fix: allow deletion of scheduled change requests

api/features/versioning/models.py

@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ def publish(
         persist: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         now = timezone.now()
-        self.live_from = live_from or now
+
+        self.live_from = live_from or (self.live_from or now)
         self.published_at = now
         self.published_by = published_by
         if persist:

api/features/workflows/core/models.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import importlib
 import logging
 import typing
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from core.helpers import get_current_site_url
 from core.models import (
@@ -239,11 +240,31 @@ def prevent_change_request_delete_if_committed(self) -> None:
         # In the workflows-logic module, we prevent change requests from being
         # deleted but, since this can have unexpected effects on published
         # feature states, we also want to prevent it at the ORM level.
-        if self.committed_at and not self.environment.deleted_at:
+        if self.committed_at and not (
+            self.environment.deleted_at
+            or (self._live_from and self._live_from > timezone.now())
+        ):
             raise ChangeRequestDeletionError(
                 "Cannot delete a Change Request that has been committed."
             )
 
+    @property
+    def _live_from(self) -> datetime | None:
+        # First we check if there are feature states associated with the change request
+        # and, if so, we return the live_from of the feature state with the earliest
+        # live_from.
+        if first_feature_state := self.feature_states.order_by("live_from").first():
+            return first_feature_state.live_from
+
+        # Then we do the same for environment feature versions. Note that a change request
+        # can not have feature states and environment feature versions.
+        elif first_environment_feature_version := self.environment_feature_versions.order_by(
+            "live_from"
+        ).first():
+            return first_environment_feature_version.live_from
+
+        return None
+
 
 class ChangeRequestApproval(LifecycleModel, abstract_base_auditable_model_factory()):
     related_object_type = RelatedObjectType.CHANGE_REQUEST

api/tests/unit/features/workflows/core/test_unit_workflows_models.py

@@ -626,3 +626,58 @@ def test_cannot_delete_committed_change_request(
 
     # Then
     # exception raised
+
+
+def test_can_delete_committed_change_request_scheduled_for_the_future(
+    change_request: ChangeRequest,
+    admin_user: FFAdminUser,
+    feature: Feature,
+    environment: Environment,
+) -> None:
+    # Given
+    FeatureState.objects.create(
+        feature=feature,
+        environment=environment,
+        change_request=change_request,
+        live_from=timezone.now() + timedelta(days=1),
+        version=None,
+    )
+
+    change_request.commit(admin_user)
+    change_request.save()
+
+    # When
+    change_request.delete()
+
+    # Then
+    assert not ChangeRequest.objects.filter(id=change_request.id).exists()
+
+
+def test_can_delete_committed_change_request_scheduled_for_the_future_with_environment_feature_versions(
+    change_request: ChangeRequest,
+    admin_user: FFAdminUser,
+    feature: Feature,
+    environment: Environment,
+) -> None:
+    # Given
+    environment_feature_version = EnvironmentFeatureVersion.objects.create(
+        feature=feature,
+        environment=environment,
+        live_from=timezone.now() + timedelta(days=1),
+        change_request=change_request,
+    )
+    FeatureState.objects.create(
+        feature=feature,
+        environment=environment,
+        environment_feature_version=environment_feature_version,
+        version=None,
+    )
+
+    change_request.commit(admin_user)
+    change_request.save()
+
+    # When
+    change_request.delete()
+
+    # Then
+    assert not ChangeRequest.objects.filter(id=change_request.id).exists()