Delete Release

Stable

Deleting a release permanently removes it from the registry. Only a maintainer of the parent mod may delete one of its releases.

Property	Value
Applies to	Webapp
Trigger	An authenticated maintainer requests deletion of a release
Preconditions	The user is authenticated and is a maintainer of the mod

Inputs

modId : String, required. The identifier of the mod the release belongs to.

releaseId : String, required. The identifier of the release to delete.

Assertions

Assertion	Status
The user must be authenticated	Implemented
The mod must exist in the registry	Implemented
The authenticated user must be a maintainer of the mod	Implemented
The release must exist in the registry	Implemented

Outputs

Result<ModReleaseData, ModNotFoundError | ReleaseNotFoundError | NotMaintainerError> : On success, returns the deleted release record. On failure, returns one of the following error types:

ModNotFoundError : The mod does not exist in the registry.

NotMaintainerError : The authenticated user is not a maintainer of the mod.

ReleaseNotFoundError : The release does not exist in the registry.

Effects

Effect	Status
The release record is permanently removed from the registry	Implemented

Behavior

flowchart TD
    Start([deleteRelease user modId releaseId]) --> Authenticated{User authenticated?}

    Authenticated -- No --> Reject401([Reject: 401 Unauthorized])
    Authenticated -- Yes --> ModExists{Mod exists?}

    ModExists -- No --> ErrModNotFound([Reject: ModNotFoundError])
    ModExists -- Yes --> IsMaintainer{User is maintainer?}

    IsMaintainer -- No --> ErrNotMaintainer([Reject: NotMaintainerError])
    IsMaintainer -- Yes --> ReleaseExists{Release exists?}

    ReleaseExists -- No --> ErrReleaseNotFound([Reject: ReleaseNotFoundError])
    ReleaseExists -- Yes --> Delete[Remove release from registry]

    Delete --> Done([Release deleted])

    style Reject401 fill:#f87171,color:#fff
    style ErrModNotFound fill:#f87171,color:#fff
    style ErrNotMaintainer fill:#f87171,color:#fff
    style ErrReleaseNotFound fill:#f87171,color:#fff
    style Done fill:#4ade80,color:#000

See Also

• Create release — Spec page for adding a release to a mod.
• Update release — Spec page for editing a release's assets and configuration.
• Delete mod — Spec page for removing the parent mod from the registry.
• How the Webapp works — Guide covering release structure and the maintainer model.