NSTask / Process deprecated methods and properties

Question

In the most recent Apple documentation both NSTask and Process have several deprecated methods and properties, although there's nothing marked with an API Availability Macro.

Instance Properties

@property(copy) NSString *launchPath;
@property(copy) NSString *currentDirectoryPath;

var launchPath: String? { get set }
var currentDirectoryPath: String { get set }

Instance Methods

- (void)launch;

func launch()

Type Methods

+ (NSTask *)launchedTaskWithLaunchPath:(NSString *)path 
                             arguments:(NSArray<NSString *> *)arguments; 

class func launchedProcess(launchPath path: String, 
                 arguments: [String]) -> Process

There seemingly are no replacements available, so what gives?

Bruce

Answer 1

There seemingly are no replacements available

There are, the API is now URL related

Instance Properties

@property(copy) NSURL *executableURL;
@property(copy) NSURL *currentDirectoryURL;

var executableURL: URL? { get set }
var currentDirectoryURL: URL? { get set }

Instance Methods

- (BOOL)launchAndReturnError:(out NSError * _Nullable *)error;

func run() throws

Type Methods

+ (NSTask *)launchedTaskWithExecutableURL:(NSURL *)url 
                                arguments:(NSArray<NSString *> *)arguments 
                                    error:(out NSError * _Nullable *)error 
                       terminationHandler:(void (^)(NSTask *))terminationHandler;

class func run(_ url: URL, 
               arguments: [String], 
               terminationHandler: ((Process) -> Void)? = nil) throws -> Process

Competitive

Is there someplace that mentions this change? Thanks! – Diane

AFAIR It was mentioned in a WWDC video. – Competitive

what WWDC video? – Rockbottom

@Rockbottom What's new in Cocoa, WWDC 2017, mentioned in a subclause. – Competitive

It's mid 2019 and still the XCode docs don't have any overview or discussion notes. And the deprecated functions don't point to the new APIs to use either. Thanks @Competitive for pointing these out. – Okoka