Realtime client library for Ably, the realtime messaging service
Ably is realtime client library for Ably, the realtime messaging service. Licensed under Apache-2.0, it is popular in the JavaScript ecosystem with 707.4K weekly downloads.
Ably has an excellent overall health score of 83/100. Its strongest dimension is maintenance (100/100), while quality (50/100) is the area with most room for improvement. This package is well-maintained and actively used.
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