delete multiple records at once

README.md

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Returns all of `:domain`'s DNS records or performs a search based on provided qu
 ```
 
 ### `POST /zone/records/:domain`
-Updates a single or multiple DNS records of `:domain` at `index`.
+Updates or marks for deletion a single or multiple DNS records of `:domain` at `index`.
 
 **Body:**
 ```typescript
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Updates a single or multiple DNS records of `:domain` at `index`.
     name?: string;
     type?: string;
     value?: string;
+    forDeletion?: boolean;
   } | {...}[];
 }
 ```
@@ -143,12 +144,12 @@ Creates a single or multiple new DNS records for `:domain`.
 ```
 
 ### `DELETE /zone/records/:domain`
-Deletes a DNS record from `:domain` at `index`. **Warning:** Deleting an index that is not at the end of the record causes following records' indexes to shift back by one.
+Deletes a single or multiple DNS records from `:domain` at `index`. **Warning:** Deleting an index that is not at the end of the record causes following records' indexes to shift back by one. Refresh your indexes after every addition and deletion!
 
 **Body:**
 ```typescript
 {
-  index: number;
+  index: number | number[];
 }
 ```
 
@@ -156,8 +157,12 @@ Deletes a DNS record from `:domain` at `index`. **Warning:** Deleting an index t
 ```typescript
 {
   success: boolean;
+  message: string;
+  deleted: DNSRecord[];
+  errors: {
     message: string;
     record: DNSRecord;
+  }[];
 }
 ```
 

src/dns/cache.ts

@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ export class DNSCache {
       throw new Error('No such cached zone file!');
     }
 
-    zone.changed = new Date();
+    // Delete marked-for-deletion records
+    zone.zone.records = zone.zone.records.filter((record) => record.forDeletion !== true);
+
+    // Set new serial
     const soa = zone.zone.records.find((record) => record.type === DNSRecordType.SOA) as SOARecord;
     soa.serial = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+    zone.changed = new Date();
 
     this.set(name, zone);
     await this.save(name);

src/index.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ api.get('/zone/records/:domain', domainAuthorization, async (req, res) => {
  *   name?: string;
  *   type?: DNSRecordType;
  *   value?: string;
+ *   forDeletion?: boolean;
  * }[];
  */
 api.post('/zone/records/:domain', domainAuthorization, async (req, res) => {
@@ -166,8 +167,18 @@ api.post('/zone/records/:domain', domainAuthorization, async (req, res) => {
       }
     }
 
+    if (record.type === DNSRecordType.SOA && setter.forDeletion) {
+      errors.push({
+        message: 'Cannot delete the Start Of Authority record.',
+        record
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+
     keys.forEach((key) => {
-      if (record[key]) {
+      if (key === 'forDeletion') {
+        record.forDeletion = true;
+      } else if (record[key]) {
         record[key] = setter[key];
       }
     });
@@ -201,23 +212,50 @@ api.post('/zone/records/:domain', domainAuthorization, async (req, res) => {
  */
 api.delete('/zone/records/:domain', domainAuthorization, async (req, res) => {
   const domain = req.params.domain;
-  const index = parseInt(req.body.index, 10);
+  let indexes = req.body.index;
 
   const cached = await getOrLoad(domain);
   const { zone } = cached;
-  if (!index || isNaN(index) || !zone.records[index]) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid record index.');
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(indexes)) {
+    indexes = [indexes];
+  }
+
+  const deleted = [];
+  const errors = [];
+
+  for (const number of indexes) {
+    const index = parseInt(number, 10);
+    if (index == null || isNaN(index) || !zone.records[index]) {
+      errors.push({
+        message: 'Invalid record index.',
+        record: { index }
+      });
+      continue;
     }
 
     const record = zone.records[index];
     if (record.type === DNSRecordType.SOA) {
-    throw new Error('Cannot delete the Start Of Authority record.');
+      errors.push({
+        message: 'Cannot delete the Start Of Authority record.',
+        record
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    zone.records[index].forDeletion = true;
+    deleted.push(record);
   }
 
-  zone.records.splice(index, 1);
   await cache.update(domain, cached);
 
-  res.json({ success: true, message: 'Record deleted successfully.', record });
+  if (!deleted.length && errors.length) {
+    res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: 'Deleting record(s) failed.', deleted, errors });
+  } else if (deleted.length) {
+    res.json({ success: true, message: 'Record(s) deleted successfully.', deleted, errors });
+  } else {
+    res.json({ success: true, message: 'Nothing was deleted.', deleted, errors });
+  }
 });
 
 /**

src/models/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DNSRecordType } from "../dns/records";
 
 export interface DNSRecord {
-  [key: string]: string | number;
+  [key: string]: string | number | boolean | undefined;
   name: string;
   type: DNSRecordType;
   value: string;
+  forDeletion?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface SOARecord extends DNSRecord {