refactor(android)!: remove deprecated Java APIs for Capacitor 9 - #8553
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…ic accessors Removes the deprecated CapConfig(AssetManager, JSONObject) constructor and the generic getObject/getString/getBoolean/getInt/getArray accessors. Use CapConfig.loadDefault(Context) or the CapConfig.Builder to construct a config, the typed getters for main config values and PluginConfig for plugin config values.
Removes save(), isSaved(), hasOption() and isReleased() along with the backing isReleased flag. Use setKeepAlive(Boolean), isKeptAlive() and the typed accessors instead.
…RT constant All proxied requests are handled via CAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_START.
Use getConfig() and the typed accessors on PluginConfig instead.
Removes the constructor taking an unused cordovaPluginManager argument. Use MessageHandler(Bridge, WebView) instead.
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Description
Removes the Java APIs marked
@Deprecatedin previous major versions, as part of the Capacitor 9 cleanup (RMET-5304). All of them have direct replacements that have been available since Capacitor 3.CapConfig(AssetManager, JSONObject)constructorCapConfig.loadDefault(Context)orCapConfig.BuilderCapConfig.getObject(String),getString(...),getBoolean(...),getInt(...),getArray(...)CapConfigfor main config values;PluginConfigaccessors for plugin config valuesPluginCall.save()setKeepAlive(true)PluginCall.isSaved()isKeptAlive()PluginCall.hasOption(String)getString(...),getInt(...), etc.)PluginCall.isReleased()(and the backingisReleasedflag)Bridge.CAPACITOR_HTTPS_INTERCEPTOR_STARTCAPACITOR_HTTP_INTERCEPTOR_STARTPlugin.getConfigValue(String)getConfig()and the typed accessors onPluginConfigMessageHandler(Bridge, WebView, Object)constructorMessageHandler(Bridge, WebView)Intentionally kept: the legacy
@NativePluginecosystem (theNativePluginannotation and the deprecated permission/activity-result cluster inPluginandBridge:saveCall,getSavedCall,freeSavedCall,hasDefinedPermissions,hasPermission,pluginRequestPermission(s),handleOnActivityResult,startActivityForResult(int),getPluginWithRequestCode,startActivityForPluginWithResult). Those are still wired into the legacy permission handling and their removal is being evaluated separately (RMET-5305).Change Type
Rationale / Problems Fixed
Capacitor 9 is a major release, which is the opportunity to drop APIs that have been deprecated for several majors. This reduces the public API surface and makes the remaining deprecation warnings actionable again. It is the Android counterpart of the iOS cleanup in #8551.
Tests or Reproductions
./gradlew :capacitor-android:testDebugUnitTestpasses.prettier(used by the repository'snpm run lintfor Java) reports no violations on the changed files.Platforms Affected
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