v1.1.0 - Push notification support - beta v1

See https://www.ably.io/documentation/realtime/push for details on how to use Ably's native push notifications.

This PR adds push notification support to the Ably JS library.

Note that Push notifications support is currently in public beta. The API may change before the final release. Please report any bugs or feedback to support@ably.io

Installation instructions

• Clone the repository (git clone https://github.com/ably/ably-js.git)
• Check out the push branch (git fetch origin push && git checkout push)
• For node: require nodejs/index.js from your code (e.g. const Ably = require('relative/path/to/ably-js/nodejs/index.js');)
• For browsers:
  • For webpack: require browser/static/ably.js from your code (e.g. const Ably = require('relative/path/to/ably-js/browser/static/ably.js');)
  • For use with a script tag: upload browser/static/ably.js somewhere accessible and source it as normal

1.0.7

• Fix idle timeout bug when timer extended due to positive timeRemaning (if setTimeout is overly eager) #421
• Fix channel state change log message when error is not an ErrorInfo #420
• Stop network error trading a token request for a token failing the connection #419

1.0.6

• Fix issue where presence updates sent immediately after a recover can be ignored https://www.github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/412
• Fix authMethod being ignored if there are no authParams: https://www.github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/415
• Combine authParams with querystring params given in an authUrl, rather than replace: https://www.github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/418

1.0.5

• Fix issue with webpack module resolution: #404

• Implement Channels#release: #405

• Fix various bugs with useBinaryProtocol: true #406

1.0.4

• Have the default logHandler on node log timestamps (#399)

• Don't require Ably-protocol-level heartbeats by default on node (#398)

• Cherry-pick syncComplete fn->bool and other changes and fixes from 0.9 branch that didn't make it into 1.0.0

1.0.3

• Improved NativeScript supprot #392

• Fix bug in 1.0.2 where channels can never become reattached after a computer goes into sleep mode #396

1.0.2

• Don’t attempt a resume if last known activity was greater than the connectionStateTtl ago #389

1.0.1

• Only use websocket transport in node unless comet explicitly requested with transports: ['comet'] or transports: ['comet', 'web_socket'] #382

• Fix issue with multiple attaches happening after a failed resume #386

1.0.0 Major update

Major update to this client library with some breaking changes. See https://blog.ably.io/v1-0-client-libraries-released-8a375dca7a26 for a summary of important, breaking changes and upgrade notes. Alteranatively, see the full changelog here.