[[breaking-changes-7.9]]
== Breaking changes in 7.9
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<titleabbrev>7.9</titleabbrev>
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This section discusses the changes that you need to be aware of when migrating
your application to {es} 7.9.

See also <<release-highlights>> and <<es-release-notes>>.

* <<breaking_79_script_cache_changes>>

//NOTE: The notable-breaking-changes tagged regions are re-used in the
//Installation and Upgrade Guide

//tag::notable-breaking-changes[]
[discrete]
[[breaking_79_script_cache_changes]]
=== Script cache changes
[[deprecate_general_script_cache_size]]
.The `script.cache.max_size` setting is deprecated.

[%collapsible]
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*Details* +
The `script.cache.max_size` setting is deprecated. In {es} 8.0.0, this is
set per-context.

*Impact* +
To avoid deprecation warnings, discontinue use of the `script.cache.max_size`
setting. You may use `script.context.$CONTEXT.context_max_size` for the particular context.
For example, for the `ingest` context, use `script.context.ingest.context_max_size`.

====

[discrete]
[[deprecate_general_script_expire]]
.The `script.cache.expire` setting is deprecated.

[%collapsible]
====
*Details* +
The `script.cache.expire` setting is deprecated. In {es} 8.0.0, this is
set per-context.

*Impact* +
To avoid deprecation warnings, discontinue use of the `script.cache.expire`
setting. You may use `script.context.$CONTEXT.cache_expire` for the particular context.
For example, for the `update` context, use `script.context.update.cache_expire`.

====

[discrete]
[[deprecate_general_script_compile_rate]]
.The `script.max_compilations_rate` setting is deprecated.

[%collapsible]
====
*Details* +
The `script.max_compilations_rate` setting is deprecated. In {es} 8.0.0, this is
set per-context.

*Impact* +
To avoid deprecation warnings, discontinue use of the `script.max_compilations_rate`
setting. You may use `script.context.$CONTEXT.max_compilations_rate` for the particular
context.  For example, for the `processor_conditional` context, use
`script.context.processor_conditional.max_compilations_rate`.

====
//end::notable-breaking-changes[]