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Consider testing against multiple Rails versions

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Description

Currently we run CI against the latest release release, and against main, but I'm considering if we should also test against older supported Rails versions, such as 7.2, since there are a number of places where we rely on feature discovery using responds_to?.

This would probably mean having multiple dummy apps in the repo, e.g. test/dummy_rails_8 and test/dummy_rails_7_2.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the current CI configuration and existing dummy app layout, then compare how the latest-release and main Rails jobs are defined. Add coverage for supported older Rails versions such as 7.2, using a separate dummy app if needed, and verify that CI runs the Rails-version coverage successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rails, ruby
Domain
ci-cd, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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