logger.debug("Network unavailable during memory download: %s", e)
+                return False, str(e), None
             logger.error(f"Error downloading to memory from {url}: {e}")
             return False, str(e), None
 
@@ -857,6 +874,11 @@ class Downloader:
         Returns:
             Tuple[bool, Union[Dict, str]]: (success, headers dict or error message)
         """
+        guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+        destination = self._guard_destination(url)
+        if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+            return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
         try:
             session = await self.session
             # Debug log for proxy mode at request time
@@ -878,11 +900,18 @@ class Downloader:
                 url, headers=headers, proxy=self.proxy_url
             ) as response:
                 if response.status == 200:
+                    guard.register_success(destination)
                     return True, dict(response.headers)
                 else:
                     return False, f"Head request failed with status {response.status}"
 
         except Exception as e:
+            if guard.is_network_unreachable_error(e):
+                guard.register_network_failure(e, destination)
+                if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+                    return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+                logger.debug("Network unavailable during header probe: %s", e)
+                return False, str(e)
             logger.error(f"Error getting headers from {url}: {e}")
             return False, str(e)
 
@@ -907,6 +936,11 @@ class Downloader:
         Returns:
             Tuple[bool, Union[Dict, str]]: (success, response data or error message)
         """
+        guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+        destination = self._guard_destination(url)
+        if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+            return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
         try:
             session = await self.session
             # Debug log for proxy mode at request time
@@ -930,6 +964,7 @@ class Downloader:
                 method, url, headers=headers, **kwargs
             ) as response:
                 if response.status == 200:
+                    guard.register_success(destination)
                     # Try to parse as JSON, fall back to text
                     try:
                         data = await response.json()
@@ -960,6 +995,12 @@ class Downloader:
                     return False, f"Request failed with status {response.status}"
 
         except Exception as e:
+            if guard.is_network_unreachable_error(e):
+                guard.register_network_failure(e, destination)
+                if guard.should_block_request(destination):
+                    return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+                logger.debug("Network unavailable for %s %s: %s", method, url, e)
+                return False, str(e)
             logger.error(f"Error making {method} request to {url}: {e}")
             return False, str(e)
 
@@ -1010,6 +1051,14 @@ class Downloader:
         delta = retry_datetime - datetime.now(tz=retry_datetime.tzinfo)
         return max(0.0, delta.total_seconds())
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _guard_destination(url: str) -> str:
+        """Build per-destination connectivity guard scope from request URL."""
+        parsed_url = urlparse(url)
+        if parsed_url.hostname:
+            return parsed_url.hostname.lower()
+        return "unknown"
+
 
 # Global instance accessor
 async def get_downloader() -> Downloader:

py/services/metadata_sync_service.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional
 from ..services.settings_manager import SettingsManager
 from ..utils.civitai_utils import resolve_license_payload
 from ..utils.model_utils import determine_base_model
+from .connectivity_guard import OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE, is_expected_offline_error
 from .errors import RateLimitError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -274,10 +275,17 @@ class MetadataSyncService:
                     else "No provider returned metadata"
                 )
 
+                resolved_error = last_error or default_error
+                if is_expected_offline_error(resolved_error):
+                    resolved_error = OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
+
                 error_msg = (
-                    f"Error fetching metadata: {last_error or default_error} "
+                    f"Error fetching metadata: {resolved_error} "
                     f"(model_name={model_data.get('model_name', '')})"
                 )
+                if is_expected_offline_error(resolved_error):
+                    logger.info(error_msg)
+                else:
                     logger.error(error_msg)
                 return False, error_msg
 
@@ -347,6 +355,9 @@ class MetadataSyncService:
             return False, error_msg
         except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - error path
             error_msg = f"Error fetching metadata: {exc}"
+            if is_expected_offline_error(str(exc)):
+                logger.info(OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE)
+                return False, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
             logger.error(error_msg, exc_info=True)
             return False, error_msg
 

tests/services/test_civitai_client.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from py.services import civitai_client as civitai_client_module
 from py.services.civitai_client import CivitaiClient
+from py.services.connectivity_guard import OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
 from py.services.errors import RateLimitError, ResourceNotFoundError
 from py.services.model_metadata_provider import ModelMetadataProviderManager
 
@@ -115,6 +116,20 @@ async def test_get_model_by_hash_handles_not_found(monkeypatch, downloader):
     assert error == "Model not found"
 
 
+async def test_get_model_by_hash_handles_offline_cooldown(downloader):
+    async def fake_make_request(method, url, use_auth=True, **kwargs):
+        return False, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
+    downloader.make_request = fake_make_request
+
+    client = await CivitaiClient.get_instance()
+
+    result, error = await client.get_model_by_hash("missing")
+
+    assert result is None
+    assert error == OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
+
+
 async def test_get_model_by_hash_propagates_rate_limit(monkeypatch, downloader):
     async def fake_make_request(method, url, use_auth=True, **kwargs):
         return False, RateLimitError("limited", retry_after=4)

tests/services/test_connectivity_guard.py

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import asyncio
+import errno
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import pytest
+
+from py.services.connectivity_guard import (
+    OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR,
+    ConnectivityGuard,
+)
+from py.services.downloader import Downloader
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def reset_connectivity_guard_singleton():
+    ConnectivityGuard._instance = None
+    yield
+    ConnectivityGuard._instance = None
+
+
+async def test_connectivity_guard_enters_cooldown_after_threshold():
+    guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+
+    assert guard.online is True
+    assert guard.should_block_request() is False
+
+    guard.register_network_failure(OSError(errno.ENETUNREACH, "unreachable"))
+    guard.register_network_failure(asyncio.TimeoutError("timeout"))
+
+    assert guard.should_block_request() is False
+    assert guard.failure_count == 2
+
+    guard.register_network_failure(ConnectionRefusedError("refused"))
+
+    assert guard.online is False
+    assert guard.failure_count == 3
+    assert guard.should_block_request() is True
+    assert guard.cooldown_remaining_seconds() > 0
+
+
+async def test_connectivity_guard_scopes_cooldown_to_destination():
+    guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+
+    destination_a = "civitai.com"
+    destination_b = "api.github.com"
+
+    guard.register_network_failure(
+        OSError(errno.ENETUNREACH, "unreachable"),
+        destination_a,
+    )
+    guard.register_network_failure(asyncio.TimeoutError("timeout"), destination_a)
+    guard.register_network_failure(ConnectionRefusedError("refused"), destination_a)
+
+    assert guard.should_block_request(destination_a) is True
+    assert guard.should_block_request(destination_b) is False
+
+    guard.register_success(destination_a)
+    assert guard.should_block_request(destination_a) is False
+
+
+async def test_connectivity_guard_recovers_after_success():
+    guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+    guard.online = False
+    guard.failure_count = 5
+    guard.cooldown_until = datetime.now() + timedelta(seconds=90)
+
+    guard.register_success()
+
+    assert guard.online is True
+    assert guard.failure_count == 0
+    assert guard.cooldown_until is None
+    assert guard.should_block_request() is False
+
+
+async def test_downloader_short_circuits_all_request_helpers_during_cooldown():
+    guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+    destination = "example.invalid"
+    guard.register_network_failure(
+        OSError(errno.ENETUNREACH, "unreachable"),
+        destination,
+    )
+    guard.register_network_failure(asyncio.TimeoutError("timeout"), destination)
+    guard.register_network_failure(
+        ConnectionRefusedError("refused"),
+        destination,
+    )
+
+    downloader = Downloader()
+
+    ok, payload = await downloader.make_request("GET", f"https://{destination}")
+    assert ok is False
+    assert payload == OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
+    ok, payload, headers = await downloader.download_to_memory(f"https://{destination}")
+    assert ok is False
+    assert payload == OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+    assert headers is None
+
+    ok, payload = await downloader.get_response_headers(f"https://{destination}")
+    assert ok is False
+    assert payload == OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
+
+async def test_downloader_only_short_circuits_requests_for_same_destination():
+    guard = await ConnectivityGuard.get_instance()
+    guard.register_network_failure(
+        OSError(errno.ENETUNREACH, "unreachable"),
+        "example.invalid",
+    )
+    guard.register_network_failure(asyncio.TimeoutError("timeout"), "example.invalid")
+    guard.register_network_failure(
+        ConnectionRefusedError("refused"),
+        "example.invalid",
+    )
+
+    downloader = Downloader()
+    ok, payload = await downloader.make_request("GET", "https://example.invalid")
+    assert ok is False
+    assert payload == OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR
+
+    assert (
+        guard.should_block_request(downloader._guard_destination("https://example.com"))
+        is False
+    )

tests/services/test_metadata_sync_service.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
 import pytest
 
+from py.services.connectivity_guard import OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR, OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE
 from py.services.errors import RateLimitError
 from py.services.metadata_sync_service import MetadataSyncService
 
@@ -243,17 +244,32 @@ async def test_fetch_and_update_model_handles_missing_remote_metadata(tmp_path):
 
     assert not ok
     assert "Model not found" in error
-    assert model_data["from_civitai"] is False
-    assert model_data["civitai_deleted"] is True
 
-    helpers.metadata_manager.hydrate_model_data.assert_not_awaited()
-    assert model_data["hydrated"] is True
 
-    helpers.metadata_manager.save_metadata.assert_awaited_once()
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
-    call_args = helpers.metadata_manager.save_metadata.await_args
+async def test_fetch_and_update_model_returns_friendly_offline_message(tmp_path):
-    assert call_args.args[0].endswith("model.safetensors")
+    helpers = build_service()
-    assert "folder" not in call_args.args[1]
+    helpers.default_provider.get_model_by_hash.return_value = (None, OFFLINE_COOLDOWN_ERROR)
-    assert call_args.args[1]["hydrated"] is True
+
+    model_path = tmp_path / "model.safetensors"
+    model_data = {
+        "model_name": "Local",
+        "folder": "root",
+        "file_path": str(model_path),
+    }
+    update_cache = AsyncMock(return_value=True)
+
+    ok, error = await helpers.service.fetch_and_update_model(
+        sha256="abc",
+        file_path=str(model_path),
+        model_data=model_data,
+        update_cache_func=update_cache,
+    )
+
+    assert ok is False
+    assert error is not None
+    assert OFFLINE_FRIENDLY_MESSAGE in error
+    update_cache.assert_not_awaited()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio