feat: route reader by chapter id, allow duplicate-numbered chapters (0.24.0)

Real-world sources publish multiple chapters at the same number:
different scanlators ("Ch.52 from bloomingdale" + "Ch.52 from mina"),
translator notices and farewells, alt-translations. The (manga_id,
number) UNIQUE constraint from 0001 silently collapsed all of those
into a single row via the upsert path in repo::crawler. Migration 0013
drops the constraint; sync_manga_chapters now plain-INSERTs each
SourceChapterRef so every parsed chapter survives as its own row.

Identity moves from the (manga_id, number) tuple to the chapter UUID:

- `GET /api/v1/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:chapter_id` (replaces :number)
- `GET /api/v1/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:chapter_id/pages`
- `repo::chapter::find_by_id_in_manga` (replaces find_by_manga_and_number)
- Frontend reader route renamed to `/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]`
- Chapter links throughout (manga page list, continue-reading CTA,
  reader prev/next, history rows, bookmark cards) use chapter.id
- API clients getChapter/getChapterPages take a chapter id string

read_progress + bookmarks already FK chapter_id; they only enrich with
chapter_number for display, which is preserved.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

backend/Cargo.lock

@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ checksum = "c41e0c4fef86961ac6d6f8a82609f55f31b05e4fce149ac5710e439df7619ba4"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.23.1"
+version = "0.24.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",

backend/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mangalord"
-version = "0.23.1"
+version = "0.24.0"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "mangalord"
 

backend/migrations/0013_drop_chapters_unique_number.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- Real-world sources publish multiple chapters at the same number:
+-- different uploaders, translator notices/farewells, paid-vs-free
+-- re-uploads, and our own users can legitimately have two versions of
+-- "Ch.52" with different scanlations. The (manga_id, number) UNIQUE
+-- from 0001_init silently collapses all of those into a single row via
+-- ON CONFLICT, dropping data. Drop the constraint and lean on the
+-- chapter id (UUID) as the only chapter identity going forward.
+
+ALTER TABLE chapters DROP CONSTRAINT chapters_manga_id_number_key;
+
+-- The UNIQUE was also our only index on (manga_id, number) since
+-- 0007 dropped the redundant explicit one. Chapter list pages
+-- ORDER BY number ASC and the manga page is a hot read path, so put
+-- the index back without the uniqueness. Secondary sort by created_at
+-- so duplicate-numbered chapters have a stable order in lists and
+-- prev/next navigation.
+CREATE INDEX chapters_manga_id_number_idx
+    ON chapters (manga_id, number, created_at);

backend/src/api/chapters.rs

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ use crate::upload::{parse_image, UploadedImage};
 pub fn routes() -> Router<AppState> {
     Router::new()
         .route("/mangas/:manga_id/chapters", get(list).post(create))
-        .route("/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:number", get(get_one))
+        .route("/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:chapter_id", get(get_one))
         .route(
-            "/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:number/pages",
+            "/mangas/:manga_id/chapters/:chapter_id/pages",
             get(list_pages),
         )
 }
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ async fn list(
 
 async fn get_one(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((manga_id, number)): Path<(Uuid, i32)>,
+    Path((manga_id, chapter_id)): Path<(Uuid, Uuid)>,
 ) -> AppResult<Json<Chapter>> {
     repo::manga::get(&state.db, manga_id).await?;
-    let chapter = repo::chapter::find_by_manga_and_number(&state.db, manga_id, number)
+    let chapter = repo::chapter::find_by_id_in_manga(&state.db, manga_id, chapter_id)
         .await?
         .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)?;
     Ok(Json(chapter))
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ struct PagesResponse {
 
 async fn list_pages(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
-    Path((manga_id, number)): Path<(Uuid, i32)>,
+    Path((manga_id, chapter_id)): Path<(Uuid, Uuid)>,
 ) -> AppResult<Json<PagesResponse>> {
     repo::manga::get(&state.db, manga_id).await?;
-    let chapter = repo::chapter::find_by_manga_and_number(&state.db, manga_id, number)
+    let chapter = repo::chapter::find_by_id_in_manga(&state.db, manga_id, chapter_id)
         .await?
         .ok_or(AppError::NotFound)?;
     let pages = repo::page::list_for_chapter(&state.db, chapter.id).await?;

backend/src/repo/chapter.rs

@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ pub async fn list_for_manga(
     limit: i64,
     offset: i64,
 ) -> AppResult<Vec<Chapter>> {
+    // Secondary sort by created_at gives duplicate-numbered chapters
+    // (multiple uploaders/translations of the same number) a stable
+    // order in lists and prev/next reader navigation.
     let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, Chapter>(
         r#"
         SELECT id, manga_id, number, title, page_count, created_at
         FROM chapters
         WHERE manga_id = $1
-        ORDER BY number ASC
+        ORDER BY number ASC, created_at ASC
         LIMIT $2 OFFSET $3
         "#,
     )
@@ -29,33 +32,40 @@ pub async fn list_for_manga(
     Ok(rows)
 }
 
-pub async fn find_by_manga_and_number(
+/// Look up a chapter by its UUID, scoped to its manga so a UUID guessed
+/// from a different manga's URL doesn't accidentally resolve.
+pub async fn find_by_id_in_manga(
     pool: &PgPool,
     manga_id: Uuid,
-    number: i32,
+    chapter_id: Uuid,
 ) -> AppResult<Option<Chapter>> {
     let row = sqlx::query_as::<_, Chapter>(
         r#"
         SELECT id, manga_id, number, title, page_count, created_at
         FROM chapters
-        WHERE manga_id = $1 AND number = $2
+        WHERE manga_id = $1 AND id = $2
         "#,
     )
     .bind(manga_id)
-    .bind(number)
+    .bind(chapter_id)
     .fetch_optional(pool)
     .await?;
     Ok(row)
 }
 
 /// Accepts any `PgExecutor` so the upload handler can run this inside a
-/// transaction with the per-page inserts. Returns `AppError::Conflict`
+/// transaction with the per-page inserts.
-/// on the (manga_id, number) unique violation so handlers can surface a
-/// clean 409.
 ///
 /// `uploaded_by` records who uploaded the chapter and feeds the
 /// per-user upload history. `None` means "historical / API token with
 /// no associated user" — kept nullable to support that case.
+///
+/// Chapter identity is the row UUID; the same (manga_id, number)
+/// combination can repeat (multiple translations, re-uploads). The
+/// `is_unique_violation` branch below is a defensive holdover from
+/// 0001's (manga_id, number) UNIQUE — it can no longer fire under
+/// normal operation, but we surface a clean 409 if a future migration
+/// re-adds any chapter uniqueness.
 pub async fn create<'e, E: PgExecutor<'e>>(
     executor: E,
     manga_id: Uuid,
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ pub async fn create<'e, E: PgExecutor<'e>>(
     match result {
         Ok(c) => Ok(c),
         Err(e) if is_unique_violation(&e) => Err(AppError::Conflict(format!(
-            "chapter {number} already exists for this manga"
+            "chapter {number} conflicts with an existing chapter for this manga"
         ))),
         Err(e) => Err(AppError::Database(e)),
     }

backend/src/repo/crawler.rs

@@ -332,15 +332,15 @@ pub async fn sync_manga_chapters(
 
         match existing {
             None => {
-                // New chapter row. The (manga_id, number) unique
+                // New chapter row. As of 0013 there's no (manga_id,
-                // constraint protects against re-inserts if the same
+                // number) UNIQUE, so duplicate-numbered chapters from
-                // number arrives via a different source_chapter_key.
+                // the source (different uploaders, notices, alt
+                // translations) each get their own row — chapter
+                // identity is the UUID, not the number.
                 let (chapter_id,): (Uuid,) = sqlx::query_as(
                     r#"
                     INSERT INTO chapters (manga_id, number, title, page_count)
                     VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 0)
-                    ON CONFLICT (manga_id, number) DO UPDATE
-                    SET title = EXCLUDED.title
                     RETURNING id
                     "#,
                 )

backend/tests/api_chapters.rs

@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ async fn seed_manga(h: &common::Harness, cookie: &str, title: &str) -> Uuid {
     common::seed_manga_via_api(&h.app, cookie, title).await
 }
 
-async fn seed_chapter(pool: &PgPool, manga_id: Uuid, number: i32, title: Option<&str>) {
+async fn seed_chapter(
+    pool: &PgPool,
+    manga_id: Uuid,
+    number: i32,
+    title: Option<&str>,
+) -> Uuid {
     // Historical seed — uploaded_by remains NULL, mirroring the
     // pre-Phase-5 rows in the production DB.
     mangalord::repo::chapter::create(pool, manga_id, number, title, None)
         .await
-        .unwrap();
+        .unwrap()
+        .id
 }
 
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
@@ -81,16 +87,16 @@ async fn list_chapters_returns_404_for_unknown_manga(pool: PgPool) {
 }
 
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
-async fn get_chapter_by_number(pool: PgPool) {
+async fn get_chapter_by_id(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool.clone());
     let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
     let manga_id = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
-    seed_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, Some("The Brand")).await;
+    let chapter_id = seed_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, Some("The Brand")).await;
 
     let resp = h
         .app
         .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
-            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/1"
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{chapter_id}"
         )))
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -99,18 +105,20 @@ async fn get_chapter_by_number(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(body["number"], 1);
     assert_eq!(body["title"], "The Brand");
     assert_eq!(body["page_count"], 0);
+    assert_eq!(body["id"], chapter_id.to_string());
 }
 
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
-async fn get_chapter_unknown_number_is_404(pool: PgPool) {
+async fn get_chapter_unknown_id_is_404(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool);
     let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
     let manga_id = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
+    let unknown_chapter = Uuid::new_v4();
 
     let resp = h
         .app
         .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
-            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/99"
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{unknown_chapter}"
         )))
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -122,10 +130,34 @@ async fn get_chapter_unknown_number_is_404(pool: PgPool) {
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn get_chapter_unknown_manga_is_404(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool);
-    let unknown = Uuid::nil();
+    let unknown_manga = Uuid::nil();
+    let unknown_chapter = Uuid::new_v4();
     let resp = h
         .app
-        .oneshot(common::get(&format!("/api/v1/mangas/{unknown}/chapters/1")))
+        .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{unknown_manga}/chapters/{unknown_chapter}"
+        )))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
+/// Cross-manga isolation: a chapter id belonging to manga A must not
+/// resolve when accessed via manga B's URL. The (manga_id, id) scoping
+/// in `find_by_id_in_manga` enforces this.
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn get_chapter_from_wrong_manga_is_404(pool: PgPool) {
+    let h = common::harness(pool.clone());
+    let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
+    let manga_a = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
+    let manga_b = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Vagabond").await;
+    let chapter_id = seed_chapter(&pool, manga_a, 1, Some("Episode 1")).await;
+
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_b}/chapters/{chapter_id}"
+        )))
         .await
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
@@ -136,12 +168,12 @@ async fn list_pages_empty_for_chapter_without_upload(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool.clone());
     let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
     let manga_id = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
-    seed_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, None).await;
+    let chapter_id = seed_chapter(&pool, manga_id, 1, None).await;
 
     let resp = h
         .app
         .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
-            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/1/pages"
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{chapter_id}/pages"
         )))
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -155,11 +187,12 @@ async fn list_pages_returns_404_for_unknown_chapter(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool);
     let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
     let manga_id = seed_manga(&h, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
+    let unknown_chapter = Uuid::new_v4();
 
     let resp = h
         .app
         .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
-            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/99/pages"
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{unknown_chapter}/pages"
         )))
         .await
         .unwrap();

backend/tests/api_uploads.rs

@@ -139,13 +139,17 @@ async fn files_endpoint_streams_in_multiple_frames(pool: PgPool) {
         .await
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::CREATED);
+    let chapter_id = common::body_json(resp).await["id"]
+        .as_str()
+        .unwrap()
+        .to_string();
 
     // Fetch the page back via the streaming files endpoint.
     let pages = h
         .app
         .clone()
         .oneshot(common::get(&format!(
-            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/1/pages"
+            "/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters/{chapter_id}/pages"
         )))
         .await
         .unwrap();
@@ -317,8 +321,12 @@ async fn create_chapter_rejects_renamed_non_image_page(pool: PgPool) {
     assert_eq!(body["error"]["code"], "unsupported_media_type");
 }
 
+/// Multiple chapters can share the same number — different
+/// scanlations, re-uploads, translator notes. As of migration 0013,
+/// (manga_id, number) is not unique and each upload gets its own
+/// chapter id.
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
-async fn create_chapter_returns_409_on_duplicate_number(pool: PgPool) {
+async fn create_chapter_allows_duplicate_numbers_as_separate_chapters(pool: PgPool) {
     let h = common::harness(pool);
     let (_, cookie) = common::register_user(&h.app).await;
     let manga_id = common::seed_manga_via_api(&h.app, &cookie, "Berserk").await;
@@ -334,10 +342,27 @@ async fn create_chapter_returns_409_on_duplicate_number(pool: PgPool) {
     };
     let first = h.app.clone().oneshot(make()).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(first.status(), StatusCode::CREATED);
-    let second = h.app.oneshot(make()).await.unwrap();
+    let first_id = common::body_json(first).await["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
-    assert_eq!(second.status(), StatusCode::CONFLICT);
+
-    let body = common::body_json(second).await;
+    let second = h.app.clone().oneshot(make()).await.unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(body["error"]["code"], "conflict");
+    assert_eq!(second.status(), StatusCode::CREATED);
+    let second_id = common::body_json(second).await["id"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
+
+    assert_ne!(first_id, second_id, "each upload gets a distinct chapter id");
+
+    // List endpoint surfaces both rows.
+    let resp = h
+        .app
+        .oneshot(common::get(&format!("/api/v1/mangas/{manga_id}/chapters")))
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
+    let body = common::body_json(resp).await;
+    let items = body["items"].as_array().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 2, "both Ch.1 uploads listed separately");
+    for item in items {
+        assert_eq!(item["number"], 1);
+    }
 }
 
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]

backend/tests/crawler_sync.rs

@@ -232,6 +232,82 @@ async fn sync_chapters_adds_new_refreshes_existing_and_drops_vanished(pool: PgPo
     assert!(dropped.0.is_some(), "ch2 should be soft-dropped");
 }
 
+/// Real-world sources publish multiple chapters at the same number
+/// (different uploaders, translator notes, re-releases). After the
+/// (manga_id, number) UNIQUE drop in 0013, each `SourceChapterRef`
+/// becomes its own `chapters` row even when the parsed number matches
+/// — chapter identity is now the chapter id, not the number.
+#[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
+async fn sync_chapters_keeps_duplicate_numbered_chapters_as_separate_rows(pool: PgPool) {
+    crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let m = sample_manga("foo", "Foo Manga", "hash-1");
+    let up = crawler::upsert_manga_from_source(&pool, "target", "https://x.example/foo", &m)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Two distinct uploads of Ch.52 (different uploaders → different
+    // URLs/keys, same parsed number) plus a notice/hiatus row that
+    // parses to number=0 alongside a real chapter at number 1.
+    let chapters = vec![
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "br_chapter-A".into(),
+            number: 52,
+            title: Some("Ch.52 : Official".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/A/pg-1/".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "br_chapter-B".into(),
+            number: 52,
+            title: Some("Ch.52 : Official (alt)".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/B/pg-1/".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "br_chapter-NOTICE".into(),
+            number: 0,
+            title: Some("hitaus.".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/notice/pg-1/".into(),
+        },
+        SourceChapterRef {
+            source_chapter_key: "br_chapter-1".into(),
+            number: 1,
+            title: Some("Ch.1 : Official".into()),
+            url: "https://x.example/foo/1/pg-1/".into(),
+        },
+    ];
+
+    let diff = crawler::sync_manga_chapters(&pool, "target", up.manga_id, &chapters)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        diff,
+        ChapterDiff {
+            new: 4,
+            refreshed: 0,
+            dropped: 0
+        },
+        "every source ref yields a new chapter row"
+    );
+
+    let rows: (i64,) =
+        sqlx::query_as("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chapters WHERE manga_id = $1")
+            .bind(up.manga_id)
+            .fetch_one(&pool)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(rows.0, 4, "4 distinct chapter rows even with duplicate numbers");
+
+    let ch52_count: (i64,) = sqlx::query_as(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chapters WHERE manga_id = $1 AND number = 52",
+    )
+    .bind(up.manga_id)
+    .fetch_one(&pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(ch52_count.0, 2, "both Ch.52 uploads survive as separate rows");
+}
+
 #[sqlx::test(migrations = "./migrations")]
 async fn mark_dropped_mangas_only_drops_unseen(pool: PgPool) {
     crawler::ensure_source(&pool, "target", "T", "https://x.example")

frontend/e2e/reader-mode.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const mangaId = '22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222';
+const chapterId = 'c2222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222';
 const mangaFixture = {
     id: mangaId,
     title: 'Vagabond',
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ const mangaFixture = {
     updated_at: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
 };
 const chapterFixture = {
-    id: 'c1',
+    id: chapterId,
     manga_id: mangaId,
     number: 1,
     title: null,
@@ -20,24 +21,24 @@ const chapterFixture = {
 };
 const pagesFixture = [
     {
-        id: 'p1',
+        id: 'p1111111-2222-2222-2222-222222222222',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 1,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m2/chapters/c1/pages/0001.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0001.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     },
     {
-        id: 'p2',
+        id: 'p2222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 2,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m2/chapters/c1/pages/0002.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0002.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     },
     {
-        id: 'p3',
+        id: 'p3333333-2222-2222-2222-222222222222',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 3,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m2/chapters/c1/pages/0003.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0003.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     }
 ];
@@ -92,14 +93,16 @@ async function mockReaderApis(page: Page) {
             })
         })
     );
-    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/1`, (route) =>
+    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}`, (route) =>
         route.fulfill({
             status: 200,
             contentType: 'application/json',
             body: JSON.stringify(chapterFixture)
         })
     );
-    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/1/pages`, (route) =>
+    await page.route(
+        `**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages`,
+        (route) =>
             route.fulfill({
                 status: 200,
                 contentType: 'application/json',
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ context }) => {
 
 test('switching to continuous mode stacks all pages and hides chevrons', async ({ page }) => {
     await mockReaderApis(page);
-    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/1`);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapterId}`);
 
     // Default single-page mode is active.
     await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-page')).toBeVisible();
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ test('switching to continuous mode stacks all pages and hides chevrons', async (
 
 test('arrow keys do not paginate while in continuous mode', async ({ page }) => {
     await mockReaderApis(page);
-    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/1`);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapterId}`);
     await page.getByTestId('reader-mode-continuous').click();
     await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-continuous')).toBeVisible();
 
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ test('arrow keys do not paginate while in continuous mode', async ({ page }) =>
 
 test('gap select updates the inline gap on the continuous container', async ({ page }) => {
     await mockReaderApis(page);
-    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/1`);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapterId}`);
     await page.getByTestId('reader-mode-continuous').click();
 
     const container = page.getByTestId('reader-continuous');
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ test('reader-mode preference set on one page is honored when the reader opens',
     });
     await mockReaderApis(page);
 
-    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/1`);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapterId}`);
     await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-continuous')).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByTestId('page-indicator')).toHaveText('3 pages');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('reader-continuous')).toHaveAttribute(

frontend/e2e/reader.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 const mangaId = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111';
+const chapterId = 'c1111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111';
 const mangaFixture = {
     id: mangaId,
     title: 'Berserk',
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ const mangaFixture = {
 };
 const chaptersFixture = [
     {
-        id: 'c1',
+        id: chapterId,
         manga_id: mangaId,
         number: 1,
         title: 'The Brand',
@@ -22,24 +23,24 @@ const chaptersFixture = [
 ];
 const pagesFixture = [
     {
-        id: 'p1',
+        id: 'p1111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 1,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m1/chapters/c1/pages/0001.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0001.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     },
     {
-        id: 'p2',
+        id: 'p2222222-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 2,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m1/chapters/c1/pages/0002.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0002.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     },
     {
-        id: 'p3',
+        id: 'p3333333-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
-        chapter_id: 'c1',
+        chapter_id: chapterId,
         page_number: 3,
-        storage_key: 'mangas/m1/chapters/c1/pages/0003.png',
+        storage_key: `mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages/0003.png`,
         content_type: 'image/png'
     }
 ];
@@ -86,14 +87,16 @@ async function mockReaderApis(page: Page) {
             })
         })
     );
-    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/1`, (route) =>
+    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}`, (route) =>
         route.fulfill({
             status: 200,
             contentType: 'application/json',
             body: JSON.stringify(chaptersFixture[0])
         })
     );
-    await page.route(`**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/1/pages`, (route) =>
+    await page.route(
+        `**/api/v1/mangas/${mangaId}/chapters/${chapterId}/pages`,
+        (route) =>
             route.fulfill({
                 status: 200,
                 contentType: 'application/json',
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ test('manga overview shows title, cover, and a chapter list', async ({ page }) =
 
 test('reader paginates with arrow keys and j/k, and preloads the next page', async ({ page }) => {
     await mockReaderApis(page);
-    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/1`);
+    await page.goto(`/manga/${mangaId}/chapter/${chapterId}`);
 
     // Page 1 shown, preload for page 2 in the DOM.
     await expect(page.getByTestId('page-indicator')).toHaveText('Page 1 / 3');

frontend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mangalord-frontend",
-  "version": "0.23.1",
+  "version": "0.24.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {

frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.test.ts

@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ describe('chapters api client', () => {
         expect(result.page.total).toBeNull();
     });
 
-    it('getChapter hits /v1/mangas/{id}/chapters/{n}', async () => {
+    it('getChapter hits /v1/mangas/{id}/chapters/{chapter_id}', async () => {
         fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(ok(chapterFixture));
-        const c = await getChapter('m1', 1);
+        const c = await getChapter('m1', 'ch-uuid-1');
         expect(c).toEqual(chapterFixture);
         const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
-        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/mangas\/m1\/chapters\/1$/);
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/mangas\/m1\/chapters\/ch-uuid-1$/);
     });
 
     it('getChapter surfaces 404 via ApiError.code', async () => {
         fetchSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce(envelope(404, 'not_found', 'not found'));
-        await expect(getChapter('m1', 99)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        await expect(getChapter('m1', 'unknown-uuid')).rejects.toMatchObject({
             status: 404,
             code: 'not_found'
         });
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ describe('chapters api client', () => {
                 ]
             })
         );
-        const pages = await getChapterPages('m1', 1);
+        const pages = await getChapterPages('m1', 'ch-uuid-1');
         expect(pages).toHaveLength(1);
         expect(pages[0].storage_key).toContain('0001.png');
         const url = fetchSpy.mock.calls[0][0] as string;
-        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/mangas\/m1\/chapters\/1\/pages$/);
+        expect(url).toMatch(/\/v1\/mangas\/m1\/chapters\/ch-uuid-1\/pages$/);
     });
 });

frontend/src/lib/api/chapters.ts

@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export async function listChapters(
     );
 }
 
-export async function getChapter(mangaId: string, number: number): Promise<Chapter> {
+export async function getChapter(mangaId: string, chapterId: string): Promise<Chapter> {
     return request<Chapter>(
-        `/v1/mangas/${encodeURIComponent(mangaId)}/chapters/${number}`
+        `/v1/mangas/${encodeURIComponent(mangaId)}/chapters/${encodeURIComponent(chapterId)}`
     );
 }
 
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ export type ChapterPage = {
 
 export async function getChapterPages(
     mangaId: string,
-    number: number
+    chapterId: string
 ): Promise<ChapterPage[]> {
     const r = await request<{ pages: ChapterPage[] }>(
-        `/v1/mangas/${encodeURIComponent(mangaId)}/chapters/${number}/pages`
+        `/v1/mangas/${encodeURIComponent(mangaId)}/chapters/${encodeURIComponent(chapterId)}/pages`
     );
     return r.pages;
 }

frontend/src/lib/components/BookmarkList.svelte

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 </a>
                 {#if b.chapter_id && b.chapter_number != null}
                     <a
-                        href="/manga/{b.manga_id}/chapter/{b.chapter_number}"
+                        href="/manga/{b.manga_id}/chapter/{b.chapter_id}"
                         class="target"
                     >
                         Chapter {b.chapter_number}{#if b.page != null && b.page > 0} — page {b.page}{/if}

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
             ? chapters.find((c) => c.id === readProgress.chapter_id) ?? null
             : null
     );
+    /** Reader link target — always the chapter id when we have one,
+     *  even for chapters past the loaded `chapters` list page. */
+    const continueChapterId = $derived(readProgress?.chapter_id ?? null);
     const continueChapterNumber = $derived(
         continueChapter?.number ?? readProgress?.chapter_number ?? null
     );
@@ -351,10 +354,10 @@
 
     <section aria-label="chapters">
         <h2>Chapters</h2>
-        {#if continueChapterNumber != null}
+        {#if continueChapterId != null && continueChapterNumber != null}
             <a
                 class="continue"
-                href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{continueChapterNumber}"
+                href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{continueChapterId}"
                 data-testid="continue-reading"
             >
                 <span class="continue-label">Continue reading</span>
@@ -372,7 +375,7 @@
             <ol class="chapter-list" data-testid="chapter-list">
                 {#each chapters as c (c.id)}
                     <li>
-                        <a href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{c.number}">
+                        <a href="/manga/{manga.id}/chapter/{c.id}">
                             Chapter {c.number}{#if c.title}: {c.title}{/if}
                         </a>
                         <span class="pages">({c.page_count} pages)</span>

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.svelte

@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@
         // navigation feels continuous in single mode. Harmless in
         // continuous mode (the reader just shows everything).
         const target = mode === 'single' ? `?page=last` : '';
-        void goto(`/manga/${manga.id}/chapter/${prevChapter.number}${target}`);
+        void goto(`/manga/${manga.id}/chapter/${prevChapter.id}${target}`);
     }
     function jumpToNextChapter() {
         if (!nextChapter) return;
-        void goto(`/manga/${manga.id}/chapter/${nextChapter.number}`);
+        void goto(`/manga/${manga.id}/chapter/${nextChapter.id}`);
     }
 
     function next() {

frontend/src/routes/manga/[id]/chapter/[chapter_id]/+page.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import type { PageLoad } from './$types';
 export const ssr = false;
 
 export const load: PageLoad = async ({ params, url }) => {
-    const number = Number(params.n);
     const [manga, chapter, pages, readProgress, chapterList] = await Promise.all([
         getManga(params.id),
-        getChapter(params.id, number),
+        getChapter(params.id, params.chapter_id),
-        getChapterPages(params.id, number),
+        getChapterPages(params.id, params.chapter_id),
         // `null` for guests or first-time openers — the reader uses
         // this to seed its session-local high-water mark.
         getMyReadProgressForManga(params.id),

frontend/src/routes/profile/history/+page.svelte

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
                 {#each progress as p (p.manga_id)}
                     <li class="entry">
                         <a
-                            href={p.chapter_number != null
+                            href={p.chapter_id != null
-                                ? `/manga/${p.manga_id}/chapter/${p.chapter_number}`
+                                ? `/manga/${p.manga_id}/chapter/${p.chapter_id}`
                                 : `/manga/${p.manga_id}`}
                             class="cover-link"
                             tabindex="-1"
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
                                 {p.manga_title}
                             </a>
                             <span class="target">
-                                {#if p.chapter_number != null}
+                                {#if p.chapter_id != null && p.chapter_number != null}
                                     <a
-                                        href="/manga/{p.manga_id}/chapter/{p.chapter_number}"
+                                        href="/manga/{p.manga_id}/chapter/{p.chapter_id}"
                                     >
                                         Continue Ch. {p.chapter_number}{#if p.page > 1} — page {p.page}{/if}
                                     </a>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
                             <div class="meta">
                                 <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}" class="title">{u.manga_title}</a>
                                 <span class="target">
-                                    <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}/chapter/{u.chapter.number}">
+                                    <a href="/manga/{u.manga_id}/chapter/{u.chapter.id}">
                                         Chapter {u.chapter.number}{#if u.chapter.title}: {u.chapter.title}{/if}
                                     </a>
                                     <span class="muted">({u.chapter.page_count} pages)</span>