From 368ea80e133751588e082297146057df357dcd7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hlokomani-tuks <133780278+hlokomani-tuks@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 05:19:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Ensured only fields that have been updated are appended

---
 frontend/lib/api/updateProfile.tsx | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/updateProfile.tsx b/frontend/lib/api/updateProfile.tsx
index 17d81a00..7ebec037 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/updateProfile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/updateProfile.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ const updateUserProfile = async (
   }
 
   const formData = new FormData();
-  formData.append("fullname", updatedUser.fullname);
-  formData.append("username", updatedUser.username);
-  formData.append("bio", updatedUser.bio);
+
+  if (updatedUser.fullname) formData.append("fullname", updatedUser.fullname);
+  if (updatedUser.username) formData.append("username", updatedUser.username);
+  if (updatedUser.bio) formData.append("bio", updatedUser.bio);
   if (updatedUser.location) {
     formData.append("location", JSON.stringify(updatedUser.location));
   }
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ const updateUserProfile = async (
     formData.append("profile_picture", file);
   }
 
+  // Don't send the request if there's nothing to update
+  if (formData.entries().next().done) {
+    return user; // Return the original user if no updates
+  }
+
   const url = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL}/api/users/${user.user_id}`;
   const response = await fetch(url, {
     method: "PUT",