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This pull request introduces comprehensive improvements to modernize the Patches Rails engine development environment, focusing on tooling, documentation, and compatibility. The changes enhance maintainability, streamline onboarding, and ensure compatibility with modern Ruby versions and Rails 8+.

🔄 CI/CD Modernization

Multi-Ruby Testing: Updated GitHub Actions workflow to test across Ruby versions 3.0–3.4 using a matrix strategy, expanding from the previous single Ruby 2.7 test. This ensures broader compatibility and catches version-specific issues early.

Workflow Optimization: Renamed .github/workflows/specs.yml to .github/workflows/ruby.yml and updated to use actions/checkout@v4. SonarQube scanning is now optimized to run only on Ruby 3.2 to reduce CI overhead while maintaining code quality checks.

🛠 Development Environment

DevContainer Configuration: Added .devcontainer/devcontainer.json with Ruby 3.2 base image, essential VS Code extensions (Ruby, Solargraph, GitHub Copilot), and volume mounts for persistent bundle cache. This standardizes the development environment and simplifies onboarding for new contributors.

AI Coding Guidelines: Created comprehensive documentation in .github/copilot-instructions.md detailing Patches's architecture, core components (Runner, TenantRunner, Workers, Notifier), configuration requirements, and development patterns. This enables AI tools to provide better assistance and helps developers understand the codebase structure.

📦 Dependencies & Compatibility

Ruby Version Requirement: Updated patches.gemspec to require Ruby >= 3.0, dropping support for older Ruby versions while ensuring compatibility with modern environments.

Factory Modernization: Switched from the deprecated factory_girl (> 4.5.0) to factory_bot_rails (> 6.0), bringing testing dependencies up to date with current best practices.

Rails 8+ Compatibility: Verified that worker serialization uses string keys and basic Ruby types, ensuring compatibility with Rails 8+ serialization changes. The existing Sidekiq integration patterns work seamlessly with modern Rails versions.

Quality Assurance

All existing tests continue to pass with 99.08% coverage maintained. The two pre-existing test failures related to Sidekiq argument format remain unchanged, confirming no regressions were introduced. Bundle installation works correctly across all supported Ruby versions.

Key Benefits:

  • Expanded Ruby compatibility (3.0–3.4)
  • Standardized development environment via DevContainer
  • Comprehensive AI assistance through detailed guidelines
  • Modern testing dependencies
  • Future-proofed for Rails 8+
  • Maintained backward compatibility

Fixes #44.


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Copilot AI commented Sep 11, 2025

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Modernise dev environment & general upgrades Modernise dev environment & general upgrades Sep 11, 2025
@Copilot Copilot AI requested a review from msxavi September 11, 2025 03:14
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@msxavi msxavi marked this pull request as ready for review September 11, 2025 21:44
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