Fixed: description for deprecated fields

httplint/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from httplint.field.finder import get_field_description
+from httplint.field.description import get_field_description
 from httplint.message import HttpRequestLinter, HttpResponseLinter
 from httplint.note import Notes
 

httplint/field/description.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from httplint.field.finder import HttpFieldFinder
+from httplint.message import HttpMessageLinter
+
+_linter = HttpMessageLinter()
+
+
+def get_field_description(field_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return the description for the named field, or None if not found."""
+    handler_class = HttpFieldFinder.find_handler_class(field_name)
+    if handler_class is not None:
+        return handler_class(field_name, _linter).description
+    return None

httplint/field/finder.py

@@ -111,11 +111,3 @@ def parse(self, field_value: str, add_note: AddNoteMethodType) -> Any:
 
     def evaluate(self, add_note: AddNoteMethodType) -> None:
         return
-
-
-def get_field_description(field_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Return the description for the named field, or None if not found."""
-    handler_class = HttpFieldFinder.find_handler_class(field_name)
-    if handler_class is not None and handler_class.description:
-        return handler_class.description
-    return None