- Rewrite LibraryCache from JSON (cache dir) to SQLite (data dir with WAL)
- Each track gets a stable UUID so play stats survive file renames/re-encodes
- Thread-safe via PRAGMA busy_timeout + RLock
- Automatic backup rotation (.backup, .bak) on every write
- One-shot migration from old ~/.cache/library_cache.json
- Add SessionStore (~/.local/share/session.json) for playback state
- Add SplashOverlay with spinning animation on first (empty-DB) launch
- _scan_library() now accepts on_progress callback for the overlay
- Fix _mtime → mtime SQLite column name lookup in recently-added filter
- PlaylistManager path migrated to ~/.local/share/ with auto-migration
- Metadata sync: remove dead consume_play_deltas(), use library API
- Add xdg_cache_path() utility respecting
- CoverCache now stores covers in ~/.cache/neo-pod-desktop/covers/
- MetadataHandler temp files in ~/.cache/neo-pod-desktop/thumbnails/
- Survives reboot, no more lost cover_path during process_file
- New src/artwork/ module with iPod Nano 7G cover art support
- codecs: RGB565/RGB555/UYVY/JPEG encode/decode via numpy
- presets: 50+ iPod artwork format definitions
- chunks: ArtworkDB binary parser/writer (MHFD→MHSD→MHLI→MHII→MHNI)
- writer: ithmb file generation + ArtworkDB assembly
- extractor: cover extraction from audio files (APIC/covr/FLAC pictures)
- cache: local JPEG cache for player UI
- iTunes-style playback bar with 60x60 cover art display
- Scan library now caches cover art by artist+album
- iPod Nano7 transfer writes artwork to ArtworkDB + ithmb
- FFmpeg conversion preserves embedded cover art (-map 0:t?)
- One-time reembed_covers.py script in /tmp
- MetadataHandler process_file() fallback to cover_path
- Bug fixes: missing read_existing_artwork import, signed PID in Q format
