Missing methods in Parse .NET SDK 4.0

[patkozlowski]

Issue when upgrading to Parse SDK 4.0

After upgrading to Parse SDK 4.0, I've run into a few issues due to changes in the API. Here’s what I’ve encountered:

1. user.Username is no longer accessible

   • In previous versions, I was able to access the Username field directly with user.Username, but in version 4.0, that field seems to be missing. The following code no longer works:

     var user = ParseClient.Instance.GetCurrentUser();
     if (user.Username == "Test123")
     {
         // logic
     }

2. user.GetRelation<ParseObject>("SomeClass") is no longer available

   • The method GetRelation<ParseObject>("SomeClass") no longer works. I'm unsure how to handle relations in version 4.0 since it seems like this method was changed or removed. Here’s the code that no longer functions:

     var someClassRelation = user.GetRelation<ParseObject>("SomeClass");

3. await user.SaveAsync() is no longer working

   • The method SaveAsync() is no longer available on ParseUser objects directly. The following code no longer works:

     await user.SaveAsync();

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Environment

• Parse SDK Version: 4.0
• Platform: .NET 9.0 MAUI, iOS/Android (or specify your platform)

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Any guidance or clarification on these issues would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance. Maybe @YBTopaz8 can help? Thanks!

[parse-github-assistant]

Thanks for opening this issue!

[YBTopaz8]

Hi @patkozlowski
Thank for pointing those out.
Might've missed missed/changed them.
Also, the documentations aren't updated yet, but will be in a few.
Expect a fix today.

[mtrezza]

@YBTopaz8 could you please also add the tests for these fixes? It seems these issues were not caught by the CI because of the low test coverage. Thanks to @patkozlowski for reporting, that helps us to improve the coverage.

[YBTopaz8]

Absolutely.

I've fixed all issues pointed out (in fact, 2 of 3 were fixed by a PR I was about to do today.)

I fixed the 3 one (an oversight led to an overflow.)

[YBTopaz8]

Just updating to info that I have fixed tests too so they work.
PR incoming

[YBTopaz8]

Just submitted #402 that clears your issues and any other potential one.
Added actually over 100 tests that should significantly improve coverage.
Starting to get a hang of it.
Good stuff 👍🏾.

@patkozlowski truly appreciate your feedback

[patkozlowski]

Thanks for the quick turn around @YBTopaz8, great work!

[YBTopaz8]

Thanks @patkozlowski

When it will be released, you will be able to use Relations and Pointers as intended.

This file has a full implementation of the core Parse Functionalities (login, save file, CRUD parse objects and Relations, call cloud code function, and much more!)

Plus, It shows how Parse Live Queries are implemented in .NET by myself as well, using RX.NET so when it will be available in official parse for .NET, we will all enjoy it.

I'll be using that repo as the Sample Repo when redoing the documentation anyway. Hopefully before New Year but time will tell.

Best.

[YBTopaz8]

Quickly Pinging to say please expect some updates this week (Got caught up here and there)

I aim to bring some more improvements I've been working on personally

Sorry for the delay!