Any pointers would be helpful. thanks, Raj
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Raj <[email protected]> wrote: > hi All, > > My requirement is to delete the node and its history, as both won't be > useful as per application logic. > I would like to completely delete version history for the node as it will > save us disk space and backup time. > > Node childNode = parentNode.getNode("mynode"); /* node to be > completely deleted */ > > /* get a handle to version history before node deletion */ > VersionHistory vh = > session.getWorkspace().getVersionManager().getVersionHistory(childNode.getPath()); > VersionIterator vitr = vh.getAllVersions(); > vitr.skip(1); /* skipping as this is "jcr:baseVersion" */ > List<String> vnames = new ArrayList<String>(); > childNode.remove() ; > session.save(); > while (vitr.hasNext()) { > Version v = vitr.nextVersion(); > String vName = v.getName(); > vnames.add(vName); > } > for (String name: vnames) { > vh.removeVersion(name); > } > session.save(); > > Using this logic I can delete all version nodes, except the base node > "jcr:baseVersion". > Node hierarchy is root/parent/childNode. I don't have any references of > childNode from any other node in Jack rabbit tree. > > Would like to know -- > 1. How to completely delete the version history of node, including > "jcr:baseVersion" ? > > 2. If it is impossible to delete them, what is the overhead (space and > references wise) of leaving then hanging? > > 3. As per Cedric's reply, "jcr:baseVersion" should be auto deleted. When > does the system actually delete it? During session.save() ? > How to verify it? > > Pasted below is the note about auto deletion - > http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/L1HBQ8pa9cRvxZlPyJ1C > =================== > > Hi all, > > As of 1.6, empty and unused VersionHistory will be automatically removed > after removal of the last Version (see > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-134). > This will ensure that the disk usage will not grow unnecessarily. > > Regards, > Cédric > > =================== > > > Related discussion - > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3531597/cant-remove-version-in-jackrabbit > > thanks & regards, > Raj > >
