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Guide to upgrading from OSHI 5.x to 6.x

OSHI 6.0.0 is functionally equivalent to 5.8.7, with minor API updates as noted below.

API Changes

Deprecated method removal

The deprecated methods getProcesses(int limit, ProcessSort sort), getChildProcesses(int parentPid, int limit, ProcessSort sort), and the enum ProcessSort were removed, replaced by methods leveraging constants in the ProcessSorting class.

The deprecated method getCurrentPlatformEnum() was removed from SystemInfo and the deprecated MACOSX value has been removed from PlatformEnum.

Changed return values/types

The value returned from MacOSProcess and LinuxOSProcess method getCommandLine() has been changed from null-delimited string to space-delimited string. Due to potential truncation on some operating systems, parsing this method should not be relied upon. The getArguments() method is the preferred alternative to obtain a list of the command line arguments.

The method getServices() now returns a List<OSService> rather than an array.

The value returned from NetworkIF method getMTU() has been changed from an int to a long. This impacts Windows users who had special treatment of local interfaces which previously matched the JDK's NetworkInterface return of a 32-bit -1 value. This value is now a long representing the max unsigned integer value.

Guide to upgrading from OSHI 4.x to 5.x

OSHI 5.0.0-5.1.2 releases are functionally equivalent to 4.7.0-4.8.2 releases, with three categories of changes supporting full thread safety:

  • Remove setters from API.
  • Change getters which return arrays of objects to return unmodifiable lists.
  • Remove deprecated code.

For users of JPMS, OSHI 5.2.0 and 4.9.0 were released with an Automatic Module Name of com.github.oshi, which may differ from the oshi.core module name previously resolved automatically.

API Changes

Setter removal

The NetworkIF, HWDiskStore, OSFileStore, and OSProcess classes are now interfaces, with setters removed.

The HWPartition class is now immutable, with setters removed.

UnmodifiableList return types

The HardwareAbstractionLayer methods getNetworkIFs(), getDisks(), getPowerSources(), getDisplays(), getSoundCards(), getGraphicsCards(), getUsbDevices(), the HWDiskstore method getPartitions(), the FileSystem method getFileStores(), the GlobalMemory method getPhysicalMemory(), the OperatingSystem methods for getProcesses(), the CentralProcessor method getLogicalProcessors(), and the UsbDevice method getConnectedDevices() now return an UnmodifiableList instead of an array.

Method changes

The OperatingSystem methods fetching OSProcess information using a slowFields boolean have been removed, as the behavior they enabled is now done by default. Windows users should note the addition of a configurable parameter optionally allowing WMI caching for improved performance of OsProcess#getCommandLine.

The OperatingSystem method getProcessAffinityMask() is now on the OSProcess object as getAffinityMask().

The OSFileStore method updateAtrributes() is now spelled correctly as updateAttributes().

Deprecated method removal

The deprecated OperatingSystemVersion interface and its getter OperatingSystem.getVersion were removed. Its getVersion(), getCodeName(), and getBuildNumber() methods are available on the object returned from the method getVersionInfo().

The deprecated CentralProcessor methods getVendor(), getName(), getFamily(), getModel(), getStepping(), getProcessor(), getIdentifier(), getVendorFreq(), and isCpu64bit were removed. The equivalent methods are available on the object returned from getProcessorIdentifier().

The deprecated PowerSource methods getRemainingCapacity() and getTimeRemaining() were removed, replaced by getRemainingCapacityPercent() and getTimeRemainingEstimated().

The deprecated OSProcess method calculateCpuPercent() was removed, replaced by getProcessCpuLoadCumulative().

Guide to upgrading from OSHI 3.x to 4.x

OSHI 4.0 requires minimum Java 8 compatibility.

The oshi-json artifact has been completely removed. It is trivial to obtain JSON output using the Jackson ObjectMapper.

There is a new oshi-demo artifact which will contain many “how to” classes to demonstrate OSHI's capabilities and integration with other libraries. These classes are intended as proof-of-concept only, and are not intended for production use.

API Changes

NetworkIF#getNetworkInterface() is now queryNetworkInterface() to prevent Jackson's ObjectMapper from attempting to serialize the returned object.

There is a new VirtualMemoryclass which is accessible with a getter from GlobalMemory. Methods associated with swap file usage were moved to this new class.

The CentralProcessor setters were removed from the API. The methods getSystemCpuLoadBetweenTicks() and getProcessorCpuLoadBetweenTicks() now take an argument with the previous set of ticks, rather than internally saving the previous call. This enables users to measure over a longer period or multiple different periods. The getSystemCpuLoad() method has been removed; users running the Oracle JVM should use the OperatingSystemMXBean method if they desire this value. The no-argument getSystemLoadAverage() has been removed; users can call with an argument of 1 to obtain the same value.

The getSystemUptime() method was moved from the CentralProcessor class to the OperatingSystem class.

The NetworkIF#updateNetworkStats() and HWDiskStore#updateDiskStats() methods were renamed to updateAttributes() to conform to other similarly named methods to permit update of individual elements of arrays.

Guide to upgrading from OSHI 2.x to 3.x

The most significant change in OSHI 3.0 is the separation of JSON output to a separate artifact, filtering output using configurable properties. Users of oshi-core who do not require JSON will find most of the API the same except as noted below. Those who use JSON will find improved functionality in the oshi-json module.

API Changes - oshi-core

The CentralProcessor's getSystemIOWaitTicks() and getSystemIrqTicks() methods were removed. The getSystemCpuLoadTicks() now include the IOWait and IRQ tick information previously reported by those methods, although Idle time no longer includes IOWait, and System Time no longer includes IRQ ticks. The getProcessorCpuLoadTicks() now includes per-processor IOWait and IRQ tick information.

The getFileSystem() method was moved from the HardwareAbstractionLayer to the OperatingSystem. The getFileStores() method on the HardwareAbstractionLayer was redundant with the same method on the FileSystem class and was removed.

The OSProcess methods (getProcesses(), getProcess(), getProcessId(), getProcessCount(), and getThreadCount()) were moved from the CentralProcessor to the OperatingSystem.

The (OperatingSystem's) getProcesses() method now takes two arguments, to limit the number of results returned, and to sort the results.

The HardwareAbstractionLayer's getUsbDevices() method now takes a boolean argument which offers both the existing tree-based or a flat list format.

The Networks interface had an updateNetworkStats() method that was not reachable from cross-platform code. That method is now on the NetworkIF class.

API Changes - oshi-json

Decorator classes for the OSHI API which enable JSON functionality are now in the oshi.json.* packages with the same API changes in the previous section.

JSON objects associated with the above method changes were updated:

  • systemCpuLoadTicks and processorCpuLoadTicks now have 7-element arrays instead of 4, and the systemIOWaitTicks and systemIrqTicks elements have been removed from the processor object.
  • fileSystem is now an element of operatingSystem rather than processor.
  • fileStores is now an element of fileSystem rather than processor.
  • processID, processCount, threadCount, and processes are now elements of operatingSystem rather than processor.

While the existing toJSON() method remains and is backwards compatible, the new API permits using a java.util.Properties object as an optional parameter which will be persistent to future (no argument) calls to that method until replaced. See the FAQ for more information.

Guide to upgrading from OSHI 1.x to 2.x

Even though it's a major release, OSHI 2.0 functionality is identical to 1.5.2. For the most part, the highest level APIs demonstrated in the test classes have remained the same, except as documented below. Several lower level packages and classes have been moved and/or renamed.

Package Changes

New packages oshi.jna.platform.* were created and code which extends com.sun.jna.Library was moved into its respective platform library. These classes should be considered non-API as they may be removed if/when their code is incorporated into the JNA project.

New packages oshi.hardware.platform.* were created and contain the platform-specific implementations of interfaces in oshi.hardware, with implementing classes renamed to prepend the platform name to the interface name. Similar renaming was done for implementations of oshi.software.os in the respective oshi.software.os.* packages.

API Changes

The Memory interface was renamed GlobalMemory to avoid name conflict with JNA's Memory class.

The Processor interface, which represented one of an array of logical processor objects, was renamed CentralProcessor and represents the entire System CPU which may contain multiple logical processors. Methods applicable to an individual logical processor were modified to return arrays.

The HardwareAbstractionLayer's getProcessors() method was renamed to getProcessor() and now returns a singular CentralProcessor object.

Specific changes to CentralProcessor methods:

  • The constructor no longer takes a processor number argument and the getProcessorNumber() method was removed
  • The deprecated getLoad() method was removed. Use getSystemCpuLoadBetweenTicks().
  • The getProcessorCpuLoadBetweenTicks() method now returns an array of load values, one value for each logical processor.
  • The getProcessorCpuLoadTicks() method now returns a two dimensional array; one array per logical processor, each containing the tick values previously returned for a single processor.