From 2198f6ad848b8e441f20fcb989a9adc43e2a3c47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chrispr <chris@chrispr.org>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:05:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added support for Anilist lookups and date confirmations for
 ending series

---
 AnimeAnnouncer/Anilist.cs            |  4 ++--
 AnimeAnnouncer/AnimeAnnouncer.csproj |  1 +
 AnimeAnnouncer/Program.cs            | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/AnimeAnnouncer/Anilist.cs b/AnimeAnnouncer/Anilist.cs
index 7c97119..95efc8f 100644
--- a/AnimeAnnouncer/Anilist.cs
+++ b/AnimeAnnouncer/Anilist.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class Anilist
         Task.WaitAll(Authenticate());
     }
 
-    public async Task<Media> RetrieveAiringShowInformation(String showName)
+    public async Task<Media?> RetrieveAiringShowInformation(String showName)
     {
         var results = await client.SearchMediaAsync(new SearchMediaFilter
         {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class Anilist
             }
         });
         int currentYear = DateTime.Now.Year;
-        var result = results.Data.Where(p => p.SeasonYear >= currentYear).OrderByDescending(p => p.StartDate).First();
+        var result = results.Data.Where(p => p.SeasonYear >= currentYear).OrderByDescending(p => p.StartDate.ToDateTime()).ThenByDescending(p => p.Id).FirstOrDefault();
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/AnimeAnnouncer/AnimeAnnouncer.csproj b/AnimeAnnouncer/AnimeAnnouncer.csproj
index f1584a2..5d49f0f 100644
--- a/AnimeAnnouncer/AnimeAnnouncer.csproj
+++ b/AnimeAnnouncer/AnimeAnnouncer.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AnitomySharp.NET6" Version="0.5.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Kavita.AniListNet" Version="0.1.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Mastonet" Version="3.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" Version="8.0.1" />
diff --git a/AnimeAnnouncer/Program.cs b/AnimeAnnouncer/Program.cs
index 37fca19..7873e66 100644
--- a/AnimeAnnouncer/Program.cs
+++ b/AnimeAnnouncer/Program.cs
@@ -220,15 +220,28 @@ namespace AnimeAnnouncer
                 string? anilistPosterPath = null;
                 if (latestEpisodeNumber > 3 && anilistClient !=  null)
                 {
-                    Console.WriteLine("Looking up Anilist title " + title);
-                    var anilistMedia = await anilistClient.RetrieveAiringShowInformation(title);
-                    if (anilistMedia.Episodes.HasValue && anilistMedia.Episodes != lastEpisodeNumber)
+                    try
                     {
-                        Console.WriteLine($"Overriding episode count of {lastEpisodeNumber} using Anilist's showID {anilistMedia.Id} titled {anilistMedia.Title.EnglishTitle} with {anilistMedia.Episodes} episodes.");
-                        lastEpisodeNumber = anilistMedia.Episodes.Value;
-                    }
+                        Console.WriteLine("Looking up Anilist title " + title);
+                        var anilistMedia = await anilistClient.RetrieveAiringShowInformation(title);
+                        if (anilistMedia != null)
+                        {
+                            if (anilistMedia.Episodes.HasValue && anilistMedia.Episodes != lastEpisodeNumber)
+                            {
+                                Console.WriteLine(
+                                    $"Overriding episode count of {lastEpisodeNumber} using Anilist's showID {anilistMedia.Id} titled {anilistMedia.Title.EnglishTitle} with {anilistMedia.Episodes} episodes.");
+                                lastEpisodeNumber = anilistMedia.Episodes.Value;
+                            }
 
-                    anilistPosterPath = anilistMedia.BannerImageUrl?.ToString();
+                            anilistPosterPath = anilistMedia.BannerImageUrl?.ToString();
+                        }
+                        else
+                            Console.WriteLine("0 anilist results found");
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred during Anilist lookup: {ex}");
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if(showResult.Seasons.Count > 1)