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+import { eq, inArray, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { appDb } from "@/db";
+import { importJobs, importJobItems } from "@/db/schema";
+import { getProcessor } from "./registry";
+import "./processors/index"; // side-effect: registers all processors
+
+export type { ImportJob, ImportJobItem } from "./types";
+
+const activeJobs = new Set<string>();
+const CONCURRENCY = 4;
+
+export function isJobActive(jobId: string) {
+  return activeJobs.has(jobId);
+}
+
+export async function getJobItems(jobId: string) {
+  return appDb
+    .select()
+    .from(importJobItems)
+    .where(eq(importJobItems.jobId, jobId));
+}
+
+export async function resumePendingJobs() {
+  await appDb
+    .update(importJobs)
+    .set({ status: "pending" })
+    .where(eq(importJobs.status, "processing"));
+}
+
+export async function runImportJob(
+  jobId: string,
+  headers: Record<string, string>
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (activeJobs.has(jobId)) return;
+  activeJobs.add(jobId);
+
+  try {
+    const [job] = await appDb
+      .select()
+      .from(importJobs)
+      .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+    if (!job || job.status === "completed" || job.status === "failed") return;
+
+    await appDb
+      .update(importJobs)
+      .set({ status: "processing" })
+      .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+
+    const processor = getProcessor(job.platform);
+    const context = { headers };
+
+    // Setup: dedup + album creation
+    const { skipAssetIds, albumId, importDataPatch } = await processor.setup(
+      job,
+      context
+    );
+
+    if (importDataPatch) {
+      const merged = { ...JSON.parse(job.importData), ...importDataPatch };
+      await appDb
+        .update(importJobs)
+        .set({ importData: JSON.stringify(merged) })
+        .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+    }
+
+    if (skipAssetIds.length > 0) {
+      await appDb
+        .update(importJobItems)
+        .set({ status: "skipped" })
+        .where(inArray(importJobItems.assetId, skipAssetIds));
+      await appDb
+        .update(importJobs)
+        .set({ skippedCount: skipAssetIds.length })
+        .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+    }
+
+    // Fetch only the items that are still pending for this job (after skip updates)
+    const pending = await appDb
+      .select()
+      .from(importJobItems)
+      .where(eq(importJobItems.jobId, jobId))
+      .then((rows) => rows.filter((r) => r.status === "pending"));
+
+    const processorContext = { ...context, albumId };
+
+    let currentIndex = 0;
+    const worker = async () => {
+      while (true) {
+        const index = currentIndex++;
+        if (index >= pending.length) break;
+        const item = pending[index];
+
+        await appDb
+          .update(importJobItems)
+          .set({ status: "processing" })
+          .where(eq(importJobItems.id, item.id));
+
+        try {
+          const { immichId } = await processor.processItem(
+            job,
+            item,
+            processorContext
+          );
+          await appDb
+            .update(importJobItems)
+            .set({ status: "uploaded", immichId })
+            .where(eq(importJobItems.id, item.id));
+          await appDb
+            .update(importJobs)
+            .set({ uploadedCount: sql`${importJobs.uploadedCount} + 1` })
+            .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          await appDb
+            .update(importJobItems)
+            .set({ status: "failed", error: err?.message ?? "Unknown error" })
+            .where(eq(importJobItems.id, item.id));
+          await appDb
+            .update(importJobs)
+            .set({ failedCount: sql`${importJobs.failedCount} + 1` })
+            .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    const concurrency = Math.min(CONCURRENCY, pending.length);
+    if (concurrency > 0) {
+      await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: concurrency }, worker));
+    }
+
+    await appDb
+      .update(importJobs)
+      .set({ status: "completed" })
+      .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    console.error(`Import job ${jobId} failed fatally:`, err);
+    await appDb
+      .update(importJobs)
+      .set({ status: "failed" })
+      .where(eq(importJobs.id, jobId));
+  } finally {
+    activeJobs.delete(jobId);
+  }
+}