[Enhancement] User avatar upload has no progress indicator or retry mechanism

[RUKAYAT-CODER]

Overview

The profile avatar upload flow uses a fire-and-forget API call. There is no upload progress indicator, no retry on failure, and no way for the user to know if their upload succeeded or failed.

Specifications

Features:

• Use multipart upload with progress tracking via the Axios onUploadProgress callback
• Show a circular progress indicator on the avatar while uploading
• Retry the upload up to 3 times on failure with exponential backoff

Tasks:

• Add onUploadProgress to the avatar upload API call
• Show progress in the avatar component
• Add retry logic
• Write a test for the retry flow

Impacted Files:

• src/screens/profile/ProfileScreen.tsx
• src/api/user.ts

Acceptance Criteria

• Upload progress shown in real time
• Upload retried up to 3 times on network failure
• Success/failure toasts shown after completion

[Fabluchy]

@Fabluchy has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 7th wave.

Interested in improving the avatar upload experience by adding upload progress and retry support. I can contribute to frontend enhancements, error handling, and a smoother, more reliable user experience.

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[amberly-d]

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can i work on this?

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