safe delete

safe-delete

Deletes a symbol if and only if it has zero references in the index. Reach for it to remove dead code with a guarantee against breaking a live caller.

Running it from the CLI

drag-lint safe-delete --name <QName> [--json|--apply|--no-backup] --db <db>

--name is the qualified symbol name to delete. --db is required (not bracketed in the usage line). The usage line lists --apply as a flag; whether omitting it produces a dry run is not documented in the help text for this verb.

Reaching it in the IDE

No IDE surface -- this is a CLI-only feature.

What it needs

An index IS required. The project's DB lives at <project folder>\_D-RAG\<project file>.sqlite; run drag-lint resolve-dbs --project <X.dproj> if unsure.

Example

Illustrative:

drag-lint safe-delete --name Unit1.TMyClass.OldHelper --apply --db C:\Projects\MyApp\_D-RAG\MyApp.sqlite

This would delete TMyClass.OldHelper only if the index shows zero references to it.