From f5ca85a788a9bdcec1295c0ac410e356e1d35cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: warren <typebasedio@pm.me>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 09:59:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: ctask delete command with confirmation and active
 workspace protection

Contents summary, confirmation prompt, --force flag, --all for archived, refuses deletion of active session workspace.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cmd/delete.go | 130 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 130 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 cmd/delete.go

diff --git a/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/delete.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d190645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/warrenronsiek/ctask/internal/config"
+	"github.com/warrenronsiek/ctask/internal/workspace"
+)
+
+var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:          "delete <query>",
+	Short:        "Permanently remove a workspace directory",
+	Args:         cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	SilenceUsage: true,
+	RunE:         runDelete,
+}
+
+var (
+	deleteForce bool
+	deleteAll   bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+	deleteCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&deleteForce, "force", "f", false, "Skip confirmation prompt")
+	deleteCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&deleteAll, "all", "a", false, "Include archived workspaces in query resolution")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
+}
+
+func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	root := config.ResolveRoot()
+	ws := resolveOne(root, args[0], deleteAll)
+
+	// Active workspace protection: refuse if this is the current session workspace
+	activeWs := os.Getenv("CTASK_WORKSPACE")
+	if activeWs != "" {
+		// Normalize both paths for comparison
+		absTarget, _ := filepath.Abs(ws.Path)
+		absActive, _ := filepath.Abs(activeWs)
+		if strings.EqualFold(absTarget, absActive) {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Cannot delete the active workspace. Exit the session first.")
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	relPath := workspace.RelativePath(root, ws.Path)
+
+	// Gather contents summary (best-effort)
+	fileCount, totalSize := summarizeContents(ws.Path)
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("  Workspace: %s\n", relPath)
+	fmt.Printf("  Files: %d (%s)\n", fileCount, formatSize(totalSize))
+
+	// Check if this is the most recently updated workspace
+	results, _ := workspace.ListWorkspaces(root, workspace.ListOpts{
+		IncludeArchived: false,
+		Limit:           0,
+	})
+	if len(results) > 0 {
+		best := results[0]
+		for _, r := range results[1:] {
+			if r.Meta.UpdatedAt.After(best.Meta.UpdatedAt) {
+				best = r
+			}
+		}
+		absTarget, _ := filepath.Abs(ws.Path)
+		absBest, _ := filepath.Abs(best.Path)
+		if strings.EqualFold(absTarget, absBest) {
+			fmt.Println()
+			fmt.Println("  Note: This was your most recent workspace.")
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	if !deleteForce {
+		fmt.Print("  Delete this workspace? This cannot be undone. [y/N] ")
+		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+		answer, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
+		answer = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(answer))
+		if answer != "y" && answer != "yes" {
+			fmt.Println("  Cancelled.")
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(ws.Path); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("deleting workspace: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Printf("[ctask] deleted: %s\n", relPath)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// summarizeContents counts files and total size in a directory.
+// Best-effort: errors on individual files are skipped.
+func summarizeContents(dir string) (int, int64) {
+	count := 0
+	var total int64
+	filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil // skip errors
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			count++
+			total += info.Size()
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	return count, total
+}
+
+// formatSize returns a human-readable file size.
+func formatSize(bytes int64) string {
+	if bytes < 1024 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", bytes)
+	}
+	kb := float64(bytes) / 1024
+	if kb < 1024 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.0f KB", kb)
+	}
+	mb := kb / 1024
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f MB", mb)
+}