module PaperTrail module Cleaner # Destroys all but the most recent version(s) for items on a given date (or on all dates). Useful for deleting drafts. # # Options: # :keeping An `integer` indicating the number of versions to be kept for each item per date. # Defaults to `1`. # :date Should either be a `Date` object specifying which date to destroy versions for or `:all`, # which will specify that all dates should be cleaned. Defaults to `:all`. # :item_id The `id` for the item to be cleaned on, or `nil`, which causes all items to be cleaned. # Defaults to `nil`. def clean_versions!(options = {}) options = {:keeping => 1, :date => :all}.merge(options) gather_versions(options[:item_id], options[:date]).each do |item_id, versions| versions.group_by { |v| v.created_at.to_date }.each do |date, versions| # now group the versions by date and iterate through those versions.pop(options[:keeping]) # remove the number of versions we wish to keep from the collection of versions prior to destruction versions.map(&:destroy) end end end private # Returns a hash of versions grouped by the `item_id` attribute formatted like this: {:item_id => PaperTrail::Version}. # If `item_id` or `date` is set, versions will be narrowed to those pointing at items with those ids that were created on specified date. def gather_versions(item_id = nil, date = :all) raise "`date` argument must receive a Timestamp or `:all`" unless date == :all || date.respond_to?(:to_date) versions = item_id ? PaperTrail::Version.where(:item_id => item_id) : PaperTrail::Version versions = versions.between(date.to_date, date.to_date + 1.day) unless date == :all versions = PaperTrail::Version.all if versions == PaperTrail::Version # if versions has not been converted to an ActiveRecord::Relation yet, do so now versions.group_by(&:item_id) end end end