Client Library SDK Improvement

Implemented enhancements:

• Missing interface for tokenRequest Authentication instance creation in the Java facade #297, in #787 (KacperKluka)
• Add LocationAnimator for the Java API #790, in #791 (KacperKluka)
• Add missing methods to the Subscriber Java API #788, in #789 (KacperKluka)
• Update documentation regarding the Java verision of the AAT #707, in #793 (KacperKluka)
• Add logs connected to the lifecycle of publisher and subscriber SDKs #804, in #813 (KacperKluka)
• Add token-based auth configuration that do not require to specify client ID #768 (KacperKluka)

Fixed bugs:

• Fix NPE related to ably-java usage #805, in #807 (KacperKluka)
• Publisher failing with IllegalStateException: Already resumed, but proposed with update kotlin.Unit #799, in #800 (KacperKluka)
• Refactor the Ably wrapper to be more secure and error-proof #440, in #782 (davyskiba)

Client Library SDK Improvement

Improved Subscriber behaviour:

• Wait for the presence data sync before returning a subscriber instance #792, implemented in #794 (KacperKluka)

Docs

Improvement

In the latest release of the ably-ruby SDK, we’ve added docstring comments for the public methods and properties provided by the SDK so you can quickly access the descriptions directly in your code editor using Intelligent code completion features like Intellisense in VSCode.

We also had feedback from customers that an auto-generated documentation site (powered by tools like Yard is sometimes preferred in addition to the documentation we provide on our main site for the purpose of familiarity. For ably-ruby, the idiomatic documentation is available at /docs/sdk/ruby/v1.2.

You can continue to find our main API Reference documentation, which is categorized into the Realtime and REST interfaces for all programming languages at /docs/api. Feel free to choose whichever option you like.

How do I give feedback?

This docs update and further planned changes are based on feedback from customers like you. So if you’d like to share any other requests or feedback, please reach out to us and help us make Ably better for everyone.

Improvement

We have improved the Getting Started guide within the Dashboard to make it easier to understand how Pub/Sub works with Ably.

• Added links to key resources to help you start your first project; API Keys, SDK and Docs.
• Included a visual way to see pub/sub in action with Ably using a curl command and a live demo.
• Added links to more technical resources to help you on your coding journey with Ably. Take a look at our quick start guide, tutorials or key concepts of Ably.

How do I give feedback?

We rely on your feedback and feature requests to improve it. You can contact us at any time if you would like to talk about contributing or feature requests

Client Library SDK Improvement

• Add connectivityCheckUrl and disableConnectivityCheck client options #1051
• Fix EventEmitter.once when using array with promises #1046
• Allow null arguments in authCallback #1052
• Move channel state to attaching on new transport reattach when using promises #1053

Docs

Improvement

In the latest release of the ably-cocoa SDK (which covers Objective-C and Swift clients), we’ve added docstring comments for the public methods and properties provided by the SDK so you can quickly access the descriptions directly in your code editor using Intelligent code completion features like Intellisense in VSCode.

We also had feedback from customers that an auto-generated documentation site (powered by tools like Jazzy) is sometimes preferred in addition to the documentation we provide on our main site for the purpose of familiarity. For ably-cocoa, the idiomatic documentation is available at /docs/sdk/cocoa/v1.2.

You can continue to find our main API Reference documentation, which is categorized into the realtime and REST interfaces for all programming languages at /docs/api. Feel free to choose whichever option you like.

How do I give feedback?

This docs update and further planned changes are based on feedback from customers like you. So if you’d like to share any other requests or feedback, please reach out to us and help us make Ably better for everyone.

Client Library SDK Fix

Fixed bugs:

• RSA4d is not implemented correctly #829
• JSONUtilsObject.add() silently discards data of unsupported type #501

Merged pull requests:

• Fail Ably connection if auth callback throws specific errors #834 (KacperKluka)

Improvement

We have made some changes to the dashboard to improve your experience working with Ably

• The "Account Usage" page to see stats across your whole account, can be accessed from the account menu in the top-right corner.
• We have moved the account limits, usage and billing information from the main dashboard to their own separate pages.
• If you're new to Ably, we have provided guidance to help you publish your first message.

Impacts

• Account limits, usage and billing is no longer accessible from the main dashboard. However, they are available as separate pages from the account menu.

How do I give feedback?

We rely on your feedback and feature requests to improve it. You can contact us at any time if you would like to talk about contributing or feature requests

Client Library SDK Improvement

Full Changelog

Implemented enhancements:

• Add support to get channel lifecycle status #271
• Migrate project to poetry #305

Client Library SDK Improvement

Full Changelog

Implemented enhancements:

• Add support to get channel lifecycle status #1150

Fixed bugs:

• ClientOptions LogLevel not working #1140

Closed issues:

• Unity: Investigate inability to select GitHub as SCM #1173
• MacOS build fails when restoring packages #1160
• Remove support for Windows 7 #1158
• dotnet Update urls in readme #1146
• Skipped Test: ConnectionSandboxTransportSideEffectsSpecs.WithChannelInDetachingState_WhenTransportIsDisconnected_ShouldResendDetachMessageOnConnectionResumed #834
• Dropping the .NET Framework solution #618
• Take control of our Assembly Version #617
• Update documentation about using alternative websocket libraries #425

Merged pull requests:

• Contributing Guide #1179 (QuintinWillison)
• Add channel lifecycle support #1172 (tomkirbygreen)
• Remove mention of Visual Studio 2017 #1169 (tomkirbygreen)
• Remove support for 'Windows 7'. #1159 (tomkirbygreen)
• Add message extras to the Message equality comparison #1157 (marto83)
• Update documentation URLs #1149 (tomkirbygreen)
• Fix realtime logging #1139 (sacOO7)
• Resend detach on reconnect #1109 (sacOO7)