1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/internal/timeline/remove.go b/internal/timeline/remove.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f340d37b
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+++ b/internal/timeline/remove.go
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+package timeline
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"errors"
+)
+
+func (t *timeline) Remove(statusID string) (int, error) {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	var removed int
+
+	// remove entr(ies) from the post index
+	removeIndexes := []*list.Element{}
+	if t.postIndex != nil && t.postIndex.data != nil {
+		for e := t.postIndex.data.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+			entry, ok := e.Value.(*postIndexEntry)
+			if !ok {
+				return removed, errors.New("Remove: could not parse e as a postIndexEntry")
+			}
+			if entry.statusID == statusID {
+				removeIndexes = append(removeIndexes, e)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, e := range removeIndexes {
+		t.postIndex.data.Remove(e)
+		removed = removed + 1
+	}
+
+	// remove entr(ies) from prepared posts
+	removePrepared := []*list.Element{}
+	if t.preparedPosts != nil && t.preparedPosts.data != nil {
+		for e := t.preparedPosts.data.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
+			entry, ok := e.Value.(*preparedPostsEntry)
+			if !ok {
+				return removed, errors.New("Remove: could not parse e as a preparedPostsEntry")
+			}
+			if entry.statusID == statusID {
+				removePrepared = append(removePrepared, e)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, e := range removePrepared {
+		t.preparedPosts.data.Remove(e)
+		removed = removed + 1
+	}
+
+	return removed, nil
+}