From da91209fa97176442c77766d296587100738f4f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JonnyWong16 <9099342+JonnyWong16@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:22:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify reload methods

---
 plexapi/base.py    | 21 ++++++++++-----------
 plexapi/library.py | 33 ++++++++++++++++-----------------
 plexapi/myplex.py  |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/plexapi/base.py b/plexapi/base.py
index df92fb2d7..f0229ac85 100644
--- a/plexapi/base.py
+++ b/plexapi/base.py
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ def listAttrs(self, data, attr, rtag=None, **kwargs):
         return results
 
     def reload(self, key=None, **kwargs):
-        """ Reload the data for this object from self.key.
+        """ Reload the data for this object.
 
             Parameters:
                 key (string, optional): Override the key to reload.
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ def _loadData(self, data):
         """ Load attribute values from Plex XML response. """
         raise NotImplementedError('Abstract method not implemented.')
 
+    def _findAndLoadElem(self, data, **kwargs):
+        """ Find and load the first element in the data that matches the specified attributes. """
+        for elem in data:
+            if self._checkAttrs(elem, **kwargs):
+                self._invalidateCacheAndLoadData(elem)
+
     @property
     def _searchType(self):
         return self.TYPE
@@ -1055,18 +1061,11 @@ def reload(self):
         """
         return self._reload()
 
-    def _reload(self, _autoReload=False, **kwargs):
-        """ Perform the actual reload. """
-        # Do not auto reload sessions
-        if _autoReload:
-            return self
-
+    def _reload(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Reload the data for the session. """
         key = self._initpath
         data = self._server.query(key)
-        for elem in data:
-            if elem.attrib.get('sessionKey') == str(self.sessionKey):
-                self._invalidateCacheAndLoadData(elem)
-                break
+        self._findAndLoadElem(data, sessionKey=str(self.sessionKey))
         return self
 
     def source(self):
diff --git a/plexapi/library.py b/plexapi/library.py
index 271ad74f2..6ad35684b 100644
--- a/plexapi/library.py
+++ b/plexapi/library.py
@@ -541,12 +541,11 @@ def delete(self):
             log.error(msg)
             raise
 
-    def reload(self):
+    def _reload(self, **kwargs):
         """ Reload the data for the library section. """
-        self._server.library._loadSections()
-        newLibrary = self._server.library.sectionByID(self.key)
-        self.__dict__.update(newLibrary.__dict__)
-        self._invalidateCachedProperties()
+        key = self._initpath
+        data = self._server.query(key)
+        self._findAndLoadElem(data, key=str(self.key))
         return self
 
     def edit(self, agent=None, **kwargs):
@@ -2210,10 +2209,10 @@ class Hub(PlexObject):
             context (str): The context of the hub.
             hubKey (str): API URL for these specific hub items.
             hubIdentifier (str): The identifier of the hub.
-            items (list): List of items in the hub.
+            items (list): List of items in the hub (automatically loads all items if more is True).
             key (str): API URL for the hub.
-            more (bool): True if there are more items to load (call reload() to fetch all items).
             random (bool): True if the items in the hub are randomized.
+            more (bool): True if there are more items to load (call items to fetch all items).
             size (int): The number of items in the hub.
             style (str): The style of the hub.
             title (str): The title of the hub.
@@ -2248,13 +2247,6 @@ def items(self):
     def __len__(self):
         return self.size
 
-    def reload(self):
-        """ Delete cached data to allow reloading of hub items. """
-        self._invalidateCachedProperties()
-        if self._data is not None:
-            self.more = utils.cast(bool, self._data.attrib.get('more'))
-            self.size = utils.cast(int, self._data.attrib.get('size'))
-
     def section(self):
         """ Returns the :class:`~plexapi.library.LibrarySection` this hub belongs to.
         """
@@ -2262,6 +2254,13 @@ def section(self):
             self._section = self._server.library.sectionByID(self.librarySectionID)
         return self._section
 
+    def _reload(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Reload the data for the hub. """
+        key = self._initpath
+        data = self._server.query(key)
+        self._findAndLoadElem(data, hubIdentifier=self.hubIdentifier)
+        return self
+
 
 class LibraryMediaTag(PlexObject):
     """ Base class of library media tags.
@@ -3032,11 +3031,11 @@ def _loadData(self, data):
         parent = self._parent()
         self.librarySectionID = parent.key if isinstance(parent, LibrarySection) else parent.librarySectionID
 
-    def reload(self):
+    def _reload(self, **kwargs):
         """ Reload the data for this managed hub. """
         key = f'/hubs/sections/{self.librarySectionID}/manage'
-        hub = self.fetchItem(key, self.__class__, identifier=self.identifier)
-        self.__dict__.update(hub.__dict__)
+        data = self._server.query(key)
+        self._findAndLoadElem(data, identifier=self.identifier)
         return self
 
     def move(self, after=None):
diff --git a/plexapi/myplex.py b/plexapi/myplex.py
index 680132bba..411d56183 100644
--- a/plexapi/myplex.py
+++ b/plexapi/myplex.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def authenticationToken(self):
         """ Returns the authentication token for the account. Alias for ``authToken``. """
         return self.authToken
 
-    def _reload(self, key=None, **kwargs):
+    def _reload(self, **kwargs):
         """ Perform the actual reload. """
         data = self.query(self.key)
         self._invalidateCacheAndLoadData(data)