[java] Made JsonToWebElementConverter methods/fields protected

[AB-xdev]

User description

So that the class can be properly extended.

🔗 Related Issues

Fixes #15884

💥 What does this PR do?

Make the corresponding fields/methods protected

🔧 Implementation Notes

So that the class can be properly extended/overridden.

💡 Additional Considerations

Don't use private (or similar things) in libraries that other people use.

I already encountered this problem so often that I had to write a small blog post.

🔄 Types of changes

• Cleanup

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PR Type

Other

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Description

• Changed private fields/methods to protected in JsonToWebElementConverter
• Enables proper class extension and customization
• Improves library extensibility for downstream users

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Changes walkthrough 📝

	Relevant files
Enhancement	JsonToWebElementConverter.java Change visibility modifiers from private to protected        java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/JsonToWebElementConverter.java • Changed driver field from private to protected • Made setOwner() method protected instead of private • Made getElementKey() method protected instead of private • Made getShadowRootKey() method protected instead of private +4/-4

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review API Change Changing visibility from private to protected is a breaking change that expands the API surface. This should be carefully considered as it makes these methods part of the public contract that subclasses can depend on, potentially limiting future refactoring flexibility. protected final RemoteWebDriver driver; public JsonToWebElementConverter(RemoteWebDriver driver) { this.driver = driver; } @Override public Object apply(Object result) { if (result instanceof Collection<?>) { Collection<?> results = (Collection<?>) result; return results.stream().map(this).collect(Collectors.toList()); } if (result instanceof Map<?, ?>) { Map<?, ?> resultAsMap = (Map<?, ?>) result; String elementKey = getElementKey(resultAsMap); if (null != elementKey) { RemoteWebElement element = newRemoteWebElement(); element.setId(String.valueOf(resultAsMap.get(elementKey))); return element; } String shadowKey = getShadowRootKey(resultAsMap); if (null != shadowKey) { return new ShadowRoot(driver, String.valueOf(resultAsMap.get(shadowKey))); } // some values are converted to null, so we can not use Collectors.toMap here Map<Object, Object> converted = new LinkedHashMap<>(); resultAsMap.forEach((k, v) -> converted.put(k, this.apply(v))); return converted; } if (result instanceof RemoteWebElement) { return setOwner((RemoteWebElement) result); } if (result instanceof Number) { if (result instanceof Float || result instanceof Double) { return ((Number) result).doubleValue(); } return ((Number) result).longValue(); } return result; } protected RemoteWebElement newRemoteWebElement() { return setOwner(new RemoteWebElement()); } protected RemoteWebElement setOwner(RemoteWebElement element) { if (driver != null) { element.setParent(driver); element.setFileDetector(driver.getFileDetector()); } return element; } protected String getElementKey(Map<?, ?> resultAsMap) { for (Dialect d : Dialect.values()) { String elementKeyForDialect = d.getEncodedElementKey(); if (resultAsMap.containsKey(elementKeyForDialect)) { return elementKeyForDialect; } } return null; } protected String getShadowRootKey(Map<?, ?> resultAsMap) {

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Thank you, @AB-xdev!