node/deps/npm/node_modules/npm-registry-client/lib/deprecate.js

module.exports = deprecate

var url = require("url")
var semver = require("semver")

function deprecate (uri, ver, message, cb) {
  var c = this.conf.getCredentialsByURI(uri)
  if (!(c.token || c.auth)) {
    return cb(new Error("Must be logged in to deprecate a package"))
  }

  if (semver.validRange(ver) === null) {
    return cb(new Error("invalid version range: "+ver))
  }

  this.get(uri + '?write=true', null, function (er, data) {
    if (er) return cb(er)
    // filter all the versions that match
    Object.keys(data.versions).filter(function (v) {
      return semver.satisfies(v, ver)
    }).forEach(function (v) {
      data.versions[v].deprecated = message
    })
    // now update the doc on the registry
    this.request('PUT', url.resolve(uri, data._id), { body : data }, cb)
  }.bind(this))
}