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Purge is not purging all stored data
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Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

  • Load several days of feed data
  • Settings -> Clear cached data -> clear cache
  • Return to feed

What happens?:
The feed content isn't being purged. Old feed items are remaining.

What should have happened instead?:
Purging the app should purge the feed database as well.

Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

  • 7.3.0 + 7.3.1

Event Timeline

Seddon renamed this task from Purge is not purging all stored data to [SPIKE] Purge is not purging all stored data.Jul 5 2023, 10:56 AM
  • Identify why the in app clear cache option isn't clearing the in app database.
  • Propose outline to solution
  • Should purge feed database
  • Reload feed like on startup loading most recent days content

My hope is we can reuse work in WMFDatabaseHousekeeper for this.

Tsevener renamed this task from [SPIKE] Purge is not purging all stored data to Purge is not purging all stored data.Jul 18 2023, 10:01 PM
Tsevener removed Tsevener as the assignee of this task.
Tsevener moved this task from Doing to Needs Code Review on the iOS Release FY2023-24 (Archive) board.
ABorbaWMF subscribed.

Looks like it is working on 7.4.0 (2473)

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