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Remove a protocol method

Overview

Initial State {#init}

FIDL {#fidl-init}

protocol Example {
    ExistingMethod();
    OldMethod();
};

Dart {#dart-init}

class Server extends fidllib.Example {
  @override
  Future<void> existingMethod() async {}
  @override
  Future<void> oldMethod() async {}
}
void client(fidllib.ExampleProxy client) async {
  await client.existingMethod();
  await client.oldMethod();
}

Go {#go-init}

type client struct {
    removeMethod *lib.ExampleWithCtxInterface
}
func (c client) test() {
    c.removeMethod.ExistingMethod(context.Background())
    c.removeMethod.OldMethod(context.Background())
}
type server struct{}
// Assert that server implements the Example interface
var _ lib.ExampleWithCtx = &server{}
func (*server) ExistingMethod(fidl.Context) error {
    return nil
}
func (*server) OldMethod(fidl.Context) error {
    return nil
}

HLCPP {#hlcpp-init}

class Server : public fidl_test::Example {
  void ExistingMethod() final {}
  void OldMethod() final {}
};
void client(fidl_test::ExamplePtr client) {
  client->ExistingMethod();
  client->OldMethod();
}

LLCPP {#llcpp-init}

class Server final : public fidl_test::Example::Interface {
 public:
  void ExistingMethod(ExistingMethodCompleter::Sync& completer) final {}
  void OldMethod(OldMethodCompleter::Sync& completer) final {}
};
void client(fidl::Client<fidl_test::Example> client) {
  client->ExistingMethod();
  client->OldMethod();
}

Rust {#rust-init}

struct ExampleFakeProxy;
impl fidl_lib::ExampleProxyInterface for ExampleFakeProxy {
    fn existing_method(&self) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
        Ok(())
    }
    fn old_method(&self) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
        Ok(())
    }
}
async fn example_service(chan: fasync::Channel) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
    let mut stream = fidl_lib::ExampleRequestStream::from_channel(chan);
    while let Some(req) = stream.try_next().await? {
        match req {
            fidl_lib::ExampleRequest::ExistingMethod { .. } => {}
            fidl_lib::ExampleRequest::OldMethod { .. } => {}
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

Update FIDL Library {#step-1}

• Mark the method that is being removed with the [Transitional] attribute.

  protocol Example {
      ExistingMethod();
+     [Transitional]
      OldMethod();
  };

Update Source Code {#step-2}

Dart {#dart-2}

• Remove references to the method in client code and server code.

  class Server extends fidllib.Example {
    @override
    Future<void> existingMethod() async {}
- 
-   @override
-   Future<void> oldMethod() async {}
  }
  void client(fidllib.ExampleProxy client) async {
    await client.existingMethod();
-   await client.oldMethod();
  }

Go {#go-2}

• Embed the protocol’s WithCtxTransitionBase struct into the server type.
• Remove the implementation for the method being removed from the server.
• Remove any references to the method in client code (e.g. request calls being made)

  type client struct {
      removeMethod *lib.ExampleWithCtxInterface
  }
  func (c client) test() {
      c.removeMethod.ExistingMethod(context.Background())
-     c.removeMethod.OldMethod(context.Background())
  }
- type server struct{}
+ type server struct {
+     lib.ExampleWithCtxInterface
+ }
  // Assert that server implements the Example interface
  var _ lib.ExampleWithCtx = &server{}
  func (*server) ExistingMethod(fidl.Context) error {
      return nil
  }
- func (*server) OldMethod(fidl.Context) error {
-     return nil
- }
-

HLCPP {#hlcpp-2}

• Remove references to the method in client code and server code.

  class Server : public fidl_test::Example {
    void ExistingMethod() final {}
-   void OldMethod() final {}
  };
- void client(fidl_test::ExamplePtr client) {
-   client->ExistingMethod();
-   client->OldMethod();
- }
+ void client(fidl_test::ExamplePtr client) { client->ExistingMethod(); }

LLCPP {#llcpp-2}

• Remove references to the method in client code and server code.

  class Server final : public fidl_test::Example::Interface {
   public:
    void ExistingMethod(ExistingMethodCompleter::Sync& completer) final {}
-   void OldMethod(OldMethodCompleter::Sync& completer) final {}
  };
- void client(fidl::Client<fidl_test::Example> client) {
-   client->ExistingMethod();
-   client->OldMethod();
- }
+ void client(fidl::Client<fidl_test::Example> client) { client->ExistingMethod(); }

Rust {#rust-2}

• Add #[allow(unreachable_patterns)] to the server’s request stream match.
• Replace the match arm for the method that is being removed with a catchall (_) arm.
• Remove any references to the method in client code (e.g. as part of implementations of the ProxyInterface).

  struct ExampleFakeProxy;
  impl fidl_lib::ExampleProxyInterface for ExampleFakeProxy {
      fn existing_method(&self) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
-         Ok(())
-     }
-     fn old_method(&self) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
          Ok(())
      }
  }
  async fn example_service(chan: fasync::Channel) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
      let mut stream = fidl_lib::ExampleRequestStream::from_channel(chan);
      while let Some(req) = stream.try_next().await? {
+         #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
          match req {
              fidl_lib::ExampleRequest::ExistingMethod { .. } => {}
-             fidl_lib::ExampleRequest::OldMethod { .. } => {}
+             _ => {}
          }
      }
      Ok(())
  }

Update FIDL Library {#step-3}

• Remove the method.

  protocol Example {
      ExistingMethod();
-     [Transitional]
-     OldMethod();
  };

Update Source Code {#step-4}

Go {#go-4}

• Remove the embedded WithCtxInterface struct.

  type client struct {
      removeMethod *lib.ExampleWithCtxInterface
  }
  func (c client) test() {
      c.removeMethod.ExistingMethod(context.Background())
  }
- type server struct {
-     lib.ExampleWithCtxInterface
- }
+ type server struct{}
  // Assert that server implements the Example interface
  var _ lib.ExampleWithCtx = &server{}
  func (*server) ExistingMethod(fidl.Context) error {
      return nil
  }

Rust {#rust-4}

• Remove the #[allow(unreachable_patterns)] attribute and the catch-all match arm.

  struct ExampleFakeProxy;
  impl fidl_lib::ExampleProxyInterface for ExampleFakeProxy {
      fn existing_method(&self) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
          Ok(())
      }
  }
  async fn example_service(chan: fasync::Channel) -> Result<(), fidl::Error> {
      let mut stream = fidl_lib::ExampleRequestStream::from_channel(chan);
      while let Some(req) = stream.try_next().await? {
-         #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
          match req {
              fidl_lib::ExampleRequest::ExistingMethod { .. } => {}
-             _ => {}
          }
      }
      Ok(())
  }