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+"""Import audiobook catalog authors and series from CSV files."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import csv
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path  # noqa: TC003 This is required for the typer CLI
+from typing import Annotated
+
+import typer
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from python.common import configure_logger
+from python.orm.common import get_postgres_engine
+from python.orm.richie import AudiobookAuthor, AudiobookSeries
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+AUTHOR_NAME_COLUMN = "author_name"
+ID_COLUMN = "id"
+NAME_COLUMN = "name"
+
+
+class CatalogImportError(ValueError):
+    """CSV catalog import failed validation."""
+
+
+def main(
+    authors_csv: Annotated[Path, typer.Argument(help="CSV with name and optional id.")],
+    series_csv: Annotated[Path, typer.Argument(help="CSV with name, author_name, and optional id.")],
+) -> None:
+    """Upsert audiobook authors and series from CSV files."""
+    configure_logger()
+    try:
+        engine = get_postgres_engine(name="RICHIE")
+        with Session(engine) as session:
+            author_count = upsert_authors_from_csv(session, authors_csv)
+            series_count = upsert_series_from_csv(session, series_csv)
+            session.commit()
+    except CatalogImportError as error:
+        typer.echo(str(error), err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1) from error
+
+    logger.info("Upserted %s authors and %s series", author_count, series_count)
+
+
+def upsert_authors_from_csv(session: Session, authors_csv: Path) -> int:
+    """Upsert authors from a CSV file."""
+    count = 0
+    for row_number, row in csv_rows(authors_csv):
+        name = required_csv_value(row, authors_csv, row_number, NAME_COLUMN)
+        upsert_author(session, name, csv_id(row, authors_csv, row_number))
+        count += 1
+    return count
+
+
+def upsert_series_from_csv(session: Session, series_csv: Path) -> int:
+    """Upsert series from a CSV file."""
+    count = 0
+    for row_number, row in csv_rows(series_csv):
+        series_name = required_csv_value(row, series_csv, row_number, NAME_COLUMN)
+        author_name = required_csv_value(row, series_csv, row_number, AUTHOR_NAME_COLUMN)
+        author = find_author_by_name(session, author_name)
+        if author is None:
+            msg = f"{series_csv}:{row_number}: author not found: {author_name}"
+            raise CatalogImportError(msg)
+        upsert_series(session, series_name, author, csv_id(row, series_csv, row_number))
+        count += 1
+    return count
+
+
+def upsert_author(session: Session, name: str, author_id: int | None) -> AudiobookAuthor:
+    """Upsert one author by id or exact name."""
+    if author_id is not None:
+        author = session.get(AudiobookAuthor, author_id)
+        if author is None:
+            author = AudiobookAuthor(id=author_id, name=name)
+            session.add(author)
+        else:
+            author.name = name
+        session.flush()
+        return author
+
+    author = find_author_by_name(session, name)
+    if author is None:
+        author = AudiobookAuthor(name=name)
+        session.add(author)
+        session.flush()
+    return author
+
+
+def upsert_series(
+    session: Session,
+    name: str,
+    author: AudiobookAuthor,
+    series_id: int | None,
+) -> AudiobookSeries:
+    """Upsert one series by id or exact author/name match."""
+    if series_id is not None:
+        series = session.get(AudiobookSeries, series_id)
+        if series is None:
+            series = AudiobookSeries(id=series_id, name=name, author=author)
+            session.add(series)
+        else:
+            series.name = name
+            series.author = author
+        session.flush()
+        return series
+
+    series = find_series_by_name_and_author(session, name, author.id)
+    if series is None:
+        series = AudiobookSeries(name=name, author=author)
+        session.add(series)
+        session.flush()
+    return series
+
+
+def find_author_by_name(session: Session, name: str) -> AudiobookAuthor | None:
+    """Find one author by exact name."""
+    return session.scalar(select(AudiobookAuthor).where(AudiobookAuthor.name == name))
+
+
+def find_series_by_name_and_author(
+    session: Session,
+    name: str,
+    author_id: int,
+) -> AudiobookSeries | None:
+    """Find one series by exact name and author."""
+    return session.scalar(
+        select(AudiobookSeries).where(
+            AudiobookSeries.name == name,
+            AudiobookSeries.author_id == author_id,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def csv_rows(csv_path: Path) -> list[tuple[int, dict[str, str | None]]]:
+    """Read a CSV file as numbered rows."""
+    with csv_path.open(newline="", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        reader = csv.DictReader(file)
+        if reader.fieldnames is None:
+            msg = f"{csv_path}: missing CSV header"
+            raise CatalogImportError(msg)
+        return [(row_number, row) for row_number, row in enumerate(reader, start=2)]
+
+
+def required_csv_value(
+    row: dict[str, str | None],
+    csv_path: Path,
+    row_number: int,
+    column: str,
+) -> str:
+    """Read a required CSV value."""
+    value = row.get(column)
+    if value and value.strip():
+        return value.strip()
+    msg = f"{csv_path}:{row_number}: missing required column value: {column}"
+    raise CatalogImportError(msg)
+
+
+def csv_id(row: dict[str, str | None], csv_path: Path, row_number: int) -> int | None:
+    """Read an optional id field from a CSV row."""
+    value = row.get(ID_COLUMN)
+    if value is None or not value.strip():
+        return None
+    try:
+        return int(value)
+    except ValueError as error:
+        msg = f"{csv_path}:{row_number}: id must be an integer: {value}"
+        raise CatalogImportError(msg) from error
+    return None
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    typer.run(main)