@php
    $employeesGrouped = $employeesGrouped ?? collect();
    $selectedEmployees = [];

    // Decode selected employees if available
    if (!empty($data->who_can_access_employee)) {
        $selectedEmployees = is_array($data->who_can_access_employee)
            ? $data->who_can_access_employee
            : json_decode($data->who_can_access_employee, true);

        if (!is_array($selectedEmployees)) {
            $selectedEmployees = explode(',', $data->who_can_access_employee);
        }
    }

    // Normalize to array of strings
    $selectedEmployees = array_map('strval', $selectedEmployees);
    // $preselectAll = empty($selectedEmployees);
@endphp

@forelse($employeesGrouped as $roleName => $roleEmployees)
    {{-- Role heading, disabled and non-clickable --}}
    <option disabled class="role-heading">{{ $roleName }}</option>

    @if($roleEmployees->count())
        @foreach($roleEmployees as $emp)
            @php
                // Skip employees with empty or whitespace-only names
                $empName = trim($emp->name ?? '');
                if ($empName === '') continue;

                // Determine if this employee should be preselected
                // $preselected = $preselectAll || in_array((string)$emp->id, $selectedEmployees);
                $preselected = in_array((string)$emp->id, $selectedEmployees);

            @endphp

            <option value="{{ $emp->id }}" 
                    data-role-id="{{ $emp->job_title }}" 
                    {{ $preselected ? 'selected' : '' }}>
                {{ $empName }}
            </option>
        @endforeach
    @endif
    
    <option disabled class="role-separator"></option>
@empty
    <option disabled>No records found</option>
@endforelse