Enhance model constructors; add optional parameters for improved initialization across multiple modelsOh

routes.py

@@ -407,23 +407,28 @@ def settings():
                 if mapper is not None:
                     db.session.flush()
                     mapper[clean] = new_obj.id
-
+    
     def resolve_id(raw_id, fallback_list, id_map, label):
         try:
             resolved_id = int(raw_id)
         except (TypeError, ValueError):
-            resolved_id = None
-
-        if resolved_id is not None and resolved_id >= 0:
-            return resolved_id
-
-        index = abs(resolved_id + 1) if resolved_id is not None else 0
+            raise ValueError(f"{label.title()} ID was not a valid integer: {raw_id}")
+    
+        if resolved_id >= 0:
+            # Try to validate this ID by checking if it appears in the map values
+            if resolved_id in id_map.values():
+                return resolved_id
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"{label.title()} ID {resolved_id} not found in known {label}s.")
+        
+        # It's a negative ID = created on frontend. Resolve from fallback list
+        index = abs(resolved_id + 1)
         try:
             entry = fallback_list[index]
             key = entry["name"] if isinstance(entry, dict) else str(entry).strip()
-        except (IndexError, KeyError, TypeError):
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid {label} index or format at index {index}: {entry}")
-
+        except (IndexError, KeyError, TypeError) as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid {label} index or format at index {index}: {entry if entry else 'UNKNOWN'}") from e
+    
         final_id = id_map.get(key)
         if not final_id:
             raise ValueError(f"Unresolved {label}: {key}")