type pages and utilities

src/lib/audio-graph.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function ensureAudioGraph(video: HTMLVideoElement): AudioGraph | null {
   if (graph) detachAudioGraph()
 
   try {
-    const Ctor = window.AudioContext || (window as any).webkitAudioContext
+    const Ctor = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext
     if (!Ctor) return null
     const ctx: AudioContext = new Ctor()
     const source = ctx.createMediaElementSource(video)

src/lib/cast.ts

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function sendToSession(sessionId: string, itemId: string): Promise<
   if (!api) throw new Error('Not authenticated')
   await getSessionApi(api).play({
     sessionId,
-    playCommand: 'PlayNow' as any,
+    playCommand: 'PlayNow' as const,
     itemIds: [itemId],
   })
 }

src/lib/downloads.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export async function startDownload(args: {
       }
     }
 
-    const blob = new Blob(chunks as any)
+    const blob = new Blob(chunks)
     const objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
     store.update(dl.id, {
       status: 'done',

src/lib/episode-meta.ts

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ export function deriveEpisodeMeta(
   // against the main ensemble happens at the consuming component.
   const guests = (credits?.cast || []).slice(0, 8)
   const crew = credits?.crew || []
-  const director = crew.find(c => (c as any).job === 'Director') || null
+  const director = crew.find(c => c.job === 'Director') || null
   const writer = crew.find(
-    c => (c as any).job === 'Writer' || (c as any).job === 'Screenplay',
+    c => c.job === 'Writer' || c.job === 'Screenplay',
   ) || null
 
   return {

src/lib/item-types.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * Typed accessors for fields the Jellyfin SDK doesn't fully model and for
  * synthetic fields the app stamps on `BaseItemDto` to bridge TMDB results
- * into the `PosterCard` pipeline. Keeps the `as any` casts in one place
+ * into the `PosterCard` pipeline. Centralizes type-normalization for items entering PosterCard
  * so call sites can read fields directly with confidence.
  */
 import type { BaseItemDto } from '../api/types'

src/lib/stats.ts

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export function topByPersonRole(
 ): PersonShare[] {
   const buckets = new Map<string, number>()
   for (const it of items) {
-    const people = ((it as any).People || []) as Array<{ Name?: string | null; Type?: string | null; Role?: string | null }>
+    const people = (it.People || []) as Array<{ Name?: string | null; Type?: string | null; Role?: string | null }>
     const seen = new Set<string>()
     for (const p of people) {
       if (!p.Name) continue

src/lib/trakt.ts

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export async function addToTraktWatchlist(item: BaseItemDto): Promise<boolean> {
   if (!token) return false
   const body = await buildScrobbleBody(item, 0)
   if (!body) return false
-  const payload = item.Type === 'Movie' ? { movies: [{ ids: (body as any).movie.ids }] } : { shows: [{ ids: (body as any).show.ids }] }
+  const payload = item.Type === 'Movie' ? { movies: [{ ids: body.movie.ids }] } : { shows: [{ ids: body.show.ids }] }
   try {
     const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/sync/watchlist`, {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export async function removeFromTraktWatchlist(item: BaseItemDto): Promise<boole
   if (!token) return false
   const body = await buildScrobbleBody(item, 0)
   if (!body) return false
-  const payload = item.Type === 'Movie' ? { movies: [{ ids: (body as any).movie.ids }] } : { shows: [{ ids: (body as any).show.ids }] }
+  const payload = item.Type === 'Movie' ? { movies: [{ ids: body.movie.ids }] } : { shows: [{ ids: body.show.ids }] }
   try {
     const res = await fetch(`${BASE}/sync/watchlist/remove`, {
       method: 'POST',

src/pages/DetailPage.tsx

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function LibraryDetailPage({ id }: { id?: string }) {
   const sampleEpisode = useSampleEpisode(id, itemType === 'Series')
 
   // Versions selector state
-  const sources = (item?.MediaSources || []) as any[]
+  const sources = item?.MediaSources || []
   const [selectedSourceId, setSelectedSourceId] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const activeSourceId = selectedSourceId || sources[0]?.Id || null
 

src/pages/HomePage.tsx

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export default function HomePage() {
                   ImageTags: {},
                   ProviderIds: { Tmdb: String(r.id) },
                   _tmdbPoster: r.poster_path ? getTmdbImageUrl(r.poster_path, 'w342') : undefined,
-                } as any as BaseItemDto))}
+                } as BaseItemDto))}
               />
             </RowBoundary>
           )

src/pages/LibraryPage.tsx

@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export default function LibraryPage({ type }: Props) {
   const items = useMemo(() => {
     return allItems.filter(it => {
       if (genreFilter && !(it.Genres || []).includes(genreFilter)) return false
-      if (only4K && resolutionLabel(it as any) !== '4K') return false
+      if (only4K && resolutionLabel(it) !== '4K') return false
-      if (onlyHdr && !videoRangeLabel(it as any)) return false
+      if (onlyHdr && !videoRangeLabel(it)) return false
       return true
     })
   }, [allItems, genreFilter, only4K, onlyHdr])

src/pages/LiveTvPage.tsx

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function ChannelsList() {
   return (
     <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-2">
       {channels.map(ch => {
-        const program = (ch as any).CurrentProgram as { Name?: string; StartDate?: string; EndDate?: string } | undefined
+        const program = ch.CurrentProgram as { Name?: string; StartDate?: string; EndDate?: string } | undefined
         const imageTag = ch.ImageTags?.Primary
         const img = ch.Id && imageTag ? getImageUrl(serverUrl, ch.Id, 'Primary', 128, imageTag) : ''
         return (

src/pages/PersonPage.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function PersonPage() {
       if (filter === 'Acting') {
         merged = merged.filter(c => c._kind === 'cast')
       } else {
-        merged = merged.filter(c => c._kind === 'crew' && (c as any).department === filter)
+        merged = merged.filter(c => c._kind === 'crew' && c.department === filter)
       }
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export default function PersonPage() {
                     {title}
                   </p>
                   <p className="text-[11px] text-text-3 truncate leading-tight mt-0.5">
-                    {(c as any).character ? (c as any).character : (c as any).job}
+                    {c.character ? c.character : c.job}
                     {year && (
                       <>
                         <span className="text-text-5 mx-1">·</span>

src/pages/PlayerPage.tsx

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
   } = usePlayerChrome(isPaused)
 
   const subtitleStreams = item ? getSubtitleStreams(item) : []
-  const mediaSourceId = ((item as any)?.MediaSources?.[0]?.Id as string | undefined) || undefined
+  const mediaSourceId = item?.MediaSources?.[0]?.Id || undefined
 
   const {
     seriesId,
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
     // on every meaningful state tick until the native volume actually
     // matches the pref - that's the only reliable signal.
     function getNativeVideo(): HTMLVideoElement | null {
-      const el = (player as any)?.el as HTMLElement | undefined
+      const el = (player as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
       return (el?.querySelector('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null) || null
     }
     function applyVolume() {
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
 
     // Fallback: chapters with intro/credits names
     if (out.length === 0) {
-      const chapters = ((item as any)?.Chapters || []) as { Name?: string; StartPositionTicks?: number }[]
+      const chapters = (item?.Chapters || []) as { Name?: string; StartPositionTicks?: number }[]
       if (chapters.length && duration) {
         for (let i = 0; i < chapters.length; i++) {
           const c = chapters[i]
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
       }
 
       // 2. Browser's native list on the underlying <video>
-      const el = (player as any).el as HTMLElement | undefined
+      const el = (player as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
       const video = el?.querySelector?.('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null
       if (video?.textTracks) {
         for (let i = 0; i < video.textTracks.length; i++) {
@@ -749,13 +749,13 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
 
   /* ── Helpers: PiP, screenshot, theater, frame step, etc. ─── */
   function togglePictureInPicture() {
-    const el = (playerRef.current as any)?.el as HTMLElement | undefined
+    const el = (playerRef.current as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
     const video = el?.querySelector('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null
     if (!video) return
-    if ((document as any).pictureInPictureElement === video) {
+    if (document.pictureInPictureElement === video) {
-      ;(document as any).exitPictureInPicture?.().catch(() => {})
+      ;document.exitPictureInPicture?.().catch(() => {})
     } else {
-      ;(video as any).requestPictureInPicture?.().catch(() => {})
+      ;video.requestPictureInPicture?.().catch(() => {})
     }
   }
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
   }
 
   function takeScreenshot() {
-    const el = (playerRef.current as any)?.el as HTMLElement | undefined
+    const el = (playerRef.current as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
     const video = el?.querySelector('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null
     if (!video) return
     try {
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
   }
 
   function getFps(): number {
-    const streams = ((item as any)?.MediaSources?.[0]?.MediaStreams || []) as any[]
+    const streams = item?.MediaSources?.[0]?.MediaStreams || []
     const v = streams.find(s => s.Type === 'Video')
     const fps = Number(v?.RealFrameRate ?? v?.AverageFrameRate ?? 0)
     return Number.isFinite(fps) && fps > 1 ? fps : 24
@@ -819,13 +819,13 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
     try {
       p.playbackRate = rate
     } catch { /* not ready */ }
-    const el = (p as any)?.el as HTMLElement | undefined
+    const el = (p as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
     const video = el?.querySelector('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null
     if (video) {
       video.playbackRate = rate
-      ;(video as any).preservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
+      ;video.preservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
-      ;(video as any).mozPreservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
+      ;video.mozPreservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
-      ;(video as any).webkitPreservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
+      ;video.webkitPreservesPitch = preserveAudioPitch
     }
   }
 
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
 
   /* Track lists from Jellyfin metadata */
   const audioTracks = item ? getAudioStreams(item) : []
-  const videoStream = ((item as any)?.MediaSources?.[0]?.MediaStreams || []).find((s: any) => s.Type === 'Video')
+  const videoStream = (item?.MediaSources?.[0]?.MediaStreams || []).find((s: { Type?: string }) => s.Type === 'Video')
   const videoWidth = videoStream?.Width || 1920
   const videoHeight = videoStream?.Height || 1080
 
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
     setAudioIndex(jfIndex)
     if (jfIndex == null) return
     if (resolvedSource?.SupportsDirectPlay) {
-      const el = (playerRef.current as any)?.el as HTMLElement | undefined
+      const el = (playerRef.current as { el?: HTMLElement } | null)?.el
       const video = el?.querySelector('video') as HTMLVideoElement | null
-      const native = (video as any)?.audioTracks as { length: number; [i: number]: any } | undefined
+      const native = video.audioTracks as { length: number; [i: number]: { enabled: boolean } } | undefined
       if (native && native.length > 1) {
         const target = audioTracks.find(t => t.Index === jfIndex)
         const targetLang = (target?.Language || '').toLowerCase()
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
     setStreamAudioIndex(jfIndex)
   }
   const subtitleTracks = item ? getSubtitleStreams(item) : []
-  const chapters = (item?.Chapters || []) as any[]
+  const chapters = item?.Chapters || []
 
 
 
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ export default function PlayerPage() {
           onClose={() => setEpisodesOpen(false)}
           seriesId={seriesId}
           currentItemId={id}
-          initialSeasonId={(item as any)?.SeasonId || undefined}
+          initialSeasonId={item?.SeasonId || undefined}
           serverUrl={serverUrl}
         />
       )}

src/pages/SearchPage.tsx

@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ export default function SearchPage() {
   const localSeries = (grouped.Series || []) as BaseItemDto[]
   const localTmdbIds = new Set<string>()
   for (const it of [...localMovies, ...localSeries]) {
-    const t = (it as any).ProviderIds?.Tmdb
+    const t = it.ProviderIds?.Tmdb
     if (t) localTmdbIds.add(String(t))
   }
   const tmdbExtras = [...tmdbMappedMovies, ...tmdbMappedTv].filter(it => {
-    const t = (it as any).ProviderIds?.Tmdb
+    const t = it.ProviderIds?.Tmdb
     return !!t && !localTmdbIds.has(String(t))
   })
 
   const localCards: BaseItemDto[] = [...localMovies, ...localSeries].map(
-    it => ({ ...(it as any), _inLibrary: true } as BaseItemDto),
+    it => ({ ...it, _inLibrary: true } as BaseItemDto),
   )
   const mixedCards: BaseItemDto[] = [...localCards, ...tmdbExtras]
 

src/pages/TmdbDetailPage.tsx

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
   // PNG wordmarks) → TMDB logos. Mirrors the library DetailHero's chain
   // (jellyfin → fanart) but without the jellyfin source since this page
   // exists precisely for items not in the library.
-  const tvdbId = (enrichment.data as any)?.external_ids?.tvdb_id
+  const tvdbId = enrichment.data?.external_ids?.tvdb_id
   const fanartMovieQuery = useFanartMovie(kind === 'movie' ? String(tmdbId) : null)
   const fanartTvQuery = useFanartTv(kind === 'tv' && tvdbId ? String(tvdbId) : null)
   const fanartLogo = pickBestFanartImage(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
   // playback URL; otherwise the sticky bar's Play button has nothing
   // to do, so we hide it by passing an empty url and a no-op resume.
   const playUrl = matchedLocal ? `/play/${matchedLocal.id}` : ''
-  const tmdbImdbId = (data as any).external_ids?.imdb_id || null
+  const tmdbImdbId = data.external_ids?.imdb_id || null
 
   return (
     <div className="pb-12">
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
                   </span>
                 </>
               )}
-              {kind === 'tv' && (data as any).number_of_seasons > 0 && (
+              {kind === 'tv' && data.number_of_seasons > 0 && (
                 <>
                   <Dot />
                   <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 tabular-nums">
                     <Calendar size={11} stroke={2} />
-                    {(data as any).number_of_seasons} season{(data as any).number_of_seasons === 1 ? '' : 's'}
+                    {data.number_of_seasons} season{data.number_of_seasons === 1 ? '' : 's'}
                   </span>
                 </>
               )}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
             )}
 
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 flex-wrap">
-              <RequestButton tmdbId={tmdbId} kind={kind} tmdbData={data as any} />
+              <RequestButton tmdbId={tmdbId} kind={kind} tmdbData={data} />
               {matchedLocal && (
                 <button
                   onClick={() => navigate(`/item/${matchedLocal.id}`)}
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
           </Section>
         )}
 
-        {((data as any).videos?.results?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+        {(data.videos?.results?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
           <Section label="Videos">
-            <VideosSection videos={(data as any).videos?.results} />
+            <VideosSection videos={data.videos?.results} />
           </Section>
         )}
 
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ export default function TmdbDetailPage({ tmdbId, kind }: Props) {
           </Section>
         )}
 
-        {kind === 'movie' && (data as any).belongs_to_collection && (
+        {kind === 'movie' && data.belongs_to_collection && (
           <Section label="Collection">
             <CollectionStrip
-              collectionRef={(data as any).belongs_to_collection}
+              collectionRef={data.belongs_to_collection}
               collection={tmdbCollection.data}
               currentMovieId={tmdbId}
             />

src/pages/home/rows/library.tsx

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export function WatchlistRow() {
     <ContentRow
       title="Your watchlist"
       subtitle="Saved for later"
-      items={items as any}
+      items={items}
       seeAllHref="/playlists"
       layoutKey="watchlist"
     />

src/pages/settings/sections/ServerDashboard.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function ServerDashboardSection() {
   const transcodes = activeSessions.filter(s => s.PlayState?.PlayMethod === 'Transcode')
 
   const uptime = useMemo(() => {
-    const start = (info as any)?.ServerStartTime
+    const start = info?.ServerStartTime
     if (!start) return null
     const ms = Date.now() - new Date(start).getTime()
     const days = Math.floor(ms / 86_400_000)