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+#!/bin/bash
+# ERPNext Database Cleanup Script
+# Prevents database bloat by cleaning old logs and versions
+# Run monthly via cron or manually with interactive prompts
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Configuration
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+
+# Default retention policies
+DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_RETENTION=180
+DEFAULT_VERSION_RETENTION=90
+DEFAULT_JOB_LOG_RETENTION=30
+DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_RETENTION=90
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+# Logging functions
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"; }
+log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"; }
+
+# Function to display help
+show_help() {
+    cat << EOF
+ERPNext Database Cleanup Script
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+    Prevents database bloat by cleaning old communications, versions, logs, and deleted documents.
+    Supports both interactive and automated modes with configurable retention policies.
+
+USAGE:
+    $0 [OPTIONS] [SITE]
+
+ARGUMENTS:
+    SITE                    ERPNext site name (default: erp.localhost)
+
+OPTIONS:
+    --comm-retention DAYS   Retention days for communications/emails (default: $DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_RETENTION)
+    --version-retention DAYS Retention days for edit history (default: $DEFAULT_VERSION_RETENTION)
+    --job-retention DAYS    Retention days for job logs (default: $DEFAULT_JOB_LOG_RETENTION)
+    --error-retention DAYS  Retention days for error logs (default: $DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_RETENTION)
+    --dry-run               Show what would be cleaned without actually doing it
+    -h, --help              Show this help message
+    -v, --version           Show script version
+
+EXAMPLES:
+    # Interactive mode with default site
+    $0
+
+    # Interactive mode for specific site
+    $0 erp.production.com
+
+    # Automated mode with custom retention
+    $0 erp.production.com --comm-retention 365 --version-retention 180
+
+    # Dry run to see what would be cleaned
+    $0 --dry-run
+
+    # Conservative cleanup (keep more data)
+    $0 --comm-retention 365 --version-retention 180 --job-retention 90 --error-retention 180
+
+RETENTION POLICIES:
+    Communications: Email and notification history
+    Versions: Document edit history and audit trail
+    Job Logs: Background job execution logs
+    Error Logs: System error and exception logs
+
+NOTES:
+    - All retention periods are in days
+    - Tables are optimized after cleanup to reclaim space
+    - Safe mode is temporarily disabled during cleanup
+    - Run monthly or as needed to prevent database bloat
+
+EOF
+}
+
+# Function to show version
+show_version() {
+    echo "ERPNext Database Cleanup Script v1.0.0"
+    echo "For ERPNext v15+ with MariaDB"
+}
+
+# Function to validate site exists
+validate_site() {
+    local site="$1"
+    local result=1
+    log_info "Validating site: $site"
+
+    # Run docker command and capture result
+    docker compose -f "$PROJECT_DIR/production.yaml" -p erpnext-production exec -T backend \
+      bench --site "$site" mariadb -e "SELECT 1;" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    result=$?
+
+    if [[ $result -eq 0 ]]; then
+        log_info "✓ Site '$site' exists and is accessible"
+        return 0
+    else
+        log_error "✗ Site '$site' does not exist or is not accessible"
+        log_error "Available sites:"
+        # List sites safely
+        local sites_output
+        sites_output=$(docker compose -f "$PROJECT_DIR/production.yaml" -p erpnext-production exec -T backend \
+          ls sites/ 2>/dev/null | grep -v -E '\.(json|txt)$' | sed 's/^/  - /' 2>/dev/null || echo "  - Unable to list sites")
+        echo "$sites_output" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to get database size
+get_db_size() {
+    local size
+    size=$(docker compose -f "$PROJECT_DIR/production.yaml" -p erpnext-production exec -T backend \
+      bench --site "$SITE" mariadb -N -e "
+      SELECT ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 2)
+      FROM information_schema.tables
+      WHERE table_schema = DATABASE();" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r\n')
+    echo "$size"
+}
+
+# Function to count records that would be deleted
+count_records_to_delete() {
+    local table_name="$1"
+    local table_query="$2"
+    local retention_days="$3"
+
+    docker compose -f "$PROJECT_DIR/production.yaml" -p erpnext-production exec -T backend \
+      bench --site "$SITE" mariadb -N -e "
+      SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0;
+      SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $table_query
+      WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $retention_days DAY);" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\r\n'
+}
+
+# Function to perform cleanup
+perform_cleanup() {
+    log_info "Running cleanup operations..."
+    docker compose -f "$PROJECT_DIR/production.yaml" -p erpnext-production exec -T backend \
+      bench --site "$SITE" mariadb <<EOF
+SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0;
+
+-- Clean old communications (emails)
+DELETE FROM tabCommunication
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS DAY);
+
+DELETE FROM \`tabCommunication Link\`
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS DAY);
+
+-- Clean old version history
+DELETE FROM tabVersion
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS DAY);
+
+-- Clean job logs
+DELETE FROM \`tabScheduled Job Log\`
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS DAY);
+
+-- Clean error logs
+DELETE FROM \`tabError Log\`
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS DAY);
+
+-- Clean deleted documents (soft deletes)
+DELETE FROM \`tabDeleted Document\`
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 90 DAY);
+
+-- Clean route history
+DELETE FROM \`tabRoute History\`
+WHERE modified < DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 90 DAY);
+
+SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 1;
+
+-- Optimize tables to reclaim space
+OPTIMIZE TABLE
+  tabCommunication,
+  \`tabCommunication Link\`,
+  tabVersion,
+  \`tabScheduled Job Log\`,
+  \`tabError Log\`,
+  \`tabDeleted Document\`,
+  \`tabRoute History\`;
+EOF
+}
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+DRY_RUN=false
+SITE_PROVIDED=false
+SITE=""
+COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_PROVIDED=false
+VERSION_RETENTION_PROVIDED=false
+JOB_RETENTION_PROVIDED=false
+ERROR_RETENTION_PROVIDED=false
+COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS=""
+VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS=""
+JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=""
+ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS=""
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --comm-retention)
+      COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS="$2"
+      COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_PROVIDED=true
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --version-retention)
+      VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS="$2"
+      VERSION_RETENTION_PROVIDED=true
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --job-retention)
+      JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="$2"
+      JOB_RETENTION_PROVIDED=true
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --error-retention)
+      ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="$2"
+      ERROR_RETENTION_PROVIDED=true
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --dry-run)
+      DRY_RUN=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      show_help
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    -v|--version)
+      show_version
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    -*)
+      log_error "Unknown option: $1"
+      log_error "Use '$0 --help' for usage information."
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      if [[ -z "$SITE" ]]; then
+        SITE="$1"
+        SITE_PROVIDED=true
+      else
+        log_error "Multiple sites specified. Use '$0 --help' for usage."
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Set defaults
+SITE="${SITE:-erp.localhost}"
+COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS="${COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_RETENTION}"
+VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS="${VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_VERSION_RETENTION}"
+JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="${JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_JOB_LOG_RETENTION}"
+ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="${ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_RETENTION}"
+
+# Interactive mode for non-dry-run
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "false" ]]; then
+  # Ask for site if not provided via command line
+  if [[ "$SITE_PROVIDED" == "false" ]]; then
+    while true; do
+      read -p "Enter ERPNext site name [erp.localhost]: " USER_SITE
+      SITE="${USER_SITE:-erp.localhost}"
+
+      # Validate site (temporarily disable set -e)
+      set +e
+      validate_site "$SITE"
+      validation_result=$?
+      set -e
+
+      if [[ $validation_result -eq 0 ]]; then
+        break
+      else
+        echo ""
+        # Use read with timeout or check if interactive
+        if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+          read -p "Try a different site name? (y/n) [y]: " TRY_AGAIN
+        else
+          read TRY_AGAIN || TRY_AGAIN="n"  # Default to no on read failure
+        fi
+        TRY_AGAIN="${TRY_AGAIN:-y}"
+        if [[ ! "$TRY_AGAIN" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+          log_info "Operation cancelled by user."
+          exit 0
+        fi
+        echo ""
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+
+  # Ask for retention policies if not provided
+  if [[ "$COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_PROVIDED" == "false" ]]; then
+    read -p "Enter retention days for communications (emails) [$DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_RETENTION]: " COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS
+    COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS="${COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_COMMUNICATION_RETENTION}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$VERSION_RETENTION_PROVIDED" == "false" ]]; then
+    read -p "Enter retention days for versions (edit history) [$DEFAULT_VERSION_RETENTION]: " VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS
+    VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS="${VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_VERSION_RETENTION}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$JOB_RETENTION_PROVIDED" == "false" ]]; then
+    read -p "Enter retention days for job logs [$DEFAULT_JOB_LOG_RETENTION]: " JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS
+    JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="${JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_JOB_LOG_RETENTION}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$ERROR_RETENTION_PROVIDED" == "false" ]]; then
+    read -p "Enter retention days for error logs [$DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_RETENTION]: " ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS
+    ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS="${ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS:-$DEFAULT_ERROR_LOG_RETENTION}"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Validate site exists (for command-line provided sites)
+if [[ "$SITE_PROVIDED" == "true" ]] && ! validate_site "$SITE"; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate inputs
+for var in COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS; do
+  if ! [[ ${!var} =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [[ ${!var} -le 0 ]]; then
+    log_error "Invalid retention days for $var: ${!var}. Must be a positive integer."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Warn about dangerous values
+  if [[ ${!var} -gt 3650 ]]; then
+    log_warn "Warning: $var is set to ${!var} days. This will keep a very large amount of data."
+  elif [[ ${!var} -lt 7 ]]; then
+    log_warn "Warning: $var is set to ${!var} days. This will delete data very aggressively."
+  fi
+done
+
+# Validate inputs (aggressive check)
+AGGRESSIVE_COUNT=0
+for var in COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS; do
+  if [[ ${!var} -lt 7 ]]; then
+    AGGRESSIVE_COUNT=$((AGGRESSIVE_COUNT + 1))
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ $AGGRESSIVE_COUNT -gt 0 ]] && [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "false" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  log_warn "⚠️  AGGRESSIVE CLEANUP DETECTED ⚠️"
+  log_warn "You're about to delete data older than:"
+  log_warn "  - Communications: $COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+  log_warn "  - Versions: $VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+  log_warn "  - Job logs: $JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+  log_warn "  - Error logs: $ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+  echo ""
+  read -p "This will permanently delete historical data. Continue? (yes/no): " CONFIRM
+  if [[ ! "$CONFIRM" =~ ^[Yy][Ee][Ss]$ ]]; then
+    log_info "Cleanup cancelled by user."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  echo ""
+fi
+
+# Main execution
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
+  log_info "DRY RUN MODE - No changes will be made"
+fi
+
+log_info "Retention policies:"
+log_info "  - Communications: $COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+log_info "  - Versions: $VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+log_info "  - Job logs: $JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+log_info "  - Error logs: $ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS days"
+
+# Get initial database size
+log_info "Checking database size before cleanup..."
+SIZE_BEFORE=$(get_db_size)
+log_info "Database size before: ${SIZE_BEFORE} MB"
+
+# Dry run mode
+if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == "true" ]]; then
+  log_info "DRY RUN: Would clean the following data older than specified retention periods:"
+
+  # Count records for each table
+  declare -A tables=(
+    ["Communications"]="tabCommunication"
+    ["Communication Links"]="\`tabCommunication Link\`"
+    ["Versions"]="tabVersion"
+    ["Job Logs"]="\`tabScheduled Job Log\`"
+    ["Error Logs"]="\`tabError Log\`"
+  )
+
+  declare -A retentions=(
+    ["Communications"]="$COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS"
+    ["Communication Links"]="$COMMUNICATION_RETENTION_DAYS"
+    ["Versions"]="$VERSION_RETENTION_DAYS"
+    ["Job Logs"]="$JOB_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS"
+    ["Error Logs"]="$ERROR_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS"
+  )
+
+  for table_name in "${!tables[@]}"; do
+    count=$(count_records_to_delete "$table_name" "${tables[$table_name]}" "${retentions[$table_name]}")
+    [[ "$count" -gt 0 ]] && log_info "  - $table_name: $count records"
+  done
+
+  # Count deleted documents and route history
+  deleted_docs=$(count_records_to_delete "Deleted Documents" "\`tabDeleted Document\`" "90")
+  route_history=$(count_records_to_delete "Route History" "\`tabRoute History\`" "90")
+
+  [[ "$deleted_docs" -gt 0 ]] && log_info "  - Deleted Documents: $deleted_docs records"
+  [[ "$route_history" -gt 0 ]] && log_info "  - Route History: $route_history records"
+
+  log_info "DRY RUN complete - no changes made"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Perform actual cleanup
+if perform_cleanup; then
+  log_info "✓ Cleanup completed successfully"
+else
+  log_error "✗ Cleanup failed"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get final database size
+log_info "Checking database size after cleanup..."
+SIZE_AFTER=$(get_db_size)
+log_info "Database size after: ${SIZE_AFTER} MB"
+
+# Calculate savings
+SAVED=$(echo "$SIZE_BEFORE - $SIZE_AFTER" | bc 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+PERCENT=$(echo "scale=2; ($SAVED / $SIZE_BEFORE) * 100" | bc 2>/dev/null || echo "0.00")
+
+log_info "✓ Cleanup complete!"
+log_info "  Space recovered: ${SAVED} MB (${PERCENT}%)"
+
+exit 0
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