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The per-side packages already describe the stateless client in HTTP
terms (create_http_client() in ably.pubsub.server) while the core
still called it Rest. Align the core's naming with that terminology.

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  • New Features

    • Added Pub/Sub HTTP and realtime client interfaces, factories, request handling, authentication, retries, pagination, and lifecycle management.
    • Expanded public exports for HTTP and realtime channels, connections, and paginated responses.
  • Breaking Changes

    • Legacy REST client names and direct client construction are no longer available.
    • Public client types are now PubSubHttpClient and PubSubRealtimeClient.
  • Documentation

    • Updated installation and migration guidance with the new client names, import paths, and examples.

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The PR moves HTTP transport into a request package, introduces Pub/Sub HTTP and realtime client names, updates factories and realtime integration, removes the legacy REST client, and aligns tests and migration documentation.

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Pub/Sub client migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Request transport extraction
ably/pubsub/request/http.py, ably/pubsub/request/paginatedresult.py
HTTP request, response decoding, authentication retry, serialization, fallback, and timeout logic now lives in the request package.
HTTP and realtime client contracts
ably/pubsub/http/*, ably/pubsub/realtime/*, ably/pubsub/prototypes.py, ably/pubsub/rest/rest.py
The clients and prototypes use Pub/Sub names. Realtime channels and annotations use the HTTP implementations. The former REST client is removed.
Factory and synchronous wiring
ably/pubsub/server/*, ably/pubsub/scripts/unasync.py
Factories construct the new default clients and export the new prototypes. Synchronous generation mappings use the HTTP paths.
Validation and documentation
test/ably/http/*, test/unit/*, README.md, UPDATING.md
Tests, patch targets, imports, class names, and documentation now reflect the new client and module names. Prototype tests compare declared signatures.

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- Around line 302-306: Add the missing http_max_retry_count entry to the
CONNECTION_RETRY_DEFAULTS dictionary, using Defaults.http_max_retry_count so
Http.http_max_retry_count returns the configured fallback when
options.http_max_retry_count is None.

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The public entry point is create_http_client, but everything behind it was
named "rest": the ably.pubsub.rest package, AblyRest, and the RestClient
prototype. Rename that surface to "http" so the names a caller reads match
the name they call.

The transport package already holding ably.pubsub.http — Http, HttpUtils and
PaginatedResult — moves to ably.pubsub.request to free the name, which also
describes it better: it models individual requests, not the client.

 - ably/pubsub/rest/ -> ably/pubsub/http/, with rest.py -> http.py
 - AblyRest -> AblyHttp, RestAnnotations -> HttpAnnotations,
   RestChannels -> HttpChannels
 - the exported prototypes RestClient and RealtimeClient become
   PubSubHttpClient and PubSubRealtimeClient
 - test/ably/rest/ -> test/ably/http/, rest*_test.py -> http*_test.py,
   TestRest* -> TestHttp*

unasync's rename list, mocked-path replacements and test directories follow
the move, so the generated synchronous flavour lands at ably.pubsub.sync.http.
The spec-defined options rest_host and idempotent_rest_publishing keep their
names, as does "REST" where it refers to the Ably API rather than to a symbol.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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In `@ably/pubsub/prototypes.py`:
- Line 34: Add a read-only http property typed as Http to the PubSubHttpClient
protocol, and import Http under the appropriate type-checking imports so
create_http_client() consumers can access client.http without type errors.

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caller-provided timeout value when it is not None, and use the configured
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ttypic and others added 2 commits September 21, 2026 13:20
Nothing connected AblyHttp and AblyRealtime to the prototypes the factories
return. A hasattr loop in the tests was the only check, and it was weak
enough to call a class with no implemented members conformant.

Have each client name its prototype as a base class, so the relationship is
stated where the client is defined and a type checker verifies it. That alone
would weaken the runtime check, because an unimplemented member then resolves
to the prototype's `...` stub and returns None rather than raising, so the
conformance tests are strengthened to match:

 - the prototype must actually appear in the client's MRO
 - every member must be defined by the client itself, found by dropping the
   prototype's own MRO so an inherited stub cannot satisfy it
 - parameter names, kinds and requiredness must match the prototype, as must
   whether the member is awaitable

The synchronous client is covered too, since unasync generates both sides of
that pair. Annotations are excluded from the signature comparison: the
prototype spells its types as strings under `from __future__ import
annotations` while the clients evaluate theirs, and return types are a type
checker's concern.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The clients now declare their prototype as a base class, so calling them
AblyHttp and AblyRealtime left the two halves of each pair reading as
unrelated types. Name each class after what it is: the default implementation
of its prototype.

 - AblyHttp -> DefaultPubSubHttpClient
 - AblyRealtime -> DefaultPubSubRealtimeClient
 - AblyHttpSync -> DefaultPubSubHttpClientSync, through unasync's rename list

Neither name is exported, and both are reachable only through
create_http_client and create_realtime_client; each class docstring now says
as much.

Tidy the 4.0.0 migration notes in passing. They no longer spell out the
internal rename, which was never part of the public API.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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This is a broad breaking rename and package reorganization, so final human review is warranted.

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What changed in this PR

This breaking change renames the Pub/Sub REST client terminology to HTTP and reorganizes related request modules, exports, documentation, and tests.

Changes:

  • Renames clients to PubSubHttpClient and PubSubRealtimeClient.
  • Relocates request and pagination utilities.
  • Updates exports, sync generation, documentation, and tests.
File Reviewed change
UPDATING.md Updates migration and annotation guidance.
test/​unit/​pubsub_server_test.py Tests renamed clients, protocols, and exports.
test/​unit/​mutable_message_test.py Updates terminology.
test/​unit/​annotation_test.py Updates annotation imports.
test/​ably/​utils.py Updates transport imports.
test/​ably/​realtime/​realtimeconnection_test.py Updates client documentation.
test/​ably/​http/​httptoken_test.py Updates client and authentication patch paths.
test/​ably/​http/​httptime_test.py Updates test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpstats_test.py Updates pagination imports and test names.
test/​ably/​http/​httprequest_test.py Updates pagination imports and test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httppush_test.py Updates pagination imports.
test/​ably/​http/​httppresence_test.py Updates pagination imports.
test/​ably/​http/​httppaginatedresult_test.py Updates pagination imports.
test/​ably/​http/​httpinit_test.py Updates client and authentication patch paths.
test/​ably/​http/​httphttp_test.py Updates HTTP transport test naming. Nit (1 vote): rename TestHttpHttp to a clearer name such as TestHttpTransport.
test/​ably/​http/​httpcrypto_test.py Updates crypto test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpchannelstatus_test.py Updates channel status test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpchannels_test.py Updates channel imports.
test/​ably/​http/​httpchannelpublish_test.py Updates authentication and transport patch paths.
test/​ably/​http/​httpchannelmutablemessages_test.py Updates mutable-message test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpchannelhistory_test.py Updates pagination imports and test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpcapability_test.py Updates capability test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​httpauth_test.py Updates authentication patch paths.
test/​ably/​http/​httpannotations_test.py Updates annotation test naming.
test/​ably/​http/​encoders_test.py Updates transport patch paths.
README.md Documents renamed client prototypes.
ably/​pubsub/​types/​presence.py Uses relocated pagination utilities.
ably/​pubsub/​transport/​websockettransport.py Uses relocated HTTP utilities.
ably/​pubsub/​server/​sync.py Updates synchronous generation and exports.
ably/​pubsub/​server/​__init__.py Updates asynchronous factories and exports.
ably/​pubsub/​scripts/​unasync.py Updates synchronous generation mappings.
ably/​pubsub/​rest/​rest.py Removes the obsolete REST implementation.
ably/​pubsub/​request/​paginatedresult.py Relocates pagination support.
ably/​pubsub/​request/​httputils.py Relocates HTTP utilities.
ably/​pubsub/​request/​http.py Relocates HTTP request transport.
ably/​pubsub/​request/​__init__.py Adds the request package.
ably/​pubsub/​realtime/​realtime.py Renames the realtime implementation.
ably/​pubsub/​realtime/​connectionmanager.py Updates realtime client typing.
ably/​pubsub/​realtime/​connection.py Updates realtime client typing.
ably/​pubsub/​realtime/​channel.py Updates HTTP channel inheritance and types.
ably/​pubsub/​realtime/​annotations.py Updates annotation naming.
ably/​pubsub/​prototypes.py Defines renamed public client protocols.
ably/​pubsub/​http/​push.py Uses relocated pagination utilities.
ably/​pubsub/​http/​http.py Defines the renamed HTTP client implementation. Nit (1 vote): use “a” rather than “an” before DefaultPubSubHttpClient.
ably/​pubsub/​http/​channel.py Updates HTTP channel dependencies.
ably/​pubsub/​http/​auth.py Updates client types and response imports.
ably/​pubsub/​http/​annotations.py Renames annotation implementation.

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