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doc: document deprecation of util._extend #4903

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doc: document deprecation of util._extend

See the discussion here #4593 for more
details as well as the 2016-01-20 minutes.

doc: document deprecation of util._extend

See the discussion here nodejs#4593 for more
details as well as the 2016-01-20 minutes.
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Something went very wrong with git in #4902 , so I created a new PR.

@thefourtheye thefourtheye added doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. util Issues and PRs related to the built-in util module. labels Jan 27, 2016
@@ -548,6 +548,16 @@ Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.

Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.

## util._extend(obj)

Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use Object.assign() instead.
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I suggested a change in #4907. If it gets through, we can make the Object.assign() a link.

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Great, now that it landed I'll edit it into it.

@jasnell jasnell added the semver-major PRs that contain breaking changes and should be released in the next major version. label Jan 27, 2016
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jasnell commented Jan 27, 2016

@nodejs/ctc ... defensively marking as semver-major since it's a deprecation. If anyone feels that too strong, lemme know

@@ -548,6 +548,16 @@ Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.

Deprecated predecessor of `console.log`.

## util._extend(obj)
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I think you need to escape (\_) the underscore for markdown.

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ljharb commented Jan 28, 2016

Is there any benefit in recommending a polyfill so that modules can use Object.assign and retain compatibility with older nodes? Specifically, require('object.assign/polyfill')() will return the best available function (ie, native, unless it's broken or absent).

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@ljharb in all honesty I think most differences @domenic outlined, while extremely important in evaluating removing _extend are things "average" users would never run into. A single example using ._extend in the wild that would break can go a long way to convince me otherwise though.

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ljharb commented Jan 28, 2016

Yes, I'm not trying to strengthen the case to deprecate _extend, i'm saying that if users want to use Object.assign but don't want to drop support for older nodes that don't have it, they could use the object.assign package.

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Not sure I agree with this, naming it "deprecation" seems weird. I think if we're going to do this, I'd rather have it be labeled "discouragement" or similar. Also, as others have pointed out, Object.assign is not 100% compatible. -1 from me.

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-1. We shouldn't add something that was never public just to say that it's deprecated

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@vkurchatkin @silverwind I was under the impression I'm following the consensus reached at the TSC 2016-01-20 meeting.

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Link to the discussion. I wouldn't object if CTC want's to push this through, just my opinion.

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Also, I'm +1 on documenting it. I'd be happy if you remove the deprecation badge and add a note that it's discouraged.

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@benjamingr well, I disagree nonetheless)

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-1. We shouldn't add something that was never public just to say that it's deprecated

@vkurchatkin If we cannot document it, then we cannot deprecate it as per the current deprecation process right?

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jasnell commented Feb 10, 2016

LGTM. This is in line with the CTC discussion and decision.

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I'd like to give @vkurchatkin and @silverwind a chance to express their views and pursue changing the decision first :)

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Hey, I'm not sure how to move forward with this. @vkurchatkin @silverwind is there another way you'd write this? I don't mind following up with a different PR if you have an idea that will convey that status you can agree with.

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Looking at it again, I don't think it's really that much of a big deal calling it 'deprecation' as I may have made it out to be, so LGTM.

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Document that util._extend was never intended to be used
and should be considered deprecated.

PR-URL: #4903
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Roman Reiss <me@silverwind.io>
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jasnell commented Mar 16, 2016

Landed in d829028

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This was never part of the public API, and has officially been
depreciated in Node 6 nodejs/node#4903
nschonni added a commit to nschonni/node-sass that referenced this pull request Sep 7, 2016
This was never part of the public API, and has officially been
depreciated in Node 6 nodejs/node#4903
Object.assign can't be used yet since it requires ES2015
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