comment out unused methods

lib/common/api/deprecate.js

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ const deprecate = function (oldName, newName, fn) {
   }
 }
 
-// The method is renamed.
+// The method is aliases and the old method is retained for backwards compat
-// nota bene: newName should already exist and
-// oldName is being injected for compatibility with old code
 deprecate.alias = function (object, deprecatedName, existingName) {
   let warned = false
   const newMethod = function () {
@@ -29,50 +27,6 @@ deprecate.alias = function (object, deprecatedName, existingName) {
   }
 }
 
-// Forward the method to member.
-deprecate.member = (object, method, member) => {
-  let warned = false
-  object.prototype[method] = function () {
-    if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
-      warned = true
-      deprecate.warn(method, `${member}.${method}`)
-    }
-    return this[member][method].apply(this[member], arguments)
-  }
-}
-
-// Deprecate a property.
-deprecate.property = (object, property, method) => {
-  return Object.defineProperty(object, property, {
-    get: function () {
-      let warned = false
-      if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
-        warned = true
-        deprecate.warn(`${property} property`, `${method} method`)
-      }
-      return this[method]()
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-// Deprecate an event.
-deprecate.event = (emitter, oldName, newName, fn) => {
-  let warned = false
-  return emitter.on(newName, function (...args) {
-    if (this.listenerCount(oldName) > 0) {
-      if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
-        warned = true
-        deprecate.warn(`'${oldName}' event`, `'${newName}' event`)
-      }
-      if (fn != null) {
-        fn.apply(this, arguments)
-      } else {
-        this.emit.apply(this, [oldName].concat(args))
-      }
-    }
-  })
-}
-
 deprecate.warn = (oldName, newName) => {
   return deprecate.log(`'${oldName}' is deprecated. Use '${newName}' instead.`)
 }
@@ -98,4 +52,51 @@ deprecate.setHandler = (handler) => {
 
 deprecate.getHandler = () => deprecationHandler
 
+// None of the below methods are used, and so will be commented
+// out until such time that they are needed to be used and tested.
+
+// // Forward the method to member.
+// deprecate.member = (object, method, member) => {
+//   let warned = false
+//   object.prototype[method] = function () {
+//     if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
+//       warned = true
+//       deprecate.warn(method, `${member}.${method}`)
+//     }
+//     return this[member][method].apply(this[member], arguments)
+//   }
+// }
+//
+// // Deprecate a property.
+// deprecate.property = (object, property, method) => {
+//   return Object.defineProperty(object, property, {
+//     get: function () {
+//       let warned = false
+//       if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
+//         warned = true
+//         deprecate.warn(`${property} property`, `${method} method`)
+//       }
+//       return this[method]()
+//     }
+//   })
+// }
+//
+// // Deprecate an event.
+// deprecate.event = (emitter, oldName, newName, fn) => {
+//   let warned = false
+//   return emitter.on(newName, function (...args) {
+//     if (this.listenerCount(oldName) > 0) {
+//       if (!(warned || process.noDeprecation)) {
+//         warned = true
+//         deprecate.warn(`'${oldName}' event`, `'${newName}' event`)
+//       }
+//       if (fn != null) {
+//         fn.apply(this, arguments)
+//       } else {
+//         this.emit.apply(this, [oldName].concat(args))
+//       }
+//     }
+//   })
+// }
+
 module.exports = deprecate

spec/api-deprecations-spec.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
 const {deprecations, deprecate, nativeImage} = require('electron')
 
-describe.only('deprecations', () => {
+describe('deprecations', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     deprecations.setHandler(null)
     process.throwDeprecation = true
@@ -54,16 +54,4 @@ describe.only('deprecations', () => {
       deprecate.log('this is deprecated')
     }, /this is deprecated/)
   })
-
-  // it('deprecates a property', () => {
-  //   deprecate.property(object, property, method)
-  // })
-  //
-  // it('deprecates an event', () => {
-  //   deprecate.event(emitter, oldName, newName, fn)
-  // })
-  //
-  // it('forwards a method to member', () => {
-  //   deprecate.member(object, method, member)
-  // })
 })