Add some deprecation messages about upcoming changes (#9402)

9 files changed, 225 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
index 280ee405f0..00d508de4c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/AbstractCommunicationManager.java
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ import com.vaadin.ui.Window;
  * {@link com.vaadin.client.ApplicationConnection}.
  * <p>
  * TODO Document better!
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
  */
+@Deprecated
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public abstract class AbstractCommunicationManager implements Serializable {
 
@@ -105,7 +108,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractCommunicationManager implements Serializable {
      * TODO Document me!
      * 
      * @author peholmst
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public interface Callback extends Serializable {
 
         public void criticalNotification(WrappedRequest request,
@@ -2381,6 +2387,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractCommunicationManager implements Serializable {
         return bootstrapHandler;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected abstract BootstrapHandler createBootstrapHandler();
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/BootstrapHandler.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/BootstrapHandler.java
index 1301978fd4..8b4da44f9b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/BootstrapHandler.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/BootstrapHandler.java
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ import com.vaadin.shared.ApplicationConstants;
 import com.vaadin.shared.Version;
 import com.vaadin.ui.UI;
 
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Vaadin Ltd
+ * @since 7.0.0
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+ */
+@Deprecated
 public abstract class BootstrapHandler implements RequestHandler {
 
     protected class BootstrapContext implements Serializable {
@@ -103,9 +111,8 @@ public abstract class BootstrapHandler implements RequestHandler {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean handleRequest(VaadinSession session,
-            WrappedRequest request, WrappedResponse response)
-            throws IOException {
+    public boolean handleRequest(VaadinSession session, WrappedRequest request,
+            WrappedResponse response) throws IOException {
 
         try {
             Class<? extends UI> uiClass = session.getUIClass(request);
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/CommunicationManager.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/CommunicationManager.java
index 836afe6748..e4029a847a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/CommunicationManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/CommunicationManager.java
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ import com.vaadin.ui.UI;
  * 
  * @author Vaadin Ltd.
  * @since 5.0
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
  */
+@Deprecated
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class CommunicationManager extends AbstractCommunicationManager {
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/PortletCommunicationManager.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/PortletCommunicationManager.java
index 5340d122d9..15f0d4e4f1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/PortletCommunicationManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/PortletCommunicationManager.java
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import com.vaadin.ui.UI;
  * 
  * @author peholmst
  * 
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
  */
+@Deprecated
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class PortletCommunicationManager extends AbstractCommunicationManager {
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortlet.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortlet.java
index 1e74cda833..45a952d48d 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortlet.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortlet.java
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ import com.vaadin.util.CurrentInstance;
  */
 public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String RESOURCE_URL_ID = "APP";
 
     public static class PortletService extends AbstractVaadinService {
@@ -302,15 +306,25 @@ public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
     /**
      * This portlet parameter is used to add styles to the main element. E.g
      * "height:500px" generates a style="height:500px" to the main element.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String PORTLET_PARAMETER_STYLE = "style";
 
     /**
      * This portal parameter is used to define the name of the Vaadin theme that
      * is used for all Vaadin applications in the portal.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String PORTAL_PARAMETER_VAADIN_THEME = "vaadin.theme";
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String WRITE_AJAX_PAGE_SCRIPT_WIDGETSET_SHOULD_WRITE = "writeAjaxPageScriptWidgetsetShouldWrite";
 
     // TODO some parts could be shared with AbstractApplicationServlet
@@ -365,10 +379,23 @@ public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
         addonContext.destroy();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @author Vaadin Ltd
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected enum RequestType {
         FILE_UPLOAD, UIDL, RENDER, STATIC_FILE, APPLICATION_RESOURCE, DUMMY, EVENT, ACTION, UNKNOWN, BROWSER_DETAILS, CONNECTOR_RESOURCE, HEARTBEAT;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param wrappedRequest
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected RequestType getRequestType(WrappedPortletRequest wrappedRequest) {
         PortletRequest request = wrappedRequest.getPortletRequest();
         if (request instanceof RenderRequest) {
@@ -412,6 +439,15 @@ public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
                 && request.getResourceID().equals("DUMMY");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @param response
+     * @throws PortletException
+     * @throws IOException
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected void handleRequest(PortletRequest request,
             PortletResponse response) throws PortletException, IOException {
         RequestTimer requestTimer = new RequestTimer();
@@ -728,6 +764,14 @@ public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
         handleRequest(request, response);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @param requestType
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     boolean requestCanCreateApplication(PortletRequest request,
             RequestType requestType) {
         if (requestType == RequestType.UIDL && isRepaintAll(request)) {
@@ -944,7 +988,10 @@ public class VaadinPortlet extends GenericPortlet implements Constants {
      *            url to load after message, null for current page
      * @throws IOException
      *             if the writing failed due to input/output error.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     void criticalNotification(WrappedPortletRequest request,
             WrappedPortletResponse response, String caption, String message,
             String details, String url) throws IOException {
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortletSession.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortletSession.java
index 40c88ac8fe..5bd94c623d 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortletSession.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinPortletSession.java
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ import com.vaadin.util.CurrentInstance;
  * {@link PortletSession#setAttribute()} is called with the context as value.
  * 
  * @author peholmst
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
  */
+@Deprecated
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class VaadinPortletSession extends VaadinSession {
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServlet.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServlet.java
index 12e0d05379..a0f6a28ea6 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServlet.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServlet.java
@@ -473,7 +473,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      *            the current page.
      * @throws IOException
      *             if the writing failed due to input/output error.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected void criticalNotification(WrappedHttpServletRequest request,
             HttpServletResponse response, String caption, String message,
             String details, String url) throws IOException {
@@ -660,7 +663,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @param request
      * @param requestType
      * @return true if an application should be created, false otherwise
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     boolean requestCanCreateApplication(HttpServletRequest request,
             RequestType requestType) {
         if (requestType == RequestType.UIDL && isRepaintAll(request)) {
@@ -692,7 +698,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @param path
      *            the resource path.
      * @return the resource path.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected static String getResourcePath(ServletContext servletContext,
             String path) {
         String resultPath = null;
@@ -763,7 +772,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * 
      * @param themeName
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected static String stripSpecialChars(String themeName) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
         char[] charArray = themeName.toCharArray();
@@ -789,6 +801,15 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
         return DEFAULT_THEME_NAME;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @param response
+     * @throws IOException
+     * @throws ServletException
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     void handleServiceSessionExpired(WrappedHttpServletRequest request,
             WrappedHttpServletResponse response) throws IOException,
             ServletException {
@@ -1040,7 +1061,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @return
      * 
      * @since 6.6.7
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected boolean isAllowedVAADINResourceUrl(HttpServletRequest request,
             URL resourceUrl) {
         if ("jar".equals(resourceUrl.getProtocol())) {
@@ -1124,10 +1148,25 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @author Vaadin Ltd
+     * @since 7.0.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected enum RequestType {
         FILE_UPLOAD, BROWSER_DETAILS, UIDL, OTHER, STATIC_FILE, APPLICATION_RESOURCE, CONNECTOR_RESOURCE, HEARTBEAT;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected RequestType getRequestType(WrappedHttpServletRequest request) {
         if (ServletPortletHelper.isFileUploadRequest(request)) {
             return RequestType.FILE_UPLOAD;
@@ -1216,7 +1255,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @throws MalformedURLException
      *             if the application is denied access to the persistent data
      *             store represented by the given URL.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected URL getApplicationUrl(HttpServletRequest request)
             throws MalformedURLException {
         final URL reqURL = new URL(
@@ -1264,7 +1306,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @throws IllegalAccessException
      * @throws InstantiationException
      * @throws SessionExpiredException
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected VaadinSession getExistingApplication(HttpServletRequest request,
             boolean allowSessionCreation) throws MalformedURLException,
             SessionExpiredException {
@@ -1330,7 +1375,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * 
      * @param request
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected String getRequestPathInfo(HttpServletRequest request) {
         return request.getPathInfo();
     }
@@ -1343,7 +1391,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * @param resource
      *            the Theme resource.
      * @return External URI specifying the resource
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public String getResourceLocation(String theme, ThemeResource resource) {
 
         if (resourcePath == null) {
@@ -1368,6 +1419,13 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param session
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     protected VaadinSession getApplicationContext(final HttpSession session) {
         VaadinSession sessionApplication = VaadinSession
                 .getForSession(new WrappedHttpSession(session));
@@ -1403,6 +1461,8 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * 
      * @param application
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public CommunicationManager createCommunicationManager(
@@ -1416,7 +1476,10 @@ public class VaadinServlet extends HttpServlet implements Constants {
      * 
      * @param unsafe
      * @return a safe string to be added inside an html tag
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String safeEscapeForHtml(String unsafe) {
         if (null == unsafe) {
             return null;
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServletSession.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServletSession.java
index 72b744da72..b2e3b9f54c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServletSession.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinServletSession.java
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ import com.vaadin.util.CurrentInstance;
  * 
  * @author Vaadin Ltd.
  * @since 3.1
+ * 
+ * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
  */
+@Deprecated
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class VaadinServletSession extends VaadinSession {
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinSession.java b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinSession.java
index 42194b2609..f0e3ec4895 100644
--- a/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinSession.java
+++ b/server/src/com/vaadin/server/VaadinSession.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ import com.vaadin.util.ReflectTools;
  * data.
  * 
  * @author Vaadin Ltd
- * @version @VERSION@
  * @since 7.0.0
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * An event sent to {@link #start(SessionStartEvent)} when a new Application
      * is being started.
      * 
-     * @since 7.0
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static class SessionStartEvent implements Serializable {
@@ -223,7 +222,9 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * Get the web browser associated with this session.
      * 
      * @return
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public WebBrowser getBrowser() {
         return browser;
     }
@@ -264,6 +265,12 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         return session;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public AbstractCommunicationManager getApplicationManager() {
         return communicationManager;
     }
@@ -280,6 +287,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * </p>
      * 
      * @return the application's URL.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public URL getURL() {
@@ -294,6 +303,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * redirected to the application logout url set with
      * {@link #setLogoutURL(String)}. If the logout url has not been set, the
      * browser window is reloaded and the application is restarted.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public void close() {
@@ -303,6 +314,12 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param underlyingSession
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     public static VaadinSession getForSession(WrappedSession underlyingSession) {
         Object attribute = underlyingSession.getAttribute(VaadinSession.class
@@ -316,6 +333,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     public void removeFromSession() {
         assert (getForSession(session) == this);
@@ -323,6 +344,11 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         session.setAttribute(VaadinSession.class.getName(), null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param session
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     public void storeInSession(WrappedSession session) {
         session.setAttribute(VaadinSession.class.getName(), this);
@@ -350,6 +376,7 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      *            the application start event containing details required for
      *            starting the application.
      * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public void start(SessionStartEvent event) {
@@ -369,6 +396,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * 
      * @return <code>true</code> if the application is running,
      *         <code>false</code> if not.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public boolean isRunning() {
@@ -418,7 +447,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * 
      * This event is sent each time a window is removed from the application
      * with {@link com.vaadin.server.VaadinSession#removeWindow(Window)}.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static class WindowDetachEvent extends EventObject {
 
         private final Window window;
@@ -460,7 +492,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * 
      * This event is sent each time a window is attached tothe application with
      * {@link com.vaadin.server.VaadinSession#addWindow(Window)}.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static class WindowAttachEvent extends EventObject {
 
         private final Window window;
@@ -535,6 +570,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * </p>
      * 
      * @return the URL.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public String getLogoutURL() {
@@ -550,6 +587,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * 
      * @param logoutURL
      *            the logoutURL to set.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public void setLogoutURL(String logoutURL) {
@@ -646,6 +685,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @see WrappedRequest#getBrowserDetails()
      * 
      * @since 7.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public Class<? extends UI> getUIClass(WrappedRequest request) {
@@ -662,6 +703,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @param request
      * @param uiClass
      * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     protected <T extends UI> T createUIInstance(WrappedRequest request,
@@ -688,6 +731,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      *         provided).
      * 
      * @since 7.0.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public UIProvider getUiProvider(WrappedRequest request, Class<?> uiClass) {
@@ -718,6 +763,13 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         return provider;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @param uiClass
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     private UIProvider doGetUiProvider(WrappedRequest request, Class<?> uiClass) {
         int providersSize = uiProviders.size();
@@ -867,6 +919,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @see #createUI(WrappedRequest)
      * 
      * @since 7.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public UI getUIForRequest(WrappedRequest request) {
@@ -890,6 +944,12 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         return uI;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     private UI findExistingUi(WrappedRequest request) {
         // Check if some UI provider has an existing UI available
@@ -933,6 +993,12 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param request
+     * @return
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
+     */
     @Deprecated
     public UI createUI(WrappedRequest request) {
         Class<? extends UI> uiClass = getUIClass(request);
@@ -976,6 +1042,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @return a UI id, or <code>null</code> if no UI id is defined
      * 
      * @since 7.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     private static Integer getUIId(WrappedRequest request) {
@@ -1016,7 +1084,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @param connector
      *            A connector that has not yet been assigned an id.
      * @return A new id for the connector
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public String createConnectorId(ClientConnector connector) {
         return String.valueOf(connectorIdSequence++);
     }
@@ -1081,6 +1152,8 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @param response
      *            the bootstrap response event for which listeners should be
      *            fired
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
     @Deprecated
     public void modifyBootstrapResponse(BootstrapResponse response) {
@@ -1098,7 +1171,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @see #isUIAlive(UI)
      * 
      * @since 7.0.0
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void closeInactiveUIs() {
         for (Iterator<UI> i = uIs.values().iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             UI ui = i.next();
@@ -1167,7 +1243,10 @@ public class VaadinSession implements HttpSessionBindingListener, Serializable {
      * @param ui
      *            The UI whose status to check
      * @return true if the UI is alive, false if it could be removed.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated might be refactored or removed before 7.0.0
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected boolean isUIAlive(UI ui) {
         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
         if (getHeartbeatTimeout() >= 0