From f6dbb0419efa1c0fbea503e1bba2771cafb557de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sven Augustin <sven.augustin@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:27:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added Deprecator

---
 adhoc.py | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/adhoc.py b/adhoc.py
index f3f4295..fcbf85b 100644
--- a/adhoc.py
+++ b/adhoc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from time import sleep
 
 from epics import PV
 
-#from slic.core.adjustable import Adjustable
+from slic.core.adjustable import PVAdjustable
 from slic.devices.device import Device
 from slic.devices.simpledevice import SimpleDevice
 from slic.devices.general.motor import Motor
@@ -52,3 +52,31 @@ class TXS(Device):
 
 
 
+from colorama import Fore, Style
+
+
+class Deprecator:
+
+    def __init__(self, old_name, new_name):
+        self._old_name = old_name
+        self._new_name = new_name
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        print(
+            Fore.RED +
+            f"\"{self._old_name}\" has been renamed \"{self._new_name}\""
+            + Style.RESET_ALL
+        )
+        return lambda *args, **kwargs: self._method(self._new_name, name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _method(self, new_name, meth_name, *args, **kwargs):
+        args = [repr(v) for v in args]
+        args += [f"{k}={repr(v)}" for k, v in kwargs.items()]
+        args = ", ".join(args)
+        print(f"please use the following command instead:\n    {new_name}.{meth_name}({args})")
+
+
+