From 649897f737a411b55a557b075c52ebb9a435d2ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark <mark@feyst.nl>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 23:57:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add conditional album storage template information
 (#12218)

---
 docs/docs/partials/_storage-template.md           | 6 ++++++
 server/src/constants.ts                           | 1 +
 server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts | 1 +
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/docs/partials/_storage-template.md b/docs/docs/partials/_storage-template.md
index f48419c1ef7..b6dcd5ad775 100644
--- a/docs/docs/partials/_storage-template.md
+++ b/docs/docs/partials/_storage-template.md
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ If an asset is in multiple albums, `{{album}}` will be set to the name of the al
 :::
 
 Immich also provides a mechanism to migrate between templates so that if the template you set now doesn't work in the future, you can always migrate all the existing files to the new template. The mechanism is run as a job on the Job page.
+
+If you want to store assets in album folders, but you also have assets that do not belong to any album, you can use `{{#if album}}`, `{{else}}` and `{{/if}}` to create a conditional statement. For example, the following template will store assets in album folders if they belong to an album, and in a folder named "Other/Month" if they do not belong to an album:
+
+```
+{{y}}/{{#if album}}{{album}}{{else}}Other/{{MM}}{{/if}}/{{filename}}
+```
diff --git a/server/src/constants.ts b/server/src/constants.ts
index 29ed5f6d37c..6cfcc41d89b 100644
--- a/server/src/constants.ts
+++ b/server/src/constants.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export const supportedPresetTokens = [
   '{{y}}/{{MM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
   '{{y}}/{{MMMM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
   '{{y}}/{{MM}}/{{filename}}',
+  '{{y}}/{{#if album}}{{album}}{{else}}Other/{{MM}}{{/if}}/{{filename}}',
   '{{y}}/{{MMM}}/{{filename}}',
   '{{y}}/{{MMMM}}/{{filename}}',
   '{{y}}/{{MM}}/{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
diff --git a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
index af2b564ab2f..409cd6a52f3 100644
--- a/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/system-config.service.spec.ts
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ describe(SystemConfigService.name, () => {
           '{{y}}/{{MM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
           '{{y}}/{{MMMM}}-{{dd}}/{{filename}}',
           '{{y}}/{{MM}}/{{filename}}',
+          '{{y}}/{{#if album}}{{album}}{{else}}Other/{{MM}}{{/if}}/{{filename}}',
           '{{y}}/{{MMM}}/{{filename}}',
           '{{y}}/{{MMMM}}/{{filename}}',
           '{{y}}/{{MM}}/{{dd}}/{{filename}}',