[RaphaelFakhri]

Summary

With idempotentRestPublishing enabled (the default), only RestChannel.publish() generated message IDs. annotations.publish() and batchPublish() sent payloads without an id, so a retried request could publish twice.

• RestAnnotations sets id to <base64 of 9 random bytes>:0 when the annotation has no id (RSAN1c4). annotations.delete() shares the same path.
• batchPublish() applies RSL1k1 to each BatchPublishSpec separately (RSC22d): a spec whose messages all lack an id gets one random base, with :<index> per message. A spec with any explicit id is sent unchanged. The caller's spec and message objects are copied, not mutated.
• allEmptyIds() and MSG_ID_ENTROPY_BYTES are exported from restchannel.ts so batchPublish() reuses them.

The two UTS tests now run without RUN_DEVIATIONS, and the matching deviations.md entry is removed. The RSAN1c4 test regex now accepts +, / and =, matching the RSL1k1 test in idempotency.test.ts, because Utils.randomString() returns standard base64. A new RSC22d test covers separate bases per spec, explicit IDs, and non-mutation of the input.

Fixes #2195. Also covers the batch publish part of #2061.

Test plan

• npx mocha --no-config --exit --require tsx/cjs test/uts/rest/unit/channel/annotations.test.ts test/uts/rest/unit/batch_publish.test.ts test/uts/rest/unit/channel/idempotency.test.ts: 46 passing, 1 pending (Node 22)
• Same command with the src/ changes reverted: 3 failing (RSAN1c4 - idempotent ID generated, RSC22d - batch publish generates idempotent IDs, the new RSC22d test)
• Full UTS unit suite (--ignore proxy/integration): 1433 passing, 0 failing
• npx mocha test/rest/batch.test.js test/realtime/annotations.test.js against the sandbox: 10 passing
• tsc --noEmit, eslint, prettier --check clean
• npm run modulereport passes (minimal useful Realtime: 121.64 KiB raw, 36.53 KiB gzip)

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Idempotent REST batch publishing now automatically assigns message IDs when all messages in a spec lack IDs. Each eligible spec receives its own ID sequence; specs with existing message IDs remain unchanged.
  • Idempotent REST annotation publishing now automatically assigns an ID when an annotation has none.

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Walkthrough

Annotation publishing and batch publishing now generate IDs when idempotent REST publishing is enabled and the relevant IDs are empty. The changes include tests that exercise ID generation and confirm batch inputs remain unchanged.

Changes

Idempotent REST publishing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Annotation ID generation packages/core-impl/src/common/lib/client/httpannotations.ts, packages/core-impl/test/uts/rest/unit/channel/annotations.test.ts, packages/core-impl/test/uts/deviations.md	When idempotent REST publishing is enabled and an annotation has no ID, publishing assigns a generated ID ending in :0. The annotation test is active and accepts + and = in the generated ID. The related skipped-deviation entry is removed.
Batch message ID generation packages/core-impl/src/common/lib/client/httpchannel.ts, packages/core-impl/src/common/lib/client/http.ts, packages/core-impl/test/uts/rest/unit/batch_publish.test.ts	The exported helper checks whether all message IDs are empty. When idempotent REST publishing is enabled, each qualifying batch spec receives a random base ID with zero-based message indexes. Specs with any explicit message ID remain unchanged. The tests check per-spec IDs and confirm the caller’s objects are not mutated.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• ably/ably-pubsub-js#2325: Adds a Temporal REST client that calls batch publishing and annotation operations, with workflow wrappers that assign message and annotation IDs.

Suggested reviewers: vesker

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to efe9b

The annotation and batch ID changes have no established merge-blocking defect. Adding a batch ID-length assertion is an optional improvement; the change is ready to merge subject to normal checks.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main changes: generating idempotent IDs for annotations and batch publishing. The issue references are relevant and do not obscure the purpose.
Linked Issues check		Issue #2195 has two active coding requirements. The annotation path now generates a 9-byte Base64 ID with :0 when idempotentRestPublishing is enabled and the annotation ID is empty. The batch path…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within issue #2195. The shared ID helper and entropy constant support the required batch implementation. The test updates, Base64 regex update, and removal of the obsolete deviation e…
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…

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Explanation

Issue #2195 has two active coding requirements. The annotation path now generates a 9-byte Base64 ID with :0 when idempotentRestPublishing is enabled and the annotation ID is empty. The batch path applies one generated base and an index suffix separately to each all-empty BatchPublishSpec. The updated tests cover both requirements, separate spec bases, explicit IDs, and input non-mutation.

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Explanation

The changes stay within issue #2195. The shared ID helper and entropy constant support the required batch implementation. The test updates, Base64 regex update, and removal of the obsolete deviation entry support or document the required behavior. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

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Follow-up Comments

Assert the generated base length in the RSC22d batch test.

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Assert the generated base length in the RSC22d batch test.

The new test checks index values and base equality, but it does not check base length. A base generated with fewer random bytes would still pass these assertions. The implementation uses 9 bytes, which encodes to 12 base64 characters. The single-channel path already asserts this length in idempotency.test.ts, so the batch path can add the same check.

🧪 Suggested test assertion

       const [base2, index2] = body[1].messages[0].id.split(':');
+      expect(base1.length).to.be.at.least(12);
       expect(index1a).to.equal('0');

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Review comment at @packages/core-impl/test/uts/rest/unit/batch_publish.test.ts
around lines 953 - 960:
Add an assertion in the RSC22d batch test that verifies the generated base ID
meets the expected minimum length, using the `base1` value extracted from the
message IDs. Keep the existing index and base-equality assertions unchanged.

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