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As of #2492, a new method, get_entry_data, was added to the ComponentCatalogConnector class. This method replaces the old read_catalog_entry method and returns a well-defined EntryData object rather than a simple string definition. The deprecated method and the related fallback code in read_component_definitions that maintains backwards compatibility should be removed in the next major release (and no earlier).