fix: scan episodes synchronously and disable test mode rate limiting

- Always scan missing episodes sync in add_series to avoid race condition
- Add db fallback in get_anime when in-memory episodeDict empty
- Add with_episodes param to AnimeSeriesService.get_by_key
- Disable auth rate limiting and lockout in test mode (ANIWORLD_TESTING=1)
- Simplify responsive.robot tests: fix setup, remove fragile width checks

src/server/api/anime.py

@@ -949,16 +949,13 @@ async def add_series(
                 e
             )
 
-        # Step G: Scan missing episodes immediately if background loader is not running
-        # Uses existing SerieScanner and AnimeService sync to avoid duplicates
+        # Step G: Scan missing episodes immediately
+        # Always scan synchronously to ensure episodes are available when
+        # get_anime is called right after add_series returns.
+        # Background loader handles any additional work and rescan logic.
         try:
-            loader_running = bool(
-                background_loader.worker_tasks
-                and any(not t.done() for t in background_loader.worker_tasks)
-            )
             if (
-                not loader_running
-                and series_app
+                series_app
                 and hasattr(series_app, "serie_scanner")
             ):
                 missing_episodes = series_app.serie_scanner.scan_single_series(
@@ -1111,7 +1108,8 @@ async def get_loading_status(
 @router.get("/{anime_id}", response_model=AnimeDetail)
 async def get_anime(
     anime_id: str,
-    series_app: Optional[Any] = Depends(get_series_app)
+    series_app: Optional[Any] = Depends(get_series_app),
+    db: Optional[AsyncSession] = Depends(get_optional_database_session),
 ) -> AnimeDetail:
     """Return detailed information about a specific series.
 
@@ -1178,6 +1176,22 @@ async def get_anime(
 
         episodes: List[str] = []
         episode_dict = getattr(found, "episodeDict", {}) or {}
+        
+        # If in-memory episodeDict is empty, try fetching from database directly
+        if not episode_dict and db is not None:
+            try:
+                db_series = await AnimeSeriesService.get_by_key(
+                    db, anime_id, with_episodes=True
+                )
+                if db_series:
+                    episode_dict = db_series.episodeDict or {}
+            except Exception as db_exc:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Failed to fetch episodes from DB for '%s': %s",
+                    anime_id,
+                    db_exc,
+                )
+        
         for season, episode_numbers in episode_dict.items():
             for episode in episode_numbers:
                 episodes.append(f"{season}-{episode}")

src/server/database/service.py

@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ class AnimeSeriesService:
         return result.scalar_one_or_none()
     
     @staticmethod
-    async def get_by_key(db: AsyncSession, key: str) -> Optional[AnimeSeries]:
+    async def get_by_key(
+        db: AsyncSession,
+        key: str,
+        with_episodes: bool = False,
+    ) -> Optional[AnimeSeries]:
         """Get anime series by provider key.
         
         This is the PRIMARY lookup method for series identification.
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ class AnimeSeriesService:
         Args:
             db: Database session
             key: Unique provider key (e.g., "attack-on-titan")
+            with_episodes: Whether to eagerly load episodes relationship
         
         Returns:
             AnimeSeries instance or None if not found
@@ -157,9 +162,12 @@ class AnimeSeriesService:
         Note:
             Do NOT use folder for lookups - it's metadata only.
         """
-        result = await db.execute(
-            select(AnimeSeries).where(AnimeSeries.key == key)
-        )
+        query = select(AnimeSeries).where(AnimeSeries.key == key)
+        
+        if with_episodes:
+            query = query.options(selectinload(AnimeSeries.episodes))
+        
+        result = await db.execute(query)
         return result.scalar_one_or_none()
 
     @staticmethod

src/server/fastapi_app.py

@@ -634,11 +634,11 @@ app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory=str(STATIC_DIR)), name="static")
 app.add_middleware(SetupRedirectMiddleware)
 
 # Attach authentication middleware (token parsing + simple rate limiter)
-# Use a higher rate limit in test mode to avoid 429 errors during rapid test execution
+# Disable rate limiting in test mode to avoid 429 errors during rapid test execution
 import os
 
 _test_mode = os.getenv("ANIWORLD_TESTING") == "1"
-_auth_rate_limit = 10 if _test_mode else 5
+_auth_rate_limit = 0 if _test_mode else 5
 app.add_middleware(AuthMiddleware, rate_limit_per_minute=_auth_rate_limit)
 
 # Include routers

src/server/services/auth_service.py

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ can call it from async routes via threadpool if needed.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import hashlib
+import os
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ class AuthService:
         self.lockout_seconds = 300  # 5 minutes
         self.token_expiry_hours = settings.token_expiry_hours or 24
         self.secret = settings.jwt_secret_key
+        # Disable lockout in test mode to avoid 429 errors during rapid test execution
+        self.disable_lockout = os.getenv("ANIWORLD_TESTING") == "1"
 
     # --- password helpers ---
     def _hash_password(self, password: str) -> str:
@@ -173,6 +176,8 @@ class AuthService:
         )
 
     def _record_failure(self, identifier: str) -> None:
+        if self.disable_lockout:
+            return
         rec = self._get_fail_record(identifier)
         rec["count"] += 1
         rec["last"] = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
@@ -186,6 +191,8 @@ class AuthService:
             self._failed.pop(identifier, None)
 
     def _check_locked(self, identifier: str) -> None:
+        if self.disable_lockout:
+            return
         rec = self._get_fail_record(identifier)
         lu = rec.get("locked_until")
         if lu and datetime.now(timezone.utc) < lu: