1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/MiscIdx.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/MiscIdx.pm
index 642d920b..64591d05 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/MiscIdx.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/MiscIdx.pm
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ sub commit_txn {
          delete($self->{xdb})->commit_transaction;
  }
  
+sub remove_eidx_key {
+        my ($self, $eidx_key) = @_;
+        my $xdb = $self->{xdb};
+        my $head = $xdb->postlist_begin('Q'.$eidx_key);
+        my $tail = $xdb->postlist_end('Q'.$eidx_key);
+        my @docids; # only one, unless we had bugs
+        for (; $head != $tail; $head++) {
+                push @docids, $head->get_docid;
+        }
+        for my $docid (@docids) {
+                $xdb->delete_document($docid);
+                warn "I: remove inbox docid #$docid ($eidx_key)\n";
+        }
+}
+
+# adds or updates according to $eidx_key
  sub index_ibx {
          my ($self, $ibx) = @_;
          my $eidx_key = $ibx->eidx_key;