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Wraps the /push/fcmTopics endpoints (ably/realtime#8809), which let FCM fan a single send out to every Android device subscribed to a topic.

  • push.admin.fcmTopics: subscribe/unsubscribe a device, bulk subscribe by clientId or channels, unsubscribe by clientId, list a device's topics, and publish to a topic (returns the FCM message ID).
  • push.fcmTopics (Android): subscribe/unsubscribe/list for the local device, authenticated with its identity token.

Argument errors are reported as AblyException through the request, and the shared "device not activated" check moves from PushChannel to Push.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added FCM topic management for devices, including synchronous and asynchronous subscribe, unsubscribe, and topic listing.
    • Added administrative tools to manage topic subscriptions for devices and clients, request one-time channel subscriptions, and publish messages to topics.
    • Topic listings include subscriptions created outside Ably.

Wraps the /push/fcmTopics endpoints (ably/realtime#8809), which let FCM
fan a single send out to every Android device subscribed to a topic.

- push.admin.fcmTopics: subscribe/unsubscribe a device, bulk subscribe by
  clientId or channels, unsubscribe by clientId, list a device's topics,
  and publish to a topic (returns the FCM message ID).
- push.fcmTopics (Android): subscribe/unsubscribe/list for the local
  device, authenticated with its identity token.

Argument errors are reported as AblyException through the request, and
the shared "device not activated" check moves from PushChannel to Push.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The change adds FCM topic administration APIs for subscriptions, unsubscriptions, listing, and publishing. It also adds Android APIs for managing and listing topics for the activated local device.

Changes

FCM topic management

Layer / File(s) Summary
Admin topic operations
lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java, lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java, lib/src/test/kotlin/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopicsTest.kt
Adds admin operations for device, client, and channel subscriptions, topic listing, and publishing. Validates arguments, encodes topic and device IDs in paths, and handles list and publish responses. Tests cover requests, responses, and validation failures.
Push activation wiring
lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/PushBase.java, core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java, core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/PushChannel.java
Exposes AdminFcmTopics through PushBase.Admin. Adds Android helpers that require an activated local device and use its device ID and identity headers. PushChannel.getDevice() now uses the shared activation check.
Android local-device topic methods
core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopic.java, core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopics.java
Adds topic handles with synchronous and asynchronous subscribe and unsubscribe methods. Adds synchronous and asynchronous listing methods for the local device.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant FcmTopics
  participant Push
  participant AdminFcmTopics
  participant FcmTopicsEndpoint
  FcmTopics->>Push: Request local-device topic listing
  Push->>AdminFcmTopics: Provide device ID and identity headers
  AdminFcmTopics->>FcmTopicsEndpoint: GET /push/fcmTopics
  FcmTopicsEndpoint-->>AdminFcmTopics: Return topic names
  AdminFcmTopics-->>FcmTopics: Return topic names
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Suggested reviewers: sacoo7

Merge Risk: Low · up to 4af44

The new APIs have bounded error-handling, concurrency, and documentation issues. Malformed responses can leave asynchronous calls without completion, and concurrent reactivation can produce inconsistent request credentials. Merge risk is low, with these limitations requiring owner awareness and targeted follow-up.

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Title check Passed The title "Add FCM topics REST API" matches the main change. The PR adds the FCM topics REST API: AdminFcmTopics and AdminFcmTopic for the admin surface, plus FcmTopics and FcmTopic for the device-loc…
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The title "Add FCM topics REST API" matches the main change. The PR adds the FCM topics REST API: AdminFcmTopics and AdminFcmTopic for the admin surface, plus FcmTopics and FcmTopic for the device-local surface, wired through Push and PushBase. The title is short, specific, and free of noise, so a teammate scanning history would understand the primary change.

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Minor · Read the device ID and identity headers from one device state. · Push.java:169-170

core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java:169-170
Minor · Stability & Availability · Poor tradeoff

Read the device ID and identity headers from one device state.

localDeviceRequest reads device.deviceIdentityHeaders() and then device.id from the same LocalDevice instance (Push.java:163-170). reset() and create() change that instance in place without a shared lock. A reset and a reactivation can run between the two reads. The request can then carry the identity token from the previous device state with the device ID from the new state. The helper's documentation says these values cannot disagree under a concurrent reset, but the current code does not enforce that.

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Review comment at @core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java
around lines 169 - 170:
Update localDeviceRequest so device.id and device.deviceIdentityHeaders() come
from one consistent LocalDevice state during concurrent reset or create
operations. Establish and use a synchronization or snapshot mechanism shared
with those mutations, preserving the existing request headers and device ID
behavior.
Nitpick comments: 1

core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java: 1

169-170: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Add tests for the local-device push.fcmTopics path.

Push.localDeviceRequest in core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java:162-172 has no test coverage. No test in core-android/src/test/, core-android/src/androidTest/, or lib/src/test/ references FcmTopics, FcmTopic, or localDeviceRequest. The existing AdminFcmTopicsTest.kt covers only the admin methods.

A change that routes the request to the wrong device ID, drops or reorders the identity-header merge, or removes the activation check would not fail any current test. Add tests for:

  • the request uses the local device ID;
  • the request includes the device identity headers merged with the push request headers;
  • a call before device activation fails with the "device not activated" error.

core-android/src/androidTest/java/io/ably/pubsub/test/android/AndroidPushTest.java already activates a device and checks its identity token, so it can be extended.

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Review comment at @core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java
around lines 169 - 170:
Add Android tests for the local-device FCM topics path, using AndroidPushTest
and its existing device-activation setup. Verify the request targets the local
device ID and includes device identity headers merged with push request headers;
also verify a pre-activation call fails with the existing “device not activated”
error. Preserve the current activation check and header-merge behavior in
Push.localDeviceRequest.
Additional comments: 2

lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java-112-112: 1

112-112: Minor · Potential issue · Low value

Unverified finding
We couldn't verify this from the code. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.

Topic names consisting of '.' or '..' match the documented naming rule, but topicPath may turn them into navigational URL segments rather than preserve them as topic names.

The request reaches a different route and cannot manage or publish to the requested topic.

This can occur when: An operation targets topic '.' or '..' through an HTTP engine or intermediary that normalizes dot segments.

core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopic.java-71-71: 1

71-71: Minor · Potential issue · Heavy lift

Unverified finding
We couldn't verify this from the code. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.

The new subscription path creates FCM-side topic membership without a visible deactivation cleanup counterpart. Removing an Ably device registration alone may no longer satisfy Push.deactivate's promise to stop receiving push notifications.

The deactivated device continues receiving messages published directly to the FCM topic.

This can occur when: A device subscribes to a topic and the application subsequently calls Push.deactivate, for example during logout.


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Inline comments:
Review comments at
@core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopic.java:
- Around line 70-71: Update the subscribe() Javadoc near subscribeImpl() to
clarify that an FCM rejection fails the request and that calling activate()
again on an active device does not re-register it. Remove the inaccurate
instruction that the device must activate again.

Review comments at @lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java:
- Around line 282-284: Update the Javadoc for publish and publishAsync in
AdminFcmTopic and the delegating publish methods in AdminFcmTopics to state that
the returned message ID may be null when the response has no usable message ID.
Keep this to the documented return and callback contract; do not change runtime
behavior.
- Around line 282-284: Update messageIdResponseHandler to catch JSON parsing
failures from AdminFcmTopics.responseJson and report them as AblyException, so
synchronous and asynchronous publish paths receive the expected exception.
Preserve the existing behavior of returning null when the response is valid JSON
but has no messageId.

Review comments at @lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java:
- Line 211: Update topicsResponseHandler to validate every element in the
response array as a JSON string before deserializing it with Serialisation.gson.
Reject nulls, booleans, numbers, and other non-string values with a
JsonParseException, while preserving the existing array check and String[]
deserialization for valid responses.
- Line 203: Move responseJson decoding into the list handler’s existing try
block in handleResponse, so malformed successful-response JSON is converted to
AblyException and reaches the caller through sync() or the async callback;
preserve the existing handling of null and valid topic-list responses.

---

Minor comments:
Review comments at @core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java:
- Around line 169-170: Update localDeviceRequest so device.id and
device.deviceIdentityHeaders() come from one consistent LocalDevice state during
concurrent reset or create operations. Establish and use a synchronization or
snapshot mechanism shared with those mutations, preserving the existing request
headers and device ID behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java:
- Around line 169-170: Add Android tests for the local-device FCM topics path,
using AndroidPushTest and its existing device-activation setup. Verify the
request targets the local device ID and includes device identity headers merged
with push request headers; also verify a pre-activation call fails with the
existing “device not activated” error. Preserve the current activation check and
header-merge behavior in Push.localDeviceRequest.

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  • core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopic.java
  • core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopics.java
  • core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/Push.java
  • core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/PushChannel.java
  • lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java
  • lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java
  • lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/PushBase.java
  • lib/src/test/kotlin/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopicsTest.kt

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Comment on lines +70 to +71
private HttpRequester.Request<Void> subscribeImpl() {
return push.localDeviceRequest((deviceId, headers) -> AdminFcmTopics.subscribeDeviceImpl(rest, headers, name, deviceId));

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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Correct the subscribe() recovery note: activating an active device does not re-register it.

For an active device, activate() only invokes the activated callback and keeps the current state. It does not validate the registration or send a registration request. Nothing on the failed topic subscribe path changes that state. Calling activate() after a rejected subscribe therefore reports success. Later subscribes reuse the same identity token and may fail the same way.

The Javadoc should describe this behavior accurately.

📝 Suggested Javadoc correction

-     * If FCM rejects the device's registration token, Ably marks the device registration failed
-     * and the request fails; the device must then activate again.
+     * If FCM rejects the device's registration token, Ably marks the device registration failed
+     * and the request fails. Calling activate again on an active device does not re-register it.
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Review comment at @core-android/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/FcmTopic.java
around lines 70 - 71:
Update the subscribe() Javadoc near subscribeImpl() to clarify that an FCM
rejection fails the request and that calling activate() again on an active
device does not re-register it. Remove the inaccurate instruction that the
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Comment on lines +282 to +284
JsonElement body = AdminFcmTopics.responseJson(response, error);
JsonElement messageId = body != null && body.isJsonObject() ? body.getAsJsonObject().get("messageId") : null;
return messageId != null && messageId.isJsonPrimitive() ? messageId.getAsString() : null;

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Document the null return from publish and publishAsync.

publish and publishAsync return the FCM message ID, but they return null when the response body is missing or is not a JSON object, when messageId is absent, or when messageId is an object, an array, or a JSON null. Boolean and numeric messageId values return their text form. The Javadoc does not describe any of these cases. Callers that rely on the documented contract can dereference a null result.

The delegating AdminFcmTopics publish methods repeat the same Javadoc and need the same update.

📝 Suggested documentation fix

In AdminFcmTopic.java:

-     * @return The FCM message ID.
+     * @return The FCM message ID, or null if the response has no usable message ID.
-     * @param callback A callback returning the FCM message ID.
+     * @param callback A callback returning the FCM message ID, or null if the response has no usable message ID.

In AdminFcmTopics.java, apply the same two changes to the publish Javadoc at lines 90 and 103.

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Review comment at @lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java
around lines 282 - 284:
Update the Javadoc for publish and publishAsync in AdminFcmTopic and the
delegating publish methods in AdminFcmTopics to state that the returned message
ID may be null when the response has no usable message ID. Keep this to the
documented return and callback contract; do not change runtime behavior.

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Convert a malformed publish response body into AblyException.

A 2xx response with an application/json body that is not valid JSON throws a JsonSyntaxException from messageIdResponseHandler. The handler does not catch it, and it is not an AblyException. publish therefore throws an unchecked exception. For publishAsync, the request path does not catch it, so the callback is never invoked. Catch the parse failure in the handler and report it as AblyException. A valid JSON body without a messageId still returns null.

Suggested fix

--- "a/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java"
+++ "b/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopic.java"
@@ -279,8 +279,13 @@
         public String handleResponse(HttpCore.Response response, ErrorInfo error) throws AblyException {
             // The publish has succeeded once the server accepts it, so a missing or malformed
             // message ID is reported as null rather than as a failure.
-            JsonElement body = AdminFcmTopics.responseJson(response, error);
+            JsonElement body;
+            try {
+                body = AdminFcmTopics.responseJson(response, error);
+            } catch (JsonParseException e) {
+                throw AblyException.fromThrowable(e);
+            }
             JsonElement messageId = body != null && body.isJsonObject() ? body.getAsJsonObject().get("messageId") : null;
             return messageId != null && messageId.isJsonPrimitive() ? messageId.getAsString() : null;
         }
     };

Add import com.google.gson.JsonParseException; to AdminFcmTopic.java.

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around lines 282 - 284:
Update messageIdResponseHandler to catch JSON parsing failures from
AdminFcmTopics.responseJson and report them as AblyException, so synchronous and
asynchronous publish paths receive the expected exception. Preserve the existing
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private static final HttpCore.ResponseHandler<String[]> topicsResponseHandler = new HttpCore.ResponseHandler<String[]>() {
@Override
public String[] handleResponse(HttpCore.Response response, ErrorInfo error) throws AblyException {
JsonElement body = responseJson(response, error);

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Wrap the topics response decode in the try block.

The list handler decodes the response body before its try block, so malformed JSON in a successful response throws an unchecked JsonSyntaxException instead of an AblyException. From sync(), the exception escapes to the caller. From async(), the callback never receives an error.

Suggested fix

--- "a/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java"
+++ "b/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java"
@@ -199,16 +199,16 @@
     /** Reads the list response, a plain (unpaginated) array of topic names. */
     private static final HttpCore.ResponseHandler<String[]> topicsResponseHandler = new HttpCore.ResponseHandler<String[]>() {
         @Override
         public String[] handleResponse(HttpCore.Response response, ErrorInfo error) throws AblyException {
-            JsonElement body = responseJson(response, error);
-            if (body == null || body.isJsonNull()) {
-                return new String[0];
-            }
             try {
+                JsonElement body = responseJson(response, error);
+                if (body == null || body.isJsonNull()) {
+                    return new String[0];
+                }
                 if (!body.isJsonArray()) {
                     throw new JsonParseException("expected an array of topic names, got " + body);
                 }
                 return Serialisation.gson.fromJson(body, String[].class);
             } catch (JsonParseException e) {
                 throw AblyException.fromErrorInfo(e, new ErrorInfo("Unexpected response listing FCM topics: " + e.getMessage(), 500, 50000));
             }
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Review comment at @lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java at
line 203:
Move responseJson decoding into the list handler’s existing try block in
handleResponse, so malformed successful-response JSON is converted to
AblyException and reaches the caller through sync() or the async callback;
preserve the existing handling of null and valid topic-list responses.

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if (!body.isJsonArray()) {
throw new JsonParseException("expected an array of topic names, got " + body);
}
return Serialisation.gson.fromJson(body, String[].class);

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Reject non-string elements in the FCM topic list response.

topicsResponseHandler checks only that the body is an array. Serialisation.gson then maps each element with Gson's default String adapter. That adapter turns true into "true" and 123 into "123". A JSON null element also passes through as a null topic name.

Suggested fix

--- "a/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java"
+++ "b/lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java"
@@ -205,10 +205,15 @@
                 return new String[0];
             }
             try {
                 if (!body.isJsonArray()) {
                     throw new JsonParseException("expected an array of topic names, got " + body);
                 }
+                for (JsonElement element : body.getAsJsonArray()) {
+                    if (!element.isJsonPrimitive() || !element.getAsJsonPrimitive().isString()) {
+                        throw new JsonParseException("expected topic names to be strings, got " + element);
+                    }
+                }
                 return Serialisation.gson.fromJson(body, String[].class);
             } catch (JsonParseException e) {
                 throw AblyException.fromErrorInfo(e, new ErrorInfo("Unexpected response listing FCM topics: " + e.getMessage(), 500, 50000));
             }
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return Serialisation.gson.fromJson(body, String[].class);
for (JsonElement element : body.getAsJsonArray()) {
if (!element.isJsonPrimitive() || !element.getAsJsonPrimitive().isString()) {
throw new JsonParseException("expected topic names to be strings, got " + element);
}
}
return Serialisation.gson.fromJson(body, String[].class);
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Review comment at @lib/src/main/java/io/ably/pubsub/push/AdminFcmTopics.java at
line 211:
Update topicsResponseHandler to validate every element in the response array as
a JSON string before deserializing it with Serialisation.gson. Reject nulls,
booleans, numbers, and other non-string values with a JsonParseException, while
preserving the existing array check and String[] deserialization for valid
responses.

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