MAINT: Deprecate MemoryExporter and export_conversations methods

pyrit/memory/__init__.py

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 This package defines the core `MemoryInterface` and concrete implementations for different storage backends.
 """
 
+from typing import Any
+
 from pyrit.memory.azure_sql_memory import AzureSQLMemory
 from pyrit.memory.central_memory import CentralMemory
 from pyrit.memory.memory_embedding import MemoryEmbedding
-from pyrit.memory.memory_exporter import MemoryExporter
 from pyrit.memory.memory_interface import MemoryInterface
 from pyrit.memory.memory_models import AttackResultEntry, EmbeddingDataEntry, PromptMemoryEntry, SeedEntry
 from pyrit.memory.sqlite_memory import SQLiteMemory
@@ -27,3 +28,17 @@
     "PromptMemoryEntry",
     "SeedEntry",
 ]
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:  # noqa: N807 - module __getattr__ hook must use this name
+    if name == "MemoryExporter":
+        from pyrit.common.deprecation import print_deprecation_message
+        from pyrit.memory.memory_exporter import MemoryExporter
+
+        print_deprecation_message(
+            old_item="pyrit.memory.MemoryExporter",
+            new_item="the pyrit.output module or direct serialization",
+            removed_in="0.15.0",
+        )
+        return MemoryExporter
+    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")

pyrit/memory/memory_interface.py

@@ -1591,6 +1591,11 @@ def export_conversations(
         Returns:
             Path: The path to the exported file.
         """
+        print_deprecation_message(
+            old_item="MemoryInterface.export_conversations",
+            new_item="the pyrit.output module or direct serialization of get_message_pieces results",
+            removed_in="0.15.0",
+        )
         data = self.get_message_pieces(
             attack_id=attack_id,
             conversation_id=conversation_id,

pyrit/memory/sqlite_memory.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.pool import StaticPool
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import TextClause
 
+from pyrit.common.deprecation import print_deprecation_message
 from pyrit.common.path import DB_DATA_PATH
 from pyrit.common.singleton import Singleton
 from pyrit.memory.memory_interface import MemoryInterface
@@ -499,6 +500,11 @@ def export_conversations(
         Raises:
             ValueError: If the specified export format is not supported.
         """
+        print_deprecation_message(
+            old_item="SQLiteMemory.export_conversations",
+            new_item="the pyrit.output module or direct serialization of get_message_pieces results",
+            removed_in="0.15.0",
+        )
         # Import here to avoid circular import issues
         from pyrit.memory.memory_exporter import MemoryExporter
 
@@ -585,6 +591,11 @@ def export_all_tables(self, *, export_type: str = "json") -> None:
         Args:
             export_type (str): The format to export the data in (defaults to "json").
         """
+        print_deprecation_message(
+            old_item="SQLiteMemory.export_all_tables",
+            new_item="the pyrit.output module or direct serialization of table query results",
+            removed_in="0.15.0",
+        )
         table_models = self.get_all_table_models()
 
         for model in table_models: