Make the (server-side) getState method protected (#9315)

30 files changed, 113 insertions, 100 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/client/ServerConnector.java b/client/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/client/ServerConnector.java
index 8788de74bf..d988c5f4a2 100644
--- a/client/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/client/ServerConnector.java
+++ b/client/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/client/ServerConnector.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.event.shared.GwtEvent;
 import com.google.web.bindery.event.shared.HandlerRegistration;
 import com.vaadin.shared.Connector;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.ClientRpc;
+import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.client.communication.StateChangeEvent.StateChangeHandler;
 
 /**
@@ -142,4 +143,13 @@ public interface ServerConnector extends Connector {
     public void setChildren(List<ServerConnector> children);
 
     public List<ServerConnector> getChildren();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the current shared state of the connector.
+     * 
+     * @since 7.0.
+     * @return state The shared state object. Can be any sub type of
+     *         {@link SharedState}. Never null.
+     */
+    public SharedState getState();
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractClientConnector.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractClientConnector.java
index bc1cd2af1a..a8da553a62 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractClientConnector.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractClientConnector.java
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import com.vaadin.Application;
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONException;
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONObject;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.ClientRpc;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.ServerRpc;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
+import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.AbstractCommunicationManager;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.ClientConnector;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.ClientMethodInvocation;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.RpcManager;
@@ -137,14 +140,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractClientConnector implements ClientConnector {
         registerRpc(implementation, type);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public SharedState getState() {
+    protected SharedState getState() {
         if (null == sharedState) {
             sharedState = createState();
         }
         return sharedState;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject encodeState() throws JSONException {
+        return AbstractCommunicationManager.encodeState(this, getState());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates the shared state bean to be used in server to client
      * communication.
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractJavaScriptExtension.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractJavaScriptExtension.java
index aae71640aa..1def6df697 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractJavaScriptExtension.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/AbstractJavaScriptExtension.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaScriptExtension extends AbstractExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public JavaScriptExtensionState getState() {
+    protected JavaScriptExtensionState getState() {
         return (JavaScriptExtensionState) super.getState();
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
index 99376ffd1f..7ea4a7d097 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
@@ -880,49 +880,19 @@ public abstract class AbstractCommunicationManager implements Serializable {
         // processing.
         JSONObject sharedStates = new JSONObject();
         for (ClientConnector connector : dirtyVisibleConnectors) {
-            SharedState state = connector.getState();
-            if (null != state) {
-                // encode and send shared state
-                try {
-                    Class<? extends SharedState> stateType = connector
-                            .getStateType();
-                    Object diffState = rootConnectorTracker
-                            .getDiffState(connector);
-                    if (diffState == null) {
-                        diffState = new JSONObject();
-                        // Use an empty state object as reference for full
-                        // repaints
-                        boolean emptyInitialState = JavaScriptConnectorState.class
-                                .isAssignableFrom(stateType);
-                        if (!emptyInitialState) {
-                            try {
-                                SharedState referenceState = stateType
-                                        .newInstance();
-                                diffState = JsonCodec.encode(referenceState,
-                                        null, stateType,
-                                        root.getConnectorTracker());
-                            } catch (Exception e) {
-                                getLogger().log(
-                                        Level.WARNING,
-                                        "Error creating reference object for state of type "
-                                                + stateType.getName());
-                            }
-                        }
-                        rootConnectorTracker.setDiffState(connector, diffState);
-                    }
-                    JSONObject stateJson = (JSONObject) JsonCodec.encode(state,
-                            diffState, stateType, root.getConnectorTracker());
+            // encode and send shared state
+            try {
+                JSONObject stateJson = connector.encodeState();
 
-                    if (stateJson.length() != 0) {
-                        sharedStates.put(connector.getConnectorId(), stateJson);
-                    }
-                } catch (JSONException e) {
-                    throw new PaintException(
-                            "Failed to serialize shared state for connector "
-                                    + connector.getClass().getName() + " ("
-                                    + connector.getConnectorId() + "): "
-                                    + e.getMessage(), e);
+                if (stateJson != null && stateJson.length() != 0) {
+                    sharedStates.put(connector.getConnectorId(), stateJson);
                 }
+            } catch (JSONException e) {
+                throw new PaintException(
+                        "Failed to serialize shared state for connector "
+                                + connector.getClass().getName() + " ("
+                                + connector.getConnectorId() + "): "
+                                + e.getMessage(), e);
             }
         }
         outWriter.print("\"state\":");
@@ -1273,6 +1243,37 @@ public abstract class AbstractCommunicationManager implements Serializable {
         writePerformanceData(outWriter);
     }
 
+    public static JSONObject encodeState(ClientConnector connector,
+            SharedState state) throws JSONException {
+        Root root = connector.getRoot();
+        ConnectorTracker connectorTracker = root.getConnectorTracker();
+        Class<? extends SharedState> stateType = connector.getStateType();
+        Object diffState = connectorTracker.getDiffState(connector);
+        if (diffState == null) {
+            diffState = new JSONObject();
+            // Use an empty state object as reference for full
+            // repaints
+            boolean emptyInitialState = JavaScriptConnectorState.class
+                    .isAssignableFrom(stateType);
+            if (!emptyInitialState) {
+                try {
+                    SharedState referenceState = stateType.newInstance();
+                    diffState = JsonCodec.encode(referenceState, null,
+                            stateType, root.getConnectorTracker());
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    getLogger().log(
+                            Level.WARNING,
+                            "Error creating reference object for state of type "
+                                    + stateType.getName());
+                }
+            }
+            connectorTracker.setDiffState(connector, diffState);
+        }
+        JSONObject stateJson = (JSONObject) JsonCodec.encode(state, diffState,
+                stateType, root.getConnectorTracker());
+        return stateJson;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves a resource URI, registering the URI with this
      * {@code AbstractCommunicationManager} if needed and returns a fully
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/ClientConnector.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/ClientConnector.java
index c9fe2563f9..87524fe28f 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/ClientConnector.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/ClientConnector.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONException;
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONObject;
 import com.vaadin.shared.Connector;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.AbstractClientConnector;
@@ -177,4 +179,16 @@ public interface ClientConnector extends Connector, RpcTarget {
      * @since 7.0
      */
     public void beforeClientResponse(boolean initial);
+
+    /**
+     * Called by the framework to encode the state to a JSONObject. This is
+     * typically done by calling the static method
+     * {@link AbstractCommunicationManager#encodeState(ClientConnector, SharedState)}
+     * .
+     * 
+     * @return a JSON object with the encoded connector state
+     * @throws JSONException
+     *             if the state can not be encoded
+     */
+    public JSONObject encodeState() throws JSONException;
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/DragAndDropService.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/DragAndDropService.java
index 56d5ed1393..981d2569d1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/DragAndDropService.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/terminal/gwt/server/DragAndDropService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import com.vaadin.event.dd.DropTarget;
 import com.vaadin.event.dd.TargetDetails;
 import com.vaadin.event.dd.TargetDetailsImpl;
 import com.vaadin.event.dd.acceptcriteria.AcceptCriterion;
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONException;
+import com.vaadin.external.json.JSONObject;
 import com.vaadin.shared.ApplicationConstants;
 import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
 import com.vaadin.shared.ui.dd.DragEventType;
@@ -235,12 +237,6 @@ public class DragAndDropService implements VariableOwner, ClientConnector {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public SharedState getState() {
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public String getConnectorId() {
         return ApplicationConstants.DRAG_AND_DROP_CONNECTOR_ID;
     }
@@ -327,4 +323,10 @@ public class DragAndDropService implements VariableOwner, ClientConnector {
     public void beforeClientResponse(boolean initial) {
         // Nothing to do
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public JSONObject encodeState() throws JSONException {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
index a3bc577fe3..8981895717 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbsoluteLayout.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class AbsoluteLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public AbsoluteLayoutState getState() {
+    protected AbsoluteLayoutState getState() {
         return (AbsoluteLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
index cde5217ca1..1eb95311cd 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractComponent.java
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractComponent extends AbstractClientConnector
      * @return updated component shared state
      */
     @Override
-    public ComponentState getState() {
+    protected ComponentState getState() {
         return (ComponentState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
index b914fb4c46..8ac7b21daf 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractField.java
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractField<T> extends AbstractComponent implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractFieldState getState() {
+    protected AbstractFieldState getState() {
         return (AbstractFieldState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractJavaScriptComponent.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractJavaScriptComponent.java
index c442bf2204..67b6447ef9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractJavaScriptComponent.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractJavaScriptComponent.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ package com.vaadin.ui;
 
 import com.vaadin.shared.ui.JavaScriptComponentState;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.JavaScriptCallbackHelper;
+import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.client.ApplicationConnection;
+import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.client.ui.JavaScriptWidget;
 
 /**
  * Base class for Components with all client-side logic implemented using
@@ -90,9 +92,8 @@ import com.vaadin.terminal.JavaScriptCallbackHelper;
  * {@link #addFunction(String, JavaScriptFunction)} on the server will
  * automatically be present as a function that triggers the registered function
  * on the server.</li>
- * <li>Any field name referred to using
- * {@link #callFunction(String, Object...)} on the server will be called if a
- * function has been assigned to the field.</li>
+ * <li>Any field name referred to using {@link #callFunction(String, Object...)}
+ * on the server will be called if a function has been assigned to the field.</li>
  * </ul>
  * <p>
  * 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaScriptComponent extends AbstractComponent {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public JavaScriptComponentState getState() {
+    protected JavaScriptComponentState getState() {
         return (JavaScriptComponentState) super.getState();
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractLayout.java
index dd1d5eab12..6743b09211 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractLayout.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLayout extends AbstractComponentContainer
         implements Layout {
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractLayoutState getState() {
+    protected AbstractLayoutState getState() {
         return (AbstractLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractMedia.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractMedia.java
index 51a3bcd2be..7a29c8f4ce 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractMedia.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractMedia.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.ResourceReference;
 public abstract class AbstractMedia extends AbstractComponent {
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractMediaState getState() {
+    protected AbstractMediaState getState() {
         return (AbstractMediaState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractOrderedLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractOrderedLayout.java
index 3ac4e76bdb..cac9c05fb8 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractOrderedLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractOrderedLayout.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOrderedLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractOrderedLayoutState getState() {
+    protected AbstractOrderedLayoutState getState() {
         return (AbstractOrderedLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOrderedLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
         return components.get(index);
     }
 
+    @Override
     public void setMargin(boolean enabled) {
         setMargin(new MarginInfo(enabled));
     }
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOrderedLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
      * 
      * @see com.vaadin.ui.Layout.MarginHandler#getMargin()
      */
+    @Override
     public MarginInfo getMargin() {
         return new MarginInfo(getState().getMarginsBitmask());
     }
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractOrderedLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
      * 
      * @see com.vaadin.ui.Layout.MarginHandler#setMargin(MarginInfo)
      */
+    @Override
     public void setMargin(MarginInfo marginInfo) {
         getState().setMarginsBitmask(marginInfo.getBitMask());
         requestRepaint();
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
index 03e8a2dfb6..68964e2c35 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractSplitPanel.java
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSplitPanel extends AbstractComponentContainer {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractSplitPanelState getState() {
+    protected AbstractSplitPanelState getState() {
         return (AbstractSplitPanelState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractTextField.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractTextField.java
index 86315f801f..54d15eff26 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractTextField.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/AbstractTextField.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTextField extends AbstractField<String> implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public AbstractTextFieldState getState() {
+    protected AbstractTextFieldState getState() {
         return (AbstractTextFieldState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Button.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Button.java
index f568d770e8..c55a955679 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Button.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Button.java
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public class Button extends AbstractComponent implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ButtonState getState() {
+    protected ButtonState getState() {
         return (ButtonState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CheckBox.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CheckBox.java
index 158c9d0032..6da86b9711 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CheckBox.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CheckBox.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class CheckBox extends AbstractField<Boolean> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public CheckBoxState getState() {
+    protected CheckBoxState getState() {
         return (CheckBoxState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Component.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Component.java
index ff7ed47930..89e282d4e1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Component.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Component.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 import com.vaadin.Application;
 import com.vaadin.event.FieldEvents;
-import com.vaadin.shared.ComponentState;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.ErrorMessage;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.Resource;
 import com.vaadin.terminal.Sizeable;
@@ -624,19 +623,6 @@ public interface Component extends ClientConnector, Sizeable, Serializable {
     public Locale getLocale();
 
     /**
-     * Returns the current shared state bean for the component. The state (or
-     * changes to it) is communicated from the server to the client.
-     * 
-     * Subclasses can use a more specific return type for this method.
-     * 
-     * @return The state object for the component
-     * 
-     * @since 7.0
-     */
-    @Override
-    public ComponentState getState();
-
-    /**
      * Adds an unique id for component that get's transferred to terminal for
      * testing purposes. Keeping identifiers unique is the responsibility of the
      * programmer.
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
index 0192debc4a..c80986b768 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CssLayout.java
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class CssLayout extends AbstractLayout implements LayoutClickNotifier {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public CssLayoutState getState() {
+    protected CssLayoutState getState() {
         return (CssLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CustomLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CustomLayout.java
index d47b2f92b3..0948a92e5b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CustomLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/CustomLayout.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class CustomLayout extends AbstractLayout implements Vaadin6Component {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public CustomLayoutState getState() {
+    protected CustomLayoutState getState() {
         return (CustomLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Form.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Form.java
index a1ec0f9917..8efd85009c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Form.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Form.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class Form extends AbstractField<Object> implements Item.Editor,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public FormState getState() {
+    protected FormState getState() {
         return (FormState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/GridLayout.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/GridLayout.java
index b31ab82741..52aef4c253 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/GridLayout.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/GridLayout.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class GridLayout extends AbstractLayout implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public GridLayoutState getState() {
+    protected GridLayoutState getState() {
         return (GridLayoutState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/JavaScript.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/JavaScript.java
index 35cc1893f6..5984c63e7a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/JavaScript.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/JavaScript.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class JavaScript extends AbstractExtension {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public JavaScriptManagerState getState() {
+    protected JavaScriptManagerState getState() {
         return (JavaScriptManagerState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Label.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Label.java
index 10fa741058..d0a6059865 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Label.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Label.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class Label extends AbstractComponent implements Property<String>,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public LabelState getState() {
+    protected LabelState getState() {
         return (LabelState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Panel.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Panel.java
index ba68238707..985eed8a28 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Panel.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Panel.java
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ public class Panel extends AbstractComponentContainer implements Scrollable,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PanelState getState() {
+    protected PanelState getState() {
         return (PanelState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Root.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Root.java
index 020ff869fa..4b90d613bb 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Root.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Root.java
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ public abstract class Root extends AbstractComponentContainer implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RootState getState() {
+    protected RootState getState() {
         return (RootState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TextArea.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TextArea.java
index fed06b561a..f885781d46 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TextArea.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/TextArea.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class TextArea extends AbstractTextField {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public TextAreaState getState() {
+    protected TextAreaState getState() {
         return (TextAreaState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Video.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Video.java
index 95a38c59d5..04ecc9af06 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Video.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Video.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import com.vaadin.terminal.gwt.server.ResourceReference;
 public class Video extends AbstractMedia {
 
     @Override
-    public VideoState getState() {
+    protected VideoState getState() {
         return (VideoState) super.getState();
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Window.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Window.java
index d1d2c25d8b..705e093bce 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Window.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/ui/Window.java
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ public class Window extends Panel implements FocusNotifier, BlurNotifier,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public WindowState getState() {
+    protected WindowState getState() {
         return (WindowState) super.getState();
     }
 }
diff --git a/shared/src/com/vaadin/shared/Connector.java b/shared/src/com/vaadin/shared/Connector.java
index 5a00f6cca2..5927d08d79 100644
--- a/shared/src/com/vaadin/shared/Connector.java
+++ b/shared/src/com/vaadin/shared/Connector.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ package com.vaadin.shared;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
-
 /**
  * Interface implemented by all classes that are capable of communicating with
  * the server or the client side.
@@ -41,15 +39,6 @@ import com.vaadin.shared.communication.SharedState;
  */
 public interface Connector extends Serializable {
     /**
-     * Gets the current shared state of the connector.
-     * 
-     * @since 7.0.
-     * @return state The shared state object. Can be any sub type of
-     *         {@link SharedState}. Never null.
-     */
-    public SharedState getState();
-
-    /**
      * Returns the id for this connector. This is set by the framework and does
      * not change during the lifetime of a connector.
      *