make replacement kwarg in warn_deprecated_function optional

Sometimes we want to just deprecate a function without having a replacement for it

PiperOrigin-RevId: 678675304

chex/_src/warnings.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 )
 
 
-def warn_deprecated_function(fun, replacement):
+def warn_deprecated_function(fun, replacement=''):
   """A decorator to mark a function definition as deprecated.
 
   Example usage:
@@ -67,20 +67,21 @@ def warn_deprecated_function(fun, replacement):
 
   Args:
     fun: the deprecated function.
-    replacement: the name of the function to be used instead.
+    replacement: the name of the function to be used instead (if any).
 
   Returns:
     the wrapped function.
   """
 
+  warning_message = f'The function {fun.__name__} is deprecated.'
+  if replacement:
+    warning_message += f' Please use {replacement} instead.'
+
   @functools.wraps(fun)
   def new_fun(*args, **kwargs):
-    warnings.warn(
-        f'The function {fun.__name__} is deprecated, '
-        f'please use {replacement} instead.',
-        category=DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2)
+    warnings.warn(warning_message, category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
     return fun(*args, **kwargs)
+
   return new_fun
 
 

chex/_src/warnings_test.py

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import functools
 
 from absl.testing import absltest
-
 from chex._src import warnings
 
 
@@ -26,13 +25,20 @@ def f(a, b, c):
   return a + b + c
 
 
+@warnings.warn_deprecated_function
+def g0(a, b, c):
+  return a + b + c
+
+
 @functools.partial(warnings.warn_deprecated_function, replacement='h')
-def g(a, b, c):
+def g1(a, b, c):
   return a + b + c
 
 
 def h1(a, b, c):
   return a + b + c
+
+
 h2 = warnings.create_deprecated_function_alias(h1, 'path.h2', 'path.h1')
 
 
@@ -44,9 +50,22 @@ def test_warn_only_n_pos_args_in_future(self):
     with self.assertWarns(Warning):
       f(1, 2, c=3)
 
+  def test_warn_deprecated_function_no_replacement(self):
+    with self.assertWarns(Warning) as cm:
+      g0(1, 2, 3)
+
+    warning_message = str(cm.warnings[0].message)
+
+    self.assertIn('The function g0 is deprecated', warning_message)
+    # the warning message doesn't have a replacement function
+    self.assertNotIn('please use', warning_message)
+
   def test_warn_deprecated_function(self):
-    with self.assertWarns(Warning):
-      g(1, 2, 3)
+    with self.assertWarns(Warning) as cm:
+      g1(1, 2, 3)
+
+    warning_message = str(cm.warnings[0].message)
+    self.assertIn('The function g1 is deprecated', warning_message)
 
   def test_create_deprecated_function_alias(self):
     with self.assertWarns(Warning):