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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import logging
+import argparse
+from pathlib import Path
+from collections import defaultdict
+from typing import List
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+IMMICH_SERVER_URL = "https://ph.abdus.dev"  # Replace with your Immich server URL
+IMMICH_API_KEY = os.getenv("IMMICH_API_KEY")
+
+
+def parse_image_filename(image_path: Path) -> List[str]:
+    """Parse image filename to extract actor names."""
+    # Remove extension and split by ' -- '
+    filename = image_path.stem
+    if " -- " in filename:
+        actors_part = filename.split(" -- ")[0]
+        # Split by comma and clean up whitespace
+        actors = [actor.strip() for actor in actors_part.split(",")]
+        return actors
+
+    logger.warning(f"Filename doesn't match expected format: {filename}")
+    return []
+
+
+def list_images(folder_path: Path) -> List[Path]:
+    """List all image files in the folder."""
+    image_extensions = {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".bmp", ".tiff", ".webp"}
+    images = []
+
+    for ext in image_extensions:
+        images.extend(folder_path.glob(f"*{ext}"))
+
+    return images
+
+
+def group_images_by_actor(images: List[Path]) -> dict:
+    """Group images by first actor name."""
+    actor_groups = defaultdict(list)
+
+    for image in images:
+        actors = parse_image_filename(image)
+        if actors:
+            first_actor = actors[0].lower()
+            actor_groups[first_actor].append(image)
+            logger.debug(f"Assigned {image.name} to actor: {first_actor}")
+        else:
+            logger.warning(f"Skipping image with no actors: {image.name}")
+
+    logger.info(f"Grouped images into {len(actor_groups)} actor categories")
+    return actor_groups
+
+
+def upload_to_immich(image_dir_path: Path, actor_name: str) -> bool:
+    """Upload images to Immich using immich-go CLI."""
+    api_key = IMMICH_API_KEY
+    if not api_key:
+        logger.error("API_KEY environment variable not found")
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        cmd = [
+            "immich-go",
+            "upload",
+            "--api-key",
+            api_key,
+            "--server",
+            IMMICH_SERVER_URL,
+            "--pause-immich-jobs=FALSE",
+            "--no-ui",
+            "--log-level",
+            "WARN",
+            "from-folder",
+            str(image_dir_path),
+            "--into-album",
+            actor_name,
+        ]
+
+        logger.info(f"Uploading {actor_name} images to Immich...")
+        proc = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+        logger.info(f"Successfully uploaded {actor_name} images")
+        return True
+
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error uploading {actor_name} images: {e}")
+        logger.error(f"Command output: {e.stdout}")
+        logger.error(f"Command error: {e.stderr}")
+        return False
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Unexpected error uploading {actor_name} images: {e}")
+        return False
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    """Parse command-line arguments."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Upload images to Immich, grouping them by actor name from filename")
+    parser.add_argument("source_folder", help="Path to the folder containing images to upload", type=Path)
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main(source_folder: Path):
+    """Main function to process and upload images."""
+    source_path = Path(source_folder)
+
+    if not source_path.exists() or not source_path.is_dir():
+        logger.error(f"Source folder does not exist: {source_folder}")
+        return
+
+    # Step 1: List all images
+    images = list_images(source_path)
+    if not images:
+        logger.error("No images found in the source folder")
+        return
+
+    # Step 2: Group images by first actor
+    actor_groups = group_images_by_actor(images)
+    if not actor_groups:
+        logger.error("No valid actor groups found")
+        return
+
+    # Create _uploaded directory
+    uploaded_dir = source_path / "_uploaded"
+    uploaded_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Step 3: Create temp folder and process each actor
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+        temp_path = Path(temp_dir)
+        logger.info(f"Using temporary directory: {temp_path}")
+
+        for actor_name, actor_images in actor_groups.items():
+            logger.info(f"Processing {len(actor_images)} images for actor: {actor_name}")
+
+            # Step 4: Create actor folder and copy images
+            actor_folder = temp_path / actor_name
+            actor_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+            try:
+                for image in actor_images:
+                    dest_path = actor_folder / image.name
+                    shutil.copy2(image, dest_path)
+                    logger.debug(f"Copied {image.name} to {actor_folder}")
+
+                # Step 5: Upload to Immich
+                success = upload_to_immich(actor_folder, actor_name)
+                if success:
+                    logger.info(f"Completed processing for actor: {actor_name}")
+                    # Move uploaded files to _uploaded directory
+                    for image in actor_images:
+                        dest_path = uploaded_dir / image.name
+                        shutil.move(str(image), str(dest_path))
+                        logger.debug(f"Moved {image.name} to {uploaded_dir}")
+                else:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to upload images for actor: {actor_name}")
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error processing actor {actor_name}: {e}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = parse_args()
+    main(args.source_folder)