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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 && !args.yes {
120        return Err(AppError::Validation(
121            "destructive operation: pass --yes to confirm purge (use --dry-run to preview)".to_string(),
122        ));
123    }
124
125    if !args.dry_run {
126        let tx = conn.transaction_with_behavior(rusqlite::TransactionBehavior::Immediate)?;
127        execute_purge(
128            &tx,
129            &namespace,
130            args.name.as_deref(),
131            cutoff_epoch,
132            &mut warnings,
133        )?;
134        tx.commit()?;
135        conn.execute_batch("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);")?;
136    }
137
138    let message = if candidates_count == 0 {
139        Some(format!(
140            "no soft-deleted memories older than {retention_days} day(s); use --retention-days 0 to purge all soft-deleted memories regardless of age",
141            retention_days = args.retention_days
142        ))
143    } else {
144        None
145    };
146
147    output::emit_json(&PurgeResponse {
148        action: if args.dry_run {
149            "dry_run".to_string()
150        } else {
151            "purged".to_string()
152        },
153        purged_count: candidates_count,
154        bytes_freed,
155        oldest_deleted_at,
156        retention_days_used: args.retention_days,
157        dry_run: args.dry_run,
158        namespace: Some(namespace),
159        cutoff_epoch,
160        warnings,
161        elapsed_ms: inicio.elapsed().as_millis() as u64,
162        message,
163    })?;
164
165    Ok(())
166}
167
168fn current_epoch() -> Result<i64, AppError> {
169    let now = std::time::SystemTime::now()
170        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
171        .map_err(|err| AppError::Internal(anyhow::anyhow!("system clock error: {err}")))?;
172    Ok(now.as_secs() as i64)
173}
174
175fn compute_metrics(
176    conn: &rusqlite::Connection,
177    cutoff_epoch: i64,
178    namespace_opt: Option<&str>,
179    name: Option<&str>,
180) -> Result<(i64, Option<i64>, usize), AppError> {
181    let (bytes_freed, oldest_deleted_at): (i64, Option<i64>) = if let Some(name) = name {
182        conn.query_row(
183            "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(LENGTH(COALESCE(body,'')) + LENGTH(COALESCE(description,'')) + LENGTH(name)), 0),
184                    MIN(deleted_at)
185             FROM memories
186             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
187                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)
188                   AND name = ?3",
189            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt, name],
190            |r| Ok((r.get::<_, i64>(0)?, r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(1)?)),
191        )?
192    } else {
193        conn.query_row(
194            "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(LENGTH(COALESCE(body,'')) + LENGTH(COALESCE(description,'')) + LENGTH(name)), 0),
195                    MIN(deleted_at)
196             FROM memories
197             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
198                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)",
199            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt],
200            |r| Ok((r.get::<_, i64>(0)?, r.get::<_, Option<i64>>(1)?)),
201        )?
202    };
203
204    let count: usize = if let Some(name) = name {
205        conn.query_row(
206            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM memories
207             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
208                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)
209                   AND name = ?3",
210            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt, name],
211            |r| r.get::<_, usize>(0),
212        )?
213    } else {
214        conn.query_row(
215            "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM memories
216             WHERE deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?1
217                   AND (?2 IS NULL OR namespace = ?2)",
218            rusqlite::params![cutoff_epoch, namespace_opt],
219            |r| r.get::<_, usize>(0),
220        )?
221    };
222
223    Ok((bytes_freed, oldest_deleted_at, count))
224}
225
226fn execute_purge(
227    tx: &rusqlite::Transaction,
228    namespace: &str,
229    name: Option<&str>,
230    cutoff_epoch: i64,
231    warnings: &mut Vec<String>,
232) -> Result<(), AppError> {
233    let candidates = select_candidates(tx, namespace, name, cutoff_epoch)?;
234
235    for (memory_id, _name) in &candidates {
236        if let Err(err) = tx.execute(
237            "DELETE FROM vec_chunks WHERE memory_id = ?1",
238            rusqlite::params![memory_id],
239        ) {
240            warnings.push(format!(
241                "failed to clean vec_chunks for memory_id {memory_id}: {err}"
242            ));
243        }
244        if let Err(err) = tx.execute(
245            "DELETE FROM vec_memories WHERE memory_id = ?1",
246            rusqlite::params![memory_id],
247        ) {
248            warnings.push(format!(
249                "failed to clean vec_memories for memory_id {memory_id}: {err}"
250            ));
251        }
252        tx.execute(
253            "DELETE FROM memories WHERE id = ?1 AND namespace = ?2 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL",
254            rusqlite::params![memory_id, namespace],
255        )?;
256    }
257
258    Ok(())
259}
260
261fn select_candidates(
262    conn: &rusqlite::Connection,
263    namespace: &str,
264    name: Option<&str>,
265    cutoff_epoch: i64,
266) -> Result<Vec<(i64, String)>, AppError> {
267    let query = if name.is_some() {
268        "SELECT id, name FROM memories
269         WHERE namespace = ?1 AND name = ?2 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?3
270         ORDER BY deleted_at ASC"
271    } else {
272        "SELECT id, name FROM memories
273         WHERE namespace = ?1 AND deleted_at IS NOT NULL AND deleted_at <= ?2
274         ORDER BY deleted_at ASC"
275    };
276
277    let mut stmt = conn.prepare_cached(query)?;
278    let rows = if let Some(name) = name {
279        stmt.query_map(rusqlite::params![namespace, name, cutoff_epoch], |row| {
280            Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, String>(1)?))
281        })?
282        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?
283    } else {
284        stmt.query_map(rusqlite::params![namespace, cutoff_epoch], |row| {
285            Ok((row.get::<_, i64>(0)?, row.get::<_, String>(1)?))
286        })?
287        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?
288    };
289    Ok(rows)
290}
291
292#[cfg(test)]
293mod tests {
294    use super::*;
295    use rusqlite::Connection;
296
297    fn setup_test_db() -> Connection {
298        let conn = Connection::open_in_memory().expect("failed to open in-memory db");
299        conn.execute_batch(
300            "CREATE TABLE memories (
301                id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
302                name TEXT NOT NULL,
303                namespace TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'global',
304                description TEXT,
305                body TEXT,
306                deleted_at INTEGER
307            );
308            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vec_chunks (memory_id INTEGER);
309            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vec_memories (memory_id INTEGER);",
310        )
311        .expect("failed to create test tables");
312        conn
313    }
314
315    fn insert_deleted_memory(
316        conn: &Connection,
317        name: &str,
318        namespace: &str,
319        body: &str,
320        deleted_at: i64,
321    ) -> i64 {
322        conn.execute(
323            "INSERT INTO memories (name, namespace, body, deleted_at) VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4)",
324            rusqlite::params![name, namespace, body, deleted_at],
325        )
326        .expect("failed to insert test memory");
327        conn.last_insert_rowid()
328    }
329
330    #[test]
331    fn retention_days_used_default_is_90() {
332        assert_eq!(crate::constants::PURGE_RETENTION_DAYS_DEFAULT, 90u32);
333    }
334
335    #[test]
336    fn compute_metrics_bytes_freed_positive_for_populated_body() {
337        let conn = setup_test_db();
338        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
339        let old_epoch = now - 100 * 86_400;
340        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-test", "global", "memory body", old_epoch);
341
342        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
343        let (bytes, oldest, count) =
344            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
345
346        assert!(bytes > 0, "bytes_freed must be > 0 for populated body");
347        assert!(oldest.is_some(), "oldest_deleted_at must be Some");
348        assert_eq!(count, 1);
349    }
350
351    #[test]
352    fn compute_metrics_returns_zero_without_candidates() {
353        let conn = setup_test_db();
354        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
355        let cutoff = now - 90 * 86_400;
356
357        let (bytes, oldest, count) =
358            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
359
360        assert_eq!(bytes, 0);
361        assert!(oldest.is_none());
362        assert_eq!(count, 0);
363    }
364
365    #[test]
366    fn dry_run_does_not_delete_records() {
367        let conn = setup_test_db();
368        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
369        let old_epoch = now - 200 * 86_400;
370        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-dry", "global", "dry run content", old_epoch);
371
372        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
373        let (_, _, count_before) =
374            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
375        assert_eq!(count_before, 1, "must have 1 candidate before dry run");
376
377        let (_, _, count_after) =
378            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
379        assert_eq!(
380            count_after, 1,
381            "dry_run must not remove records: count must remain 1"
382        );
383    }
384
385    #[test]
386    fn oldest_deleted_at_returns_smallest_epoch() {
387        let conn = setup_test_db();
388        let now = current_epoch().expect("epoch failed");
389        let epoch_old = now - 300 * 86_400;
390        let epoch_recent = now - 200 * 86_400;
391
392        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-a", "global", "body-a", epoch_old);
393        insert_deleted_memory(&conn, "mem-b", "global", "body-b", epoch_recent);
394
395        let cutoff = now - 30 * 86_400;
396        let (_, oldest, count) =
397            compute_metrics(&conn, cutoff, Some("global"), None).expect("compute_metrics failed");
398
399        assert_eq!(count, 2);
400        assert_eq!(
401            oldest,
402            Some(epoch_old),
403            "oldest_deleted_at must be the oldest epoch"
404        );
405    }
406
407    #[test]
408    fn purge_args_namespace_accepts_none_without_default() {
409        // P1-C: namespace must be None when not provided, allowing resolve_namespace
410        // to consult SQLITE_GRAPHRAG_NAMESPACE before falling back to "global".
411        // The field was `default_value = "global"` before P1-C; with that removed,
412        // resolve_namespace(None) consults the env var correctly.
413        let resolved = crate::namespace::resolve_namespace(None)
414            .expect("resolve_namespace(None) must return Ok");
415        assert_eq!(
416            resolved, "global",
417            "without env var, resolve_namespace(None) must fall back to 'global'"
418        );
419    }
420
421    #[test]
422    fn purge_response_serializes_all_new_fields() {
423        let resp = PurgeResponse {
424            action: "purged".to_string(),
425            purged_count: 3,
426            bytes_freed: 1024,
427            oldest_deleted_at: Some(1_700_000_000),
428            retention_days_used: 90,
429            dry_run: false,
430            namespace: Some("global".to_string()),
431            cutoff_epoch: 1_710_000_000,
432            warnings: vec![],
433            elapsed_ms: 42,
434            message: None,
435        };
436        let json = serde_json::to_string(&resp).expect("serialization failed");
437        assert!(json.contains("bytes_freed"));
438        assert!(json.contains("oldest_deleted_at"));
439        assert!(json.contains("retention_days_used"));
440        assert!(json.contains("dry_run"));
441        assert!(json.contains("elapsed_ms"));
442        // M2: when no purge happened, `message` is omitted to keep payloads stable.
443        assert!(!json.contains("\"message\""));
444    }
445
446    #[test]
447    fn purge_response_serializes_message_when_present() {
448        // M2 (v1.0.32): zero purges include a human-readable hint message.
449        let resp = PurgeResponse {
450            action: "purged".to_string(),
451            purged_count: 0,
452            bytes_freed: 0,
453            oldest_deleted_at: None,
454            retention_days_used: 90,
455            dry_run: false,
456            namespace: Some("global".to_string()),
457            cutoff_epoch: 1_710_000_000,
458            warnings: vec![],
459            elapsed_ms: 5,
460            message: Some(
461                "no soft-deleted memories older than 90 day(s); use --retention-days 0 to purge all soft-deleted memories regardless of age"
462                    .to_string(),
463            ),
464        };
465        let json = serde_json::to_string(&resp).expect("serialization failed");
466        assert!(json.contains("\"message\""));
467        assert!(json.contains("--retention-days 0"));
468    }
469}