From 4ad85091563f7eb830a48437ec7c9354131cbfcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Elliott <paul@vizworkshop.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 22:39:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Copy source metadata when creating a single-camera soft clone

---
 server/dive_server/crud_dataset.py         |  2 +-
 server/tests/test_multicam_export_clone.py | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/server/dive_server/crud_dataset.py b/server/dive_server/crud_dataset.py
index 0f1ef8915..fdad615f6 100644
--- a/server/dive_server/crud_dataset.py
+++ b/server/dive_server/crud_dataset.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def _create_single_camera_soft_clone(
         reuseExisting=False,
         creator=owner,
     )
-    cloned_folder['meta'] = source_folder['meta']
+    cloned_folder['meta'] = copy.deepcopy(source_folder['meta'])
     media_source_folder = crud.getCloneRoot(owner, source_folder)
     cloned_folder[constants.ForeignMediaIdMarker] = str(media_source_folder['_id'])
     cloned_folder['meta'][constants.PublishedMarker] = False
diff --git a/server/tests/test_multicam_export_clone.py b/server/tests/test_multicam_export_clone.py
index 4adec598d..70a0dd6bb 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_multicam_export_clone.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_multicam_export_clone.py
@@ -58,6 +58,46 @@ def _descriptor(name: str):
     return {'itemId': f'{name}-id', 'name': name}
 
 
+@patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.crud_annotation.clone_annotations')
+@patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.crud.get_or_create_auxiliary_folder')
+@patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.crud.getCloneRoot')
+@patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.Folder')
+def test_create_single_camera_soft_clone_copies_metadata(
+    folder_cls, get_clone_root_mock, _aux, _clone_ann
+):
+    owner = {'login': 'tester'}
+    source = {
+        '_id': 'source-id',
+        'name': 'source-dataset',
+        'meta': {
+            'annotate': True,
+            'type': 'image-sequence',
+            'custom': {'labels': ['fish'], 'settings': {'enabled': True}},
+        },
+    }
+    parent = {'_id': 'dest-parent'}
+    cloned_folder = {'_id': 'clone-id', 'name': 'Clone dataset'}
+    folder_cls.return_value.createFolder.return_value = cloned_folder
+    get_clone_root_mock.return_value = source
+
+    result = crud_dataset.createSoftClone(owner, source, parent, 'Clone dataset', None)
+
+    assert result is cloned_folder
+    source['meta']['custom']['labels'].append('shark')
+    source['meta']['custom']['settings']['enabled'] = False
+    assert cloned_folder['meta']['custom'] == {
+        'labels': ['fish'],
+        'settings': {'enabled': True},
+    }
+
+    cloned_folder['meta']['custom']['labels'].append('ray')
+    cloned_folder['meta']['custom']['settings']['enabled'] = None
+    assert source['meta']['custom'] == {
+        'labels': ['fish', 'shark'],
+        'settings': {'enabled': False},
+    }
+
+
 @patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.find_json_calibration_item_id', return_value=None)
 @patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.find_calibration_item_id', return_value=None)
 @patch('dive_server.crud_dataset.crud_annotation.clone_annotations')