DeprecationWarning: `context.fix` is being deprecated with stylelint 16.8.2

[sebbayer]

With the latest stylelint version 16.8.2 I get lots of deprecation warnings because context.fix is being deprecated:

(node:4037) [stylelint:005] DeprecationWarning: context.fix is being deprecated.
Please pass a fix callback to the report utility of "scale-unlimited/declaration-strict-value" instead.

See 16.8.2 changelog: https://stylelint.io/changelog/
And the PR: stylelint/stylelint#7895

[AndyOGo]

Thx a lot.
https://stylelint.io/developer-guide/rules/#add-autofix

[silverwind]

FYI, with Stylelint v16.9.0, a workaround is available via NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation to suppress the warnings.

[kliehm]

Yeah, so it's deprecated. As an end user, I call it with the CLI and the --fix suffix. Is there anything else I can do to make this annoying message go away? Should I edit my .stylelintrc.cjs file? I don't use context.fix anywhere, I'm not a Stylelint contributor.

[silverwind]

Is there anything else I can do to make this annoying message go away

You could downgrade stylint to 16.8.1, before the deprecation was introduced.

[kliehm]

@silverwind @AndyOGo I don't understand, aren't you going to fix this? Or did you already fix it? If so, in which release?

[AndyOGo]

@kliehm
You find the answer to your question in the release notes of stylelint.

Fixed: honour Node.js --no-deprecation flag for rule deprecation warnings (stylelint/stylelint#7943) (@Mouvedia).
https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint/releases/tag/16.9.0

Thank you.

[bencebkiss]

@kliehm You find the answer to your question in the release notes of stylelint.

Fixed: honour Node.js --no-deprecation flag for rule deprecation warnings (stylelint/stylelint#7943) (@Mouvedia).
https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint/releases/tag/16.9.0

Thank you.

With all due respect, it's just a workaround, not an actual fix.

I think it's better to fix the root cause instead of just ignoring the deprecation warnings. That's what most of us need in order to use this package properly.

[AndyOGo]

Thank you for sharing your idea.

Please understand that this is a deprecation, it's not a bug or something broken.
You get a warning and styelint provides a way to hide those - the new API will be enforced in the next major version and then this plugin will update.

(computing) the fact of a software feature becoming outdated and best avoided because it has been replaced with something newer
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/deprecation

[kliehm]

Thank you for sharing you idea.

Please understand that this is a deprecation, it's not a bug or something broken. You get a warning and styelint provides a way to hide those - the new API will be enforced in the next major version and then this plugin will update.

(computing) the fact of a software feature becoming outdated and best avoided because it has been replaced with something newer
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/deprecation

I know what deprecation means. It also means that you need to change something so that it's still compatible in the future. You can't just sit it out. 😄

[AndyOGo]

@kliehm next time before you spam an issue thread.

Please make sure to carefully read and understand the official documentation and release notes.
Then please make sure that you are able to evaluate the importance of different aspects of software engineering.
Last but not least work on your social competence.

Thank you.