feat: user-choosable avatar colors with settings picker

Add avatarColor as a stored, user-selectable field (mint, sky, lavender,
coral, rose, teal, amber). Randomly assigned on registration, changeable
in profile settings. Existing users keep hash-based fallback until they
choose a color. Includes DB migration, API validation, gradient map,
live preview in settings, and banner fallback integration.
This commit is contained in:
Jannis Braun
2026-03-10 20:26:28 +01:00
parent d7449bdf42
commit d2697d87fa
13 changed files with 95 additions and 10 deletions
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function UserProfileModal() {
: null;
const bannerFallback = user.accentColor
? `linear-gradient(135deg, ${user.accentColor}, ${adjustColor(user.accentColor, -40)})`
: getAvatarGradient(user.homeUserId ?? user.id, displayName).gradient;
: getAvatarGradient(user.homeUserId ?? user.id, displayName, user.avatarColor).gradient;
const handleSendMessage = async () => {
try {
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { useAuthStore } from '../../../stores/authStore';
import { Avatar } from '../../ui/Avatar';
import { ImageCropModal } from '../../ui/ImageCropModal';
import { api } from '../../../api/client';
import { getAvatarGradient, adjustColor } from '../../../utils/gradients';
import type { UserStatus } from '@backspace/shared';
import { getAvatarGradient, adjustColor, AVATAR_GRADIENT_MAP } from '../../../utils/gradients';
import { AVATAR_COLORS } from '@backspace/shared';
import type { User, UserStatus, AvatarColor } from '@backspace/shared';
const ACCENT_PRESETS = [
'#86efac', '#fca5a5', '#c4b5fd', '#7dd3fc',
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
const [status, setStatus] = useState<UserStatus>(user?.status ?? 'online');
const [bio, setBio] = useState(user?.bio ?? '');
const [accentColor, setAccentColor] = useState<string | null>(user?.accentColor ?? null);
const [avatarColorState, setAvatarColorState] = useState<AvatarColor | null>(user?.avatarColor ?? null);
const [customHex, setCustomHex] = useState(user?.accentColor ?? '');
// Avatar upload state
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
setStatus(user.status ?? 'online');
setBio(user.bio ?? '');
setAccentColor(user.accentColor ?? null);
setAvatarColorState(user.avatarColor ?? null);
setCustomHex(user.accentColor ?? '');
// Reset upload state
if (avatarPreview) URL.revokeObjectURL(avatarPreview);
@@ -58,12 +61,13 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
setBannerPreview(null);
setBannerFilename(null);
}
}, [user?.displayName, user?.customStatus, user?.status, user?.bio, user?.accentColor, user?.avatar, user?.banner]);
}, [user?.displayName, user?.customStatus, user?.status, user?.bio, user?.accentColor, user?.avatarColor, user?.avatar, user?.banner]);
if (!user) return null;
const effectiveDisplayName = displayName.trim() || user.username;
const effectiveAccent = accentColor;
const effectiveAvatarColor = avatarColorState;
// Change detection
const hasChanges =
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
status !== (user.status ?? 'online') ||
bio !== (user.bio ?? '') ||
accentColor !== (user.accentColor ?? null) ||
avatarColorState !== (user.avatarColor ?? null) ||
avatarFilename !== null ||
bannerFilename !== null;
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
// Banner fallback: accent gradient or avatar gradient
const bannerFallback = effectiveAccent
? `linear-gradient(135deg, ${effectiveAccent}, ${adjustColor(effectiveAccent, -40)})`
: getAvatarGradient(user.homeUserId ?? user.id, effectiveDisplayName).gradient;
: getAvatarGradient(user.homeUserId ?? user.id, effectiveDisplayName, effectiveAvatarColor).gradient;
// ── File selection handlers ──
const handleAvatarSelect = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
if (status !== (user.status ?? 'online')) updates.status = status;
if (bio !== (user.bio ?? '')) updates.bio = bio.trim();
if (accentColor !== (user.accentColor ?? null)) updates.accentColor = accentColor ?? '';
if (avatarColorState !== (user.avatarColor ?? null)) updates.avatarColor = avatarColorState ?? '';
if (avatarFilename !== null) updates.avatar = avatarFilename;
if (bannerFilename !== null) updates.banner = bannerFilename;
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
setStatus(user.status ?? 'online');
setBio(user.bio ?? '');
setAccentColor(user.accentColor ?? null);
setAvatarColorState(user.avatarColor ?? null);
setCustomHex(user.accentColor ?? '');
if (avatarPreview) URL.revokeObjectURL(avatarPreview);
if (bannerPreview) URL.revokeObjectURL(bannerPreview);
@@ -238,6 +245,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
name={effectiveDisplayName}
size={56}
userId={user.homeUserId ?? user.id}
user={{ ...user, avatarColor: effectiveAvatarColor } as User}
/>
)}
</div>
@@ -277,6 +285,7 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
name={effectiveDisplayName}
size={64}
userId={user.homeUserId ?? user.id}
user={{ ...user, avatarColor: effectiveAvatarColor } as User}
/>
)}
</div>
@@ -383,6 +392,30 @@ export function AccountPanel() {
/>
</div>
{/* Avatar Color */}
<div>
<label className="block text-xs text-txt-secondary mb-1.5">Avatar Color</label>
<div className="flex gap-2">
{AVATAR_COLORS.map((key) => {
const entry = AVATAR_GRADIENT_MAP[key];
return (
<button
key={key}
type="button"
onClick={() => setAvatarColorState(key)}
className="w-7 h-7 rounded-full border-2 transition-all hover:scale-110"
style={{
background: entry.gradient,
borderColor: avatarColorState === key ? 'white' : 'transparent',
boxShadow: avatarColorState === key ? `0 0 0 2px ${entry.glow}40` : 'none',
}}
title={key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + key.slice(1)}
/>
);
})}
</div>
</div>
{/* Accent Color */}
<div>
<label className="block text-xs text-txt-secondary mb-1.5">Accent Color</label>