Prepare v3.9.0.

Author: janiversen

Diff for: API_changes.rst

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ API changes 3.9.0
 - Python 3.9 is reaching end of life, and no longer supported.
   Depending on the usage the code might still work
 - Start*Server, custom_functions -> custom_pdu (handled by Modbus<x>Server)
+- Bit handling (e.g. read_coils) was not handling the bits in the correct order
 
 API changes 3.8.0
 -----------------

Diff for: AUTHORS.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Thanks to
 - Máté Szabó
 - Matthias Straka
 - Matthias Urlichs
+- Maxime LEURENT
 - Michel F
 - Mickaël Schoentgen
 - Pavel Kostromitinov
@@ -84,14 +85,15 @@ Thanks to
 - Sefa Keleş
 - Steffen Beyer
 - sumguytho
+- Szewcson
 - Thijs W
 - Totally a booplicate
 - WouterTuinstra
 - wriswith
 - Yash Jani
 - Yohrog
 - yyokusa
-
+- zaid bin saeed
 
 Pymodbus version 2 family
 -------------------------

Diff for: CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,27 @@ helps make pymodbus a better product.
 
 :ref:`Authors`: contains a complete list of volunteers have contributed to each major version.
 
+Version 3.9.0
+-------------
+* Correct bit handling internally and in API. (#2627)
+* default argument  ModbusSequentialDataBlock (#2622)
+* Fix exception error message for decoding response (#2618)
+* Expose exception_code to API. (#2615)
+* Simplify ruff config (#2611)
+* Documentation dont fixed. (#2605)
+* sum() can operate on an Iterator directly (#2610)
+* SimData update. (#2601)
+* Start<x>Server custom_functions -> custom_pdu.
+* Update pyproject.toml to remove python 3.9.
+* Remove validate() from datastores. (#2595)
+* Python 3.9 is EOL, not supported actively. (#2596)
+* correct handle_local_echo for sync client. (#2593)
+* devcontainer, automatic install. (#2583)
+* Don't set_result on completed futures. (#2582)
+* Flush recv_buffer before each transaction write. (#2581)
+* Add missing trace. (#2578)
+* Update github actions. (#2579)
+
 Version 3.8.6
 -------------
 * Allow id=0 and check if response.id == request.id. (#2572)

Diff for: README.rst

@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ Upgrade examples:
 - 3.7.1 -> 3.8.0: Smaller changes to the pymodbus calls might be needed
 - 2.5.4 -> 3.0.0: Major changes in the application might be needed
 
-Current release is `3.8.6 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.8.6>`_.
+Current release is `3.9.0 <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/releases/tag/v3.9.0>`_.
 
 Bleeding edge (not released) is `dev <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/dev>`_.
 
-Waiting for v3.9.0 (not released) is `wait_next_api <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/tree/wait_next_api>`_. 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>`_
 

Diff for: doc/source/_static/examples.tgz

@@ -9,21 +9,17 @@ The maintainers are very open to these pull request, and ONLY work to secure tha
 - it does not break existing usage/functionality (PR put on hold for next API change release)
 - it is a generic feature (e.g. not just for serial 9.600 bps)
 - it have proper test cases, to ensure against side effects.
-
-It is important to note the maintainer do NOT reject ANY pull request that emcompases the above criteria.
-It is the community that decides how pymodbus evolves NOT the maintainers !
+- it follow the modbus standard
 
 The following bullet points are what the maintainers focus on:
 
-- 3.8.X bug fix release, with:
+- 3.9.1, with:
     - Currently not planned
-- 3.9.0, with:
-    - All of branch wait_next_api
+- 4.0.0, with:
     - ModbusControlBlock pr slave
     - New custom PDU (function codes)
     - Simulator datastore, with simple configuration
     - Remove remote_datastore
-- 4.0.0, with:
     - Remove BinaryPayload
     - Server becomes Simulator
     - New serial forwarder
@@ -37,4 +33,5 @@ best way is via `discussions <https://github.com/pymodbus-dev/pymodbus/discussio
 
 We have lately decided, that we do strictly follow the `modbus org <https://modbus.org>`_ standard,
 but we also accept vendor specific (like Huawei) pull requests, as long as they extend the standard or are actitvated with
-a specific argument like --huawei.
+a specific argument like --huawei. Note code must be clearly separated
+from the main code and marked with a responsible maintainer.

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@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 from pymodbus.pdu import ExceptionResponse
 
 
-__version__ = "3.9.0dev2"
+__version__ = "3.9.0"
 __version_full__ = f"[pymodbus, version {__version__}]"

Diff for: doc/source/roadmap.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- dev at time of v3.9.0 --
+included Correct bit handling internally and in API. (#2627)
+included d0d2cbe8 default argument  ModbusSequentialDataBlock (#2622)
+included 0b94011c Fix exception error message for decoding response (#2618)
+included ffa0da61 Expose exception_code to API. (#2615)
+included 33a21ad5 Simplify ruff config (#2611)
+included 79cc58cc Documentation dont fixed. (#2605)
+included 52b852f4 sum() can operate on an Iterator directly (#2610)
+WAITING  db4b933a SimData update. (#2601)
+WAITING  2f87de98 Change slave to device_id and slave= to device_id=. (#2600)
+WAITING  9432d2b9 Officially working towards 4.0.0
+WAITING  feeb36b8 Remove payload. (#2524)
+included 748d4edc Start<x>Server custom_functions -> custom_pdu.
+included 9d0f81be Update pyproject.toml to remove python 3.9.
+included 5e0f418c Remove validate() from datastores. (#2595)
+included 5c97de4b Python 3.9 is EOL, not supported actively. (#2596)
+included bd2d232b correct handle_local_echo for sync client. (#2593)
+included 7a6338ed devcontainer, automatic install. (#2583)
+included 74d1dcf7 Don't set_result on completed futures. (#2582)
+included c55d05bd Flush recv_buffer before each transaction write. (#2581)
+included 528d70dd Add missing trace. (#2578)
+included d795085b Update github actions. (#2579)
+included 46aa4e82 Prepare dev.
+-- v3.8.6 --