- def delete_account(account)
- # Delete the given username and any records in other tables
- # belonging to it.
- raise NonexistentAccountError.new(account) if not user_exists(account)
-
- user_id = self.get_user_id(account)
-
- # The Roundcube developers were nice enough to include
- # DBMS-specific install and upgrade scripts, so Postgres can take
- # advantage of ON DELETE triggers. Here's an example:
- #
- # ...
- # user_id integer NOT NULL
- # REFERENCES users (user_id) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
- #
- # This query is of course necessary with any DBMS:
+ # Remove *user* from the Roundcube database. This should remove him
+ # from _every_ table in which he is referenced. Fortunately the
+ # Roundcube developers were nice enough to include DBMS-specific
+ # install and upgrade scripts, so Postgres can take advantage of ON
+ # DELETE triggers.
+ #
+ # @param user [User] the user to remove.
+ #
+ def remove_user(user)
+ raise NonexistentUserError.new(user.to_s()) if not user_exists(user)
+
+ # Get the primary key for this user in the "users" table.
+ user_id = self.get_user_id(user)
+
+ # Thanks to the ON DELETE triggers, this will remove all child
+ # records associated with user_id too.