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Rewrite the README for 2.0 and correct UPDATING.md - #1372
This PR rewrites README.md for the released 2.0 packages (Ably.PubSub.Server and Ably.PubSub.Device) and corrects UPDATING.md, CHANGELOG.md and the other docs against the 2.0 API.
It is a stacked PR on #1371 (fix/2.0-public-api-findings), because the docs describe that PR's API: HttpAnnotations, the device push status, AuthCallback token strings, the restored channel untilAttach and IsSyncInProgress. Once 1371 merges, retarget this PR to integration/v2, or merge it after 1371.
It follows the approved plan, README_REFACTOR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md (decisions D1-D9, the proposed outline, draft snippets S1-S11, section 4.5 and the section 8 doc follow-ups).
README: new structure
[header image, NuGet badges for Server and Device, license badge]
# Ably Pub/Sub .NET SDK
## Overview package table (entry point, platforms)
### Choosing a package decision table by where the code runs
## Requirements per-runtime table matching the shipped assets
## Installation one-package rule; Server; Device (CLI + PackageReference); Unity; Migrating from 1.x
## Quick start
### Server realtime program; HTTP publish + history; issuing token requests; 40167 note
### Device AuthUrl program; AuthCallback; HTTP-only via HttpClient
## Common configuration Endpoint (no-port rule); Proxy; Logging
## Platform notes Unity; MAUI and assembly trimming; .NET Framework (WebSocket buffers)
## Known limitations device push-receive; Push.Admin is server-side; Unity WebGL
## Further reading
## Contributing
## Support, feedback and troubleshooting
## License
What moved where:
Removed: the 43-line "2.0 is in development" NOTE. Its facts are already in UPDATING.md (packages, exact pin, mixed graph, 1.x line) and CHANGELOG.md.
Removed: the protocol-v1 deprecation callout, ".NET Core 2.0+", "browser-adjacent clients", and the promise of push notifications in the intro.
Replaced: the old Usage snippet, with compiled quick starts. The old snippet lacked using Ably.PubSub.Realtime;, and its "your-ably-api-key" placeholder has no :, so the SDK parses it as a token.
Moved:
"Getting started" and "Releases" are now in Further reading.
The MAUI trimming note and the .NET Framework buffer note are now under Platform notes.
"Unity usage" is now Installation > Unity plus Platform notes > Unity.
New:
Choosing a package, Requirements matched to the nuspec assets, and the PackageReference form.
Device auth (AuthUrl/AuthCallback) and device HTTP-only use through HttpClient.
Endpoint, Proxy, Logging (current behaviour, unchanged from 1.x), Known limitations and License.
nuget.org rendering: the README is the <readme> of all three packages, so every image and link is absolute, and it has no raw HTML.
nuget.org's documented Markdown set has no GitHub alerts, so the 40167 callout is a plain > **Important:** blockquote rather than > [!IMPORTANT].
The README also has no in-page anchors.
UPDATING.md, CHANGELOG.md and other docs
UPDATING.md:
New section Server clients and token authentication (40167), placed after "Construct clients through the door factories". The factory line now points to it.
Placeholder keys are now xxxxxx.yyyyyy:zzzzzzzz everywhere. They were "your-ably-api-key", which the SDK parses as a token (on the server door that is exactly the 40167 case), and "xVLyHw.MHOCLg:...".
Removed pre-release, roadmap and timing wording:
the prerelease/2.0.0-beta.2 clause in "Pin the door and the core";
the "MAU forcing function" section ("once MAU-based pricing is live"); the constructors-are-internal rule is already in "Construct clients";
"reserved for a future release";
"possible future follow-up, currently parked".
Removed "1.x releases after 1.2.19 also log a deprecation warning". That warning is on main but in no released 1.x version (1.2.19 is the latest tag). If 1.2.20 ships before 2.0, it can go back in with the version named.
The PushNotifications.md link is now absolute.
CHANGELOG.md (2.0 section):
"parked" push wording replaced with the issue 1360 request link.
Links to UPDATING.md and PushNotifications.md are absolute.
PushNotifications.md:
Removed the "parked" and "this branch" wording.
The #setting-up-your-own-app anchor, which matched no heading, now points to #usage.
Pinned the removed examples/DotnetPush links to the 1.2.19 tag; on main they 404 once 2.0 merges.
Replaced the 404 Firebase concept-options page with customize-messages/set-message-type.
Made the UPDATING.md link absolute.
CONTRIBUTING.md:
ably-dotnet is now ably-pubsub-dotnet (names, clone URL, workflow links, changelog generator -p).
"Working from source" now adds a door project, because the client constructors are internal.
".NET Core 3.1" is now ".NET SDK 6.0 or later".
unity/README.md: notes that 2.x bundles Ably.PubSub.Device and uses PubSubDevice.CreateClient. The ably-js link is now ably-pubsub-js.
XML docs and nuspec (F-2 and F-3 from the plan, small):
PubSubServerkeyOrToken docs and the server nuspec description now say that server clients use an API key or a JWT with the server claim, and that other tokens are rejected with 40167.
PubSubDevice drops "stay allowed at launch".
The device push XML docs in Ably.PubSub.Shared drop "reserved for a future release". These are IntelliSense text in every package: Device, channel Push, Push.Activate/Deactivate, LocalDevice, IMobileDevice, PushCallbacks, PushChannel.
No code changes. The Unity plugin DLL is unaffected, because XML docs aren't compiled into it.
Snippet validation
Every C# block in README.md, and every UPDATING.md block this PR changes, was extracted by script and compiled as the Program.cs of its own console project:
ProjectReference to this branch's src/Ably.PubSub.Server and src/Ably.PubSub.Device;
./build.sh --target=Test.NetStandard.Unit.WithRetry --framework=net6.0: 1486 tests, 1467 passed, 0 failed, 19 skipped (run before and after the review fixes).
Independent validation: a separate reviewer agent, which did not draft the docs, re-did the checks from scratch in its own worktree. Overall PASS, no must-fix items.
Snippets: 16 of 16 compile (0/0). This includes the unchanged UPDATING Release example as a bonus.
Its should-fix and nice-to-have findings, and how this PR handles them:
Fixed in the last commit:
The core XML docs still said "reserved for a future release" (11 places, which ship as IntelliSense).
"which today means a JWT" was timing wording.
The Proxy section implied HttpClient.DefaultProxy and HTTPS_PROXY on .NET Framework. It now says .NET Framework uses the system proxy settings and app configuration. This follows the documented WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy default.
UPDATING's device examples used an API key with no token-auth pointer.
Left as follow-ups:
The F-6 release-checklist text is not yet in CONTRIBUTING.md, because it changes the release process ("exactly two files" to bump).
CONTRIBUTING's "until integration/v2 merges" release-branch wording should be updated when that merge happens.
After those fixes, Build.NetStandard (0/0), all 15 snippet builds (0/0) and the net6.0 unit tests (1467/0/19) were re-run and pass.
Review round
Changes made in response to the CodeRabbit review, and to the lead dev's decisions on it:
The server token request is scoped to the authenticated user, with a Capability. The README now says to return the token request as application/json, because a text/plain response is read as a token string, and gives the ASP.NET Core Results.Content(tokenRequest, "application/json") form.
The device quick start checks the publish result.
The HTTP example prints every publish serial with string.Join.
The Unity sample uses AuthUrl instead of an API key, closes its namespace and uses a csharp fence. The WebGL link label and a typo are fixed.
The device push-receive status and Unity WebGL are described as documented behaviour.
The annotations API is described as a plain API in UPDATING.md.
The WebSocket buffer, trimming and PATCH notes are phrased as configuration and behaviour changes.
The sample token capability also grants history, so the device history example works with it.
8a5c2d5 (CONTRIBUTING tidy): reworded the debugging tip, nested the changelog sub-steps, and marked the dispatch command as shell.
31faa0a (polish): described the SDK's internal exception handling accurately in the debugging tip, reworded the sandbox-change note and the 1.x AutoConnect note, fixed a typo and re-wrapped a README line.
Not changed: awaiting AttachAsync() before subscribing. The quick starts stay minimal, and both check the publish result.
Validation for this round:
Every README C# block, the changed UPDATING snippets and the Unity sample compile with 0 warnings and 0 errors. The Unity sample was built with UnityEngine stubs, and the ASP.NET Core hint was built in a net6.0 Web SDK project.
Two independent reviewer agents re-checked each item, the wording and the compile results, and found nothing that had to be fixed.
Link status
Every link in README.md, and every link added or changed in the other docs, was checked with curl -sL on 2026-10-30.
Status
Links
Resolves now
ably.com: docs/basics, docs/getting-started/dotnet, docs/auth/token, examples?product=pubsub, support; changelog.ably.com; the header image on raw.githubusercontent.com/.../main/images/NETSDK-github.png; the badgen license badge; blob/main/LICENSE; issues (the list, 446, 1211, 1360); the Microsoft HttpClient.DefaultProxy page; the tree/1.2.19 and blob/1.2.19 DotnetPush links; the Firebase message-types page; ably-pubsub-js; the release-dry-run.yml workflow
Resolves now, but shows 1.x content until the 2.0 docs reach main
blob/main/CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, unity/README.md, PushNotifications.md; releases/latest (1.2.19 until 2.0 is released)
After the 2.0 docs reach main (404 today)
blob/main/UPDATING.md and its anchors #choose-the-host-with-endpoint, #publish-results-and-new-message-apis, #release-a-realtime-channel-only-once-it-is-detached, #push-notifications, #server-clients-and-token-authentication. All five anchors exist in this branch's UPDATING.md. Also actions/workflows/publish.yml, which is not on the default branch yet.
After publish
www.nuget.org/packages/Ably.PubSub.Server and Ably.PubSub.Device (404); the shields.io NuGet badges (they render "package not found" until publish)
Release checklist:
The 2.0 README.md and UPDATING.md must be on main when the packages are published.
Bump Version="2.0.0" in the README PackageReference snippets on each release.
After publish, check the README rendering on the nuget.org pages of all three packages.
Decisions applied
D1 (released 2.0 only): no prerelease, in-development, beta, GA-timing or roadmap wording in README, UPDATING, CHANGELOG (2.0) or PushNotifications. Installation uses plain dotnet add package and PackageReference Version="2.0.0".
D2 (absolute links): every README link and image is absolute (nuget.org, raw.githubusercontent.com, blob/main, ably.com), with no in-page anchors. The links that resolve only later are listed above.
D3 (logging): documented as current behaviour, with no SDK change:
Possible TFM restructure. The lead dev is considering shipping the same target frameworks in all packages. If that lands, revisit the Requirements table (the net6.0/net7.0/netstandard2.0 wording) and the .NET Framework notes. The text here describes the packages as they are today.
Stacked on PR 1371. Retarget to integration/v2 once 1371 merges, or merge after it.
F-4: a sandbox integration test that asserts 40167 for a server client with a plain token (realtime and HTTP).
F-6: release checklist items (above), to add to CONTRIBUTING.md's release process. Also update CONTRIBUTING's "until integration/v2 merges" release-branch wording when that merge happens.
F-7 (optional): a per-client WebSocket proxy option. F-8 (optional): rename the nuspec lib/net46 folder to lib/net462.
examples/NotificationsPublisher still targets netcoreapp3.1 (code change).
unity/README.md and CONTRIBUTING.md keep their existing relative intra-repo links. They aren't rendered on nuget.org, so this PR leaves them.
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Documentation
Updated the 2.0 guides with installation, platform requirements, server and device examples, authentication, and configuration guidance.
Clarified server authentication requirements, including the rejection of tokens without the signed server claim, and recommended token authentication for end-user devices.
Expanded migration guidance and clarified that device push-receive is unavailable in 2.0; related properties return null, and activation and deactivation throw an exception.
Updated Unity instructions, push setup guidance, and contributor guidance for building, testing, and preparing releases.
Follow the shared Ably SDK README outline: overview with a package
choice table, requirements, installation, quick starts for server and
device, common configuration, platform notes, known limitations and
further reading. Every link and image is absolute so the README renders
on nuget.org, and every C# snippet compiles against the door packages.
Add a section on server clients and token authentication (error 40167)
and point the factory overview at it. Use well-formed placeholder keys,
which the SDK otherwise parses as tokens. Remove prerelease, pricing
roadmap and future-release wording, and the reference to an unreleased
1.x deprecation warning.
Drop the parked push-receive roadmap wording from CHANGELOG.md and
PushNotifications.md, pin the removed DotnetPush example links to the
1.2.19 tag, and fix a broken anchor and a moved Firebase page. Rename
ably-dotnet to ably-pubsub-dotnet in CONTRIBUTING.md and describe adding
a door project when working from source. Point the Unity README at
PubSubDevice and ably-pubsub-js.
State that server clients authenticate with an API key or a JWT with
the server claim, and that other tokens are rejected with error 40167.
Drop the launch-timing wording from the PubSubDevice docs.
Drop "reserved for a future release" from the device push XML docs,
which ship as IntelliSense in every package. Remove the timing word
from the server token note, say how the default proxy is chosen on
.NET Framework, and point UPDATING.md readers at token auth for device
apps.
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Walkthrough
This PR updates the 2.0 README, migration and push-notification guidance, package authentication descriptions, contributor and release instructions, and Unity documentation. It documents client setup, configuration, platform constraints, and the unavailability of device push-receive in 2.0.
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Pub/Sub 2.0 guidance
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Summary
Package setup and authentication README.md, nuget/ably.pubsub.server.nuspec, src/Ably.PubSub.Device/PubSubDevice.cs, src/Ably.PubSub.Server/PubSubServer.cs
The README adds server and device package installation and quick starts. The package description and factory documentation specify the stated server authentication requirements. The device documentation recommends token authentication for end-user devices.
Migration and client configuration README.md, UPDATING.md
The guides cover 1.x migration, authentication examples, endpoint and proxy configuration, logging, and other documented behavior changes.
Platform and push-receive guidance CHANGELOG.md, PushNotifications.md, README.md, UPDATING.md, src/Ably.PubSub.Shared/*
The guides describe platform constraints and unavailable 2.0 device push-receive behavior. They remove wording that described the feature as reserved for a future release.
Contributor, release, and Unity guidance CONTRIBUTING.md, unity/README.md
Contributor and release instructions point to the Pub/Sub repository and update source integration and workflow steps. Unity guidance updates package, client creation, authentication, and WebGL instructions.
ably/ably-pubsub-dotnet#1360: This issue tracks missing device push support in modern .NET and MAUI. The PR documents the 2.0 push-receive limitations and platform guidance.
ably/ably-pubsub-dotnet#1370: This issue tracks 2.0 documentation omissions and contradictions. The PR revises the changelog and migration guide.
Possibly related PRs
ably/ably-pubsub-dotnet#1371: This PR changes device push-receive API members covered by this PR’s documentation and restores channel history overloads. The retrieved context notes that the API visibility described by the documentation may differ from the API changes.
Suggested reviewers: umair-ably
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Resolve the documented .NET Framework compatibility risk, attachment-failure hang, and token identity ambiguity before merging; the remaining documentation issues are smaller but straightforward.
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Use descriptive text for the token link.
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Review comments at @CONTRIBUTING.md:
- Line 133: Update the dry-run dispatch command in step 8 to use a <release-ref>
placeholder instead of hard-coding integration/v2, so the workflow runs from the
ref containing the merged release commit.
- Around line 26-27: Update steps 6–7 in the project setup guidance to document
server and device combinations separately: .NET Framework server apps use
Ably.PubSub.Core.NETFramework with Ably.PubSub.Server.NETFramework, while device
apps use Ably.PubSub.Core with Ably.PubSub.Device. Do not imply that .NET
Framework device apps use Ably.PubSub.Core.NETFramework.
Review comments at @PushNotifications.md:
- Line 162: Use one English spelling variant consistently in the Android
paragraph alongside the next paragraph: change “customize” to match the existing
“customised” spelling.
Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 121: Update both README examples using channel.Subscribe to await
channel.AttachAsync() and check its result before subscribing or publishing;
handle attachment failure without waiting for a message that cannot be received.
- Line 204: Update the README example around PublishAsync to check the returned
Result’s IsFailure status and report its error before awaiting received.Task, so
publish failures do not leave the example waiting indefinitely.
- Line 169: Update the README token request example to instruct endpoint authors
to authenticate the caller, derive ClientId from that authenticated identity,
and set an appropriate Capability limited to the caller’s intended channels and
operations.
- Line 149: Update the publish example around Console.WriteLine to check whether
published.Serials contains an entry before reading published.Serials[0]. Keep
the successful-publish flow working when the list is empty so the history
example can run.
- Around line 168-169: Update the README example using CreateTokenRequestAsync
to show the endpoint returning the raw JSON response with Content-Type set to
application/json. Do not serialize the returned string again.
- Line 38: Update the README runtime-support statement so it does not imply
Device supports .NET Framework unless the Device friend-assembly grant is
included in the 2.0 release; otherwise, limit the Device platform claims to
supported runtimes.
Review comments at @unity/README.md:
- Line 74: Update the WebGL guidance in the README by correcting “interation” to
“interaction” and changing the ably-js link label to “ably-pubsub-js” to match
its target repository.
- Line 10: Update the Unity sample using PubSubDevice.CreateClient so it obtains
credentials through token authentication via AuthUrl or AuthCallback instead of
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Scope the server token request to the authenticated user with a
capability, and say to return it as application/json, since a text/plain
response is read as a token string. Check the device publish result, and
print every publish serial instead of indexing the first. Switch the
Unity sample to AuthUrl instead of an embedded API key, close its
namespace, mark it as C#, and fix the WebGL link label and a typo.
List the core and door projects for each kind of app when working from
source, so a device app always uses the netstandard core. Use a release
branch placeholder for the publish dry run, describe which workflow file
a dispatch uses, and give the token link descriptive text. Use one
spelling of customise in PushNotifications.md.
State the device push-receive and Unity WebGL status as documented
behaviour, drop the experimental labels on the annotations API, and
describe the WebSocket buffer, trimming and PATCH body notes as
configuration and behaviour changes. Grant history in the sample token
capability so the device history example works with it.
Reword the break-on-throw debugging tip, nest the changelog sub-steps
under their step, mark the dispatch command as shell, and refer to the
release branch from step 7.
Describe the SDK's internal exception handling accurately, reword the
sandbox-change note and the 1.x AutoConnect note neutrally, fix a typo,
and re-wrap a README line.
Following up on the additional finding in the CodeRabbit review body (CONTRIBUTING.md:126, [here] link text, markdownlint MD059): fixed in c3d8735. The link text is now "GitHub personal access token settings". The inline findings are answered in their threads.
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- Line 138: Update the release command example in CONTRIBUTING.md to avoid the
angle-bracket placeholder, which the shell interprets as redirection. Show an
assignment for RELEASE_BRANCH before the command and reference it as
"$RELEASE_BRANCH" in the gh workflow run invocation.
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- Line 194: Update the Annotations entry in the migration guide to state that
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Summary
This PR rewrites README.md for the released 2.0 packages (
Ably.PubSub.ServerandAbly.PubSub.Device) and corrects UPDATING.md, CHANGELOG.md and the other docs against the 2.0 API.It is a stacked PR on #1371 (
fix/2.0-public-api-findings), because the docs describe that PR's API:HttpAnnotations, the device push status,AuthCallbacktoken strings, the restored channeluntilAttachandIsSyncInProgress. Once 1371 merges, retarget this PR tointegration/v2, or merge it after 1371.It follows the approved plan,
README_REFACTOR_RECOMMENDATIONS.md(decisions D1-D9, the proposed outline, draft snippets S1-S11, section 4.5 and the section 8 doc follow-ups).README: new structure
What moved where:
using Ably.PubSub.Realtime;, and its"your-ably-api-key"placeholder has no:, so the SDK parses it as a token.PackageReferenceform.AuthUrl/AuthCallback) and device HTTP-only use throughHttpClient.<readme>of all three packages, so every image and link is absolute, and it has no raw HTML.> **Important:**blockquote rather than> [!IMPORTANT].UPDATING.md, CHANGELOG.md and other docs
UPDATING.md:
xxxxxx.yyyyyy:zzzzzzzzeverywhere. They were"your-ably-api-key", which the SDK parses as a token (on the server door that is exactly the 40167 case), and"xVLyHw.MHOCLg:...".2.0.0-beta.2clause in "Pin the door and the core";mainbut in no released 1.x version (1.2.19 is the latest tag). If 1.2.20 ships before 2.0, it can go back in with the version named.CHANGELOG.md (2.0 section):
PushNotifications.md:
#setting-up-your-own-appanchor, which matched no heading, now points to#usage.examples/DotnetPushlinks to the1.2.19tag; onmainthey 404 once 2.0 merges.concept-optionspage withcustomize-messages/set-message-type.CONTRIBUTING.md:
ably-dotnetis nowably-pubsub-dotnet(names, clone URL, workflow links, changelog generator-p).unity/README.md: notes that 2.x bundles
Ably.PubSub.Deviceand usesPubSubDevice.CreateClient. Theably-jslink is nowably-pubsub-js.XML docs and nuspec (F-2 and F-3 from the plan, small):
PubSubServerkeyOrTokendocs and the server nuspec description now say that server clients use an API key or a JWT with the server claim, and that other tokens are rejected with 40167.PubSubDevicedrops "stay allowed at launch".Ably.PubSub.Shareddrop "reserved for a future release". These are IntelliSense text in every package:Device, channelPush,Push.Activate/Deactivate,LocalDevice,IMobileDevice,PushCallbacks,PushChannel.Snippet validation
Every C# block in README.md, and every UPDATING.md block this PR changes, was extracted by script and compiled as the
Program.csof its own console project:ProjectReferenceto this branch'ssrc/Ably.PubSub.Serverandsrc/Ably.PubSub.Device;net6.0,-c Release, LangVersion 10,ImplicitUsingsdisabled,TreatWarningsAsErrors;AuthUrlquick startAuthCallbackusing System.Threading.Tasks; using Ably.PubSub; using Ably.PubSub.Device;and a stubRequestTokenFromYourServerAsyncusing Ably.PubSub; using Ably.PubSub.Server;using Ably.PubSub; using Ably.PubSub.Server;The non-C# parts can only be checked after publish: the install commands,
PackageReferenceand the trimming XML.Builds and tests:
./build.sh --target=Build.NetStandard: 0 warnings, 0 errors../build.sh --target=Test.NetStandard.Unit.WithRetry --framework=net6.0: 1486 tests, 1467 passed, 0 failed, 19 skipped (run before and after the review fixes).Independent validation: a separate reviewer agent, which did not draft the docs, re-did the checks from scratch in its own worktree. Overall PASS, no must-fix items.
Releaseexample as a bonus.Build.NetStandard: 0/0. net6.0 unit tests: 1467 passed, 0 failed, 19 skipped.Its should-fix and nice-to-have findings, and how this PR handles them:
HttpClient.DefaultProxyandHTTPS_PROXYon .NET Framework. It now says .NET Framework uses the system proxy settings and app configuration. This follows the documentedWebRequest.DefaultWebProxydefault.integration/v2merges" release-branch wording should be updated when that merge happens.After those fixes,
Build.NetStandard(0/0), all 15 snippet builds (0/0) and the net6.0 unit tests (1467/0/19) were re-run and pass.Review round
Changes made in response to the CodeRabbit review, and to the lead dev's decisions on it:
Capability. The README now says to return the token request asapplication/json, because atext/plainresponse is read as a token string, and gives the ASP.NET CoreResults.Content(tokenRequest, "application/json")form.string.Join.AuthUrlinstead of an API key, closes its namespace and uses acsharpfence. The WebGL link label and a typo are fixed.<release-branch>, and theworkflow_dispatchnote is corrected.PATCHnotes are phrased as configuration and behaviour changes.history, so the device history example works with it.shell.AutoConnectnote, fixed a typo and re-wrapped a README line.AttachAsync()before subscribing. The quick starts stay minimal, and both check the publish result.Validation for this round:
UnityEnginestubs, and the ASP.NET Core hint was built in a net6.0 Web SDK project../build.sh --target=Build.NetStandard: 0 warnings, 0 errors.Link status
Every link in README.md, and every link added or changed in the other docs, was checked with
curl -sLon 2026-10-30.docs/basics,docs/getting-started/dotnet,docs/auth/token,examples?product=pubsub,support; changelog.ably.com; the header image onraw.githubusercontent.com/.../main/images/NETSDK-github.png; the badgen license badge;blob/main/LICENSE; issues (the list, 446, 1211, 1360); the MicrosoftHttpClient.DefaultProxypage; thetree/1.2.19andblob/1.2.19DotnetPush links; the Firebase message-types page;ably-pubsub-js; therelease-dry-run.ymlworkflowmainblob/main/CHANGELOG.md,CONTRIBUTING.md,unity/README.md,PushNotifications.md;releases/latest(1.2.19 until 2.0 is released)main(404 today)blob/main/UPDATING.mdand its anchors#choose-the-host-with-endpoint,#publish-results-and-new-message-apis,#release-a-realtime-channel-only-once-it-is-detached,#push-notifications,#server-clients-and-token-authentication. All five anchors exist in this branch's UPDATING.md. Alsoactions/workflows/publish.yml, which is not on the default branch yet.www.nuget.org/packages/Ably.PubSub.ServerandAbly.PubSub.Device(404); the shields.io NuGet badges (they render "package not found" until publish)Release checklist:
mainwhen the packages are published.Version="2.0.0"in the READMEPackageReferencesnippets on each release.Decisions applied
dotnet add packageandPackageReference Version="2.0.0".blob/main, ably.com), with no in-page anchors. The links that resolve only later are listed above.Warning;LogHandler;Ably.PubSub.Coredirectly".ClientOptions.HttpClientgives an HTTP-only proxy in code.setup?lang=csharpis omitted;getting-started/dotnetis used.Dependencies and reviewer notes
Ably.PubSub.Deviceis covered by Fix Ably.PubSub.Device on .NET Framework and add a package-consumption test #1373.net6.0/net7.0/netstandard2.0wording) and the .NET Framework notes. The text here describes the packages as they are today.integration/v2once 1371 merges, or merge after it.Follow-ups not in this PR
Ably.PubSub.Device, with a package-consumption test): covered by Fix Ably.PubSub.Device on .NET Framework and add a package-consumption test #1373.integration/v2merges" release-branch wording when that merge happens.lib/net46folder tolib/net462.examples/NotificationsPublisherstill targetsnetcoreapp3.1(code change).Summary by CodeRabbit
null, and activation and deactivation throw an exception.