feat: let subscriptions be renamed from the list (#1044)

A subscription's name is captured once at subscribe time from the feed's own
title, so playlists — particularly the UULF-prefixed channel-uploads playlists
— all come back named "Videos" and stay that way. Adds an inline editor on the
Name cell, mirroring the existing title-filter edit next to it.

The update route already whitelisted `name` and update_subscription already
applied it, so this is mostly the missing UI. The backend side is validation:
the old `str(changes["name"])` accepted any type, any length and any
whitespace, for a value that is persisted and broadcast to every connected
client. validate_subscription_name now requires a string, collapses interior
whitespace to keep the label single-line, and caps it at 200 characters.

The name is display-only — it is used for the subscription list and log lines,
never for download paths — so renaming cannot move where files land.

app/subscriptions.py

@@ -287,6 +287,24 @@ def validate_title_regex(value: Any) -> str:
     return s
 
 
+# The name is a display label the user picks; it is persisted and broadcast to
+# every connected client, so keep it a bounded single-line string.
+SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_MAX_LENGTH = 200
+
+
+def validate_subscription_name(value: Any) -> str:
+    """Return a stored subscription name, or raise ValueError if unusable."""
+    if not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise ValueError("name must be a string")
+    # Collapse newlines/tabs so a pasted title can't break the table layout.
+    name = " ".join(value.split())
+    if not name:
+        raise ValueError("name must not be empty")
+    if len(name) > SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_MAX_LENGTH:
+        raise ValueError(f"name must be at most {SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_MAX_LENGTH} characters")
+    return name
+
+
 def _coerce_bool(value: Any) -> bool:
     """Accept JSON booleans and common string forms used by API clients."""
     if isinstance(value, bool):
@@ -674,6 +692,13 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
         return {"status": "ok"}
 
     async def update_subscription(self, sub_id: str, changes: dict) -> dict:
+        validated_name: Optional[str] = None
+        if "name" in changes:
+            try:
+                validated_name = validate_subscription_name(changes["name"])
+            except ValueError as exc:
+                return {"status": "error", "msg": str(exc)}
+
         validated_tr: Optional[str] = None
         if "title_regex" in changes:
             try:
@@ -722,8 +747,8 @@ class SubscriptionManager:
                 sub.enabled = validated_enabled
             if interval_set:
                 sub.check_interval_minutes = validated_interval
-            if "name" in changes and changes["name"]:
+            if validated_name is not None:
-                sub.name = str(changes["name"])
+                sub.name = validated_name
             if validated_tr is not None:
                 sub.title_regex = validated_tr
             if skip_so_set:

app/tests/test_subscriptions.py

@@ -821,6 +821,76 @@ class SubscriptionPersistenceTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(upd["subscription"]["title_regex"], "foo|bar")
             self.assertEqual(mgr.list_all()[0].title_regex, "foo|bar")
 
+    async def _add_one_subscription(self, mgr):
+        with patch(
+            "subscriptions.extract_flat_playlist",
+            return_value=(
+                {"_type": "channel", "title": "Videos"},
+                [{"id": "v1", "title": "One", "webpage_url": "https://example.com/v1"}],
+            ),
+        ):
+            result = await mgr.add_subscription(
+                "https://example.com/playlist?list=UULFabc",
+                check_interval_minutes=60,
+                download_type="video",
+                codec="auto",
+                format="any",
+                quality="best",
+                folder="",
+                custom_name_prefix="",
+                auto_start=True,
+                playlist_item_limit=0,
+                split_by_chapters=False,
+                chapter_template="",
+                subtitle_language="en",
+                subtitle_mode="prefer_manual",
+            )
+        return result["subscription"]["id"]
+
+    async def test_update_subscription_renames(self):
+        """Issue #1044: UULF-style uploads playlists all come back named 'Videos',
+        so the user needs to be able to relabel them."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(_Config(tmp), _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+            self.assertEqual(mgr.list_all()[0].name, "Videos")
+
+            upd = await mgr.update_subscription(sub_id, {"name": "  Jane's   uploads \n"})
+            self.assertEqual(upd["status"], "ok")
+            # Surrounding and interior whitespace is collapsed to keep the name
+            # a single-line label.
+            self.assertEqual(upd["subscription"]["name"], "Jane's uploads")
+            self.assertEqual(mgr.list_all()[0].name, "Jane's uploads")
+
+    async def test_update_subscription_rename_survives_reload(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            cfg = _Config(tmp)
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(cfg, _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+            await mgr.update_subscription(sub_id, {"name": "Renamed"})
+
+            reloaded = SubscriptionManager(cfg, _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            self.assertEqual(reloaded.get(sub_id).name, "Renamed")
+
+    async def test_update_subscription_rejects_unusable_name(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(_Config(tmp), _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+
+            for bad in ("", "   ", "\n\t", 42, None, ["a"], "x" * 201):
+                upd = await mgr.update_subscription(sub_id, {"name": bad})
+                self.assertEqual(upd["status"], "error", f"expected {bad!r} to be rejected")
+                self.assertEqual(mgr.list_all()[0].name, "Videos")
+
+    async def test_update_subscription_accepts_name_at_length_limit(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            mgr = SubscriptionManager(_Config(tmp), _Queue(), _Notifier())
+            sub_id = await self._add_one_subscription(mgr)
+
+            upd = await mgr.update_subscription(sub_id, {"name": "x" * 200})
+            self.assertEqual(upd["status"], "ok")
+            self.assertEqual(mgr.list_all()[0].name, "x" * 200)
+
     async def test_update_subscription_skip_subscriber_only(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
             queue = _Queue()

ui/src/app/app.html

@@ -958,7 +958,33 @@
                 [disabled]="downloads.loading"
                 [attr.aria-label]="'Select subscription ' + entry[1].name" />
             </td>
-            <td>{{ entry[1].name }}</td>
+            <td>
+              @if (editingNameId === entry[0]) {
+                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-1 align-items-center">
+                  <input type="text"
+                    class="form-control form-control-sm flex-grow-1"
+                    [name]="'subName' + entry[0]"
+                    [(ngModel)]="nameEditDraft"
+                    [maxlength]="subscriptionNameMaxLength"
+                    [disabled]="downloads.loading"
+                    [attr.aria-label]="'Subscription name for ' + entry[1].name" />
+                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary"
+                    (click)="saveName(entry[0])"
+                    [disabled]="downloads.loading">Save</button>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary"
+                    (click)="cancelEditName()"
+                    [disabled]="downloads.loading">Cancel</button>
+                </div>
+              } @else {
+                <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-1 align-items-center">
+                  <span class="text-break">{{ entry[1].name }}</span>
+                  <button type="button" class="btn btn-link btn-sm p-0"
+                    (click)="beginEditName(entry[0], entry[1].name)"
+                    [disabled]="downloads.loading"
+                    ngbTooltip="Rename this subscription (display name only; does not affect the download folder)">Edit</button>
+                </div>
+              }
+            </td>
             <td class="text-break"><a [href]="entry[1].url" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{ entry[1].url }}</a></td>
             <td>
               @if (editingTitleRegexId === entry[0]) {

ui/src/app/app.spec.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ class SubscriptionsServiceStub {
     return of({});
   }
 
-  update() {
+  updateCalls: [string, unknown][] = [];
+
+  update(id: string, changes: unknown) {
+    this.updateCalls.push([id, changes]);
     return of({ status: 'ok' as const });
   }
 
@@ -315,4 +318,37 @@ describe('App', () => {
     expect(errorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Invalid subscription title filter (regex)');
     errorSpy.mockRestore();
   });
+
+  it('renames a subscription and closes the inline editor', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+    const app = fixture.componentInstance;
+    const subs = TestBed.inject(SubscriptionsService) as unknown as SubscriptionsServiceStub;
+
+    app.beginEditName('sub1', 'Videos');
+    expect(app.editingNameId).toBe('sub1');
+    expect(app.nameEditDraft).toBe('Videos');
+
+    app.nameEditDraft = '  Jane uploads  ';
+    app.saveName('sub1');
+
+    expect(subs.updateCalls).toEqual([['sub1', { name: 'Jane uploads' }]]);
+    expect(app.editingNameId).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('blocks renaming a subscription to an empty name', () => {
+    const toasts = TestBed.inject(ToastService);
+    const errorSpy = vi.spyOn(toasts, 'error').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+    const app = fixture.componentInstance;
+    const subs = TestBed.inject(SubscriptionsService) as unknown as SubscriptionsServiceStub;
+
+    app.beginEditName('sub1', 'Videos');
+    app.nameEditDraft = '   ';
+    app.saveName('sub1');
+
+    expect(subs.updateCalls.length).toBe(0);
+    expect(app.editingNameId).toBe('sub1');
+    expect(errorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Subscription name must not be empty');
+    errorSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
 });

ui/src/app/app.ts

@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   skipSubscriberOnly = false;
   editingTitleRegexId: string | null = null;
   titleRegexEditDraft = '';
+  editingNameId: string | null = null;
+  nameEditDraft = '';
+  readonly subscriptionNameMaxLength = 200;
   cachedSubs: [string, SubscriptionRow][] = [];
   selectedSubscriptionIds = new Set<string>();
   checkingSubscriptionIds = new Set<string>();
@@ -663,6 +666,34 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
+  beginEditName(id: string, current: string | undefined) {
+    this.editingNameId = id;
+    this.nameEditDraft = current ?? '';
+    this.cdr.markForCheck();
+  }
+
+  cancelEditName() {
+    this.editingNameId = null;
+    this.nameEditDraft = '';
+    this.cdr.markForCheck();
+  }
+
+  saveName(id: string) {
+    const name = (this.nameEditDraft || '').trim();
+    if (!name) {
+      this.toasts.error('Subscription name must not be empty');
+      return;
+    }
+    this.subscriptionsSvc.update(id, { name }).subscribe((res) => {
+      const error = this.getStatusError(res);
+      if (error) {
+        this.toasts.error(error || 'Update subscription failed');
+        return;
+      }
+      this.cancelEditName();
+    });
+  }
+
   deleteSubscription(id: string) {
     this.subscriptionsSvc.delete([id]).subscribe((res) => {
       const error = this.getStatusError(res);