Skip cover/metadata scraping for NoPayStation themes and DLC

README.md

@@ -308,6 +308,10 @@ Requirements & behaviour:
 > [`npdrm_free`](https://github.com/qwikrazor87/npdrm_free) plugin (ARK and most
 > CFW already ship it). The desktop app only downloads and decrypts; it doesn't
 > strip DRM.
+>
+> **Covers/metadata:** themes and DLC have no cover art or game metadata, so
+> the app never scrapes IGDB/libretro/etc. for them (their Library rows show a
+> placeholder icon instead of a mis-matched game cover).
 
 ## Server setup
 

app/covers.py

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ _PLATFORMS = {
     "ps1": {"libretro_repo": "Sony_-_PlayStation", "igdb_id": 7, "ss_id": "57"},
 }
 
+# Content types that have no meaningful cover/metadata (IGDB/etc. lookups
+# return unrelated games, so scraping is disabled for them).
+NON_COVER_SYSTEMS = {"theme", "dlc"}
+
+
+def is_scrapable(system):
+    """Whether cover/metadata scraping makes sense for this item type."""
+    return (system or "games") not in NON_COVER_SYSTEMS
+
 
 def _platform(system):
     """Platform parameters (libretro repo, IGDB id, ScreenScraper id)."""
@@ -1142,6 +1151,8 @@ def fetch_cover(name, release_id, system, timeout=10, quick=False):
     ``quick`` limits the game fallback to libretro only (index-driven and fast),
     for bulk store loading; details views use the full IGDB/ScreenScraper path.
     """
+    if not is_scrapable(system):
+        return None
     dest = cover_path(release_id, system)
     if dest.exists():
         if file_is_image(dest):

app/gui.py

@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ class CoverLoader(QObject):
         from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 
         pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8)
-        futures = {
+        futures = {}
-            pool.submit(load_cover, it): i
+        for i, it in enumerate(self.items):
-            for i, it in enumerate(self.items)
+            if not covers.is_scrapable(it.get("system")):
-        }
+                continue  # themes/DLC have no covers; keep the placeholder
+            futures[pool.submit(load_cover, it)] = i
         try:
             for fut in as_completed(futures):
                 if self._cancel.is_set():
@@ -210,6 +211,8 @@ def load_cover(item, timeout=8, quick=False):
     name = item["name"]
     rid = item["release_id"]
     system = item["system"]
+    if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+        return None  # themes/DLC have no covers
     if system == "videos":
         return _load_video_cover(name, rid, system, timeout)
     return covers.fetch_cover(name, rid, system, timeout, quick=quick)
@@ -429,7 +432,7 @@ class CoverShowcase(QWidget):
         if item is None:
             return
         data = item.data(Qt.UserRole)
-        if data and data.get("system") != "videos":
+        if data and data.get("system") not in ("videos", "theme", "dlc"):
             self.play_requested.emit(data)
 
     def _on_failed(self, gen, index, name):
@@ -467,13 +470,13 @@ class CoverShowcase(QWidget):
         if it is not None and it.get("path"):
             menu.addAction("Open containing folder", lambda: open_containing_folder(it.get("path")))
         if it is not None:
-            if it.get("system") != "videos":
+            if it.get("system") not in ("videos", "theme", "dlc"):
                 menu.addAction("Play on PPSSPP", lambda: self.play_requested.emit(it))
             menu.addAction("Copy to PSP", lambda: self.copy_requested.emit(it))
             if it.get("on_psp"):
                 menu.addAction("Delete from PSP", lambda: self.delete_psp_requested.emit(it))
             menu.addAction("Delete…", lambda: self.delete_requested.emit(it))
-        if it is not None:
+        if it is not None and covers.is_scrapable(it.get("system")):
             menu.addAction("Scrape…", lambda: self.scrape_requested.emit(it))
         menu.exec(self.list.mapToGlobal(pos))
 
@@ -2021,6 +2024,8 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
             rid, system = lc
         else:
             rid, system = covers.stable_key(it["name"]), it.get("system") or "games"
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+            return  # themes/DLC have no covers
         p = covers.cover_path(rid, system)
         if p.exists() and covers.file_is_image(p):
             item.setIcon(QIcon(_fit_pixmap(QPixmap(str(p)), self.ICON_W, self.ICON_H)))
@@ -2187,6 +2192,9 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
             rid, system = lc
         else:
             rid, system = covers.stable_key(it["name"]), it.get("system") or "games"
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+            self.details.set_metadata({})
+            return
         cached = info.load(str(rid), system)
         if cached is not None:
             self.details.set_metadata(cached)
@@ -2218,6 +2226,8 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
             return
         lc = item.get("_lib_cover")
         rid, system = lc if lc is not None else (covers.stable_key(item["name"]), item.get("system") or "games")
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+            return
         dlg = ScrapeDialog(item, self, rid=rid, system=system)
         if dlg.exec() != QDialog.Accepted:
             return
@@ -2241,7 +2251,8 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
             menu.addAction("Download", lambda: self.download_requested.emit([it]))
             if it.get("path"):
                 menu.addAction("Open containing folder", lambda: open_containing_folder(it.get("path")))
-            menu.addAction("Scrape…", lambda: self._search_cover(it))
+            if covers.is_scrapable(it.get("system")):
+                menu.addAction("Scrape…", lambda: self._search_cover(it))
             menu.exec(self.grid.mapToGlobal(pos))
 
     def _on_table_menu(self, pos):
@@ -2256,11 +2267,14 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
             menu.addAction("Download", lambda: self.download_requested.emit([it]))
             if it.get("path"):
                 menu.addAction("Open containing folder", lambda: open_containing_folder(it.get("path")))
-            menu.addAction("Scrape…", lambda: self._search_cover(it))
+            if covers.is_scrapable(it.get("system")):
+                menu.addAction("Scrape…", lambda: self._search_cover(it))
             menu.exec(self.table.viewport().mapToGlobal(pos))
 
     def _search_cover(self, it):
         system = it.get("system") or "games"
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+            return
         rid = covers.stable_key(it["name"])
         dlg = ScrapeDialog({"name": it["name"], "system": system}, self, rid=rid, system=system)
         if dlg.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
@@ -2297,6 +2311,8 @@ class StorePage(QWidget):
                 rid, system = lc
             else:
                 rid, system = covers.stable_key(it["name"]), it.get("system") or "games"
+            if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+                continue  # themes/DLC have no covers/metadata
             key = (str(rid), system)
             if key in seen:
                 continue
@@ -4317,7 +4333,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             return
         cell = self.library_table.item(item.row(), 0)
         it = cell.data(Qt.UserRole) if cell is not None else None
-        if it and it.get("system") != "videos":
+        if it and it.get("system") not in ("videos", "theme", "dlc"):
             self._play_item_on_ppsspp(it)
 
     def _on_library_table_menu(self, pos):
@@ -4330,7 +4346,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if not it:
             return
         menu = QMenu(self)
-        if it.get("system") != "videos":
+        if it.get("system") not in ("videos", "theme", "dlc"):
             menu.addAction("Play on PPSSPP", lambda: self._play_item_on_ppsspp(it))
         menu.addAction("Copy to PSP", lambda: self._copy_to_psp(it))
         if it.get("on_psp"):
@@ -4344,6 +4360,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.details_panel.set_item(item)
         rid = str(item["release_id"])
         system = item.get("system")
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+            self.details_panel.set_metadata({})
+            return
         cached = info.load(rid, system)
         if cached is not None:
             self.details_panel.set_metadata(cached)
@@ -4404,6 +4423,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         item = getattr(self, "_current_item", None)
         if item is None:
             return
+        if not covers.is_scrapable(item.get("system")):
+            return  # themes/DLC have no metadata/cover
         rid = str(item.get("release_id") or covers.stable_key(item.get("name") or ""))
         system = item.get("system") or "games"
         dlg = ScrapeDialog(item, self, rid=rid, system=system)

app/info.py

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ def cached_release_dates():
 
 def get_or_fetch(release_id, system, fetch_title):
     """Return cached info (override or fetched) or fetch-and-cache it."""
+    if not covers.is_scrapable(system):
+        return None
     info = load(release_id, system)
     if info is not None:
         return info