select best match based on record type when multiple are returned

out-deezer-cover.jq

@@ -1,2 +1,40 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env -S jq -fMr
-select(.total == 1) | [._scene_release_name, .data[0].cover_xl ] | @tsv
+
+def format_as_deezer_record_type($format):
+    $format | ascii_upcase |
+    if . == "SINGLE-WEB" then
+        "single"
+    elif . == "CDS" then
+        "single"
+    elif . == "CDM" then
+        "single"
+    elif . == "CDEP" then
+        "ep"
+    elif . == "EP-WEB" then
+        "ep"
+    elif . == "EP" then
+        "ep"
+    elif . == "WEB" then
+        "album"
+    elif . == "2CD" then
+        "album"
+    elif . == "CD" then
+        "album"
+    else
+        null
+    end;
+
+if .total == 1 then
+    [._scene_release_name, .data[0].cover_xl ]
+elif .total > 1 then
+    ._scene_release_name as $rls |
+    format_as_deezer_record_type(._format) as $record_type |
+    if $record_type != null then
+        # alternate to empty if there is no matching record type
+        .data | map(select(.record_type == $record_type))[0]//empty | [$rls, .cover_xl]
+    else
+        empty
+    end
+else
+    empty
+end  | @tsv

search-deezer-api.fish

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ set DAPI "https://api.deezer.com/search/album"
 set UA "search-deezer.fish/v0.0.3"
 
 while read -l -d (printf '\t') ORG A T C B F E Y
+    if test -z "$A"; or test -z "$T"
+        echo "WARN: Skipping empty artist / title input"
+        continue
+    end
+
     set _in_A "$A"; set _in_T "$T"; set _in_C "$C";
     set _in_B "$B"; set _in_F "$F"; set _in_E "$E"; set _in_Y "$Y"
 
@@ -53,6 +58,15 @@ while read -l -d (printf '\t') ORG A T C B F E Y
         continue
     end
 
+    if test "$API_COUNT" = "null"
+        begin
+            echo "ERR: API result has no total count"
+            echo $ORG
+        end >&2
+        rm "$API_OUT"
+        continue
+    end
+
     if test $API_COUNT -eq 0
         echo '{}' | jq -SMc --arg rls "$ORG" --arg api_count "$API_COUNT" \
             --arg a "$_in_A" --arg t "$_in_T" --arg c "$_in_C" \