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Drop Faraday 1.x compatability

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#1,927 opened on Jan 8, 2026

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Description

Faraday 1.x has not received updates in the past 2 years: https://github.com/lostisland/faraday/tree/1.x

Lets focus on 2+ going forward.

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Search the codebase for references to Faraday 1.x compatibility code and remove them. Update gemspec to require Faraday >= 2.0.
Tech stack
ruby
Domain
backend
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Refactor
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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RubyFaraday
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70