fwupd/libfwupdplugin/README.md
Richard Hughes c73a55faa1 Remove a potential foot-gun when saving config values
If a specific plugin calls fu_plugin_set_secure_config_value() and then
fu_plugin_set_config_value() then we'll save the file with the world-readable
permissions.

Set a plugin flag to say that 'this plugin is storing sensitive details' which
allows us to use the same entrypoint and also fix up any files at startup that
do not have the correct permissions.
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# libfwupdplugin
This library is only partially API and ABI stable. Keeping unused, unsafe and
deprecated functions around forever is a maintenance burden and so symbols are
removed when branching for new minor versions.
Use `./contrib/migrate.py` to migrate up out-of-tree plugins to the new API.
Remember: Plugins should be upstream!
## 1.5.5
* `fu_common_is_cpu_intel()`: Use `fu_common_get_cpu_vendor()` instead.
* `fu_firmware_strparse_uintXX()`: Use `fu_firmware_strparse_uintXX_safe()` instead.
* `fu_plugin_get_usb_context()`: Remove, as no longer required.
* `fu_plugin_set_usb_context()`: Remove, as no longer required.
* `fu_plugin_runner_usb_device_added()`: Use `fu_plugin_runner_backend_device_added()` instead.
* `fu_plugin_runner_udev_device_added()`: Use `fu_plugin_runner_backend_device_added()` instead.
* `fu_plugin_runner_udev_device_changed()`: Use `fu_plugin_runner_backend_device_added()` instead.
* `FuHidDevice->open()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuHidDevice->close()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUsbDevice->probe()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUsbDevice->open()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUsbDevice->close()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUdevDevice->to_string()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUdevDevice->probe()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUdevDevice->open()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
* `FuUdevDevice->close()`: Use the `FuDevice` superclass instead.
## 1.5.6
* `fu_device_get_protocol()`: Use `fu_device_get_protocols()` instead.
* `fu_device_set_protocol()`: Use `fu_device_add_protocol()` instead.
## 1.6.2
* `fu_device_has_custom_flag()`: Use `fu_device_has_private_flag()` instead.
## 1.6.3
* `fu_device_sleep_with_progress()`: Use `fu_progress_sleep()` instead -- but be aware the unit of time has changed from *seconds* to *milliseconds*.
* `fu_device_get_status()`: Use `fu_progress_get_status()` instead.
* `fu_device_set_status()`: Use `fu_progress_set_status()` instead.
* `fu_device_get_progress()`: Use `fu_progress_get_percentage()` instead.
* `fu_device_set_progress_full()`: Use `fu_progress_set_percentage_full()` instead.
* `fu_device_set_progress()`: Use `fu_progress_set_steps()`, `fu_progress_add_step()` and `fu_progress_done()` -- see the `FuProgress` docs for more details!
## 1.8.2
* `fu_udev_device_pread_full()`: Use `fu_udev_device_pread()` instead -- as the latter now specifies the buffer length.
* `fu_udev_device_pread_full()`: Use `fu_udev_device_pwrite()` instead -- as the latter now specifies the buffer length.
* `fu_udev_device_ioctl_full()`: Use `fu_udev_device_ioctl()` instead -- as the latter now always specifies the timeout.
* `fu_udev_device_new_full()`: Use `fu_udev_device_new()` instead -- as the latter always specifies the context.
* `fu_usb_device_new_full()`: Use `fu_usb_device_new()` instead -- as the latter always specifies the context.
* `fu_device_new_with_context()`: Use `fu_device_new()` instead -- as the latter always specifies the context.
* `fu_plugin_has_custom_flag()`: Use `fu_plugin_has_private_flag()` instead.
* `fu_efivar_secure_boot_enabled_full()`: Use `fu_efivar_secure_boot_enabled()` instead -- as the latter always specifies the error.
* `fu_progress_add_step()`: Add a 4th parameter to the function to specify the nice name for the step, or NULL.
* `fu_backend_setup()`: Now requires a `FuProgress`, although it can be ignored.
* `fu_backend_coldplug`: Now requires a `FuProgress`, although it can be ignored.
* `FuPluginVfuncs->setup`: Now requires a `FuProgress`, although it can be ignored.
* `FuPluginVfuncs->coldplug`: Now requires a `FuProgress`, although it can be ignored.
* `fu_common_crc*`: Use `fu_crc` prefix, i.e. remove the `_common`
* `fu_common_sum*`: Use `fu_sum` prefix, i.e. remove the `_common`
* `fu_byte_array_set_size_full()`: Use `fu_byte_array_set_size` instead -- as the latter now always specifies the fill char.
* `fu_common_string*`: Use `fu_string` prefix, i.e. remove the `_common`
* `fu_common_bytes*`: Use `fu_bytes` prefix, i.e. remove the `_common`
* `fu_common_set_contents_bytes()`: Use `fu_bytes_set_contents()` instead
* `fu_common_get_contents_bytes()`: Use `fu_bytes_get_contents()` instead
* `fu_common_read*`: Use `fu_memread` prefix, i.e. replace the `_common` with `_mem`
* `fu_common_write*`: Use `fu_memwrite` prefix, i.e. replace the `_common` with `_mem`
* `fu_common_bytes_compare_raw()`: Use `fu_memcmp_safe()` instead
* `fu_common_spawn_sync()`: Use `g_spawn_sync()` instead, or ideally not at all!
* `fu_common_extract_archive()`: Use `FuArchiveFirmware()` instead.
* `fu_common_instance_id_strsafe()`: Use `fu_device_add_instance_strsafe()` instead.
* `fu_common_kernel_locked_down()`: Use `fu_kernel_locked_down` instead.
* `fu_common_check_kernel_version()`: Use `fu_kernel_check_version` instead.
* `fu_common_get_firmware_search_path()`: Use `fu_kernel_get_firmware_search_path` instead.
* `fu_common_set_firmware_search_path()`: Use `fu_kernel_set_firmware_search_path` instead.
* `fu_common_reset_firmware_search_path()`: Use `fu_kernel_reset_firmware_search_path` instead.
* `fu_common_firmware_builder()`: You should not be using this.
* `fu_common_realpath()`: You should not be using this.
* `fu_common_uri_get_scheme()`: You should not be using this.
* `fu_common_dump*`: Use `fu_dump` prefix, i.e. remove the `_common`
* `fu_common_error_array_get_best()`: You should not be using this.
* `fu_common_cpuid()`: Use `fu_cpuid` instead.
* `fu_common_get_cpu_vendor()`: Use `fu_cpu_get_vendor` instead.
* `fu_common_vercmp_full()`: Use `fu_version_compare()` instead.
* `fu_common_version_ensure_semver()`: Use `fu_version_ensure_semver()` instead.
* `fu_common_version_from_uint*()`: Use `fu_version_from_uint*()` instead.
* `fu_common_strtoull()`: Use `fu_strtoull()` instead -- as the latter always specifies the error.
* `fu_smbios_to_string()`: Use `fu_firmware_to_string()` instead -- as `FuSmbios` is a `FuFirmware` superclass.
* `fu_common_cab_build_silo()`: You should not be using this.
* `fu_i2c_device_read_full()`: Use `fu_i2c_device_read` instead.
* `fu_i2c_device_write_full()`: Use `fu_i2c_device_write` instead.
* `fu_firmware_parse_full()`: Remove the `addr_end` parameter, and ensure that `offset` is a `gsize`.
## 1.8.5
* `fu_volume_new_esp_default()`: Use `fu_context_get_esp_volumes()` instead.
* `fu_plugin_set_secure_config_value()`: Set `FWUPD_PLUGIN_FLAG_SECURE_CONFIG` and use `fu_plugin_set_config_value()`