fix: updating lockable properties

server/src/database.ts

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export type Session = {
   isPendingSyncReset: boolean;
 };
 
-export type Exif = Omit<Selectable<AssetExifTable>, 'updatedAt' | 'updateId'>;
+export type Exif = Omit<Selectable<AssetExifTable>, 'updatedAt' | 'updateId' | 'lockedProperties'>;
 
 export type Person = {
   createdAt: Date;

server/src/queries/asset.job.repository.sql

@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ select
         where
           "asset"."id" = "tag_asset"."assetId"
       ) as agg
-  ) as "tags"
+  ) as "tags",
+  to_json("asset_exif") as "exifInfo"
 from
   "asset"
+  inner join "asset_exif" on "asset"."id" = "asset_exif"."assetId"
 where
   "asset"."id" = $2::uuid
 limit
@@ -224,6 +226,14 @@ from
 where
   "asset"."id" = $2
 
+-- AssetJobRepository.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction
+select
+  "asset_exif"."lockedProperties"
+from
+  "asset_exif"
+where
+  "asset_exif"."assetId" = $1
+
 -- AssetJobRepository.getAlbumThumbnailFiles
 select
   "asset_file"."id",

server/src/queries/asset.repository.sql

@@ -1,19 +1,42 @@
 -- NOTE: This file is auto generated by ./sql-generator
 
+-- AssetRepository.upsertExif
+insert into
+  "asset_exif" ("dateTimeOriginal", "lockedProperties")
+values
+  ($1, $2)
+on conflict ("assetId") do update
+set
+  "dateTimeOriginal" = "excluded"."dateTimeOriginal"
+
 -- AssetRepository.updateAllExif
 update "asset_exif"
 set
-  "model" = $1
+  "model" = $1,
+  "lockedProperties" = nullif(
+    array(
+      select distinct
+        unnest("asset_exif"."lockedProperties" || $2)
+    ),
+    '{}'
+  )
 where
-  "assetId" in ($2)
+  "assetId" in ($3)
 
 -- AssetRepository.updateDateTimeOriginal
 update "asset_exif"
 set
   "dateTimeOriginal" = "dateTimeOriginal" + $1::interval,
-  "timeZone" = $2
+  "timeZone" = $2,
+  "lockedProperties" = nullif(
+    array(
+      select distinct
+        unnest("asset_exif"."lockedProperties" || $3)
+    ),
+    '{}'
+  )
 where
-  "assetId" in ($3)
+  "assetId" in ($4)
 returning
   "assetId",
   "dateTimeOriginal",

server/src/repositories/asset-job.repository.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
             .whereRef('asset.id', '=', 'tag_asset.assetId'),
         ).as('tags'),
       )
+      .$call(withExifInner)
       .limit(1)
       .executeTakeFirst();
   }
@@ -128,6 +129,16 @@ export class AssetJobRepository {
       .executeTakeFirst();
   }
 
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID] })
+  async getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction(assetId: string) {
+    return this.db
+      .selectFrom('asset_exif')
+      .select('asset_exif.lockedProperties')
+      .where('asset_exif.assetId', '=', assetId)
+      .executeTakeFirst()
+      .then((row) => row?.lockedProperties ?? []);
+  }
+
   @GenerateSql({ params: [DummyValue.UUID, AssetFileType.Thumbnail] })
   getAlbumThumbnailFiles(id: string, fileType?: AssetFileType) {
     return this.db

server/src/repositories/asset.repository.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Insertable, Kysely, NotNull, Selectable, sql, Updateable, UpdateResult } from 'kysely';
+import { ExpressionBuilder, Insertable, Kysely, NotNull, Selectable, sql, Updateable, UpdateResult } from 'kysely';
 import { isEmpty, isUndefined, omitBy } from 'lodash';
 import { InjectKysely } from 'nestjs-kysely';
 import { Stack } from 'src/database';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Chunked, ChunkedArray, DummyValue, GenerateSql } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AuthDto } from 'src/dtos/auth.dto';
 import { AssetFileType, AssetMetadataKey, AssetOrder, AssetStatus, AssetType, AssetVisibility } from 'src/enum';
 import { DB } from 'src/schema';
-import { AssetExifTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-exif.table';
+import { AssetExifTable, lockableProperties, LockableProperty } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-exif.table';
 import { AssetFileTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-file.table';
 import { AssetJobStatusTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset-job-status.table';
 import { AssetTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset.table';
@@ -113,51 +113,84 @@ interface GetByIdsRelations {
   tags?: boolean;
 }
 
+const distinctLocked = <T extends LockableProperty[] | null>(eb: ExpressionBuilder<DB, 'asset_exif'>, columns: T) =>
+  sql<T>`nullif(array(select distinct unnest(${eb.ref('asset_exif.lockedProperties')} || ${columns})), '{}')`;
+
 @Injectable()
 export class AssetRepository {
   constructor(@InjectKysely() private db: Kysely<DB>) {}
 
-  async upsertExif(exif: Insertable<AssetExifTable>): Promise<void> {
+  @GenerateSql({ params: [{ dateTimeOriginal: DummyValue.DATE }, { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' }] })
-    const value = { ...exif, assetId: asUuid(exif.assetId) };
+  async upsertExif(
+    exif: Insertable<AssetExifTable>,
+    { lockedPropertiesBehavior }: { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'none' | 'update' | 'skip' },
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const values = {
+      ...exif,
+    };
+
+    if (lockedPropertiesBehavior !== 'none') {
+      delete values.lockedProperties;
+    }
+
+    if (lockedPropertiesBehavior === 'update') {
+      values.lockedProperties = lockableProperties.filter((property) => Object.keys(exif).includes(property));
+    }
+
     await this.db
       .insertInto('asset_exif')
-      .values(value)
+      .values(values)
       .onConflict((oc) =>
-        oc.column('assetId').doUpdateSet((eb) =>
+        oc.column('assetId').doUpdateSet((eb) => {
-          removeUndefinedKeys(
+          const updateLocked = <T extends keyof AssetExifTable>(col: T) => eb.ref(`excluded.${col}`);
-            {
+          const skipLocked = <T extends keyof AssetExifTable>(col: T) =>
-              description: eb.ref('excluded.description'),
+            eb
-              exifImageWidth: eb.ref('excluded.exifImageWidth'),
+              .case()
-              exifImageHeight: eb.ref('excluded.exifImageHeight'),
+              .when(sql`${col}`, '=', eb.fn.any('asset_exif.lockedProperties'))
-              fileSizeInByte: eb.ref('excluded.fileSizeInByte'),
+              .then(eb.ref(`asset_exif.${col}`))
-              orientation: eb.ref('excluded.orientation'),
+              .else(eb.ref(`excluded.${col}`))
-              dateTimeOriginal: eb.ref('excluded.dateTimeOriginal'),
+              .end();
-              modifyDate: eb.ref('excluded.modifyDate'),
+          const ref = lockedPropertiesBehavior === 'update' ? updateLocked : skipLocked;
-              timeZone: eb.ref('excluded.timeZone'),
+          return {
-              latitude: eb.ref('excluded.latitude'),
+            ...removeUndefinedKeys(
-              longitude: eb.ref('excluded.longitude'),
+              {
-              projectionType: eb.ref('excluded.projectionType'),
+                description: ref('description'),
-              city: eb.ref('excluded.city'),
+                exifImageWidth: ref('exifImageWidth'),
-              livePhotoCID: eb.ref('excluded.livePhotoCID'),
+                exifImageHeight: ref('exifImageHeight'),
-              autoStackId: eb.ref('excluded.autoStackId'),
+                fileSizeInByte: ref('fileSizeInByte'),
-              state: eb.ref('excluded.state'),
+                orientation: ref('orientation'),
-              country: eb.ref('excluded.country'),
+                dateTimeOriginal: ref('dateTimeOriginal'),
-              make: eb.ref('excluded.make'),
+                modifyDate: ref('modifyDate'),
-              model: eb.ref('excluded.model'),
+                timeZone: ref('timeZone'),
-              lensModel: eb.ref('excluded.lensModel'),
+                latitude: ref('latitude'),
-              fNumber: eb.ref('excluded.fNumber'),
+                longitude: ref('longitude'),
-              focalLength: eb.ref('excluded.focalLength'),
+                projectionType: ref('projectionType'),
-              iso: eb.ref('excluded.iso'),
+                city: ref('city'),
-              exposureTime: eb.ref('excluded.exposureTime'),
+                livePhotoCID: ref('livePhotoCID'),
-              profileDescription: eb.ref('excluded.profileDescription'),
+                autoStackId: ref('autoStackId'),
-              colorspace: eb.ref('excluded.colorspace'),
+                state: ref('state'),
-              bitsPerSample: eb.ref('excluded.bitsPerSample'),
+                country: ref('country'),
-              rating: eb.ref('excluded.rating'),
+                make: ref('make'),
-              fps: eb.ref('excluded.fps'),
+                model: ref('model'),
-            },
+                lensModel: ref('lensModel'),
-            value,
+                fNumber: ref('fNumber'),
-          ),
+                focalLength: ref('focalLength'),
-        ),
+                iso: ref('iso'),
+                exposureTime: ref('exposureTime'),
+                profileDescription: ref('profileDescription'),
+                colorspace: ref('colorspace'),
+                bitsPerSample: ref('bitsPerSample'),
+                rating: ref('rating'),
+                fps: ref('fps'),
+                lockedProperties:
+                  lockedPropertiesBehavior === 'update'
+                    ? distinctLocked(eb, values.lockedProperties ?? [])
+                    : ref('lockedProperties'),
+              },
+              values,
+            ),
+          };
+        }),
       )
       .execute();
   }
@@ -169,19 +202,26 @@ export class AssetRepository {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.db.updateTable('asset_exif').set(options).where('assetId', 'in', ids).execute();
+    await this.db
+      .updateTable('asset_exif')
+      .set((eb) => ({
+        ...options,
+        lockedProperties: distinctLocked(eb, Object.keys(options) as LockableProperty[]),
+      }))
+      .where('assetId', 'in', ids)
+      .execute();
   }
 
   @GenerateSql({ params: [[DummyValue.UUID], DummyValue.NUMBER, DummyValue.STRING] })
   @Chunked()
-  async updateDateTimeOriginal(
+  updateDateTimeOriginal(ids: string[], delta?: number, timeZone?: string) {
-    ids: string[],
+    return this.db
-    delta?: number,
-    timeZone?: string,
-  ): Promise<{ assetId: string; dateTimeOriginal: Date | null; timeZone: string | null }[]> {
-    return await this.db
       .updateTable('asset_exif')
-      .set({ dateTimeOriginal: sql`"dateTimeOriginal" + ${(delta ?? 0) + ' minute'}::interval`, timeZone })
+      .set((eb) => ({
+        dateTimeOriginal: sql`"dateTimeOriginal" + ${(delta ?? 0) + ' minute'}::interval`,
+        timeZone,
+        lockedProperties: distinctLocked(eb, ['dateTimeOriginal', 'timeZone']),
+      }))
       .where('assetId', 'in', ids)
       .returning(['assetId', 'dateTimeOriginal', 'timeZone'])
       .execute();

server/src/schema/migrations/1764957138636-AddLockedPropertiesToAssetExif.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset_exif" ADD "lockedProperties" character varying[];`.execute(db);
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<any>): Promise<void> {
+  await sql`ALTER TABLE "asset_exif" DROP COLUMN "lockedProperties";`.execute(db);
+}

server/src/schema/tables/asset-exif.table.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import { UpdatedAtTrigger, UpdateIdColumn } from 'src/decorators';
 import { AssetTable } from 'src/schema/tables/asset.table';
 import { Column, ForeignKeyColumn, Generated, Int8, Table, Timestamp, UpdateDateColumn } from 'src/sql-tools';
 
+export type LockableProperty = (typeof lockableProperties)[number];
+export const lockableProperties = [
+  'description',
+  'dateTimeOriginal',
+  'latitude',
+  'longitude',
+  'rating',
+  'timeZone',
+] as const;
+
 @Table('asset_exif')
 @UpdatedAtTrigger('asset_exif_updatedAt')
 export class AssetExifTable {
@@ -97,4 +107,7 @@ export class AssetExifTable {
 
   @UpdateIdColumn({ index: true })
   updateId!: Generated<string>;
+
+  @Column({ type: 'character varying', array: true, nullable: true })
+  lockedProperties!: Array<LockableProperty> | null;
 }

server/src/services/asset-media.service.ts

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
       : this.assetRepository.deleteFile({ assetId, type: AssetFileType.Sidecar }));
 
     await this.storageRepository.utimes(file.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
-    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId, fileSizeInByte: file.size });
+    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId, fileSizeInByte: file.size }, { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'none' });
     await this.jobRepository.queue({
       name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata,
       data: { id: assetId, source: 'upload' },
@@ -399,7 +399,10 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
     });
 
     const { size } = await this.storageRepository.stat(created.originalPath);
-    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId: created.id, fileSizeInByte: size });
+    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif(
+      { assetId: created.id, fileSizeInByte: size },
+      { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'none' },
+    );
     await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.AssetExtractMetadata, data: { id: created.id, source: 'copy' } });
     return created;
   }
@@ -440,7 +443,10 @@ export class AssetMediaService extends BaseService {
       await this.storageRepository.utimes(sidecarFile.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
     }
     await this.storageRepository.utimes(file.originalPath, new Date(), new Date(dto.fileModifiedAt));
-    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId: asset.id, fileSizeInByte: file.size });
+    await this.assetRepository.upsertExif(
+      { assetId: asset.id, fileSizeInByte: file.size },
+      { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'none' },
+    );
 
     await this.eventRepository.emit('AssetCreate', { asset });
 

server/src/services/asset.service.spec.ts

@@ -225,7 +225,10 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.update(authStub.admin, 'asset-1', { description: 'Test description' });
 
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ assetId: 'asset-1', description: 'Test description' });
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        { assetId: 'asset-1', description: 'Test description' },
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
+      );
     });
 
     it('should update the exif rating', async () => {
@@ -235,7 +238,13 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.update(authStub.admin, 'asset-1', { rating: 3 });
 
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ assetId: 'asset-1', rating: 3 });
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        {
+          assetId: 'asset-1',
+          rating: 3,
+        },
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
+      );
     });
 
     it('should fail linking a live video if the motion part could not be found', async () => {
@@ -427,9 +436,7 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       });
       expect(mocks.asset.updateAll).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(mocks.asset.updateAllExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['asset-1'], { latitude: 0, longitude: 0 });
-      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id: 'asset-1' } }]);
-        { name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id: 'asset-1', latitude: 0, longitude: 0 } },
-      ]);
     });
 
     it('should update exif table if latitude field is provided', async () => {
@@ -450,9 +457,7 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
         latitude: 30,
         longitude: 50,
       });
-      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id: 'asset-1' } }]);
-        { name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id: 'asset-1', dateTimeOriginal, latitude: 30, longitude: 50 } },
-      ]);
     });
 
     it('should update Assets table if duplicateId is provided as null', async () => {
@@ -482,18 +487,7 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
         timeZone,
       });
       expect(mocks.asset.updateDateTimeOriginal).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['asset-1'], dateTimeRelative, timeZone);
-      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+      expect(mocks.job.queueAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id: 'asset-1' } }]);
-        {
-          name: JobName.SidecarWrite,
-          data: {
-            id: 'asset-1',
-            dateTimeOriginal: '2020-02-25T06:41:00.000+02:00',
-            description: undefined,
-            latitude: undefined,
-            longitude: undefined,
-          },
-        },
-      ]);
     });
   });
 

server/src/services/asset.service.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   QueueName,
 } from 'src/enum';
 import { BaseService } from 'src/services/base.service';
-import { ISidecarWriteJob, JobItem, JobOf } from 'src/types';
+import { JobItem, JobOf } from 'src/types';
 import { requireElevatedPermission } from 'src/utils/access';
 import { getAssetFiles, getMyPartnerIds, onAfterUnlink, onBeforeLink, onBeforeUnlink } from 'src/utils/asset.util';
 
@@ -142,56 +142,26 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
     } = dto;
     await this.requireAccess({ auth, permission: Permission.AssetUpdate, ids });
 
-    const assetDto = { isFavorite, visibility, duplicateId };
+    const assetDto = _.omitBy({ isFavorite, visibility, duplicateId }, _.isUndefined);
-    const exifDto = { latitude, longitude, rating, description, dateTimeOriginal };
+    const exifDto = _.omitBy({ latitude, longitude, rating, description, dateTimeOriginal }, _.isUndefined);
 
-    const isExifChanged = Object.values(exifDto).some((v) => v !== undefined);
+    if (Object.keys(exifDto).length > 0) {
-    if (isExifChanged) {
       await this.assetRepository.updateAllExif(ids, exifDto);
     }
 
-    const assets =
+    if ((dateTimeRelative !== undefined && dateTimeRelative !== 0) || timeZone !== undefined) {
-      (dateTimeRelative !== undefined && dateTimeRelative !== 0) || timeZone !== undefined
+      await this.assetRepository.updateDateTimeOriginal(ids, dateTimeRelative, timeZone);
-        ? await this.assetRepository.updateDateTimeOriginal(ids, dateTimeRelative, timeZone)
-        : undefined;
-
-    const dateTimesWithTimezone = assets
-      ? assets.map((asset) => {
-          const isoString = asset.dateTimeOriginal?.toISOString();
-          let dateTime = isoString ? DateTime.fromISO(isoString) : null;
-
-          if (dateTime && asset.timeZone) {
-            dateTime = dateTime.setZone(asset.timeZone);
-          }
-
-          return {
-            assetId: asset.assetId,
-            dateTimeOriginal: dateTime?.toISO() ?? null,
-          };
-        })
-      : ids.map((id) => ({ assetId: id, dateTimeOriginal }));
-
-    if (dateTimesWithTimezone.length > 0) {
-      await this.jobRepository.queueAll(
-        dateTimesWithTimezone.map(({ assetId: id, dateTimeOriginal }) => ({
-          name: JobName.SidecarWrite,
-          data: {
-            ...exifDto,
-            id,
-            dateTimeOriginal: dateTimeOriginal ?? undefined,
-          },
-        })),
-      );
     }
 
-    const isAssetChanged = Object.values(assetDto).some((v) => v !== undefined);
+    if (Object.keys(assetDto).length > 0) {
-    if (isAssetChanged) {
       await this.assetRepository.updateAll(ids, assetDto);
-
-      if (visibility === AssetVisibility.Locked) {
-        await this.albumRepository.removeAssetsFromAll(ids);
-      }
     }
+
+    if (visibility === AssetVisibility.Locked) {
+      await this.albumRepository.removeAssetsFromAll(ids);
+    }
+
+    await this.jobRepository.queueAll(ids.map((id) => ({ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id } })));
   }
 
   async copy(
@@ -456,12 +426,25 @@ export class AssetService extends BaseService {
     return asset;
   }
 
-  private async updateExif(dto: ISidecarWriteJob) {
+  private async updateExif(dto: {
+    id: string;
+    description?: string;
+    dateTimeOriginal?: string;
+    latitude?: number;
+    longitude?: number;
+    rating?: number;
+  }) {
     const { id, description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating } = dto;
     const writes = _.omitBy({ description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating }, _.isUndefined);
     if (Object.keys(writes).length > 0) {
-      await this.assetRepository.upsertExif({ assetId: id, ...writes });
+      await this.assetRepository.upsertExif(
-      await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id, ...writes } });
+        {
+          assetId: id,
+          ...writes,
+        },
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
+      );
+      await this.jobRepository.queue({ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, data: { id } });
     }
   }
 }

server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts

@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.sidecar.id);
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: sidecarDate }));
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: sidecarDate }), {
+        lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip',
+      });
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           id: assetStub.image.id,
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
       expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: fileModifiedAt }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: assetStub.image.id,
@@ -238,7 +241,10 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: fileCreatedAt }));
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: fileCreatedAt }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
+      );
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: assetStub.image.id,
         duration: null,
@@ -258,6 +264,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           dateTimeOriginal: new Date('2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
 
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -281,7 +288,9 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ iso: 160 }));
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ iso: 160 }), {
+        lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip',
+      });
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: assetStub.image.id,
         duration: null,
@@ -310,6 +319,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
       expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ city: null, state: null, country: null }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: assetStub.withLocation.id,
@@ -339,6 +349,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
       expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ city: 'City', state: 'State', country: 'Country' }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         id: assetStub.withLocation.id,
@@ -358,7 +369,10 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ latitude: null, longitude: null }));
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ latitude: null, longitude: null }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
+      );
     });
 
     it('should extract tags from TagsList', async () => {
@@ -571,6 +585,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.video.id);
       expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({ orientation: ExifOrientation.Rotate270CW.toString() }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -879,37 +894,40 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
       expect(mocks.assetJob.getForMetadataExtraction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(assetStub.image.id);
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        assetId: assetStub.image.id,
+        {
-        bitsPerSample: expect.any(Number),
+          assetId: assetStub.image.id,
-        autoStackId: null,
+          bitsPerSample: expect.any(Number),
-        colorspace: tags.ColorSpace,
+          autoStackId: null,
-        dateTimeOriginal: dateForTest,
+          colorspace: tags.ColorSpace,
-        description: tags.ImageDescription,
+          dateTimeOriginal: dateForTest,
-        exifImageHeight: null,
+          description: tags.ImageDescription,
-        exifImageWidth: null,
+          exifImageHeight: null,
-        exposureTime: tags.ExposureTime,
+          exifImageWidth: null,
-        fNumber: null,
+          exposureTime: tags.ExposureTime,
-        fileSizeInByte: 123_456,
+          fNumber: null,
-        focalLength: tags.FocalLength,
+          fileSizeInByte: 123_456,
-        fps: null,
+          focalLength: tags.FocalLength,
-        iso: tags.ISO,
+          fps: null,
-        latitude: null,
+          iso: tags.ISO,
-        lensModel: tags.LensModel,
+          latitude: null,
-        livePhotoCID: tags.MediaGroupUUID,
+          lensModel: tags.LensModel,
-        longitude: null,
+          livePhotoCID: tags.MediaGroupUUID,
-        make: tags.Make,
+          longitude: null,
-        model: tags.Model,
+          make: tags.Make,
-        modifyDate: expect.any(Date),
+          model: tags.Model,
-        orientation: tags.Orientation?.toString(),
+          modifyDate: expect.any(Date),
-        profileDescription: tags.ProfileDescription,
+          orientation: tags.Orientation?.toString(),
-        projectionType: 'EQUIRECTANGULAR',
+          profileDescription: tags.ProfileDescription,
-        timeZone: tags.tz,
+          projectionType: 'EQUIRECTANGULAR',
-        rating: tags.Rating,
+          timeZone: tags.tz,
-        country: null,
+          rating: tags.Rating,
-        state: null,
+          country: null,
-        city: null,
+          state: null,
-      });
+          city: null,
+        },
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
+      );
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           id: assetStub.image.id,
@@ -943,6 +961,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           timeZone: 'UTC+0',
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1089,6 +1108,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           description: '',
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
 
       mockReadTags({ ImageDescription: ' my\n description' });
@@ -1097,6 +1117,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           description: 'my\n description',
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1109,6 +1130,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           description: '1000',
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1332,6 +1354,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           modifyDate: expect.any(Date),
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1344,6 +1367,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           rating: null,
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1356,6 +1380,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           rating: 5,
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1368,6 +1393,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           rating: -1,
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
 
@@ -1489,7 +1515,9 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       mockReadTags(exif);
 
       await sut.handleMetadataExtraction({ id: assetStub.image.id });
-      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expected));
+      expect(mocks.asset.upsertExif).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(expected), {
+        lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip',
+      });
     });
 
     it.each([
@@ -1515,6 +1543,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           lensModel: expected,
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
     });
   });
@@ -1623,12 +1652,14 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
 
   describe('handleSidecarWrite', () => {
     it('should skip assets that no longer exist', async () => {
+      mocks.assetJob.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue([]);
       mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarWriteJob.mockResolvedValue(void 0);
       await expect(sut.handleSidecarWrite({ id: 'asset-123' })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Failed);
       expect(mocks.metadata.writeTags).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     it('should skip jobs with no metadata', async () => {
+      mocks.assetJob.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue([]);
       const asset = factory.jobAssets.sidecarWrite();
       mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarWriteJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
       await expect(sut.handleSidecarWrite({ id: asset.id })).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Skipped);
@@ -1641,20 +1672,22 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       const gps = 12;
       const date = '2023-11-22T04:56:12.196Z';
 
+      mocks.assetJob.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue([
+        'description',
+        'latitude',
+        'longitude',
+        'dateTimeOriginal',
+      ]);
       mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarWriteJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
       await expect(
         sut.handleSidecarWrite({
           id: asset.id,
-          description,
-          latitude: gps,
-          longitude: gps,
-          dateTimeOriginal: date,
         }),
       ).resolves.toBe(JobStatus.Success);
       expect(mocks.metadata.writeTags).toHaveBeenCalledWith(asset.files[0].path, {
+        DateTimeOriginal: date,
         Description: description,
         ImageDescription: description,
-        DateTimeOriginal: date,
         GPSLatitude: gps,
         GPSLongitude: gps,
       });

server/src/services/metadata.service.ts

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
     };
 
     const promises: Promise<unknown>[] = [
-      this.assetRepository.upsertExif(exifData),
+      this.assetRepository.upsertExif(exifData, { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' }),
       this.assetRepository.update({
         id: asset.id,
         duration: this.getDuration(exifTags),
@@ -392,22 +392,34 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
 
   @OnJob({ name: JobName.SidecarWrite, queue: QueueName.Sidecar })
   async handleSidecarWrite(job: JobOf<JobName.SidecarWrite>): Promise<JobStatus> {
-    const { id, description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating, tags } = job;
+    const { id, tags } = job;
     const asset = await this.assetJobRepository.getForSidecarWriteJob(id);
     if (!asset) {
       return JobStatus.Failed;
     }
 
+    const lockedProperties = await this.assetJobRepository.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction(id);
     const tagsList = (asset.tags || []).map((tag) => tag.value);
 
     const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files);
     const sidecarPath = sidecarFile?.path || `${asset.originalPath}.xmp`;
 
+    const { description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating } = _.pick(
+      {
+        description: asset.exifInfo.description,
+        dateTimeOriginal: asset.exifInfo.dateTimeOriginal,
+        latitude: asset.exifInfo.latitude,
+        longitude: asset.exifInfo.longitude,
+        rating: asset.exifInfo.rating,
+      },
+      lockedProperties,
+    );
+
     const exif = _.omitBy(
       <Tags>{
         Description: description,
         ImageDescription: description,
-        DateTimeOriginal: dateTimeOriginal,
+        DateTimeOriginal: dateTimeOriginal == null ? undefined : String(dateTimeOriginal),
         GPSLatitude: latitude,
         GPSLongitude: longitude,
         Rating: rating,

server/src/types.ts

@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ export interface IDeleteFilesJob extends IBaseJob {
 }
 
 export interface ISidecarWriteJob extends IEntityJob {
-  description?: string;
-  dateTimeOriginal?: string;
-  latitude?: number;
-  longitude?: number;
-  rating?: number;
   tags?: true;
 }
 

server/test/medium.factory.ts

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class MediumTestContext<S extends BaseService = BaseService> {
   }
 
   async newExif(dto: Insertable<AssetExifTable>) {
-    const result = await this.get(AssetRepository).upsertExif(dto);
+    const result = await this.get(AssetRepository).upsertExif(dto, { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'none' });
     return { result };
   }
 

server/test/medium/specs/services/asset.service.spec.ts

@@ -268,4 +268,65 @@ describe(AssetService.name, () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('update', () => {
+    it('should update dateTimeOriginal', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queue.mockResolvedValue();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user });
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+      await ctx.newExif({ assetId: asset.id, description: 'test' });
+
+      await expect(
+        ctx.database
+          .selectFrom('asset_exif')
+          .select('lockedProperties')
+          .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
+          .executeTakeFirstOrThrow(),
+      ).resolves.toEqual({ lockedProperties: null });
+      await sut.update(auth, asset.id, { dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-19T18:11:00.000-07:00' });
+
+      await expect(
+        ctx.database
+          .selectFrom('asset_exif')
+          .select('lockedProperties')
+          .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
+          .executeTakeFirstOrThrow(),
+      ).resolves.toEqual({ lockedProperties: ['dateTimeOriginal'] });
+      await expect(ctx.get(AssetRepository).getById(asset.id, { exifInfo: true })).resolves.toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          exifInfo: expect.objectContaining({ dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-20T01:11:00+00:00' }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('updateAll', () => {
+    it('should relatively update assets', async () => {
+      const { sut, ctx } = setup();
+      ctx.getMock(JobRepository).queueAll.mockResolvedValue();
+      const { user } = await ctx.newUser();
+      const auth = factory.auth({ user });
+      const { asset } = await ctx.newAsset({ ownerId: user.id });
+      await ctx.newExif({ assetId: asset.id, dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-19T18:11:00' });
+
+      await sut.updateAll(auth, { ids: [asset.id], dateTimeRelative: -11 });
+
+      await expect(
+        ctx.database
+          .selectFrom('asset_exif')
+          .select('lockedProperties')
+          .where('assetId', '=', asset.id)
+          .executeTakeFirstOrThrow(),
+      ).resolves.toEqual({ lockedProperties: ['timeZone', 'dateTimeOriginal'] });
+      await expect(ctx.get(AssetRepository).getById(asset.id, { exifInfo: true })).resolves.toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          exifInfo: expect.objectContaining({
+            dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-19T18:00:00+00:00',
+          }),
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });

server/test/medium/specs/services/metadata.service.spec.ts

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
           dateTimeOriginal: new Date(expected.dateTimeOriginal),
           timeZone: expected.timeZone,
         }),
+        { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'skip' },
       );
 
       expect(mocks.asset.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(

server/test/medium/specs/sync/sync-album-asset-exif.spec.ts

@@ -288,10 +288,13 @@ describe(SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1, () => {
 
     // update the asset
     const assetRepository = ctx.get(AssetRepository);
-    await assetRepository.upsertExif({
+    await assetRepository.upsertExif(
-      assetId: asset.id,
+      {
-      city: 'New City',
+        assetId: asset.id,
-    });
+        city: 'New City',
+      },
+      { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
+    );
 
     await expect(ctx.syncStream(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1])).resolves.toEqual([
       {
@@ -346,10 +349,13 @@ describe(SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1, () => {
 
     // update the asset
     const assetRepository = ctx.get(AssetRepository);
-    await assetRepository.upsertExif({
+    await assetRepository.upsertExif(
-      assetId: assetDelayedExif.id,
+      {
-      city: 'Delayed Exif',
+        assetId: assetDelayedExif.id,
-    });
+        city: 'Delayed Exif',
+      },
+      { lockedPropertiesBehavior: 'update' },
+    );
 
     await expect(ctx.syncStream(auth, [SyncRequestType.AlbumAssetExifsV1])).resolves.toEqual([
       {

server/test/small.factory.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   AuthApiKey,
   AuthSharedLink,
   AuthUser,
+  Exif,
   Library,
   Memory,
   Partner,
@@ -319,18 +320,28 @@ const versionHistoryFactory = () => ({
   version: '1.123.45',
 });
 
-const assetSidecarWriteFactory = () => ({
+const assetSidecarWriteFactory = () => {
-  id: newUuid(),
+  const id = newUuid();
-  originalPath: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
+  return {
-  tags: [],
+    id,
-  files: [
+    originalPath: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
-    {
+    tags: [],
-      id: newUuid(),
+    files: [
-      path: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
+      {
-      type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
+        id: newUuid(),
-    },
+        path: '/path/to/original-path.jpg.xmp',
-  ],
+        type: AssetFileType.Sidecar,
-});
+      },
+    ],
+    exifInfo: {
+      assetId: id,
+      description: 'this is a description',
+      latitude: 12,
+      longitude: 12,
+      dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-22T04:56:12.196Z',
+    } as unknown as Exif,
+  };
+};
 
 const assetOcrFactory = (
   ocr: {