Add deleted_at check when soft deleting, fix #3720

callbacks/delete.go

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func Delete(db *gorm.DB) {
 			db.Statement.Build("DELETE", "FROM", "WHERE")
 		}
 
-		if _, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["WHERE"]; !db.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok {
+		if _, ok := db.Statement.Clauses["WHERE"]; !db.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok && db.Error == nil {
 			db.AddError(gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause)
 			return
 		}

soft_delete.go

@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ func (sd SoftDeleteDeleteClause) ModifyStatement(stmt *Statement) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if _, ok := stmt.Clauses["WHERE"]; !stmt.DB.AllowGlobalUpdate && !ok {
+			stmt.DB.AddError(ErrMissingWhereClause)
+		} else {
+			SoftDeleteQueryClause{Field: sd.Field}.ModifyStatement(stmt)
+		}
+
 		stmt.AddClauseIfNotExists(clause.Update{})
 		stmt.Build("UPDATE", "SET", "WHERE")
 	}

tests/delete_test.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("errors happened when delete: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := DB.Delete(User{}).Error; err != gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause {
+	if err := DB.Delete(&User{}).Error; err != gorm.ErrMissingWhereClause {
 		t.Errorf("errors happened when delete: %v", err)
 	}
 

tests/soft_delete_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tests_test
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"gorm.io/gorm"
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ func TestSoftDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("No error should happen when soft delete user, but got %v", err)
 	}
 
+	sql := DB.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true}).Delete(&user).Statement.SQL.String()
+	if !regexp.MustCompile(`UPDATE .users. SET .deleted_at.=.* WHERE .users.\..id. = .* AND .users.\..deleted_at. IS NULL`).MatchString(sql) {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid sql generated, got %v", sql)
+	}
+
 	if DB.First(&User{}, "name = ?", user.Name).Error == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Can't find a soft deleted record")
 	}