Deprecated Features

This file lists all features that have been deprecated in ArangoDB or are known to become deprecated in a future version of ArangoDB. Deprecated features will likely be removed in upcoming versions of ArangoDB and shouldn't be used if possible.

2.5

Foxx: method controller.collection() has been removed entirely. Please use appContext.collection() instead.
Foxx: method FoxxRepository.modelPrototype has been removed entirely. Please use FoxxRepository.model instead.
Foxx: the signature of Model.extend() has changed. Model.extend({}, {attributes: {}}) does not work anymore. Please use Model.extend({schema: {}}) instead.
Foxx: the signature of method requestContext.bodyParam() has changed. requestContext.bodyParam(paramName, description, Model) does not work anymore. Please use requestContext.bodyParam(paramName, options) instead.
Foxx: the signature of method requestContext.queryParam() has changed. requestContext.queryParam({type: "string"}) does not work anymore. Please use requestContext.queryParam({type: joi.string()}) instead.
Foxx: the signature of method requestContext.pathParam() has changed. requestContext.pathParam({type: "string"}) does not work anymore. Please use requestContext.pathParam({type: joi.string()}) instead.
Foxx: method Model#toJSONSchema(id) is deprecated, it will raise a warning if you use it. Please use Foxx.toJSONSchema(id, model) instead.
General-Graph: In the module org/arangodb/general-graph the functions _undirectedRelation and _directedRelation are no longer available. Both functions have been unified to _relation.
Graphs: The modules org/arangodb/graph and org/arangodb/graph-blueprint are deprecated. Please use module org/arangodb/general-graph instead.
HTTP API: The api _api/graph is deprecated. Please use the general graph api _api/gharial instead.

2.6

Foxx: method Model#toJSONSchema(id) has been removed entirely. Please use Foxx.toJSONSchema(id, model) instead.
Foxx: Function-based Foxx Queue job types are deprecated and known to cause issues, they will raise a warning if you use them. Please use the new script-based job types instead.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option jwt is deprecated, it will raise a warning if you use it. Please use the sesssions-jwt app from the Foxx app store or use the crypto module's JWT functions directly.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option type is deprecated, it will raise a warning if you use it. Please use the options cookie and header instead.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option sessionStorageApp is deprecated, it will raise a warning if you use it. Please use the option sessionStorage instead.
AQL: the AQL function SKIPLIST is deprecated. It will be removed in a future version of ArangoDB. Please use regular AQL constructs instead (e.g. FOR doc IN collection FILTER doc.value >= @value SORT doc.value DESC LIMIT 1 RETURN doc).
Simple queries: the following simple query functions are now deprecated: collection.near(), collection.within(), collection.geo(), collection.fulltext(), collection.range(), collection.closedRange(). It is recommended to replace calls to these functions with equivalent AQL queries, which are more flexible.
Simple queries: using negative values for SimpleQuery.skip() is deprecated. This functionality will be removed in future versions of ArangoDB.

2.7

Foxx: the property assets in manifests is deprecated, it will raise a warning if you use it. Please use the files property and an external build tool instead.
Foxx: properties setup and teardown in manifests are deprecated, they will raise a warning if you use them. Please use the scripts property instead.
Foxx: Function-based Foxx Queue job types have been removed entirely. Please use the new script-based job types instead.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option jwt has been removed entirely. Please use the sesssions-jwt app from the Foxx app store or use the crypto module's JWT functions directly.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option type has been removed entirely. Please use the options cookie and header instead.
Foxx: the Foxx sessions option sessionStorageApp has been removed entirely. Please use the option sessionStorage instead.
AQL: the AQL function SKIPLIST has been removed.
Simple queries: the following simple query functions are now deprecated: collection.near(), collection.within(), collection.geo(), collection.fulltext(), collection.range(), collection.closedRange(). It is recommended to replace calls to these functions with equivalent AQL queries, which are more flexible.
Simple queries: using negative values for SimpleQuery.skip() is not supported any longer.

2.8

Simple queries: the following simple query functions will be removed: collection.near(), collection.within(), collection.geo(), collection.fulltext(), collection.range(), collection.closedRange(). It is recommended to replace calls to these functions with equivalent AQL queries, which are more flexible.

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