PostgreSQL · DeleteMultiple

Delete every row a filter matches

Every row a condition matches, deleted in one call: the table and a filter. The call returns how many rows went, and 0 when none matched, which isn't an error.

Set up for this page

Besides the sample itself, it uses SampleContext.cs (the dbContext every sample is given); SampleOutput.cs (Step and Show, which print), in the files below.

1 Every row the filter matches

Closed accounts removed with one DELETE; the same filter again deletes nothing and returns 0.

Already in scope: connectionString (string)

C#
var service = Service(connectionString);
var accounts = new List<ArxEntity>();

for (var i = 1; i <= 4; i++)
{
    var account = new ArxEntity("account");
    account["name"] = $"Filter delete {i}";
    account["account_number"] = $"ACC-F20{i}";
    account["status"] = i % 2 == 0 ? "CLOSED" : "ACTIVE";
    accounts.Add(account);
}

await service.CreateMultipleAsync(accounts);

var filter = new ArxFilterExpression();
filter.AddCondition("account_number", ArxConditionOperator.BeginsWith, "ACC-F20");
filter.AddCondition("status", ArxConditionOperator.Equal, "CLOSED");

int deleted = await service.DeleteMultipleAsync("account", filter);
int again = await service.DeleteMultipleAsync("account", filter);

Console.WriteLine($"{deleted} closed accounts deleted; the same filter again deleted {again}");
Used above

Defined once in this sample.

private static ArxPgDbService Service(string connectionString) => new ArxPgDbService(connectionString, ArxSchemaCatalog.Create()
    .Table("account", ArxIdColumn.Generated<long>("id"))
    .Build());

Check it in the database

SQL

Run it in any SQL tool connected to the database, after the code has run.

SELECT account_number, status
FROM account
WHERE account_number LIKE 'ACC-F20%'
ORDER BY account_number;

Expect: 2 rows, ACC-F201 and ACC-F203, both ACTIVE.

Good to know

The filter takes the operators of a query on the table's own columns; an empty filter is refused unless new ArxFilterWriteOptions { AllRows = true } is passed.

Needs ARX.SDK 0.1.0-preview.5 or later.

Run the complete sample

The code above comes from one program, built in a fresh project and run against the database. To run it yourself, here is every file and step.

The program, its files and how to run it

Run it locally

  1. .NET SDK: .NET SDK 10.0.100 or later 10.0.x (target net10.0).
  2. Create the project:
    Terminal
    dotnet new console -n ArxSample -f net10.0
    cd ArxSample
  3. Install the packages:
    Terminal
    dotnet add package ARX.SDK.PostgreSql --version 1.0.0-rc.1
  4. Database: a PostgreSQL 16 (tested with 16.15) database with the sample schema.
  5. Configuration: set ARX_SAMPLES_POSTGRESQL to its connection string. Nothing is hard-coded.
  6. Source code: replace Program.cs and add the 3 other files below, with the file names shown.
  7. Run it:
    Terminal
    dotnet run
  8. Expected output: below.

The files

Program.cs

Runs the sample. Generated for this page; it reads the connection string from the environment.

using ArxSamples.PostgreSql;
using ArxSamples.PostgreSql.Operations.DeleteMultiple.Basics;

// The connection string comes from the environment, never from the code (see "Configure the connection").
var connectionString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ARX_SAMPLES_POSTGRESQL")
    ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Set the ARX_SAMPLES_POSTGRESQL environment variable to your PostgreSQL connection string.");

await new Basic3_ByAFilter().RunAsync(new SampleContext(connectionString));
Basic3_ByAFilter.cs

The sample, as it is in the repository.

using ARX.SDK;
using ARX.SDK.PostgreSql.Services;
using ARX.SDK.Query;
using ARX.SDK.Services;

using static ArxSamples.PostgreSql.SampleOutput;

namespace ArxSamples.PostgreSql.Operations.DeleteMultiple.Basics;

/// <summary>
/// Every row a condition matches, deleted in one call: the table and a filter. The call returns how many rows went, and
/// 0 when none matched, which isn't an error.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>The filter takes the operators of a query on the table's own columns; an empty filter is refused unless new ArxFilterWriteOptions { AllRows = true } is passed.</para>
/// <para>Needs ARX.SDK 0.1.0-preview.5 or later.</para>
/// </remarks>
public sealed class Basic3_ByAFilter : ISample
{
    public string Name => "delete-multiple-basics-3-by-a-filter";

    public string Title => "Delete every row a filter matches";

    public async Task RunAsync(SampleContext dbContext)
    {
        await Scenario1_EveryRowTheFilterMatchesAsync(dbContext.ConnectionString);
    }

    private static ArxPgDbService Service(string connectionString) => new ArxPgDbService(connectionString, ArxSchemaCatalog.Create()
        .Table("account", ArxIdColumn.Generated<long>("id"))
        .Build());

    /// <summary>1. Closed accounts removed with one DELETE; the same filter again deletes nothing and returns 0.</summary>
    private static async Task Scenario1_EveryRowTheFilterMatchesAsync(string connectionString)
    {
        Step("1. Every row the filter matches");

        var service = Service(connectionString);
        var accounts = new List<ArxEntity>();

        for (var i = 1; i <= 4; i++)
        {
            var account = new ArxEntity("account");
            account["name"] = $"Filter delete {i}";
            account["account_number"] = $"ACC-F20{i}";
            account["status"] = i % 2 == 0 ? "CLOSED" : "ACTIVE";
            accounts.Add(account);
        }

        await service.CreateMultipleAsync(accounts);

        var filter = new ArxFilterExpression();
        filter.AddCondition("account_number", ArxConditionOperator.BeginsWith, "ACC-F20");
        filter.AddCondition("status", ArxConditionOperator.Equal, "CLOSED");

        int deleted = await service.DeleteMultipleAsync("account", filter);
        int again = await service.DeleteMultipleAsync("account", filter);

        Show($"{deleted} closed accounts deleted; the same filter again deleted {again}");

        /* ===========================================================
         * [DIRECT QUERY CHECK]
         * -----------------------------------------------------------
         * SELECT account_number, status
         * FROM account
         * WHERE account_number LIKE 'ACC-F20%'
         * ORDER BY account_number;
         * -- Expect: 2 rows, ACC-F201 and ACC-F203, both ACTIVE.
         * ===========================================================
         */
    }
}
SampleContext.cs

What every sample is given: the connection string (and the ISample interface the samples implement).

namespace ArxSamples.PostgreSql;

/// <summary>One documentation sample: a scenario a real application has, shown end to end.</summary>
public interface ISample
{
    /// <summary>The name to run it alone: <c>dotnet run -- &lt;name&gt;</c>.</summary>
    string Name { get; }

    /// <summary>One line on what it shows.</summary>
    string Title { get; }

    Task RunAsync(SampleContext dbContext);
}

/// <summary>
/// What a sample is given. Every sample gets the connection string; the application's service and catalog
/// (SampleContext.Application.cs) and the plain Npgsql read-back helper (SampleContext.Direct.cs) live in their own
/// files, so a sample needs only the files it uses.
/// </summary>
public sealed partial class SampleContext
{
    public SampleContext(string connectionString)
    {
        ConnectionString = connectionString;
    }

    public string ConnectionString { get; }
}
SampleOutput.cs

How the samples print: Step for each scenario, Show for what it did, ShowError for an error caught on purpose.

using ARX.SDK;

namespace ArxSamples.PostgreSql;

/// <summary>How the samples print: a numbered step for each scenario, then what it did.</summary>
public static class SampleOutput
{
    /// <summary>The start of a scenario: <c>Step("1. By the id Create returned")</c>.</summary>
    public static void Step(string text) => Console.WriteLine($"  > {text}");

    /// <summary>What the scenario did.</summary>
    public static void Show(string text) => Console.WriteLine($"      {text}");

    /// <summary>An ARX error the scenario caught on purpose.</summary>
    public static void ShowError(ArxException exception)
        => Console.WriteLine($"      caught {exception.GetType().Name}: {exception.Message}");
}

Expected output

What dotnet run printed when the sample was verified, on a freshly created sample schema. Ids differ when the tables already hold rows.

Output
  > 1. Every row the filter matches
      2 closed accounts deleted; the same filter again deleted 0