PersonCharactersCopyCount

Compare/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
       "/zzz Phares Slides/Slides 2015-06-10/Magazine 01"
     ],
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "DiffPropertyDirectory": "",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
       "Pattern": "[^ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZbcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz0-9]",
       "PopulatePropertyId": true,
       "PropertiesChangedForProperty": false,
-      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [
         ".gif",

Compare/appsettings.json

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "DiffPropertyDirectory": "",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,

Date-Group/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       "ByHash": false,
       "BySeason": true,
       "ByWeek": false,
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
       "KeepFullPath": false,
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@
       "ResultContent": "()",
       "ResultSingleton": "{}",
       "xRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/phares/Pictures",
-      "xxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "xxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
-      "xxxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "xxxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
-      "xxxxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "xxxxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
       "xxxxxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/2022-11-03-DCIM/DCIM/100D3400 2022",
-      "RootDirectory": "E:/- - - Videos/-",
+      "xxxxxxRootDirectory": "E:/- - - Videos/-",
+      "RootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy/New folder/-",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [
         ".gif",

Date-Group/appsettings.json

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       "ByHash": false,
       "BySeason": false,
       "ByWeek": false,
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
       "KeepFullPath": false,
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
       "ResultContent": "()",
       "ResultSingleton": "{}",
       "xRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/phares/Pictures",
-      "xxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "xxRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
-      "RootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
       "xxxxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/2022-11-03-DCIM/DCIM/100D3400 2022",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [

Delete-By-Distinct/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "xCompareRootDirectory": "",
-  "CompareRootDirectory": "D:/7) Question/- - - Images",
+  "CompareRootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
       "Log4netProvider": "Debug"
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
       "xRootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Corrupt",
-      "xxRootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "xxRootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
-      "RootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-45f4401",
       "VerifyToSeason": [
         ". 2000",
         ". 2001",

Delete-By-Distinct/appsettings.json

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "DiffPropertyDirectory": "",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       "ResultCollection": "[]",
       "ResultContent": "()",
       "ResultSingleton": "{}",
-      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [
         ".gif",

Delete-By-Relative/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "xCompareRootDirectory": "D:/Tmp/Phares/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+  "xCompareRootDirectory": "D:/Tmp/Phares/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
   "xxCompareRootDirectory": "E:/www/Images - Results/C) Resize/2021-11-03/2256 x 1496/()",
-  "xxxCompareRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/.Delete-Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+  "xxxCompareRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/.Delete-Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
   "CompareRootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-Duplicates",
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {

Delete-By-Relative/appsettings.json

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "DiffPropertyDirectory": "",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       "ResultCollection": "[]",
       "ResultContent": "()",
       "ResultSingleton": "{}",
-      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [
         ".gif",

Distance/Distance.csproj

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
         <PackageReference Include="MetadataExtractor" Version="2.7.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="ShellProgressBar" Version="5.2.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="WindowsShortcutFactory" Version="1.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="7.0.1" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>

Distance/Models/MapLogicSupport.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using View_by_Distance.FaceRecognitionDotNet;
 using View_by_Distance.Map.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models;
 using View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Properties;
-using WindowsShortcutFactory;
 
 namespace View_by_Distance.Distance.Models;
 
@@ -363,55 +362,4 @@ public class MapLogicSupport : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogicSupport
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static bool TryToFind(string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, string file, string path)
-    {
-        bool result = false;
-        string? pathName = Path.GetFileName(path);
-        string? group = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
-        string? groupName = Path.GetFileName(group);
-        if (pathName is not null && group is not null && groupName is not null)
-        {
-            WindowsShortcut windowsShortcut;
-            string checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, groupName, pathName);
-            if (Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    windowsShortcut = new() { Path = checkDirectory };
-                    windowsShortcut.Save(file);
-                    windowsShortcut.Dispose();
-                    result = true;
-                }
-                catch (Exception)
-                { }
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    public static void BeforeSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory)
-    {
-        string[] files;
-        string checkDirectory;
-        WindowsShortcut windowsShortcut;
-        foreach (string directoryName in jLinks)
-        {
-            checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, directoryName);
-            if (!Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
-                continue;
-            files = Directory.GetFiles(checkDirectory, "*.lnk", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
-            foreach (string file in files)
-            {
-                windowsShortcut = WindowsShortcut.Load(file);
-                if (windowsShortcut.Path is null)
-                    continue;
-                if (!Directory.Exists(windowsShortcut.Path))
-                {
-                    if (!TryToFind(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, file, windowsShortcut.Path))
-                        continue;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }

Drag-Drop/Form.cs

@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public partial class Form : System.Windows.Forms.Form
         string? directoryName;
         foreach (string path in paths)
         {
-            name = Path.GetFileName(path);
+            name = Path.GetFileName(path).Trim();
             if (name.Length < 1 || (!name.StartsWith("zzz =20") && !name.StartsWith("=20") && !name.StartsWith("#20")))
                 // if (name.Length < 1 || !name.Contains(".Z.#20"))
                 continue;
@@ -463,33 +463,22 @@ public partial class Form : System.Windows.Forms.Form
         _ProgressBar.Visible = false;
     }
 
-    void Form1_DragDrop(object? sender, DragEventArgs e)
+    private static void MoveMatches(string argZero)
     {
-        try
+        string moveDirectory;
+        string checkDirectory;
+        int length = argZero.Length;
+        string compareDirectory = "D:/";
+        string[] directories = Directory.GetDirectories(argZero, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+        foreach (string directory in directories)
         {
-            if (e.Data is null || e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) is not string[] paths)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(directory))
-                _TextBox.Text = string.Empty;
+                continue;
-            else
+            checkDirectory = string.Concat(compareDirectory, directory[length..]);
-            {
+            if (!Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
-                if (paths.All(l => l.Contains("=20")) || paths.All(l => l.Contains("#20")))
+                continue;
-                    // if (paths.All(l => l.Contains('#')))
+            moveDirectory = string.Concat(compareDirectory[..^1], directory[length..]);
-                    Rename2000(paths);
+            Directory.Move(checkDirectory, moveDirectory);
-                else
-                {
-                    List<string> directories = GetDirectoriesOrDoDragDrop(paths);
-                    if (directories.Any())
-                    {
-                        RenameFilesInDirectories(directories);
-                        string? parentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(directories[0]);
-                        if (parentDirectory is not null && parentDirectory != Path.GetPathRoot(directories[0]))
-                            _ = IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(parentDirectory);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception)
-        {
-            throw;
         }
     }
 
@@ -526,4 +515,36 @@ public partial class Form : System.Windows.Forms.Form
         return results;
     }
 
+    void Form1_DragDrop(object? sender, DragEventArgs e)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (e.Data is null || e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) is not string[] paths)
+                _TextBox.Text = string.Empty;
+            else
+            {
+                if (paths.Length == 0 && paths[0].Contains("~~~"))
+                    MoveMatches(paths[0]);
+                else if (paths.All(l => l.Contains("=20")) || paths.All(l => l.Contains("#20")))
+                    // if (paths.All(l => l.Contains('#')))
+                    Rename2000(paths);
+                else
+                {
+                    List<string> directories = GetDirectoriesOrDoDragDrop(paths);
+                    if (directories.Any())
+                    {
+                        RenameFilesInDirectories(directories);
+                        string? parentDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(directories[0]);
+                        if (parentDirectory is not null && parentDirectory != Path.GetPathRoot(directories[0]))
+                            _ = IPath.DeleteEmptyDirectories(parentDirectory);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
 }

Duplicate-Search/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
   ],
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "xRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "xRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
-      "xxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "xxRootDirectory": "F:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
       "RootDirectory": "E:/",
       "VerifyToSeason": [
         ". 2000",

Duplicate-Search/appsettings.json

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "DiffPropertyDirectory": "",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       "ResultCollection": "[]",
       "ResultContent": "()",
       "ResultSingleton": "{}",
-      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "C:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Images-45f4401",
       "WriteBitmapDataBytes": false,
       "IgnoreExtensions": [
         ".gif",

Instance/DlibDotNet.cs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         Models.Configuration configuration = Models.Binder.Configuration.Get(isEnvironment, configurationRoot, propertyConfiguration);
         _Log.Information(propertyConfiguration.RootDirectory);
         Property.Models.Configuration.Verify(propertyConfiguration, requireExist: false);
-        OpenPossibleDuplicates(configuration);
+        Verify(configuration);
         VerifyExtra(args, propertyConfiguration, configuration);
         _Configuration = configuration;
         _Index = new(configuration);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         return result;
     }
 
-    private void OpenPossibleDuplicates(Models.Configuration configuration)
+    private void Verify(Models.Configuration configuration)
     {
         if (!configuration.OutputResolutions.Any() || string.IsNullOrEmpty(configuration.OutputResolutions[0]) || !configuration.ValidResolutions.Contains(configuration.OutputResolutions[0]))
             throw new NullReferenceException($"{nameof(configuration.OutputResolutions)} must be _FileNameToCollection valid outputResolution!");
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             configuration.MappingDefaultName,
             configuration.PersonBirthdayFirstYear,
             configuration.PersonBirthdayFormat,
-            configuration.PersonCharacters,
+            configuration.PersonCharacters.ToArray(),
+            configuration.PersonCharactersCopyCount,
             configuration.RangeDaysDeltaTolerance,
             configuration.RangeDistanceTolerance,
             configuration.SaveSortingWithoutPerson,
@@ -783,6 +784,52 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         }
     }
 
+    private void RenameAbandoned(string argZero, Container[] containers)
+    {
+        List<string> renameCollection = new();
+        foreach (Container container in containers)
+        {
+            if (!container.Items.Any())
+                continue;
+            if (!_ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory && !container.SourceDirectory.StartsWith(argZero))
+                continue;
+            foreach (Item item in container.Items)
+            {
+                if (item.Abandoned is not null && item.Abandoned.Value)
+                    renameCollection.Add(item.SourceDirectoryFileHolder.FullName);
+            }
+        }
+        if (renameCollection.Any())
+        {
+            foreach (string rename in renameCollection)
+                File.Move(rename, $"{rename}.abd");
+            throw new Exception($"Renamed {renameCollection.Count}(s) files!");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void RenameMoved(string argZero, Container[] containers)
+    {
+        List<string> renameCollection = new();
+        foreach (Container container in containers)
+        {
+            if (!container.Items.Any())
+                continue;
+            if (!_ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory && !container.SourceDirectory.StartsWith(argZero))
+                continue;
+            foreach (Item item in container.Items)
+            {
+                if (item.Moved is not null && item.Moved.Value)
+                    renameCollection.Add(item.SourceDirectoryFileHolder.FullName);
+            }
+        }
+        if (renameCollection.Any())
+        {
+            foreach (string rename in renameCollection)
+                File.Move(rename, $"{rename}.mvd");
+            throw new Exception($"Renamed {renameCollection.Count}(s) files!");
+        }
+    }
+
     private List<Shared.Models.Face> GetFilteredDistinctFaces(string argZero, Container[] containers)
     {
         List<Shared.Models.Face> results = new();
@@ -845,13 +892,12 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         return items;
     }
 
-    private void MapLogic(string argZero, long ticks, Container[] containers, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, string dResultsFullGroupDirectory, string d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory, string fPhotoPrismContentDirectory, MapLogicSupport mapLogicSupport, MapLogic mapLogic, string outputResolution, List<Shared.Models.Face> distinctFilteredFaces, Mapping[] mappingCollection, int totalNotMapped)
+    private void MapLogic(string argZero, long ticks, Container[] containers, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, string dResultsFullGroupDirectory, string d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory, string fPhotoPrismContentDirectory, MapLogicSupport mapLogicSupport, MapLogic mapLogic, string outputResolution, List<Shared.Models.Face> distinctFilteredFaces, Mapping[] mappingCollection, int totalNotMapped, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount)
     {
         int? useFiltersCounter = null;
         SortingContainer[] sortingContainers;
         string dFacesContentDirectory = Path.Combine(dResultsFullGroupDirectory, "()");
         string d2FacePartsContentDirectory = Path.Combine(d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory, "()");
-        Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount = mapLogic.GetPersonKeyToCount(mappingCollection);
         string dFacesCollectionDirectory = Path.Combine(dResultsFullGroupDirectory, "[]", _Configuration.PropertyConfiguration.ResultAllInOne);
         Dictionary<int, Dictionary<int, Mapping>> idToNormalizedRectangleToMapping = MapLogicSupport.GetIdToNormalizedRectangleToFace(mappingCollection);
         if (Directory.Exists(fPhotoPrismContentDirectory))
@@ -861,13 +907,11 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             List<Item> filteredItems = GetItems(argZero, containers);
             mapLogic.SaveShortcutsForOutputResolutions(filteredItems, mappingCollection, personKeyToCount);
         }
-        if (_Configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo.Length == 1 && _Configuration.PersonCharacters.ToArray().Contains(_Configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo[0]))
+        if (_Configuration.PersonCharactersCopyCount > 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_Configuration.PersonCharacters))
-            mapLogic.CopyAtLeastOneMappedFiles(_Configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo[0], dFacesContentDirectory, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, mappingCollection);
+            mapLogic.CopyAtLeastOneMappedFiles(dFacesContentDirectory, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, mappingCollection);
         mapLogic.CopyManualFiles(dFacesContentDirectory, idToNormalizedRectangleToMapping);
         if (_Configuration.SaveMappedForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
             mapLogic.SaveMapped(dFacesContentDirectory, d2FacePartsContentDirectory, mappingCollection, idToNormalizedRectangleToMapping, personKeyToCount, totalNotMapped);
-        if (_Configuration.SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinksForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
-            mapLogic.SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(_Configuration.JLinks, _PersonContainers, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, mappingCollection, personKeyToCount, totalNotMapped);
         if (_Configuration.SaveFaceDistancesForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
         {
             MapLogicSupport.SetFaceDistances(_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism, ticks, distinctFilteredFaces);
@@ -1014,6 +1058,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         string key;
         double? percent;
         Rectangle? rectangle;
+        List<string> delete = new();
         Rectangle intersectRectangle;
         (string File, int NormalizedRectangle) item;
         Dictionary<string, (string, int)> distinct = new();
@@ -1038,21 +1083,28 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
                         percent = intersectRectangle.Width * intersectRectangle.Height;
                     }
                 }
-                if (!_Configuration.DeletePossibleDuplicates)
+                delete.Add(item.File);
-                    duplicates.Add(new(locationContainer.PersonKey, locationContainer.Id, locationContainer.File, percent));
+                delete.Add(locationContainer.File);
-                else
+                duplicates.Add(new(locationContainer.PersonKey, locationContainer.Id, locationContainer.File, percent));
-                {
-                    if (File.Exists(item.File))
-                        File.Delete(item.File);
-                    if (File.Exists(locationContainer.File))
-                        File.Delete(locationContainer.File);
-                }
                 continue;
             }
             distinct.Add(key, new(locationContainer.File, locationContainer.NormalizedRectangle));
         }
-        if (duplicates.Any() && _IsEnvironment.Development)
+        if (!_Configuration.DeletePossibleDuplicates)
-            OpenPossibleDuplicates(duplicates);
+        {
+            if (duplicates.Any() && _IsEnvironment.Development)
+                OpenPossibleDuplicates(duplicates);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (delete.Count > 5)
+                throw new Exception("Something maybe wrong!");
+            foreach (string file in delete)
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(file))
+                    File.Delete(file);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private List<LocationContainer<MetadataExtractor.Directory>> GetCollection(long ticks, string? a2PeopleContentDirectory, string eDistanceContentDirectory)
@@ -1107,9 +1159,7 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         int f;
         int j;
         int t;
-        int totalNotMapped;
         Container[] containers;
-        Mapping[] mappingCollection;
         string eDistanceContentDirectory;
         string? a2PeopleContentDirectory;
         string aResultsFullGroupDirectory;
@@ -1119,7 +1169,6 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         string d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory;
         string fPhotoPrismContentDirectory;
         string fPhotoPrismSingletonDirectory;
-        List<Shared.Models.Face> distinctFilteredFaces;
         string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory = Property.Models.Stateless.IResult.GetResultsDateGroupDirectory(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, nameof(A2_People), "{}");
         int totalSeconds = (int)Math.Floor(new TimeSpan(DateTime.Now.Ticks - ticks).TotalSeconds);
         string message = $") Building Container(s) - {totalSeconds} total second(s)";
@@ -1130,6 +1179,8 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
             progressBar.Tick();
             (j, f, t, containers) = Property.Models.Stateless.Container.GetContainers(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, propertyLogic);
         }
+        RenameMoved(argZero, containers);
+        RenameAbandoned(argZero, containers);
         Container? container = AreAllSameEndsWith(argZero, containers);
         if (!_ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory || container is null)
         {
@@ -1168,25 +1219,26 @@ public partial class DlibDotNet
         FullDoWork(argZero, propertyRoot, ticks, propertyLogic, t, containers, a2PeopleContentDirectory, eDistanceContentDirectory);
         _Distance.Clear();
         mapLogic ??= new(_AppSettings.MaxDegreeOfParallelism, _Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, _MapConfiguration, ticks, _PersonContainers, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, eDistanceContentDirectory, mapLogicSupport);
+        SetMapping(_FileNameToCollection, argZero, containers);
+        List<Shared.Models.Face> distinctFilteredFaces = GetFilteredDistinctFaces(argZero, containers);
+        Mapping[] mappingCollection = MapLogicSupport.GetSelectedMappingCollection(distinctFilteredFaces);
+        Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount = mapLogic.GetPersonKeyToCount(mappingCollection);
+        int totalNotMapped = mapLogic.UpdateMappingFromPerson(mappingCollection);
+        if (a2PeopleContentDirectory is not null && false)
+            mapLogic.CreateTree(ticks, a2PeopleContentDirectory);
         foreach (string outputResolution in _Configuration.OutputResolutions)
         {
             if (_PropertyRootExistedBefore || container is not null)
                 break;
             (aResultsFullGroupDirectory, bResultsFullGroupDirectory, cResultsFullGroupDirectory, dResultsFullGroupDirectory, d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory) = GetResultsFullGroupDirectories(outputResolution);
-            if (_Configuration.SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinksForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(a2PeopleContentDirectory) && _Configuration.SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinksForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
-                MapLogicSupport.BeforeSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(_Configuration.JLinks, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory);
+                mapLogic.SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(_Configuration.JLinks, _PersonContainers, a2PeopleContentDirectory, mappingCollection, personKeyToCount, totalNotMapped);
-            SetMapping(_FileNameToCollection, argZero, containers);
-            distinctFilteredFaces = GetFilteredDistinctFaces(argZero, containers);
-            mappingCollection = MapLogicSupport.GetSelectedMappingCollection(distinctFilteredFaces);
-            totalNotMapped = mapLogic.UpdateMappingFromPerson(mappingCollection);
-            if (a2PeopleContentDirectory is not null)
-                mapLogic.CreateTree(ticks, a2PeopleContentDirectory);
             if (_ArgZeroIsConfigurationRootDirectory
                 && _Configuration.SaveResizedSubfiles
                 && outputResolution == _Configuration.OutputResolutions[0]
                 && _Configuration.LoadOrCreateThenSaveDistanceResultsForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution)
                 && _Exceptions.Count == 0)
-                MapLogic(argZero, ticks, containers, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, dResultsFullGroupDirectory, d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory, fPhotoPrismContentDirectory, mapLogicSupport, mapLogic, outputResolution, distinctFilteredFaces, mappingCollection, totalNotMapped);
+                MapLogic(argZero, ticks, containers, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, dResultsFullGroupDirectory, d2ResultsFullGroupDirectory, fPhotoPrismContentDirectory, mapLogicSupport, mapLogic, outputResolution, distinctFilteredFaces, mappingCollection, totalNotMapped, personKeyToCount);
             if (_Configuration.SaveRandomForOutputResolutions.Contains(outputResolution))
                 _Random.Random(_Configuration.PropertyConfiguration, mapLogic, outputResolution, mappingCollection);
             if (_IsEnvironment.Development)

Instance/Models/Binder/Configuration.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class Configuration
     [Display(Name = "Person Birthday First Year"), Required] public int? PersonBirthdayFirstYear { get; set; }
     [Display(Name = "Person Birthday Format"), Required] public string PersonBirthdayFormat { get; set; }
     [Display(Name = "Person Characters"), Required] public string PersonCharacters { get; set; }
-    [Display(Name = "Person Characters To Copy To"), Required] public string PersonCharactersToCopyTo { get; set; }
+    [Display(Name = "Person Characters Copy Count"), Required] public int? PersonCharactersCopyCount { get; set; }
     [Display(Name = "PersonKey Format"), Required] public string PersonKeyFormat { get; set; }
     [Display(Name = "Predictor Model Name"), Required] public string PredictorModelName { get; set; }
     [Display(Name = "Properties Changed For Distance"), Required] public bool? PropertiesChangedForDistance { get; set; }
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ public class Configuration
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(configuration.PersonBirthdayFormat));
         if (configuration.PersonCharacters is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(configuration.PersonCharacters));
-        if (configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo is null)
+        if (configuration.PersonCharactersCopyCount is null)
-            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo));
+            throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(configuration.PersonCharactersCopyCount));
         if (configuration.PersonKeyFormat is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(configuration.PersonKeyFormat));
         if (configuration.PropertiesChangedForDistance is null)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class Configuration
                      configuration.PersonBirthdayFirstYear.Value,
                      configuration.PersonBirthdayFormat,
                      configuration.PersonCharacters,
-                     configuration.PersonCharactersToCopyTo,
+                     configuration.PersonCharactersCopyCount.Value,
                      configuration.PersonKeyFormat,
                      configuration.PredictorModelName,
                      configuration.PropertiesChangedForDistance.Value,

Instance/Models/Configuration.cs

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Configuration
     public int PersonBirthdayFirstYear { init; get; }
     public string PersonBirthdayFormat { init; get; }
     public string PersonCharacters { init; get; }
-    public string PersonCharactersToCopyTo { init; get; }
+    public int PersonCharactersCopyCount { init; get; }
     public string PersonKeyFormat { init; get; }
     public string PredictorModelName { init; get; }
     public bool PropertiesChangedForDistance { init; get; }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class Configuration
                          int personBirthdayFirstYear,
                          string personBirthdayFormat,
                          string personCharacters,
-                         string personCharactersToCopyTo,
+                         int personCharactersCopyCount,
                          string personKeyFormat,
                          string predictorModelName,
                          bool propertiesChangedForDistance,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public class Configuration
         PersonBirthdayFirstYear = personBirthdayFirstYear;
         PersonBirthdayFormat = personBirthdayFormat;
         PersonCharacters = personCharacters;
-        PersonCharactersToCopyTo = personCharactersToCopyTo;
+        PersonCharactersCopyCount = personCharactersCopyCount;
         PersonKeyFormat = personKeyFormat;
         PredictorModelName = predictorModelName;
         PropertiesChangedForDistance = propertiesChangedForDistance;

Instance/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -10,24 +10,18 @@
   },
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DeletePossibleDuplicates": false,
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
+      "DeletePossibleDuplicates": true,
       "DistanceRenameToMatch": true,
       "DistanceMoveUnableToMatch": true,
       "PersonCharacters": "!#]^_`~+",
-      "PersonCharactersToCopyTo": "x",
+      "PersonCharactersCopyCount": 0,
-      "xPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "!",
+      "xPersonCharactersCopyCount": 2,
-      "xxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "#",
-      "xxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "]",
-      "xxxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "^",
-      "xxxxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "_",
-      "xxxxxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "`",
-      "xxxxxxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "~",
-      "xxxxxxxxPersonCharactersToCopyTo": "+",
       "xRootDirectory": "D:/Tmp/phares/Pictures",
       "xxRootDirectory": "D:/Tmp/Phares/Compare/Corrupt",
-      "xxxRootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy-ec5a909",
+      "RootDirectory": "D:/2) Images B/Not-Copy-Copy-45f4401",
-      "RootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-ec5a909",
+      "xxxxRootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-45f4401",
-      "xxxxxRootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-ec5a909/Facebook/=2022.3 Facebook",
+      "xxxxxRootDirectory": "D:/1) Images A/Images-45f4401/Facebook/=2022.3 Facebook",
       "SaveSortingWithoutPerson": true,
       "JLinks": [
         "Julie"
@@ -44,12 +38,12 @@
       "PropertyContentCollectionFiles": [],
       "RangeDaysDeltaTolerance": [
         0,
-        1,
+        2100,
         123456
       ],
       "RangeDistanceTolerance": [
         0,
-        0.4,
+        0.3,
         0.6
       ],
       "RangeFaceAreaPermilleTolerance": [

Instance/appsettings.json

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       "CheckDFaceAndUpWriteDates": false,
       "CheckJsonForDistanceResults": false,
       "CrossDirectoryMaxItemsInDistanceCollection": 7,
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "DateGroup",
       "DeletePossibleDuplicates": false,
       "DistanceFactor": 8,
       "DistanceMoveUnableToMatch": false,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       "PersonBirthdayFirstYear": 1500,
       "PersonBirthdayFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd_HH",
       "PersonCharacters": "!#]^_`~+",
-      "PersonCharactersToCopyTo": "~",
+      "PersonCharactersCopyCount": 0,
       "PersonKeyFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd_HH",
       "PopulatePropertyId": true,
       "PredictorModelName": "Large",

Map/Models/Configuration.cs

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ public class Configuration
     public string FacesFileNameExtension { init; get; }
     public string FacesHiddenFileNameExtension { init; get; }
     public string MappingDefaultName { init; get; }
-    public string PersonCharacters { init; get; }
     public int PersonBirthdayFirstYear { init; get; }
     public string PersonBirthdayFormat { init; get; }
+    public char[] PersonCharacters { init; get; }
+    public int PersonCharactersCopyCount { init; get; }
     public int RangeDaysDeltaTolerance { init; get; }
     public double RangeDistanceTolerance { init; get; }
     public bool SaveSortingWithoutPerson { init; get; }
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ public class Configuration
                          string mappingDefaultName,
                          int personBirthdayFirstYear,
                          string personBirthdayFormat,
-                         string personCharacters,
+                         char[] personCharacters,
+                         int personCharactersCopyCount,
                          int[] rangeDaysDeltaTolerance,
                          double[] rangeDistanceTolerance,
                          bool saveSortingWithoutPerson,
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ public class Configuration
         SaveSortingWithoutPerson = saveSortingWithoutPerson;
         SortingMinimumToUseSigma = sortingMinimumToUseSigma;
         RangeDaysDeltaTolerance = rangeDaysDeltaTolerance[1];
+        PersonCharactersCopyCount = personCharactersCopyCount;
         FacePartsFileNameExtension = facePartsFileNameExtension;
         FacesHiddenFileNameExtension = facesHiddenFileNameExtension;
     }

Map/Models/MapLogic.cs

@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         }
     }
 
-    public void CopyAtLeastOneMappedFiles(char personCharactersToCopyTo, string dFacesContentDirectory, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, Mapping[] mappingCollection)
+    public void CopyAtLeastOneMappedFiles(string dFacesContentDirectory, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, Mapping[] mappingCollection)
     {
         if (_Configuration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration));
@@ -897,13 +897,13 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
                 continue;
             if (!_PersonKeyToPersonContainer.TryGetValue(personKey, out personContainer))
                 continue;
-            if (personContainer.Char is null || personContainer.Char != personCharactersToCopyTo)
+            if (personContainer.Char is null || !_Configuration.PersonCharacters.Contains(personContainer.Char.Value))
                 continue;
             if (personContainer.DisplayDirectoryAllFiles.Any(l => l.EndsWith(faceFileName)))
                 continue;
             if (!File.Exists(faceFile))
                 continue;
-            directory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, personCharactersToCopyTo.ToString(), personContainer.DisplayDirectoryName);
+            directory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, personContainer.Char.Value.ToString(), personContainer.DisplayDirectoryName);
             if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
                 continue;
             fileName = Path.Combine(directory, faceFileName);
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         return new(personKeyFormatted, personBirthday);
     }
 
-    private List<string> GetPersonKeyFormattedCollection(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, PersonContainer[] personContainers, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount)
+    private List<string> GetPersonKeyFormattedCollection(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleContentDirectory, PersonContainer[] personContainers, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount)
     {
         if (_Configuration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration));
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         List<(long, string)> collection = new();
         foreach (string directoryName in jLinks)
         {
-            checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, directoryName);
+            checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleContentDirectory, directoryName);
             if (!Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
                 continue;
             checkDirectories = Directory.GetDirectories(checkDirectory, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         return results;
     }
 
-    private (int, FileHolder, int, string, string, string, string)[] GetCollectionForSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, PersonContainer[] personContainers, Mapping[] mappingCollection, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount)
+    private (int, FileHolder, int, string, string, string, string)[] GetCollectionForSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleContentDirectory, PersonContainer[] personContainers, Mapping[] mappingCollection, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount)
     {
         if (_Configuration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration));
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         string personDirectory;
         string personKeyFormatted;
         bool usePersonKeyAndDeterministicHashCodeKey = false;
-        List<string> personKeyFormattedCollection = GetPersonKeyFormattedCollection(jLinks, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, personContainers, personKeyToCount);
+        List<string> personKeyFormattedCollection = GetPersonKeyFormattedCollection(jLinks, a2PeopleContentDirectory, personContainers, personKeyToCount);
         List<(int Id, FileHolder ImageFileHolder, int ApproximateYears, string PersonKeyFormatted, string CheckFile, string Directory, string PersonDirectory)> collection = new();
         foreach (Mapping mapping in mappingCollection)
         {
@@ -1061,14 +1061,66 @@ public class MapLogic : Shared.Models.Methods.IMapLogic
         return results;
     }
 
-    public void SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, PersonContainer[] personContainers, string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, Mapping[] mappingCollection, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount, int totalNotMapped)
+    private static bool TryToFind(string a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, string file, string path)
+    {
+        bool result = false;
+        string? pathName = Path.GetFileName(path);
+        string? group = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+        string? groupName = Path.GetFileName(group);
+        if (pathName is not null && group is not null && groupName is not null)
+        {
+            WindowsShortcut windowsShortcut;
+            string checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, groupName, pathName);
+            if (Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    windowsShortcut = new() { Path = checkDirectory };
+                    windowsShortcut.Save(file);
+                    windowsShortcut.Dispose();
+                    result = true;
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                { }
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static void BeforeSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, string a2PeopleContentDirectory)
+    {
+        string[] files;
+        string checkDirectory;
+        WindowsShortcut windowsShortcut;
+        foreach (string directoryName in jLinks)
+        {
+            checkDirectory = Path.Combine(a2PeopleContentDirectory, directoryName);
+            if (!Directory.Exists(checkDirectory))
+                continue;
+            files = Directory.GetFiles(checkDirectory, "*.lnk", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            foreach (string file in files)
+            {
+                windowsShortcut = WindowsShortcut.Load(file);
+                if (windowsShortcut.Path is null)
+                    continue;
+                if (!Directory.Exists(windowsShortcut.Path))
+                {
+                    if (!TryToFind(a2PeopleContentDirectory, file, windowsShortcut.Path))
+                        continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void SaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(string[] jLinks, PersonContainer[] personContainers, string a2PeopleContentDirectory, Mapping[] mappingCollection, Dictionary<long, int> personKeyToCount, int totalNotMapped)
     {
         if (_Configuration is null)
             throw new NullReferenceException(nameof(_Configuration));
         SaveContainer? saveContainer;
         List<int> distinctCollection = new();
         List<SaveContainer> saveContainers = new();
-        (int, FileHolder, int, string, string, string, string)[] collection = GetCollectionForSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(jLinks, a2PeopleSingletonDirectory, personContainers, mappingCollection, personKeyToCount);
+        BeforeSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(jLinks, a2PeopleContentDirectory);
+        (int, FileHolder, int, string, string, string, string)[] collection = GetCollectionForSaveFilteredOriginalImagesFromJLinks(jLinks, a2PeopleContentDirectory, personContainers, mappingCollection, personKeyToCount);
         foreach ((int id, FileHolder imageFileHolder, int approximateYears, string personKeyFormatted, string directory, string personDirectory, string checkFile) in collection)
         {
             if (distinctCollection.Contains(id))

Not-Copy-Copy/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
       "MaxImagesInDirectoryForTopLevelFirstPass": 10,

PrepareForOld/appsettings.Development.json

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   "WorkingDirectoryName": "PharesApps",
   "Windows": {
     "Configuration": {
-      "DateGroup": "2022-12-30",
+      "DateGroup": "45f4401",
       "FileNameDirectorySeparator": ".Z.",
       "ForcePropertyLastWriteTimeToCreationTime": false,
       "KeepFullPath": false,

Property/Models/Stateless/Container.cs

@@ -78,13 +78,11 @@ public class Container
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static (int, Shared.Models.Container[]) GetContainers(Configuration configuration, A_Property propertyLogic, string aPropertySingletonDirectory, List<(int, string, FileHolder[])> fileHolderGroupCollection, List<(string, List<(string, Shared.Models.Property?)>)> collectionFromJson)
+    private static Shared.Models.Container[] GetContainers(Configuration configuration, A_Property propertyLogic, string aPropertySingletonDirectory, List<(int, string, FileHolder[])> fileHolderGroupCollection, List<(string, List<(string, Shared.Models.Property?)>)> collectionFromJson)
     {
-        int result = 0;
         Shared.Models.Container[] results;
         Item item;
         int length;
-        int additional;
         string inferred;
         List<Item> items;
         const int last = 9;
@@ -155,7 +153,6 @@ public class Container
             }
             if (items.Any())
             {
-                result += items.Count;
                 if (keySourceDirectories.Distinct().Count() != 1)
                     continue;
                 container = new(last, items, keySourceDirectories[0]);
@@ -183,15 +180,13 @@ public class Container
             {
                 if (!keyValuePairs.ContainsKey(sourceDirectory))
                 {
-                    result += items.Count;
                     container = new(g, items, sourceDirectory);
                     keyValuePairs.Add(sourceDirectory, container);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     container = keyValuePairs[sourceDirectory];
-                    (items, additional) = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IItem.GetMerged(container.Items, items);
+                    items = Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods.IItem.GetMerged(container.Items, items);
-                    result += additional;
                     container = new(container.G, items, container.SourceDirectory);
                     keyValuePairs[sourceDirectory] = container;
                 }
@@ -200,7 +195,7 @@ public class Container
         if (fileHolderKeyValuePairs.Any())
             throw new NotSupportedException("Unmapped left!");
         results = (from l in keyValuePairs orderby l.Value.G, l.Value.Items.Count select l.Value).ToArray();
-        return new(result, results);
+        return results;
     }
 
     private static void SetCollections(string aPropertySingletonDirectory, List<string> otherCollection, List<(string, string[])> jsonCollection)
@@ -253,7 +248,8 @@ public class Container
         DeleteAbandoned(configuration, aPropertySingletonDirectory, otherCollection, fileHolderGroupCollection);
         List<(string sourceDirectory, List<(string sourceDirectoryFile, Shared.Models.Property? property)> collection)> collectionFromJson;
         collectionFromJson = GetCollection(aPropertySingletonDirectory, jsonCollection);
-        (int t, results) = GetContainers(configuration, propertyLogic, aPropertySingletonDirectory, fileHolderGroupCollection, collectionFromJson);
+        results = GetContainers(configuration, propertyLogic, aPropertySingletonDirectory, fileHolderGroupCollection, collectionFromJson);
+        int t = (from l in results select l.Items.Count).Sum();
         int j = jsonCollection.Select(l => l.Item2.Length).Sum();
         return (j, f, t, results);
     }

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/IItem.cs

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ public interface IItem
         GetWrongYearFlag(isWrongYear);
     static string GetWrongYearFlag(bool? isWrongYear) => isWrongYear is null ? "#" : isWrongYear.Value ? "~" : "=";
 
-    (List<Models.Item>, int) TestStatic_GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB) =>
+    List<Models.Item> TestStatic_GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB) =>
         GetMerged(itemsA, itemsB);
-    static (List<Models.Item>, int) GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB) =>
+    static List<Models.Item> GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB) =>
         Item.GetMerged(itemsA, itemsB);
 
 }

Shared/Models/Stateless/Methods/Item.cs

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ namespace View_by_Distance.Shared.Models.Stateless.Methods;
 internal abstract class Item
 {
 
-    internal static (List<Models.Item>, int) GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB)
+    internal static List<Models.Item> GetMerged(List<Models.Item> itemsA, List<Models.Item> itemsB)
     {
-        int result = 0;
         List<Models.Item> results = new();
         List<string> collection = new();
         foreach (Models.Item item in itemsA)
@@ -17,10 +16,9 @@ internal abstract class Item
         {
             if (collection.Contains(item.ImageFileHolder.FullName))
                 continue;
-            result++;
             results.Add(item);
         }
-        return new(results, result);
+        return results;
     }
 
 }