FIX_CLAIM_FILES_UPLOAD

app/Controllers/ClaimController.php

@@ -503,23 +503,59 @@ class ClaimController extends ResourceController
     private function collectClaimUploadFiles(): array
     {
         $filesToProcess = [];
+        $candidates     = [];
 
         $multiple = $this->request->getFileMultiple('claim_files');
         if (!empty($multiple)) {
-            foreach ($multiple as $uploadedFile) {
+            $candidates[] = $multiple;
-                if ($this->isValidUploadFile($uploadedFile)) {
-                    $filesToProcess[] = $uploadedFile;
-                }
-            }
-            return $filesToProcess;
         }
 
         $single = $this->request->getFile('claim_files');
-        if ($this->isValidUploadFile($single)) {
+        if ($single !== null) {
-            $filesToProcess[] = $single;
+            $candidates[] = $single;
         }
 
-        return $filesToProcess;
+        $allFiles = $this->request->getFiles();
+        if (!empty($allFiles['claim_files'])) {
+            $candidates[] = $allFiles['claim_files'];
+        }
+
+        foreach ($candidates as $candidate) {
+            foreach ($this->flattenUploadedFiles($candidate) as $uploadedFile) {
+                if (!$this->isValidUploadFile($uploadedFile)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Deduplicate by temp path (same file reference can appear in multiple sources).
+                $filesToProcess[$uploadedFile->getTempName()] = $uploadedFile;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return array_values($filesToProcess);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Recursively extract UploadedFile instances from nested upload arrays.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $files
+     * @return list<\CodeIgniter\HTTP\Files\UploadedFile>
+     */
+    private function flattenUploadedFiles($files): array
+    {
+        if ($files instanceof \CodeIgniter\HTTP\Files\UploadedFile) {
+            return [$files];
+        }
+
+        if (!is_array($files)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $result = [];
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            $result = array_merge($result, $this->flattenUploadedFiles($file));
+        }
+
+        return $result;
     }
 
     private function isValidUploadFile($uploadedFile): bool
@@ -548,22 +584,27 @@ class ClaimController extends ResourceController
 
         foreach ($filesToProcess as $file) {
             try {
-                $storedName = time() . '_' . $file->getRandomName();
+                $clientName = $file->getClientName();
+                $clientExt  = $file->getClientExtension();
+                $clientMime = $file->getClientMimeType();
+                $storedName = $file->getRandomName();
 
                 if (!$file->move($uploadPath, $storedName)) {
                     $result['errors'][] = $file->getErrorString() ?: 'Unable to move uploaded file';
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (!$this->ClaimFilesModel->insert([
+                $inserted = $this->ClaimFilesModel->insert([
                     'claim_id'       => $claimId,
-                    'file_name'      => $file->getClientName() ?: $storedName,
+                    'file_name'      => $clientName ?: $storedName,
                     'file_path'      => self::CLAIM_UPLOAD_DIR . $storedName,
-                    'file_extension' => $file->getClientExtension(),
+                    'file_extension' => $clientExt,
-                    'file_mime_type' => $file->getClientMimeType(),
+                    'file_mime_type' => $clientMime,
                     'is_active'      => 1,
                     'created_by'     => $createdBy,
-                ])) {
+                ]);
+
+                if ($inserted === false) {
                     if (is_file($uploadPath . $storedName)) {
                         unlink($uploadPath . $storedName);
                     }