api/app/services/character_service.py

@@ -334,7 +334,10 @@ class CharacterService:
 
     def delete_character(self, character_id: str, user_id: str) -> bool:
         """
-        Delete a character (soft delete by marking inactive).
+        Permanently delete a character from the database.
+
+        Also cleans up any game sessions associated with the character
+        to prevent orphaned sessions.
 
         Args:
             character_id: Character ID
@@ -354,11 +357,20 @@ class CharacterService:
             if not character:
                 raise CharacterNotFound(f"Character not found: {character_id}")
 
-            # Soft delete by marking inactive
+            # Clean up associated sessions before deleting the character
-            self.db.update_document(
+            # Local import to avoid circular dependency (session_service imports character_service)
+            from app.services.session_service import get_session_service
+            session_service = get_session_service()
+            deleted_sessions = session_service.delete_sessions_by_character(character_id)
+            if deleted_sessions > 0:
+                logger.info("Cleaned up sessions for deleted character",
+                           character_id=character_id,
+                           sessions_deleted=deleted_sessions)
+
+            # Hard delete - permanently remove from database
+            self.db.delete_document(
                 collection_id=self.collection_id,
-                document_id=character_id,
+                document_id=character_id
-                data={'is_active': False}
             )
 
             logger.info("Character deleted successfully", character_id=character_id)

api/app/services/session_service.py

@@ -465,6 +465,79 @@ class SessionService:
                         error=str(e))
             raise
 
+    def delete_sessions_by_character(self, character_id: str) -> int:
+        """
+        Delete all sessions associated with a character.
+
+        Used during character deletion to clean up orphaned sessions.
+        This method finds all sessions where the character is either:
+        - The solo character (solo_character_id)
+        - A party member in multiplayer (party_member_ids)
+
+        For each session found, this method:
+        1. Deletes all associated chat messages
+        2. Hard deletes the session document from the database
+
+        Args:
+            character_id: Character ID to delete sessions for
+
+        Returns:
+            Number of sessions deleted
+        """
+        try:
+            logger.info("Deleting sessions for character",
+                       character_id=character_id)
+
+            # Query all sessions where characterId matches
+            # The characterId field is indexed at the document level
+            documents = self.db.list_rows(
+                table_id=self.collection_id,
+                queries=[Query.equal('characterId', character_id)]
+            )
+
+            if not documents:
+                logger.debug("No sessions found for character",
+                           character_id=character_id)
+                return 0
+
+            deleted_count = 0
+            chat_service = get_chat_message_service()
+
+            for document in documents:
+                session_id = document.id
+                try:
+                    # Delete associated chat messages first
+                    deleted_messages = chat_service.delete_messages_by_session(session_id)
+                    logger.debug("Deleted chat messages for session",
+                               session_id=session_id,
+                               message_count=deleted_messages)
+
+                    # Delete session document
+                    self.db.delete_document(
+                        collection_id=self.collection_id,
+                        document_id=session_id
+                    )
+                    deleted_count += 1
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    # Log but continue with other sessions
+                    logger.error("Failed to delete session during character cleanup",
+                               session_id=session_id,
+                               character_id=character_id,
+                               error=str(e))
+                    continue
+
+            logger.info("Sessions deleted for character",
+                       character_id=character_id,
+                       deleted_count=deleted_count)
+            return deleted_count
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to delete sessions for character",
+                        character_id=character_id,
+                        error=str(e))
+            raise
+
     def add_conversation_entry(
         self,
         session_id: str,

api/docs/API_REFERENCE.md

@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Set-Cookie: coc_session=<session_token>; HttpOnly; Secure; SameSite=Lax; Max-Age
 | | |
 |---|---|
 | **Endpoint** | `DELETE /api/v1/characters/<id>` |
-| **Description** | Delete character (soft delete - marks as inactive) |
+| **Description** | Permanently delete character and all associated game sessions |
 | **Auth Required** | Yes |
 
 **Response (200 OK):**

api/docs/API_TESTING.md

@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/v1/characters \
 
 **Endpoint:** `DELETE /api/v1/characters/<character_id>`
 
-**Description:** Soft-delete a character (marks as inactive rather than removing).
+**Description:** Permanently delete a character from the database. Also cleans up all associated game sessions to prevent orphaned data.
 
 **Request:**