[JAVA okhttp-gson; target=Android] Lint error - Calling new methods on older versions

Description

return Objects.equals(this.value, benefitType.value) &&                                         
          Objects.equals(this.quantity, benefitType.quantity) &&
          Objects.equals(this.date, benefitType.date) &&
          Objects.equals(this.code, benefitType.code);

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javaandroid

Domain

mobile

Issue type

bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

under 1 hour

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

clear

Prerequisites

JavaAndroid API level basicsnull safe equality

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

80

Research direction

The issue is a lint error in model/BenefitType.java line 188 using Objects.equals which requires API 19 but the min is 14. The fix involves replacing Objects.equals with null safe alternatives like a.equals(b) with null checks or using Android's ObjectsCompat class. Check the swagger codegen template for Java model generation to see if the fix should be applied in the template rather than just the generated file.