return {"results": [], "total": 0, "limit": limit, "page": page}

    def get_random_items(self, limit: int = 10) -> list[dict]:
        """Get a random, author-diverse sample from across the WHOLE library
        (unlike get_recent_items, which is limited to the 'recently added' shelf
        and can be dominated by whatever was last imported in bulk)."""
        import random

        try:
            libs_response = self.libraries()
            library_ids = list(libs_response.keys())
        except Exception:
            return []

        pool: list[dict] = []
        for library_id in library_ids:
            try:
                probe = self.get_library_items(library_id, limit=1, page=0)
                total = int(probe.get("total", 0) or 0)
                page_size = 60
                page_count = max(1, (total + page_size - 1) // page_size)
                result = self.get_library_items(library_id, limit=page_size, page=random.randrange(page_count))
            except Exception as exc:
                logging.debug(f"Failed to get library items for {library_id}: {exc}")
                continue

            for entity in result.get("results", []):
                # Audiobookshelf may retain usable metadata and cover art while
                # marking the original source path missing. Keep those entries;
                # coverPath below is the reliable display criterion.
                media = entity.get("media", {})
                cover_path = media.get("coverPath")
                if not cover_path:
                    continue

                cover_url = f"{self.url}/api/items/{entity.get('id')}/cover"
                thumb_url = self.generate_image_proxy_url(cover_url)

                metadata = media.get("metadata", {})
                title = metadata.get("title") or entity.get("relPath", "Unknown")
                author = metadata.get("authorName") or None

                pool.append(
                    {
                        "title": title,
                        "year": None,
                        "thumb": thumb_url,
                        "type": entity.get("mediaType", "book").lower(),
                        "added_at": None,
                        "author": author,
                        "series": metadata.get("seriesName") or None,
                    }
                )