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8.x
Description: 

Since disabling modules that provide field types will still keep components in the system, the concept of the field's status (active/in_active) became unnecessary.

Drupal 7

$params = array(
  'entity_type' => $this->entityType,
  'bundle' => $bundle,
);

$include_additional = array(
  'include_deleted' => TRUE,
  'include_inactive' => TRUE,
);

$instances = field_read_instances($params, $include_additional);

Drupal 8

$values = array(
  'entity_type' => $this->entityTypeId,
  'bundle' => $bundle,
  'include_deleted' => TRUE,  
);

$fields = entity_load_multiple_by_properties('field_config', $values);
Impacts: 
Module developers
Updates Done (doc team, etc.)
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