3 files changed, 61 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/bin/luarocks b/src/bin/luarocks
index e94d895f..aaafb905 100755
--- a/src/bin/luarocks
+++ b/src/bin/luarocks
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ commands.path = require("luarocks.path")
 commands.show = require("luarocks.show")
 commands.new_version = require("luarocks.new_version")
 commands.lint = require("luarocks.lint")
+commands.purge = require("luarocks.purge")
 
 command_line.run_command(...)
diff --git a/src/luarocks/purge.lua b/src/luarocks/purge.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc6b822d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/luarocks/purge.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+--- Module implementing the LuaRocks "purge" command.
+-- Remove all rocks from a given tree.
+module("luarocks.purge", package.seeall)
+
+local util = require("luarocks.util")
+local fs = require("luarocks.fs")
+local path = require("luarocks.path")
+local search = require("luarocks.search")
+local deps = require("luarocks.deps")
+local repos = require("luarocks.repos")
+local manif = require("luarocks.manif")
+local cfg = require("luarocks.cfg")
+
+help_summary = "Remove all installed rocks from a tree."
+help_arguments = "--tree=<tree>"
+help = [[
+This command removes all rocks from a given tree. 
+
+The --tree argument is mandatory: luarocks purge does not
+assume a default tree.
+]]
+
+function run(...)
+   local flags = util.parse_flags(...)
+   
+   local tree = flags["tree"]
+
+   if type(tree) ~= "string" then
+      return nil, "The --tree argument is mandatory, see help."
+   end
+   
+   local results = {}
+   local query = search.make_query("")
+   query.exact_name = false
+   search.manifest_search(results, path.rocks_dir(tree), query)
+
+   for package, versions in util.sortedpairs(results) do
+      for version, repositories in util.sortedpairs(versions, function(a,b) return deps.compare_versions(b,a) end) do
+         util.printout("Removing "..package.." "..version.."...")
+         local ok, err = repos.delete_version(package, version, true)
+         if not ok then
+            util.printerr(err) 
+         end
+      end
+   end
+   return manif.make_manifest(cfg.rocks_dir)
+end
diff --git a/src/luarocks/repos.lua b/src/luarocks/repos.lua
index e6f0c5f7..30c61f55 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/repos.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/repos.lua
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ end
 -- Version numbers are compared as exact string comparison.
 -- @param name string: name of package
 -- @param version string: package version in string format
-function delete_version(name, version)
+-- @param quick boolean: do not try to fix the versioned name
+-- of another version that provides the same module that
+-- was deleted. This is used during 'purge', as every module
+-- will be eventually deleted.
+function delete_version(name, version, quick)
    assert(type(name) == "string")
    assert(type(version) == "string")
 
@@ -274,11 +278,13 @@ function delete_version(name, version)
                if not ok then return nil, "Failed deleting "..versioned end
             else
                local ok = fs.delete(target)
-               local next_name, next_version = manif.find_next_provider(target)
-               if next_name then
-                  local versioned = path.versioned_name(target, deploy_dir, next_name, next_version)
-                  fs.move(versioned, target)
-                  fs.remove_dir_tree_if_empty(dir.dir_name(versioned))
+               if not quick then
+                  local next_name, next_version = manif.find_next_provider(target)
+                  if next_name then
+                     local versioned = path.versioned_name(target, deploy_dir, next_name, next_version)
+                     fs.move(versioned, target)
+                     fs.remove_dir_tree_if_empty(dir.dir_name(versioned))
+                  end
                end
                fs.remove_dir_tree_if_empty(dir.dir_name(target))
                if not ok then return nil, "Failed deleting "..target end