[CASSANDRA-18114] Remove ProtocolVersion entirely from the CollectionSerializer ecosystem

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Normal
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.0-alpha1, 5.0
• Component/s: Legacy/CQL
• Change Category: Code Clarity
• Complexity: Low Hanging Fruit
• Platform: All

Source Control Link

https://github.com/apache/cassandra/commit/530bc10bd0a053f5dcd8439fd3f5c72cd7952ea6

Test and Documentation Plan

dead code removal, so just make sure there are no regressions in existing tests

• Assignee: Caleb Rackliffe
• Reporter: Caleb Rackliffe

Authors

Caleb Rackliffe

Reviewers

David Capwell

• Created: 13/Dec/22 19:32
• Updated: 12/Sep/23 13:03
• Resolved: 12/Jan/23 21:58

Description

CollectionSerializer and its subclasses have completely ignored ProtocolVersion for a very long time. It’s possible we may need to version their behavior in the future, but there’s no reason to keep the dead code in the meantime, as it causes confusion around whether code that uses these classes needs to provide a version.