feat: flatten output into variants/ and intermediates/

Drop per-job subdirs for phone-friendly Syncthing layout with
stem-suffixed filenames; keep web state in meta/.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.env.example

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # --- Host data path (Syncthing share root) ------------------------------
 # Prod default (compose.yml): /home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12
-# Layout under that path: incoming/  jobs/  processed.json
+# Layout under that path: incoming/  variants/  intermediates/  meta/
 # Local override when the absolute path does not exist:
 # DATA_HOST_DIR=./data
 # DATA_HOST_DIR=/home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12

NOTES.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 - SFTPGo removed; drop path is Syncthing
 - Data share: `/home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12`
-  (`incoming/` + `jobs/` + `processed.json`)
+  (`incoming/` + `variants/` + `intermediates/` + `meta/` + `processed.json`)
+- Flat phone-friendly names: `{stem}_original.jpg`, `{stem}_v1.png`, …
 - Old path `/home/frank/live.f12.rocks/data` no longer used by compose
   (migration/cleanup manual)
 - Host port 12121 can be closed after cutover

README.md

@@ -23,17 +23,22 @@ Syncthing runs on the host — not in this compose.
 Prod path: `/home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12`
 
 ```
-incoming/               # phone drop — worker only ever reads/copies from here
+incoming/                 # phone drop — worker only ever reads/copies from here
-jobs/<job_id>/
+variants/
-  original.<ext>        # private copy of the uploaded photo
+  {stem}_original.jpg     # preprocessed private copy
-  rembg.png              # background removed (computed once, reused)
+  {stem}_rembg.png
-  intermediates/          # every intermediate step, kept for inspection
+  {stem}_v1.png           # final composed images
-  variants/               # final composed images ({stem}_v1.png, …)
+intermediates/
-  manifest.json           # filter names/commands/blends per variant
+  {stem}_v1_bg_filtered.png
-  status.json             # pending | processing | done | error
+  {stem}_v1_post_0.png    # …
-processed.json          # worker bookkeeping: which incoming files were handled
+meta/
+  {stem}.json             # status + manifest for the web UI
+processed.json            # worker bookkeeping: which incoming files were handled
 ```
 
+Phone tip: `.stignore` can drop `meta/` and `processed.json` if you only
+want images on the device.
+
 `assets/` (filter lists + trimmed `filters.json`) lives in the repo and is
 bind-mounted read-only into `worker`/`web` at `/data/assets`.
 
@@ -47,8 +52,8 @@ docker compose up -d --build
 ```
 
 Drop a photo into `incoming/` (via Syncthing or locally). After a few
-seconds (poll interval + processing time) it shows up on the web UI as a
+seconds (poll interval + processing time) it shows up on the web UI; flat
-new job; the full `jobs/<id>/` tree syncs back to the phone.
+files land in `variants/` and `intermediates/` for the phone.
 
 ## Configuration (`.env`, see `.env.example`)
 

SOUL.md

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ bad venue wifi. Nobody signs up, nobody logs in. Whoever has the link
   (phone/folder setup is out of band).
 - No beamer/projector product built into this repo.
 - Not a DAM (digital asset manager) — no albums, tagging, search,
-  retention policies. `incoming/` and `jobs/` are the whole data model.
+  retention policies. `incoming/`, `variants/`, and `intermediates/`
+  are the whole data model.
 - No auto-deletion of incoming uploads. Ever. The worker only reads/copies.
 - No Syncthing container in this compose — Syncthing runs on the host.
 
@@ -70,8 +71,12 @@ bad venue wifi. Nobody signs up, nobody logs in. Whoever has the link
 - Data volume (Syncthing share): `${DATA_HOST_DIR}` — prod default
   `/home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12`, local override `./data`.
   Bind-mounted into `worker` and `web` at `/data` (see `compose.yml`).
-- Layout under the share: `incoming/` (phone drop), `jobs/` (full tree
+- Layout under the share:
-  syncs back), `processed.json`.
+  - `incoming/` — phone drop
+  - `variants/` — `{stem}_original.jpg`, `{stem}_rembg.png`, `{stem}_vN.png`
+  - `intermediates/` — `{stem}_vN_*.png` (incl. `_post_0` …)
+  - `meta/` — web bookkeeping JSON (optional `.stignore` on phone)
+  - `processed.json`
 - Domain: `live.f12.rocks`, routed via the shared external `traefik`
   network, TLS via `myresolver` (see `INFRASTRUCTURE.md`).
 - rembg model cache lives in the named Docker volume `rembg_cache`, not
@@ -83,8 +88,8 @@ bad venue wifi. Nobody signs up, nobody logs in. Whoever has the link
 - Never delete or move files under incoming/ from worker code — Syncthing
   is the writer there. (reason: uploads are the one copy of the original
   that exists outside a phone's camera roll)
-- Keep every intermediate image in jobs/<id>/intermediates/ — don't clean
+- Keep every intermediate image under intermediates/ — don't clean them
-  them up automatically. (reason: useful for debugging bad filter picks,
+  up automatically. (reason: useful for debugging bad filter picks,
   disk is cheap compared to re-running gmic)
 - gmic/rembg subprocess calls always run under `nice` (see NICE_LEVEL) —
   the worker box needs to stay responsive for other things during an

app/config.py

@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ def _float_env(name: str, default: float) -> float:
 # --- Paths -------------------------------------------------------------
 DATA_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("DATA_DIR", "/data"))
 INBOX_DIR = DATA_DIR / "incoming"
-JOBS_DIR = DATA_DIR / "jobs"
+VARIANTS_DIR = DATA_DIR / "variants"
+INTERMEDIATES_DIR = DATA_DIR / "intermediates"
+# Web bookkeeping (status + manifest). Not needed on the phone — ignore via
+# Syncthing .stignore if desired.
+META_DIR = DATA_DIR / "meta"
 ASSETS_DIR = DATA_DIR / "assets"
 PROCESSED_FILE = DATA_DIR / "processed.json"
 

app/main.py

@@ -24,47 +24,45 @@ BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 templates = Jinja2Templates(directory=str(BASE_DIR / "templates"))
 app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=str(BASE_DIR / "static")), name="static")
 
-_JOB_ID_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$")
+# Job id = sanitized source stem (may include dots).
+_JOB_ID_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$")
 
 
 def _validate_job_id(job_id: str) -> str:
-    if not _JOB_ID_RE.match(job_id):
+    stem = pipeline.sanitize_stem(job_id)
+    if not _JOB_ID_RE.match(stem):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Ungueltige Job-ID")
-    return job_id
+    return stem
 
 
-def _job_root(job_id: str) -> Path:
+def _job_exists(job_id: str) -> str:
-    root = (config.JOBS_DIR / _validate_job_id(job_id)).resolve()
+    stem = _validate_job_id(job_id)
-    jobs_dir = config.JOBS_DIR.resolve()
+    if pipeline.read_status(stem) is None and not pipeline.job_paths(stem).original.exists():
-    if root.parent != jobs_dir or not root.is_dir():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Job nicht gefunden")
-    return root
+    return stem
 
 
-def _safe_job_file(job_id: str, rel_path: str) -> Path:
+def _safe_job_file(job_id: str, filename: str) -> Path:
-    root = _job_root(job_id)
+    """Resolve a basename under variants/ or intermediates/ for this stem."""
-    candidate = (root / rel_path).resolve()
+    stem = _validate_job_id(job_id)
-    if root not in candidate.parents and candidate != root:
+    name = Path(filename).name
+    if name != filename or "/" in filename or "\\" in filename or name.startswith("."):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Ungueltiger Pfad")
+    if not name.startswith(f"{stem}_"):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Ungueltiger Pfad")
-    if not candidate.is_file():
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Datei nicht gefunden")
-    return candidate
 
-
+    for directory in (config.VARIANTS_DIR, config.INTERMEDIATES_DIR):
-def _original_suffix(job_root: Path) -> str:
+        candidate = (directory / name).resolve()
-    for child in job_root.glob("original.*"):
+        if directory.resolve() not in candidate.parents and candidate != directory.resolve():
-        return child.suffix
+            continue
-    return ".jpg"
+        if candidate.is_file():
+            return candidate
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Datei nicht gefunden")
 
 
 def list_jobs() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not config.JOBS_DIR.exists():
-        return []
     jobs = []
-    for job_dir in config.JOBS_DIR.iterdir():
+    for job_id in pipeline.list_job_ids():
-        if not job_dir.is_dir():
-            continue
-        job_id = job_dir.name
         status = pipeline.read_status(job_id) or {}
         manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(job_id) or {}
         jobs.append(
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ def list_jobs() -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
                 "thumbnail": (manifest.get("variants") or [{}])[-1].get("file") if manifest.get("variants") else None,
             }
         )
-    jobs.sort(key=lambda j: j["job_id"], reverse=True)
+    jobs.sort(key=lambda j: j["created_at"] or j["job_id"], reverse=True)
     return jobs
 
 
@@ -90,31 +88,33 @@ def index(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
 
 @app.get("/jobs/{job_id}", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 def job_detail(request: Request, job_id: str) -> HTMLResponse:
-    job_root = _job_root(job_id)
+    stem = _job_exists(job_id)
-    status = pipeline.read_status(job_id) or {}
+    paths = pipeline.job_paths(stem)
-    manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(job_id) or {"variants": []}
+    status = pipeline.read_status(stem) or {}
-    original = next(iter(job_root.glob("original.*")), None)
+    manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(stem) or {"variants": []}
-    rembg_file = job_root / "rembg.png"
+    intermediates = sorted(
-    intermediates = sorted((job_root / "intermediates").glob("*.png")) if (job_root / "intermediates").exists() else []
+        p.name for p in paths.intermediates.glob(f"{stem}_*.png") if p.is_file()
+    ) if paths.intermediates.exists() else []
 
     return templates.TemplateResponse(
         "job.html",
         {
             "request": request,
             "site_title": config.SITE_TITLE,
-            "job_id": job_id,
+            "job_id": stem,
             "status": status,
             "manifest": manifest,
-            "original_name": original.name if original else None,
+            "original_name": paths.original.name if paths.original.exists() else None,
-            "has_rembg": rembg_file.exists(),
+            "rembg_name": paths.rembg.name if paths.rembg.exists() else None,
-            "intermediates": [p.name for p in intermediates],
+            "has_rembg": paths.rembg.exists(),
+            "intermediates": intermediates,
         },
     )
 
 
-@app.get("/jobs/{job_id}/files/{rel_path:path}")
+@app.get("/jobs/{job_id}/files/{filename:path}")
-def job_file(job_id: str, rel_path: str) -> FileResponse:
+def job_file(job_id: str, filename: str) -> FileResponse:
-    path = _safe_job_file(job_id, rel_path)
+    path = _safe_job_file(job_id, filename)
     return FileResponse(path)
 
 
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ def remix_form(
     error: str | None = None,
     from_variant: str | None = Query(None, alias="from"),
 ) -> HTMLResponse:
-    job_root = _job_root(job_id)
+    stem = _job_exists(job_id)
-    if not (job_root / "rembg.png").exists():
+    paths = pipeline.job_paths(stem)
+    if not paths.rembg.exists():
         raise HTTPException(status_code=409, detail="Job hat noch kein Rembg-Ergebnis, Remix noch nicht moeglich.")
 
     assets = pipeline.load_assets()
@@ -139,12 +140,11 @@ def remix_form(
         "opacity": config.BLEND_OPACITY if config.BLEND_OPACITY in config.OPACITY_CHOICES else "30%",
     }
     if from_variant:
-        manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(job_id) or {}
+        manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(stem) or {}
         match = next((v for v in manifest.get("variants", []) if v.get("id") == from_variant), None)
         if match:
             opacity = match.get("blend_opacity") or prefill["opacity"]
             if opacity not in config.OPACITY_CHOICES:
-                # Snap odd random values (e.g. 37%) to nearest offered choice.
                 try:
                     pct = int(str(opacity).rstrip("%"))
                     nearest = min(
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def remix_form(
         {
             "request": request,
             "site_title": config.SITE_TITLE,
-            "job_id": job_id,
+            "job_id": stem,
             "options": options,
             "opacity_choices": config.OPACITY_CHOICES,
             "prefill": prefill,
@@ -186,13 +186,18 @@ def remix_submit(
     fg_blend: str = Form(...),
     opacity: str = Form(...),
 ) -> RedirectResponse:
-    job_root = _job_root(job_id)
+    stem = _job_exists(job_id)
-    suffix = _original_suffix(job_root)
+    choice = remix.RemixChoice(
-    choice = remix.RemixChoice(bg_filter=bg_filter, bg_blend=bg_blend, fg_filter=fg_filter, fg_blend=fg_blend, opacity=opacity)
+        bg_filter=bg_filter,
+        bg_blend=bg_blend,
+        fg_filter=fg_filter,
+        fg_blend=fg_blend,
+        opacity=opacity,
+    )
     try:
-        entry = remix.create_remix_variant(job_id, suffix, choice)
+        entry = remix.create_remix_variant(stem, choice)
-        logger.info("[%s] remix created variant %s", job_id, entry["id"])
+        logger.info("[%s] remix created variant %s", stem, entry["id"])
     except pipeline.PipelineError as exc:
-        logger.warning("[%s] remix failed: %s", job_id, exc)
+        logger.warning("[%s] remix failed: %s", stem, exc)
-        return RedirectResponse(url=f"/jobs/{job_id}/remix?error={quote(str(exc))}", status_code=303)
+        return RedirectResponse(url=f"/jobs/{stem}/remix?error={quote(str(exc))}", status_code=303)
-    return RedirectResponse(url=f"/jobs/{job_id}", status_code=303)
+    return RedirectResponse(url=f"/jobs/{stem}", status_code=303)

app/pipeline.py

@@ -207,20 +207,20 @@ def run_rembg(input_image: Path, output_image: Path) -> tuple[bool, str]:
 
 
 def preprocess_original(paths: JobPaths) -> JobPaths:
-    """Downscale to MAX_EDGE_PX and normalize to sRGB JPEG as `original.jpg`.
+    """Downscale to MAX_EDGE_PX and normalize to sRGB JPEG as `{stem}_original.jpg`.
 
-    Replaces any non-jpg original in the job dir. Side-effect free for the
+    Side-effect free for the incoming copy — only mutates variants/.
-    incoming copy — only mutates jobs/<id>/.
     """
     src = paths.original
     if not src.exists():
         raise PipelineError(f"Original fehlt: {src}")
 
-    dest = paths.root / "original.jpg"
+    dest = paths.variants / f"{paths.stem}_original.jpg"
+    paths.variants.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # Write to a temp name first so we can replace an existing file in-place
+    # without reading/writing the same path.
+    tmp = paths.variants / f".{paths.stem}_pre_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}.jpg"
     resize = f"{config.MAX_EDGE_PX}x{config.MAX_EDGE_PX}>"
-    # Write to a temp name first so we can replace an existing original.jpg
-    # in-place without reading/writing the same path.
-    tmp = paths.root / f".original_pre_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}.jpg"
     cmd = _nice(
         [
             _magick_bin(),
@@ -257,13 +257,12 @@ def preprocess_original(paths: JobPaths) -> JobPaths:
         config.MAX_EDGE_PX,
     )
     return JobPaths(
-        root=paths.root,
+        stem=paths.stem,
         original=dest,
         rembg=paths.rembg,
         intermediates=paths.intermediates,
         variants=paths.variants,
-        manifest=paths.manifest,
+        meta=paths.meta,
-        status=paths.status,
     )
 
 
@@ -301,81 +300,11 @@ def now_iso() -> str:
     return datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(timespec="seconds")
 
 
-def new_job_id() -> str:
-    stamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
-    return f"{stamp}-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:6]}"
-
-
-@dataclass
-class JobPaths:
-    root: Path
-    original: Path
-    rembg: Path
-    intermediates: Path
-    variants: Path
-    manifest: Path
-    status: Path
-
-
-def job_paths(job_id: str, original_suffix: str = ".jpg") -> JobPaths:
-    root = config.JOBS_DIR / job_id
-    return JobPaths(
-        root=root,
-        original=root / f"original{original_suffix}",
-        rembg=root / "rembg.png",
-        intermediates=root / "intermediates",
-        variants=root / "variants",
-        manifest=root / "manifest.json",
-        status=root / "status.json",
-    )
-
-
-def read_status(job_id: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
-    paths = job_paths(job_id)
-    if not paths.status.exists():
-        return None
-    return json.loads(paths.status.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-
-
-def write_status(paths: JobPaths, status: str, **extra: Any) -> None:
-    data = {}
-    if paths.status.exists():
-        try:
-            data = json.loads(paths.status.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-        except (OSError, ValueError):
-            data = {}
-    data["status"] = status
-    data["updated_at"] = now_iso()
-    data.setdefault("created_at", data["updated_at"])
-    data.update(extra)
-    paths.status.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), encoding="utf-8")
-
-
-def read_manifest(job_id: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
-    paths = job_paths(job_id)
-    if not paths.manifest.exists():
-        return None
-    return json.loads(paths.manifest.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
-
-
-def write_manifest(paths: JobPaths, manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
-    manifest["updated_at"] = now_iso()
-    paths.manifest.write_text(json.dumps(manifest, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), encoding="utf-8")
-
-
-def next_variant_id(manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
-    existing = {v["id"] for v in manifest.get("variants", [])}
-    i = len(manifest.get("variants", [])) + 1
-    while f"v{i}" in existing:
-        i += 1
-    return f"v{i}"
-
-
 _UNSAFE_STEM_RE = re.compile(r"[^\w.\-]+", re.UNICODE)
 
 
 def sanitize_stem(name: str) -> str:
-    """Safe basename stem for variant files (no path separators / junk)."""
+    """Safe basename stem for flat files (no path separators / junk)."""
     stem = Path(name).stem if name else ""
     stem = stem.replace("/", "_").replace("\\", "_").strip().strip(".")
     stem = _UNSAFE_STEM_RE.sub("_", stem).strip("._")
@@ -386,13 +315,134 @@ def variant_filename(stem: str, variant_id: str) -> str:
     return f"{sanitize_stem(stem)}_{variant_id}.png"
 
 
+@dataclass
+class JobPaths:
+    """Flat layout under DATA_DIR — one stem, shared variants/ + intermediates/.
+
+    variants/{stem}_original.jpg
+    variants/{stem}_rembg.png
+    variants/{stem}_v1.png
+    intermediates/{stem}_v1_*.png
+    meta/{stem}.json
+    """
+
+    stem: str
+    original: Path
+    rembg: Path
+    intermediates: Path
+    variants: Path
+    meta: Path
+
+
+def job_paths(stem: str, original_suffix: str = ".jpg") -> JobPaths:
+    stem = sanitize_stem(stem)
+    return JobPaths(
+        stem=stem,
+        original=config.VARIANTS_DIR / f"{stem}_original{original_suffix}",
+        rembg=config.VARIANTS_DIR / f"{stem}_rembg.png",
+        intermediates=config.INTERMEDIATES_DIR,
+        variants=config.VARIANTS_DIR,
+        meta=config.META_DIR / f"{stem}.json",
+    )
+
+
+def _read_meta(stem: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    paths = job_paths(stem)
+    if not paths.meta.exists():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return json.loads(paths.meta.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, ValueError):
+        return None
+
+
+def _write_meta(paths: JobPaths, data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    paths.meta.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    data["updated_at"] = now_iso()
+    tmp = paths.meta.with_suffix(".json.tmp")
+    tmp.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False), encoding="utf-8")
+    tmp.replace(paths.meta)
+
+
+def read_status(job_id: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    data = _read_meta(job_id)
+    if not data:
+        return None
+    return {
+        "status": data.get("status", "unknown"),
+        "created_at": data.get("created_at"),
+        "updated_at": data.get("updated_at"),
+        "error": data.get("error"),
+        "variant_errors": data.get("variant_errors"),
+        "source_file": data.get("source_file"),
+        "source_stem": data.get("source_stem"),
+    }
+
+
+def write_status(paths: JobPaths, status: str, **extra: Any) -> None:
+    data = _read_meta(paths.stem) or {}
+    data["job_id"] = paths.stem
+    data["source_stem"] = paths.stem
+    data["status"] = status
+    data.setdefault("created_at", now_iso())
+    data.update(extra)
+    _write_meta(paths, data)
+
+
+def read_manifest(job_id: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    data = _read_meta(job_id)
+    if not data:
+        return None
+    return {
+        "job_id": data.get("job_id", job_id),
+        "original_file": data.get("original_file"),
+        "rembg_file": data.get("rembg_file"),
+        "source_stem": data.get("source_stem", job_id),
+        "created_at": data.get("created_at"),
+        "updated_at": data.get("updated_at"),
+        "variants": data.get("variants") or [],
+    }
+
+
+def write_manifest(paths: JobPaths, manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    data = _read_meta(paths.stem) or {}
+    data["job_id"] = paths.stem
+    data["source_stem"] = manifest.get("source_stem") or paths.stem
+    data["original_file"] = manifest.get("original_file")
+    data["rembg_file"] = manifest.get("rembg_file")
+    data["variants"] = manifest.get("variants") or []
+    if "created_at" in manifest:
+        data.setdefault("created_at", manifest["created_at"])
+    data.setdefault("status", data.get("status", "processing"))
+    _write_meta(paths, data)
+
+
+def list_job_ids() -> list[str]:
+    if not config.META_DIR.exists():
+        return []
+    ids = []
+    for path in config.META_DIR.glob("*.json"):
+        if path.name.endswith(".json.tmp"):
+            continue
+        ids.append(path.stem)
+    return ids
+
+
+def next_variant_id(manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    existing = {v["id"] for v in manifest.get("variants", [])}
+    i = len(manifest.get("variants", [])) + 1
+    while f"v{i}" in existing:
+        i += 1
+    return f"v{i}"
+
+
 def resolve_source_stem(manifest: dict[str, Any] | None, paths: JobPaths) -> str:
-    """Prefer manifest source_stem; fall back to original path stem."""
+    """Prefer manifest source_stem; fall back to JobPaths.stem."""
     if manifest:
         stored = manifest.get("source_stem")
         if isinstance(stored, str) and stored.strip():
             return sanitize_stem(stored)
-    return sanitize_stem(paths.original.stem)
+    return paths.stem
 
 
 def compose_variant(
@@ -401,7 +451,7 @@ def compose_variant(
     *,
     variant_id: str,
     source: str,
-    variant_stem: str,
+    variant_stem: str | None = None,
     bg_name: str | None = None,
     bg_mode: str | None = None,
     fg_name: str | None = None,
@@ -411,16 +461,15 @@ def compose_variant(
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Compose one variant image from the job's cached original + rembg.
 
-    If bg_name/fg_name/bg_mode/fg_mode are given (remix path) they are used
+    Final file is `variants/{stem}_{variant_id}.png`; intermediates share
-    directly. Otherwise a random working filter is picked with retries,
+    the same stem prefix under `intermediates/`.
-    exactly like make_random.py's compose_one().
-
-    Final file is `variants/{stem}_{variant_id}.png`; manifest id stays `vN`.
     """
     rng = rng or random.Random()
     tmp_dir = paths.intermediates
     tmp_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    stem = sanitize_stem(variant_stem)
+    paths.variants.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    stem = sanitize_stem(variant_stem or paths.stem)
+    prefix = f"{stem}_{variant_id}"
 
     bg_mode = bg_mode or rng.choice(assets.blend_modes)
     fg_mode = fg_mode or rng.choice(assets.blend_modes)
@@ -444,14 +493,13 @@ def compose_variant(
         fg_name, fg_command = pick_working_filter(assets.foreground_names, assets.commands, paths.rembg, tmp_dir, "fg", rng)
 
     p = {
-        "bg_filtered": tmp_dir / f"{variant_id}_bg_filtered.png",
+        "bg_filtered": tmp_dir / f"{prefix}_bg_filtered.png",
-        "step1": tmp_dir / f"{variant_id}_bg_blend.png",
+        "step1": tmp_dir / f"{prefix}_bg_blend.png",
-        "step2": tmp_dir / f"{variant_id}_rembg_alpha.png",
+        "step2": tmp_dir / f"{prefix}_rembg_alpha.png",
-        "fg_filtered": tmp_dir / f"{variant_id}_fg_filtered.png",
+        "fg_filtered": tmp_dir / f"{prefix}_fg_filtered.png",
-        "composed": tmp_dir / f"{variant_id}_composed.png",
+        "composed": tmp_dir / f"{prefix}_composed.png",
         "final": paths.variants / variant_filename(stem, variant_id),
     }
-    paths.variants.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     ok, err = apply_filter(paths.original, bg_command, p["bg_filtered"])
     _raise_on_gmic_failure(ok, err, "Background-Filter fehlgeschlagen")
@@ -468,14 +516,13 @@ def compose_variant(
     ok, err = blend_layers_opacity(p["step2"], p["fg_filtered"], fg_mode, opacity, p["composed"])
     _raise_on_gmic_failure(ok, err, "Foreground-Blend fehlgeschlagen")
 
-    ok, err = apply_filter_chain(p["composed"], config.POST_FILTERS, p["final"], tmp_dir, variant_id)
+    ok, err = apply_filter_chain(p["composed"], config.POST_FILTERS, p["final"], tmp_dir, prefix)
     _raise_on_gmic_failure(ok, err, "Post-Processing fehlgeschlagen")
 
-    rel = lambda path: str(path.relative_to(paths.root))
     return {
         "id": variant_id,
         "source": source,
-        "file": rel(p["final"]),
+        "file": p["final"].name,
         "background_filter": bg_name,
         "background_command": bg_command,
         "background_blend": bg_mode,
@@ -486,11 +533,11 @@ def compose_variant(
         "post_filters": list(config.POST_FILTERS),
         "created_at": now_iso(),
         "intermediates": {
-            "bg_filtered": rel(p["bg_filtered"]),
+            "bg_filtered": p["bg_filtered"].name,
-            "bg_blend": rel(p["step1"]),
+            "bg_blend": p["step1"].name,
-            "rembg_alpha": rel(p["step2"]),
+            "rembg_alpha": p["step2"].name,
-            "fg_filtered": rel(p["fg_filtered"]),
+            "fg_filtered": p["fg_filtered"].name,
-            "composed": rel(p["composed"]),
+            "composed": p["composed"].name,
         },
     }
 
@@ -503,21 +550,16 @@ def process_job(
     source_stem: str | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Full pipeline for a freshly ingested incoming file: preprocess, rembg
-    once, generate OUTPUT_COUNT variants, write manifest + status.
+    once, generate OUTPUT_COUNT variants, write meta (status + manifest).
 
-    `source_path` must already be a private copy (jobs/<id>/original.*) —
+    `job_id` is the sanitized source stem. `source_path` must already be the
-    callers (worker.py) are responsible for copying out of incoming first, so
+    private copy at variants/{stem}_original{suffix}.
-    the incoming file itself is never touched here.
-
-    Variants that hit FILTER_TIMEOUT during the normal pass are retried
-    once at the end with FILTER_TIMEOUT_LONG. Filter probes in
-    pick_working_filter stay on the short timeout (skip, don't escalate).
     """
-    paths = job_paths(job_id, original_suffix)
+    stem = sanitize_stem(source_stem or job_id)
-    paths.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    paths = job_paths(stem, original_suffix)
-    paths.intermediates.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     paths.variants.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    stem = sanitize_stem(source_stem or source_path.stem)
+    paths.intermediates.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    paths.meta.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     write_status(paths, "processing", source_file=str(source_path.name), source_stem=stem)
 
@@ -525,13 +567,14 @@ def process_job(
         paths = preprocess_original(paths)
 
         manifest: dict[str, Any] = {
-            "job_id": job_id,
+            "job_id": stem,
             "original_file": paths.original.name,
             "rembg_file": paths.rembg.name,
             "source_stem": stem,
             "created_at": now_iso(),
             "variants": [],
         }
+        write_manifest(paths, manifest)
 
         ok, err = run_rembg(paths.original, paths.rembg)
         if not ok:
@@ -556,16 +599,16 @@ def process_job(
                 manifest["variants"].append(entry)
                 write_manifest(paths, manifest)
             except FilterTimeoutError as exc:
-                logger.warning("[%s] variant %s timed out (will retry long): %s", job_id, variant_id, exc)
+                logger.warning("[%s] variant %s timed out (will retry long): %s", stem, variant_id, exc)
                 timeout_retries.append(variant_id)
             except PipelineError as exc:
-                logger.error("[%s] variant %s failed: %s", job_id, variant_id, exc)
+                logger.error("[%s] variant %s failed: %s", stem, variant_id, exc)
                 variant_errors.append(f"{variant_id}: {exc}")
 
         if timeout_retries:
             logger.info(
                 "[%s] long-retry %d variant(s) with timeout=%ds: %s",
-                job_id,
+                stem,
                 len(timeout_retries),
                 config.FILTER_TIMEOUT_LONG,
                 ", ".join(timeout_retries),
@@ -584,7 +627,7 @@ def process_job(
                         manifest["variants"].append(entry)
                         write_manifest(paths, manifest)
                     except PipelineError as exc:
-                        logger.error("[%s] variant %s long-retry failed: %s", job_id, variant_id, exc)
+                        logger.error("[%s] variant %s long-retry failed: %s", stem, variant_id, exc)
                         variant_errors.append(f"{variant_id}: {exc}")
 
         if not manifest["variants"]:
@@ -592,8 +635,8 @@ def process_job(
 
         write_status(paths, "done", variant_errors=variant_errors)
     except PipelineError as exc:
-        logger.error("[%s] job failed: %s", job_id, exc)
+        logger.error("[%s] job failed: %s", stem, exc)
         write_status(paths, "error", error=str(exc))
     except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - keep the worker loop alive
-        logger.exception("[%s] unexpected error", job_id)
+        logger.exception("[%s] unexpected error", stem)
         write_status(paths, "error", error=f"Unerwarteter Fehler: {exc}")

app/remix.py

@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ def build_remix_options(assets: FilterAssets) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
     }
 
 
-def create_remix_variant(job_id: str, original_suffix: str, choice: RemixChoice) -> dict:
+def create_remix_variant(job_id: str, choice: RemixChoice) -> dict:
     """Compose exactly one variant from explicit choices and append it to
-    the job's manifest. Raises PipelineError on failure (caller should show
+    the job's meta. Raises PipelineError on failure (caller should show
     it to the user, no half-written manifest entries are ever created)."""
-    paths: JobPaths = pipeline.job_paths(job_id, original_suffix)
+    stem = pipeline.sanitize_stem(job_id)
+    paths: JobPaths = pipeline.job_paths(stem, ".jpg")
     if not paths.original.exists() or not paths.rembg.exists():
         raise PipelineError("Original oder Rembg-Bild fehlt fuer diesen Job — Remix nicht moeglich.")
 
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@ def create_remix_variant(job_id: str, original_suffix: str, choice: RemixChoice)
     if choice.bg_blend not in assets.blend_modes or choice.fg_blend not in assets.blend_modes:
         raise PipelineError("Unbekannter Blend-Modus.")
 
-    manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(job_id) or {
+    manifest = pipeline.read_manifest(stem) or {
-        "job_id": job_id,
+        "job_id": stem,
         "original_file": paths.original.name,
         "rembg_file": paths.rembg.name,
+        "source_stem": stem,
         "created_at": pipeline.now_iso(),
         "variants": [],
     }

app/templates/job.html

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
           </figcaption>
         </figure>
       {% endif %}
-      {% if has_rembg %}
+      {% if has_rembg and rembg_name %}
         <figure>
-          <img class="lightboxable" src="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/rembg.png" alt="Freigestellt (rembg)" loading="lazy">
+          <img class="lightboxable" src="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/{{ rembg_name }}" alt="Freigestellt (rembg)" loading="lazy">
           <figcaption>
             Rembg &middot;
-            <a href="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/rembg.png" download>Download</a>
+            <a href="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/{{ rembg_name }}" download>Download</a>
           </figcaption>
         </figure>
       {% endif %}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       <ul class="intermediate-grid">
         {% for name in intermediates %}
           <li>
-            <img class="lightboxable" src="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/intermediates/{{ name }}" alt="{{ name }}" loading="lazy">
+            <img class="lightboxable" src="/jobs/{{ job_id }}/files/{{ name }}" alt="{{ name }}" loading="lazy">
             <span>{{ name }}</span>
           </li>
         {% endfor %}

app/worker.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 """Incoming watcher + sequential job runner.
 
 Polls `DATA_DIR/incoming` for new, size-stable image files, copies each one
-into its own `jobs/<job_id>/original.*` and runs the compose pipeline on
+into `variants/{stem}_original.*` and runs the compose pipeline on it.
-it. Files are NEVER deleted or moved from incoming — `processed.json`
+Files are NEVER deleted or moved from incoming — `processed.json` tracks
-tracks what has already been handled (by path + size + mtime) so restarts
+what has already been handled (by path + size + mtime) so restarts don't
-don't reprocess everything.
+reprocess everything.
 
 Runs one job at a time (no threading) — this is intentional: the compose
 pipeline is CPU heavy (gmic/rembg) and the worker container is capped at
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ logger = logging.getLogger("livef12.worker")
 
 
 def ensure_dirs() -> None:
-    for path in (config.INBOX_DIR, config.JOBS_DIR):
+    for path in (
+        config.INBOX_DIR,
+        config.VARIANTS_DIR,
+        config.INTERMEDIATES_DIR,
+        config.META_DIR,
+    ):
         path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ def _is_stable(path: Path) -> bool:
 
 
 def find_new_files(processed: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Path]:
-    """Top-level images under incoming/ only — never recurse into jobs/."""
+    """Top-level images under incoming/ only — never recurse."""
     if not config.INBOX_DIR.exists():
         return []
     candidates: list[Path] = []
@@ -113,26 +118,25 @@ def handle_file(path: Path, processed: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         return
 
     stat = path.stat()
-    job_id = pipeline.new_job_id()
+    stem = pipeline.sanitize_stem(path.stem)
     suffix = path.suffix.lower()
-    paths = pipeline.job_paths(job_id, suffix)
+    paths = pipeline.job_paths(stem, suffix)
-    paths.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    paths.variants.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    source_stem = pipeline.sanitize_stem(path.stem)
 
-    logger.info("new incoming file %s -> job %s (stem=%s)", path.name, job_id, source_stem)
+    logger.info("new incoming file %s -> stem %s", path.name, stem)
     # Copy (never move) so incoming stays untouched.
     shutil.copy2(path, paths.original)
 
     try:
-        pipeline.process_job(job_id, paths.original, suffix, source_stem=source_stem)
+        pipeline.process_job(stem, paths.original, suffix, source_stem=stem)
     finally:
         # Mark as processed regardless of pipeline outcome so a permanently
         # broken image doesn't get retried forever; failures are visible in
-        # jobs/<id>/status.json for manual follow-up.
+        # meta/{stem}.json for manual follow-up.
         processed[_file_key(path)] = {
             "size": stat.st_size,
             "mtime": stat.st_mtime,
-            "job_id": job_id,
+            "job_id": stem,
             "processed_at": pipeline.now_iso(),
         }
         save_processed(processed)

compose.yml

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #
 # worker + web share one host directory (Syncthing share root):
 #   ${DATA_HOST_DIR:-/home/frank/sync.schwenk.online/data/livef12} -> /data
-#   worker watches /data/incoming, writes /data/jobs
+#   worker watches /data/incoming, writes /data/variants + /data/intermediates
-#   web reads jobs, writes remix variants
+#   web reads meta/ + image dirs, writes remix variants
 #
 # Syncthing itself runs on the host (not in this compose). Copy .env.example
 # to .env for local overrides (e.g. DATA_HOST_DIR=./data). Never commit .env.