Prepare v3.7.0. (#2211)

Author: janiversen

API_changes.rst

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ API changes 3.7.0
 - PDU classes moved to pymodbus/pdu
 - Simulator config custom actions kwargs -> parameters
 - Non defined parameters (kwargs) no longer valid
+- Drop support for Python 3.8 (its no longer tested, but will probably work)
 
 
 API changes 3.6.0

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Thanks to
 - Dominique Martinet
 - Dries
 - duc996
+- Esco441-91
 - Farzad Panahi
 - Fredo70
 - Gao Fang
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ Thanks to
 - julian
 - Justin Standring
 - Kenny Johansson
+- Martyy
 - Matthias Straka
 - laund
 - Logan Gunthorpe

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -8,6 +8,47 @@ helps make pymodbus a better product.
 :ref:`Authors`: contains a complete list of volunteers have contributed to each major version.
 
 
+Version 3.7.0
+-------------
+* Remove unneeded client parameters. (#2272)
+* simulator: Fix context single parameter (#2264)
+* buildPacket can be used for Request and Response (#2262)
+* More descriptive decoder exceptions (#2260)
+* Cleanup ReadWriteMultipleRegistersResponse and testing (#2261)
+* Feature/simulator addressing (#2258)
+* Framer optimization (apart from RTU). (#2146)
+* Use mock.patch.object to avoid protected access errors. (#2251)
+* Fix some mypy type checking errors in test_transaction.py (#2250)
+* Update check for windows platform (#2247)
+* Logging 100% coverage. (#2248)
+* CI, Block draft PRs to use CPU minutes. (#2245, #2246)
+* Remove kwargs client. (#2243, #2244, #2257)
+* remove kwargs PDU messagees. (#2240)
+* Remove message_generator example (not part of API). (#2239)
+* Update dev dependencies (#2241)
+* Fix ruff check in CI (#2242)
+* Remove kwargs. (#2236, #2237)
+* Simulator config, kwargs -> parameters. (#2235)
+* Refactor transaction handling to better separate async and sync code. (#2232)
+* Simplify some BinaryPayload pack operations (#2224)
+* Fix writing to serial (rs485) on windows os. (#2191)
+* Remember to remove serial writer. (#2209)
+* Transaction_id for serial == 0. (#2208)
+* Solve pylint error.
+* Sync TLS needs time before reading frame (#2186)
+* Update transaction.py (#2174)
+* PDU classes --> pymodbus/pdu. (#2160)
+* Speed up no data detection. (#2150)
+* RTU decode hunt part. (#2138)
+* Dislodge client classes from modbusProtocol. (#2137)
+* Merge new message layer and old framer directory. (#2135)
+* Coverage == 91%. (#2132)
+* Remove binary_framer. (#2130)
+* on_reconnect_callback --> on_connect_callback. (#2122)
+* Remove certfile,keyfile,password from TLS client. (#2121)
+* Drop support for python 3.8 (#2112)
+
+
 Version 3.6.9
 -------------
 * Remove python 3.8 from CI

MAKE_RELEASE.rst

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ Making a release.
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 Prepare/make release on dev.
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-* Make pull request "prepare v3.6.x", with the following:
+* Make pull request "prepare v3.7.x", with the following:
    * Update pymodbus/__init__.py with version number (__version__ X.Y.Zpre)
    * Update README.rst "Supported versions"
    * Control / Update API_changes.rst
    * Update CHANGELOG.rst
       * Add commits from last release, but selectively !
-        git log --oneline v3.6.6..HEAD > commit.log
-        git log --pretty="%an" v3.6.6..HEAD | sort -uf > authors.log
+        git log --oneline v3.7.0..HEAD > commit.log
+        git log --pretty="%an" v3.7.0..HEAD | sort -uf > authors.log
         update AUTHORS.rst and CHANGELOG.rst
         cd doc; ./build_html
    * rm -rf build/* dist/*
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ Prepare/make release on dev.
    * git branch -D master
    * wait for CI to complete on all branches
 * On github "prepare release"
-   * Create tag e.g. v3.4.0dev0
-   * Title "pymodbus v3.4.0dev0"
+   * Create tag e.g. v3.7.0dev0
+   * Title "pymodbus v3.7.0dev0"
    * do NOT generate release notes, but copy from CHANGELOG.rst
    * make release (remember to mark pre-release if so)
 * on local repo
    * git pull, check release tag is pulled
-   * git checkout v3.0.0dev0
+   * git checkout v3.7.0dev0
    * rm -rf build/* dist/*
    * python3 -m build
    * twine upload dist/*  (upload to pypi)

README.rst

@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ PyModbus - A Python Modbus Stack
 
 Pymodbus is a full Modbus protocol implementation offering client/server with synchronous/asynchronous API a well as simulators.
 
-Current release is `3.6.9 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.6.9>`_.
+Current release is `3.7.0 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.7.0>`_.
 
 Bleeding edge (not released) is `dev <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/dev>`_.
 
+Waiting for v3.8.0 (not released) is `wait3.8.0 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/wait3.8.0>`_. This contains
+dev + merged pull requests that have API changes, and thus have to wait.
+
 All changes are described in `release notes <https://pymodbus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/changelog.html>`_
 and all API changes are `documented <https://pymodbus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/api_changes.html>`_
 

doc/index.rst

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Please select a topic in the left hand column.
    :hidden:
 
    source/readme
+   source/api_changes
    source/client
    source/server
    source/repl

doc/source/_static/examples.tgz

@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 from pymodbus.pdu import ExceptionResponse
 
 
-__version__ = "3.7.0dev3"
+__version__ = "3.7.0"
 __version_full__ = f"[pymodbus, version {__version__}]"