1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
index 63d5782b..4d5c4cb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
@@ -769,6 +769,13 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
 		db.delete(Message.TABLENAME, Message.CONVERSATION + "=?", args);
 	}
 
+	public boolean expireOldMessages(long timestamp) {
+		String where = Message.TIME_SENT+"<?";
+		String[] whereArgs = {String.valueOf(timestamp)};
+		SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
+		return db.delete(Message.TABLENAME,where,whereArgs) > 0;
+	}
+
 	public Pair<Long, String> getLastMessageReceived(Account account) {
 		Cursor cursor = null;
 		try {