1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
index bb4652308..b40452f1a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
@@ -774,6 +774,13 @@ 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 {