Removing documents now removes all subdocuments recursively and references

src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/document/remove_information.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# IfcOpenShell - IFC toolkit and geometry engine
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
+#
+# This file is part of IfcOpenShell.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# IfcOpenShell is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with IfcOpenShell.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"information": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        for reference in self.settings["information"].HasDocumentReferences or []:
+            ifcopenshell.api.run("document.remove_reference", self.file, reference=reference)
+        for rel in self.settings["information"].IsPointer or []:
+            for information in rel.RelatedDocuments:
+                ifcopenshell.api.run("document.remove_information", self.file, information=information)
+            self.file.remove(rel)
+        for rel in self.settings["information"].DocumentInfoForObjects or []:
+            self.file.remove(rel)
+        self.file.remove(self.settings["information"])