Add Model beforeDelete Event - closes #902

system/Model.php

@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class Model
 	protected $beforeUpdate = [];
 	protected $afterUpdate = [];
 	protected $afterFind = [];
+	protected $beforeDelete = [];
 	protected $afterDelete = [];
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ public function __construct(ConnectionInterface &$db = null, BaseConfig $config
 		{
 			$validation = \Config\Services::validation(null, false);
 		}
-		
+
 		$this->validation = $validation;
 	}
 
@@ -689,6 +690,8 @@ public function update($id, $data)
 	 */
 	public function delete($id, $purge = false)
 	{
+		$this->trigger('beforeDelete', ['id' => $id, 'purge' => $purge]);
+
 		if ($this->useSoftDeletes && ! $purge)
 		{
             $set[$this->deletedField] = 1;
@@ -735,6 +738,8 @@ public function deleteWhere($key, $value = null, $purge = false)
 			throw new DatabaseException('You must provided a valid key to deleteWhere.');
 		}
 
+		$this->trigger('beforeDelete', ['key' => $key, 'value' => $value, 'purge' => $purge]);
+
 		if ($this->useSoftDeletes && ! $purge)
 		{
             $set[$this->deletedField] = 1;
@@ -1172,7 +1177,7 @@ public function getValidationRules(array $options=[])
 		{
 			$rules = array_intersect_key($rules, array_flip($options['only']));
 		}
-		
+
 		return $rules;
 	}
 

user_guide_src/source/database/model.rst

@@ -587,25 +587,36 @@ passed to each event:
 ================ =========================================================================================================
 Event            $data contents
 ================ =========================================================================================================
-beforeInsert	  **data** = the key/value pairs that are being inserted. If an object or Entity class is passed to the insert
-				  method, it is first converted to an array.
-afterInsert		  **data** = the original key/value pairs being inserted. **result** = the results of the insert() method
-				  used through the Query Builder.
-beforeUpdate	  **id** = the primary key of the row being updated. **data** = the key/value pairs that are being
-				  inserted. If an object or Entity class is passed to the insert method, it is first converted to an array.
-afterUpdate		  **id** = the primary key of the row being updated. **data** = the original key/value pairs being updated.
-				  **result** = the results of the update() method used through the Query Builder.
-afterFind		  Varies by find* method. See the following:
-- find()		  **id** = the primary key of the row being searched for. **data** = The resulting row of data, or null if
-				  no result found.
-- findWhere()	  **data** = the resulting rows of data, or null if no result found.
-- findAll()		  **data** = the resulting rows of data, or null if no result found. **limit** = the number of rows to find.
-				  **offset** = the number of rows to skip during the search.
-- first()		  **data** = the resulting row found during the search, or null if none found.
-afterDelete		  Varies by delete* method. See the following:
-- delete()		  **id** = primary key of row being deleted. **purge** boolean whether soft-delete rows should be
-				  hard deleted. **result** = the result of the delete() call on the Query Builder. **data** = unused.
-- deleteWhere()	  **key**/**value** = the key/value pair used to search for rows to delete. **purge** boolean whether
-				  soft-delete rows should be hard deleted. **result** = the result of the delete() call on the Query
-				  Builder. **data** = unused.
+beforeInsert      **data** = the key/value pairs that are being inserted. If an object or Entity class is passed to the
+                  insert method, it is first converted to an array.
+afterInsert       **data** = the original key/value pairs being inserted.
+                  **result** = the results of the insert() method used through the Query Builder.
+beforeUpdate      **id** = the primary key of the row being updated.
+                  **data** = the key/value pairs that are being inserted. If an object or Entity class is passed to the
+                  insert method, it is first converted to an array.
+afterUpdate       **id** = the primary key of the row being updated.
+                  **data** = the original key/value pairs being updated.
+                  **result** = the results of the update() method used through the Query Builder.
+afterFind         Varies by find* method. See the following:
+- find()          **id** = the primary key of the row being searched for.
+                  **data** = The resulting row of data, or null if no result found.
+- findWhere()     **data** = the resulting rows of data, or null if no result found.
+- findAll()       **data** = the resulting rows of data, or null if no result found.
+                  **limit** = the number of rows to find.
+                  **offset** = the number of rows to skip during the search.
+- first()         **data** = the resulting row found during the search, or null if none found.
+beforeDelete      Varies by delete* method. See the following:
+- delete()        **id** = primary key of row being deleted.
+                  **purge** = boolean whether soft-delete rows should be hard deleted.
+- deleteWhere()   **key**/**value** = the key/value pair used to search for rows to delete.
+                  **purge** = boolean whether soft-delete rows should be hard deleted.
+afterDelete       Varies by delete* method. See the following:
+- delete()        **id** = primary key of row being deleted.
+                  **purge** = boolean whether soft-delete rows should be hard deleted.
+                  **result** = the result of the delete() call on the Query Builder.
+                  **data** = unused.
+- deleteWhere()	  **key**/**value** = the key/value pair used to search for rows to delete.
+                  **purge** boolean whether soft-delete rows should be hard deleted.
+                  **result** = the result of the delete() call on the Query Builder.
+                  **data** = unused.
 ================ =========================================================================================================