From d358c5884433a8732034c180fb920771d4f27cf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miguel Palhas <mpalhas@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:28:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test(arr): a forced candidate writes no sidecar

Ranking already rejects one (#185); this holds the loop to it at the end
of the pipeline, where the row would appear.
---
 crates/arr-daemon/src/subtitles.rs | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/arr-daemon/src/subtitles.rs b/crates/arr-daemon/src/subtitles.rs
index 630e0f6..ac46b6e 100644
--- a/crates/arr-daemon/src/subtitles.rs
+++ b/crates/arr-daemon/src/subtitles.rs
@@ -1494,6 +1494,45 @@ mod tests {
             .contains("no text source to translate from"));
     }
 
+    /// §15 gives a language exactly one sidecar and forced gets no segment
+    /// of its own, so nothing in the loop may ever write one. Ranking already
+    /// rejects a forced candidate (#185); this holds it to that at the end of
+    /// the pipeline, where the row would actually appear (#222).
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn a_forced_candidate_never_becomes_a_sidecar() {
+        let fixture = Fixture::new(&no_tracks()).await;
+        fixture.configure(r#"["pt-PT"]"#, Some("openai")).await;
+        let forced = Candidate {
+            forced: true,
+            hash_match: true,
+            download_count: Some(1_000_000),
+            ..candidate("opensubtitles", "forced", Language::PortuguesePortugal)
+        };
+        let action = action(
+            vec![Arc::new(StubProvider::new("opensubtitles", vec![forced]))],
+            vec![Arc::new(StubBackend)],
+        );
+
+        action.run(&fixture.database).await.unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            fixture.files().await.is_empty(),
+            "a forced candidate is not a subtitle arr has"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !fixture
+                .directory
+                .path()
+                .join("Movie (2024) - [1080p].pt-PT.srt")
+                .exists(),
+            "and nothing was written for it"
+        );
+        // The best candidate on offer being unusable is the same position as
+        // no candidate at all: nothing to fetch and nothing to translate from.
+        let attempt = fixture.attempt("pt-PT").await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(attempt.state, SubtitleState::Unavailable);
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn the_ranked_winner_is_fetched_synced_and_recorded() {
         let fixture = Fixture::new(&no_tracks()).await;