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Summary

Simplifies the README to match the other Ably Pub/Sub 2.0 READMEs: a three-column overview,
one-line requirements and the migration table after the quick start. Only README.md changes.

What changed

  • Overview: two sentences and a Package / Use it for / Entry point table, without a Platforms column.
  • Requirements: one line, Java 8 or later, and Android 7.0 (API level 24) for the device package.
  • Installation: one Gradle (Kotlin DSL) block per package. Maven only for device-jvm.
  • Quick start: shorter server samples, a two-sentence server-client [!IMPORTANT] note that links to the token authentication docs, a token request served from a Spring Boot endpoint at /ably-auth, and the device sample that uses it as its authUrl.
  • Migrating from 1.x: a top-level section after Quick start, with a 1.x to 2.0 table and a link to UPGRADING.md.
  • Common configuration and Live Objects: shorter Endpoint, Proxy and Logging snippets. Live Objects is cut to the dependency, the channel modes and two links.
  • Known limitations: one bullet on the API level 24 floor.
  • API key: server samples read it from the ABLY_API_KEY environment variable.
  • Further reading: drops the SDK setup for Java link, which now redirects to the generic getting-started page.
  • Links: repository files use absolute GitHub URLs.

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  • Every claim was checked against the source on main: builder methods, Auth.createTokenRequest, Log levels, ChannelMode, and the Gradle minSdk and Java targets.
  • The server samples and the Endpoint, Proxy and Logging snippets compile with javac --release 8. The device sample was checked statically.
  • The /ably-auth endpoint sample compiles against the main sources and Spring Boot 3.3, and boots. With a dummy key, it returns a token request with Content-Type: application/json.
  • Every link resolves (HTTP 200), including the UPGRADING.md anchor.
  • An independent review checked facts, samples, links and markdown rendering.

Follow-ups

  • The #server-token-auth anchor on the token authentication docs page is not published yet; the link opens the top of the page until it is.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated installation guidance with Gradle examples, Maven instructions for the device JVM artifact, and Java and Android requirements.
    • Refreshed quick starts with environment-based API keys, device token authentication, and authentication options.
    • Revised migration and configuration guidance, including endpoint ports, TLS authentication, proxies, logging, and network engines.
    • Updated LiveObjects, Android compatibility, contribution, and further-reading information.

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The README updates package requirements and installation, server quick-start and authentication examples, migration guidance, and configuration details.

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README documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Package requirements and installation
README.md
The README updates package and installation guidance, moves the migration summary, and states the Android API limitation.
Server examples and authentication
README.md
The server examples use ABLY_API_KEY. The README adds a token-request endpoint example and describes authUrl and authCallback options.
Migration and configuration
README.md
The README updates migration, endpoint and TLS rules, network engine options, proxy and logging examples, LiveObjects guidance, and reference links.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Possibly related issues

  • ably/ably-pubsub-java#1255 — This PR updates README installation, Android API requirements, and examples covered by the issue. Other findings in the issue are not reflected in the supplied change summary.

Possibly related PRs

  • ably/ably-pubsub-java#1256 — Both PRs update README guidance about 2.0 packages, endpoint and port rules, TLS, and token authentication.

Suggested reviewers: ttypic

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 243aa

The revised quick start can hang, and copying the authentication endpoint without adding its missing session check permits anonymous token issuance. Correct these examples before merging; Android Maven and server-token guidance also need clarification.

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Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines +81 to +85
// Subscribing attaches the channel. A message published while connecting is queued.
Channel channel = realtime.channels.get("test-channel");
CompletableFuture<Message> received = new CompletableFuture<>();
channel.subscribe(received::complete);
channel.publish("test-event", "hello world");

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Wait for the channel to attach before publishing in the quick start.

The quick start calls channel.publish directly after channel.subscribe. The client connects in its constructor, so the publish can run while the connection is still connecting. The client queues the publish in that state. When the connection becomes connected, the queued message is written before the ATTACH for test-channel. The server does not deliver that message to this subscriber. Without a rewind channel param, the subscriber does not receive earlier messages. received.get() then waits indefinitely.

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Update the quick-start flow around channel.subscribe so publishing occurs only
after the channel reaches its attached state, using the existing attachment
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Comment on lines +87 to +88
System.out.println("Received: " + received.get().data);
realtime.close();

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Bound the wait for the received message in the server quick start.

received.get() has no timeout. If the connection, attach, or publish fails asynchronously and no message arrives, main blocks forever and realtime.close() never runs. Wait with a timeout and close the client in a finally block.

Suggested fix
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import io.ably.pubsub.realtime.Channel;
 import io.ably.pubsub.realtime.PubSubRealtimeClient;
 import io.ably.pubsub.server.PubSubServer;
 import io.ably.pubsub.types.Message;
@@
-        System.out.println("Received: " + received.get().data);
-        realtime.close();
+        try {
+            System.out.println("Received: " + received.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS).data);
+        } finally {
+            realtime.close();
+        }
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In the server quick start, bound the wait on received.get() so main cannot block
indefinitely, and move realtime.close() into a finally block so it runs whether
the wait succeeds or fails. Preserve the existing message output on success.

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Comment thread README.md
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JVM desktop client, Maven. Maven cannot read Gradle module metadata, so name the JVM artifact directly:
Maven can't pick the variant, so a JVM desktop app names `device-jvm` directly:

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Web query:

Ably Pub/Sub Java getting started Android Maven dependency io.ably.pubsub device-android

Result:

Sources consulted:
- Ably Pub/Sub | Getting started: Pub/Sub in Java — https://ably.com/docs/getting-started/java
- Maven Central: io.ably.pubsub:device-android — https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/io.ably.pubsub/device-android
- Ably Pub/Sub | Configure and activate devices — https://ably.com/docs/push/configure/device
- ably-java/README.md at main · ably/ably-java · GitHub — https://github.com/ably/ably-java/blob/main/README.md
- Maven Repository: io.ably » ably-android — https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.ably/ably-android
- …and 14 more

Add the Maven coordinate for Android apps.

The Maven section names only device-jvm. This PR also removed the README text that listed device-android. Android apps that use Maven have no documented coordinate, so they may select the JVM artifact.

📝 Suggested README addition
--- "a/README.md"
+++ "b/README.md"
@@ -46,9 +46,19 @@
 }
 ```
 
-Maven can't pick the variant, so a JVM desktop app names `device-jvm` directly:
+Maven can't pick the variant, so name the artifact directly. An Android app uses `device-android`:
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>io.ably.pubsub</groupId>
+    <artifactId>device-android</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0.0</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+A JVM desktop app uses `device-jvm`:
 
 ```xml
 <dependency>
     <groupId>io.ably.pubsub</groupId>
     <artifactId>device-jvm</artifactId>
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Add the Android Maven dependency using the existing group and version
conventions with artifactId device-android, and retain the device-jvm coordinate
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Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines 114 to +115
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Clients from `PubSubServer` declare themselves as servers. Authenticate them with an API key.
> Token authentication on a realtime connection works only with a token that carries the signed
> `x-ably-clientType=server` claim, which today means a JWT; otherwise Ably rejects the connection
> with error 40167. See [Server clients and token authentication](./UPGRADING.md#server-clients-and-token-authentication).
> Server clients must authenticate with an API key. To use a token instead, see [Server clients and token authentication](https://ably.com/docs/auth/token#server-token-auth).

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Document the JWT requirement for server token auth.

The note at README.md:115 says "To use a token instead" but does not state the server token constraint. A realtime connection from a server client accepts only a token with the signed x-ably-clientType=server claim, which today means a JWT. A native token is rejected with error 40167. Add this constraint to the note.

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--- "a/README.md"
+++ "b/README.md"
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
 }
 ```
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Server clients must authenticate with an API key. To use a token instead, see [Server clients and token authentication](https://ably.com/docs/auth/token#server-token-auth).
+> Server clients must authenticate with an API key. A realtime connection accepts a token only when it carries the signed `x-ably-clientType=server` claim, which today means a JWT. Ably native tokens are rejected with error 40167. For details, see [Server clients and token authentication](https://ably.com/docs/auth/token#server-token-auth).
 
 The following endpoint issues token requests. Devices set `authUrl` to its URL, for example
 `https://your-server.example.com/ably-auth`:
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Suggested change
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Clients from `PubSubServer` declare themselves as servers. Authenticate them with an API key.
> Token authentication on a realtime connection works only with a token that carries the signed
> `x-ably-clientType=server` claim, which today means a JWT; otherwise Ably rejects the connection
> with error 40167. See [Server clients and token authentication](./UPGRADING.md#server-clients-and-token-authentication).
> Server clients must authenticate with an API key. To use a token instead, see [Server clients and token authentication](https://ably.com/docs/auth/token#server-token-auth).
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Server clients must authenticate with an API key. A realtime connection accepts a token only when it carries the signed `x-ably-clientType=server` claim, which today means a JWT. Ably native tokens are rejected with error 40167. For details, see [Server clients and token authentication](https://ably.com/docs/auth/token#server-token-auth).
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Review comment at @README.md around lines 114 - 115:
Update the README server-authentication note to state that realtime server
connections require a token with the signed x-ably-clientType=server claim,
which currently means a JWT, and that Ably native tokens are rejected with error
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Comment thread README.md
Comment on lines +145 to +148
@GetMapping(value = "/ably-auth", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
public String ablyAuth() throws AblyException {
// Authenticate the caller first. Grant only the operations this user needs.
String userId = "me"; // the signed-in user's ID, from your session

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Enforce authentication in the /ably-auth example.

The example returns a token request for any caller. Its only authentication step is a comment, and userId is the hardcoded placeholder "me". A reader who copies the endpoint as written issues capability-scoped tokens to anonymous visitors. Add a session check that rejects unauthenticated requests before createTokenRequest.

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Update the ablyAuth endpoint to check the caller’s session and reject
unauthenticated requests before createTokenRequest; derive userId from the
authenticated session instead of the hardcoded placeholder.

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