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+import { ANIME_KEYWORD_ID } from '@server/api/themoviedb/constants';
+import type {
+  TmdbKeyword,
+  TmdbMovieDetails,
+  TmdbTvDetails,
+} from '@server/api/themoviedb/interfaces';
+import { MediaType } from '@server/constants/media';
+import { getRepository } from '@server/datasource';
+import OverrideRule from '@server/entity/OverrideRule';
+import type { User } from '@server/entity/User';
+import { getSettings } from '@server/lib/settings';
+import logger from '@server/logger';
+
+export type OverrideRulesResult = {
+  rootFolder: string | null;
+  profileId: number | null;
+  tags: number[] | null;
+};
+
+async function overrideRules({
+  mediaType,
+  is4k,
+  tmdbMedia,
+  requestUser,
+}: {
+  mediaType: MediaType;
+  is4k: boolean;
+  tmdbMedia: TmdbMovieDetails | TmdbTvDetails;
+  requestUser: User;
+}): Promise<OverrideRulesResult> {
+  const settings = getSettings();
+
+  let rootFolder: string | null = null;
+  let profileId: number | null = null;
+  let tags: number[] | null = null;
+
+  const defaultRadarrId = is4k
+    ? settings.radarr.findIndex((r) => r.is4k && r.isDefault)
+    : settings.radarr.findIndex((r) => !r.is4k && r.isDefault);
+  const defaultSonarrId = is4k
+    ? settings.sonarr.findIndex((s) => s.is4k && s.isDefault)
+    : settings.sonarr.findIndex((s) => !s.is4k && s.isDefault);
+
+  const overrideRuleRepository = getRepository(OverrideRule);
+  const overrideRules = await overrideRuleRepository.find({
+    where:
+      mediaType === MediaType.MOVIE
+        ? { radarrServiceId: defaultRadarrId }
+        : { sonarrServiceId: defaultSonarrId },
+  });
+
+  const appliedOverrideRules = overrideRules.filter((rule) => {
+    const hasAnimeKeyword =
+      'results' in tmdbMedia.keywords &&
+      tmdbMedia.keywords.results.some(
+        (keyword: TmdbKeyword) => keyword.id === ANIME_KEYWORD_ID
+      );
+
+    // Skip override rules if the media is an anime TV show as anime TV
+    // is handled by default and override rules do not explicitly include
+    // the anime keyword
+    if (
+      mediaType === MediaType.TV &&
+      hasAnimeKeyword &&
+      (!rule.keywords ||
+        !rule.keywords.split(',').map(Number).includes(ANIME_KEYWORD_ID))
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      rule.users &&
+      !rule.users.split(',').some((userId) => Number(userId) === requestUser.id)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (
+      rule.genre &&
+      !rule.genre
+        .split(',')
+        .some((genreId) =>
+          tmdbMedia.genres.map((genre) => genre.id).includes(Number(genreId))
+        )
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (
+      rule.language &&
+      !rule.language
+        .split('|')
+        .some((languageId) => languageId === tmdbMedia.original_language)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (
+      rule.keywords &&
+      !rule.keywords.split(',').some((keywordId) => {
+        let keywordList: TmdbKeyword[] = [];
+
+        if ('keywords' in tmdbMedia.keywords) {
+          keywordList = tmdbMedia.keywords.keywords;
+        } else if ('results' in tmdbMedia.keywords) {
+          keywordList = tmdbMedia.keywords.results;
+        }
+
+        return keywordList
+          .map((keyword: TmdbKeyword) => keyword.id)
+          .includes(Number(keywordId));
+      })
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  // hacky way to prioritize rules
+  // TODO: make this better
+  const prioritizedRule = appliedOverrideRules.sort((a, b) => {
+    const keys: (keyof OverrideRule)[] = ['genre', 'language', 'keywords'];
+
+    const aSpecificity = keys.filter((key) => a[key] !== null).length;
+    const bSpecificity = keys.filter((key) => b[key] !== null).length;
+
+    // Take the rule with the most specific condition first
+    return bSpecificity - aSpecificity;
+  })[0];
+
+  if (prioritizedRule) {
+    if (prioritizedRule.rootFolder) {
+      rootFolder = prioritizedRule.rootFolder;
+    }
+    if (prioritizedRule.profileId) {
+      profileId = prioritizedRule.profileId;
+    }
+    if (prioritizedRule.tags) {
+      tags = [
+        ...new Set([
+          ...(tags || []),
+          ...prioritizedRule.tags.split(',').map((tag) => Number(tag)),
+        ]),
+      ];
+    }
+
+    logger.debug('Override rule applied.', {
+      label: 'Media Request',
+      overrides: prioritizedRule,
+    });
+  }
+
+  return { rootFolder, profileId, tags };
+}
+
+export default overrideRules;