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YAJsonIsolate was the type the clients named in their public API. That tied
them to one implementation, and on web to one that spawns no isolate at all, so
the parameter both misnamed what it takes and left no way to process JSON any
other way.

YAJsonIsolate now implements AsyncJsonCodec, a four method interface
(decode, decodeBytes, encode, dispose), and the clients take that
interface instead.

Changes

  • yet_another_json_isolate: new AsyncJsonCodec interface, implemented by
    both the io and the web YAJsonIsolate, and exported from the package.
  • SupabaseClient, PostgrestClient and FunctionsClient: isolate: is now
    jsonCodec: and takes an AsyncJsonCodec. The same rename runs through
    PostgrestBuilder, PostgrestQueryBuilder, PostgrestRpcBuilder,
    RawPostgrestBuilder, SupabaseQueryBuilder and SupabaseQuerySchema.
  • postgrest and supabase_functions export the interface, so the parameter is
    reachable without depending on yet_another_json_isolate directly, which the
    old parameter was not. supabase and supabase_flutter re-export it in turn.
    The concrete YAJsonIsolate stays unexported, so replacing the default
    implementation later is not a breaking change for the flagship package.
  • Ownership is unchanged: a codec passed to a client belongs to the caller and
    is never disposed by it. A client that was not given one creates the default
    codec and disposes it with itself. SupabaseClient hands its codec to the
    rest and functions clients it builds, so one codec serves all three.
  • MIGRATION.md: an entry for the rename.
  • sdk-compliance.yaml: the interface registered under supporting_symbols.

Why an interface rather than the concrete type

Since #1746 there is no long-lived worker isolate: small payloads are processed
inline and large ones on a short-lived isolate spawned per call. So sharing an
instance buys nothing measurable and there is nothing left to supervise, which
was what the old parameter was for. What survives is substituting an
implementation, for example a native parser or a wrapper that measures the
default one, and that needs a contract rather than a concrete class.

Keeping YAJsonIsolate out of the exports of supabase and supabase_flutter
also keeps yet_another_json_isolate out of their public API, so it can be
replaced without a breaking change. Applications that want to name the default
implementation can depend on the package directly.

This takes a different direction from #1750, which forwards the concrete type
through Supabase.initialize instead.

Verification

  • flutter analyze clean across the workspace, dart format clean, and
    dcm analyze packages clean, which is the command CI runs.
  • packages/supabase (143 tests), packages/supabase_functions (55),
    packages/supabase_flutter (77), packages/yet_another_json_isolate and
    packages/supabase_common (109) suites pass, as do the packages/postgrest
    tests that do not need a local stack. The postgrest suites that do need one
    were not run.
  • New tests: postgrest routes decoding through a supplied codec, leaves it for
    the caller to dispose, and disposes the one it created itself;
    supabase_functions routes both encoding and decoding through a supplied
    codec; SupabaseClient leaves a supplied codec alone on dispose();
    supabase_flutter implements the interface through its own export, so the
    export chain is covered.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added the public AsyncJsonCodec API for asynchronous JSON encoding and decoding.
    • Added optional jsonCodec support across Supabase, PostgREST, Functions, and initialization APIs.
    • Shared codecs are consistently reused across related client operations and managed according to ownership.
    • Realtime messages now use typed payloads with asynchronous encoding and decoding.
    • Added a shared typed sort direction for storage queries.
  • Documentation

    • Updated migration guidance for codec usage, Realtime payloads, client headers, builders, and sorting.
    • Added guidance for customizing and timing JSON codec operations.

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The change introduces the public AsyncJsonCodec contract and replaces direct YAJsonIsolate parameters across PostgREST, Functions, and Supabase clients. Clients share codecs and dispose them only when they created them. Tests and migration documentation cover the new behavior.

Changes

Async JSON codec migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Codec contract and public exports
packages/yet_another_json_isolate/lib/src/*, packages/*/lib/*.dart, sdk-compliance.yaml
Adds and exports AsyncJsonCodec. YAJsonIsolate implements the interface. Documentation and API registration are updated.
PostgREST codec propagation
packages/postgrest/lib/src/*, packages/postgrest/test/json_codec_test.dart
Replaces isolate parameters with jsonCodec, preserves the codec through builders, decodes response bytes through it, and disposes only client-owned codecs.
Functions codec flow
packages/supabase_functions/lib/*, packages/supabase_functions/test/*, packages/supabase_flutter/test/async_json_codec_export_test.dart
Uses AsyncJsonCodec for request encoding and response decoding. Ownership and disposal behavior are covered by tests.
Supabase shared codec lifecycle
packages/supabase/lib/src/*, packages/supabase_flutter/lib/src/supabase.dart, packages/supabase/test/*, packages/supabase_flutter/test/initialization_test.dart
Adds codec support to SupabaseClient and Supabase.initialize. The shared codec is passed to REST, Functions, query, and schema clients.
Migration and API updates
MIGRATION.md
Documents Realtime codec changes, stateless REST clients, AsyncJsonCodec migration, and shared typed SortDirection.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~30 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 555b3

The PR adds injectable JSON processing, but some write requests can still bypass the supplied codec, and derived or disposed clients may use a codec after its lifetime has ended. This can cause custom serialization to be ignored or requests to fail at runtime, so the PR needs follow-up or explicit owner acceptance before it is merge-ready.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant SupabaseInitialize
  participant SupabaseClient
  participant PostgrestClient
  participant FunctionsClient
  participant AsyncJsonCodec
  SupabaseInitialize->>SupabaseClient: pass jsonCodec
  SupabaseClient->>PostgrestClient: pass shared jsonCodec
  SupabaseClient->>FunctionsClient: pass shared jsonCodec
  PostgrestClient->>AsyncJsonCodec: decode response bytes
  FunctionsClient->>AsyncJsonCodec: encode request and decode response
  SupabaseClient->>AsyncJsonCodec: dispose when internally owned
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packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart (1)

487-497: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Make the shared-codec lifecycle test observable.

This test only verifies that one dispose() call completes. It passes if REST and Functions receive separate codecs. It also passes if repeated disposal is idempotent.

Add a test-only seam that records codec creation and disposal. Assert that REST and Functions receive the same codec. Assert that SupabaseClient.dispose() disposes that codec once.

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In `@packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart` around lines 487 - 497, Update the
shared-codec lifecycle test around SupabaseClient to use a test-only seam that
records codec creation and disposal, then assert the REST and Functions clients
receive the identical codec instance and that SupabaseClient.dispose() records
exactly one disposal. Replace the indirect completion-only assertion while
preserving the existing client-construction scenario.
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Inline comments:
In `@MIGRATION.md`:
- Line 1510: Update the migration text to hyphenate “short-lived” when
describing the isolate, preserving the surrounding wording.
- Around line 1447-1453: Reflow the migration paragraphs and examples in
MIGRATION.md lines 1447-1453, and the AsyncJsonCodec paragraph in
packages/yet_another_json_isolate/README.md lines 42-44, so all Markdown lines
comply with the repository’s 80-character limit while preserving the existing
content.

In `@packages/postgrest/lib/src/postgrest.dart`:
- Line 119: Update the schema() client creation and disposal lifecycle so
derived clients remain valid when either the parent or derived client is
disposed first; use a shared lifecycle handle or otherwise tie the derived
client to its parent, ensuring the codec is not disposed while still needed. Add
tests covering both disposal orders and run the PostgREST package tests.

---

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In `@packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart`:
- Around line 487-497: Update the shared-codec lifecycle test around
SupabaseClient to use a test-only seam that records codec creation and disposal,
then assert the REST and Functions clients receive the identical codec instance
and that SupabaseClient.dispose() records exactly one disposal. Replace the
indirect completion-only assertion while preserving the existing
client-construction scenario.
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packages/supabase_functions/test/functions_dart_test.dart (1)

659-664: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Dispose the caller-owned codec in this test.

FunctionsClient.dispose() does not dispose an injected jsonCodec. Store YAJsonIsolate() in a local variable and register addTearDown(jsonCodec.dispose).

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In `@packages/supabase_functions/test/functions_dart_test.dart` around lines 659 -
664, Update the test setup around FunctionsClient to store the injected
YAJsonIsolate instance in a local jsonCodec variable, pass that variable to
FunctionsClient, and register addTearDown(jsonCodec.dispose) so the caller-owned
codec is disposed after the test.
packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart (1)

313-321: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Enforce disposal state independently of AsyncJsonCodec ownership.

  • packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart#L313-L321: Track disposal and reject new Supabase request builders after disposal without disposing a caller-owned codec.
  • packages/postgrest/test/json_codec_test.dart#L39-L43: Replace the successful post-disposal query expectation with throwsStateError and enforce that behavior in PostgrestClient.
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In `@packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart` around lines 313 - 321, Track
disposal independently in SupabaseClient.dispose, and ensure request builders
reject use after disposal without disposing a caller-owned AsyncJsonCodec;
update PostgrestClient to enforce the same post-disposal StateError behavior. In
packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart lines 313-321, mark disposal as
complete while retaining conditional codec disposal; in
packages/postgrest/test/json_codec_test.dart lines 39-43, replace the successful
post-disposal query expectation with throwsStateError.
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packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart (1)

508-518: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Do not claim that this test verifies codec sharing.

YAJsonIsolate.dispose() is idempotent. expect(client.dispose(), completes) cannot distinguish one disposal from multiple disposals. Rename this test to match its assertion, or add an observable routing assertion with an instrumented AsyncJsonCodec.

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In `@packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart` around lines 508 - 518, Update the
test named “creates a single codec shared across rest and functions clients” so
it no longer claims to verify codec sharing: either rename it to describe only
that client disposal completes, or add an observable routing assertion using an
instrumented AsyncJsonCodec that distinguishes shared from separate instances.
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In `@packages/supabase_functions/test/functions_dart_test.dart`:
- Around line 659-664: Update the test setup around FunctionsClient to store the
injected YAJsonIsolate instance in a local jsonCodec variable, pass that
variable to FunctionsClient, and register addTearDown(jsonCodec.dispose) so the
caller-owned codec is disposed after the test.

In `@packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart`:
- Around line 313-321: Track disposal independently in SupabaseClient.dispose,
and ensure request builders reject use after disposal without disposing a
caller-owned AsyncJsonCodec; update PostgrestClient to enforce the same
post-disposal StateError behavior. In
packages/supabase/lib/src/supabase_client.dart lines 313-321, mark disposal as
complete while retaining conditional codec disposal; in
packages/postgrest/test/json_codec_test.dart lines 39-43, replace the successful
post-disposal query expectation with throwsStateError.

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In `@packages/supabase/test/client_test.dart`:
- Around line 508-518: Update the test named “creates a single codec shared
across rest and functions clients” so it no longer claims to verify codec
sharing: either rename it to describe only that client disposal completes, or
add an observable routing assertion using an instrumented AsyncJsonCodec that
distinguishes shared from separate instances.

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`YAJsonIsolate` was the type the clients named in their public API, which
tied them to one implementation, and on web to one that spawns no isolate
at all. It now implements `AsyncJsonCodec`, and `PostgrestClient` and
`FunctionsClient` take that interface through a `jsonCodec` parameter, so
an application can process their JSON some other way, for example through
a native parser or through a wrapper that measures the default one.

`SupabaseClient` no longer takes a codec. The parameter existed to share
or supervise a single long lived worker isolate, and there is no such
worker anymore: small payloads are processed inline and large ones on a
short lived isolate per call, so a second instance costs nothing and
there is nothing to supervise. The client creates one codec, hands it to
the rest and functions clients so they share it, and disposes it in
`dispose()`.

Refs #1749
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In `@MIGRATION.md`:
- Around line 1579-1625: Update the Supabase.initialize migration documentation
to include its parameter rename from isolate: to jsonCodec:, and state that
caller-provided codecs remain owned by the caller while default codecs are
created and disposed by the client.

In `@packages/postgrest/lib/src/postgrest_builder.dart`:
- Around line 450-452: Update the request-body construction in the builder
method that currently calls jsonEncode(_body) so supplied AsyncJsonCodec
instances encode mutation and RPC payloads via encode, while preserving the
existing default JSON encoding when no codec is configured; add a focused insert
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