refactor: rename "works" to "titles" across codebase

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PR Review: refactor: rename "works" to "titles" across codebase

• Gather context and analyze PR changes
• Review key source files for code quality
• Check for bugs, regressions, or incomplete renames
• Assess test coverage
• Post final review

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Summary

This is a large but straightforward rename refactor — "works" → "titles" across the entire codebase (Python source, tests, reading markdown files, and JSON data files). The rename is thorough and internally consistent. Below are the findings.

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Issues Found

1. Orphaned snapshot directory not cleaned up

tests/cli/__snapshots__/test_add_work/ still exists with an old test_can_create_work.json snapshot using the old schema (slug for authors, includedWorks):

{
  "authors": [{ "notes": null, "slug": "richard-laymon" }],
  "includedWorks": [],
  ...
}

The test file was renamed to test_add_title.py and its corresponding snapshot is now at tests/repository/__snapshots__/test_api/test_create_title.json, but the old test_add_work/ directory was never deleted. This is dead/orphaned test data.

Fix this →

2. reviewed field silently removed from JsonMostReadAuthor (breaking JSON output change)

In booklog/exports/stats.py, the JsonMostReadAuthor TypedDict had three fields renamed/removed:

Before	After
slug: str | None	authorSlug: str | None
reviewed: bool	(removed)
readWorks: list[...]	readTitles: list[...]

The reviewed field was dropped entirely. While reviewed was derivable from authorSlug is not None, this is still a breaking schema change for any downstream consumers of the exported stats JSON. Worth calling out explicitly if intentional.

3. Naming inconsistency: author_slug vs id in title author representation

In booklog/repository/json_titles.py, JsonTitleAuthor uses id as the field name for what is semantically an author slug:

class JsonTitleAuthor(TypedDict):
    id: str        # ← this stores an author slug
    notes: str | None

But TitleAuthor in repository/api.py uses author_slug:

@dataclass
class TitleAuthor:
    notes: str | None
    author_slug: str   # ← same value, different name

The JSON data on disk also uses "id". This works correctly, but the "id" naming is slightly surprising — it was previously "slug", which was more descriptive. A name like "authorSlug" or keeping "slug" would be more self-documenting.

4. None subtitle produces ": None" in search string

In booklog/cli/select_title.py:38, when subtitle is None:

lambda title: query.lower() in f"{title.title}: {title.subtitle}".lower()

This produces "title: none". This existed in the original select_work.py too, so it's not a regression introduced by this PR — but worth noting.

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What's Done Well

• Complete rename: All Python files, test files, snapshot files, reading markdown files, and JSON data files are consistently updated. No workSlug, work_authors, includedWorks, json_works, select_work, or add_work references remain in the codebase.
• Data migration: The 80+ reading markdown files have been updated from workSlug: to titleId:, and the titles JSON files from "slug" to "id" for authors and "includedWorks" to "includedTitles".
• Tests updated: All tests and their fixtures are consistently renamed, including the syrupy snapshot for the reading YAML format change.
• No logic changes: This is purely a rename — no behavioral changes are introduced.

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Minor Notes

• The Reading.titleId field uses camelCase (matching the YAML/markdown format) while most other Reading fields also use camelCase (editionNotes, etc.) — consistent with existing style.
• The select_title.prompt() radio list title changed from "Select work:" to "Select title:" — good UX improvement.