feat: Add Parse Server option `cleanupInvalidInstallations` to remove invalid device tokens by officialasishkumar · Pull Request #10885 · parse-community/parse-server

officialasishkumar · 2026-11-12T15:00:09Z

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Issue

Closes: #9125

Approach

Removal of device tokens that a push provider reports as invalid (APNS Unregistered/BadDeviceToken, FCM NotRegistered/InvalidRegistration, etc.) could only be enabled via the environment variable PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS, read at push time.

Adds the Parse Server option cleanupInvalidInstallations (also available via CLI / the same env var, parsed as boolean there). The option documents the caveat that removal relies on provider error responses.
trackSent in StatusHandler uses the option and falls back to the env var if the option is not set, so existing deployments keep working.
Regenerated Definitions.js and docs.js via npm run definitions.
Tests in spec/PushWorker.spec.js: option true removes tokens, false does not, option takes precedence over the env var, env var is the fallback.

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Add tests
Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, code comments)

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Added a setting to control whether installation device tokens are removed when push providers report them as invalid or unregistered.
- Configure the setting directly or through an environment variable. An explicit false value takes precedence; if neither is set, cleanup is disabled by default.
- Push-provider errors may incorrectly identify valid tokens, which could then be removed.

… invalid device tokens Automatic removal of device tokens that push providers report as invalid (APNS `Unregistered` / `BadDeviceToken`, FCM `NotRegistered` / `InvalidRegistration` etc.) could previously only be enabled through the environment variable PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS, which is read at push time and cannot be set when Parse Server is configured programmatically per instance. This adds the Parse Server option `cleanupInvalidInstallations`. The option takes precedence; if it is not set, the environment variable is still honored so existing deployments keep working. The option is also exposed to the CLI through the generated option definitions, where the environment variable is now parsed as a boolean. Closes parse-community#9125

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Walkthrough

Parse Server adds the cleanupInvalidInstallations option. pushStatusHandler uses this option when set and otherwise checks the environment variable. Tests cover cleanup enabled and disabled, option precedence, and the environment-variable fallback.

Changes: Invalid installation cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure cleanup behavior `src/Options/index.js`, `src/Options/Definitions.js`, `src/Options/docs.js`, `types/Options/index.d.ts`, `src/StatusHandler.js`	The option declarations and documentation describe `cleanupInvalidInstallations` and its environment-variable fallback. The status handler uses the option when non-null, otherwise it checks the environment variable.
Verify cleanup settings `spec/PushWorker.spec.js`	Tests cover token removal, disabled cleanup, explicit option precedence, and environment-variable fallback.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: mtrezza

Merge Risk: Low · up to 97f12

If the option is unset and the environment variable is set to 'false' in a programmatic setup, invalid-device cleanup can still run and remove device tokens. Parsing the fallback as a boolean fixes it. The scope is narrow and the behavior is not new, so merge risk is low.

Pre-merge checks: 6

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title begins with the required prefix "feat:" and the first word after it, "Add", is capitalized. It clearly describes the main change: a new Parse Server option, cleanupInvalidInstallations, for …
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It includes the Pull Request section with its security and license notes, an Issue section that links `#9125`, an Approach section that explains the new …
Linked Issues check		Objective [`#9125`]: allow `PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS` to be set through Parse Server options. Whole-PR diff (merge base to head) confirms two source changes. (1) `src/Options/index.js`…
Out of Scope Changes check		Verified source changes map directly to objective [`#9125`]: `src/Options/index.js` (new option) and `src/StatusHandler.js` (option resolution with env fallback). The remaining files, per the PR summary…
Security Check		The security check passes. I reviewed the committed diff (base to head) for the six changed files. The change adds a server-side boolean option `cleanupInvalidInstallations`, with an env-var fallback,…
Engage In Review Feedback		Two CodeRabbit review threads were returned. Both are marked resolved, and both were acted on before resolution. 1. Thread on `src/Options/index.js` (missing generated definitions and docs). The feedb…

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The title begins with the required prefix "feat:" and the first word after it, "Add", is capitalized. It clearly describes the main change: a new Parse Server option, cleanupInvalidInstallations, for removing invalid device tokens.

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The description follows the repository template. It includes the Pull Request section with its security and license notes, an Issue section that links #9125, an Approach section that explains the new option, the env var fallback, regenerated files, and tests, and a Tasks section. The Tasks section marks tests and documentation as done, but the security check and the Parse JS SDK error-code item are not addressed. These are non-critical for this change, since no new error codes are added.

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Objective [#9125]: allow PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS to be set through Parse Server options. Whole-PR diff (merge base to head) confirms two source changes. (1) src/Options/index.js adds cleanupInvalidInstallations: ?boolean; to ParseServerOptions, with documentation of the removal behavior and the env var default. (2) src/StatusHandler.js changes the trackSent default to config.cleanupInvalidInstallations ?? process.env.PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS. An explicit option value, including false, takes precedence. When the option is unset, the env var is used, so existing deployments keep their behavior. This meets the issue request. Test behavior in spec/PushWorker.spec.js rests on the PR summary; I did not read those hunks. The issue sets no further coding acceptance criteria. Non-coding items do not apply. Note: the env var fallback reads the raw string, so a value such as "false" is truthy. This matches pre-existing behavior and is not a new defect in this PR.

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Verified source changes map directly to objective [#9125]: src/Options/index.js (new option) and src/StatusHandler.js (option resolution with env fallback). The remaining files, per the PR summary, are tests in spec/PushWorker.spec.js, generated option definitions in src/Options/Definitions.js and src/Options/docs.js, and the type declaration in types/Options/index.d.ts. These support the new option. I did not read the Definitions, docs, type, or spec hunks, so this verdict relies on the summary for those files. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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The security check passes. I reviewed the committed diff (base to head) for the six changed files. The change adds a server-side boolean option cleanupInvalidInstallations, with an env-var fallback, and changes one default in pushStatusHandler.trackSent in src/StatusHandler.js: config.cleanupInvalidInstallations ?? process.env.PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS. The removal logic that clears deviceToken after provider errors (NotRegistered, InvalidRegistration, Unregistered, BadDeviceToken, and the FCM v2 codes) already existed. The PR only changes how the on/off value is chosen. It does not add endpoints, routes, auth changes, or user-controlled input to the removal path. The new option is read from server configuration (env or options) and parsed with the existing booleanParser. An explicit false now overrides the env var, and an unset option keeps the old env behavior, so the change does not widen who can trigger deletions. Docs, generated definitions, and types contain no executable code paths. No injection, authorization bypass, secret exposure, or unsafe deserialization pattern appears in the diff. Note: the env-var string was previously truthy-checked. Now it goes through booleanParser, so a value such as "false" disables cleanup. That is a narrowing of the removal behavior, not a new vulnerability.

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Two CodeRabbit review threads were returned. Both are marked resolved, and both were acted on before resolution. 1. Thread on src/Options/index.js (missing generated definitions and docs). The feedback was implemented in commit bec54eb, "fix: Regenerate option definitions for cleanupInvalidInstallations". That commit adds the option to src/Options/Definitions.js (+5 lines) and src/Options/docs.js (+1 line). The thread carries a reply, "Addressed in commit bec54eb". 2. Thread on src/Options/Definitions.js (missing ParseServerOptions type declaration). The feedback was implemented in commit 97f123f, "feat: Add cleanupInvalidInstallations to ParseServerOptions type declaration". That commit adds cleanupInvalidInstallations?: boolean to types/Options/index.d.ts (+1 line). The thread carries a reply, "Addressed in commit 97f123f". Both threads were resolved only after the matching commit existed. Neither was ignored. The check therefore finds no review feedback resolved without implementation. Evidence gap: the provided data shows no human reply in either thread. The only visible replies come from the CodeRabbit bot. I cannot confirm any further author discussion beyond the resolution state. This does not change the verdict, because the check accepts implementation through a commit as the remedy. The current review produced zero actionable findings, so no further feedback needs engagement.

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Major · Parse the environment fallback as a boolean. · index.d.ts:203-204

types/Options/index.d.ts:203-204
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Parse the environment fallback as a boolean.

The trackSent default passes the raw PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS string to the cleanup gate at src/StatusHandler.js:287. The gate treats any non-empty string as true, so 'false' enables cleanup. A programmatic configuration that leaves cleanupInvalidInstallations unset and sets the environment variable to 'false' removes device tokens while the documented default is false. The behavior predates this PR, but this change adds the option and the documented fallback, so it should parse the fallback the same way the CLI does.

Wrap the fallback in booleanParser. It returns false for undefined, which matches "otherwise false", and it keeps 'true' and '1' enabled.
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   const trackSent = function (
     results,
     UTCOffset,
-    cleanupInstallations = config.cleanupInvalidInstallations ??
-      process.env.PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS
+    cleanupInstallations = config.cleanupInvalidInstallations ??
+      booleanParser(process.env.PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS)
   ) {
Add the import if it is not already present:
import { booleanParser } from './Options/parsers';
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Update the cleanupInvalidInstallations fallback in trackSent to parse PARSE_SERVER_CLEANUP_INVALID_INSTALLATIONS with the existing booleanParser, while preserving the configured value’s precedence; ensure booleanParser is imported if needed so unset and false values remain disabled.

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- Around line 203-204: Update the cleanupInvalidInstallations fallback in
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