Change default backend

The demise of the XML-RPC backend is nigh.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <stephen@that.guru>

Author: stephenfin

pwclient/shell.py

@@ -88,13 +88,14 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):
 
     if backend is None:
         sys.stderr.write(
-            f"The default backend will change from 'xmlrpc' to 'rest' in a "
-            f"future version. You should explicitly set "
-            f"'[{project_str}] backend' in pwclientrc to explicitly opt-in "
-            f"to a specific backend\n"
+            f"The default backend changed from 'xmlrpc' to 'rest' in 2.10.0 "
+            f"and the 'xmlrpc' backend is now deprecated for removal. You may "
+            f"need to migrate your configuration if you were previously "
+            f"relying on the 'xmlrpc' backend. Explicitly set "
+            f"'[{project_str}] backend' in pwclientrc to mute this warning\n"
         )
 
-    backend = backend or BACKEND_XMLRPC
+    backend = backend or BACKEND_REST
 
     if action in auth_actions:
         if backend == 'rest':

releasenotes/notes/change-backend-default-6a86f31de0b6b6e0.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default backend has changed from ``xmlrpc`` to ``rest``. A warning is
+    emitted if a backend is not explicitly indicated in ``.pwclientrc``.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``xmlrpc`` backend is deprecated for removal.

tests/test_shell.py

@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ def test_list__project_filter(mock_action, mock_api, mock_config):
         updates={
             'fakeproject': {
                 'url': 'https://example.com/fakeproject',
+                'backend': 'xmlrpc',
             }
         }
     )