Deprecate cache object creation functions in flask_caching.backend

pallets-eco · Feb 17, 2021 · d6c43b5 · d6c43b5
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diff --git a/flask_caching/__init__.py b/flask_caching/__init__.py
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ def init_app(self, app: Flask, config=None) -> None:
     def _set_cache(self, app: Flask, config) -> None:
         import_me = config["CACHE_TYPE"]
         if "." not in import_me:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "Using the initialization functions in flask_caching.backend "
+                "is deprecated.  Use the a full path to backend classes "
+                "directly.",
+                category=DeprecationWarning)
             import_me = type(self).__module__ + '.backends.' + import_me
 
         cache_factory = import_string(import_me)