diff --git a/src/util/DeprecatedDecorator.ts b/src/util/DeprecatedDecorator.ts
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+import { Logger } from './logger/Logger';
+const logger: Logger = Logger.instance();
+
+/**
+ * Logs a deprecation warning for the decorated class method
+ * @private
+ * @param {string} [message] Method deprecation message
+ */
+export function deprecated<T extends Function>(message?: string): MethodDecorator
+{
+	return function(target: T, key: string, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor): PropertyDescriptor
+	{
+		if (!descriptor) descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, key);
+		const original: any = descriptor.value;
+		descriptor.value = function(...args: any[]): any
+		{
+			logger.warn('Deprecation', message || `${target.constructor.name}#${key}() is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.`);
+			return original.apply(this, args);
+		};
+		return descriptor;
+	};
+}