fix: include the configured port in realtime websocket URLs

[cpruijsen]

Summary

Append Defaults.get_port(options) to the realtime websocket URL, the same helper REST already uses for host:port. Realtime websocket URLs already honoured tls (ws vs wss) but ignored port / tls_port, so a custom listener never received the connection.

Closes #567.

Provenance

The issue pointed at WebSocketTransport.connect() hardcoding wss:// (websockettransport.py L58 at a38fb036). tls is already applied to the scheme on current main. REST has included Defaults.get_port for years (Http.make_request: f"{scheme}://{host}:{preferred_port}"). ably-js does the same for websocket: wsScheme + wsHost + ':' + Defaults.getPort(options) + '/'.

Decision

Always append :{port} via Defaults.get_port, including 80/443. That matches REST in this repo and ably-js. Alternative: append only a non-default port (production URLs stay as they are today). Can omit default 80/443 if you would rather keep production URLs unchanged.

Existing local-proxy tests that had put the port in endpoint (127.0.0.1:{port}) now pass port= instead, so they would not become host:proxyport:80. Anyone who used endpoint="host:port" as a workaround for this bug should switch to port / tls_port.

Test plan

• test/unit/websockettransport_test.py fails without the port on the URL (wss://example.com?format=json vs wss://example.com:9999?format=json, and the ws / default 80/443 cases)
• The same tests pass with the port included
• test_ping_survives_connection_drop and test_normal_ws_close_triggers_immediate_reconnection still pass with tls=False and port= pointing at the local proxy

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • WebSocket connections now use the configured port when establishing secure or non-secure connections.
  • Custom TLS and non-TLS ports are correctly reflected in connection URLs.
  • Default ports remain supported: 443 for secure WebSockets and 80 for non-secure WebSockets.
  • Proxy connections now handle dynamically assigned ports correctly.

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Walkthrough

WebSocketTransport.connect() now resolves and includes the configured port in WebSocket URLs. Tests cover custom and default ports for both TLS modes and update proxy configuration.

Changes

WebSocket port resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Resolve WebSocket URL ports ably/transport/websockettransport.py	connect() uses Defaults.get_port(self.options) and includes the resolved port in the WebSocket URL.
Validate custom and default ports test/unit/websockettransport_test.py, test/ably/realtime/realtimeconnection_test.py	Tests verify custom and default ports for wss and ws URLs. Proxy tests pass the dynamically assigned port separately.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: owenpearson

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 938a8

Custom realtime endpoints with explicit ports cannot establish WebSocket connections until the endpoint host and port are normalized.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: including the configured port in realtime WebSocket URLs.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #567 requires WebSocketTransport to respect tls and port options. WebSocketTransport.connect() selects ws or wss from options.tls and calls Defaults.get_port(self.options), which s…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within issue #567. The production change updates WebSocket URL construction. The unit tests verify the required scheme and port behavior. The realtime proxy test updates pass the prox…

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In `@ably/transport/websockettransport.py`:
- Around line 85-86: Normalize self.host in the WebSocketTransport connection
flow before constructing ws_url: separate an explicit endpoint port and use it,
while falling back to Defaults.get_port(self.options) only when no port is
provided. Ensure the generated URL contains exactly one host-port separator for
endpoints such as example.com:1234.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Separate the host and port before building the WebSocket URL.

When Options(endpoint="example.com:1234") is used, the endpoint reaches WebSocketTransport unchanged. connect() then appends the default TLS port and produces wss://example.com:1234:443?..., which is invalid and prevents the WebSocket connection. Parse or normalize self.host at this boundary and use its explicit port when present; otherwise append Defaults.get_port(self.options).

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In `@ably/transport/websockettransport.py` around lines 85 - 86, Normalize
self.host in the WebSocketTransport connection flow before constructing ws_url:
separate an explicit endpoint port and use it, while falling back to
Defaults.get_port(self.options) only when no port is provided. Ensure the
generated URL contains exactly one host-port separator for endpoints such as
example.com:1234.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr.