Merged PR 1156: Fix: Prevent duplicate usernames across all user states

Fix: Prevent duplicate usernames across all user states

Changes:
- Updated username duplicate validation to consider all existing users.
- Prevented reuse of usernames belonging to deleted/disabled accounts.
- Fixed authentication conflicts caused by duplicate usernames.

Fixes #1809

Related work items: #1809
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2026-06-01 17:44:49 +05:30
@@ -116,15 +116,13 @@ bool util::isPasswordValid(const std::string& password)
* usersMap - map of user objects keyed by identifier
* Returns:
* bool - true if the username is already in use by an active user, false otherwise
* Notes:
* - Only considers users with state util::State::ACTIVE
*/
bool util::isUsernameDuplicate(const std::string& username, const util::Map<std::string, User*>& usersMap)
{
int index = usersMap.findIf(
[&](const std::string&, User* user)
{
return (user->getUserName() == username && user->getState() == util::State::ACTIVE);
return (user->getUserName() == username);
}
);
return index != -1;