WP_REST_Posts_Controller::delete_item( WP_REST_Request $request )

	public function delete_item( $request ) {
		$post = $this->get_post( $request['id'] );
		if ( is_wp_error( $post ) ) {
			return $post;
		}

		$id    = $post->ID;
		$force = (bool) $request['force'];

		$supports_trash = ( EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS > 0 );

		if ( 'attachment' === $post->post_type ) {
			$supports_trash = $supports_trash && MEDIA_TRASH;
		}

		/**
		 * Filters whether a post is trashable.
		 *
		 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$this->post_type`, refers to the post type slug.
		 *
		 * Pass false to disable trash support for the post.
		 *
		 * @since WP-4.7.0
		 *
		 * @param bool    $supports_trash Whether the post type support trashing.
		 * @param WP_Post $post           The Post object being considered for trashing support.
		 */
		$supports_trash = apply_filters( "rest_{$this->post_type}_trashable", $supports_trash, $post );

		if ( ! $this->check_delete_permission( $post ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_user_cannot_delete_post', __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to delete this post.' ), array( 'status' => rest_authorization_required_code() ) );
		}

		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );


		// If we're forcing, then delete permanently.
		if ( $force ) {
			$previous = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $post, $request );
			$result = wp_delete_post( $id, true );
			$response = new WP_REST_Response();
			$response->set_data( array( 'deleted' => true, 'previous' => $previous->get_data() ) );
		} else {
			// If we don't support trashing for this type, error out.
			if ( ! $supports_trash ) {
				/* translators: %s: force=true */
				return new WP_Error( 'rest_trash_not_supported', sprintf( __( "The post does not support trashing. Set '%s' to delete." ), 'force=true' ), array( 'status' => 501 ) );
			}

			// Otherwise, only trash if we haven't already.
			if ( 'trash' === $post->post_status ) {
				return new WP_Error( 'rest_already_trashed', __( 'The post has already been deleted.' ), array( 'status' => 410 ) );
			}

			// (Note that internally this falls through to `wp_delete_post` if
			// the trash is disabled.)
			$result = wp_trash_post( $id );
			$post = get_post( $id );
			$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $post, $request );
		}

		if ( ! $result ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'rest_cannot_delete', __( 'The post cannot be deleted.' ), array( 'status' => 500 ) );
		}

		/**
		 * Fires immediately after a single post is deleted or trashed via the REST API.
		 *
		 * They dynamic portion of the hook name, `$this->post_type`, refers to the post type slug.
		 *
		 * @since WP-4.7.0
		 *
		 * @param object           $post     The deleted or trashed post.
		 * @param WP_REST_Response $response The response data.
		 * @param WP_REST_Request  $request  The request sent to the API.
		 */
		do_action( "rest_delete_{$this->post_type}", $post, $response, $request );

		return $response;
	}