fix: publish variants returning ConnectableObservable not properly utilizing lift

spec/Observable-spec.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import { Observer, TeardownLogic } from '../src/internal/types';
 import { Observable, config, Subscription, noop, Subscriber, Operator, NEVER, Subject, of, throwError, empty } from 'rxjs';
-import { map, multicast, refCount, filter, count, tap, combineLatest, concat, merge, race, zip, catchError, concatMap, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, multicast, refCount, filter, count, tap, combineLatest, concat, merge, race, zip, catchError, concatMap, switchMap, publish, publishLast, publishBehavior, share} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
 import { observableMatcher } from './helpers/observableMatcher';
 
@@ -810,6 +810,246 @@ describe('Observable.lift', () => {
     );
   });
 
+
+  it('should compose through publish and refCount', (done) => {
+    const result = new MyCustomObservable<number>((observer) => {
+      observer.next(1);
+      observer.next(2);
+      observer.next(3);
+      observer.complete();
+    }).pipe(
+      publish(),
+      refCount(),
+      map((x) => 10 * x)
+    );
+
+    expect(result instanceof MyCustomObservable).to.be.true;
+
+    const expected = [10, 20, 30];
+
+    result.subscribe(
+      function (x) {
+        expect(x).to.equal(expected.shift());
+      },
+      () => {
+        done(new Error('should not be called'));
+      },
+      () => {
+        done();
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+
+  it('should compose through publishLast and refCount', (done) => {
+    const result = new MyCustomObservable<number>((observer) => {
+      observer.next(1);
+      observer.next(2);
+      observer.next(3);
+      observer.complete();
+    }).pipe(
+      publishLast(),
+      refCount(),
+      map((x) => 10 * x)
+    );
+
+    expect(result instanceof MyCustomObservable).to.be.true;
+
+    const expected = [30];
+
+    result.subscribe(
+      function (x) {
+        expect(x).to.equal(expected.shift());
+      },
+      () => {
+        done(new Error('should not be called'));
+      },
+      () => {
+        done();
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should compose through publishBehavior and refCount', (done) => {
+    const result = new MyCustomObservable<number>((observer) => {
+      observer.next(1);
+      observer.next(2);
+      observer.next(3);
+      observer.complete();
+    }).pipe(
+      publishBehavior(0),
+      refCount(),
+      map((x) => 10 * x)
+    );
+
+    expect(result instanceof MyCustomObservable).to.be.true;
+
+    const expected = [0, 10, 20, 30];
+
+    result.subscribe(
+      function (x) {
+        expect(x).to.equal(expected.shift());
+      },
+      () => {
+        done(new Error('should not be called'));
+      },
+      () => {
+        done();
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should composes Subjects in the simple case', () => {
+    const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+    const result = subject.pipe(
+      map((x) => 10 * x)
+    ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct. (but you're advised not to do this)
+
+    expect(result instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+    const emitted: any[] = [];
+    result.subscribe(value => emitted.push(value));
+
+    result.next(10);
+    result.next(20);
+    result.next(30);
+
+    expect(emitted).to.deep.equal([100, 200, 300]);
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Seriously, never do this. It's probably bad that we've allowed this. Fortunately, it's not
+   * a common practice, so maybe we can remove it?
+   */
+  it('should demonstrate the horrors of sharing and lifting the Subject through', () => {
+    const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+    const shared = subject.pipe(
+      share()
+    );
+
+    const result1 = shared.pipe(
+      map(x => x * 10)
+    ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+
+    const result2 = shared.pipe(
+      map(x => x - 10)
+    ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+    expect(result1 instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+    const emitted1: any[] = [];
+    result1.subscribe(value => emitted1.push(value));
+
+    const emitted2: any[] = [];
+    result2.subscribe(value => emitted2.push(value));
+
+    // THIS IS HORRIBLE DON'T DO THIS.
+    result1.next(10);
+    result2.next(20); // Yuck
+    result1.next(30); 
+
+    expect(emitted1).to.deep.equal([100, 200, 300]);
+    expect(emitted2).to.deep.equal([0, 10, 20]);
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * This section outlines one of the reasons that we need to get rid of operators that return
+   * Connectable observable. Likewise it also reveals a slight design flaw in `lift`. It
+   * probably should have never tried to compose through the Subject's observer methods.
+   * If you're a user and you're reading this... NEVER try to use this feature, it's likely
+   * to go away at some point.
+   * 
+   * The problem is that you can have the Subject parts, or you can have the ConnectableObservable parts,
+   * but you can't have both.
+   */
+  describe.skip('The lift through Connectable gaff', () => {
+    it('should compose through multicast and refCount, even if it is a Subject', () => {
+      const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+      const result = subject.pipe(
+        multicast(() => new Subject<number>()),
+        refCount(),
+        map((x) => 10 * x)
+      ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+
+      expect(result instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+      const emitted: any[] = [];
+      result.subscribe(value => emitted.push(value));
+
+      result.next(10);
+      result.next(20);
+      result.next(30);
+
+      expect(emitted).to.deep.equal([100, 200, 300]);
+    });
+
+    it('should compose through publish and refCount, even if it is a Subject', () => {
+      const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+      const result = subject.pipe(
+        publish(),
+        refCount(),
+        map((x) => 10 * x)
+      ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+
+      expect(result instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+      const emitted: any[] = [];
+      result.subscribe(value => emitted.push(value));
+
+      result.next(10);
+      result.next(20);
+      result.next(30);
+
+      expect(emitted).to.deep.equal([100, 200, 300]);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should compose through publishLast and refCount, even if it is a Subject', () => {
+      const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+      const result = subject.pipe(
+        publishLast(),
+        refCount(),
+        map((x) => 10 * x)
+      ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+
+      expect(result instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+      const emitted: any[] = [];
+      result.subscribe(value => emitted.push(value));
+
+      result.next(10);
+      result.next(20);
+      result.next(30);
+
+      expect(emitted).to.deep.equal([100, 200, 300]);
+    });
+
+    it('should compose through publishBehavior and refCount, even if it is a Subject', () => {
+      const subject = new Subject<number>();
+
+      const result = subject.pipe(
+        publishBehavior(0),
+        refCount(),
+        map((x) => 10 * x)
+      ) as any as Subject<number>; // Yes, this is correct.
+
+      expect(result instanceof Subject).to.be.true;
+
+      const emitted: any[] = [];
+      result.subscribe(value => emitted.push(value));
+
+      result.next(10);
+      result.next(20);
+      result.next(30);
+
+      expect(emitted).to.deep.equal([0, 100, 200, 300]);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should compose through multicast with selector function', (done) => {
     const result = new MyCustomObservable<number>((observer) => {
       observer.next(1);

src/internal/observable/ConnectableObservable.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Subscriber } from '../Subscriber';
 import { Subscription } from '../Subscription';
 import { refCount as higherOrderRefCount } from '../operators/refCount';
 import { OperatorSubscriber } from '../operators/OperatorSubscriber';
+import { hasLift } from '../util/lift';
 
 /**
  * @class ConnectableObservable<T>
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ export class ConnectableObservable<T> extends Observable<T> {
    */
   constructor(public source: Observable<T>, protected subjectFactory: () => Subject<T>) {
     super();
+    // If we have lift, monkey patch that here. This is done so custom observable
+    // types will compose through multicast. Otherwise the resulting observable would
+    // simply be an instance of `ConnectableObservable`.
+    if (hasLift(source)) {
+      this.lift = source.lift;
+    }
   }
 
   protected _subscribe(subscriber: Subscriber<T>) {

src/internal/operators/multicast.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Subject } from '../Subject';
 import { Observable } from '../Observable';
 import { ConnectableObservable } from '../observable/ConnectableObservable';
 import { OperatorFunction, UnaryFunction, ObservedValueOf, ObservableInput } from '../types';
-import { hasLift } from '../util/lift';
 import { isFunction } from '../util/isFunction';
 import { connect } from './connect';
 
@@ -81,16 +80,5 @@ export function multicast<T, R>(
     });
   }
 
-  return (source: Observable<T>) => {
-    const connectable: any = new ConnectableObservable(source, subjectFactory);
-    // If we have lift, monkey patch that here. This is done so custom observable
-    // types will compose through multicast. Otherwise the resulting observable would
-    // simply be an instance of `ConnectableObservable`.
-    if (hasLift(source)) {
-      connectable.lift = source.lift;
-    }
-    connectable.source = source;
-    connectable.subjectFactory = subjectFactory;
-    return connectable;
-  };
+  return (source: Observable<T>) => new ConnectableObservable<any>(source, subjectFactory);
 }