From ee25ae5f4f57279fff69a74a49edd40ea9ca8077 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Kasper <jake.kasper@hpe.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:30:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] notes

---
 backend/src/utils/validation.js | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backend/src/utils/validation.js b/backend/src/utils/validation.js
index 78cd973..6d0c35b 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/validation.js
+++ b/backend/src/utils/validation.js
@@ -93,10 +93,19 @@ const userProductSchema = Joi.object({
     Joi.object({
       id: Joi.number().optional(), // For frontend temporary IDs
       spreaderBrand: Joi.string().max(100).required(),
-      spreaderModel: Joi.string().max(100).allow(null, '').optional(),
+      spreaderModel: Joi.alternatives().try(
+        Joi.string().max(100).allow(''),
+        Joi.allow(null)
+      ).optional(),
       settingValue: Joi.string().max(20).required(),
-      rateDescription: Joi.string().max(200).allow(null, '').optional(),
-      notes: Joi.string().allow(null, '').optional()
+      rateDescription: Joi.alternatives().try(
+        Joi.string().max(200).allow(''),
+        Joi.allow(null)
+      ).optional(),
+      notes: Joi.alternatives().try(
+        Joi.string().allow(''),
+        Joi.allow(null)
+      ).optional()
     })
   ).optional()
 });