SoftDelete strange situation

[maliming]

Abp 2.3.0.0
EF 6.1.3

Two entities are inherited from ISoftDelete interfaces, one-to-many relationship.

var people= await _peopleRepository.GetAll().FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Id == input.Id);
people.Files.Add(input.file.MapTo<Files>());

 _peopleRepository.Update(people);
 _peopleRepository.Delete(people);

We want to add an attachment and then soft delete the entity.

But the result is: the entity is soft deleted while the attachment is not successfully added, if the entity has previously attached the attachment will be soft deleted.

@hikalkan why is it like this?

[ryancyq]

Hi @maliming , it seems to be correct base on EF Code-First convention, see Cascade Delete

[maliming]

@ryancyq You are right! Now i do like that:

people.IsDeleted = true;
people.DeletionTime = DateTime.Now;
people.DeleterUserId = AbpSession.GetUserId();

[hikalkan]

When you delete an entity, ABP reloads it from database (this is the safest way to reset an entity's state), sets IsDeleted = true (and audit properties) and saves again.

It's not expected to change a property of an entity before delete it. Soft delete should be thought as a real delete.

In brief, it's by design.