Deprecated IdPV4 Warning - Custom DataConnector

[Reid Watson]

Hi Everyone 

On our IDP 3.4.1 were looking at addressing the “ Deprecated Warnings” before 4.0 is released, we currently have a custom DataConnector for ElasticSearch and I was hoping for some advice.  

Warning Message   
Java class 'nz.ac.university.shibboleth.common.config.attribute.resolver.dataConnector.HibernateDataConnectorBeanDefinitionParser': This will be removed in the next major version of this software; replacement is nz.ac.university.shibboleth.common.config.attribute.resolver.dataConnector.HibernateDataConnectorBeanDefinitionParser

Current DataConnector 
 <resolver:DataConnector id=“Test" xsi:type="Hibernate"
                        xmlns="urn:mace:university.ac.nz:shibboleth:resolver:hibernate"
                        something="XXX"
                        searchServer="%{search.Server}"
                        identityTypeName="%{search.identityTypeName}"
                        searchIndexName="%{search.searchIndexName}">
    </resolver:DataConnector>

I see two options but please correct me if I’m wrong  

- Investigate migrating the current DataConnector to IDP v4 standards for example “Native Spring Configuration” — I will need to understand the plugin types to support my required connection   
- Switch the plugin type from hibernate to HTTP -  There would be a bit of effort in formatting the data and QA testing  

Has anyone else run into a similar problem and keen to share any thoughts ? 

Cheers

Reid