module ActiveFedora::Persistence

def delete(opts = {})
  return self if new_record?
  @destroyed = true
  reflections.each_pair do |name, reflection|
    if reflection.macro == :has_many
      association(name.to_sym).delete_all
    end
  end
  id = self.id ## cache so it's still available after delete
  # Clear out the ETag
  @ldp_source = build_ldp_resource(id)
  begin
    @ldp_source.delete
  rescue Ldp::NotFound
    raise ObjectNotFoundError, "Unable to find #{id} in the repository"
  end
  ActiveFedora::SolrService.delete(id) if ENABLE_SOLR_UPDATES
  if opts[:eradicate]
    self.class.eradicate(id)
  end
  freeze
end