Ryan Heneise ryenski

Error Reporting Patterns

We use Rails' native error reporter (Rails.error) as the single interface for all error and exception reporting. It replaces our previous Honeybadger-specific calls and routes through our RailsErrorSubscriber, which forwards to Rails.logger and the OTel pipeline.

The three APIs

Method	When to use

Grips Codebase — Tech Debt Analysis

Generated: March 30, 2026
Codebase size: ~1,118 app files, 274 models, 207 controllers, 264 services, 950 tests

1. Dead / Orphaned Code

These files exist but are never referenced outside themselves. Safe to delete after confirmation.

I18n Best Practices

Use human-readable keys

Prefer natural language over abstracted strings for language keys. This helps to make the views easier to read and understand.

Take advantage of the fact that spaces are legal in YAML keys:

Examples

# Bad
t('.all_label')

To convert json to csv with headers using jq and the @csv filter.

jq -r '[first|keys_unsorted] + map([.[]]) | .[] | @csv' example.json > converted.csv

This would work on a simple json structured like:

	require 'redcarpet'

	module MarkdownHandler
	def self.erb
	@erb \|\|= ActionView::Template.registered_template_handler(:erb)
	end

	def self.call(template, source)
	_frontmatter, markdown = Page.parse_frontmatter(source, raw: true)
	compiled_source = ActionView::OutputBuffer.new(erb.call(template, markdown)).to_s

	require 'redcarpet'
	require 'redcarpet/render_strip'

	module MarkdownHelper
	def markdown(str)
	html_renderer.render(str).html_safe
	end

	def plain_text(str)
	strip_down_renderer.render(str).html_safe

	desc 'Raise exception if used in production'
	task protect_prod: [:environment] do
	raise 'This task cannot be run in production' if Rails.env.production?
	end

	['db:drop', 'db:reset', 'db:seed'].each do \|t\|
	Rake::Task[t].enhance ['protect_prod']
	end

	# A small script to generate memorable one-time codes.
	#
	# OneTimeCode.generate
	# => "ubahow-idea-easy-aveda"
	class OneTimeCode
	def initialize(length = 12)
	@length = length
	@mod_result = MOD_RESULT.sample
	end

	# This example follows a Stripe webhook through the application life cycle.
	# In this case, a customer has created a Checkout, which is an object in our application that acts like a shopping cart.
	# It relates to the products that are being purchased and encapsulates the customer's existing record, or the data required to create a new customer.

	class Checkout < ApplicationRecord
	include Amountable
	include BtcpayInvoice
	include StripePaymentIntent

	belongs_to :user, optional: true