Avoid using the deprecated WASDirectory methods and fields

This rule flags the use of deprecated methods from the com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory class and fields from the WASDirectory and WASDirectoryHelper classes. With the introduction of the installation manager some of the function is no longer provided and some of the function has replacement APIs.

The following methods were deprecated:

• public WASComponent getInstalledComponentByName(String componentName)
• public WASComponent[] getInstalledComponentList()
• public boolean isComponentInstalled(String componentName)
• public WASMaintenancePackage[] getHistoryMaintenancePackageList()
• public WASMaintenancePackage getInstalledMaintenancePackageByID(String mpID)
• public WASMaintenancePackage[] getInstalledMaintenancePackageList()
• public boolean isMaintenancePackageInstalled(String ID)

See the guidelines for migration:

• public WASComponent getInstalledComponentByName(String componentName)
  
  This method now returns a null object. Remove use of this method.
  
  
• public WASComponent[] getInstalledComponentList()
  
  This method now returns an empty list. Remove use of this method.
  
  
• public boolean isComponentInstalled(String componentName)
  
  This method now returns as false. Remove use of this method.
  
  
• public WASMaintenancePackage[] getHistoryMaintenancePackageList()
  
  This method is replaced by public IMEvent[] getHistoryEventList().
  
  
• public WASMaintenancePackage getInstalledMaintenancePackageByID(String mpID)
  
  This method is replaced by public IMOffering getInstalledOfferingByID(String productID).
  
  
• public WASMaintenancePackage[] getInstalledMaintenancePackageList()
  
  This method is replaced by public IMOffering[] getInstalledOfferingList().
  
  
• public boolean isMaintenancePackageInstalled(String ID)
  
  This method is replaced by public boolean isThisProductInstalled(String id).

This rule also flags the deprecated WASDirectory fields:

• ID_BASE
• ID_EXPRESS
• ID_ND

The following fields in the com.ibm.websphere.product.WASDirectory and com.ibm.websphere.product.utils.WASDirectoryHelper classes are also flagged:

• ID_PME
• ID_WBI
• ID_JDK
• ID_EMBEDDED_EXPRESS
• ID_XD
• ID_CLIENT
• ID_PLUGIN
• ID_IHS
• ID_WXD
• ID_NDDMZ
• ID_UPDI

WASDirectory interfaces are independent of product IDs. Any product-specific callers should specify product IDs without using these deprecated fields.

For more information, see:

• com.ibm.websphere.product Java API documentation
• Deprecated features in the Version 8 documentation