Mar 04 2026: added purge old logs button

app/routes/audit.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import logging
-from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from flask import Blueprint, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, flash
 from flask_login import login_required
 from app.models.audit import AuditLog
 from app.models.user import User
 from app.utils.decorators import admin_required
+from app.utils.audit import log_action, ACTION_DELETE
 
 bp = Blueprint('audit', __name__, url_prefix='/audit')
 
@@ -88,5 +90,61 @@ def view(log_id):
     return render_template('audit/view.html', entry=entry)
 
 
+# ── Purge old logs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+PURGE_OPTIONS = {
+    7:   '7 days',
+    30:  '30 days',
+    60:  '60 days',
+    90:  '90 days',
+    180: '180 days',
+    365: '1 year',
+}
+
+@bp.route('/purge', methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+@admin_required
+def purge():
+    """Delete audit log entries older than the selected threshold.
+
+    Accepts a POST form field `older_than` (integer days).
+    The purge itself is recorded as a new audit log entry so there is
+    always a traceable record of who purged what and when.
+    """
+    try:
+        older_than = int(request.form.get('older_than', 0))
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        older_than = 0
+
+    if older_than not in PURGE_OPTIONS:
+        flash('Invalid purge threshold selected.', 'danger')
+        return redirect(url_for('audit.index'))
+
+    cutoff = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=older_than)
+    deleted = AuditLog.query.filter(AuditLog.created_at < cutoff).delete()
+    db.session.flush()
+
+    label = PURGE_OPTIONS[older_than]
+    log_action(
+        ACTION_DELETE, 'AuditLog', None,
+        f'Purged {deleted} log entries older than {label}',
+        f'cutoff={cutoff.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")} UTC; deleted={deleted}',
+    )
+
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    logger.info(
+        'AUDIT PURGE | deleted=%s | older_than=%s days | by=%s',
+        deleted, older_than, request.remote_addr,
+    )
+
+    flash(
+        f'{deleted} audit log entr{"ies" if deleted != 1 else "y"} '
+        f'older than {label} have been permanently deleted.',
+        'success' if deleted else 'info',
+    )
+    return redirect(url_for('audit.index'))
+
+
 # Avoid circular import — imported after function definitions
 from app import db  # noqa: E402

app/templates/audit/index.html

@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@
                 <span class="badge bg-info ms-1">Filtered</span>
             {% endif %}
         </span>
+        <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
             <small class="text-muted">Page {{ logs.page }} of {{ logs.pages }}</small>
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger"
+                    data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#purgeModal">
+                <i class="bi bi-trash me-1"></i>Purge Old Logs
+            </button>
+        </div>
     </div>
     <div class="card-body p-0">
         {% if logs.items %}
@@ -192,4 +198,57 @@
     </div>
     {% endif %}
 </div>
+
+<!-- ── Purge Modal ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->
+<div class="modal fade" id="purgeModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="purgeModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header bg-danger text-white">
+        <h5 class="modal-title" id="purgeModalLabel">
+          <i class="bi bi-trash me-2"></i>Purge Old Audit Logs
+        </h5>
+        <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal"></button>
+      </div>
+      <form method="POST" action="{{ url_for('audit.purge') }}">
+        <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+        <div class="modal-body">
+          <div class="alert alert-warning d-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+            <i class="bi bi-exclamation-triangle-fill fs-5 flex-shrink-0"></i>
+            <span>This action is <strong>permanent and irreversible.</strong>
+            Deleted log entries cannot be recovered.</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="mb-3">
+            <label class="form-label fw-semibold">Delete logs older than</label>
+            <select name="older_than" class="form-select" id="purgeOlderThan" required>
+              <option value="">— Select a threshold —</option>
+              <option value="7">7 days</option>
+              <option value="30">30 days</option>
+              <option value="60">60 days</option>
+              <option value="90">90 days</option>
+              <option value="180">180 days</option>
+              <option value="365">1 year</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          <p class="text-muted small mb-0">
+            All audit log entries created before the selected threshold will be
+            permanently deleted. A single audit entry recording this purge will
+            be retained.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="modal-footer">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" id="purgeSubmitBtn" disabled>
+            <i class="bi bi-trash me-1"></i>Purge Logs
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+document.getElementById('purgeOlderThan').addEventListener('change', function () {
+  document.getElementById('purgeSubmitBtn').disabled = !this.value;
+});
+</script>
 {% endblock %}