Deprecated Methods

This document provides information about deprecated methods in the project.

Method	Reason for Deprecation	Date of Deprecation	Alternative
`Users.authorization()`	This method has gone private and is no longer available for public use.	2024-08-23	Please use general entry point `Users.user_access_check()` instead.
`Users.authorization()`	This method has gone private and is no longer available for public use.	2024-08-23	Please use general entry point `Users.user_access_check()` instead.

Deprecated Constants

Constant	Reason for Deprecation	Date of Deprecation	Alternative
`Users.VAULT_CONFIG_PATH`	This constant has gone renamed.	2024-08-23	Please use `Users.USERS_VAULT_CONFIG_PATH` instead.
`Users.VAULT_DATA_PATH`	This constant has gone removed. Because it is no longer needed.	2024-08-23	Please use `Users.USERS_VAULT_DATA_PATH` instead.

Method	Reason for Deprecation	Date of Deprecation	Old Return Value	New Return Value
`Users.user_access_check()`	There is no need to return the timestamp in the dictionary, the string is sufficient.	2024-08-23	`{'access': 'allowed', 'permission': 'allowed', 'rate_limits': {'end_time': '2024-08-23T12:00:00Z'}}`	`{'access': 'allowed', 'permission': 'allowed', 'rate_limits': '2024-08-23T12:00:00Z'}`
`RateLimiter.determine_rate_limit()`	There is no need to return the timestamp in the dictionary, the datetime is sufficient.	2024-08-23	`{'end_time': '2024-08-23T12:00:00Z'}`	`datetime.datetime(2024, 8, 23, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)`

Method	Reason for Deprecation	Date of Deprecation	Old Argument	New Argument
`RateLimiter()`	The `Users` class now expects a different type of `vault` argument	2024-08-23	`vault: dict` or `vault: object`	`vault: VaultClient`
`Users()`	The `Users` class now has a different value for the argument `rate_limits`	2024-08-23	`True`	`False`

Property	Reason for Deprecation	Date of Deprecation	Alternative
`RateLimiter.vault`	The `vault` property has been deleted for lack of use	2024-08-23	N/A
`RateLimiter.vault_data_path`	The `vault_data_path` property has been deleted for lack of use	2024-08-23	N/A
'Users.vault`	The `vault` property has been deleted for lack of use	2024-08-23	N/A
`Users.vault_data_path`	The `vault_data_path` property has been deleted for lack of use	2024-08-23	N/A