From 1e6f0d60008a5af11841c13ab37992bfac967f9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Bond <74246201+JamieeBond@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:32:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add property for path_video and refactor places which use
 similar logic to access video paths

---
 backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py                  |  2 ++
 backend/models/rom.py                               |  9 +++++++++
 backend/utils/gamelist_exporter.py                  |  9 ++++-----
 .../src/components/Details/Info/MediaCarousel.vue   | 13 +++----------
 frontend/src/composables/useGameAnimation.ts        |  5 +----
 5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py b/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
index fb77f4b2a..8edb4dc1f 100644
--- a/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
+++ b/backend/endpoints/responses/rom.py
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ class RomSchema(BaseModel):
     path_manual: str | None
     url_manual: str | None
 
+    path_video: str | None
+
     is_identifying: bool = False
     is_unidentified: bool
     is_identified: bool
diff --git a/backend/models/rom.py b/backend/models/rom.py
index fb0dcdd9e..5ceb87fb8 100644
--- a/backend/models/rom.py
+++ b/backend/models/rom.py
@@ -347,6 +347,15 @@ class Rom(BaseModel):
             else ""
         )
 
+    @property
+    def path_video(self) -> str | None:
+        return (
+            (self.ss_metadata or {}).get("video_path")
+            or (self.ss_metadata or {}).get("video_normalized_path")
+            or (self.gamelist_metadata or {}).get("video_path")
+            or None
+        )
+
     @property
     def is_unidentified(self) -> bool:
         return (
diff --git a/backend/utils/gamelist_exporter.py b/backend/utils/gamelist_exporter.py
index f565d8e22..03553362b 100644
--- a/backend/utils/gamelist_exporter.py
+++ b/backend/utils/gamelist_exporter.py
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ class GamelistExporter:
                 f"{FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH}/{rom.path_cover_l}"
             )
 
-        video_path = (rom.ss_metadata or {}).get("video_path") or (
-            rom.gamelist_metadata or {}
-        ).get("video_path")
-        if video_path:
-            SubElement(game, "video").text = f"{FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH}/{video_path}"
+        if path_video := rom.path_video:
+            SubElement(game, "video").text = (
+                f"{FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH}/{path_video}"
+            )
         elif rom.youtube_video_id:
             SubElement(game, "video").text = (
                 f"{YOUTUBE_BASE_URL}/embed/{rom.youtube_video_id}"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Details/Info/MediaCarousel.vue b/frontend/src/components/Details/Info/MediaCarousel.vue
index 357655a9a..35cdda892 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Details/Info/MediaCarousel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Details/Info/MediaCarousel.vue
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ const youtubeVideoId = computed(
     props.rom.manual_metadata?.youtube_video_id || props.rom.youtube_video_id,
 );
 
-const localVideoPath = computed(() => {
-  return (
-    props.rom.ss_metadata?.video_path ||
-    props.rom.ss_metadata?.video_normalized_path ||
-    props.rom.gamelist_metadata?.video_path
-  );
-});
 const screenshots = computed(() => props.rom.merged_screenshots);
 const mediaPaths = computed(() => {
   const ss = props.rom.ss_metadata;
@@ -103,12 +96,12 @@ const carouselHeight = computed(() => {
       />
     </v-carousel-item>
     <v-carousel-item
-      v-if="localVideoPath"
-      :key="localVideoPath"
+      v-if="rom.path_video"
+      :key="rom.path_video"
       content-class="d-flex justify-center align-center"
     >
       <video
-        :src="`${FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH}/${localVideoPath}`"
+        :src="`${FRONTEND_RESOURCES_PATH}/${rom.path_video}`"
         class="h-full object-contain"
         controls
       />
diff --git a/frontend/src/composables/useGameAnimation.ts b/frontend/src/composables/useGameAnimation.ts
index a0e4797ab..10b0820a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/composables/useGameAnimation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/composables/useGameAnimation.ts
@@ -196,10 +196,7 @@ export function useGameAnimation({
     if (!romsStore.isSimpleRom(rom)) return null;
     // Only play video if boxart style is miximage
     if (boxartStyle.value !== "miximage_path") return null;
-    const ssVideo =
-      rom.ss_metadata?.video_path || rom.ss_metadata?.video_normalized_path;
-    const gamelistVideo = rom.gamelist_metadata?.video_path;
-    return ssVideo || gamelistVideo || null;
+    return rom.path_video ?? null;
   });
 
   const playVideoEnabled = computed(() => {