Overview

The Rails 7 application template is a Rails application template provided by DFE-Digital. It aims to make starting a new GOV.UK Rails project fast and enjoyable. The template includes various features such as GOV.UK Frontend, GOV.UK Components, GOV.UK Form Builder, RSpec, Dockerfile (optional), Architecture decision record support (optional), GOV.UK styled error pages (optional), asdf versioning (optional), solargraph with bundled gem support and annotate (optional), and linting with rubocop-govuk and formatting with prettier/plugin-ruby.

Features

GOV.UK Frontend 4.4.1
GOV.UK Components
GOV.UK Form Builder
RSpec
Production/PaaS/Terraform-ready Dockerfile (optional)
Architecture decision record support (optional)
GOV.UK styled error pages (optional)
asdf versioning (optional)
Solargraph with bundled gem support and annotate (optional)
Linting with rubocop-govuk, formatting with prettier/plugin-ruby

Summary

The Rails 7 application template provided by DFE-Digital is a convenient and feature-rich starting point for creating GOV.UK Rails projects. It includes popular tools and libraries such as GOV.UK Frontend and RSpec, and offers optional features like Dockerfile support and solargraph integration. The template is constantly improved and updates can be easily applied to existing projects. Support for the template is provided by DFE-Digital, allowing users to raise issues or ask questions via GitHub or Slack.

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