common._format_assets was passing cache_key=<bare asset UUID>, but the
notification dispatcher writes keys as <host>:<uuid> (derived from the
URL by extract_asset_id_from_url). Result: the two paths populated
different keys for the same asset, so neither could hit the other's
cached file_id and the WebUI stats only ever reflected the notification
side.
Drop the explicit cache_key — TelegramClient derives <host>:<uuid> from
the URL, identical to the notification path, so one file_id cached by
any dispatch or /random / /latest reply is reused by every later send.
- Route cache_key values that look like asset UUIDs through asset_cache
in TelegramClient._get_cache_and_key. Single-asset sends previously
stored file_ids in url_cache while the media-group path stored them
in asset_cache, so repeat sends never hit.
- Extract build_asset_media_urls so the notification dispatcher
(asset_to_media) and the bot command handlers (common._format_assets)
share one rule for /video/playback vs thumbnail URLs.
- Add services/telegram_send.py as the single factory for constructing
a TelegramClient. It always wires the shared aiohttp session and both
file caches, so commands now reuse file_ids populated by notification
dispatches (and vice versa) instead of re-uploading the same bytes.
- send_reply / send_media_group in commands/handler.py now delegate to
the factory rather than constructing their own uncached clients.
- UI: command-template-configs now resolves slot variables against the
active provider first (varsRef[provider_type][slot]) before falling back
to shared entries, so provider-specific slots like /search, /status,
/repos, /issues, /boards show the Variables button and autocomplete.
- Backend: /search, /find, /person, /place now normalize raw Immich API
responses through build_asset_dict, extracting city/country from
exifInfo and mapping isFavorite -> is_favorite so templates render
location and favorite indicators.
- Telegram: extract build_telegram_asset_entry into a shared helper so
the notification dispatcher and command media groups agree on video
typing and /video/playback URLs; videos no longer render as still
thumbnails in /latest /random /favorites media mode.
- Commands: send_media_group now reuses the same Telegram file_id caches
as the notification dispatcher, avoiding re-upload churn for repeated
commands.
- Command templates now match notification template style: type icons,
linked filenames via album shared links, location, favorite status
- Media mode sends text message first, then media as reply (was media-only)
- Search/find/person/place resolve asset public URLs from tracked albums'
shared links (share/{key}/photos/{id})
- Albums/summary commands include album public_url in context
- Enriched command template preview sample context with public_url, city,
country, is_favorite
- Extract sanitizePreview to shared lib/sanitize.ts
- Command template preview now renders HTML links (was raw text)
- Global provider filter moved above search in sidebar
- CLAUDE.md: template consistency + context variable sync rules
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