Paranoia
A Rails gem for soft-deleting records by setting a deleted_at timestamp instead of removing them from the database.
What is Paranoia?
Paranoia is a Ruby gem for Rails applications that implements soft deletion for ActiveRecord models. It allows records to be marked as deleted by setting a `deleted_at` timestamp instead of being permanently removed from the database, preserving data for recovery or auditing purposes. It provides scopes and methods to query, restore, or permanently destroy records as needed.
Rails developers who need to implement soft deletion in their applications, particularly those migrating from older `acts_as_paranoid` implementations or building systems where data retention and recovery are important.
Paranoia offers a straightforward, minimalistic approach to soft deletion with full compatibility for Rails 5 through 7, including support for associations, callbacks, and customizable columns. It is maintained for bug fixes and Rails version updates, though new projects may consider alternatives like `discard` for more predictable behavior.
Overview
acts_as_paranoid for Rails 5, 6 and 7
Use Cases
Best For
- Implementing soft deletion in Rails applications without permanently removing data
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