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BREAKING CHANGE: RealtimeClient.onOpen/onClose/onError/onMessage are now broadcast Stream getters, RealtimeChannel.onPostgresChanges/onBroadcast return typed streams, onPresenceSync/onPresenceJoin/onPresenceLeave and onSystemEvents are stream getters, and subscribe() no longer takes a status callback; listen to the new RealtimeChannel.onStatusChange stream instead.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughRealtime client and channel callbacks were replaced with typed broadcast streams. Subscription status, connection events, Postgres changes, broadcast, presence, and system events now use stream listeners. Supabase integrations, examples, documentation, compliance metadata, and tests were updated. ChangesRealtime stream API
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The breaking realtime API change lacks precise guidance for migrating presence-state access, which could lead consumers to use the wrong replacement shape, and two focused channel tests do not fully validate error/status behavior. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness and documentation/test follow-up. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Application
participant RealtimeClient
participant RealtimeChannel
participant RealtimeServer
Application->>RealtimeClient: listen to connection streams
Application->>RealtimeChannel: register typed event and status streams
Application->>RealtimeChannel: subscribe()
RealtimeChannel->>RealtimeServer: join channel
RealtimeServer-->>RealtimeChannel: status or realtime event
RealtimeChannel-->>Application: emit typed stream value
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packages/realtime_client/lib/src/realtime_channel.dart (1)
591-605: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winDocument that cancelling a stream subscription does not remove the binding.
_eventStreamregisters a binding throughonEventsand keeps the controller until the channel closes. There is no path that callsoff, so each call toonPostgresChangesoronBroadcastadds a permanent binding and a permanent controller, even after every subscriber cancels. Repeated calls (for example inside a widget build method) therefore grow_bindingsand_eventControllersfor the life of the channel.The presence and system streams are cached, so only the parameterized methods are affected. Two options:
- Keep the current behavior and state in the
onPostgresChangesandonBroadcastdocs that the returned stream must be created once per channel.- Remove the binding and drop the controller from
_eventControllerswhen the controller has no listeners.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/realtime_client/lib/src/realtime_client.dart`:
- Around line 702-705: Update _onConnectionError to accept a non-null Object
instead of dynamic, then remove the unchecked cast when adding the error to
_errorController. Ensure all call sites provide an Object-compatible error
value.
In `@packages/realtime_client/test/realtime_integration_test.dart`:
- Around line 329-341: Handle RealtimeSubscribeStatus.closed as a failed
subscription in _subscribe at
packages/realtime_client/test/realtime_integration_test.dart:329-341 by
completing the completer with an error, alongside channelError and timedOut. In
the readiness check at
packages/realtime_client/test/utils/realtime_test_utils.dart:191-201, complete
with false when the status is closed.
Apply the same fix in `@examples/realtime_room/lib/room_channel.dart` around lines
96 - 126: The example's ready future has the same pre-subscription close
behavior.
In `@packages/supabase_flutter/README.md`:
- Around line 432-438: Update the presence snippet’s subscribed handler by
removing the unused status assignment from the myChannel.track call while
preserving the existing await and tracking payload.
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In `@packages/realtime_client/lib/src/realtime_channel.dart`:
- Around line 591-605: Document in the onPostgresChanges and onBroadcast API
documentation that cancelling subscriptions does not remove the underlying
binding or controller, and that each returned stream should be created only once
per channel. Keep the existing _eventStream behavior unchanged.
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Pull request overview
Refactors Realtime callback APIs into typed broadcast streams and migrates consumers accordingly.
Changes:
- Replaces client and channel callbacks with typed streams.
- Adds structured subscription-status events and stream cleanup.
- Updates examples, documentation, compliance metadata, and tests.
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sdk-compliance.yaml |
Registers subscription-status stream symbols. |
packages/supabase/test/realtime_test.dart |
Migrates subscription tests. |
packages/supabase/test/mock_test.dart |
Migrates mocked listeners. |
packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_stream_builder.dart |
Uses and cleans up channel subscriptions. |
packages/supabase/example/web/main.dart |
Updates stream usage example. |
packages/supabase_flutter/README.md |
Documents stream-based Realtime APIs. |
packages/supabase_common/test/timestamp_test.dart |
Simplifies empty map literals. |
packages/realtime_client/test/utils/realtime_test_utils.dart |
Migrates integration helpers. |
packages/realtime_client/test/socket_test.dart |
Tests client event streams. |
packages/realtime_client/test/realtime_integration_test.dart |
Migrates Realtime integration coverage. |
packages/realtime_client/test/mock_test.dart |
Migrates mocked channel tests. |
packages/realtime_client/test/channel_test.dart |
Tests channel streams and statuses. |
packages/realtime_client/lib/src/types.dart |
Adds typed status-change data. |
packages/realtime_client/lib/src/realtime_client.dart |
Replaces socket callbacks with streams. |
packages/realtime_client/lib/src/realtime_channel.dart |
Implements typed channel streams. |
packages/realtime_client/example/main.dart |
Updates package example. |
examples/realtime_room/lib/room_channel.dart |
Removes hand-written stream wrappers. |
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Reuse one binding and stream for repeated onPostgresChanges and onBroadcast calls with the same arguments, type _onConnectionError as Object, treat a pre-subscription closed status as a failed subscription in the tests and the room example, and drop an unused variable from the README presence snippet.
…t the migration A stream created after a subscribed channel has closed can never receive events or complete, so it is now handed out already closed. Adds the v2 to v3 migration entries for the callback-to-stream changes.
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397-409: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winAssert that system
okemits no status change.Line 408 passes when
statusis null and when a faulty implementation emitssubscribed. The migrated contract treats systemokas ignored byonStatusChange. Assert thatstatusremains null.Proposed test update
- expect(status, isNot(RealtimeSubscribeStatus.channelError)); + expect(status, isNull);🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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FormatException.Lines 175-189 discard every zone error. The test passes if
setAuthincorrectly swallows a non-InvalidJWTTokenFormatException, becausestatusremains null in both cases. Capture the zone error and assert its type and message.Proposed test update
+ Object? caughtError; await runZonedGuarded( () async { localChannel.onStatusChange.listen( (change) => status = change.status, ); localChannel.subscribe(); localChannel.joinPush.trigger('ok', {}); await Future<void>.delayed(Duration.zero); }, - (_, _) { - /* expected: rethrown FormatException */ + (error, _) { + caughtError = error; }, ); expect(throwingSocket.setAuthCalls, 1); + expect(caughtError, isA<FormatException>()); + expect( + (caughtError as FormatException).message, + 'some other parsing failure', + ); expect( status, isNull,🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@packages/realtime_client/test/channel_test.dart`:
- Around line 397-409: Update the test “does not surface a system ok event as an
error” to assert that the captured status remains null after triggering the
system ok event, ensuring no onStatusChange notification is emitted.
- Around line 175-189: Update the runZonedGuarded callback in the localChannel
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## What Marks `RealtimePresence`, its helper types (`PresenceOptions`, `PresenceEvents`, `PresenceChooser`, `PresenceOnJoinCallback`, `PresenceOnLeaveCallback`), and the `RealtimeChannel.presence` field as `@internal`, and stops exporting them from the barrel (`realtime_presence.dart` now only exports the `Presence` payload class, which stays public). ## Why `RealtimePresence` is presence bookkeeping that leaked into the public API, and it hides a footgun: `onJoin` / `onLeave` / `onSync` are single-slot callback setters, and the constructor installs the forwarders that feed the channel presence streams through those same slots. A user calling `channel.presence.onJoin(...)` therefore silently disabled the channel's `onPresenceJoin` / `onPresenceLeave` / `onPresenceSync` events. Everything the class offered is available on the channel: the presence streams for events and `presenceState()` for the current state. A migration entry documents the before/after. ## Notes - Stacked on #1706 (the callback-to-stream conversion) since it points users at the stream API; based on `feat/realtime-streams-v3`. - Removes the internalized symbols from `sdk-compliance.yaml`; local symbol and drift checks pass. ## Tests All realtime unit tests (195) and the integration suite (both protocol versions, run locally against a real Realtime server) pass, plus `supabase` (134) and analyzer/DCM across the workspace. Resolves SDK-1477
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In the supabase-flutter library, Realtime Presence functionality has undergone significant updates to improve type safety and ease of use [1]. The core changes involve replacing the generic.on method with dedicated, type-safe methods for presence events:.onPresenceSync,.onPresenceJoin, and.onPresenceLeave [1][2]. Key components of the updated Realtime Presence API include: RealtimePresence This class manages presence state for a Realtime channel [3]. When initialized, it can accept optional PresenceOpts configuration [3]. PresenceOpts This is a configuration class for initializing RealtimePresence, which requires a PresenceEvents object to specify event handlers [4]. presenceState This method, available on a RealtimeChannel, returns the current, merged view of all connected clients as a List of SinglePresenceState objects [2]. SinglePresenceState This class represents a single client connected through presence [5]. It contains a unique key (the presence key) and a List of Presence payloads associated with that client [5]. Migration Context As detailed in the official upgrade guide, the previous approach of using.on(RealtimeListenTypes.presence,...) has been deprecated in favor of the new, explicit methods [1]. Developers should migrate to the following pattern [1][6]: final channel = supabase.channel('room1'); channel.onPresenceSync((payload) { print('Synced presence state: ${channel.presenceState}'); }).onPresenceJoin((payload) { print('Newly joined presences $payload'); }).onPresenceLeave((payload) { print('Newly left presences: $payload'); }).subscribe((status, error) async { if (status == RealtimeSubscribeStatus.subscribed) { await channel.track({'online_at': DateTime.now.toIso8601String}); } }); Presence is designed for tracking relatively slow-changing state, such as online/offline status, whereas Broadcast should be used for high-frequency updates to avoid performance issues [7].
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Document the presence state migration.
Name the former public type PresenceOpts. channel.presence.state exposed Map<String, List<Presence>>, while channel.presenceState() returns List<SinglePresenceState>. Document access through SinglePresenceState.key and SinglePresenceState.presences instead of describing this as a direct replacement.
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In `@MIGRATION.md` around lines 222 - 247, Update the RealtimePresence migration
section to name the former public type PresenceOpts and accurately document the
state API change: channel.presence.state returned Map<String, List<Presence>>,
whereas channel.presenceState() returns List<SinglePresenceState>. Explain that
callers should access each entry through SinglePresenceState.key and
SinglePresenceState.presences rather than presenting it as a direct replacement.
Source: Coding guidelines
## What Marks `Binding` and `BindingCallback` as `@internal` and removes them from the barrel export of `realtime_client`. ## Why They are the raw registration primitives underneath the channel listeners, and their only consumers, `RealtimeChannel.onEvents` and `RealtimeChannel.off`, have always been `@internal`. The raw-callback escape hatch underneath the v3 stream API should not be public. This also removed a stray import of the package barrel from `lib/src/message.dart`. The ticket also covered `RealtimeChannel.joinPush` leaking the internal `Push` type, but that field is already annotated `@internal`, so no change was needed there. ## Notes - Stacked on #1706; based on `feat/realtime-streams-v3`. Independent of #1707. - Deregisters the `Binding` symbols from `sdk-compliance.yaml`; local symbol and drift checks pass. - Adds a migration entry. ## Tests All realtime unit tests (195) and the integration suite (both protocol versions, run locally against a real Realtime server) pass, plus `supabase` (134) and analyzer/DCM across the workspace. Resolves SDK-1478
What
Converts the callback-based listener APIs in
realtime_clientto broadcast streams, following the precedent set byRealtimeClient.onHeartbeat(#1517).RealtimeClientThe
onOpen,onClose,onError, andonMessagecallback-registration methods are nowStreamgetters (the internalstateChangeCallbacksregistry is gone):RealtimeChannelonPostgresChangesandonBroadcastno longer take acallbackand instead return typed streams, andonPresenceSync,onPresenceJoin,onPresenceLeave, andonSystemEventsare now stream getters.onSystemEventsalso emits a typedRealtimeSystemPayloadinstead of a raw payload:subscribe()no longer takes a status callback. Status changes (with the error that caused achannelError) are exposed on the newonStatusChangestream via the newRealtimeSubscribeStatusChangeclass:All channel streams complete when the channel closes.
Why
Streams are the idiomatic Dart shape for event listeners: consumers get
listen/map/where/firstWhere/timeout, multiple subscribers, and, most importantly, easy listener removal viaStreamSubscription.cancel(), which the callback API had no public equivalent for. This is a v3 breaking change requested in #1520.The
examples/realtime_roomapp shows the payoff: its hand-rolledStreamControllerwrappers around the callbacks are replaced with directmap/wheretransforms of the channel streams.Notes
postgres_changes, the stream must still be created beforesubscribe()(the requested changes are part of the join payload), but it can be listened to at any point.SupabaseStreamBuilder(.stream()) is migrated internally; its public API is unchanged.RealtimeChannel.onStatusChangeandRealtimeSubscribeStatusChangeinsdk-compliance.yaml; the converted members keep their symbol names. Local symbol and drift checks pass.Tests
realtime_client: 191 passing,supabase: 134 passing,supabase_flutter: 76 passing).Resolves #1520
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