target = target.options.name;

// if user passed empty array of entities then we don't need to do anything

if (entity instanceof Array && entity.length === 0)

if (Array.isArray(entity) && entity.length === 0)

return Promise.resolve(entity);

// execute soft-remove operation

target = target.options.name;

// if user passed empty array of entities then we don't need to do anything

if (entity instanceof Array && entity.length === 0)

if (Array.isArray(entity) && entity.length === 0)

return Promise.resolve(entity);

// execute recover operation

if (criteria === undefined ||

criteria === null ||

criteria === "" ||

(criteria instanceof Array && criteria.length === 0)) {

(Array.isArray(criteria) && criteria.length === 0)) {

return Promise.reject(new Error(`Empty criteria(s) are not allowed for the delete method.`));

}

if (typeof criteria === "string" ||

typeof criteria === "number" ||

criteria instanceof Date ||

criteria instanceof Array) {

Array.isArray(criteria)) {

return this.createQueryBuilder()

.softDelete()

if (criteria === undefined ||

criteria === null ||

criteria === "" ||

(criteria instanceof Array && criteria.length === 0)) {

(Array.isArray(criteria) && criteria.length === 0)) {

return Promise.reject(new Error(`Empty criteria(s) are not allowed for the delete method.`));

}

if (typeof criteria === "string" ||

typeof criteria === "number" ||

criteria instanceof Date ||

criteria instanceof Array) {

Array.isArray(criteria)) {

return this.createQueryBuilder()

.restore()