StackStorm/st2

The st2ctl reload command is missing a purge option

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#3313 opened on Mar 28, 2017

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Description

I discovered that when a rule, trigger, action or workflow is removed from a git repository and is no longer on the disk of a stackstorm server, the command sudo st2ctl reload --register-setup-virtualenvs --register-all does not purge these items from StackStorm. I have to manually delete them with st2 commands.

It would be very nice if there was a purge flag or something.

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Tech stack
pythonshell
Domain
devopsbackendcli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
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stale
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clear
Prerequisites
basic Pythonunderstanding of StackStorm CLI
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Examine the st2ctl reload command implementation in the st2 repository, likely in the st2client or st2common modules. Identify where the registration of actions, rules, triggers, and workflows occurs, and understand how the current implementation handles items that are no longer present on disk. Then add a ' purge' flag that compares the registered items with the files on disk and removes any that are missing. Look at existing tests for reload command to guide implementation.