Profile update loses existing fields
Review this TypeScript handler for `PATCH /users/:id` that updates a user profile.
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1app.patch('/users/:id', async (req, res) => {
2 const body = req.body as Partial<UserProfile>;
3 const updated: UserProfile = {
4 name: body.name,
5 email: body.email,
6 bio: body.bio,
7 phone: body.phone,
8 notifications: body.notifications,
9 };
10 await db.users.replace(req.params.id, updated);
11 res.json(updated);
12});
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