We should be able to gracefully handle file deletion.
Deletions will never sync between repositories. Deleting a file only deletes it from the local repository. This is critical for backups, etc.
Right now if a file is manually deleted I think things should mostly just work, but I haven't tested it. There should probably also be a way to remove the related data from the database.
What happens when trying to sync a deleted file is a big issue. If a file is temporarily unavailable, but re-added later, the downstream repository might never notice. To prevent that:
When a file is intentionally deleted, the meta-data in the DB should also be removed or hidden.
When syncing, if we get a file we can't load (status code 404 or 410), we must just stop the sync.
If a once-deleted file is re-added, it should get a new file ID.
We should probably also remove any orphaned meta-files.
We should be able to gracefully handle file deletion.
Deletions will never sync between repositories. Deleting a file only deletes it from the local repository. This is critical for backups, etc.
Right now if a file is manually deleted I think things should mostly just work, but I haven't tested it. There should probably also be a way to remove the related data from the database.
What happens when trying to sync a deleted file is a big issue. If a file is temporarily unavailable, but re-added later, the downstream repository might never notice. To prevent that:
We should probably also remove any orphaned meta-files.