errbit/errbit

Replace `hoptoad_notifier` with `airbrake` gem

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#1,850 opened on Apr 10, 2025

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Description

What is hoptoad_notifier?

hoptoad_notifier is old name for airbrake gem.

Why we use hoptoad_notifier?

We use hoptoad_notifier inside Errbit for self-tracking errors from Errbit itself.

Why we want to replace it?

hoptoad_notifier is old gem. It's only a matter of time, when it breaks.

Test plan:

  1. Replace hoptoad_notifier with airbrake.
  2. Check that Errbit still can track self errors in itself

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Research direction
Replace the 'hoptoad notifier' gem with 'airbrake' in the Gemfile, update any configuration and require statements, and verify that Errbit can still track its own errors by triggering a test error and checking the Airbrake dashboard.
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
backend
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2
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