From 16e00962f5f5b46cc09910ff0be2a5a5ee4ebf1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver <oliver.henry.walters@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:14:25 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Override the "delete" behaviour for StockItem API

- Mark for deletion instead of calling database delete
- Returns (almost) instantly instead of hanging
- Much better UI experience when performing bulk delete operations
---
 InvenTree/stock/api.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/api.py b/InvenTree/stock/api.py
index 017457f600..eaa65dd763 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/api.py
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ class StockDetail(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
 
         return super().update(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def perform_destroy(self, instance):
+        """
+        Instead of "deleting" the StockItem
+        (which may take a long time)
+        we instead schedule it for deletion at a later date.
+        
+        The background worker will delete these in the future
+        """
+
+        instance.mark_for_deletion()
+
 
 class StockAdjust(APIView):
     """