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sqlite_graphrag/commands/
purge.rs

1//! Handler for the `purge` CLI subcommand.
2
3use crate::errors::AppError;
4use crate::i18n::errors_msg;
5use crate::output;
6use crate::paths::AppPaths;
7use crate::storage::connection::open_rw;
8use serde::Serialize;
9
10#[derive(clap::Args)]
11#[command(after_long_help = "EXAMPLES:\n  \
12    # Permanently delete soft-deleted memories older than 90 days (default retention)\n  \
13    sqlite-graphrag purge\n\n  \
14    # Custom retention window in days\n  \
15    sqlite-graphrag purge --retention-days 30\n\n  \
16    # Purge ALL soft-deleted memories regardless of age\n  \
17    sqlite-graphrag purge --retention-days 0\n\n  \
18    # Preview what would be purged without deleting\n  \
19    sqlite-graphrag purge --dry-run\n\n  \
20    # Purge a specific memory by name\n  \
21    sqlite-graphrag purge --name old-memory --namespace my-project\n\n\
22NOTES:\n  \
23    `--yes` only confirms intent and does NOT override `--retention-days`.\n  \
24    To wipe every soft-deleted memory immediately, pair `--yes` with `--retention-days 0`.")]
25pub struct PurgeArgs {
26    #[arg(long)]
27    pub name: Option<String>,
28    /// Namespace to purge. Defaults to the contextual namespace (SQLITE_GRAPHRAG_NAMESPACE env var or "global").
29    #[arg(long)]
30    pub namespace: Option<String>,
31    /// Retention days: memories with deleted_at older than (now - retention_days*86400) will be
32    /// permanently removed. Default: PURGE_RETENTION_DAYS_DEFAULT (90). Use 0 to purge all
33    /// soft-deleted memories regardless of age. Alias: `--max-age-days`.
34    #[arg(
35        long,
36        alias = "days",
37        alias = "max-age-days",
38        value_name = "DAYS",
39        default_value_t = crate::constants::PURGE_RETENTION_DAYS_DEFAULT
40    )]
41    pub retention_days: u32,
42    /// [DEPRECATED in v2.0.0] Legacy alias — use --retention-days instead.
43    #[arg(long, hide = true)]
44    pub older_than_seconds: Option<u64>,
45    /// Does not execute DELETE: computes and reports what WOULD be purged.
46    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
47    pub dry_run: bool,
48    /// Confirms destructive intent for tools that require explicit acknowledgement.
49    /// Does NOT override `--retention-days`: combine with `--retention-days 0` to wipe
50    /// every soft-deleted memory regardless of age.
51    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
52    pub yes: bool,
53    #[arg(long, hide = true, help = "No-op; JSON is always emitted on stdout")]
54    pub json: bool,
55    #[arg(long, env = "SQLITE_GRAPHRAG_DB_PATH")]
56    pub db: Option<String>,
57}
58
59#[derive(Serialize)]
60pub struct PurgeResponse {
61    pub action: String,
62    pub purged_count: usize,
63    pub bytes_freed: i64,
64    pub oldest_deleted_at: Option<i64>,
65    pub retention_days_used: u32,
66    pub dry_run: bool,
67    pub namespace: Option<String>,
68    pub cutoff_epoch: i64,
69    pub warnings: Vec<String>,
70    /// Total execution time in milliseconds from handler start to serialisation.
71    pub elapsed_ms: u64,
72    /// Human-readable explanation surfaced when nothing was purged so callers
73    /// understand the retention semantics. Present only when
74    /// `purged_count == 0` (M2 in v1.0.32) — kept absent otherwise to preserve
75    /// the existing JSON contract.
76    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
77    pub message: Option<String>,
78}
79
80/// Permanently delete soft-deleted memories that have exceeded the retention window.
81///
82/// Only memories with `deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= cutoff_epoch` are affected.
83/// When `--dry-run` is set the DELETE is skipped and the response reflects candidates only.
84pub fn run(args: PurgeArgs) -> Result<(), AppError> {
85    let inicio = std::time::Instant::now();
86    let namespace = crate::namespace::resolve_namespace(args.namespace.as_deref())?;
87    let paths = AppPaths::resolve(args.db.as_deref())?;
88
89    crate::storage::connection::ensure_db_ready(&paths)?;
90
91    let mut warnings: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(1);
92    let now = current_epoch()?;
93
94    let cutoff_epoch = if let Some(secs) = args.older_than_seconds {
95        warnings.push(
96            "--older-than-seconds is deprecated; use --retention-days in v2.0.0+".to_string(),
97        );
98        now - secs as i64
99    } else {
100        now - (args.retention_days as i64) * 86_400
101    };
102
103    let namespace_opt: Option<&str> = Some(namespace.as_str());
104
105    let mut conn = open_rw(&paths.db)?;
106
107    let (bytes_freed, oldest_deleted_at, candidates_count) =
108        compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt, args.name.as_deref())?;
109
110    if candidates_count == 0 && args.name.is_some() {
111        return Err(AppError::NotFound(
112            errors_msg::soft_deleted_memory_not_found(
113                args.name.as_deref().unwrap_or_default(),
114                &namespace,
115            ),
116        ));
117    }
118
119    if !args.dry_run {
120        let tx = conn.transaction_with_behavior(rusqlite::TransactionBehavior::Immediate)?;
121        execute_purge(
122            &tx,
123            &namespace,
124            args.name.as_deref(),
125            cutoff_epoch,
126            &mut warnings,
127        )?;
128        tx.commit()?;
129        conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);")?;
130    }
131
132    let message = if candidates_count == 0 {
133        Some(format!(
134            "no soft-deleted memories older than {retention_days} day(s); use --retention-days 0 to purge all soft-deleted memories regardless of age",
135            retention_days = args.retention_days
136        ))
137    } else {
138        None
139    };
140
141    output::emit_json(&PurgeResponse {
142        action: if args.dry_run {
143            "dry_run".to_string()
144        } else {
145            "purged".to_string()
146        },
147        purged_count: candidates_count,
148        bytes_freed,
149        oldest_deleted_at,
150        retention_days_used: args.retention_days,
151        dry_run: args.dry_run,
152        namespace: Some(namespace),
153        cutoff_epoch,
154        warnings,
155        elapsed_ms: inicio.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
156        message,
157    })?;
158
159    Ok(())
160}
161
162fn current_epoch() -> Result<i64, AppError> {
163    let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
164        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
165        .map_err(|err| AppError::Internal(anyhow::anyhow!("system clock error: {err}")))?;
166    Ok(now.as_secs() as i64)
167}
168
169fn compute_metrics(
170    conn: &rusqlite::Connection,
171    cutoff_epoch: i64,
172    namespace_opt: Option<&str>,
173    name: Option<&str>,
174) -> Result<(i64, Option<i64>, usize), AppError> {
175    let (bytes_freed, oldest_deleted_at): (i64, Option<i64>) = if let Some(name) = name {
176        conn.query_row(
177            "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(LENGTH(COALESCE(body,'')) + LENGTH(COALESCE(description,'')) + LENGTH(name)), 0),
178                    MIN(deleted_at)
179             FROM memories
180             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
181                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)
182                   AND name = ?3",
183            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt, name],
184            |r| Ok((r.get::<_, i64>(0)?, r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(1)?)),
185        )?
186    } else {
187        conn.query_row(
188            "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(LENGTH(COALESCE(body,'')) + LENGTH(COALESCE(description,'')) + LENGTH(name)), 0),
189                    MIN(deleted_at)
190             FROM memories
191             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
192                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)",
193            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt],
194            |r| Ok((r.get::<_, i64>(0)?, r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(1)?)),
195        )?
196    };
197
198    let count: usize = if let Some(name) = name {
199        conn.query_row(
200            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM memories
201             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
202                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)
203                   AND name = ?3",
204            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt, name],
205            |r| r.get::<_, usize>(0),
206        )?
207    } else {
208        conn.query_row(
209            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM memories
210             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
211                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)",
212            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt],
213            |r| r.get::<_, usize>(0),
214        )?
215    };
216
217    Ok((bytes_freed, oldest_deleted_at, count))
218}
219
220fn execute_purge(
221    tx: &rusqlite::Transaction,
222    namespace: &str,
223    name: Option<&str>,
224    cutoff_epoch: i64,
225    warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
226) -> Result<(), AppError> {
227    let candidates = select_candidates(tx, namespace, name, cutoff_epoch)?;
228
229    for (memory_id, _name) in &candidates {
230        if let Err(err) = tx.execute(
231            "DELETE FROM vec_chunks WHERE memory_id = ?1",
232            rusqlite::params![memory_id],
233        ) {
234            warnings.push(format!(
235                "failed to clean vec_chunks for memory_id {memory_id}: {err}"
236            ));
237        }
238        if let Err(err) = tx.execute(
239            "DELETE FROM vec_memories WHERE memory_id = ?1",
240            rusqlite::params![memory_id],
241        ) {
242            warnings.push(format!(
243                "failed to clean vec_memories for memory_id {memory_id}: {err}"
244            ));
245        }
246        tx.execute(
247            "DELETE FROM memories WHERE id = ?1 AND namespace = ?2 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL",
248            rusqlite::params![memory_id, namespace],
249        )?;
250    }
251
252    Ok(())
253}
254
255fn select_candidates(
256    conn: &rusqlite::Connection,
257    namespace: &str,
258    name: Option<&str>,
259    cutoff_epoch: i64,
260) -> Result<Vec<(i64, String)>, AppError> {
261    let query = if name.is_some() {
262        "SELECT id, name FROM memories
263         WHERE namespace = ?1 AND name = ?2 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?3
264         ORDER BY deleted_at ASC"
265    } else {
266        "SELECT id, name FROM memories
267         WHERE namespace = ?1 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?2
268         ORDER BY deleted_at ASC"
269    };
270
271    let mut stmt = conn.prepare(query)?;
272    let rows = if let Some(name) = name {
273        stmt.query_map(rusqlite::params![namespace, name, cutoff_epoch], |row| {
274            Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, String>(1)?))
275        })?
276        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?
277    } else {
278        stmt.query_map(rusqlite::params![namespace, cutoff_epoch], |row| {
279            Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, String>(1)?))
280        })?
281        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?
282    };
283    Ok(rows)
284}
285
286#[cfg(test)]
287mod tests {
288    use super::*;
289    use rusqlite::Connection;
290
291    fn setup_test_db() -> Connection {
292        let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().expect("failed to open in-memory db");
293        conn.execute_batch(
294            "CREATE TABLE memories (
295                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
296                name TEXT NOT NULL,
297                namespace TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'global',
298                description TEXT,
299                body TEXT,
300                deleted_at INTEGER
301            );
302            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vec_chunks (memory_id INTEGER);
303            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vec_memories (memory_id INTEGER);",
304        )
305        .expect("failed to create test tables");
306        conn
307    }
308
309    fn insert_deleted_memory(
310        conn: &Connection,
311        name: &str,
312        namespace: &str,
313        body: &str,
314        deleted_at: i64,
315    ) -> i64 {
316        conn.execute(
317            "INSERT INTO memories (name, namespace, body, deleted_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)",
318            rusqlite::params![name, namespace, body, deleted_at],
319        )
320        .expect("failed to insert test memory");
321        conn.last_insert_rowid()
322    }
323
324    #[test]
325    fn retention_days_used_default_is_90() {
326        assert_eq!(crate::constants::PURGE_RETENTION_DAYS_DEFAULT, 90u32);
327    }
328
329    #[test]
330    fn compute_metrics_bytes_freed_positive_for_populated_body() {
331        let conn = setup_test_db();
332        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
333        let old_epoch = now - 100 * 86_400;
334        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-test", "global", "memory body", old_epoch);
335
336        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
337        let (bytes, oldest, count) =
338            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
339
340        assert!(bytes > 0, "bytes_freed must be > 0 for populated body");
341        assert!(oldest.is_some(), "oldest_deleted_at must be Some");
342        assert_eq!(count, 1);
343    }
344
345    #[test]
346    fn compute_metrics_returns_zero_without_candidates() {
347        let conn = setup_test_db();
348        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
349        let cutoff = now - 90 * 86_400;
350
351        let (bytes, oldest, count) =
352            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
353
354        assert_eq!(bytes, 0);
355        assert!(oldest.is_none());
356        assert_eq!(count, 0);
357    }
358
359    #[test]
360    fn dry_run_does_not_delete_records() {
361        let conn = setup_test_db();
362        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
363        let old_epoch = now - 200 * 86_400;
364        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-dry", "global", "dry run content", old_epoch);
365
366        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
367        let (_, _, count_before) =
368            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
369        assert_eq!(count_before, 1, "must have 1 candidate before dry run");
370
371        let (_, _, count_after) =
372            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
373        assert_eq!(
374            count_after, 1,
375            "dry_run must not remove records: count must remain 1"
376        );
377    }
378
379    #[test]
380    fn oldest_deleted_at_returns_smallest_epoch() {
381        let conn = setup_test_db();
382        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
383        let epoch_old = now - 300 * 86_400;
384        let epoch_recent = now - 200 * 86_400;
385
386        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-a", "global", "body-a", epoch_old);
387        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-b", "global", "body-b", epoch_recent);
388
389        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
390        let (_, oldest, count) =
391            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
392
393        assert_eq!(count, 2);
394        assert_eq!(
395            oldest,
396            Some(epoch_old),
397            "oldest_deleted_at must be the oldest epoch"
398        );
399    }
400
401    #[test]
402    fn purge_args_namespace_accepts_none_without_default() {
403        // P1-C: namespace must be None when not provided, allowing resolve_namespace
404        // to consult SQLITE_GRAPHRAG_NAMESPACE before falling back to "global".
405        // The field was `default_value = "global"` before P1-C; with that removed,
406        // resolve_namespace(None) consults the env var correctly.
407        let resolved = crate::namespace::resolve_namespace(None)
408            .expect("resolve_namespace(None) must return Ok");
409        assert_eq!(
410            resolved, "global",
411            "without env var, resolve_namespace(None) must fall back to 'global'"
412        );
413    }
414
415    #[test]
416    fn purge_response_serializes_all_new_fields() {
417        let resp = PurgeResponse {
418            action: "purged".to_string(),
419            purged_count: 3,
420            bytes_freed: 1024,
421            oldest_deleted_at: Some(1_700_000_000),
422            retention_days_used: 90,
423            dry_run: false,
424            namespace: Some("global".to_string()),
425            cutoff_epoch: 1_710_000_000,
426            warnings: vec![],
427            elapsed_ms: 42,
428            message: None,
429        };
430        let json = serde_json::to_string(&resp).expect("serialization failed");
431        assert!(json.contains("bytes_freed"));
432        assert!(json.contains("oldest_deleted_at"));
433        assert!(json.contains("retention_days_used"));
434        assert!(json.contains("dry_run"));
435        assert!(json.contains("elapsed_ms"));
436        // M2: when no purge happened, `message` is omitted to keep payloads stable.
437        assert!(!json.contains("\"message\""));
438    }
439
440    #[test]
441    fn purge_response_serializes_message_when_present() {
442        // M2 (v1.0.32): zero purges include a human-readable hint message.
443        let resp = PurgeResponse {
444            action: "purged".to_string(),
445            purged_count: 0,
446            bytes_freed: 0,
447            oldest_deleted_at: None,
448            retention_days_used: 90,
449            dry_run: false,
450            namespace: Some("global".to_string()),
451            cutoff_epoch: 1_710_000_000,
452            warnings: vec![],
453            elapsed_ms: 5,
454            message: Some(
455                "no soft-deleted memories older than 90 day(s); use --retention-days 0 to purge all soft-deleted memories regardless of age"
456                    .to_string(),
457            ),
458        };
459        let json = serde_json::to_string(&resp).expect("serialization failed");
460        assert!(json.contains("\"message\""));
461        assert!(json.contains("--retention-days 0"));
462    }
463}