Deprecated API

Contents

• Terminally Deprecated
• Interfaces
• Classes
• Enum Classes
• Annotation Interfaces
• Methods
• Constructors

Terminally Deprecated Elements

Element	Description
org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor	in favor of PersistenceCreator since 3.0, to be removed in 3.1
org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyPath.getRequiredLeafProperty()	use PersistentPropertyPath.getLeafProperty() instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.createDefaultQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider(ListableBeanFactory)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.createDefaultEvaluationContextProvider(ListableBeanFactory) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(EvaluationContextProvider) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.getQueryLookupStrategy(QueryLookupStrategy.Key, QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactorySupport.getQueryLookupStrategy(Key, ValueExpressionDelegate) instead to support ValueExpression in query methods.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactorySupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(EvaluationContextProvider) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFragment.ImplementedRepositoryFragment(Optional<Class<T>>, T)	since 3.4 - use ImplementedRepositoryFragment(java.lang.Class<T>,T) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ExtensionAwareQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameter(MethodParameter)	since 3.1, use Parameter(MethodParameter, TypeInformation) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameters(Method, Function<MethodParameter, T>)	since 3.2.1, use Parameters(org.springframework.data.repository.query.ParametersSource,java.util.function.Function<org.springframework.core.MethodParameter,T>) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod.createParameters(Method, TypeInformation<?>)	since 3.2.1, use QueryMethod.createParameters(ParametersSource) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReactiveExtensionAwareQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReactiveQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.SpelEvaluator	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionQueryRewriter instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.SpelQueryContext	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionQueryRewriter instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ClassUtils	since 3.5, use ClassUtils instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ReactiveWrappers	since 3.0, use ReactiveWrappers instead as the utility was moved into the org.springframework.data.util package.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ReactiveWrappers.ReactiveLibrary	use ReactiveWrappers.ReactiveLibrary instead.
org.springframework.data.util.CastUtils	since 3.5 will be removed in a future release.
org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation	since 3.0 to go package protected at some point. Refer to TypeInformation only.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.createInstanceIfPresent(String, T)	since 3.5 as it is not used within the framework anymore.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.findRequiredField(Class<?>, String)	use ReflectionUtils.getRequiredField(Class, String) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.getMethod(Class<?>, String, ResolvableType...)
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.loadIfPresent(String, ClassLoader)
org.springframework.data.web.PagedResourcesAssembler.getMethodParameter()	since 3.1, rather set up the instance with PagedResourcesAssembler.withParameter(MethodParameter).

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface	Description
org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionEvaluator
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReactiveQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.type.classreading.MethodsMetadataReader	since 3.0, use MetadataReader to obtain declared methods directly.
org.springframework.data.type.MethodsMetadata	since 3.0, use MetadataReader directly to obtain declared methods directly.
org.springframework.data.util.CastUtils	since 3.5 will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Classes

Class	Description
org.springframework.data.mapping.model.DefaultSpELExpressionEvaluator	since 3.3, use CachingValueExpressionEvaluatorFactory instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SpELExpressionParameterValueProvider	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionParameterValueProvider instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ExtensionAwareQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.ReactiveExtensionAwareQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider	since 3.4 in favor of QueryMethodValueEvaluationContextAccessor.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.SpelEvaluator	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionQueryRewriter instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.SpelQueryContext	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionQueryRewriter instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ClassUtils	since 3.5, use ClassUtils instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ReactiveWrappers	since 3.0, use ReactiveWrappers instead as the utility was moved into the org.springframework.data.util package.
org.springframework.data.transaction.ChainedTransactionManager	since 2.5
org.springframework.data.type.classreading.MethodsMetadataReaderFactory	since 3.0. Use SimpleMetadataReaderFactory directly.
org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation	since 3.0 to go package protected at some point. Refer to TypeInformation only.

Deprecated Enum Classes

Enum Class	Description
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ReactiveWrappers.ReactiveLibrary	use ReactiveWrappers.ReactiveLibrary instead.

Deprecated Annotation Interfaces

Annotation Interface	Description
org.springframework.data.annotation.PersistenceConstructor	in favor of PersistenceCreator since 3.0, to be removed in 3.1

Deprecated Methods

Method	Description
org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingInstantiationException.getConstructor()	since 3.0, use MappingInstantiationException.getEntityCreator() instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.model.ValueExpressionParameterValueProvider.potentiallyConvertSpelValue(Object, Parameter<T, P>)	since 3.3, use ValueExpressionParameterValueProvider.potentiallyConvertExpressionValue(Object, Parameter) instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.Parameter.getSpelExpression()	since 3.3, use Parameter.getValueExpression() instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.Parameter.hasSpelExpression()	since 3.3, use Parameter.hasValueExpression() instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity.getPersistenceConstructor()	since 3.0, use PersistentEntity.getInstanceCreatorMetadata().
org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity.isConstructorArgument(PersistentProperty<?>)	since 3.0, use PersistentEntity.isCreatorArgument(PersistentProperty) instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentPropertyPath.getRequiredLeafProperty()	use PersistentPropertyPath.getLeafProperty() instead.
org.springframework.data.mapping.PreferredConstructor.isConstructorParameter(PersistentProperty<?>)	since 3.0, use InstanceCreatorMetadata.isCreatorParameter(PersistentProperty) instead.
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.RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.createDefaultQueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider(ListableBeanFactory)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.createDefaultEvaluationContextProvider(ListableBeanFactory) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactoryBeanSupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(EvaluationContextProvider) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.getQueryLookupStrategy(QueryLookupStrategy.Key, QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactorySupport.getQueryLookupStrategy(Key, ValueExpressionDelegate) instead to support ValueExpression in query methods.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.getTargetRepositoryViaReflection(Class<?>, Object...)	since 2.6 because it has a misleading name. Use RepositoryFactorySupport.instantiateClass(Class, Object...) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFactorySupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(QueryMethodEvaluationContextProvider)	since 3.4, use RepositoryFactorySupport.setEvaluationContextProvider(EvaluationContextProvider) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod.createParameters(Method, TypeInformation<?>)	since 3.2.1, use QueryMethod.createParameters(ParametersSource) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod.createParameters(ParametersSource)	since 3.5, use QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory, Function) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.util.ClassUtils.getNumberOfOccurences(Method, Class<?>)	Use ClassUtils.getNumberOfOccurrences(Method, Class).
org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation.from(Class<S>)	since 3.0. Use TypeInformation.of(org.springframework.core.ResolvableType) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation.fromReturnTypeOf(Method)	since 3.0. Use TypeInformation.fromReturnTypeOf(Method) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.createInstanceIfPresent(String, T)	since 3.5 as it is not used within the framework anymore.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.findConstructor(Class<?>, Object...)	since 3.5, return type will change to nullable instead of Optional.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.findRequiredField(Class<?>, String)	use ReflectionUtils.getRequiredField(Class, String) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.findRequiredMethod(Class<?>, String, Class<?>...)	since 3.5, use ReflectionUtils.getRequiredMethod(Class, String, Class[]) instead.
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.getMethod(Class<?>, String, ResolvableType...)
org.springframework.data.util.ReflectionUtils.loadIfPresent(String, ClassLoader)
org.springframework.data.web.PagedResourcesAssembler.getMethodParameter()	since 3.1, rather set up the instance with PagedResourcesAssembler.withParameter(MethodParameter).

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor	Description
org.springframework.data.querydsl.QPageRequest(int, int)	since 2.1, use QPageRequest.of(int, int) instead.
org.springframework.data.querydsl.QPageRequest(int, int, OrderSpecifier<?>...)	since 2.1, use QPageRequest.of(int, int, OrderSpecifier...) instead.
org.springframework.data.querydsl.QPageRequest(int, int, QSort)	since 2.1, use QPageRequest.of(int, int, QSort) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.config.AnnotationRepositoryConfigurationSource(AnnotationMetadata, Class<? extends Annotation>, ResourceLoader, Environment, BeanDefinitionRegistry)	since 2.2. Prefer to use overload taking a BeanNameGenerator additionally.
org.springframework.data.repository.core.support.RepositoryFragment.ImplementedRepositoryFragment(Optional<Class<T>>, T)	since 3.4 - use ImplementedRepositoryFragment(java.lang.Class<T>,T) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameter(MethodParameter)	since 3.1, use Parameter(MethodParameter, TypeInformation) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.Parameters(Method, Function<MethodParameter, T>)	since 3.2.1, use Parameters(org.springframework.data.repository.query.ParametersSource,java.util.function.Function<org.springframework.core.MethodParameter,T>) instead.
org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory)	since 3.5, use QueryMethod(Method, RepositoryMetadata, ProjectionFactory, Function) instead.