From 373ffbff5fec28970118143cc2e270bcf32de08b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastjanartic <45803536-sebastjanartic@users.noreply.replit.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:55:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Remove all placeholder articles automatically upon deployment

Add logic to the seed function that deletes articles not present in the seed list, ensuring only valid content remains after deployment.

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 server/seed.ts | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/seed.ts b/server/seed.ts
index aa8033a..aa004ca 100644
--- a/server/seed.ts
+++ b/server/seed.ts
@@ -193,9 +193,18 @@ const seedArticles = [
 ];
 
 export async function seedDatabase() {
+  const validSlugs = new Set(seedArticles.map((a) => a.slug));
   const existing = await storage.getArticles();
   const existingSlugs = new Set(existing.map((a) => a.slug));
 
+  const toDelete = existing.filter((a) => !validSlugs.has(a.slug));
+  if (toDelete.length > 0) {
+    for (const article of toDelete) {
+      await db.execute(sql`DELETE FROM articles WHERE id = ${article.id}`);
+    }
+    console.log("Cleanup: removed " + toDelete.length + " articles not in seed list.");
+  }
+
   let added = 0;
   for (const article of seedArticles) {
     if (existingSlugs.has(article.slug)) continue;