Remove rails4-autocomplete and jquery-ui-rails#2467
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Documents the complete history and current state of the rails4-autocomplete gem, which has been non-functional since April 2022. Key findings: - Autocomplete was added in September 2015 and worked correctly - Accidentally broken during Bootstrap 5 migration in April 2022 (PR codebar#1745) - All infrastructure (gem, routes, controller code) remains but is unused - Broken for nearly 3 years with no user complaints - Gem last updated April 2014 (12 years ago, unmaintained) Recommendation: Complete removal of the feature and all related code. Related: codebar#2445
Removes rails4-autocomplete (12+ years unmaintained) and jquery-ui-rails dependencies that have been non-functional since April 2022. The autocomplete feature for the skill_list field was accidentally broken during Bootstrap 5 migration (PR codebar#1745) and has remained broken for nearly 3 years without user complaints. Analysis confirmed: - Feature broken since April 2022 (Bootstrap 5 migration) - Zero usage of jQuery UI widgets across entire codebase - Both gems added together in 2015 exclusively for autocomplete - No test coverage for autocomplete functionality - skill_list field continues working with manual comma-separated entry Removes: - rails4-autocomplete gem (last updated April 2014) - jquery-ui-rails gem (single-purpose dependency) - Controller autocomplete declaration - Autocomplete route endpoint - JavaScript and CSS requires Bundle size savings: ~120KB Closes codebar#2445 Documentation: docs/rails4-autocomplete-investigation.md
Until we have a removal with no issues, we keep this dependency explicit, with a clear sign-post about when we can remove it.
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This simplifies the frontend story, and avoids having dead code.
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This has been branched from #2464. Please review that one first
Summary
Removes
rails4-autocompleteandjquery-ui-railsgems. Both have been non-functional since April 2022.Closes #2445
Background
The autocomplete feature was added in September 2015 to suggest existing skills when coaches edited their profiles. During the Bootstrap 5 migration in April 2022 (PR #1745), the form was rewritten and lost the autocomplete parameters. The feature has been broken for nearly 3 years without user complaints.
Why These Removals Are Safe
rails4-autocomplete
jquery-ui-rails
Verification
Comprehensive codebase analysis confirms zero usage:
.datepicker(),.autocomplete(),.sortable(), etc.)ui-widget,ui-state-*, etc.)See
docs/rails4-autocomplete-investigation.mdfor full analysis.Changes
Removed:
rails4-autocompletegem from Gemfilejquery-ui-railsgem from Gemfileapp/controllers/members_controller.rb:8)config/routes.rb:29)//= require autocomplete-rails,//= require jquery-ui)*= require jquery-ui)Preserved:
acts-as-taggable-ongem (still used for tagging)Bundle size: Saves ~120KB in production assets
Testing
The skill_list field continues to work as a plain text input accepting comma-separated values. No functionality is lost because the autocomplete feature has been broken since 2022.
Documentation
Full investigation and analysis documented in:
docs/rails4-autocomplete-investigation.mdThis includes: