BUG : Infinite Stream of Folder Status Requests When AI Tagging Is Enabled

[Hemil36]

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What happened?

Description :

When a folder is added and AI Tagging is turned on, the frontend starts sending folder status requests to the backend continuously and indefinitely while the user stays on the Settings → Folder page.
This causes a nonstop stream of network calls and backend log spam.

Steps to Reproduce

• Navigate to the Settings page.

• Add a new folder.

• Enable AI Tagging for that folder.

• Stay on the same Settings → Folder page.

• Observe backend logs — you’ll see folder status requests being sent indefinitely without stopping.

Expected Behavior

The frontend should:

• Make a single folder status request, or

• Poll at controlled intervals until the tagging process completes, then stop automatically.

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[Hemil36]

I would like to work upon this Issue . can i be assigned ?
Thanks.

[SiddharthJiyani]

Hi @Hemil36

The continuous polling behavior was actually introduced intentionally as part of issue #545, where the requirement was to poll the tagging status API every 1 second to reflect real-time AI tagging progress on the frontend.

However, I understand your concern about the indefinite polling even after the initial tagging process is completed. We need to carefully handle this because stopping polling entirely might cause new images added later to remain untagged, since the tagging API would no longer be triggered or monitored.

A better approach could be to optimize this behavior by:

• Stopping the polling once all folders are fully tagged and no new uploads are detected, and
• Restarting it automatically whenever a new image is added or tagging is re-enabled for a folder.

[Hemil36]

Yeah @SiddharthJiyani . This bug is related to the PR #574 and I think the better approach would be SSE . I will make an implementation proposal and review it with you .

Thanks.

[lakshay909]

Hi! 👋 I’m a student developer experienced in Python and full-stack development, with prior contributions to open-source projects involving UI improvements and code optimization. I’d love to work on this issue — my approach would be to first reproduce the problem locally, analyze the root cause, and then implement a clean and maintainable fix while ensuring backward compatibility and passing all tests. I’ve previously contributed to similar Python-based projects where I optimized workflows and fixed component-related bugs. I can submit a well-tested PR within 3–5 days.

Kindly assign this issue to me — I’d be happy to start working on it right away. Thank you! 🙏

[rahulharpal1603]

Hi! 👋 I’m a student developer experienced in Python and full-stack development, with prior contributions to open-source projects involving UI improvements and code optimization. I’d love to work on this issue — my approach would be to first reproduce the problem locally, analyze the root cause, and then implement a clean and maintainable fix while ensuring backward compatibility and passing all tests. I’ve previously contributed to similar Python-based projects where I optimized workflows and fixed component-related bugs. I can submit a well-tested PR within 3–5 days.

Kindly assign this issue to me — I’d be happy to start working on it right away. Thank you! 🙏

Why are you spamming the same AI-generated message in every issue? I have reported you to the org admins.

[rahulharpal1603]

@Hemil36
We can't stop polling because if images are added into a folder from the system explorer, then the frontend doesn't know when to restart the polling. You can put a PR with SSE approach, I will review and see if it is the possible way.

[lakshay909]

Hi @rahulharpal1603 — I’m sorry for the repeated message; that wasn’t my intensiona. A previous GSoC alumnus advised me to use AI to help draft clear, professional issue comments to improve my chances of being assigned, and I used that guidance with good intentions. I’ll stop posting identical messages and will personalize future comments to avoid cluttering the issue tracker. Thanks for the callout — I appreciate maintainers keeping the project tidy, and I’m happy to help properly if there’s a specific way you’d prefer I proceed.

[Hemil36]

@SiddharthJiyani I have made the following PR : #691 . Kindly review it and give your suggestions regarding any problem in Design or implementation as well .

Thanks.