h

cmdlet/search_file.py

@@ -586,6 +586,52 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
         if store_filter and not storage_backend:
             storage_backend = store_filter
 
+        # If the user accidentally used `-store <provider>` or `store:<provider>`,
+        # prefer to treat it as a provider search (providers like 'alldebrid' are not store backends).
+        try:
+            from Store.registry import list_configured_backend_names
+            providers_map = list_search_providers(config)
+            configured = list_configured_backend_names(config or {})
+            if storage_backend:
+                matched = None
+                for p in (providers_map or {}):
+                    if str(p).strip().lower() == str(storage_backend).strip().lower():
+                        matched = p
+                        break
+                if matched and str(storage_backend) not in configured:
+                    log(f"Note: Treating '-store {storage_backend}' as provider search for '{matched}'", file=sys.stderr)
+                    return self._run_provider_search(
+                        provider_name=matched,
+                        query=query,
+                        limit=limit,
+                        limit_set=limit_set,
+                        open_id=open_id,
+                        args_list=args_list,
+                        refresh_mode=refresh_mode,
+                        config=config,
+                    )
+            elif store_filter:
+                matched = None
+                for p in (providers_map or {}):
+                    if str(p).strip().lower() == str(store_filter).strip().lower():
+                        matched = p
+                        break
+                if matched and str(store_filter) not in configured:
+                    log(f"Note: Treating 'store:{store_filter}' as provider search for '{matched}'", file=sys.stderr)
+                    return self._run_provider_search(
+                        provider_name=matched,
+                        query=query,
+                        limit=limit,
+                        limit_set=limit_set,
+                        open_id=open_id,
+                        args_list=args_list,
+                        refresh_mode=refresh_mode,
+                        config=config,
+                    )
+        except Exception:
+            # Be conservative: if provider detection fails, fall back to store behaviour
+            pass
+
         hash_query = parse_hash_query(query)
 
         if not query:
@@ -644,6 +690,8 @@ class search_file(Cmdlet):
                 from Store._base import Store as BaseStore
 
                 backend_to_search = storage_backend or None
+
+
                 if hash_query:
                     # Explicit hash list search: build rows from backend metadata.
                     backends_to_try: List[str] = []