Patch backwards-compat method removed from ovos-utils 0.1 (#534)

Replaces #525
Failure noted in https://github.com/NeonGeckoCom/skill-date_time/actions/runs/10852700501/job/30119334006

Co-authored-by: Daniel McKnight <[email protected]>

neon_utils/skills/mycroft_skill.py

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 from typing import Optional
 from json_database import JsonStorage
 from ovos_bus_client.message import Message
-from ovos_utils.log import log_deprecation
+from ovos_utils.log import log_deprecation, deprecated
 from ovos_workshop.skills.mycroft_skill import MycroftSkill
-from ovos_utils.skills.settings import get_local_settings
+# from ovos_utils.skills.settings import get_local_settings
 
 from neon_utils.signal_utils import wait_for_signal_clear, check_for_signal
 from neon_utils.logger import LOG
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@
 from neon_utils.user_utils import get_user_prefs
 
 
+@deprecated("deprecated without replacement, skill settings no longer shipped in skill folder", "0.1.0")
+def get_local_settings(skill_dir, skill_name=None) -> dict:
+    """Build a JsonStorage using the JSON string stored in settings.json."""
+    if skill_name:
+        log_deprecation("skill_name is an unused legacy argument", "0.1.0")
+    if skill_dir.endswith("/settings.json"):
+        settings_path = skill_dir
+    else:
+        settings_path = os.path.join(skill_dir, 'settings.json')
+    LOG.info(settings_path)
+    return JsonStorage(settings_path)
+
+
 class PatchedMycroftSkill(MycroftSkill):
     def __init__(self, name=None, bus=None, *args, **kwargs):
         MycroftSkill.__init__(self, name, bus, *args, **kwargs)