transitioned py_grpc build from setup.py to pyproject.toml

INSTALL.md

@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ See [instructions](./docker/README.md)
 2. OPTIONAL only if you intend to modify the code: Install [protobuf](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/) and [gRPC](https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/) including [code generator](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/go-generated) for Go.
 
 3. Make sure one of the following databases is installed and running:
- * MySQL 5.7 or above configured with `InnoDB` engine. MySQL 5.6 or below **will not work**.
+ * MySQL 5.7 or above configured with `InnoDB` engine (8.x preferred). MySQL 5.6 or below **will not work**.
  * PostgreSQL 13 or above. PostgreSQL 12 or below **will not work**.
- * MongoDB 4.4 or above. MongoDB 4.2 and below **will not work**.
- * RethinkDB (deprecated, support will be dropped in 2027).
+ * MongoDB 4.4 or above (8.x preferred). MongoDB 4.2 and below **will not work**.
+ * RethinkDB (deprecated, support will be dropped in 2027 unless RethinkDB team resumes development).
 
 4. Fetch, build Tinode server and tinode-db database initializer:
   - **MySQL**:

README.md

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ When you register a new account you are asked for an email address to send valid
   * Server-generated presence notifications for people, group chats.
   * Forwarding and replying to messages.
   * Editing sent messages.
-  * Pinned messages.
+  * Pinned chats and messages.
 * Administration:
   * Granular access control with permissions for various actions.
   * Support for custom authentication backends.

build-py-grpc.sh

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pushd ../py_grpc > /dev/null
 python3 version.py
 
 # Generate tinode-grpc package
-python3 setup.py -q sdist bdist_wheel
+python3 -m build > /dev/null
 
 popd > /dev/null
 popd > /dev/null

py_grpc/pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=45", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "tinode_grpc"
+description = "Tinode gRPC bindings."
+authors = [
+    {name = "Tinode Authors", email = "info@tinode.co"},
+]
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["chat", "messaging", "messenger", "im", "tinode"]
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Topic :: Communications :: Chat",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "protobuf>=3.6.1",
+    "grpcio>=1.19.0",
+]
+dynamic = ["version"]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/tinode/chat"
+Repository = "https://github.com/tinode/chat"
+Issues = "https://github.com/tinode/chat/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = ["tinode_grpc"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"*" = ["GIT_VERSION", "*.pyi"]
+
+# Alternative version handling if you want to keep reading from GIT_VERSION file
+[tool.setuptools.dynamic]
+version = {file = "tinode_grpc/GIT_VERSION"}

py_grpc/setup.py

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# Script for packaging generated model_pb2*.py into tinode_grpc module.
-import setuptools
-from pkg_resources import resource_string
-
-with open('README.md', 'r') as readme_file:
-    long_description = readme_file.read()
-
-with open("tinode_grpc/GIT_VERSION", "r") as version_file:
-    git_version = version_file.read().strip()
-# git_version = resource_string(__name__, 'tinode_grpc/GIT_VERSION').decode('ascii')
-
-setuptools.setup(
-    name="tinode_grpc",
-    version=git_version,
-    author="Tinode Authors",
-    author_email="info@tinode.co",
-    description="Tinode gRPC bindings.",
-    long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url="https://github.com/tinode/chat",
-    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
-    install_requires=['protobuf>=3.6.1', 'grpcio>=1.19.0'],
-    license="Apache 2.0",
-    keywords="chat messaging messenger im tinode",
-    package_data={
-        "": ["GIT_VERSION", "*.pyi"],
-    },
-    classifiers=[
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
-        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
-        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
-        "Topic :: Communications :: Chat",
-        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    ],
-)