From fcdaa1e7dae7877d24162e3d66a2d090596910bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Hvitfeldt <emilhhvitfeldt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:20 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] update strings_as_factors directly in recipe instead of
 through prep()

---
 R/blueprint-recipe-default.R | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/R/blueprint-recipe-default.R b/R/blueprint-recipe-default.R
index b50728c8..f3c9899e 100644
--- a/R/blueprint-recipe-default.R
+++ b/R/blueprint-recipe-default.R
@@ -250,12 +250,13 @@ mold_recipe_default_process <- function(
     training <- NULL
   }
 
+  blueprint$recipe$strings_as_factors <- blueprint_strings_as_factors(blueprint)
+
   # Prep for predictors and outcomes
   recipe <- recipes::prep(
     blueprint$recipe,
     training = training,
-    fresh = blueprint$fresh,
-    strings_as_factors = blueprint_strings_as_factors(blueprint)
+    fresh = blueprint$fresh
   )
   blueprint <- update_blueprint0(blueprint, recipe = recipe)
 

From c86fa4bf55887ace2cd3c2bafd1e4471a15fc62a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Hvitfeldt <emilhhvitfeldt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] update snapshots

---
 tests/testthat/_snaps/print.md | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/print.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/print.md
index 2242bd85..aeedddc3 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/print.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/print.md
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 
     Code
       mold(recipes::recipe(Species ~ Sepal.Length, iris), iris)$blueprint
-    Condition
-      Warning:
-      The `strings_as_factors` argument of `prep.recipe()` is deprecated as of recipes 1.3.0.
-      i Please use the `strings_as_factors` argument of `recipe()` instead.
     Message
       Recipe blueprint:
       # Predictors: 1

From 0c26a15945137248d9d2c817291837630ae3e4ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Hvitfeldt <emilhhvitfeldt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] bump suggested recipes version

---
 DESCRIPTION | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ad3509cc..af4d2a13 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Suggests:
     knitr,
     Matrix,
     modeldata (>= 0.0.2),
-    recipes (>= 1.0.5),
+    recipes (>= 1.3.0),
     rmarkdown (>= 2.3),
     roxygen2,
     testthat (>= 3.0.0),

From 8dd9319e040cd52125fcb30f7d5fafa05980f173 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Emil Hvitfeldt <emilhhvitfeldt@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:17:47 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] add news

---
 NEWS.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6fc0422c..123681c7 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # hardhat (development version)
 
+* `mold()` no longer throws warnings about `strings_as_factors` argument when used on recipe objects (#284).
+
 # hardhat 1.4.2
 
 * Added `extract_tailor()` generic (#292).