lookup through archive packages before build

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*'
       - '!*rc*'
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ Again, the most checks can be performed by `tox` command, though some additional
 
     # Blank line again and package imports
     from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+    # Multiline import example
+    from ahriman.core.database.operations import (
+        AuthOperations,
+        BuildOperations,
+    )
     ```
 
 * One file should define only one class, exception is class satellites in case if file length remains less than 400 lines.
@@ -215,7 +220,6 @@ Again, the most checks can be performed by `tox` command, though some additional
 * It is allowed to change web API to add new fields or remove optional ones. However, in case of model changes, new API version must be introduced.
 * On the other hand, it is allowed to change method signatures, however, it is recommended to add new parameters as optional if possible. Deprecated API can be dropped during major release.
 * Enumerations (`Enum` classes) are allowed and recommended. However, it is recommended to use `StrEnum` class if there are from/to string conversions and `IntEnum` otherwise.
-* `Generator` return type is not allowed. Generator functions must return generic `Iterator` object. Documentation should be described as `Yields`, however, because of pylint checks. Unfortunately, `Iterable` return type is not available for generators also, because of specific `contextlib.contextmanager` case.
 
 ### Other checks
 

docs/ahriman.core.database.migrations.rst

@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ ahriman.core.database.migrations.m015\_logs\_process\_id module
    :no-undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+ahriman.core.database.migrations.m016\_archive module
+-----------------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.core.database.migrations.m016_archive
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 Module contents
 ---------------
 

docs/ahriman.core.housekeeping.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ ahriman.core.housekeeping package
 Submodules
 ----------
 
+ahriman.core.housekeeping.archive\_rotation\_trigger module
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.core.housekeeping.archive_rotation_trigger
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 ahriman.core.housekeeping.logs\_rotation\_trigger module
 --------------------------------------------------------
 

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ libalpm and AUR related configuration. Group name can refer to architecture, e.g
 * ``sync_files_database`` - download files database from mirror, boolean, required.
 * ``use_ahriman_cache`` - use local pacman package cache instead of system one, boolean, required. With this option enabled you might want to refresh database periodically (available as additional flag for some subcommands). If set to ``no``, databases must be synchronized manually.
 
+``archive`` group
+-----------------
+
+Describes settings for packages archives management extensions.
+
+* ``keep_built_packages`` - keep this amount of built packages with different versions, integer, required. ``0`` (or negative number) will effectively disable archives removal.
+
 ``auth`` group
 --------------
 

package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini

@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ triggers[] = ahriman.core.report.ReportTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.upload.UploadTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePushTrigger
 triggers[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.LogsRotationTrigger
+triggers[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.ArchiveRotationTrigger
 ; List of well-known triggers. Used only for configuration purposes.
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePullTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.gitremote.RemotePushTrigger
+triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.ArchiveRotationTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.housekeeping.LogsRotationTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.report.ReportTrigger
 triggers_known[] = ahriman.core.upload.UploadTrigger

package/share/ahriman/settings/ahriman.ini.d/00-housekeeping.ini

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[archive]
+; Keep amount of last built packages in archive. 0 means keep all packages
+keep_built_packages = 1
+
 [logs-rotation]
 ; Keep last build logs for each package
 keep_last_logs = 5

src/ahriman/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/application.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/application_packages.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/application_properties.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/updates_iterator.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/workers/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/workers/local_updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/workers/remote_updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/application/workers/updater.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/add.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/backup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/change.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/clean.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/copy.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/daemon.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/dump.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/handler.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/help.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/patch.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/rebuild.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/reload.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/remove.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/remove_unknown.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/repositories.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/restore.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/run.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/search.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/service_updates.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/setup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/shell.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/sign.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/statistics.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/status.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/status_update.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/structure.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/tree_migrate.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import argparse
 
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.utils import walk
 from ahriman.models.repository_id import RepositoryId
 from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class TreeMigrate(Handler):
         target_tree.tree_create()
         # perform migration
         TreeMigrate.tree_move(current_tree, target_tree)
+        TreeMigrate.fix_symlinks(target_tree)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _set_service_tree_migrate_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -66,6 +68,22 @@ class TreeMigrate(Handler):
         parser.set_defaults(lock=None, quiet=True, report=False)
         return parser
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def fix_symlinks(paths: RepositoryPaths) -> None:
+        """
+        fix packages archives symlinks
+
+        Args:
+            paths(RepositoryPaths): new repository paths
+        """
+        archives = {path.name: path for path in walk(paths.archive)}
+        for symlink in walk(paths.repository):
+            if symlink.exists():  # no need to check for symlinks as we have just walked through the tree
+                continue
+            if (source_archive := archives.get(symlink.name)) is not None:
+                symlink.unlink()
+                symlink.symlink_to(source_archive.relative_to(symlink.parent, walk_up=True))
+
     @staticmethod
     def tree_move(from_tree: RepositoryPaths, to_tree: RepositoryPaths) -> None:
         """

src/ahriman/application/handlers/triggers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/triggers_support.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/unsafe_commands.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/update.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/users.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/validate.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/handlers/versions.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import argparse
 import re
 import sys
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from importlib import metadata
 from typing import ClassVar
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Versions(Handler):
         return parser
 
     @staticmethod
-    def package_dependencies(root: str) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str]]:
+    def package_dependencies(root: str) -> Generator[tuple[str, str], None, None]:
         """
         extract list of ahriman package dependencies installed into system with their versions
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Versions(Handler):
         Yields:
             tuple[str, str]: map of installed dependency to its version
         """
-        def dependencies_by_key(key: str) -> Iterator[str]:
+        def dependencies_by_key(key: str) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
             # in importlib it returns requires in the following format
             # ["pytest (>=3.0.0) ; extra == 'test'", "pytest-cov ; extra == 'test'"]
             try:

src/ahriman/application/handlers/web.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 import argparse
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler, SubParserAction
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Web(Handler):
         return parser
 
     @staticmethod
-    def extract_arguments(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration) -> Iterator[str]:
+    def extract_arguments(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration) -> Generator[str, None, None]:
         """
         extract list of arguments used for current command, except for command specific ones
 

src/ahriman/application/help_formatter.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/interactive_shell.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/application/lock.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/alpm/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import itertools
 import shutil
 import tarfile
 
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
 from pyalpm import DB, Handle, Package, SIG_DATABASE_OPTIONAL, SIG_PACKAGE_OPTIONAL  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             dict[str, set[str]]: map of package name to its list of files
         """
-        def extract(tar: tarfile.TarFile, versions: dict[str, str]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, set[str]]]:
+        def extract(tar: tarfile.TarFile, versions: dict[str, str]) -> Generator[tuple[str, set[str]], None, None]:
             for package_name, version in versions.items():
                 path = Path(f"{package_name}-{version}") / "files"
                 try:
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
 
         return result
 
-    def package(self, package_name: str) -> Iterator[Package]:
+    def package(self, package_name: str) -> Generator[Package, None, None]:
         """
         retrieve list of the packages from the repository by name
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class Pacman(LazyLogging):
 
         return result
 
-    def provided_by(self, package_name: str) -> Iterator[Package]:
+    def provided_by(self, package_name: str) -> Generator[Package, None, None]:
         """
         search through databases and emit packages which provides the ``package_name``
 

src/ahriman/core/alpm/pacman_database.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/alpm/pkgbuild_parser.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import itertools
 import re
 import shlex
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import IO
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
         Raises:
             PkgbuildParserError: if array is not closed
         """
-        def extract() -> Iterator[str]:
+        def extract() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
             while token := self.get_token():
                 match token:
                     case _ if self._is_escaped():
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
 
         return content
 
-    def _parse_token(self, token: str) -> Iterator[PkgbuildPatch]:
+    def _parse_token(self, token: str) -> Generator[PkgbuildPatch, None, None]:
         """
         parse single token to the PKGBUILD field
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class PkgbuildParser(shlex.shlex):
 
         raise PkgbuildParserError("reached starting position, no valid symbols found")
 
-    def parse(self) -> Iterator[PkgbuildPatch]:
+    def parse(self) -> Generator[PkgbuildPatch, None, None]:
         """
         parse source stream and yield parsed entries
 

src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/aur.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         """
         generate remote git url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
             repository(str): repository name
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AUR(Remote):
         """
         generate remote web url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
 
         Returns:

src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Official(Remote):
         """
         generate remote git url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
             repository(str): repository name
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Official(Remote):
         """
         generate remote web url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
 
         Returns:

src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/official_syncdb.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/alpm/remote/remote.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
         """
         generate remote git url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
             repository(str): repository name
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Remote(SyncHttpClient):
         """
         generate remote web url from the package base
 
-        Args:
+        Args
             package_base(str): package base
 
         Returns:

src/ahriman/core/alpm/repo.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -31,20 +31,21 @@ class Repo(LazyLogging):
 
     Attributes:
         name(str): repository name
-        paths(RepositoryPaths): repository paths instance
+        root(Path): repository root
         sign_args(list[str]): additional args which have to be used to sign repository archive
         uid(int): uid of the repository owner user
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name: str, paths: RepositoryPaths, sign_args: list[str]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, name: str, paths: RepositoryPaths, sign_args: list[str], root: Path | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Args:
             name(str): repository name
             paths(RepositoryPaths): repository paths instance
             sign_args(list[str]): additional args which have to be used to sign repository archive
+            root(Path | None, optional): repository root. If none set, the default will be used (Default value = None)
         """
         self.name = name
-        self.paths = paths
+        self.root = root or paths.repository
         self.uid, _ = paths.root_owner
         self.sign_args = sign_args
 
@@ -56,28 +57,36 @@ class Repo(LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             Path: path to repository database
         """
-        return self.paths.repository / f"{self.name}.db.tar.gz"
+        return self.root / f"{self.name}.db.tar.gz"
 
-    def add(self, path: Path) -> None:
+    def add(self, path: Path, *, remove: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         add new package to repository
 
         Args:
             path(Path): path to archive to add
+            remove(bool, optional): whether to remove old packages or not (Default value = True)
         """
+        command = ["repo-add", *self.sign_args]
+        if remove:
+            command.extend(["--remove"])
+        command.extend([str(self.repo_path), str(path)])
+
+        # add to repository
         check_output(
-            "repo-add", *self.sign_args, "-R", str(self.repo_path), str(path),
+            *command,
             exception=BuildError.from_process(path.name),
-            cwd=self.paths.repository,
+            cwd=self.root,
             logger=self.logger,
-            user=self.uid)
+            user=self.uid,
+        )
 
     def init(self) -> None:
         """
         create empty repository database. It just calls add with empty arguments
         """
         check_output("repo-add", *self.sign_args, str(self.repo_path),
-                     cwd=self.paths.repository, logger=self.logger, user=self.uid)
+                     cwd=self.root, logger=self.logger, user=self.uid)
 
     def remove(self, package: str, filename: Path) -> None:
         """
@@ -88,13 +97,14 @@ class Repo(LazyLogging):
             filename(Path): package filename to remove
         """
         # remove package and signature (if any) from filesystem
-        for full_path in self.paths.repository.glob(f"{filename}*"):
+        for full_path in self.root.glob(f"**/{filename.name}*"):
             full_path.unlink()
 
         # remove package from registry
         check_output(
             "repo-remove", *self.sign_args, str(self.repo_path), package,
             exception=BuildError.from_process(package),
-            cwd=self.paths.repository,
+            cwd=self.root,
             logger=self.logger,
-            user=self.uid)
+            user=self.uid,
+        )

src/ahriman/core/auth/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/auth/auth.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/auth/helpers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/auth/mapping.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/auth/oauth.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/auth/pam.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/build_tools/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/build_tools/package_archive.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/build_tools/sources.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 import shutil
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import ClassVar
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class Sources(LazyLogging):
         """
         gitconfig = gitconfig or {}
 
-        def configuration_flags() -> Iterator[str]:
+        def configuration_flags() -> Generator[str, None, None]:
             for option, value in (self.GITCONFIG | gitconfig).items():
                 yield "-c"
                 yield f"{option}=\"{value}\""

src/ahriman/core/build_tools/task.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-from collections.abc import Iterator
+from collections.abc import Generator
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ahriman.core.build_tools.sources import Sources
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Task(LazyLogging):
         Returns:
             list[Path]: list of file paths which looks like freshly generated archives
         """
-        def files() -> Iterator[Path]:
+        def files() -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
             for filepath in sources_dir.iterdir():
                 if filepath in source_files:
                     continue  # skip files which were already there

src/ahriman/core/configuration/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/configuration/configuration.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/configuration/configuration_multi_dict.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ConfigurationMultiDict(dict[str, Any]):
             OptionError: if the key already exists in the dictionary, but not a single value list or a string
         """
         match self.get(key):
-            case [current_value] | (str() as current_value):
+            case [current_value] | str(current_value):
                 value = f"{current_value} {value}"
             case None:
                 pass

src/ahriman/core/configuration/schema.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/configuration/shell_interpolator.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import configparser
 import os
 import sys
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator, Mapping, MutableMapping
+from collections.abc import Generator, Mapping, MutableMapping
 from string import Template
 from typing import Any, ClassVar
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ShellInterpolator(configparser.Interpolation):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _extract_variables(parser: MutableMapping[str, Mapping[str, str]], value: str,
-                           defaults: Mapping[str, str]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str]]:
+                           defaults: Mapping[str, str]) -> Generator[tuple[str, str], None, None]:
         """
         extract keys and values (if available) from the configuration. In case if a key is not available, it will be
         silently skipped from the result
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ShellInterpolator(configparser.Interpolation):
         Yields:
             tuple[str, str]: variable name used for substitution and its value
         """
-        def identifiers() -> Iterator[tuple[str | None, str]]:
+        def identifiers() -> Generator[tuple[str | None, str], None, None]:
             # extract all found identifiers and parse them
             for identifier in ShellTemplate(value).get_identifiers():
                 match identifier.rsplit(":", maxsplit=1):

src/ahriman/core/configuration/shell_template.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import fnmatch
 import re
 
-from collections.abc import Iterator, Mapping
+from collections.abc import Generator, Mapping
 from string import Template
 
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ShellTemplate(Template):
             (self._REPLACE, self._replace, "/"),
         )
 
-        def generator(variables: dict[str, str]) -> Iterator[tuple[str, str]]:
+        def generator(variables: dict[str, str]) -> Generator[tuple[str, str], None, None]:
             for identifier in self.get_identifiers():
                 for regex, function, greediness in substitutions:
                     if m := regex.match(identifier):

src/ahriman/core/configuration/validator.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Validator(RootValidator):
         Args:
             constraint(list[str]): optional list of allowed special words (e.g. ``localhost``)
             field(str): field name to be checked
-            value(str): value to be checked
+            value(Path): value to be checked
 
         Examples:
             The rule's arguments are validated against this schema:

src/ahriman/core/database/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m000_initial.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m001_package_source.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m002_user_access.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m003_patch_variables.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m004_logs.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m005_make_opt_depends.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m006_packages_architecture_required.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m007_check_depends.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m008_packagers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).

src/ahriman/core/database/migrations/m009_local_source.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2026 ahriman team.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2025 ahriman team.
 #
 # This file is part of ahriman
 # (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).