1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 1c74a14d91c..8d4f8c01903 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -11,14 +11,25 @@ module API
       declared(params, options).to_h.symbolize_keys
     end
 
-    def check_unmodified_since(last_modified)
-      if_unmodified_since = Time.parse(headers['If-Unmodified-Since']) if headers.key?('If-Unmodified-Since') rescue nil
+    def check_unmodified_since!(last_modified)
+      if_unmodified_since = Time.parse(headers['If-Unmodified-Since']) rescue nil
 
-      if if_unmodified_since && if_unmodified_since < last_modified
+      if if_unmodified_since && last_modified > if_unmodified_since
         render_api_error!('412 Precondition Failed', 412)
       end
     end
 
+    def destroy_conditionally!(resource, last_update_field: :updated_at)
+      check_unmodified_since!(resource.public_send(last_update_field))
+
+      status 204
+      if block_given?
+        yield resource
+      else
+        resource.destroy
+      end
+    end
+
     def current_user
       return @current_user if defined?(@current_user)