Upgrade Guide
Upgrading from 5.x to 6.x
- Remove deprecated properties from Gradle file
- Replace usage of deprecated methods
- Remove references to internal symbols that were previously exposed
- Only use OkHttp versions that are at least 4.0.0 (3.13.0+ supported as of 6.3.2)
Moments have been superseded by Traces
Traces serve the same purposes as Moments, with greatly enhanced capabilities. Built on OTel Spans, Performance Traces capture end-to-end journeys made of multiple spans. Traces can contain many spans as "children", as well as attributes and events that offer flexibility on the client and numerous aggregation options on the backend. This instrumentation allows you trace an entire process by breaking it down into smaller units of work.
A span is simply an operation occurring over a period of time. Using spans, you can track how long operations within the app take, and more. Note that, in building on existing OTel APIs, the Embrace Android SDK does not have instrumentation for an object called a "trace". Instead, a trace is the root span for a given workflow.
Sample usage
Here is an example of how spans and traces replace and enhance the existing Moment feature:
- Kotlin
val span = Embrace.getInstance().startSpan("my-identifier") // start span
// add events and attributes to span
span?.stop() // stop span
For more detail on the additional things you can do with spans please see the Traces documentation.
Remove deprecated properties from your build.gradle
These 5 deprecated properties have been removed from our Gradle plugin. Please remove them from your app/build.gradle file.
swazzler {
...
forceOkHttpWrapperInjection = true/false
forceFcmWrapperInjection = true/false
useNewDependencyInstaller = true/false
forceVolleyWrapperInjection = true/false
instrumentVolley = true/false
...
}
Replace usage of deprecated methods with new ones
Version 6.0.0 of the Embrace Android SDK removed some methods that had been deprecated in 5.x. The renamed methods were removed to reduce confusion and increase consistency across the Embrace SDKs on various platforms, and their replacements behave the same way as the old ones. The methods removed entirely are for functionality that we no longer support. If you were using them for a specific use-case, please speak to us about how you can use the existing APIs instead.
| Old API | New API | Comments |
|---|---|---|
Embrace.getInstance().startFragment(String) | Embrace.getInstance().startView(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().endFragment(String) | Embrace.getInstance().endView(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().setUserPersona(String) | Embrace.getInstance().addUserPersona(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().logBreadcrumb(String) | Embrace.getInstance().addBreadcrumb(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().startEvent() | Embrace.getInstance().startMoment(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().endEvent() | Embrace.getInstance().endMoment(String) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().logInfo(String, ...) | Embrace.getInstance().logMessage(...) | Altered function signature to standardise behavior. |
Embrace.getInstance().logWarning(String, ...) | Embrace.getInstance().logMessage(...) | Altered function signature to standardise behavior. |
Embrace.getInstance().logError(String, ...) | Embrace.getInstance().logMessage(...) | Altered function signature to standardise behavior. |
Embrace.getInstance().logError(Throwable) | Embrace.getInstance().logException() | Altered function signature to standardise behavior. |
Embrace.getInstance().logError(StacktraceElement[]) | Embrace.getInstance().logCustomStacktrace() | Altered function signature to standardise behavior. |
EmbraceLogger | Embrace.getInstance().logMessage() | Moved function calls to main Embrace interface. |
LogType | Severity | Use Severity enum rather than LogType. |
PurchaseFlow | None | Please contact Embrace if you have a use-case for this functionality. |
RegistrationFlow | None | Please contact Embrace if you have a use-case for this functionality. |
SubscriptionFlow | None | Please contact Embrace if you have a use-case for this functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().logNetworkCall() | Embrace.getInstance().recordNetworkRequest(EmbraceNetworkRequest.fromCompletedRequest(...)) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().logNetworkRequest() | Embrace.getInstance().recordNetworkRequest(EmbraceNetworkRequest.fromCompletedRequest(...)) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Embrace.getInstance().logNetworkClientError() | Embrace.getInstance().recordNetworkRequest(EmbraceNetworkRequest.fromIncompleteRequest(...)) | Renamed function to better describe functionality. |
Previously deprecated APIs that have been removed
| Old API | Comments |
|---|---|
ConnectionQuality | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
ConnectionQualityListener | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.enableStartupTracing() | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.enableEarlyAnrCapture() | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.setLogLevel() | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.enableDebugLogging() | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.disableDebugLogging() | Deprecated API that is no longer supported. |
Embrace.logUnhandledJsException() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.logUnhandledUnityException() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setReactNativeVersionNumber() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setJavaScriptPatchNumber() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setJavaScriptBundleURL() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setUnityMetaData() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.logDartError() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.logDartErrorWithType() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setEmbraceFlutterSdkVersion() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.setDartVersion() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.addConnectionQualityListener() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.removeConnectionQualityListener() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
Embrace.logPushNotification() | Deprecated internal API that was unintentionally visible |
EmbraceNetworkRequest.withByteIn() | Use withBytesIn() instead |
EmbraceNetworkRequest.withByteOut() | Use withBytesOut() instead |
EmbraceNetworkRequestV2.withByteIn() | Use withBytesIn() instead |
EmbraceNetworkRequestV2.withByteOut() | Use withBytesOut() instead |
Hidden symbols
The following internal symbols have been hidden. These were unintentionally exposed in 5.x. Please get in touch if you had a use-case for these symbols that isn't supported with the new API.
AbsentActivityListenerAndroidToUnityCallbackApkToolsConfigBuildInfoCheckedBiConsumerCheckedBiFunctionCheckedBinaryOperatorCheckedBiPredicateCheckedConsumerCheckedFunctionCheckedPredicateCheckedRunnableCheckedSupplierCountingOutputStreamEmbrace.<init>EmbraceConnectionEmbraceHttpUrlConnectionEmbraceHttpUrlConnectionOverrideEmbraceHttpUrlStreamHandlerEmbraceHttpsUrlConnectionEmbraceHttpsUrlStreamHandlerEmbraceUrlEmbraceUrlStreamHandlerEmbraceUrlStreamHandlerFactoryEmbraceEventEmbraceConnectionImplEmbraceUrlAdapterEmbraceUrlImplEventExecutorUtilsHandleExceptionErrorNetworkCaptureEncryptionManagerOptionalPreconditionsPresentRnActionBreadcrumbThreadUtilsUncheckedUuid
Only use OkHttp versions that are at least 4.0.0
With the minimum API version being 21 (Android 5.0), version 4.0.0 of OkHttp is now the recommended minimum for use at runtime. While support for OkHttp 3.13.0+ was added in SDK version 6.3.2, it is not recommended, as newer versions are more performant. See the changelog for 6.0.0 for details about the other new minimum requirements.