API
Naming conventions
We keep the calls in the form {verb}_{noun}.
Change and Deprecation
API deprecation is documented in the section :ref:`deprecated` together with other notes about deprecated parts of the application.
Deprecated API calls
Make sure to add them into the section :ref:`deprecated`.
Use deprecated inside of the call docstring to make our users aware of the deprecation:
.. deprecated:: 1.2.3 Use `new_call_name` instead to fetch this information.
Make sure to log on level logging.WARNING a message that the API call or specific parameters are deprecated.
If possible return deprecation information inside of the result from the API call. Use the attribute _warning_ to contain a message.
Changed API calls
If the change is significant, consider to use versionchanged in the docstring:
.. versionchanged:: 1.2.3 Optional explanation if reasonable.
Added API calls
Use versionadded to document since which version this API call is available:
.. versionadded:: 1.2.3 Optional explanation if reasonable.