feat(history): implement automatic history purge logic

src/cls/IPM/General/History.cls

@@ -158,6 +158,37 @@ ClassMethod DeleteHistory(ByRef filter) As %Integer
     quit rs.%ROWCOUNT
 }
 
+/// Automatically purge old history based on retention settings
+ClassMethod AutPurgeOldHistory()
+{
+    if ..GetHistoryLastPurge() = +$horolog {
+        quit
+    }
+    set retainDays = ##class(%IPM.Repo.UniversalSettings).GetHistoryRetain()
+    quit:(+retainDays <=0)
+
+    set cutoffDate = $system.SQL.Functions.DATEADD("d", -retainDays, +$horolog)
+    set filter("TimeStart") = "<='" _cutoffDate_"'"
+    set tSC = ..DeleteHistoryGlobally(.filter, 0)
+    do ..SetHistoryLastPurge()
+}
+
+ClassMethod SetHistoryLastPurge(indx As %String = {##class(%IPM.Repo.UniversalSettings).#HistoryRetain})
+{
+    new $namespace
+    return:(indx="") ""
+    set $namespace = "%SYS"
+    set ^IPM.settings(indx,"lastPurge") = +$horolog
+}
+
+ClassMethod GetHistoryLastPurge(indx As %String = {##class(%IPM.Repo.UniversalSettings).#HistoryRetain}) As %Integer
+{
+    new $namespace
+    return:(indx="") ""
+    set $namespace = "%SYS"
+    return $get(^IPM.settings(indx,"lastPurge"))
+}
+
 ClassMethod DeleteHistoryGlobally(
 	ByRef filter,
 	verbose As %Boolean = 0) As %Integer

src/cls/IPM/Main.cls

@@ -785,6 +785,9 @@ generate /my/path -export 00000,PacketName2,IgnorePacket2^00000,PacketName3,Igno
 	<example description="Show only installation history of package &quot;zpip&quot; in all namespaces ">history find -globally -Daction=install -Dpackage=zpip</example>
 	<example description="Delete all histories in the namespace">history delete -confirm</example>
 	<example description="Show details of history item with ID 3 and information for each undergone lifecyle phase">history details 3 -phases</example>
+    <example description="Enable history auto-purge. Example: config set HistoryRetain 10.">config set HistoryRetain "days" </example>
+    <example description="Disable history auto-purge">config set HistoryRetain 0</example>
+    <example description="Display the current history retention setting.">config get HistoryRetain</example>
 </command>
 
 </commands>
@@ -806,6 +809,7 @@ ClassMethod Shell(
 {
     set tSC = $$$OK
     do ..ShellInternal(pCommand,.tException)
+    do ##class(%IPM.General.History).AutPurgeOldHistory()
     if $isobject(tException) {
         if pTerminateOnError {
             do $system.Process.Terminate($job,1)

src/cls/IPM/Repo/UniversalSettings.cls

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ Parameter UseStandalonePip = "UseStandalonePip";
 /// Default value is 0, where 1.0.0-anystring is considered a pre-release of 1.0.0, hence 1.0.0-anystring < 1.0.0
 Parameter SemVerPostRelease = "SemVerPostRelease";
 
-Parameter CONFIGURABLE = "trackingId,analytics,ColorScheme,TerminalPrompt,PublishTimeout,PipCaller,UseStandalonePip,SemVerPostRelease,DefaultLogEntryLimit";
+Parameter HistoryRetain = "history_retain";
+
+Parameter CONFIGURABLE = "trackingId,analytics,ColorScheme,TerminalPrompt,PublishTimeout,PipCaller,UseStandalonePip,SemVerPostRelease,DefaultLogEntryLimit,HistoryRetain";
 
 /// Returns configArray, that includes all configurable settings
 ClassMethod GetAll(Output configArray) As %Status
@@ -181,4 +183,11 @@ ClassMethod SetAnalyticsAvailable(
     return ..SetValue(..#analytics, +val, overwrite)
 }
 
+ClassMethod GetHistoryRetain(
+	val As %String,
+	overwrite As %Boolean = 1) As %Integer
+{
+    return ..GetValue(..#HistoryRetain)
+}
+
 }

tests/unit_tests/Test/PM/Unit/CLI.cls

@@ -313,4 +313,23 @@ Method TestListPython() As %Status
     quit sc
 }
 
+Method TestAutoPurgeOldHistory() As %Status
+{
+    set sc = $$$OK
+    set commandsList = $listbuild("config set HistoryRetain 10", "config get HistoryRetain")
+    set ptr = 0
+    while $listnext(commandsList,ptr,command) {
+        do ..RunCommand(command)
+    }
+    do $$$LogMessage("Update HistoryRetain from 10 days to 1 day")
+    do ..RunCommand("config set HistoryRetain 1")
+    do $$$LogMessage("Purging old history entries older than 1 day")
+    do ##class(%IPM.General.History).AutPurgeOldHistory()
+    set afterPurge = ##class(%IPM.General.History).GetHistoryLastPurge("history_retain")
+    do $$$LogMessage("After purge timestamp: "_afterPurge)
+    do $$$LogMessage("rest set the HistoryRetain to default value by deleting the config")
+    do ..RunCommand("config delete HistoryRetain")
+    quit sc
+}
+
 }