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$StaleDirectories = $AllItems | Where-Object {
	$_.PSIsContainer -and
	$_.LastWriteTime -lt $CutoffDate
} | Where-Object {
	try {
		$ChildItems = Get-ChildItem -Path $_.FullName -Force
		$ChildItems.Count -eq 0
	}
	catch {
		Write-Warning ('Unable to check contents of directory: {0} - {1}' -f $_.FullName, $_.Exception.Message)
		$false
	}
}
$ItemsToRemove += $StaleDirectories

foreach ($Item in $ItemsToRemove) {
	if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Item.FullName, 'Remove')) {
		try {
			$ItemType = if ($Item.PSIsContainer) { 'Directory' } else { 'File' }
			$ItemSize = if (-not $Item.PSIsContainer) { $Item.Length } else { 0 }

			if ($Item.PSIsContainer) {
				Remove-Item -Path $Item.FullName -Force -Recurse
			}
			else {
				Remove-Item -Path $Item.FullName -Force
			}
			$RemovedCount++

			Write-Verbose ('Removed: {0}' -f $Item.FullName)
			Write-StaleFileLog ('REMOVED {0}: {1} (Last Modified: {2}, Size: {3} bytes)' -f $ItemType, $Item.FullName, $Item.LastWriteTime.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'), $ItemSize)
		}
		catch {
			$FailedCount++
			$ErrorMsg = ('Failed to remove ''{0}'': {1}' -f $Item.FullName, $_.Exception.Message)
			Write-Warning $ErrorMsg
			Write-StaleFileLog $ErrorMsg 'ERROR'
		}
	}
}

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = 'Number of days before a file is considered stale')]
[int] $Age,

Code Review - PR #50: feat: add Remove-StaleFiles cleanup function

🎯 Overview

This PR introduces a new Remove-StaleFiles function that provides rmstale-like functionality for cleaning up stale files and directories based on modification time. The implementation includes comprehensive logging, cross-platform support, and follows PowerShell best practices.

✅ Strengths

Architecture & Design

• ✅ Proper module integration: Correctly updates all three required files (function, .psm1, .psd1)
• ✅ Cross-platform compatibility: Handles Windows/Linux temp directory differences elegantly
• ✅ PowerShell best practices: Uses [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)], proper parameter validation, and Write-Information
• ✅ Comprehensive logging: Daily log files with automatic retention and detailed audit trail

Code Quality

• ✅ Consistent formatting: Follows project's tab indentation and naming conventions
• ✅ String formatting: Uses -f operator with single quotes to avoid variable interpolation
• ✅ Error handling: Graceful handling of access denied scenarios with proper logging
• ✅ Documentation: Excellent help documentation with multiple examples

Testing

• ✅ Comprehensive test coverage: 16 tests covering all functionality
• ✅ Safe test isolation: Uses Pester's $TestDrive to avoid affecting real files
• ✅ Edge case coverage: Tests parameter validation, error handling, WhatIf functionality

🔍 Areas for Improvement

Performance Considerations

• ⚠️ Large directory handling: Get-ChildItem -Recurse loads entire directory tree into memory. Consider implementing streaming/batching for very large directories
• ⚠️ Directory emptiness check: Each directory is checked individually which could be inefficient for directories with many subdirectories

Minor Issues

• 🔧 Cross-platform path separators: Line 55 uses hardcoded / - should use [System.IO.Path]::DirectorySeparatorChar or Join-Path
• 🔧 Default path edge case: [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath() can return null in some environments (though handled well in logging setup)

Feature Enhancements

• 💡 Progress reporting: For large operations, consider adding Write-Progress support
• 💡 Statistics: Could add total size freed up in summary logging

🚨 Security & Safety

Excellent Safety Measures

• ✅ No admin privileges required: Uses user temp directory for logging
• ✅ WhatIf support: Safe preview functionality
• ✅ Confirmation prompts: User confirmation unless -Force specified
• ✅ ShouldProcess: Proper PowerShell safety pattern implementation

📋 Code Suggestions

1. Fix Cross-Platform Path (Line 55)

# Current
$LogDir = Join-Path $TempDir 'PSF-Module/Logs'

# Suggested  
$LogDir = Join-Path $TempDir 'PSF-Module' | Join-Path -ChildPath 'Logs'

2. Add Progress for Large Operations

# In the removal loop, consider adding:
if ($ItemsToRemove.Count -gt 50) {
    $i = 0
    foreach ($Item in $ItemsToRemove) {
        $i++
        Write-Progress -Activity "Removing stale files" -Status "Processing $($Item.Name)" -PercentComplete (($i / $ItemsToRemove.Count) * 100)
        # ... existing removal logic
    }
    Write-Progress -Activity "Removing stale files" -Completed
}

🎯 Test Coverage Assessment

Coverage: Excellent (95%+)

• ✅ Parameter validation
• ✅ File/directory detection
• ✅ Extension filtering
• ✅ WhatIf functionality
• ✅ Force parameter
• ✅ Error handling
• ✅ Output verification

📊 Performance Impact

• Memory: Moderate - loads entire directory tree
• Disk I/O: Reasonable - single recursive scan
• Network: None
• CPU: Low - mostly I/O bound operations

✅ Final Recommendation

APPROVE with minor suggestions

This is a high-quality implementation that:

• ✅ Follows all project conventions perfectly
• ✅ Provides comprehensive functionality with excellent safety measures
• ✅ Includes thorough testing and documentation
• ✅ Implements proper cross-platform logging without admin requirements
• ✅ Uses PowerShell best practices throughout

The minor path separator issue and potential performance optimizations for very large directories are nice-to-haves rather than blockers. The PR is ready to merge as-is and represents a valuable addition to the module.

Risk Level: Low - Well-tested, safe implementation with proper error handling.