# Deprecations

## Hard Deprecations

This functionality is currently [hard-deprecated](https://phpunit.de/backward-compatibility.html#hard-deprecation):

### Writing Tests

#### Assertions, Constraints, and Expectations

| Issue                                                             | Description                                    | Since  | Replacement |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|
| [#5472](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5472) | `TestCase::assertStringNotMatchesFormat()`     | 10.4.0 |             |
| [#5472](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5472) | `TestCase::assertStringNotMatchesFormatFile()` | 10.4.0 |             |

#### Test Double API

| Issue                                                             | Description                                                                    | Since  | Replacement                                                                             |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [#5240](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5240) | `TestCase::createTestProxy()`                                                  | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5241](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5241) | `TestCase::getMockForAbstractClass()`                                          | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5242](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5242) | `TestCase::getMockFromWsdl()`                                                  | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5243](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5243) | `TestCase::getMockForTrait()`                                                  | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5244](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5244) | `TestCase::getObjectForTrait()`                                                | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5305](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5305) | `MockBuilder::getMockForAbstractClass()`                                       | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5306](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5306) | `MockBuilder::getMockForTrait()`                                               | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5307](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5307) | `MockBuilder::disableProxyingToOriginalMethods()`                              | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5307](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5307) | `MockBuilder::enableProxyingToOriginalMethods()`                               | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5307](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5307) | `MockBuilder::setProxyTarget()`                                                | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5308](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5308) | `MockBuilder::allowMockingUnknownTypes()`                                      | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5308](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5308) | `MockBuilder::disallowMockingUnknownTypes()`                                   | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5309](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5309) | `MockBuilder::disableAutoload()`                                               | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5309](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5309) | `MockBuilder::enableAutoload()`                                                | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5315](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5315) | `MockBuilder::disableArgumentCloning()`                                        | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5315](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5315) | `MockBuilder::enableArgumentCloning()`                                         | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5320](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5320) | `MockBuilder::addMethods()`                                                    | 10.1.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5415](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5415) | Support for doubling interfaces (or classes) that have a method named `method` | 11.0.0 |                                                                                         |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::onConsecutiveCalls()`                                               | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturn()` instead of `$double->will($this->onConsecutiveCalls())`     |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::returnArgument()`                                                   | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturnArgument()` instead of `$double->will($this->returnArgument())` |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::returnCallback()`                                                   | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturnCallback()` instead of `$double->will($this->returnCallback())` |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::returnSelf()`                                                       | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturnSelf()` instead of `$double->will($this->returnSelf())`         |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::returnValue()`                                                      | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturn()` instead of `$double->will($this->returnValue())`            |
| [#5423](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5423) | `TestCase::returnValueMap()`                                                   | 10.3.0 | Use `$double->willReturnMap()` instead of `$double->will($this->returnValueMap())`      |
| [#5535](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5525) | Configuring expectations using `expects()` on test stubs                       | 11.0.0 | Create a mock object when you need to configure expectations on a test double           |

### Running Tests

| Issue                                                             | Description                                                                                                                           | Since  | Replacement                                                                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [#5689](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5689) | `restrictDeprecations` attribute on the `<source>` element of the XML configuration file                                              | 11.1.0 | Use `ignoreSelfDeprecations`, `ignoreDirectDeprecations`, and `ignoreIndirectDeprecations` instead |
| [#5709](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5709) | Support for using comma-separated values with the `--group`, `--exclude-group`, `--covers`, `--uses`, and `--test-suffix` CLI options | 11.1.0 | Use `--group foo --group bar` instead of `--group foo,bar`, for example                            |

#### Miscellaneous

| Issue                                                             | Description              | Since  | Replacement            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------|------------------------|
| [#4505](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/4505) | Metadata in doc-comments | 10.3.0 | Metadata in attributes |
| [#5214](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5214) | `TestCase::iniSet()`     | 10.3.0 |                        |
| [#5216](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5216) | `TestCase::setLocale()`  | 10.3.0 |                        |
