Deprecated List (Gradle API 4.10)

Deprecated Packages
Package and Description

org.gradle.api.dsl
This package will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Packages
Package and Description
org.gradle.api.dsl This package will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Interfaces
Interface and Description
org.gradle.api.tasks.CompatibilityAdapterForTaskInputs The interface is only here to allow plugins built against Gradle 2.x to run and it will be removed in Gradle 5.0.
org.gradle.api.tasks.CompatibilityAdapterForTaskOutputs The interface is only here to allow plugins built against Gradle 2.x to run and it will be removed in Gradle 5.0.
org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.CompilerArgumentProvider Use `CommandLineArgumentProvider` directly.
org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryVar Use `DirectoryProperty` instead.
org.gradle.api.provider.PropertyState Use `Property` instead.
org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileVar Use `RegularFileProperty` instead.

Deprecated Classes
Class and Description

org.gradle.api.dsl.ConventionProperty
This class will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Classes
Class and Description
org.gradle.api.dsl.ConventionProperty This class will be removed in Gradle 5.0.

Deprecated Annotation Types
Annotation Type and Description

org.gradle.api.plugins.DeferredConfigurable
without replacement.

org.gradle.api.Nullable
Use Nullable instead.

Deprecated Annotation Types
Annotation Type and Description
org.gradle.api.plugins.DeferredConfigurable without replacement.
org.gradle.api.Nullable Use `Nullable` instead.

Deprecated Fields
Field and Description
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.COMPILE_CONFIGURATION_NAME Users should prefer `JavaPlugin.API_CONFIGURATION_NAME` or `JavaPlugin.IMPLEMENTATION_CONFIGURATION_NAME`.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.RUNTIME_CONFIGURATION_NAME Consumers should use `JavaPlugin.RUNTIME_ELEMENTS_CONFIGURATION_NAME` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin.TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIGURATION_NAME Use `JavaPlugin.TEST_RUNTIME_CLASSPATH_CONFIGURATION_NAME` instead.

Deprecated Methods
Method and Description
org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection.add(FileCollection) Use `ConfigurableFileCollection.from(Object...)` instead. You can create configurable file collections via `Project.files(Object...)`.
org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginCollection.add(T) Use `PluginManager.apply(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginCollection.addAll(Collection<? extends T>) Use `PluginManager.apply(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection.asType(Class<?>) This method will be removed in Gradle 5.0. Type conversions with the Groovy `as` keyword will keep working for the collection types. For other conversions use `FileCollection.getSingleFile()` and `FileCollection.getAsFileTree()`.
org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginCollection.clear() plugins cannot be removed.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaBasePlugin.configureForSourceSet(SourceSet, AbstractCompile)
org.gradle.api.Task.deleteAllActions() Don't use this.
org.gradle.api.Task.dependsOnTaskDidWork() Build logic should not depend on this information about a task. Instead, declare task inputs and outputs to allow Gradle to optimize task execution.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.dir(Object) Use `TaskInputs.dir(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.dir(Object) Use `TaskInputs.dir(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.dir(Object) Use `TaskOutputs.dir(Object)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskDestroyables.file(Object) Use `TaskDestroyables.register(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.file(Object) Use `TaskInputs.file(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.file(Object) Use `TaskInputs.file(Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.file(Object) Use `TaskOutputs.file(Object)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskDestroyables.files(Object...) Use `TaskDestroyables.register(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.files(Object...) Use `TaskInputs.files(Object...)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.files(Object...) Use `TaskInputs.files(Object...)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.files(Object...) Use `TaskOutputs.files(Object...)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.CompileOptions.getBootClasspath() Use `CompileOptions.getBootstrapClasspath()` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.JDepend.getClassesDir() Replaced by `JDepend.getClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.getClassesDir() Use `SourceSetOutput.getClassesDirs()` or `SourceDirectorySet.getOutputDir()`
org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaModuleDependency.getDependencyModule()
org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.ComponentSelectionReason.getDescription() Use `ComponentSelectionReason.getDescriptions()` instead
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.getFiles() Use `TaskOutputs.getFiles()` instead.
org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaContentRoot.getGeneratedSourceDirectories() Use `IdeaContentRoot.getSourceDirectories()` in combination with `IdeaSourceDirectory.isGenerated()` instead.
org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaContentRoot.getGeneratedTestDirectories() Use `IdeaContentRoot.getTestDirectories()` in combination with `IdeaSourceDirectory.isGenerated()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getHasInputs() Use `TaskInputs.getHasInputs()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasInputs() Use `TaskInputs.getHasInputs()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasOutput() Use `TaskOutputs.getHasOutput()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getHasSourceFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getHasSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getHasSourceFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getHasSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getProperties() Use `TaskInputs.getProperties()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getProperties() Use `TaskInputs.getProperties()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtensionContainer.getSchema()
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.getSourceFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.getSourceFiles() Use `TaskInputs.getSourceFiles()` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.scala.ScalaDocOptions.getStyleSheet() Scaladoc does not support to set a stylesheet any more (Scala 2.11).
org.gradle.tooling.model.eclipse.EclipseProjectDependency.getTargetProject()
org.gradle.caching.local.DirectoryBuildCache.getTargetSizeInMB() Use `DirectoryBuildCache.getRemoveUnusedEntriesAfterDays()` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test.getTestClassesDir() Use `Test.getTestClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.plugins.signing.Signature.getToSignArtifact() do not use; should have been internal
org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtensionsSchema.ExtensionSchema.isDeferredConfigurable() without replacement.
org.gradle.api.Task.leftShift(Closure) Use `Task.doLast(Closure action)`
org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout.newDirectoryVar() Use `ProjectLayout.directoryProperty()` instead.
org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout.newFileVar() Use `ProjectLayout.fileProperty()` instead.
org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.IdeaPlugin.performPostEvaluationActions()
org.gradle.plugins.ide.eclipse.EclipsePlugin.performPostEvaluationActions()
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.properties(Map<String, ?>) Use `TaskInputs.properties(Map)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.properties(Map<String, ?>) Use `TaskInputs.properties(Map)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.provider.ProviderFactory.property(Class<T>) Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.Project.property(Class<T>) Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.Script.property(Class<T>) Use `ObjectFactory.property(Class)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputPropertyBuilder.property(String, Object) Use `TaskInputs.property(String, Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskInputFilePropertyBuilder.property(String, Object) Use `TaskInputs.property(String, Object)` directly instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginCollection.remove(Object) plugins cannot be removed.
org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginCollection.removeAll(Collection<?>) plugins cannot be removed.
org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.CompileOptions.setBootClasspath(String) Use `CompileOptions.setBootstrapClasspath(FileCollection)` instead.
org.gradle.api.plugins.quality.JDepend.setClassesDir(File) Replaced by `JDepend.getClassesDirs()`.
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.setClassesDir(File) Set the output directory for the particular `AbstractCompile` task
org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetOutput.setClassesDir(Object) Set the output directory for the particular `AbstractCompile` task
org.gradle.api.reporting.ConfigurableReport.setDestination(Object) Replaced by `ConfigurableReport.setDestination(java.io.File)` and `ConfigurableReport.setDestination(org.gradle.api.provider.Provider)`.
org.gradle.plugins.signing.Signature.setFile(File) changing the output file is not supported.
org.gradle.api.tasks.scala.ScalaDocOptions.setStyleSheet(File) Scaladoc does not support to set a stylesheet any more (Scala 2.11).
org.gradle.caching.local.DirectoryBuildCache.setTargetSizeInMB(long) Use `DirectoryBuildCache.setRemoveUnusedEntriesAfterDays(int)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test.setTestClassesDir(File) Use `Test.setTestClassesDirs(FileCollection)`.
org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection.stopExecutionIfEmpty() You can use @`SkipWhenEmpty` on a `FileCollection` property, or throw a `StopExecutionException` in your code manually instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.upToDateWhen(Closure) Use `TaskOutputs.upToDateWhen(Closure)` instead.
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskOutputFilePropertyBuilder.upToDateWhen(Spec<? super Task>) Use `TaskOutputs.upToDateWhen(Spec)` instead.

Deprecated Constructors
Constructor and Description
org.gradle.api.plugins.ApplicationPluginConvention(Project) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the application plugin only.
org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePluginConvention(Project) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the base plugin only.
org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPluginConvention(FileResolver, Instantiator) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the EAR plugin only.
org.gradle.plugins.ear.EarPluginConvention(FileResolver, ObjectFactory) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the EAR plugin only.
org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention(ProjectInternal, Instantiator) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the Java base plugin only.
org.gradle.api.plugins.osgi.OsgiPluginConvention(ProjectInternal) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the OSGi plugin only.
org.gradle.api.plugins.ProjectReportsPluginConvention(Project) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the reporting base plugin only.
org.gradle.api.plugins.WarPluginConvention(Project) Creating instances of this class is deprecated. These should be created by the WAR plugin only.

Deprecated API

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