feat: Detect deprecated 'type' in View.create / <mvc:View>

src/linter/messages.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export enum MESSAGE {
 	PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_ODATA_MODEL_V2_CREATE_ENTRY,
 	PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_ODATA_MODEL_V2_CREATE_ENTRY_PROPERTIES_ARRAY,
 	PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_PARAMETERS_GET,
+	PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_VIEW_CREATE,
 	PREFER_TEST_STARTER,
 	REDUNDANT_BOOTSTRAP_PARAM,
 	REDUNDANT_BOOTSTRAP_PARAM_ERROR,
@@ -482,6 +483,15 @@ export const MESSAGE_INFO = {
 		details: () => `{@link sap.ui.core.theming.Parameters#sap.ui.core.theming.Parameters.get Parameters.get}`,
 	},
 
+	[MESSAGE.PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_VIEW_CREATE]: {
+		severity: LintMessageSeverity.Error,
+		ruleId: RULES["no-deprecated-api"],
+
+		message: ({typeValue}: {typeValue: string}) =>
+			`Usage of deprecated value '${typeValue}' for parameter 'type' in 'sap/ui/core/mvc/View.create'`,
+		details: () => `{@link sap.ui.core.mvc.View#sap.ui.core.mvc.View.create View.create}`,
+	},
+
 	[MESSAGE.REDUNDANT_BOOTSTRAP_PARAM]: {
 		severity: LintMessageSeverity.Warning,
 		ruleId: RULES["no-deprecated-api"],

src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const log = getLogger("linter:ui5Types:SourceFileLinter");
 // https://github.com/SAP/openui5/blob/32c21c33d9dc29a32bf7ee7f41d7bae23dcf086b/src/sap.ui.core/src/sap/ui/test/starter/_utils.js#L287
 const VALID_TESTSUITE = /^\/testsuite(?:\.[a-z][a-z0-9-]*)*\.qunit\.(?:js|ts)$/;
 
+const DEPRECATED_VIEW_TYPES = ["JS", "JSON", "HTML", "Template"];
+
 interface DeprecationInfo {
 	symbol: ts.Symbol;
 	messageDetails: string;
@@ -809,6 +811,8 @@ export default class SourceFileLinter {
 				this.#analyzeMobileInit(node);
 			} else if (symbolName === "setTheme" && moduleName === "sap/ui/core/Theming") {
 				this.#analyzeThemingSetTheme(node);
+			} else if (symbolName === "create" && moduleName === "sap/ui/core/mvc/View") {
+				this.#analyzeViewCreate(node);
 			} else if (/\.qunit\.(js|ts)$/.test(this.sourceFile.fileName) &&
 				symbolName === "ready" && moduleName === "sap/ui/core/Core") {
 				this.#reportTestStarter(node);
@@ -1123,6 +1127,42 @@ export default class SourceFileLinter {
 		}
 	}
 
+	#analyzeViewCreate(node: ts.CallExpression) {
+		if (!node.arguments?.length) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const optionsArg = node.arguments[0];
+
+		if (!ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(optionsArg)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Find "type" property
+		let typeProperty;
+		for (const property of optionsArg.properties) {
+			if (!ts.isPropertyAssignment(property)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (
+				(ts.isIdentifier(property.name) || ts.isStringLiteral(property.name)) &&
+				property.name.text === "type"
+			) {
+				typeProperty = property;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (typeProperty && ts.isStringLiteralLike(typeProperty.initializer)) {
+			const typeValue = typeProperty.initializer.text;
+			if (DEPRECATED_VIEW_TYPES.includes(typeValue)) {
+				this.#reporter.addMessage(MESSAGE.PARTIALLY_DEPRECATED_VIEW_CREATE, {
+					typeValue,
+				}, node);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	getDeprecationInfoForAccess(node: ts.AccessExpression): DeprecationInfo | null {
 		let symbol;
 		if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(node)) {

src/linter/xmlTemplate/generator/AbstractGenerator.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractGenerator {
 		throw new Error("Not implemented");
 	}
 
-	writeControl(controlDeclaration: ControlDeclaration) {
+	writeControl(controlDeclaration: ControlDeclaration, rootControl = false) {
 		const importVariableName = this._getUniqueVariableName(controlDeclaration.name);
 
 		const moduleName = controlDeclaration.namespace.replaceAll(".", "/") + `/${controlDeclaration.name}`;
@@ -49,7 +49,18 @@ export default abstract class AbstractGenerator {
 
 		// Create the control
 		this._body.write(`const ${controlDeclaration.variableName} = `);
-		this._body.writeln(`new ${importVariableName}({`, controlDeclaration.start, controlDeclaration.end);
+
+		// Special case: Use View.create for nested views
+		if (!rootControl && moduleName === "sap/ui/core/mvc/View") {
+			this._body.writeln(
+				`await ${importVariableName}.create({`, controlDeclaration.start, controlDeclaration.end
+			);
+		} else {
+			this._body.writeln(
+				`new ${importVariableName}({`, controlDeclaration.start, controlDeclaration.end
+			);
+		}
+
 		// Write properties
 		controlDeclaration.properties.forEach((attribute) => {
 			// Add mapping of id to module name so that specific byId lookup for controllers can be generated.

src/linter/xmlTemplate/generator/FragmentGenerator.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default class FragmentGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 		let returnVal;
 
 		if (controlInfo.kind === NodeKind.Control) {
-			this.writeControl(controlInfo);
+			this.writeControl(controlInfo, true);
 			returnVal = controlInfo.variableName;
 		} else if (controlInfo.kind === NodeKind.FragmentDefinition) {
 			const variables = Array.from(controlInfo.controls.values()).map((control) => {

src/linter/xmlTemplate/generator/ViewGenerator.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ export default class ViewGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 			}
 		});
 		this._body.write(`export default `);
-		this.writeControl(controlInfo);
+		this.writeControl(controlInfo, true);
 	}
 }

test/fixtures/linter/rules/NoDeprecatedApi/PartialDeprecation.js

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ sap.ui.define([
 	"sap/ui/model/odata/v2/ODataModel",
 	"sap/ui/core/Component",
 	"sap/ui/core/routing/Router",
-	"sap/ui/util/Mobile"
-], function(Parameters, JSONModel, ODataModelV4, ODataModelV2, Component, Router, Mobile) {
+	"sap/ui/util/Mobile",
+	"sap/ui/core/mvc/View",
+	"sap/ui/core/mvc/ViewType"
+], function(Parameters, JSONModel, ODataModelV4, ODataModelV2, Component, Router, Mobile, View, ViewType) {
 
 	Parameters.get(); // (deprecated since 1.92) If no parameter is given
 	Parameters.get("sapUiParam1"); // (deprecated since 1.94) If a string is given as first parameter
@@ -75,4 +77,54 @@ sap.ui.define([
 		homeIconPrecomposed: true, // Deprecated
 	});
 	Mobile.init({}); // Negative test: No deprecated parameters
+
+	View.create({
+		type: "JS", // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: ViewType.JS, // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+
+	View.create({
+		type: "JSON", // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: ViewType.JSON, // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+
+	View.create({
+		type: "HTML", // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: ViewType.HTML, // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+
+	View.create({
+		type: "Template", // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: ViewType.Template, // Deprecated type
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+
+	// Negative tests: No deprecated types
+	View.create({
+		viewName: "module:myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: "XML",
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+	View.create({
+		type: ViewType.XML,
+		viewName: "myapp.view.Home"
+	});
+
 });

test/fixtures/linter/rules/NoDeprecatedApi/XMLView.view.xml

@@ -18,4 +18,18 @@
 		<Button tap=".onButtonTap"/> <!-- Event "tap" is deprecated -->
 	</SegmentedButton>
 
+	<mvc:View type="JS" viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JSON" viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="HTML" viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="Template" viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+	<mvc:JSView viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSONView viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:HTMLView viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:TemplateView viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+	<!-- Negative test: XML view -->
+	<mvc:View type="XML" viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:XMLView viewName="myapp.view.Home"/>
+
 </mvc:View>

test/fixtures/transpiler/xml/XMLFragmentDefinitionNestedViews.fragment.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<core:FragmentDefinition xmlns:core="sap.ui.core"
+	xmlns="sap.m"
+	xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc"
+>
+
+	<mvc:View type="XML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JS" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JSON" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="HTML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="Template" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+	<mvc:XMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSONView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:HTMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:TemplateView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+</core:FragmentDefinition>

test/fixtures/transpiler/xml/XMLFragmentNestedViews.fragment.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<VBox xmlns="sap.m"
+	xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc"
+>
+
+	<mvc:View type="XML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JS" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JSON" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="HTML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="Template" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+	<mvc:XMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSONView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:HTMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:TemplateView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+</VBox>

test/fixtures/transpiler/xml/XMLViewNestedViews.view.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<mvc:View xmlns:mvc="sap.ui.core.mvc"
+	xmlns="sap.m"
+	controllerName="com.myapp.controller.Main"
+>
+
+	<mvc:View type="XML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JS" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="JSON" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="HTML" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:View type="Template" viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+	<mvc:XMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:JSONView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:HTMLView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+	<mvc:TemplateView viewName="com.myapp.view.Home"/>
+
+</mvc:View>