Perplexica/test-history-retention.md
TamHC 3edafd0503 adding new features & layouts
1. Update suggestionGeneratorAgent.ts
- Match the suggestions to user's language

2. Add incognito mode
- Allow user to switch on / off incognito mode by webpage toggle or url parameter
- URL Parameter Control
 - Accessing `/?incognito=true` automatically enables incognito mode
 - Accessing `/?incognito=false` or without parameters will use normal mode

3. Add the history retention feature
- Allow users to set history retention days through config.toml or API endpoints, as well as on the settings page.

4. Add layout mode: Default / Tabs
- Allow users to change default layout mode through config.toml
- Allow users to customize layout mode for each browser through setting page

5. Allow users to change webpage theme by system detection
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# History Retention Feature Test Guide
This document outlines how to test the history retention feature that has been implemented.
## Features Implemented
1. **Config.toml Setting**: Added `RETENTION_DAYS` setting under `[HISTORY]` section
2. **Settings Page**: Added UI control to set history retention days when incognito mode is off
3. **API Endpoints**:
- Updated `/api/config` to handle history retention settings
- Created `/api/cleanup-history` for manual cleanup
4. **Automatic Cleanup**: History cleanup runs automatically when new chats are created (non-incognito mode)
## Configuration
### config.toml
```toml
[HISTORY]
RETENTION_DAYS = 30 # Number of days to keep chat history when incognito mode is off (0 = keep forever)
```
### Settings Page
- Navigate to Settings page
- Find "History Settings" section
- Set "History Retention (Days)" value
- 0 = keep forever
- Any positive number = days to retain history
## How It Works
1. **When Incognito Mode is OFF**:
- Chat history is saved to database
- History cleanup runs automatically when creating new chats
- Old chats (older than retention period) are automatically deleted
2. **When Incognito Mode is ON**:
- Chat history is NOT saved to database
- No cleanup needed as nothing is stored
3. **Cleanup Logic**:
- Runs automatically in background when new chats are created
- Deletes chats older than the configured retention period
- Also deletes all messages associated with old chats
- If retention is set to 0, keeps all history forever
## Testing Steps
1. **Set Retention Period**:
- Go to Settings page
- Set "History Retention (Days)" to a small number (e.g., 1 day for testing)
- Save the setting
2. **Create Test Chats**:
- Make sure incognito mode is OFF
- Create several test chats
- Verify they appear in chat history
3. **Test Manual Cleanup**:
- Call POST `/api/cleanup-history` endpoint
- Check response for cleanup results
4. **Test Automatic Cleanup**:
- Wait for retention period to pass (or modify database dates for testing)
- Create a new chat (triggers automatic cleanup)
- Verify old chats are removed
5. **Test Incognito Mode**:
- Turn ON incognito mode
- Create chats - they should not be saved to history
- Turn OFF incognito mode
- Create chats - they should be saved and cleanup should work
## API Endpoints
### GET /api/config
Returns current configuration including `historyRetentionDays`
### POST /api/config
Updates configuration including `historyRetentionDays`
### POST /api/cleanup-history
Manually triggers history cleanup and returns results:
```json
{
"message": "Cleaned up X old chats and their messages",
"deletedChats": X
}
```
## Files Modified
1. `config.toml` - Added HISTORY section
2. `src/lib/config.ts` - Added history retention getter/setter
3. `src/app/api/config/route.ts` - Added history retention to API
4. `src/app/settings/page.tsx` - Added UI control for history retention
5. `src/app/api/cleanup-history/route.ts` - New cleanup endpoint
6. `src/lib/utils/historyCleanup.ts` - Cleanup utility functions
7. `src/app/api/chat/route.ts` - Integrated automatic cleanup
## Notes
- History retention only applies when incognito mode is OFF
- Cleanup runs automatically in background to avoid blocking chat creation
- Setting retention to 0 disables cleanup (keeps all history)
- Cleanup is based on chat creation date (`createdAt` field)