From fff47f52b75b446b02576845e4e8a2b8577a6321 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: prudentbird <prudentbird@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:20:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Enforce photo upload requirement in store forms and
 update validation schemas

---
 frontend/src/app/user/actions.ts               | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 frontend/src/app/user/locations/add/form.tsx   |  8 +++++++-
 .../src/app/user/locations/edit/[id]/form.tsx  |  8 +++++++-
 frontend/src/app/user/schema.ts                |  3 ++-
 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/app/user/actions.ts b/frontend/src/app/user/actions.ts
index 077bd0e..979e4ea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/user/actions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/user/actions.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@ export const addStore = async (
       }
     }
 
+    if (uploadedPhotoUrls.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        inputs: rawData,
+        message: 'At least one photo is required',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        error: 'At least one photo is required',
+      };
+    }
+
     rawData.photos = uploadedPhotoUrls;
     const finalValidation = addStoreFormSchema.safeParse(rawData);
 
@@ -327,6 +336,15 @@ export const editStore = async (
       }
     }
 
+    if (existingPhotoUrls.length === 0 && uploadedPhotoUrls.length === 0) {
+      return {
+        inputs: rawData,
+        message: 'At least one photo is required',
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        error: 'At least one photo is required',
+      };
+    }
+
     rawData.photos = [...existingPhotoUrls, ...uploadedPhotoUrls];
     const finalValidation = editStoreFormSchema.safeParse(rawData);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/user/locations/add/form.tsx b/frontend/src/app/user/locations/add/form.tsx
index 55bdc6e..25fc316 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/user/locations/add/form.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/user/locations/add/form.tsx
@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ export function AddStoreForm({
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
       event.preventDefault();
+
+      if (selectedImages.length === 0) {
+        toast.error('Please add at least one photo');
+        return;
+      }
+
       const formData = new FormData(event.currentTarget);
       const latInput = latitudeRef.current?.value ?? '';
       const lngInput = longitudeRef.current?.value ?? '';
@@ -678,7 +684,7 @@ export function AddStoreForm({
           </div>
 
           <div className="space-y-4">
-            <Label>Photos</Label>
+            <Label>Photos *</Label>
             <input
               ref={fileInputRef}
               type="file"
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/user/locations/edit/[id]/form.tsx b/frontend/src/app/user/locations/edit/[id]/form.tsx
index ece3034..f9a3751 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/user/locations/edit/[id]/form.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/user/locations/edit/[id]/form.tsx
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ const EditStoreForm = ({
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
       event.preventDefault();
+
+      if (keptExistingPhotos.length === 0 && selectedImages.length === 0) {
+        toast.error('Please add at least one photo');
+        return;
+      }
+
       const formData = new FormData(event.currentTarget);
       const latInput = latitudeRef.current?.value ?? '';
       const lngInput = longitudeRef.current?.value ?? '';
@@ -731,7 +737,7 @@ const EditStoreForm = ({
           </div>
 
           <div className="space-y-4">
-            <Label>Photos</Label>
+            <Label>Photos *</Label>
 
             {keptExistingPhotos.length > 0 ? (
               <div className="space-y-2">
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/user/schema.ts b/frontend/src/app/user/schema.ts
index c478d36..bfd39ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/user/schema.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/user/schema.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const addStoreFormSchema = z
       .max(500, 'Store type description must be 500 characters or less')
       .optional(),
     landmarks: z.string().optional(),
-    photos: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+    photos: z.array(z.string()).min(1, 'At least one photo is required'),
     latitude: z.number(),
     longitude: z.number(),
     phase_id: z.string().optional(),
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export type AddStoreFormData = z.infer<typeof addStoreFormSchema>;
 
 export const editStoreFormSchema = addStoreFormSchema.partial().extend({
   id: z.string().min(1, 'Store ID is required'),
+  photos: z.array(z.string()).min(1, 'At least one photo is required'),
 });
 
 export type EditStoreFormData = z.infer<typeof editStoreFormSchema>;