Deprecated API

Contents

• Terminally Deprecated
• Interfaces
• Classes
• Fields
• Methods
• Constructors

Terminally Deprecated Elements

Element	Description
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectBeanDefinition(String)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getBeanFactory() and interact with the bean factory directly.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectBeanDefinition(BeanReference)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getBeanFactory() and interact with the bean factory directly.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.IntrospectedBeanDefinition	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectType(String)	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.scanPackageForTypes(Collection<Class<? extends Annotation>>, Collection<String>)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getTypeScanner() directly
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.TypeIntrospector	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.geo.GeoModule	since 4.0, use GeoJacksonModule instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.config.AotRepositoryContext.getBasePackages()	since 4.0, use AotRepositoryContext.getConfigurationSource() and call RepositoryConfigurationSource.getBasePackages()
org.springframework.data.repository.config.AotRepositoryContext.getBeanName()	since 4.0, this doesn't really belong in here.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryComposition.RepositoryFragments.invoke(Method, Method, Object[])
org.springframework.data.repository.init.Jackson2RepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean	since 4.0, in favor of JacksonRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.
org.springframework.data.repository.init.Jackson2ResourceReader	since 4.0, in favor of JacksonResourceReader.
org.springframework.data.util.ParameterTypes	since 4.0, this class is not intended for public use and will be removed in future versions.
org.springframework.data.util.Predicates.IS_HIBERNATE_MEMBER
org.springframework.data.web.config.SpringDataJacksonConfiguration	since 4.0, in favor of SpringDataJackson3Configuration which uses Jackson 3.
org.springframework.data.web.config.SpringDataJacksonModules	since 4.0, in favor of SpringDataJackson3Configuration which uses Jackson 3.
org.springframework.data.web.ProjectingJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 4.0, in favor of ProjectingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.IntrospectedBeanDefinition	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.TypeIntrospector	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.web.config.SpringDataJacksonModules	since 4.0, in favor of SpringDataJackson3Configuration which uses Jackson 3.

Deprecated Classes

Class	Description
org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.TypedSort	since 4.1 in favor of Sort.by(org.springframework.data.core.TypedPropertyPath...)
org.springframework.data.geo.GeoModule	since 4.0, use GeoJacksonModule instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.init.Jackson2RepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean	since 4.0, in favor of JacksonRepositoryPopulatorFactoryBean.
org.springframework.data.repository.init.Jackson2ResourceReader	since 4.0, in favor of JacksonResourceReader.
org.springframework.data.transaction.ChainedTransactionManager	since 2.5
org.springframework.data.util.MethodInvocationRecorder	since 4.1 in favor of PropertyReference and TypedPropertyPath infrastructure and limitations imposed by subclass proxy limitations.
org.springframework.data.util.NullableUtils	since 4.0 in favor of Nullness fully using JSpecify annotations instead of Spring Framework's own @Nullable and @NonNullApi annotations.
org.springframework.data.util.ParameterTypes	since 4.0, this class is not intended for public use and will be removed in future versions.
org.springframework.data.web.config.SpringDataJacksonConfiguration	since 4.0, in favor of SpringDataJackson3Configuration which uses Jackson 3.
org.springframework.data.web.ProjectingJackson2HttpMessageConverter	since 4.0, in favor of ProjectingJacksonHttpMessageConverter.

Deprecated Fields

Field	Description
org.springframework.data.util.Predicates.IS_HIBERNATE_MEMBER

Deprecated Methods

Method	Description
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectBeanDefinition(String)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getBeanFactory() and interact with the bean factory directly.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectBeanDefinition(BeanReference)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getBeanFactory() and interact with the bean factory directly.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.introspectType(String)	since 4.0 as this isn't widely used and can be easily implemented within user code.
org.springframework.data.aot.AotContext.scanPackageForTypes(Collection<Class<? extends Annotation>>, Collection<String>)	since 4.0, use AotContext.getTypeScanner() directly
org.springframework.data.convert.PropertyValueConverterRegistrar.registerConverter(Class<T>, Function<T, S>)	since 4.1, use PropertyValueConverterRegistrar.registerConverter(PropertyReference) instead.
org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.sort(Class<T>)	since 4.1 in favor of Sort.by(TypedPropertyPath[]).
org.springframework.data.expression.ValueEvaluationContext.getRequiredEvaluationContext()	since 4.0, EvaluationContext is always provided.
org.springframework.data.repository.config.AotRepositoryContext.getBasePackages()	since 4.0, use AotRepositoryContext.getConfigurationSource() and call RepositoryConfigurationSource.getBasePackages()
org.springframework.data.repository.config.AotRepositoryContext.getBeanName()	since 4.0, this doesn't really belong in here.
org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupport.registerBeanDefinitions(AnnotationMetadata, BeanDefinitionRegistry)	since 2.2, call RepositoryBeanDefinitionRegistrarSupport.registerBeanDefinitions(AnnotationMetadata, BeanDefinitionRegistry, BeanNameGenerator) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.config.RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport.getModulePrefix()	since 3.0, refer to RepositoryConfigurationExtension.getModuleIdentifier() instead and implement either RepositoryConfigurationExtensionSupport.getModuleName() directly or both methods if the default translation from name to identifier as defined in RepositoryConfigurationExtension.getModuleIdentifier() doesn't suit you.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryComposition.RepositoryFragments.invoke(Method, Method, Object[])
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.getEntityInformation(Class<T>)	since 4.0, use RepositoryFactorySupport.getEntityInformation(RepositoryMetadata) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod.createParameters(ParametersSource)	since 3.5, use QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory, Function) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.findRequiredMethod(Class<?>, String, Class<?>...)	since 3.5, use ReflectionUtils.getRequiredMethod(Class, String, Class[]) instead.
org.springframework.data.web.SlicedResourcesAssembler.toEmptyModel(Slice<?>, Class<?>, Optional<Link>)

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory)	since 3.5, use QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory, Function) instead.