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cpp/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted many deprecated taint-tracking configurations based on `TaintTracking::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted many deprecated dataflow configurations based on `DataFlow::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `hasQualifiedName` and `isDefined` predicates from the `Declaration` class, use `hasGlobalName` and `hasDefinition` respectively instead.
+* Deleted the `getFullSignature` predicate from the `Function` class, use `getIdentityString(Declaration)` from `semmle.code.cpp.Print` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `freeCall` predicate from `Alloc.qll`. Use `DeallocationExpr` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getFieldExpr` predicate from `ClassAggregateLiteral`, use `getAFieldExpr` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getElementExpr` predicate from `ArrayOrVectorAggregateLiteral`, use `getAnElementExpr` instead.

csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted many deprecated taint-tracking configurations based on `TaintTracking::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted many deprecated dataflow configurations based on `DataFlow::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.

go/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted many deprecated taint-tracking configurations based on `TaintTracking::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.

java/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted the deprecated `ProcessBuilderConstructor`, `MethodProcessBuilderCommand`, and `MethodRuntimeExec` from `JDK.qll`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+* Deleted many deprecated taint-tracking configurations based on `TaintTracking::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `getURI` predicate from `CamelJavaDslToDecl` and `SpringCamelXmlToElement`, use `getUri` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `ExecCallable` class from `ExternalProcess.qll`.
+* Deleted many deprecated dataflow configurations based on `DataFlow::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `PathCreation.qll` file.
+* Deleted the deprecated `WebviewDubuggingEnabledQuery.qll` file.

javascript/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted the deprecated `isHTMLElement` and `getDOMName` predicates from the JSX library, use `isHtmlElement` and `getDomName` respectively instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getPackageJSON` predicate from the `SourceMappingComment` class, use `SourceMappingComment` instead.
+* Deleted many deprecated directives from the `Stmt.qll` file, use the `Directive::` module instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `YAMLNode`, `YAMLValue`, and `YAMLScalar` classes from the YAML libraries, use `YamlNode`, `YamlValue`, and `YamlScalar` respectively instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getARouteHandlerExpr` predicate from `Connect.qll`, use `getARouteHandlerNode` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getGWTVersion` predicate from `GWT.qll`, use `getGwtVersion` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getOwnOptionsObject` predicate from  `Vue.qll`, use `getOwnOptions().getASink()` instead.

python/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `semmle.python.RegexTreeView` module, use `semmle.python.regexp.RegexTreeView` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `RegexString` class from  `regex.qll`.
+* Deleted the deprecated `Regex` class, use `Regex` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `semmle/python/security/SQL.qll` file.
+* Deleted the deprecated `useSSL` predicates from the LDAP libraries, use `useSsl` instead.

ruby/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted the deprecated `getURL` predicate the `Http::Request` class, use `getAUrlPart` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getNode` predicate from the `CfgNode` class, use `getAstNode` instead. 
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+* Deleted many deprecated dataflow configurations based on `DataFlow::Configuration`. 
+* Deleted many deprecated taint-tracking configurations based on `TaintTracking::Configuration`. 

swift/ql/lib/change-notes/2024-09-03-outdated-deprecations.md

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+---
+category: breaking
+---
+* Deleted the deprecated `explorationLimit` predicate from `DataFlow::Configuration`, use `FlowExploration<explorationLimit>` instead.
+* Deleted the deprecated `getDerivedTypeDecl` predicate from the `TypeDecl` class, use `getADerivedTypeDecl` or `getABaseTypeDecl` instead.