lib: modem_info: deprecate modem_info_type_get

Deprecates the `modem_info_type_get` function
in favor of the `modem_info_data_type_get` function.

Signed-off-by: Mirko Covizzi <mirko.covizzi@nordicsemi.no>

Author: MirkoCovizzi

doc/nrf/releases_and_maturity/releases/release-notes-changelog.rst

@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ Modem libraries
     * The :c:enum:`modem_info_data_type` type for representing LTE link information data types.
     * The :c:func:`modem_info_data_type_get` function for requesting the data type of the current modem information type.
 
+  * Deprecated the :c:func:`modem_info_type_get` function in favor of the :c:func:`modem_info_data_type_get` function.
+
 Multiprotocol Service Layer libraries
 -------------------------------------
 

include/modem/modem_info.h

@@ -298,15 +298,18 @@ int modem_info_short_get(enum modem_info info, uint16_t *buf);
  */
 int modem_info_name_get(enum modem_info info, char *name);
 
-/** @brief Request the data type of the current modem information
- *         type.
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use @ref modem_info_data_type_get instead.
+ *
+ * @brief Request the data type of the current modem information
+ *        type.
  *
  * @param info The requested information type.
  *
  * @return The data type of the requested modem information data.
  *         Otherwise, a (negative) error code is returned.
  */
-enum at_param_type modem_info_type_get(enum modem_info info);
+__deprecated enum at_param_type modem_info_type_get(enum modem_info info);
 
 /** @brief Request the data type of the current modem information
  *         type.

lib/modem_info/modem_info.c

@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int map_nrf_modem_at_scanf_error(int err)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Deprecated in favor of `modem_info_data_type_get`. */
 enum at_param_type modem_info_type_get(enum modem_info info_type)
 {
 	if (info_type >= MODEM_INFO_COUNT) {