Why Ext.tree.View. isAnimating is a private method?

[LesJ]

Is there a reason why this method is private in 5.0 and 4.0?

I'd like to use this method to know if a tree node is expanding.

I expand a tree node when a checkbox is clicked. I'd like to ignore the 'checkchange' event when the tree checkbox is clicked in a quick succession and the node is still expanding. This method is helpful to me, but it's marked private.

Ext.define('Ext.tree.View', {
    ...
    /**
     * Checks if a node is currently undergoing animation
     * @private
     * @param {Ext.data.Model} node The node
     * @return {Boolean} True if the node is animating
     */
    isAnimating: function(node) {
        return !!this.animQueue[node.getId()];
    },
    ...

[mitchellsimoens]

I've entered a request to make it public.