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On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM Maksim Timonin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Igniters, > > Before starting the 2.18 release process, I'd like to propose removing the > @IgniteExperimental annotation from several APIs that have been available > for a long time and are actually stable (they haven't changed since their > initial release). Some of such APIs are already used by our users. > > The "experimental" tag often discourages users from adopting these APIs, as > it creates an impression that the functionality is "half-baked" or subject > to breaking changes. Especially, when such flags persist over multiple > releases, for years. > > Specifically, I propose removing @IgniteExperimenal from all APIs > introduced in version 2.16 or earlier. Any future changes to these APIs > should follow the standard process: deprecation first, if required. > > I recall our agreement that we can deprecate and remove APIs in > even-numbered releases. So, I believe this proposal aligns perfectly with > our policy. > > WDYT? > > 1. org.apache.ignite.spi.tracing.* - released in 2.10. > 2. org.apache.ignite.IgniteServices#serviceProxy - released in 2.13. > 3. org.apache.ignite.cache.query.IndexQuery - released in 2.12. > 4. org.apache.ignite.calcite.CalciteQueryEngineConfiguration - released in > 2.13. > 5. org.apache.ignite.IgniteCache#withReadRepair and > org.apache.ignite.cache.ReadRepairStrategy - released in 2.13. > 6. IgniteSystemProperties#IGNITE_ENABLE_SUBQUERY_REWRITE_OPTIMIZATION - > released in 2.10. > 7. IgniteSystemProperties#IGNITE_SNAPSHOT_SEQUENTIAL_WRITE - released in > 2.15. > 8. IgniteSystemProperties#IGNITE_CONFIGURATION_VIEW_PACKAGES - released in > 2.15. > 9. org.apache.ignite.cache.CacheEntryVersion - released in 2.12. > 10. org.apache.ignite.CacheConfiguration#getPlatformCacheConfiguration - > released in 2.9. > 12. org.apache.ignite.dump.* - released in 2.16. > 13. > org.apache.ignite.spi.communication.tcp.*internal*.TcpCommunicationConfigInitializer > - released in 2.9. > > Also, for fun - both @IgniteExperimental and @Deprecated: > 1. IgniteSystemProperties#IGNITE_WAIT_FOR_BACKUPS_ON_SHUTDOWN > 2. org.apache.ignite.mxbean.PerformanceStatisticsMBean
