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Add a realtime channel pool to @ably/pubsub-server - #2340
Implements the channel pool from AITDR-039 (Edits 1–3), without the Temporal-specific parts.
createRealtimeChannelPool(options, { size, failedRetryTimeout }) holds a fixed set of realtime clients and hands out publish-only channel handles. A long-running process, such as a Temporal worker, can then publish from many concurrent operations without opening a connection per operation or exceeding one connection's inbound message rate.
Behaviour
From the DR:
get(name) returns a handle, and the client is resolved when a method is called on it. A name stays on its client while that client is connected, and otherwise moves to a connected client.
Publishes are transient and never attach.
A failed client is reconnected with connect() every failedRetryTimeout (30s by default).
A second open() or close() does nothing. get, open and close are bound to the pool.
Handles have release(), which is idempotent per handle, and Symbol.dispose.
Different from the DR:
A new or moved name goes to the client with the fewest names bound to it, rather than a random one. Ties are broken at random.
Where the DR is silent:
A method called on a released handle rejects with 40000.
A method called before open() rejects with 40000. Once close() has been called it rejects with 80017, and a closed pool cannot be reopened.
close() waits for operations in flight to settle before closing the clients.
open() rejects with the client's errorReason, and closes the pool, if any client's connection fails. A client that is disconnected or suspended at startup doesn't block it.
If no client is connected, a bound name stays on its client and the operation meets that client's state. A name keeps its binding while an operation on it is in flight, even after its handles are released, so consecutive holders keep their message order.
Tests
packages/core-impl/test/uts/server/channel_pool.test.ts has 29 tests on the mock WebSocket. test:uts:unit, check:packages, lint and format all pass.
Added a server-side realtime channel pool that distributes channels across configurable client connections, with a default pool size of four.
Added channel publishing, message updates and deletions, appending, and annotation publishing and deletion. Channel handles can be released explicitly or with supported disposal syntax.
Channels retain consistent client assignments and message ordering while connected. The pool retries failed connections and coordinates opening and closing with in-flight operations.
Documentation
Added guidance on configuring and using the channel pool and its supported operations.
The server package adds createRealtimeChannelPool and publisher channel handles. The pool manages realtime client connections, retries, channel assignment, and closure. Public declarations and README guidance describe the API. Tests cover pool options, lifecycle, channel operations, and handle release.
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Realtime channel pool
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Summary
Public API and factory packages/server/index.d.ts, packages/server/src/index.ts, packages/server/README.md
Adds pool options and interfaces, exports createRealtimeChannelPool, and documents pool usage and handle release.
Client lifecycle and pool state packages/server/src/channel-pool.ts
Adds option validation and manages client creation, connection outcomes, failed-client retries, operation availability, and closure.
Channel assignment and operations packages/server/src/channel-pool.ts, packages/core-impl/test/uts/server/channel_pool.test.ts
Assigns channel names to clients, tracks in-flight operations and handles, and forwards publisher operations. Tests cover pool behavior, routing, and handle release.
sequenceDiagram
participant Caller
participant Factory as createRealtimeChannelPool
participant Pool as DefaultRealtimeChannelPool
participant Client as RealtimeClient
Caller->>Factory: create pool with client and pool options
Factory->>Pool: construct pool with client factory
Caller->>Pool: open()
Pool->>Client: create and connect configured clients
Client-->>Pool: report initial connection outcomes
Caller->>Pool: get(channelName)
Pool->>Client: assign channel to selected client
Caller->>Pool: publish through channel handle
Pool->>Client: forward operation to assigned channel
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The pool has three narrow lifecycle and configuration defects that can cause excessive retries or unexpected publish rejection. It is mergeable with explicit owner awareness, though fixing these localized issues first is preferable.
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A rabbit checks the channel names, And watches clients join the games. Messages hop in ordered flight, Handles rest when released just right. The pool shuts down when work is through, Then dreams of carrots, fresh with dew.
Assert the forwarded operation and options in the pass-through test.
The test passes every operation to the channel calls updateMessage, appendMessage, and deleteMessage with only a message argument. It asserts the sent frame actions, the message names, and the wire messages[0].action values, but no field that depends on operation or options. If channel-pool.ts stopped forwarding those arguments, the asserted values would not change, and the test would still pass. Pass a nonempty operation and options in these calls, and assert that the channel receives them.
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Review comments at @packages/server/index.d.ts:
- Line 199: Make the package declarations self-contained for
RealtimePublisherChannel’s [Symbol.dispose] member by ensuring Symbol.dispose is
available to consumers without requiring esnext.disposable, @types/node, or
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- Line 47: Update the JavaScript example in streamReply to avoid using syntax
unsupported by Node.js 22: acquire the channel with pool.get, run the publish
work in a try block, and call channel.release() in finally so the handle is
released on completion or failure.
Review comments at @packages/server/src/index.ts:
- Line 28: Update createRealtimeChannelPool so clients created by its
RealtimeChannelPool factory queue publishes while connecting or disconnected,
even when the supplied options set queueMessages to false; keep the pool
declaration’s queueing promise accurate.
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- Around line 220-224: Update the “passes every operation to the channel” test
to pass nonempty operation and options arguments to updateMessage,
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I would check with the product team about the naming here. I’m not sure we need the PubSub prefix, as RealtimeChannel is self-explanatory. I think PubSub makes sense on the client interface only
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nitpick: I think "realtime" comes from old Ably.Realtime constructor, I would use underlyingClient or something, but it's not a public interface, so it doesn't matter
createRealtimeChannelPool holds a fixed set of realtime clients and hands out
publish-only channel handles, so a long-running process can publish from many
concurrent operations without a connection per operation. A channel name stays
on its client while that client is connected, preserving message order, and
otherwise moves to the connected client with the fewest names bound to it.
Failed clients are reconnected after failedRetryTimeout.
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Only the client types in the core carry the PubSub prefix, so the pool's
public interface is RealtimeChannelPool, alongside RealtimeChannelPoolOptions
and RealtimePublisherChannel. The implementation class is
DefaultRealtimeChannelPool, as DefaultPubSubRealtimeClient implements
PubSubRealtimeClient.
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- Declare Symbol.dispose in a global augmentation of SymbolConstructor, as
@types/node does, so that the declarations type-check for a consumer whose
lib lacks esnext.disposable and who does not load @types/node.
- Release the handle in the README example with try/finally, since `using`
is a SyntaxError on Node.js 22, and describe `using` as the alternative on
TypeScript 5.2 or later, or on Node.js 24 or later.
- Document that with queueMessages: false a call is rejected rather than
queued while the connection is connecting or disconnected.
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- Around line 243-246: Update the client initialization flow in `open()` so an
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If failedRetryTimeout exceeds 2,147,483,647 ms, Node.js schedules the retry after 1 ms. Repeated connection failures can then cause rapid reconnect attempts instead of the configured delay. Support long delays with multiple timers, or reject and document values above the supported maximum.
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EXTENDSNaturalsVARIABLESphase,poolState,inFlight,snapshot,pendingvars==<<phase,poolState,inFlight,snapshot,pending>>\* One publish with a withheld ACK. The external premise to verify is that\* its invocation can synchronously call user code which calls pool.close().Init==/\phase="ready"/\poolState="open"/\inFlight=0/\snapshot=0/\pending=FALSEBeginOperation==/\phase="ready"/\phase'="invoking"/\pending'=TRUE/\UNCHANGED<<poolState,inFlight,snapshot>>\* closeClients sets closing and snapshots the currently registered promises.ReentrantClose==/\phase="invoking"/\phase'="returning"/\poolState'="closing"/\snapshot'=inFlight/\UNCHANGED<<inFlight,pending>>\* run registers the promise only after the operation returns.Register==/\phase="returning"/\phase'="draining"/\inFlight'=1/\UNCHANGED<<poolState,snapshot,pending>>CloseClients==/\phase="draining"/\snapshot=0/\phase'="clientsClosed"/\poolState'="closed"/\UNCHANGED<<inFlight,snapshot,pending>>\* Closing eventually rejects the pending operation, completing shutdown.Settle==/\phase="clientsClosed"/\phase'="done"/\pending'=FALSE/\inFlight'=0/\UNCHANGED<<poolState,snapshot>>Done==/\phase="done"/\UNCHANGEDvarsNext==BeginOperation\/ReentrantClose\/Register\/CloseClients\/Settle\/Done\* Required independently of registration: clients must not close with work pending.DrainedBeforeClosing==(poolState="closed"=>~pending)(* TLCINIT InitNEXT NextINVARIANT DrainedBeforeClosing*)
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Register publishes before looking up the underlying channel.
When a configured log handler calls pool.close() during channel creation, shutdown snapshots an empty in-flight set. The client can close before the publish finishes encoding, so the publish rejects instead of being drained. Register the operation before channel lookup and keep it registered until it settles.
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Update the publish flow around `binding.inFlight` and `result` so the operation
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If a malformed ClientOptions.key makes client construction throw, open() rejects but leaves the pool in opening. A subsequent publish without an explicit close() throws synchronously instead of returning a rejected promise. Close the pool before propagating initialization errors.
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Update the client initialization flow in `open()` so an error thrown by
`this.createClient()` closes the pool before propagating the initialization
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Implements the channel pool from AITDR-039 (Edits 1–3), without the Temporal-specific parts.
createRealtimeChannelPool(options, { size, failedRetryTimeout })holds a fixed set of realtime clients and hands out publish-only channel handles. A long-running process, such as a Temporal worker, can then publish from many concurrent operations without opening a connection per operation or exceeding one connection's inbound message rate.Behaviour
From the DR:
get(name)returns a handle, and the client is resolved when a method is called on it. A name stays on its client while that client is connected, and otherwise moves to a connected client.connect()everyfailedRetryTimeout(30s by default).open()orclose()does nothing.get,openandcloseare bound to the pool.release(), which is idempotent per handle, andSymbol.dispose.Different from the DR:
Where the DR is silent:
open()rejects with 40000. Onceclose()has been called it rejects with 80017, and a closed pool cannot be reopened.close()waits for operations in flight to settle before closing the clients.open()rejects with the client'serrorReason, and closes the pool, if any client's connection fails. A client that is disconnected or suspended at startup doesn't block it.Tests
packages/core-impl/test/uts/server/channel_pool.test.tshas 29 tests on the mock WebSocket.test:uts:unit,check:packages, lint and format all pass.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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