fix delete function

dbHandler.go

@@ -218,41 +218,23 @@ func (dH *DBHandler) UpdateValuesByKey(model any, key string, value any) error {
 	return dH.db.Model(lookUpModel).Updates(model).Error
 }
 
-// deleteById
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Deletes records by their ID(s).
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - If the first ID == 0, all records in the table are deleted.
-//   - Otherwise, deletes the provided IDs.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model: Model struct type representing the table.
-//   - id:    Variadic list of IDs to delete.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: Any deletion error.
 func (dH *DBHandler) DeleteById(model any, ids ...uint) error {
 	if len(ids) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no IDs provided")
 	}
 
-	if ids[0] == 0 {
+	if len(ids) == 1 && ids[0] == 0 {
-		dH.logger.Debug("deleteById", "delete all")
+		dH.logger.Debug("deleteById", "delete ALL records!")
-		return dH.db.Where("1 = 1").Delete(model).Error
+		return dH.db.Session(&gorm.Session{AllowGlobalUpdate: true}).
+			Delete(model).Error
 	}
 
 	dH.logger.Debug("deleteById", "delete ids "+fmt.Sprint(ids))
-	err := dH.Exists(model, "id", ids, false)
 
-	// Always use Model() to avoid GORM’s “limit 1” safeguard
+	if err := dH.db.Delete(model, ids).Error; err != nil {
-	if err := dH.db.Model(model).Where("id IN ?", ids).Delete(nil).Error; err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("delete failed: %w", err)
 	}
-
+	return nil
-	return err
 }
 
 // deleteByKey
@@ -283,26 +265,7 @@ func (dH *DBHandler) DeleteByKey(model any, key string, value any, LikeSearch bo
 	return dH.db.Where(key+" = ?", value).Delete(model).Error
 }
 
-// exists
+func (dH *DBHandler) Exists(model any, key string, value any, likeSearch bool) (found bool) {
-//
-// Description:
-//
-//	Checks whether a record exists matching the specified key/value filter.
-//
-// Behavior:
-//   - Performs a `First` query on the database.
-//   - If `LikeSearch` is true, performs a LIKE query.
-//   - Returns an error if the record does not exist or query fails.
-//
-// Parameters:
-//   - model:      Model struct type to search.
-//   - key:        Column name to filter by.
-//   - value:      Value to match.
-//   - LikeSearch: Whether to use wildcard search.
-//
-// Returns:
-//   - error: “no record found” or DB error.
-func (dH *DBHandler) Exists(model any, key string, value any, likeSearch bool) error {
 	var query string
 	var args any
 
@@ -313,7 +276,8 @@ func (dH *DBHandler) Exists(model any, key string, value any, likeSearch bool) e
 	switch {
 	case isSlice:
 		if val.Len() == 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("empty slice for %s", key)
+			dH.logger.Error("Exists", fmt.Sprintf("empty slice for %s", key))
+			return false
 		}
 		query = fmt.Sprintf("%s IN ?", key)
 		args = value
@@ -330,15 +294,11 @@ func (dH *DBHandler) Exists(model any, key string, value any, likeSearch bool) e
 
 	dH.logger.Debug("exists", "checking existence for key "+query+" value "+fmt.Sprint(args))
 
-	var count int64
+	tx := dH.db.Where(query, args).Find(model)
-	tx := dH.db.Model(model).Where(query, args).Count(&count)
+
 	if tx.Error != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("query failed: %w", tx.Error)
+		dH.logger.Error("Exists", fmt.Sprintf("query failed: %v", tx.Error))
+		return false
 	}
-
+	return tx.RowsAffected > 0
-	if count == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no record found for %s %v", key, value)
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }