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The identifier follows the package family, so traffic from the new packages is distinguishable from the 1.x line by a string match rather than a version range: 1.x keeps sending ably-cocoa for the rest of its life. Registers PubSubDeviceTests with set-version.sh, since it now pins the version in an expected agent string. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
These files are read by anyone using the SDK, and the links resolve only inside Ably, so they replaced an explanation with a pointer the reader cannot follow. The reasoning is now written out in place. Commit messages and PR descriptions still reference the records, where the audience can open them. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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In `@Source/ARTClientInformation.m`:
- Line 10: Add agent registrations for ably-pubsub-cocoa and ably-pubsub-device
in the shared agents configuration, marking only ably-pubsub-cocoa as versioned,
then update the Test/AblyTests/ably-common submodule pin to include the change.
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| NSString *const ARTClientInformationAgentNotVersioned = @"ARTClientInformationAgentNotVersioned"; | ||
| NSString *const ARTClientInformation_libraryVersion = @"2.0.0"; | ||
| static NSString *const _libraryName = @"ably-cocoa"; | ||
| static NSString *const _libraryName = @"ably-pubsub-cocoa"; |
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The GitHub repository associated with the Ably Cocoa SDK is located at https://github.com/ably/ably-cocoa [1]. This repository serves as the official client library SDK for Ably's realtime messaging service on iOS, tvOS, and macOS, supporting both Swift and Objective-C [1][2]. It is commonly referred to as the "Ably Pub/Sub Cocoa SDK" [1]. Regarding your specific search terms: - ably-cocoa: This is the official repository name for the Ably Cocoa client library [1][2]. - ably-pubsub-cocoa: This term is not a distinct repository name. It appears to be a descriptive reference to the "Ably Pub/Sub Cocoa SDK," which is the full name of the library contained within the ably-cocoa repository [1][2]. - ably-pubsub-device: There is no official GitHub repository or widely recognized library under this name. It is likely a misidentification or a specific project-internal term not used as a public repository name by Ably. The ably-cocoa repository provides support for popular dependency managers, including Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, and Carthage [1][2]. Official documentation for using this SDK can be found on the Ably website [3] and the repository's README [4].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/ably/ably-cocoa
- 2: https://github.com/ably/ably-cocoa/
- 3: https://ably.com/docs/getting-started/objective-c
- 4: https://github.com/ably/ably-cocoa/blob/main/README.md
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site:github.com/ably/ably-common protocol agents ably-pubsub-cocoa ably-pubsub-device
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The terms ably-pubsub-cocoa and ably-pubsub-device appear to refer to specific identifiers within the Ably protocol's agent registry, which is managed in the ably/ably-common repository [1][2]. In the Ably ecosystem, agent identifiers are used to track usage and debug issues by identifying the SDK, tool, or integration making requests to the Ably platform [2]. When implementing Ably functionality, custom agent headers (Ably-Agent) or the agents property in client configuration are used to report these identifiers [2]. The ably-common repository serves as the central source for protocol-related definitions, including the registry of these agent identifiers [3][4]. These identifiers are often associated with specific SDKs or product wrappers [2][5]. While ably-cocoa is the standard Ably SDK for Apple platforms (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS) [1], ably-pubsub-cocoa and ably-pubsub-device are naming conventions consistent with entries in the agent registry used to differentiate specific pub/sub implementations or platform-specific messaging wrappers [2]. For developers working with Ably, these identifiers are typically handled automatically by the respective SDKs to ensure correct attribution [2][5]. If you are developing a custom integration or wrapper, you should register your agent in the protocol/agents.json file within the ably-common repository to ensure it is officially recognized by the Ably platform [2].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/ably/ably-common/blob/main/protocol/README.md
- 2: https://github.com/ably/ably-common/tree/main/protocol
- 3: https://github.com/ably/ably-common
- 4: https://github.com/ably/ably-common/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- 5: ably/ably-common@5d4ce28
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Complete the shared agent registration before merging.
ably-pubsub-cocoa and ably-pubsub-device are absent from ably-common/protocol/agents.json. Add both entries, mark only ably-pubsub-cocoa as versioned, and update the Test/AblyTests/ably-common submodule pin. Client tests only verify emission.
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In `@Source/ARTClientInformation.m` at line 10, Add agent registrations for
ably-pubsub-cocoa and ably-pubsub-device in the shared agents configuration,
marking only ably-pubsub-cocoa as versioned, then update the
Test/AblyTests/ably-common submodule pin to include the change.
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After ably-common pr 361 lands
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@maratal, acknowledged. Keep this thread open until ably-common PR #361 lands and this pull request updates the Test/AblyTests/ably-common submodule pin.
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Lead review — verdict: A surgical, correct implementation of the identifier flip: _libraryName moves to ably-pubsub-cocoa with zero stale agent emission left in Source/, all seven identifier assertions updated, both wire-shape directions tested (test__011/test__010), Scripts/set-version.sh updated, and the maintenance/1.x line untouched. One hard merge blocker and one informational note are posted as inline comments.
| NSString *const ARTClientInformationAgentNotVersioned = @"ARTClientInformationAgentNotVersioned"; | ||
| NSString *const ARTClientInformation_libraryVersion = @"2.0.0"; | ||
| static NSString *const _libraryName = @"ably-cocoa"; | ||
| static NSString *const _libraryName = @"ably-pubsub-cocoa"; |
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[MAJOR — MERGE BLOCKER] Do not merge until the identifier is registered in ably-common and the submodule pin is bumped
Finding: This line flips the emitted SDK agent identifier to ably-pubsub-cocoa, but the Test/AblyTests/ably-common submodule pin is still 783496f4 — identical to main and to this PR's base, i.e. unbumped. The registry the tests build against therefore does not yet contain ably-pubsub-cocoa or ably-pubsub-device. Per the PubSub device/server split rollout (PDR-091b2), agent identifiers must be registered in ably-common before they ship, with the registry entry's source pointing at ably-pubsub-cocoa. So this PR must not merge until (a) ably/ably-common#361 lands, and (b) the submodule pin here is bumped past that commit. Critically, no Swift test validates against protocol/agents.json, so CI will NOT turn red on its own — this gate is purely procedural.
Why it matters: The agent identifier is how this client declares itself to Ably, which drives identifier-registry integrity and how traffic is attributed for billing/MAU. Emitting an identifier the registry doesn't yet recognise risks misattributed or unrecognised traffic. This PR was a draft explicitly "Blocked on ably/ably-common#361" when reviewed — but it is now marked ready for review while that gate is still open, and because CI stays green regardless, the only remaining guard against a premature merge is human vigilance. That materially raises the risk here.
Suggested action: Re-draft the PR, or apply an explicit do-not-merge label, until ably/ably-common#361 lands and the Test/AblyTests/ably-common pin is bumped past it. Note the gate transitively blocks #2275 and the rest of the split stack from merging to integration/v2, and any 2.0.0-beta tag inherits it too.
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Agreed, and confirmed: ably/ably-common#361 is still open, and the pin is 783496f4 — identical to main, so unbumped. Nothing in Test, Source or Scripts reads agents.json, so your "CI will not turn red" is right too.
One thing to add: the stale pin is inherited by all ten PRs above this one — it is still 783496f4 at the tip of #2287 — so this gates the integration/v2 merge, not just this PR.
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| * Returns the default key-value entries that the Ably client library uses to identify itself, and the environment in which it's running, to the Ably service. Its keys are the names of the software components, and its values are their optional versions. The full list of keys that this method might return can be found [here](https://github.com/ably/ably-common/tree/main/protocol#agents). For example, users of the `ably-cocoa` client library can find out the library version by fetching the value for the `"ably-cocoa"` key from the return value of this method. | ||
| * Returns the default key-value entries that the Ably client library uses to identify itself, and the environment in which it's running, to the Ably service. Its keys are the names of the software components, and its values are their optional versions. The full list of keys that this method might return can be found [here](https://github.com/ably/ably-common/tree/main/protocol#agents). For example, users of this client library can find out the library version by fetching the value for the `"ably-pubsub-cocoa"` key from the return value of this method. |
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[INFO] User-visible identifier change — make sure the eventual 2.0.0 CHANGELOG section records it
Finding: This doc comment confirms the change is user-visible: consumers who read ARTClientInformation.agents (or key off the agent string on the wire) will see the SDK entry change. The PR deliberately ships no CHANGELOG entry, which is the right call under the current policy of writing the 2.0.0 changelog in a single pass at the end (no 2.0.0 section exists yet). Relatedly, ARTDefaultTests correctly needed no change here — its only assertion is version-based, with no ably-cocoa identifier literal to flip.
Why it matters: Without a per-PR entry, the only record of this user-visible behaviour change is the PR itself — easy to lose by the time the changelog is written.
Suggested action: When the single-pass 2.0.0 CHANGELOG section is written, it must record that the agent identifier users see changes from ably-cocoa/1.x to ably-pubsub-cocoa/2.x plus the versionless ably-pubsub-device flag (for clients created via PubSubDevice.createClient), visible in ARTClientInformation.agents and in the Ably-Agent header / agent query param.
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Recorded, and the list has grown since you wrote this. The same single-pass 2.0.0 section also needs the ARTRest→ARTHttp and ARTRealtime→ARTRealtimeClient renames, the deprecated-member deletions, the four ARTPush rest: overloads, the HTTP client family and the construction API going internal, and the ART prefix dropping from every Swift name (#2287).
So this entry is one line of a much larger one. Your aside about ARTDefaultTests is right — its assertion is version-based, with no identifier literal to flip.
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Blocked on ably/ably-common#361. Draft until that lands. The convention agreed on PDR-091b2 is registry-first:
ably-pubsub-cocoamust exist inprotocol/agents.jsonbefore this SDK ships it. Checked againstably-commonmainat the time of writing — neitherably-pubsub-cocoanor the versionlessably-pubsub-deviceflag is registered yet. ably-js#2297 is held behind the same gate.Also outstanding once #361 lands: bump the
Test/AblyTests/ably-commonsubmodule pin (currently at a September 2025 commit). Nothing in this PR depends on it — only JS and Go files in that submodule readagents.json, so no Swift test validates identifiers against the registry — so it is housekeeping rather than a prerequisite for these tests to pass.Third PR in the PDR-091b split stack, stacked on #2265 (base:
split/device-door). Port of ably-js#2297 commit 2.What this PR does
Renames the SDK's agent identifier from
ably-cocoatoably-pubsub-cocoa, in the new major only. Target wire shape:_libraryNameinARTClientInformation.m— plus theARTClientInformation.agentsdoc comment, which told users to read the version from the"ably-cocoa"key.ably-cocoa/<version>acrossClientInformationTests,RealtimeClientConnectionTests,RestClientTestsandWrapperSDKProxyTests, and the one inPubSubDeviceTests.test__010now also asserts that a client built straight from the core produces an identifier containing no flag at all.Scripts/set-version.shgainsPubSubDeviceTests.swift, which now pins2.0.0inside an expected agent string and would otherwise rot silently at the nextmake bump_*.Why the identifier moves
Because the flip happens exactly at the split and the 1.x maintenance line is never touched, the identifier alone partitions the fleet:
ably-cocoa/*is legacy-package traffic,ably-pubsub-cocoa/*is new-package traffic. Migration tracking and the eventual EOL enforcement become a string match rather than a version-range heuristic. The identifier names the family, not any one published product, exactly asably-cocoaalways did.What this PR deliberately does not do
ably-cocoafor the rest of their supported life; that is what makes the partition clean.package:label in a.product(name:package:)reference is stillably-cocoa, since it follows the directory and URL rather than this identifier orPackage.swift'sname.Verification
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PubSubDeviceTests,ClientInformationTests,ARTDefaultTests,WrapperSDKProxyTests(17), and both renamed wire assertions inRestClientTestsandRealtimeClientConnectionTests— green against sandbox. Plusswift build -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors, editorconfig-checker v4 clean, andxcodebuild build-for-testing -workspace Ably.xcworkspace -scheme ably-cocoa -destination platform=macOS→ TEST BUILD SUCCEEDED.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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