event deleting

ext/sequel/paranoid_delete.rb

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+module Sequel
+  module ParanoidDelete
+
+    def self.included(base)
+      base.extend(ClassMethods)
+    end
+
+    # Instead of actually deleting, we just set is_deleted to true,
+    # and look for it with our default dataset filter.
+    def delete
+      self.is_deleted = true
+      save :validate => false
+      true
+    end
+
+    module ClassMethods
+
+      # There's no hook for setting default filters after inheritance (that I'm aware of),
+      # so this adds the filter for the first time the class' dataset is accessed for the new model.
+      def dataset
+        if @_is_deleted_filter_set.nil?
+          @dataset.filter! is_deleted: false
+          @_is_deleted_filter_set = true
+        end
+        super
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Model.include ParanoidDelete
+end