Upgrading appium-remote-debugger from 17.x to 18.x

Comparison of the public API of appium-remote-debugger 17.7.13 and 18.1.1, computed automatically from their TypeScript types. A changed signature is a candidate for a breaking change, not a certainty.

Summary

Removed import paths	0
Removed exports	0
Changed signatures	0
Removed class or interface members	5
Changed class or interface members	0
Newly deprecated	0
Requirement changes (engines, peer dependencies)	0
New exports	9

Removed exports

None detected.

Changed signatures

None detected.

Removed class or interface members

member	import	Before
`RemoteDebugger._socketChunkSize`	`appium-remote-debugger`	`number \| undefined`
`RemoteDebuggerOptions.socketChunkSize`	`appium-remote-debugger`	`number \| undefined`
`RemoteDebuggerRealDevice._socketChunkSize`	`appium-remote-debugger`	`number \| undefined`
`RemoteDebuggerRealDevice.useWebInspectorShim`	`appium-remote-debugger`	`boolean`
`RemoteDebuggerRealDevice._useWebInspectorShim`	`appium-remote-debugger`	`any`

Changed class or interface members

None detected.

Newly deprecated

None detected.

Requirement changes (engines, peer dependencies)

None detected.

New exports (9)

import	export	kind
`appium-remote-debugger`	`PageSettings`	type
`appium-remote-debugger`	`PageSettingName`	type
`appium-remote-debugger`	`PAGE_SETTING_NAMES`	variable
`appium-remote-debugger`	`UserPreferenceName`	type
`appium-remote-debugger`	`PageUserPreferences`	type
`appium-remote-debugger`	`USER_PREFERENCE_VALUES`	variable
`appium-remote-debugger`	`RemoteDebuggerTransport`	type
`appium-remote-debugger`	`WebInspectorPageSettings`	interface
`appium-remote-debugger`	`WEB_INSPECTOR_SETTING_KEYS`	variable

Changelog between these versions

Text published by the package authors, shown as-is.

18.1.1

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.1.0

### Features

* **remote-debugger:** retain grouped Web Inspector overrides ([#150](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/issues/150)) ([1279a3d](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/commit/1279a3d64b44d013d7e6883483f2c29d53a50a2b))

18.0.11

### Code Refactoring

* use ConditionUnmetError instead of message matching ([#169](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/issues/169)) ([ccaac20](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/commit/ccaac207cd2e449a821f75dd0881ffc3dfc595e2))

18.0.10

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.9

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.8

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.7

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.6

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.5

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.4

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.3

### Bug Fixes

* **remote-debugger:** remove timeline listener on stopTimeline ([#126](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/issues/126)) ([4ac7445](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/commit/4ac7445cbb729671cc614a744e3c0e63a8f5cac1))

18.0.2

**Note:** Version bump only for package appium-remote-debugger

18.0.1

### Bug Fixes

* **remote-debugger:** connect real-device clients after listeners are attached and release lost services ([#123](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/issues/123)) ([c2ffd94](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/commit/c2ffd94ca4c8d2c1952da80a816f9d8ed3188521))

18.0.0

### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

* **remote-debugger:** appium-ios-device is no longer used, so the legacy lockdown Web Inspector client is gone. Real devices require a RemoteXPC tunnel unless the caller opts into the usbmux transport, and the socketChunkSize option has been removed.

### Features

* **remote-debugger:** drop appium-ios-device; real devices use RemoteXPC (tunnel or usbmux) ([#112](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/issues/112)) ([5739cb5](https://github.com/appium/appium-ios/commit/5739cb56c2af18122fe9b964d6edd437073349ab))

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Frequently asked questions

What are the breaking changes when upgrading appium-remote-debugger from 17 to 18?

Between appium-remote-debugger 17.7.13 and 18.1.1, Vigia found 0 removed exports, 0 changed signatures and 5 removed or changed class or interface members.

What became deprecated in appium-remote-debugger 18?

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