1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/api/peers.rs b/src/api/peers.rs
index 919f187..a9694f7 100644
--- a/src/api/peers.rs
+++ b/src/api/peers.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use utoipa::ToSchema;
 use super::store_status;
 use crate::document::replica::Epoch;
 use crate::document::store;
-use crate::state::{AppState, HelloState, Incidents, Liveness, PeerState, unix_millis};
+use crate::state::{AppState, HelloState, Incidents, Liveness, PeerState};
 use crate::swarm::peer::forgotten_path;
 use crate::transport::traffic::PeerTraffic;
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ pub(crate) struct PeerListResponse {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub(crate) struct DeletePeerQuery {
-    #[serde(default)]
-    force: bool,
+    /// The checks to override (`force`): `alive`.
+    force: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[utoipa::path(
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn list_peers(
     tag = "Peers",
     params(
         ("peer" = String, Path, description = "Peer public key"),
-        ("force" = Option<bool>, Query, description = "Also forget a peer that is currently alive; it returns on its next message")
+        ("force" = Option<String>, Query, description = "`true` or `alive`: also forget a peer that is currently alive; it returns on its next message")
     ),
     responses(
         (status = 204, description = "Swarm-wide forget recorded"),
         (status = 400, description = "Not a public key, or the local node's own key"),
-        (status = 409, description = "Peer is alive; pass force=true"),
+        (status = 409, description = "Peer is alive; pass force=alive"),
         (status = 503, description = "Node is not ready")
     )
 )]
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn delete_peer(
     if peer.is_empty() || peer == state.local_id() {
         return Err(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
     }
+    let force = crate::force::Force::parse(query.force.as_deref(), &["alive"])
+        .map_err(|_| StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST)?;
 
     // Unknown locally is fine: other nodes may still know the peer.
     if let Some(peer_state_mutex) = state.get_peer_state(&peer).await {
@@ -224,13 +226,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn delete_peer(
             .lock()
             .await
             .is_alive(&state.timing, Instant::now())
-            && !query.force
+            && !force.allows("alive")
         {
             return Err(StatusCode::CONFLICT);
         }
     }
 
-    let record = serde_json::json!({ "at": unix_millis(), "by": state.local_id() });
+    let record = serde_json::json!({ "at": state.clock.now_millis(), "by": state.local_id() });
 
     let peer_clone = peer.clone();
     state