diff -r f907866f0e4b -r 6fceb66e1ad7 org/sonews/util/Purger.java
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+++ b/org/sonews/util/Purger.java	Fri Jun 26 16:48:50 2009 +0200
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+/*
+ *   SONEWS News Server
+ *   see AUTHORS for the list of contributors
+ *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package org.sonews.util;
+
+import org.sonews.daemon.Config;
+import org.sonews.daemon.storage.Database;
+import org.sonews.daemon.storage.Article;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+/**
+ * The purger is started in configurable intervals to search
+ * for old messages that can be purged.
+ * @author Christian Lins
+ * @since sonews/0.5.0
+ */
+public class Purger
+{
+
+  private long lifetime;
+  
+  public Purger()
+  {
+    this.lifetime = Config.getInstance().get("sonews.article.lifetime", 30) 
+      * 24L * 60L * 60L * 1000L; // in Milliseconds
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Loops through all messages and deletes them if their time
+   * has come.
+   */
+  void purge()
+    throws Exception
+  {
+    System.out.println("Purging old messages...");
+
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      // TODO: Delete articles directly in database
+      Article art = null; //Database.getInstance().getOldestArticle();
+      if (art == null) // No articles in the database
+      {
+        break;
+      }
+
+/*      if (art.getDate().getTime() < (new Date().getTime() + this.lifetime))
+      {
+ //       Database.getInstance().delete(art);
+        System.out.println("Deleted: " + art);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        break;
+      }*/
+    }
+  }
+  
+  public static void main(String[] args)
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      Purger purger = new Purger();
+      purger.purge();
+      System.exit(0);
+    }
+    catch(Exception ex)
+    {
+      ex.printStackTrace();
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+}