1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/daemon.py b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/daemon.py
index 7646c5d..666a5cc 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/daemon.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-node/src/meshbay_node/daemon.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from meshbay_common.background import spawn
 from meshbay_common.paths import fold
 from meshbay_common import MNP_VERSION
 from meshbay_common.protocol import MNP
-from meshbay_node.audit import AuditStore
+from meshbay_node.audit import RETENTION_DAYS as AUDIT_RETENTION_DAYS, AuditStore
 from meshbay_node.bundle_store import BundleStore
 from meshbay_node.chat.store import ChatStore
 from meshbay_node.config import Config, DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, load_config, write_example_config
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ class NodeDaemon:
             self._audit_store = AuditStore(db_path=audit_db)
             await self._audit_store.open()
             log.info("Audit store opened: %s", audit_db)
+            self._tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(self._purge_audit_log()))
 
             # 6b. Media cache (Videos app — TMDB metadata + thumbnails).
             # Node-wide like audit.db, not per-group: a thumbnail is the same
@@ -1128,6 +1129,25 @@ class NodeDaemon:
                 log.warning("Reaping partial uploads failed: %s", exc)
             await asyncio.sleep(interval)
 
+    async def _purge_audit_log(self, interval: float = 86400.0) -> None:
+        """
+        Delete audit entries past the retention period, at start then daily.
+
+        `AuditStore.cleanup` leaves scheduling to its caller; until this loop
+        nobody called it and a node kept every entry for ever. `interval` is a
+        parameter so a test can drive this without waiting a day.
+        """
+        while True:
+            try:
+                if self._audit_store:
+                    deleted = await self._audit_store.cleanup()
+                    if deleted:
+                        log.info("Purged %d audit entries older than %d days",
+                                 deleted, AUDIT_RETENTION_DAYS)
+            except Exception as exc:   # never let the janitor kill the node
+                log.warning("Purging the audit log failed: %s", exc)
+            await asyncio.sleep(interval)
+
     def _reap_once(self, now: float | None = None) -> int:
         """One pass over every group. Returns how many files were deleted."""
         groups = (self._webrtc._ctx.get("groups") or {}) if self._webrtc else {}