Add fuzzy alias matching for Plex players

[Teagan42]

Summary

• add rapidfuzz-backed fuzzy matching to Plex player selection and support multiple aliases per identifier
• normalize player alias configuration to accept string or iterable inputs and update tests accordingly
• bump project version to 0.26.48 to reflect the new behavior

Testing

• uv run ruff check .
• uv run pytest

Documentation

• n/a

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https://chatgpt.com/codex/tasks/task_e_68e1081057d48328817372d22b79c40c

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Pull Request Overview

Adds fuzzy alias matching functionality for Plex players using rapidfuzz library, allowing for more flexible player identification through approximate string matching and support for multiple aliases per player identifier.

• Implements fuzzy matching with rapidfuzz for player selection with a 70% similarity threshold
• Updates player alias configuration to support both string and iterable inputs, normalizing all values to lists
• Adds comprehensive test coverage for the new fuzzy matching functionality

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 6 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
mcp_plex/server.py	Implements fuzzy matching logic using rapidfuzz and updates player matching algorithm
mcp_plex/config.py	Updates alias configuration to accept string or iterable inputs and normalize to lists
tests/test_server.py	Adds tests for fuzzy matching and updates existing tests for new alias format
tests/test_config.py	Updates configuration tests to reflect new list-based alias format
pyproject.toml	Bumps version to 0.26.48
docker/pyproject.deps.toml	Syncs version with main pyproject.toml

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Coverage Report

File	Stmts	Miss	Cover	Missing
mcp_plex
config.py	48	7	85%	50, 52–55, 65, 76
loader.py	565	6	99%	198, 253, 255–257, 273
server.py	614	29	95%	43–44, 119–120, 148, 252, 256, 277–280, 297, 362, 365, 402, 420–421, 458, 1109, 1131–1137, 1173, 1191, 1196, 1214, 1338, 1375
TOTAL	1401	42	97%

Tests	Skipped	Failures	Errors	Time
94	0 💤	0 ❌	0 🔥	49.379s ⏱️