time_params[name] = int(param)

        return datetime.timedelta(**time_params)

    def _extract_date(self, name):

        """

        Extract the date part from rm__<date> pattern of removed repos,

        and convert it to datetime object

        :param name:

        """

        date_part = name[4:19]  # 4:19 since we don't parse milisecods

        return datetime.datetime.strptime(date_part, '%Y%m%d_%H%M%S')

    def command(self):

        logging.config.fileConfig(self.path_to_ini_file)

        from pylons import config

        #get to remove repos !!

        add_cache(config)

        engine = engine_from_config(config, 'sqlalchemy.db1.')

        init_model(engine)

        repos_location = RhodeCodeUi.get_repos_location()

        to_remove = []

        #filter older than (if present)!

        now = datetime.datetime.now()

        older_than = self.options.older_than

        if older_than:

            to_remove_filtered = []

            older_than_date = self._parse_older_than(older_than)

            for name, date_ in to_remove:

                repo_age = now - date_

                if repo_age > older_than_date:

                    to_remove_filtered.append([name, date_])

            to_remove = to_remove_filtered

            print >> sys.stdout, 'removing [%s] deleted repos older than %s[%s]' \

                % (len(to_remove), older_than, older_than_date)

        else:

            print >> sys.stdout, 'removing all [%s] deleted repos' \

                % len(to_remove)

        if self.options.dont_ask or not to_remove:

            # don't ask just remove !

            remove = True

        else:

            remove = ask_ok('are you sure to remove listed repos \n%s [y/n]?'

                            % ', \n'.join(['%s removed on %s'