fix(model-routing): keep selected models strict (#5801)

Co-authored-by: Alexandre Teixeira <111787685+alteixeira20@users.noreply.github.com>

routes/model_routes.py

@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ _ENDPOINT_SETTING_FIELDS = {
 }
 
 _ENDPOINT_FALLBACK_FIELDS = {
-    "default_model_fallbacks": "Default Model Fallbacks",
     "utility_model_fallbacks": "Utility Model Fallbacks",
     "vision_model_fallbacks":  "Vision Model Fallbacks",
 }
+# `default_model_fallbacks` is intentionally absent. The legacy data remains
+# stored as-is even when an endpoint is removed, but no longer affects routing.
 
 
 def _speech_settings_using_endpoint(settings: dict, ep_id: str) -> list:
@@ -2437,7 +2438,6 @@ def setup_model_routes(model_discovery):
             _user_prefs = _load_for_user(_user) or {}
             ep_id = (_user_prefs.get("default_endpoint_id") or "").strip()
             model = (_user_prefs.get("default_model") or "").strip()
-            _fallbacks = _user_prefs.get("default_model_fallbacks") or []
             # If user has no personal default, fall back to global default
             # But only based on the "share_defaults_with_users" flag
             # (only if share_defaults_with_users is enabled)
@@ -2446,12 +2446,9 @@ def setup_model_routes(model_discovery):
                     ep_id = settings.get("default_endpoint_id", "")
                 if not model:
                     model = settings.get("default_model", "")
-                if not _fallbacks:
-                    _fallbacks = settings.get("default_model_fallbacks") or []
         else:
             ep_id = settings.get("default_endpoint_id", "")
             model = settings.get("default_model", "")
-            _fallbacks = settings.get("default_model_fallbacks") or []
         db = SessionLocal()
         try:
             ep = None
@@ -2466,33 +2463,6 @@ def setup_model_routes(model_discovery):
                 if _user and not _is_admin:
                     ep_q = owner_filter(ep_q, ModelEndpoint, _user)
                 ep = ep_q.first()
-            # Configured fallback chain — when the chosen default endpoint is
-            # gone/disabled, honor the user's configured `default_model_fallbacks`
-            # in order BEFORE arbitrarily grabbing the first enabled endpoint.
-            # (Previously this jumped straight to "first enabled", which is why
-            # deleting/changing the main endpoint silently reassigned the default
-            # chat to some unrelated endpoint instead of the fallback.)
-            if not ep:
-                for entry in _fallbacks:
-                    if not isinstance(entry, dict):
-                        continue
-                    fid = (entry.get("endpoint_id") or "").strip()
-                    if not fid:
-                        continue
-                    cand_q = db.query(ModelEndpoint).filter(
-                        ModelEndpoint.id == fid, ModelEndpoint.is_enabled == True
-                    )
-                    if _user and not _is_admin:
-                        cand_q = owner_filter(cand_q, ModelEndpoint, _user)
-                    cand = cand_q.first()
-                    if cand:
-                        ep = cand
-                        # Use the fallback entry's model. Reset even when empty
-                        # so we don't carry the prior endpoint's stale model onto
-                        # this fallback — the cached-models lookup below then
-                        # fills it from the fallback endpoint.
-                        model = (entry.get("model") or "").strip()
-                        break
             # Last resort: first enabled endpoint owned by THIS user. Do not
             # include null-owner/shared endpoints here: a brand-new user with
             # no explicit default should not auto-open a pending chat using an