Deprecate function

Author: bruno-f-cruz

harp/reader.py

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import requests
+from deprecated import deprecated
 from math import log2
 from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -10,10 +12,10 @@
 from typing import Any, BinaryIO, Callable, Iterable, Mapping, Optional, Protocol, Union
 from collections import UserDict
 from pandas._typing import Axes
+from harp import __version__
 from harp.model import BitMask, GroupMask, Model, PayloadMember, Register
 from harp.io import MessageType, read
 from harp.schema import read_schema
-import requests
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ def parser(df: DataFrame):
     reader = partial(reader, columns=[name])
     return RegisterReader(register, reader)
 
-
+@deprecated("This function is deprecated. Use DeviceReader.from_file, DeviceReader.from_url, DeviceReader.from_str, and DeviceReader.from_model instead.")
 def create_reader(
     device: Union[str, PathLike, Model],
     include_common_registers: bool = True,