fix: correctly unset account manager

Signed-off-by: Ferdinand Thiessen <opensource@fthiessen.de>

apps/settings/src/components/Users/UserRow.vue

@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@
 					:placeholder="managerLabel"
 					clearable
 					@open="searchInitialUserManager"
-					@search="searchUserManager"
-					@option:selected="updateUserManager" />
+					@search="searchUserManager" />
 			</template>
 			<span v-else-if="!isObfuscated">
 				{{ user.manager }}
@@ -516,6 +515,12 @@ export default {
 		},
 	},
 
+	watch: {
+		currentManager() {
+			this.updateUserManager()
+		},
+	},
+
 	async beforeMount() {
 		if (this.user.manager) {
 			await this.initManager(this.user.manager)
@@ -636,23 +641,22 @@ export default {
 			})
 		},
 
-		async updateUserManager(manager) {
-			// Update the local state immediately for better UX
-			const previousManager = this.currentManager
-			this.currentManager = manager || ''
+		async updateUserManager() {
 			this.loading.manager = true
 
+			// Store the current manager before making changes
+			const previousManager = this.currentManager
+
 			try {
 				await this.$store.dispatch('setUserData', {
 					userid: this.user.id,
 					key: 'manager',
-					value: manager ? manager.id : '',
+					value: this.currentManager ? this.currentManager.id : '',
 				})
-
 			} catch (error) {
 				// TRANSLATORS This string describes a line manager in the context of an organization
 				showError(t('settings', 'Failed to update line manager'))
-				console.error('Failed to update manager:', error)
+				logger.error('Failed to update manager:', error)
 
 				// Revert to the previous manager in the UI on error
 				this.currentManager = previousManager

apps/settings/src/store/users.js

@@ -768,27 +768,25 @@ const actions = {
 	async setUserData(context, { userid, key, value }) {
 		const allowedEmpty = ['email', 'displayname', 'manager']
 		const validKeys = ['email', 'language', 'quota', 'displayname', 'password', 'manager']
+
 		if (!validKeys.includes(key)) {
-			return Promise.reject(new Error('Invalid request data'))
+			throw new Error('Invalid request data')
+		}
+
+		// If value is empty and the key doesn't allow empty values, throw error
+		if (value === '' && !allowedEmpty.includes(key)) {
+			throw new Error('Value cannot be empty for this field')
 		}
 
 		try {
 			await api.requireAdmin()
-			if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length === 0 && allowedEmpty.includes(key)) {
-				// If value is empty and allowed to be empty, send DELETE request
-				await api.delete(generateOcsUrl('cloud/users/{userid}', { userid }), { key })
-				return context.commit('setUserData', { userid, key, value: '' })
-			}
-
-			if (typeof value === 'string' && (value.length > 0 || allowedEmpty.includes(key))) {
-				await api.put(generateOcsUrl('cloud/users/{userid}', { userid }), { key, value })
-				return context.commit('setUserData', { userid, key, value })
-			}
+			const commitValue = value === '' ? '' : value
+			await api.put(generateOcsUrl('cloud/users/{userid}', { userid }), { key, value })
+			return context.commit('setUserData', { userid, key, value: commitValue })
 		} catch (error) {
 			context.commit('API_FAILURE', { userid, error })
+			throw error
 		}
-
-		return Promise.reject(new Error('Invalid request data'))
 	},
 
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