option to erase notes immediately

src/routes/api/branches.js

@@ -205,12 +205,17 @@ function setExpandedForSubtree(req) {
 
 function deleteBranch(req) {
     const last = req.query.last === 'true';
+    const eraseNotes = req.query.eraseNotes === 'true';
     const branch = becca.getBranch(req.params.branchId);
     const taskContext = TaskContext.getInstance(req.query.taskId, 'delete-notes');
 
     const deleteId = utils.randomString(10);
     const noteDeleted = noteService.deleteBranch(branch, deleteId, taskContext);
 
+    if (eraseNotes) {
+        noteService.eraseNotesWithDeleteId(deleteId);
+    }
+
     if (last) {
         taskContext.taskSucceeded();
     }

src/routes/api/date_notes.js

@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ function getSearchRoot() {
     return searchRoot;
 }
 
+function getSpecialNoteRoot() {
+    let specialNoteRoot = becca.getNote('special');
+
+    if (!specialNoteRoot) {
+        specialNoteRoot = noteService.createNewNote({
+            noteId: 'special',
+            title: 'special',
+            type: 'text',
+            content: '',
+            parentNoteId: getHiddenRoot().noteId
+        }).note;
+    }
+
+    return specialNoteRoot;
+}
+
 function getSqlConsoleRoot() {
     let sqlConsoleRoot = becca.getNote('sqlconsole');
 

src/routes/api/notes.js

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function updateNote(req) {
 function deleteNote(req) {
     const noteId = req.params.noteId;
     const taskId = req.query.taskId;
+    const eraseNotes = req.query.eraseNotes === 'true';
     const last = req.query.last === 'true';
 
     // note how deleteId is separate from taskId - single taskId produces separate deleteId for each "top level" deleted note
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ function deleteNote(req) {
         noteService.deleteBranch(branch, deleteId, taskContext);
     }
 
+    if (eraseNotes) {
+        noteService.eraseNotesWithDeleteId(deleteId);
+    }
+
     if (last) {
         taskContext.taskSucceeded();
     }