Don't do real delete when deleted_at column exist

chain.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Chain struct {
 	offsetStr          string
 	limitStr           string
 	specifiedTableName string
+	unscoped           bool
 }
 
 func (s *Chain) err(err error) error {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ func (s *Chain) do(value interface{}) *Do {
 	do.offsetStr = s.offsetStr
 	do.limitStr = s.limitStr
 	do.specifiedTableName = s.specifiedTableName
+	do.unscoped = s.unscoped
 
 	s.value = value
 	do.setModel(value)
@@ -177,6 +179,11 @@ func (s *Chain) CreateTable(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s
 }
 
+func (s *Chain) Unscoped() *Chain {
+	s.unscoped = true
+	return s
+}
+
 func (s *Chain) Table(name string) *Chain {
 	s.specifiedTableName = name
 	return s

do.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -25,13 +26,13 @@ type Do struct {
 	sql       string
 	sqlVars   []interface{}
 
-	whereClause []map[string]interface{}
-	orClause    []map[string]interface{}
-	selectStr   string
-	orderStrs   []string
-	offsetStr   string
-	limitStr    string
-
+	whereClause          []map[string]interface{}
+	orClause             []map[string]interface{}
+	selectStr            string
+	orderStrs            []string
+	offsetStr            string
+	limitStr             string
+	unscoped             bool
 	updateAttrs          map[string]interface{}
 	ignoreProtectedAttrs bool
 }
@@ -184,9 +185,15 @@ func (s *Do) prepareDeleteSql() {
 func (s *Do) delete() {
 	s.err(s.model.callMethod("BeforeDelete"))
 
-	s.prepareDeleteSql()
 	if !s.hasError() {
-		s.exec()
+		if s.model.hasColumn("DeletedAt") {
+			delete_sql := "deleted_at=" + s.addToVars(time.Now())
+			s.sql = fmt.Sprintf("UPDATE %v SET %v %v", s.tableName(), delete_sql, s.combinedSql())
+			s.exec()
+		} else {
+			s.prepareDeleteSql()
+			s.exec()
+		}
 		if !s.hasError() {
 			s.err(s.model.callMethod("AfterDelete"))
 		}

gorm_test.go

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Got error when try to delete table uses, %+v\n", err)
 	}
-
 	db.Exec("drop table products;")
 
 	orm := db.CreateTable(&User{})
@@ -691,3 +690,28 @@ func TestUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("We should have Product fgh")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSoftDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	type Order struct {
+		Id        int64
+		Amount    int64
+		DeletedAt time.Time
+	}
+	db.Exec("drop table orders;")
+	db.CreateTable(&Order{})
+
+	order := Order{Amount: 1234}
+	db.Save(&order)
+	if db.Find(&Order{}, "amount = 1234").Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("No errors should happen when save an order")
+	}
+
+	db.Delete(&order)
+	if db.Find(&Order{}, "amount = 1234").Error == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Can't find the user because it is soft deleted")
+	}
+
+	if db.Unscoped().Find(&Order{}, "amount = 1234").Error != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Should be able to find out the soft deleted user with unscoped")
+	}
+}

main.go

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (s *DB) Delete(value interface{}) *Chain {
 	return s.buildChain().Delete(value)
 }
 
+func (s *DB) Unscoped() *Chain {
+	return s.buildChain().Unscoped()
+}
+
 func (s *DB) Exec(sql string) *Chain {
 	return s.buildChain().Exec(sql)
 }

model.go

@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ func (m *Model) columnsAndValues(operation string) map[string]interface{} {
 	return results
 }
 
+func (m *Model) hasColumn(name string) bool {
+	if m.data == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	value := reflect.ValueOf(m.data).Elem().FieldByName(name)
+	return value.IsValid()
+}
+
 func (m *Model) tableName() (str string, err error) {
 	if m.data == nil {
 		err = errors.New("Model haven't been set")