Remove payload. (#2524)

Author: janiversen

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)
+- payload removed (replaced by "convert_combined_to/from_registers")
 
 API changes 3.8.0
 -----------------

README.rst

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Client Features
 * asynchronous API and synchronous API for applications
 * very simple setup and call sequence (just 6 lines of code)
 * utilities to convert int/float to/from multiple registers
-* payload builder/decoder to help with complex data
+* encoder/decoder to help with standard python data types
 
 `Client documentation <https://pymodbus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/client.html>`_
 

doc/source/examples.rst

@@ -88,14 +88,6 @@ Source: :github:`examples/custom_msg.py`
     :noindex:
 
 
-Client payload
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Source: :github:`examples/client_payload.py`
-
-.. automodule:: examples.client_payload
-    :undoc-members:
-    :noindex:
-
 Client synchronous
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Source: :github:`examples/client_sync.py`
@@ -132,15 +124,6 @@ Source: :github:`examples/server_hook.py`
     :noindex:
 
 
-Server payload
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Source: :github:`examples/server_payload.py`
-
-.. automodule:: examples.server_payload
-    :undoc-members:
-    :noindex:
-
-
 Server synchronous
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 Source: :github:`examples/server_sync.py`

doc/source/library/pymodbus.rst

@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ Extra functions
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
-.. automodule:: pymodbus.payload
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
-
 .. automodule:: pymodbus.transaction
     :members:
     :undoc-members: