Explicit soft deletion for ActiveRecord via deleted_at and default scope
MIT License
Explicit soft deletion for ActiveRecord via deleted_at + callbacks and optional default scope. Not overwriting destroy or delete.
gem install soft_deletion
require 'soft_deletion'
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_soft_deletion default_scope: true
before_soft_delete :validate_deletability # soft_delete stops if this returns false
after_soft_delete :send_deletion_emails
has_many :products
end
# soft delete them including all soft-deletable dependencies that are marked as :destroy, :delete_all, :nullify
user = User.first
user.products.count == 10
user.soft_delete!(validate: false)
user.deleted? # true
# use special with_deleted scope to find them ...
user.reload # ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
User.with_deleted do
user.reload # there it is ...
user.products.count == 0
end
# Do NOT use on assocations: Account.first.users.with_deleted {
# soft undelete them all
user.soft_undelete!
user.products.count == 10
# soft delete many
User.soft_delete_all!(1,2,3,4)
Zendesk [email protected] License: MIT