(commons-codec) 05/09: Deprecate StringUtils 0-argument constructor

[ggregory]

This is an automated email from the ASF dual-hosted git repository.

ggregory pushed a commit to branch master
in repository https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-codec.git

commit 19a6efb94c2df1503af0a03827846621d5a9bd61
Author: Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jan 25 12:01:47 2024 -0500

    Deprecate StringUtils 0-argument constructor
---
 src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/StringUtils.java | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/StringUtils.java 
b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/StringUtils.java
index e1d26f52..ad18e064 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/binary/StringUtils.java
@@ -412,4 +412,13 @@ public class StringUtils {
         return newString(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * TODO Make private in 2.0.
+     *
+     * @deprecated TODO Make private in 2.0.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public StringUtils() {
+        // empty
+    }
 }