avatar: new upload + remove avatar, and placeholder with colour and initials

packages/backend/src/db/queries/users.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function updateById(
     updates: {
         name?: string;
         passwordHash?: string;
-        avatarURL?: string;
+        avatarURL?: string | null;
     },
 ): Promise<UserRecord | undefined> {
     const [user] = await db.update(User).set(updates).where(eq(User.id, id)).returning();

packages/backend/src/routes/user/update.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export default async function update(req: AuthedRequest) {
 
     const name = url.searchParams.get("name") || undefined;
     const password = url.searchParams.get("password") || undefined;
-    const avatarURL = url.searchParams.get("avatarURL") || undefined;
+    const avatarURL =
+        url.searchParams.get("avatarURL") === "null" ? null : url.searchParams.get("avatarURL") || undefined;
     let passwordHash: string | undefined;
     if (password !== undefined) {
         passwordHash = await hashPassword(password);

packages/frontend/src/Account.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { user } from "@/lib/server";
 
 function Account() {
     const [name, setName] = useState("");
+    const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
     const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
     const [avatarURL, setAvatarUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
     const [error, setError] = useState("");
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ function Account() {
         if (userStr) {
             const user = JSON.parse(userStr) as UserRecord;
             setName(user.name);
+            setUsername(user.username);
             setUserId(user.id);
             setAvatarUrl(user.avatarURL || null);
         }
@@ -42,11 +44,12 @@ function Account() {
             id: userId,
             name: name.trim(),
             password: password.trim(),
-            avatarURL: avatarURL || undefined,
+            avatarURL: avatarURL,
             onSuccess: (data) => {
                 setError("");
                 localStorage.setItem("user", JSON.stringify(data));
                 setPassword("");
+                window.location.reload();
             },
             onError: (errorMessage) => {
                 setError(errorMessage);
@@ -58,7 +61,24 @@ function Account() {
         <SettingsPageLayout title="Account">
             <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="flex flex-col p-4 gap-2 w-sm border">
                 <h2 className="text-xl font-600 mb-2 text-center">Account Details</h2>
-                <UploadAvatar avatarURL={avatarURL} onAvatarUploaded={setAvatarUrl} />
+                <UploadAvatar
+                    name={name}
+                    username={username}
+                    avatarURL={avatarURL}
+                    onAvatarUploaded={setAvatarUrl}
+                />
+                {avatarURL && (
+                    <Button
+                        variant={"dummy"}
+                        type={"button"}
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            setAvatarUrl(null);
+                        }}
+                        className="-mt-2 hover:underline"
+                    >
+                        Remove Avatar
+                    </Button>
+                )}
                 <Field
                     label="Full Name"
                     value={name}

packages/frontend/src/components/avatar.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,76 @@
-import type { UserRecord } from "@issue/shared";
 import { UserRound } from "lucide-react";
 
-export default function Avatar({ user, size }: { user?: UserRecord; size?: number }) {
-    if (user?.avatarURL) {
-        return (
-            <img
-                src={user.avatarURL}
-                alt="Avatar"
-                className={`rounded-full object-cover w-${size || 6} h-${size || 6}`}
-            />
-        );
+const FALLBACK_COLOURS = [
+    "bg-red-500",
+    "bg-orange-500",
+    "bg-amber-500",
+    "bg-yellow-500",
+    "bg-lime-500",
+    "bg-green-500",
+    "bg-emerald-500",
+    "bg-teal-500",
+    "bg-cyan-500",
+    "bg-sky-500",
+    "bg-blue-500",
+    "bg-indigo-500",
+    "bg-violet-500",
+    "bg-purple-500",
+    "bg-fuchsia-500",
+    "bg-pink-500",
+    "bg-rose-500",
+];
+
+function hashStringToIndex(value: string, modulo: number) {
+    let hash = 0;
+    for (let i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
+        hash = (hash * 31 + value.charCodeAt(i)) >>> 0;
     }
+    return modulo === 0 ? 0 : hash % modulo;
+}
+
+function getInitials(username: string) {
+    username = username.trim();
+
+    const parts = username.split(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/).filter(Boolean);
+    if (parts.length === 0) return username.slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+
+    if (parts.length === 1) return parts[0].slice(0, 2).toUpperCase();
+
+    return `${parts[0][0]}${parts[1][0]}`.toUpperCase();
+}
+
+export default function Avatar({
+    avatarURL,
+    name,
+    username,
+    size,
+    textClass = "text-xs",
+}: {
+    avatarURL?: string | null;
+    name?: string;
+    username?: string;
+    size?: number;
+    textClass?: string;
+}) {
+    const backgroundClass = username
+        ? FALLBACK_COLOURS[hashStringToIndex(username, FALLBACK_COLOURS.length)]
+        : "bg-muted";
 
     return (
         <div
-            className={`flex items-center justify-center rounded-full ${user && "border"} w-${size || 6} h-${size || 6}`}
+            className={`flex items-center justify-center rounded-full text-white font-medium select-none ${name && "border"} ${!avatarURL && backgroundClass} w-${size || 6} h-${size || 6}`}
         >
-            {user && <UserRound size={size ? size * 2 + 2 : 14} />}
+            {avatarURL ? (
+                <img
+                    src={avatarURL}
+                    alt="Avatar"
+                    className={`rounded-full object-cover w-${size || 6} h-${size || 6}`}
+                />
+            ) : name ? (
+                <span className={textClass}>{getInitials(name)}</span>
+            ) : (
+                <UserRound size={size ? size * 2 + 2 : 14} />
+            )}
         </div>
     );
 }

packages/frontend/src/components/issues-table.tsx

@@ -50,8 +50,15 @@ export function IssuesTable({
                             <TableCell className="overflow-hide">{issueData.Issue.description}</TableCell>
                         )}
                         {(columns.assignee == null || columns.assignee === true) && (
-                            <TableCell className={"flex items-center justify-end px-1 py-1"}>
-                                <Avatar user={issueData.User} />
+                            <TableCell className={"flex items-center justify-end px-1 py-0 h-[32px]"}>
+                                {issueData.User && (
+                                    <Avatar
+                                        name={issueData.User?.name}
+                                        username={issueData.User?.username}
+                                        avatarURL={issueData.User?.avatarURL}
+                                        textClass="text-xs"
+                                    />
+                                )}
                             </TableCell>
                         )}
                     </TableRow>

packages/frontend/src/components/login-form.tsx

@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export default function LogInForm() {
                         {mode === "register" && (
                             <>
                                 <UploadAvatar
+                                    name={name}
+                                    username={username || undefined}
                                     avatarURL={avatarURL}
                                     onAvatarUploaded={setAvatarUrl}
                                     className={"mt-2 mb-4"}

packages/frontend/src/components/small-user-display.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import Avatar from "@/components/avatar";
 export default function SmallUserDisplay({ user }: { user: UserRecord }) {
     return (
         <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-            <Avatar user={user} size={6} />
+            <Avatar
+                name={user.name}
+                username={user.username}
+                avatarURL={user.avatarURL}
+                size={6}
+                textClass="text-xs"
+            />
             {user.name}
         </div>
     );

packages/frontend/src/components/upload-avatar.tsx

@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { user } from "@/lib/server";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import Avatar from "./avatar";
 
 export function UploadAvatar({
+    name,
+    username,
     avatarURL,
     onAvatarUploaded,
-    label,
     className,
 }: {
+    name?: string;
+    username?: string;
     avatarURL?: string | null;
     onAvatarUploaded: (avatarURL: string) => void;
     label?: string;
@@ -43,23 +47,28 @@ export function UploadAvatar({
 
     return (
         <div className={cn("flex flex-col items-center gap-4", className)}>
-            {avatarURL && (
-                <Button
-                    variant="dummy"
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
-                    onMouseOver={() => setShowEdit(true)}
-                    onMouseOut={() => setShowEdit(false)}
-                    className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-1 p-0 relative overflow-hidden"
-                >
-                    <img src={avatarURL} alt="Avatar" className={cn("rounded-full")} />
-                    {showEdit && (
-                        <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40">
-                            <Edit className="size-6 text-white drop-shadow-md" />
-                        </div>
-                    )}
-                </Button>
-            )}
+            <Button
+                variant="dummy"
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
+                onMouseOver={() => setShowEdit(true)}
+                onMouseOut={() => setShowEdit(false)}
+                className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-1 p-0 relative overflow-hidden"
+            >
+                <Avatar
+                    name={name}
+                    username={username}
+                    avatarURL={avatarURL}
+                    size={24}
+                    textClass={"text-4xl"}
+                />
+
+                {!uploading && showEdit && (
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-black/40">
+                        <Edit className="size-6 text-white drop-shadow-md" />
+                    </div>
+                )}
+            </Button>
             <input
                 type="file"
                 ref={fileInputRef}
@@ -67,17 +76,6 @@ export function UploadAvatar({
                 accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp,image/gif"
                 className="hidden"
             />
-
-            {!avatarURL && (
-                <Button
-                    variant="outline"
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
-                    disabled={uploading}
-                >
-                    {uploading ? "Uploading..." : label || avatarURL ? "Change Avatar" : "Upload Avatar"}
-                </Button>
-            )}
             {error && <Label className="text-destructive text-sm">{error}</Label>}
         </div>
     );

packages/frontend/src/lib/server/user/update.ts

@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ export async function update({
     id: number;
     name: string;
     password: string;
-    avatarURL?: string;
+    avatarURL: string | null;
 } & ServerQueryInput) {
     const url = new URL(`${getServerURL()}/user/update`);
     url.searchParams.set("id", `${id}`);
     url.searchParams.set("name", name.trim());
     url.searchParams.set("password", password.trim());
-    if (avatarURL) {
-        url.searchParams.set("avatarURL", avatarURL);
-    }
+    url.searchParams.set("avatarURL", avatarURL || "null");
 
     const res = await fetch(url.toString(), {
         headers: getAuthHeaders(),