This plugin deletes all artifacts that have not been downloaded for the past n time units, which is by default 1 month. It can be run manually from the REST API, or automatically as a scheduled job.

Many delete operations can affect performance due to disk I/O occurring. A new parameter now allows a delay per delete operation. See below.

To ensure logging for this plugin, edit ${ARTIFACTORY_HOME}/etc/logback.xml to add:

    <logger name="artifactCleanup">
        <level value="info"/>
    </logger>

Note:

If you're trying to clean Docker images, this plugin may lead to unexpectedly partial or broken cleans. It is recommended to instead use the cleanDockerImages plugin for this purpose.

• months: Deprecated. Instead of timeUnit and timeInterval the month parameter is supported for backwards compatibility reasons. It defined the months to look back before deleting an artifact. Default 1.
• timeUnit: The unit of the time interval. year, month, day, hour or minute are allowed values. Default month.
• timeInterval: The time interval to look back before deleting an artifact. Default 1.
• repos: A list of repositories to clean. This parameter is required.
• dryRun: If this parameter is passed, artifacts will not actually be deleted. Default false.
• paceTimeMS: The number of milliseconds to delay between delete operations. Default 0.
• disablePropertiesSupport: Disable the support of Artifactory Properties (see below Artifactory Properties support section). Default false.

• monthsUntil: The number of months back to look before deleting an artifact.
• repos: A list of repositories to clean.
• paceTimeMS: The number of milliseconds to delay between delete operations.

Some Artifactory Properties are supported if defined on artifacts or folders:

• cleanup.skip: Skip the artifact deletion if property defined on artifact's path ; artifact itself or in a parent folder(s).

The json contains the policies for scheduling cleanup jobs for different repositories.

The following properties are supported by each policy descriptor object:

• cron: The cron time when the job is executed. Default 0 0 5 ? * 1 should be redefined.
• repos: The mandatory list of repositories the policies will be applied to.
• timeUnit: The unit of the time interval. year, month, day, hour or minute are allowed values. Default month.
• timeInterval: The time interval to look back before deleting an artifact. Default 1.
• dryRun: If this parameter is passed, artifacts will not actually be deleted. Default false.
• paceTimeMS: The number of milliseconds to delay between delete operations. Default 0.
• disablePropertiesSupport: Disable the support of Artifactory Properties (see above Artifactory Properties support section).

An example file could contain the following json:

{
    "policies": [
        {
            "cron": "0 0 1 ? * 1",
            "repos": [
                "libs-releases-local"
            ],
            "timeUnit": "day",
            "timeInterval": 3,
            "dryRun": true,
            "paceTimeMS": 500,
            "disablePropertiesSupport": true
        }
    ]
}

Note: If a deprecated artifactCleanup.properties is defined it will only be applied if no artifactCleanup.json is present.

To execute the plugin:

For Artifactory 4.x: curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanup?params=timeUnit=month|timeInterval=1|repos=libs-release-local|dryRun=true|paceTimeMS=2000|disablePropertiesSupport=true"

For Artifactory 5.x or higher: curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanup?params=timeUnit=month;timeInterval=1;repos=libs-release-local;dryRun=true;paceTimeMS=2000;disablePropertiesSupport=true"

For Artifactory 5.x or higher, using the depracted months parameter: curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanup?params=months=1;repos=libs-release-local;dryRun=true;paceTimeMS=2000;disablePropertiesSupport=true"

Admin users and users inside the cleaners group can execute the plugin.

There is also ability to control the running script. The following operations can occur

The plugin have 4 control options:

• stop: When detected, the loop deleting artifacts is exited and the script ends. Example:

curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanupCtl?params=command=stop"

• pause: Suspend operation. The thread continues to run with a 1 minute sleep for retest. Example:

curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanupCtl?params=command=pause"

• resume: Resume normal execution. Example:

curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanupCtl?params=command=resume"

• adjustPaceTimeMS: Modify the running delay factor by increasing/decreasing the delay value. Example:

For Artifactory 4.x curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanupCtl?params=command=adjustPaceTimeMS|value=-1000"

For Artifactory 5.x or higher: curl -X POST -v -u admin:password "http://localhost:8080/artifactory/api/plugins/execute/cleanupCtl?params=command=adjustPaceTimeMS;value=-1000"