Deprecated List (Diffusion)

Deprecated Packages
Package and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.routing since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.statistics since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Interfaces
Interface and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.AttachableTopicMessage since 6.2 Attachable messages are no longer used. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.AuthorisationHandler since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.ClientConnection since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientMultiplexer since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.ClientPingMessage since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.ClientPingResponseListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.statistics.ClientStatistics since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientThrottler since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.ConnectionType since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.DataMessage since 6.2 Messages only remain to support one-way messaging which is deprecated at this release. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.FetchPolicyConfig since 6.4 This only applies to the legacy fetch mechanism which is deprecated. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.GeoIPData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.webserver.HTTPRequestListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.webserver.HTTPVirtualHost since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LogConfig since 6.4.0. This class is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this class.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogDescription since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogWriter since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.Message since 6.2 Messages only remain to support one-way messaging which is deprecated at this release. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.MessageReader since 6.2 Messages only remain to support one-way messaging which is deprecated at this release. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.MessageSource since 6.2 This interface is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to publisher topics. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this interface will be removed in a future release and its remaining method moved to `TopicClient`.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.statistics.MessageStatistics since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.MultiplexerLatencyListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.PingMessage since 6.2 This is the super interface of a deprecated interface and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.PropertyHandler since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherConfig since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherStatisticsConfig since 6.2. All settings that control publisher statistics have been deprecated. This class will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ReporterConfig since 6.3. Statistics reporters have been removed from the product. This configuration has no effect. This class will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.routing.RoutingTopicData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.routing.RoutingTopicDataSubscriptionHandler since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.RunnableTask since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.Schedule since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.ScheduledTask since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ServerEventListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.statistics.ServerStatistics since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.SlaveTopicData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Subscription since 6.2 This provides no information other than that which can be obtained by other means. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.SubscriptionValidationPolicyConfig since 6.4 This configuration supports the Publisher API which has been deprecated at this release. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.ThreadPool since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.ThreadPoolNotificationHandler since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.ThreadPoolRejectionHandler since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicDeletionListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicListener since 6.2 This interface is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to publisher topics. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.TopicMessage since 6.2 Messages only remain to support one-way messaging which is deprecated at this release. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.statistics.TopicStatistics since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.TopicStatisticsConfig since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors. All settings that control per-topic statistics have been deprecated. This class will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicTree since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicTreeListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicTreeNode since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.UniversalTopicData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.WhoIsConfig since 6.4 Who-Is style lookups are better performed within authentication handlers and therefore the WhoIs service will be withdrawn in a future release
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.WhoIsData since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.WhoIsDetails since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.WhoIsProvider since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Classes
Class and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.DefaultClientListener since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.GeoIPUtils since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.GeoLocation since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.IOUtils since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Logs since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.Record since 6.0 Record topics were deprecated in release 6.0 and removed in release 6.2. Equivalent record based data manipulation can be achieved using the `RecordV2 data type`. This class is retained only to support `DataMessage.asRecords()` and `DataMessage.nextRecord()` and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.threads.ThreadService since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicDataFactory since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicDefinition since 6.2 Topic definitions can now only be used for creating `slave` and `routing` topics which can equally be created using `TopicData`. This class will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicNameGenerator since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSelector since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSet since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Utils since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.whois.WhoIsDefaultProvider since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Enums
Enum and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientCloseReason since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientThrottlerType since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This class will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.ConnectionCategory since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogDescription.LogLevel since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.MessagePriority since 6.1 This is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicDataType since 6.2 This is only used by the `TopicData.getType()` method and within `TopicDefinition`s, both of which are deprecated. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty since 6.2 This is only used to support `TopicDefinition` which is being phased out. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicStatus since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Exceptions
Exceptions and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.APIException since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.AuthorisationException since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.MessageException since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.PropertyException since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicInvalidException since 6.4 The Diffusion Publisher API is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Fields
Field and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientListener.FETCH_INVALID since 6.2 This setting is only used with the deprecated `Topics.fetch(com.pushtechnology.diffusion.client.topics.TopicSelector, com.pushtechnology.diffusion.client.features.Topics.FetchStream)` mechanism and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Methods
Method and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.addLog(String) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.addReporter(String, ReporterConfig.Type) since 6.3. Statistics reporters have been removed from the product. This configuration has no effect. This method will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopic(String) since 6.2 This will be removed at a future release. When creating a topic always use `TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicData)` to explicitly specify the topic data type.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.addTopic(String) since 6.2 This will be removed at a future release. When creating a topic always use `Topic.addTopic(String, TopicData)` to explicitly specify the topic data type.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicDefinition) since 6.2 This is only useful for creating `slave` or `routing` topics. Use `TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicData)` instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.addTopic(String, TopicDefinition) since 6.2 This is only useful for creating `slave` or `routing` topics. Use `Topic.addTopic(String, TopicData)` instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicTreeNode) since 6.2 This will be removed at a future release. When creating a topic always use `TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicTreeNode, TopicData)` to explicitly specify the topic data type.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicTreeNode, TopicDefinition) since 6.2 This is only useful for creating `slave` or `routing` topics. Use `TopicProvider.addTopic(String, TopicTreeNode, TopicData)` instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.addTopicListener(TopicListener, String...) since 6.2 This method is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to publisher topics. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.addTopicListener(TopicListener, TopicSet) since 6.2 This method is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to publisher topics. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopics(TopicSet) since 6.2 When creating topics the data type of the topic should always be explicitly specified. This remains only for backwards compatibility and will be removed at a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.addTopics(TopicSet, TopicTreeNode) since 6.2 When creating topics the data type of the topic should always be explicitly specified. This remains only for backwards compatibility and will be removed at a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials.attach(Object) since 6.2 Credentials attachments no longer serve any purpose. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient.attach(Object) since 6.2 Client attachments are not supported by the client API and are an unnecessary overhead when publishers are not in use. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials.attachment() since 6.2 Credentials attachments no longer serve any purpose. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient.attachment() since 6.2 Client attachments are not supported by the client API and are an unnecessary overhead when publishers are not in use. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.canConnect(ConnectionValidationPolicyConfig) since 6.2 This method was only useful with manual connection validation policies which are no longer used. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.AuthorisationHandler.canSubscribe(Client, Topic) since 5.9 This method is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. This method is called frequently from performance sensitive code. When a new topic is added is added, this method will be called for all existing Clients. Implementations must be heavily optimized to avoid severely degrading server performance. Blocking I/O, allocation, use of locks, and computationally expensive operations should be avoided. Prefer Diffusion's declarative role-based security.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.AuthorisationHandler.canWrite(Client, Topic) since 6.2 This method is no longer called and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.ClientListener.clientFetchInvalid(Client, String, List<String>) since 6.2 This notification is only used with the deprecated fetch feature and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createDeltaMessage() since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createDeltaMessage(int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createDeltaMessage(int, Object) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createDeltaMessage(Object) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createDeltaMessage(String) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.createDeltaMessage(String)
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.createDeltaMessage(String) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createDeltaMessage(String, int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.createDeltaMessage(String, int)
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.createDeltaMessage(String, int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createDeltaMessage(String, int, Object) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createDeltaMessage(String, Object) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createLoadMessage() since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.createLoadMessage(int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createLoadMessage(String) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.createLoadMessage(String)
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.createLoadMessage(String) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publishers.createLoadMessage(String, int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.createLoadMessage(String, int)
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.createLoadMessage(String, int) since 6.2 There is no longer any reason for a publisher to create messages. If called this will throw `UnsupportedOperationException`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.SecurityConfig.getAuthorisationHandlerClass() since 6.4 The use of `authentication handlers` is preferred. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.DataMessage.getCharset() since 6.2 This always returns "UTF-8" and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.getConflationCount(boolean) since 6.2 Only returned the number of conflations for removed topic types. This method always returns zero.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.getConsoleLogLevel() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient.getCredentials() since 6.0 This method exists only for backwards compatibility within authorisation handlers and will be removed in a future release. Use `TopicClient.getPrincipal()` instead.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ReplicationConfig.getCustomConfigurator() since 6.1. This configuration is ignored and will be removed in a future version.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getDataType() since 6.2 TopicDataType is deprecated. To obtain details about the topic data use `TopicData.getTopicSpecification()` instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.getDefaultDeltaMessageCapacity() since 6.2 This is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getDefaultDeltaMessageCapacity() since 6.2 Default message capacities are no longer used and this method now returns 0. This will be removed in a later release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.getDefaultLoadMessageCapacity() since 6.2 This is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getDefaultLoadMessageCapacity() since 6.2 Default message capacities are no longer used and this method now returns 0. This will be removed in a later release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getDefinition() since 6.2 The use of TopicDefinition is being phased out. Use `TopicData.getTopicSpecification()` instead. This will be removed at a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.SessionConfig.getFetchPolicy() since 6.4 This only applies to the legacy fetch mechanism which is deprecated. This interface will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.getInitialTopicSet() since 6.2 This is no longer used and will always return an empty set.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Logs.getLevel() since 4.6 Prefer the SLF4J API for logging.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogWriter.getLevel() since 4.6 Prefer the SLF4J API for logging.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicData.getLoadMessage() since 6.2 The use of `messages` in the API is being phased out. For `universal` topics prefer the use of `getValue` and for `slave` topics the value can be obtained from the master topic, if there is one. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicData.getLoadMessage(TopicClient) since 6.2 The use of `messages` in the API is being phased out. Prefer the use of the routing method `getTopicForClient` and then use `getValue` on the mapped topic.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.getLog(String) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.webserver.HTTPServiceDetails.getLogger() since 6.4 Applications should use the SLF4J API instead.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.getLoggingQueueSize() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.getLogName() since 6.1. This setting is not used and will be removed in a future version of the product. Session statistics are now written to the server log. If separate log files are required or the reports are not desired, use a third-party SLF4J logging back-end such as Log4j 2, and configure it appropriately to partition or filter the server log.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.getLogs() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.getNumberOfTopics() since 6.4 The Diffusion client API is preferred for all topic handling. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials.getPassword() since 6.2 This will always return null unless explicitly set using `Credentials.setPassword(java.lang.String)`. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.getPublisherStatistics() since 6.2. All settings that control publisher statistics have been deprecated.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient.getReference() since 6.2 Client references are not supported by the client API and are an unnecessary overhead when publishers are not in use. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getReference() since 6.2 Topic references can only be set using the Publisher API and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.getReporter(String) since 6.3. Statistics reporters have been removed from the product. This configuration has no effect. This method will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.getReporters() since 6.3. Statistics reporters have been removed from the product. This configuration has no effect. This method will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.getServerLog() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.getStatistics() since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. Client statistics can no longer be enabled for individual sessions. The returned ClientStatistics will report -1 for each statistic value.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.getStatistics() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors. The returned TopicStatistics will report -1 for each statistic value.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PersistenceConfig.getStoreDirectory() since 6.3 See `PersistenceConfig.setStoreDirectory(java.lang.String)`. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.getSubscription(Topic) since 6.2 The information provided by this method can more easily be obtained using `TopicClient.isSubscribed(com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic)`. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.getThrottler() since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.getTopic(String) since 6.4 The Diffusion client API is preferred for all topic handling. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.getTopic(TopicMessage) since 6.2 Messages only remain to support one-way messaging which is deprecated at this release. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProvider.getTopics() since 6.4 The Diffusion client API is preferred for all topic handling. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.getTopicStatistics() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicData.getType() since 6.2 TopicDataType is deprecated along with this method. Use `TopicData.getTopicSpecification()` to determined the type of data instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.getWhois() since 6.4 Who-Is style lookups are better performed within authentication handlers and therefore the WhoIs service will be withdrawn in a future release
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.isAsyncLogging() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.TopicMessage.isDelta() since 6.2 Delta messages are no longer exposed to the Publisher API therefore this would always return false. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.TopicStatisticsConfig.isEnabled() since 6.2. Aggregate topic statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.isEnabled() since 6.2. Statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherStatisticsConfig.isEnabled() since 6.2. Aggregate publisher statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.isEnabled() since 6.2. Aggregate session statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.TopicMessage.isFetchReply() since 6.2 This is a redundant method which always returns false. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.TopicStatisticsConfig.isInstanceMonitoringEnabled() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method will always return false.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherStatisticsConfig.isInstanceMonitoringEnabled() since 6.1. To simplify the statistics model and reduce the cost of reporting, per-publisher statistics are being retired in favour of server-scoped statistics. This method will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.isInstanceMonitoringEnabled() since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method will always return false.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.isLoggingThreadNames() since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.isStatisticsEnabled() since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method now always returns false.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.isStatisticsEnabled() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors. This method now always returns false.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.isThrottled() since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.TopicMessage.isTopicLoad() since 6.2 All messages exposed to the Publisher API are now load messages therefore this would always return true. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSelector.isValidSelector(String) since 6.0 The simplest way to validate a selector expression is using `TopicSelector.parse(String)`. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSelector.isValidTopicNameCharacter(char) since 6.0 As the characters allowed in a topic path are only restricted with the the use of classic selectors this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSelector.isValidTopicNodeName(String) since 6.0 As this method is only useful for classic selector support it will be removed in a future release. Prefer the use of `TopicSelector.isTopicName(String)`
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicSelector.isValidTopicNodeNameCharacter(char) since 6.0 As the characters allowed in a topic node are only restricted with the the use of classic selectors this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogWriter.log(Level, String, Throwable) since 4.6 Prefer the SLF4J API for logging.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.messageFromClient(TopicMessage, Client) since 6.2 This method is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to a publisher topic. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicDataFactory.newSlaveData(String)
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.data.TopicDataFactory.newTopicData(TopicDefinition) since 6.2 The use of TopicDefinition is being phased out. Use one of the other methods in preference. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.removeLog(String) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.removeThrottler() since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Publisher.removeTopicListener(TopicListener) since 6.2 This method is used to support one-way messages sent from clients to publisher topics. One-way messaging has been deprecated from this release and therefore this method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.setAsyncLogging(boolean) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.SecurityConfig.setAuthorisationHandlerClass(String) since 6.4 The use of `authentication handlers` is preferred. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.setClassicSelectors(boolean) since 6.0 This setting is provided for backwards compatibility only. The ability to use classic selectors will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ReplicationConfig.setCustomConfigurator(String) since 6.1. This configuration is ignored and will be removed in a future version.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.setDefaultDeltaMessageCapacity(int) since 6.2 This is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.setDefaultDeltaMessageCapacity(int) since 6.2 Default message capacities are no longer used and this method now has no effect. This will be removed in a later release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.setDefaultLoadMessageCapacity(int) since 6.2 This is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.setDefaultLoadMessageCapacity(int) since 6.2 Default message capacities are no longer used and this method now has no effect. This will be removed in a later release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.TopicStatisticsConfig.setEnabled(boolean) since 6.2. Aggregate topic statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.StatisticsConfig.setEnabled(boolean) since 6.2. Statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherStatisticsConfig.setEnabled(boolean) since 6.2. Aggregate publisher statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.setEnabled(boolean) since 6.2. Aggregated session statistics collection is always enabled. This method is no longer used and will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.Message.setHeaders(List<String>) since 6.2 All messages are now read only so it is no longer possible to set headers. If called this will have no effect. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.message.Message.setHeaders(String...) since 6.2 All messages are now read only so it is no longer possible to set headers. If called this will have no effect. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.TopicStatisticsConfig.setInstanceMonitoringEnabled(boolean) since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PublisherStatisticsConfig.setInstanceMonitoringEnabled(boolean) since 6.1. To simplify the statistics model and reduce the cost of reporting, per-publisher statistics are being retired in favour of server-scoped statistics. This method will be removed in a future version of the product.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.setInstanceMonitoringEnabled(boolean) since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Logs.setLevel(Level) since 4.6 Prefer the SLF4J API for logging.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.LogWriter.setLevel(Level) since 4.6 Prefer the SLF4J API for logging.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.setLoggingQueueSize(int) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ClientStatisticsConfig.setLogName(String) since 6.1. This setting is not used and will be removed in a future version of the product. Session statistics are now written to the server log. If separate log files are required or the reports are not desired, use a third-party SLF4J logging back-end such as Log4j 2, and configure it appropriately to partition or filter the server log.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.setLogThreadNames(boolean) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials.setPassword(String) since 6.2 Mutating this object no longer serves any purpose. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicClient.setReference(String) since 6.2 Client references are not supported by the client API and are an unnecessary overhead when publishers are not in use. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.setReference(String) since 6.2 Topic references can only be set using the Publisher API and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.webserver.HTTPResponse.setServer() since 6.2 this method will be removed in a future version
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.LoggingConfig.setServerLog(String) since 6.4.0. This setting is used to configure the Diffusion log implementation, which is deprecated in favor of Log4j 2. The Diffusion log implementation will be removed in a future release, together with this setting.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.PersistenceConfig.setStoreDirectory(String) since 6.3 Use `ServerConfig.setPersistenceDirectory(java.lang.String)` instead. This will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials.setUsername(String) since 6.2 Mutating this object no longer serves any purpose. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.startStatistics() since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.startStatistics() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.stopStatistics() since 6.3. Per-client statistics have been replaced by session metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.Topic.stopStatistics() since 6.3. Per-topic statistics have been replaced by topic metric collectors. This method now has no effect.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.publisher.Client.throttle(ClientThrottlerType, int) since 6.3. Per-session throttling has been deprecated in favor of the new per-topic throttling capabilities provided by topic views. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicTreeListener.topicReferenceChanged(Topic) since 6.2 Topic references are deprecated. This method will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.config.ServerConfig.useClassicSelectors() since 6.0 The option to use classic topic selectors will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Constructors
Constructor and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials() since 6.2 This constructor will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.Credentials(String, String) since 6.2 This constructor will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty.DELTA_MESSAGE_CAPACITY since 6.2 This property is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty.LOAD_MESSAGE_CAPACITY since 6.2 This property is no longer used and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty.REFERENCE since 6.2 Support for topic references is only available for publisher created topics and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty.ROUTING_HANDLER since 6.2 Support for server side routing handlers is only available for publisher created topics and will be removed in a future release.
com.pushtechnology.diffusion.api.topic.TopicProperty.ROUTING_HANDLER_CLASS since 6.2 Support for server side routing handlers is only available for publisher created topics and will be removed in a future release.

Deprecated API

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