# module Gem::Deprecate

Provides a single method `deprecate` to be used to declare when something is going away.

    class Legacy
      def self.klass_method
        # ...
      end

      def instance_method
        # ...
      end

      extend Gem::Deprecate
      deprecate :instance_method, "X.z", 2011, 4

      class << self
        extend Gem::Deprecate
        deprecate :klass_method, :none, 2011, 4
      end
    end

### Public Class Methods

deprecate(name, repl, year, month) click to toggle source

Simple deprecation method that deprecates `name` by wrapping it up in a dummy method. It warns on each call to the dummy method telling the user of `repl` (unless `repl` is :none) and the year/month that it is planned to go away.

    # File lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb, line 49
    def deprecate name, repl, year, month
      class_eval {
        old = "_deprecated_#{name}"
        alias_method old, name
        define_method name do |*args, &block|
          klass = self.kind_of? Module
          target = klass ? "#{self}." : "#{self.class}#"
          msg = [ "NOTE: #{target}#{name} is deprecated",
            repl == :none ? " with no replacement" : "; use #{repl} instead",
            ". It will be removed on or after %4d-%02d-01." % [year, month],
            "\n#{target}#{name} called from #{Gem.location_of_caller.join(":")}",
          ]
          warn "#{msg.join}." unless Gem::Deprecate.skip
          send old, *args, &block
        end
      }
    end

skip_during() { || ... } click to toggle source

Temporarily turn off warnings. Intended for tests only.

    # File lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb, line 36
    def skip_during
      Gem::Deprecate.skip, original = true, Gem::Deprecate.skip
      yield
    ensure
      Gem::Deprecate.skip = original
    end

### Private Instance Methods

deprecate(name, repl, year, month) click to toggle source

Simple deprecation method that deprecates `name` by wrapping it up in a dummy method. It warns on each call to the dummy method telling the user of `repl` (unless `repl` is :none) and the year/month that it is planned to go away.

    # File lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb, line 49
    def deprecate name, repl, year, month
      class_eval {
        old = "_deprecated_#{name}"
        alias_method old, name
        define_method name do |*args, &block|
          klass = self.kind_of? Module
          target = klass ? "#{self}." : "#{self.class}#"
          msg = [ "NOTE: #{target}#{name} is deprecated",
            repl == :none ? " with no replacement" : "; use #{repl} instead",
            ". It will be removed on or after %4d-%02d-01." % [year, month],
            "\n#{target}#{name} called from #{Gem.location_of_caller.join(":")}",
          ]
          warn "#{msg.join}." unless Gem::Deprecate.skip
          send old, *args, &block
        end
      }
    end

skip_during() { || ... } click to toggle source

Temporarily turn off warnings. Intended for tests only.

    # File lib/rubygems/deprecate.rb, line 36
    def skip_during
      Gem::Deprecate.skip, original = true, Gem::Deprecate.skip
      yield
    ensure
      Gem::Deprecate.skip = original
    end