Atualização do framework rails para garantia da evolução do sistema de gestão de TCC

Abstract

The SGTCC is a web application developed in Ruby on Rails that centralizes and automates the management of course completion works for the Internet Systems Technology course at UTFPR. Aiming to ensure the security, stability and continuous evolution of the system, this work proposes the update of the Ruby on Rails framework, eliminating discontinued dependencies and modernizing the frontend architecture. The adopted methodology consisted of an incremental framework update, migrating from Rails 6 to Rails 7 and subsequently to Rails 8, following community recommendations and applying preventive maintenance practices. In parallel, a complete migration of the interface layer was carried out, replacing the ecosystem based on Vue.js and Webpacker with Hotwire, a set of native Rails technologies composed of Turbo and Stimulus. The process included updating libraries and dependencies, refactoring components and reorganizing the code structure, always maintaining automated test coverage at 95%. The results achieved demonstrated the effectiveness of the approach: 11 Ruby gems and 16 obsolete JavaScript packages were eliminated, all 57 Vue.js components were migrated to the new architecture, the JavaScript bundle was reduced from 350KB to 80KB and the complete page display time was reduced by approximately 70%, eliminating the need for additional requests for client-side rendering. The modernization ensured not only the technological compliance and security of the system, but also established a solid foundation for future improvements, ensuring that SGTCC continues to efficiently, securely and scalably meet institutional demands, in line with Lehman’s Laws on the continuous evolution of software systems.