Mongodb Odm Softdelete Bundle Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Compliance with Data Retention Policies: Enables soft-deletion for MongoDB-based applications, aligning with GDPR, CCPA, or internal data retention policies without permanent data loss.
• Cost Efficiency: Avoids expensive database migrations or storage costs associated with hard-deletion by preserving data in a "deleted" state.
• Feature Roadmap: Supports future-proofing for audit logs, versioning, or recovery features (e.g., "undelete" functionality).
• Build vs. Buy: Eliminates the need to build custom soft-delete logic for MongoDB ODM, reducing development time and technical debt.
• Use Cases:
  • User account deactivation (e.g., suspended accounts).
  • Regulatory compliance (e.g., temporary data masking).
  • Sandbox environments where data persistence is critical.

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt if:

  • Your Symfony2 application uses Doctrine MongoDB ODM and requires soft-deletion.
  • You need audit trails or temporary data removal without permanent deletion.
  • Your team lacks bandwidth to build custom soft-delete logic.
  • You’re not using Symfony 3+ or Doctrine ODM 2.0+ (this bundle is archived and Symfony 2.x-only).

• Look elsewhere if:

  • You’re using Symfony 3+ or newer (consider Doctrine ODM’s built-in soft-delete or alternatives like stof/doctrine-extensions).
  • Your stack is not Symfony2 + MongoDB ODM (e.g., SQL databases, Laravel, or non-Doctrine ORMs).
  • You need active maintenance (this bundle is archived; evaluate migration risks).
  • Your use case requires hard deletion or advanced recovery features (e.g., time-based retention policies).

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

For Executives: "This package lets us comply with data privacy laws (e.g., GDPR) by ‘soft-deleting’ records in MongoDB—keeping data intact but marked as inactive. It’s a low-risk, low-cost way to avoid building custom solutions, saving dev time and reducing storage costs from hard deletions. Ideal for user deactivation or temporary data masking."

For Engineering: "A lightweight Symfony2 bundle that adds soft-delete functionality to Doctrine MongoDB ODM. Works by adding a deletedAt timestamp field to documents, enabling queries to exclude ‘deleted’ records. Pros: No hard deletes, easy to implement. Cons: Archived (Symfony 2.x only), no active updates. Recommend evaluating migration paths if upgrading frameworks."