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Make the endpoint client option (REC1, REC2) the only way to choose
where the client connects, aligning with the other Ably SDKs' next
major. The default primary domain moves from rest.ably.io to
main.realtime.ably.net, with fallbacks main.[a-e].fallback.ably-realtime.com;
nonprod:[id] resolves to the non-production cluster, and a hostname
endpoint is used as given with no default fallbacks.

  • Remove the environment and restHost options and the legacy
    host and environment-fallback derivation
  • Rename ClientOptions::getPrimaryRestHost() to getPrimaryDomain()
  • Stop suppressing default fallbacks when port or tlsPort is set,
    following the spec
  • Run tests against ABLY_ENDPOINT (default nonprod:sandbox) instead
    of ABLY_ENV; cover routing-policy, nonprod, hostname and custom
    fallback resolution
  • Document the migration in UPDATING.md and CHANGELOG.md

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  • New Features

    • Configure the client with an endpoint to select its primary domain. Named endpoints resolve to service domains, while hostnames—including localhost and IP addresses—are used directly.
    • Fallback hosts are selected automatically based on the endpoint. Custom fallback hosts remain supported, and custom ports do not disable fallback; hostname endpoints do not receive default fallback hosts.
  • Documentation

    • Updated setup and migration guidance covers endpoint configuration and fallback behavior. The former environment and restHost options are ignored, so clients using them connect to production unless updated to use endpoint.

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The client replaces environment and restHost with endpoint for host selection. It resolves primary domains and fallback hosts from the endpoint, updates host integration, and adds tests and migration documentation for the new behavior.

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Endpoint-Based Host Resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Endpoint resolution and ClientOptions
src/Defaults.php, src/Models/ClientOptions.php, tests/DefaultsTest.php, tests/ClientOptionsTest.php, CHANGELOG.md, UPDATING.md, CONTRIBUTING.md
Defaults and ClientOptions resolve endpoint values to primary domains and fallback hosts. Tests and documentation cover routing IDs, non-production endpoints, hostname endpoints, ports, explicit fallback hosts, and the testing default.
Primary-domain host integration
src/Host.php, src/PubSubHttpClient.php, tests/ChannelIdempotentTest.php, tests/ChannelMessagesTest.php, tests/HostCacheTest.php, tests/HostTest.php, tests/PubSubHttpClientTest.php, tests/TypesTest.php, tests/factories/TestApp.php
Host selection, HTTP requests, test setup, and tests use endpoint-derived primary domains and updated fallback host names.

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  participant ClientOptions
  participant Defaults
  participant Host
  participant PubSubHttpClient
  ClientOptions->>Defaults: Resolve primary domain and fallback hosts
  Host->>ClientOptions: Get primary domain
  PubSubHttpClient->>ClientOptions: Compare request host with primary domain
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Clients configured with a bare IPv6 endpoint may fail to connect; using a bracketed literal is a workaround. The remaining impact is limited to this endpoint case.

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🟠 Major · Update the TLS test assertions to the new primary domain. · PubSubHttpClientTest.php:151

tests/PubSubHttpClientTest.php:151
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Update the TLS test assertions to the new primary domain.

The docblocks of these tests now say requests go to main.realtime.ably.net. The regex assertions still match rest\.ably\.io. The default primary domain is now main.realtime.ably.net. The URL is https://main.realtime.ably.net:443/time. All three tests fail.

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-        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/^https:\/\/rest\.ably\.io/', $ably->http->lastUrl, 'Unexpected scheme/url mismatch' );
+        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression( '/^https:\/\/main\.realtime\.ably\.net/', $ably->http->lastUrl, 'Unexpected scheme/url mismatch' );

Apply the same change at Line 165 with http: and at Line 179 with https:.

Also applies to: 165-165, 179-179

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Update the URL regex assertions in the three TLS tests to match the default
primary domain main.realtime.ably.net instead of rest.ably.io, preserving each
test’s existing https or http scheme.

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Review comments at @src/Defaults.php:
- Around line 38-46: Validate endpoint values at the ClientOptions boundary
before calling Defaults::getPrimaryDomain: reject non-strings, whitespace-only
values, and the nonprod: prefix with no identifier, while preserving the default
for an unset endpoint.
- Around line 28-32: Update ClientOptions::getHostUrl() to bracket IPv6 literal
hosts when constructing the URL authority, while leaving the stored primary
domain unchanged; preserve existing behavior for non-IPv6 hosts.

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- Line 151: Update the URL regex assertions in the three TLS tests to match the
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Comment thread src/Defaults.php
Comment on lines +28 to +32
*/
static function isHostname($endpoint) {
return strpos($endpoint, '.') !== false
|| strpos($endpoint, '::') !== false
|| $endpoint === 'localhost';

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Bracket IPv6 literals when building request URLs.

Defaults::isHostname() accepts ::1, and ClientOptions preserves it as the primary domain. getHostUrl() then constructs https://::1:443, which is not a valid cURL IPv6 authority. Bracket the URL-only value without changing the stored primary domain.

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     public function getHostUrl($host) {
+        if (filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) !== false) {
+            $host = '[' . $host . ']';
+        }
         return ($this-> tls ? 'https://' : 'http://') . $host. ':' .$this->activePort();
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Update ClientOptions::getHostUrl() to bracket IPv6 literal hosts when
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We dont need it based on ably/ably-pubsub-java#1249 (comment)

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@sacOO7 The linked discussion confirms that Defaults must preserve ::1 unchanged, but URL builders must add brackets. The Java fix already adds those brackets in its REST and WebSocket URL builders.

My PHP suggestion targets the same boundary: ClientOptions::getHostUrl(), not Defaults::getPrimaryDomain().

No change is needed in src/Defaults.php. If getHostUrl() still produces https://::1:443, the PHP URL-formatting concern remains valid.

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Okay, then accordingly suggest comprehensive code snippet for the same

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@sacOO7 The current getHostUrl() concatenates the host without IPv6 brackets. Apply the formatting there, and leave Defaults unchanged.

1. Replace ClientOptions::getHostUrl()

In src/Models/ClientOptions.php:

public function getHostUrl($host) {
    // Bracket bare IPv6 literals only when constructing the URL authority.
    // Already-bracketed literals, IPv4 addresses, and hostnames stay unchanged.
    $urlHost = $host;
    if (filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) !== false) {
        $urlHost = '[' . $host . ']';
    }

    return ($this->tls ? 'https://' : 'http://')
        . $urlHost . ':' . $this->activePort();
}

$urlHost is local to the method. This change does not modify the stored endpoint, primary domain, or fallback hosts.

2. Add regression coverage

Add these methods inside ClientOptionsTest in tests/ClientOptionsTest.php. They use the existing PHPUnit data-provider style.

public static function hostUrlProvider() {
    return [
        'IPv6 loopback' => ['::1', '[::1]'],
        'compressed IPv6' => ['2001:db8::1', '[2001:db8::1]'],
        'full IPv6' => [
            '2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:1',
            '[2001:db8:0:0:0:0:0:1]',
        ],
        'IPv4-mapped IPv6' => [
            '::ffff:192.0.2.1',
            '[::ffff:192.0.2.1]',
        ],
        'already-bracketed IPv6' => ['[::1]', '[::1]'],
        'IPv4' => ['127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.1'],
        'localhost' => ['localhost', 'localhost'],
        'hostname' => ['foo.example.com', 'foo.example.com'],
        'fallback hostname' => [
            'main.a.fallback.ably-realtime.com',
            'main.a.fallback.ably-realtime.com',
        ],
    ];
}

/**
 * @dataProvider hostUrlProvider
 */
public function testGetHostUrl($host, $urlHost) {
    $clientOptions = new ClientOptions();

    self::assertSame(
        'https://' . $urlHost . ':443',
        $clientOptions->getHostUrl($host)
    );

    $clientOptions->tls = false;
    self::assertSame(
        'http://' . $urlHost . ':80',
        $clientOptions->getHostUrl($host)
    );

    $clientOptions->port = 8080;
    $clientOptions->tlsPort = 8443;

    self::assertSame(
        'http://' . $urlHost . ':8080',
        $clientOptions->getHostUrl($host)
    );

    $clientOptions->tls = true;
    self::assertSame(
        'https://' . $urlHost . ':8443',
        $clientOptions->getHostUrl($host)
    );
}

public function testIpv6UrlFormattingPreservesEndpointResolution() {
    $clientOptions = new ClientOptions(['endpoint' => '::1']);

    self::assertSame(
        'https://[::1]:443',
        $clientOptions->getHostUrl($clientOptions->getPrimaryDomain())
    );

    self::assertSame('::1', $clientOptions->endpoint);
    self::assertSame('::1', $clientOptions->getPrimaryDomain());
    self::assertSame([], $clientOptions->getFallbackHosts());
}

These tests cover HTTP, HTTPS, default ports, custom ports, and unchanged non-IPv6 formatting. The full IPv6 case tests the URL builder directly; it does not expand the endpoint-detection contract.

I inspected the current implementation and test conventions. I have not applied this snippet or run the tests.

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Comment thread src/Defaults.php
Comment on lines +38 to +46
static function getPrimaryDomain($endpoint) {
if (self::isHostname($endpoint)) {
return $endpoint; // REC1b2
}
if (strpos($endpoint, self::NONPROD_PREFIX) === 0) {
return substr($endpoint, strlen(self::NONPROD_PREFIX)).'.realtime.ably-nonprod.net'; // REC1b3
}
return $endpoint.'.realtime.ably.net'; // REC1b4
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Reject empty or non-string endpoint values before resolving the primary domain.

ClientOptions::$endpoint is documented as string|null, but the constructor accepts arbitrary option values and only replaces values that empty() considers empty. A whitespace-only endpoint and nonprod: therefore reach Defaults::getPrimaryDomain() and can produce invalid domains. A non-string value such as an array reaches strpos() and can raise a type error.

Validate the endpoint at the ClientOptions boundary. Reject non-string values and reject routing-policy values with an empty identifier. Preserve the existing default for an unset endpoint.

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Make the `endpoint` client option (REC1, REC2) the only way to choose
where the client connects, aligning with the other Ably SDKs' next
major. The default primary domain moves from rest.ably.io to
main.realtime.ably.net, with fallbacks main.[a-e].fallback.ably-realtime.com;
`nonprod:[id]` resolves to the non-production cluster, and a hostname
endpoint is used as given with no default fallbacks.

- Remove the `environment` and `restHost` options and the legacy
  host and environment-fallback derivation
- Rename ClientOptions::getPrimaryRestHost() to getPrimaryDomain()
- Stop suppressing default fallbacks when port or tlsPort is set,
  following the spec
- Run tests against ABLY_ENDPOINT (default nonprod:sandbox) instead
  of ABLY_ENV; cover routing-policy, nonprod, hostname and custom
  fallback resolution
- Document the migration in UPDATING.md and CHANGELOG.md

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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🟡 Changes recommended

IPv6 endpoint URL construction is invalid, and migration guidance omits non-production domains.

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What changed in this PR

Replaces legacy environment/restHost configuration with endpoint-based routing, updated domains, fallbacks, tests, and migration documentation.

Changes:

  • Adds production, non-production, hostname, and custom fallback resolution.
  • Renames primary-domain APIs and updates client/test usage.
  • Documents endpoint migration and ABLY_ENDPOINT configuration.
File Summary
UPDATING.md Migration guidance; nit (2 votes): add non-production domains and clarify custom hostname allowlists.
tests/​TypesTest.php Updates client option type coverage.
tests/​PubSubHttpClientTest.php Updates endpoint and fallback tests.
tests/​HostTest.php Updates fallback expectations.
tests/​HostCacheTest.php Updates cached host expectations.
tests/​factories/​TestApp.php Uses ABLY_ENDPOINT.
tests/​DefaultsTest.php Tests new default domains and endpoint resolution.
tests/​ClientOptionsTest.php Tests endpoint configuration and accessors.
tests/​ChannelMessagesTest.php Uses the renamed primary-domain accessor.
tests/​ChannelIdempotentTest.php Uses the renamed primary-domain accessor.
src/​PubSubHttpClient.php Updates primary-domain handling.
src/​Models/​ClientOptions.php Adds endpoint configuration; moderate (1 vote): IPv6 hosts need URL bracketing and a request-level test.
src/​Host.php Uses the resolved primary domain.
src/​Defaults.php Adds endpoint and fallback resolution; moderate (3 votes): IPv6 literals produce invalid unbracketed URLs.
CONTRIBUTING.md Documents test endpoint configuration.
CHANGELOG.md Records endpoint-related changes.

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`ClientOptions::getPrimaryRestHost()` is renamed `getPrimaryDomain()`, and `Defaults::$restHost`, `Defaults::$realtimeHost` and `Defaults::getEnvironmentFallbackHosts()` are replaced by `Defaults::$endpoint`, `Defaults::getPrimaryDomain()` and `Defaults::getEndpointFallbackHosts()`.

Firewall allowlists and outbound proxies must allow `*.realtime.ably.net` and `*.fallback.ably-realtime.com` in place of `rest.ably.io` and `*.ably-realtime.com`.

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LGTM, you should take a look at #229 (comment)

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