Deprecate old jsonCompiler interface

[axic]

The original compiler interface for Javascript consisted of compileJSON, compileJSONMulti and compileJSONCallback as it evolved. For many releases now the "standard json" format is available via compileStandard.

Proposal is to remove these interfaces in 0.5.0. Anyone using the commandline solc tool or the solc-js library is not affected by this change.

I think every consumer of soljson uses the new interface, at least Remix and Truffle does.

Related to #2864.

[axic]

This would only affect those not using solc-js. Is there anyone using soljson directly?

cc @iurimatias @gnidan @pipermerriam

[gnidan]

Truffle should be using only compileStandard at this point, but cc @cgewecke in case his upcoming changes are affected by this.

[axic]

Sorry, should have been more clear. Issue #2864 proposes new native function names in soljson. solc-js will be able to figure out what the underlying soljson has.

[iurimatias]

Embark uses compileStandardWrapper in solc-js.

[axic]

@yann300 does Remix still uses solc-js and doesn't handle soljson directly?

[yann300]

Remix uses compileStandardWrapper and solc-js

[axic]

This is now blocked on first merging the appropriate solc-js PRs. Will do that next.

[axic]

@yann300 @iurimatias @gnidan @cgewecke the plan now for 0.5.0 is that:

• compile and compileStandard would be gone
• compileStandardWrapper would be renamed to compile

This means all of you would need to change the code to use compile, but the format passed to or received from it wouldn't change.

[Tectract]

I'm downstream in a breaking library that used compileJSON and trying to figure out how to update/fix my fork.

I'm looking at trying to figure out what to do with

var compile=function(input,optimise,readCallback){
  var result='';
  if(readCallback!==undefined&&compileJSONCallback!==null) {
    result=compileJSONCallback(JSON.stringify(input),optimise,readCallback);
  } else if(typeof input!=='string'&&compileJSONMulti!==null) {
     result=compileJSONMulti(JSON.stringify(input),optimise);
  } else {
    result=compileJSON(input,optimise);
  }
  return JSON.parse(result);
};

from here: line 1576

https://github.com/ericxtang/browser-solc/blob/master/browser-solc.js

Can I get some info on how to fix / update this for the newest versions of solc, so that my in-browser compiler will work again?

related issue: ericxtang/browser-solc#4