convert warning to info message

rdt/transformers/text.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Transformers for text data."""
-import warnings
+import logging
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from rdt.transformers.base import BaseTransformer
 from rdt.transformers.utils import strings_from_regex
 
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class IDGenerator(BaseTransformer):
     """Generate an ID column.
@@ -161,10 +163,10 @@ def _reverse_transform(self, data):
                     f"Please use a different regex for column ('{self.get_input_column()}')."
                 )
 
-            warnings.warn(
-                f"The data has {sample_size} rows but the regex for '{self.get_input_column()}' "
-                f'can only create {self.generator_size} unique values. Some values in '
-                f"'{self.get_input_column()}' may be repeated."
+            LOGGER.info(
+                "The data has %s rows but the regex for '%s' can only create %s unique values."
+                " Some values in '%s' may be repeated.",
+                sample_size, self.get_input_column(), self.generator_size, self.get_input_column()
             )
 
         remaining = self.generator_size - self.generated

tests/unit/transformers/test_text.py

@@ -485,3 +485,31 @@ def test__reverse_transform_enforce_uniqueness_not_enough_remaining(self):
         )
         with pytest.raises(TransformerProcessingError, match=error_msg):
             instance._reverse_transform(columns_data)
+
+    @patch('rdt.transformers.text.LOGGER')
+    def test__reverse_transform_info_message(self, mock_logger):
+        """Test the ``_reverse_transform`` method.
+
+        Validate that the ``_reverse_transform`` method logs an info message when
+        ``enforce_uniqueness`` is ``False`` and the ``instance.data_length`` is bigger than
+        ``instance.generator_size``.
+        """
+        # Setup
+        instance = RegexGenerator('[A-Z]', enforce_uniqueness=False)
+        instance.data_length = 6
+        instance.generator_size = 5
+        instance.generated = 0
+        instance.columns = ['a']
+        columns_data = pd.Series()
+
+        # Run
+        instance._reverse_transform(columns_data)
+
+        # Assert
+        expected_format = (
+            "The data has %s rows but the regex for '%s' can only create %s unique values. Some "
+            "values in '%s' may be repeated."
+        )
+        expected_args = (6, 'a', 5, 'a')
+
+        mock_logger.info.assert_called_once_with(expected_format, *expected_args)