# Planned Breaking API Changes The following list includes the APIs that will be removed in Electron 3.0. There is no timetable for when this release will occur but deprecation warnings will be added at least [one major version](electron-versioning.md#semver) beforehand. ## `app` ```js // Deprecated app.getAppMemoryInfo() // Replace with app.getAppMetrics() ``` ## `BrowserWindow` ```js // Deprecated let optionsA = {webPreferences: {blinkFeatures: ''}} let windowA = new BrowserWindow(optionsA) // Replace with let optionsB = {webPreferences: {enableBlinkFeatures: ''}} let windowB = new BrowserWindow(optionsB) ``` ## `clipboard` ```js // Deprecated clipboard.readRtf() // Replace with clipboard.readRTF() // Deprecated clipboard.writeRtf() // Replace with clipboard.writeRTF() // Deprecated clipboard.readHtml() // Replace with clipboard.readHTML() // Deprecated clipboard.writeHtml() // Replace with clipboard.writeHTML() ``` ## `crashReporter` ```js // Deprecated crashReporter.start({ companyName: 'Crashly', submitURL: 'https://crash.server.com', autoSubmit: true }) // Replace with crashReporter.start({ companyName: 'Crashly', submitURL: 'https://crash.server.com', uploadToServer: true }) ``` ## `nativeImage` ```js // Deprecated nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer, 1.0) // Replace with nativeImage.createFromBuffer(buffer, { scaleFactor: 1.0 }) ``` ## `screen` ```js // Deprecated screen.getMenuBarHeight() // Replace with screen.getPrimaryDisplay().workArea ``` ## `session` ```js // Deprecated ses.setCertificateVerifyProc(function (hostname, certificate, callback) { callback(true) }) // Replace with ses.setCertificateVerifyProc(function (request, callback) { callback(0) }) ``` ## `Tray` ```js // Deprecated tray.setHighlightMode(true) // Replace with tray.setHighlightMode('on') // Deprecated tray.setHighlightMode(false) // Replace with tray.setHighlightMode('off') ``` ## `webContents` ```js // Deprecated webContents.openDevTools({detach: true}) // Replace with webContents.openDevTools({mode: 'detach'}) ``` ## `webFrame` ```js // Deprecated webFrame.registerURLSchemeAsSecure('app') // Replace with protocol.registerStandardSchemes(['app'], {secure: true}) // Deprecated webFrame.registerURLSchemeAsPrivileged('app', {secure: true}) // Replace with protocol.registerStandardSchemes(['app'], {secure: true}) ``` ## Node Headers URL This is the URL specified as `disturl` in a `.npmrc` file or as the `--dist-url` command line flag when building native Node modules. Deprecated: https://atom.io/download/atom-shell Replace with: https://atom.io/download/electron ## `FIXME` comments The `FIXME` string is used in code comments to denote things that should be fixed for the 3.0 release. See https://github.com/electron/electron/search?q=fixme