[AgentCheck] Deprecate read_config (#3508)

It's only used in one check (kafka_consumer) and its usefulness in AgentCheck is dubious IMO.
DataDog · Sep 7, 2017 · 1e98f15 · 1e98f15
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diff --git a/checks/__init__.py b/checks/__init__.py
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ def convert_to_underscore_separated(self, name):
 
     @staticmethod
     def read_config(instance, key, message=None, cast=None):
+        log.warning("Deprecation notice: the `read_config` method of `AgentCheck` is deprecated and will be removed " +
+            "in the next major version of the Agent")
         val = instance.get(key)
         if val is None:
             message = message or 'Must provide `%s` value in instance config' % key