3 files changed, 49 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/status.go b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
index e247e8940..59417afe4 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/status.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/status.go
@@ -227,6 +227,42 @@ func (s *statusDB) UpdateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (*
 	return status, err
 }
 
+func (s *statusDB) DeleteStatusByID(ctx context.Context, id string) db.Error {
+	err := s.conn.RunInTx(ctx, func(tx bun.Tx) error {
+		// delete links between this status and any emojis it uses
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			Model(&gtsmodel.StatusToEmoji{}).
+			Where("status_id = ?", bun.Ident(id)).
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete links between this status and any tags it uses
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			Model(&gtsmodel.StatusToTag{}).
+			Where("status_id = ?", bun.Ident(id)).
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete the status itself
+		if _, err := tx.
+			NewDelete().
+			Model(&gtsmodel.Status{ID: id}).
+			WherePK().
+			Exec(ctx); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		s.cache.Invalidate(id)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return s.conn.ProcessError(err)
+}
+
 func (s *statusDB) GetStatusParents(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status, onlyDirect bool) ([]*gtsmodel.Status, db.Error) {
 	parents := []*gtsmodel.Status{}
 	s.statusParent(ctx, status, &parents, onlyDirect)
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go b/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go
index 36e329806..a796ebdad 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/status_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
 )
 
 type StatusTestSuite struct {
@@ -132,6 +133,15 @@ func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestGetStatusChildren() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (suite *StatusTestSuite) TestDeleteStatus() {
+	targetStatus := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
+	err := suite.db.DeleteStatusByID(context.Background(), targetStatus.ID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	_, err = suite.db.GetStatusByID(context.Background(), targetStatus.ID)
+	suite.ErrorIs(err, db.ErrNoEntries)
+}
+
 func TestStatusTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, new(StatusTestSuite))
 }
diff --git a/internal/db/status.go b/internal/db/status.go
index 307d9ea74..55cec5beb 100644
--- a/internal/db/status.go
+++ b/internal/db/status.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ type Status interface {
 	// UpdateStatus updates one status in the database and returns it to the caller.
 	UpdateStatus(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (*gtsmodel.Status, Error)
 
+	// DeleteStatusByID deletes one status from the database.
+	DeleteStatusByID(ctx context.Context, id string) Error
+
 	// CountStatusReplies returns the amount of replies recorded for a status, or an error if something goes wrong
 	CountStatusReplies(ctx context.Context, status *gtsmodel.Status) (int, Error)