Streamline dedup process as part of the photo scan

[sefininio]

As described in the Discord thread message, the dedup via django admin fails for very large photo collections. So, a more robust solution is required:

Option A:

• Add another button in the UI that causes a scan like process, that runs over all photos and dedupes faces
  Option B:
• Have the dedup operation part of the scan (so when scanning a photo, the last step is the dedup)
• Optionally, extend the above and add a checkbox that defaults to off - and only if it is checked, the scan will do the dedup as well (kinda opt-in and not the default)

[derneuere]

I wrapped the Django admin task in an AsyncTask, which means that it should work now even with large collections. Would be great if you could test it :)

[sefininio]

Hi,
Sorry for the late reply...

I tried on 2024w14p1 but no change... Is it merged?

[sefininio]

Hey @derneuere , testing on 2024w14p1 made no difference. Clicking on "Select all 91465 photos" does nothing

[derneuere]

Yes, it was merged, but apparently it does not work yet. Will have to create more tests for it, but do not have the time for that atm :)