v0.2 Address where due to import issues there are some stray PostCustomField records for Posts that do not exist.

softdeldeletedposts.rb

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Soft Deletion of Marked-As-Deleted Posts
-# v0.1 Move from destroy to soft deletion.
+# v0.2 Address where due to import issues there are some stray PostCustomField records for Posts that do not exist.
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'active_record'
@@ -46,19 +46,20 @@ class GossamerForumsSoftDelDeletedPosts < ImportScripts::Base
   # Soft delete the post, whether topic post (OP) or reply post
   def soft_delete_post(post, deleted_by_id)
     if post.deleted_at.nil?
-      # Get the post's owner and topic information
+#      # Get the post's owner and topic information
-      user = User.find_by(id: post.user_id)  # Fetch user details
+#      user = User.find_by(id: post.user_id)  # Fetch user details
-      topic = Topic.find_by(id: post.topic_id)  # Fetch topic details
+#      topic = Topic.find_by(id: post.topic_id)  # Fetch topic details
   
-      # Display post, user, and topic information
+#      # Display post, user, and topic information
-      puts "DELETING POST: SoftDelDeletedPosts: Soft deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
+#      puts "DELETING POST: SoftDelDeletedPosts: Soft deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
-      puts " - Post owner: #{user.username} (ID: #{user.id})"
+#      puts " - Post owner: #{user.username} (ID: #{user.id})"
-      puts " - Topic title: '#{topic.title}' (Topic ID: #{topic.id})"
+#      puts " - Topic title: '#{topic.title}' (Topic ID: #{topic.id})"
   
       # Perform the soft delete by updating the fields
 ##      post.deleted_at = Time.now
 ##      post.deleted_by_id = deleted_by_id
 ##      post.save
+      puts "... actual deleted_at step"
 ###      post.update(deleted_at: Time.now, deleted_by_id: deleted_by_id)
     else
       puts "SoftDelDeletedPosts: Post with id: #{post.id} is already soft deleted."
@@ -145,14 +146,47 @@ end
     posts_result.each do |legacy_post|
       post_id = legacy_post['post_id']
 
-      # Look for the post in Discourse by custom field
+#      # Look for the post in Discourse by custom field
-      post = find_post_by_custom_field(post_id)
+#      post = find_post_by_custom_field(post_id)
+#
+#      if post
+#        # Soft delete only the individual post (whether topic post / OP or a reply post)
+#        soft_delete_post(post, deleted_by_id)
+#      end
+      soft_del_all_deleted_posts_by_custom_field(post_id, deleted_by_id)
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Define a method to find all posts by the original Gossamer Forums post ID and soft delete them
+  def soft_del_all_deleted_posts_by_custom_field(post_id, deleted_by_id)
+    puts "SoftDelDeletedPosts: Searching for all posts with original_gossamer_id: #{post_id}"
+  
+    # Find all PostCustomField records with the given Gossamer Forums post_id
+    post_custom_fields = PostCustomField.where(name: 'original_gossamer_id', value: post_id.to_s)
+  
+    if post_custom_fields.any?
+      post_custom_fields.each do |post_custom_field|
+        post = post_custom_field.post
   
         if post
-        # Soft delete only the individual post (whether topic post / OP or a reply post)
+          # Get the post's owner and topic information
+          user = User.find_by(id: post.user_id)  # Fetch user details
+          topic = Topic.find_by(id: post.topic_id)  # Fetch topic details
+  
+          # Display post, user, and topic information
+          puts "DELETING POST: SoftDelDeletedPosts: Soft deleting post with id: #{post.id}"
+          puts " - Post owner: #{user.username} (ID: #{user.id})"
+          puts " - Topic title: '#{topic.title}' (Topic ID: #{topic.id})"
+  
+          # Soft delete the post if not already deleted
           soft_delete_post(post, deleted_by_id)
+        else
+          puts "SoftDelDeletedPosts: Found PostCustomField with no corresponding post (ID: #{post_custom_field.id})"
         end
       end
+    else
+      puts "SoftDelDeletedPosts: No PostCustomField records found with original_gossamer_id: #{post_id}"
+    end
   end