Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors
• Deprecated Enum Constants

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseInterfaceExtended As of release 6.1. The methods will be added to the existing interface at the next major release. DatabaseMeta.getDropTableIfExistsStatement(String) which is using those new methods can be freely used, because it contains fallbacks in case of existing interface (DatabaseInterface) using.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.pentaho.di.core.date.DateCache This class is not used within PDI
org.pentaho.di.core.database.SqlCommentScrubber Use SqlScriptParser instead.
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_ACCESS
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_AS400
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_CACHE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_DB2
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_DBASE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_DERBY
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_EXTENDB
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_FIREBIRD
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_GENERIC
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_GREENPLUM
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_GUPTA
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_H2
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_HYPERSONIC
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_INFOBRIGHT
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_INFORMIX
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_INGRES
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_INTERBASE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_KINGBASEES
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_LUCIDDB
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_MONETDB
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_MSSQL
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_MYSQL
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_NEOVIEW
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_NETEZZA
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_NONE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_ORACLE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_ORACLE_RDB
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_PALO
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_POSTGRES
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_REMEDY_AR_SYSTEM
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_SAPDB
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_SAPR3
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_SQLITE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_SYBASE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_SYBASEIQ
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_TERADATA
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_UNIVERSE
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.TYPE_DATABASE_VERTICA
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.USER_HOME_DIRECTORY Use Const.getUserHomeDirectory() instead.
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.VERSION Use BuildVersion.getVersion() instead

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.pentaho.di.compatibility.Row.add(Object)
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.checkColumnExists(String, String) Deprecated in favor of the smarter Database.checkColumnExists(String, String, String)
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.Encr.checkSignatureShort(String, String)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.ChecksumAdler32(ValueMetaInterface, Object) Use ValueDataUtil.checksumAdler32(ValueMetaInterface, Object, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.ChecksumCRC32(ValueMetaInterface, Object) Use ValueDataUtil.checksumCRC32(ValueMetaInterface, Object, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.checkTableExists(String) Deprecated in favor of Database.checkTableExists(String, String)
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.checkTableExistsByDbMeta(String, String) Deprecated in favor of Database.checkTableExists(String, String)
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.clearInsertBatch()
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.createChecksum(ValueMetaInterface, Object, String) Use ValueDataUtil.createChecksum(ValueMetaInterface, Object, String, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.KettleTwoWayPasswordEncoder.decryptPassword(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.KettleTwoWayPasswordEncoder.decryptPasswordOptionallyEncrypted(String) - Use the instance method through Encr instead of this directly
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingBuffer.dump()
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.KettleTwoWayPasswordEncoder.encryptPassword(String) - use the instance method through Encr instead of this directly
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.KettleTwoWayPasswordEncoder.encryptPasswordIfNotUsingVariables(String) - Use the instance method through Encr instead of this directly
org.pentaho.di.compatibility.Row.get(int)
org.pentaho.di.core.database.BaseDatabaseMeta.getBackwardsCompatibleSchemaTableCombination(String, String) we should phase this out in 5.0, but it's there to keep backwards compatibility in the 4.x releases.
org.pentaho.di.core.database.BaseDatabaseMeta.getBackwardsCompatibleTable(String) we should phase this out in 5.0, but it's there to keep backwards compatibility in the 4.x releases.
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingBuffer.getBufferIterator()
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingBuffer.getBufferLinesBefore(long) in favor of LoggingBuffer.removeBufferLinesBefore(long).
org.pentaho.di.core.row.value.ValueMetaBase.getConversionMask()
org.pentaho.di.core.database.map.DatabaseConnectionMap.getDatabase(String, String, Database) use DatabaseConnectionMap.getOrStoreIfAbsent(String, String, Database) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.getDatabaseTypeDesc() This is actually the plugin ID
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.getFileEncoding(ValueMetaInterface, Object) Use ValueDataUtil.getFileEncoding(ValueMetaInterface, Object, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.vfs.KettleVFS.getFileInputStream(FileObject) because of API change in Apache VFS. As a workaround use FileObject.getName().getPathDecoded(); Then use a regular File() object to create a File Input stream.
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.getSchemaTableCombination(String, String) please use getQuotedSchemaTableCombination()
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.Encr.getSignatureShort(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.encryption.Encr.init()
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database.insertFinished(PreparedStatement, boolean) use emptyAndCommit() instead (pass in the number of rows left in the batch)
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(CharSequence)
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(CharSequence[])
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(List<?>)
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(Object[])
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(String[])
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.isEmpty(StringBuffer)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.isSpace(char) Use Const.isSpace(char) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.isXMLFileWellFormed(ValueMetaInterface, Object) Use ValueDataUtil.isXMLFileWellFormed(ValueMetaInterface, Object, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.leftTrim(String) Use Const.ltrim(String) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.loadFileContentInBinary(ValueMetaInterface, Object) Use ValueDataUtil.loadFileContentInBinary(ValueMetaInterface, Object, boolean) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMetaInterface.mergeRowMeta(RowMetaInterface)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMetaInterface.oldXORHashCode(Object[])
org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMeta.oldXORHashCode(Object[])
org.pentaho.di.compatibility.Row.remove(int)
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingBuffer.removeBufferLines(List<BufferLine>) in favor of LoggingBuffer.removeBufferLinesBefore(long).
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.replEnv(String) use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute(): handles both Windows and unix conventions
org.pentaho.di.core.Const.replEnv(String[]) please use StringUtil.environmentSubstitute now.
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.rightTrim(String) Use Const.rtrim(String) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.setArguments(Object[])
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.setLevel(LogLevel)
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.setLogChannelId(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.setMessage(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.setSubject(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMetaInterface.setType(int) This method is deprecated. The same code is still used underneath.
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta.setType(int)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.value.ValueMetaBase.setType(int)
org.pentaho.di.core.database.map.DatabaseConnectionMap.storeDatabase(String, String, Database) use DatabaseConnectionMap.getOrStoreIfAbsent(String, String, Database) instead
org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta.supportsTransactions() because the same database can support transactions or not. It all depends on the database setup. Therefor, we look at the database metadata DatabaseMetaData.supportsTransactions() in stead of this.
org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogMessage.toString()
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueDataUtil.trim(String) Use Const.trim(String) instead

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.pentaho.di.core.database.Database(DatabaseMeta) Please specify the parent object so that we can see which object is initiating a database connection
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta(DataInputStream)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta(Node)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta(String)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.ValueMeta(String, int, int)
org.pentaho.di.core.row.value.ValueMetaBase(DataInputStream) in favor of a combination of ValueMetaFactory.createValueMeta() and the loadMetaData() method.
org.pentaho.di.core.row.value.ValueMetaBase(String, int, int) use ValueMetaBase.ValueMetaBase(String, int) and ValueMetaBase.setStorageType(int) instead

Deprecated Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
org.pentaho.di.core.ObjectLocationSpecificationMethod.REPOSITORY_BY_REFERENCE