Keeping TinyTodo Alive

blake · May 24, 2023, 3:32pm

I have a very basic todo app called TinyTodo that I built 6 years ago that I still use to this day.

And it looks like the last time I updated it was back in 2021 (It’s now 2023).

I’d like to keep using it, but I really should update it and keep it in an updated state, so that if I want to make a quick improvement I actually can. My goal in all of this though is that I can’t re-write it!

Upgrade Tasks

Get it running locally on my m1 macbook pro
Switch master branch to main
Move to it’s own domain name (It’s currently on a subdomain of blakeerickson.com)
Move to it’s own digital ocean server with hosted pg database
Upgrade to ruby 3
Upgrade to Rails 7

Post Upgrade Tasks

Make it multi-user. It currently only works for a single user.
Allow users to sign up
Improve css on sign up page
Allow API Access

blake · May 24, 2023, 4:03pm

Besides installing the proper MacOS dependencies, the only “code” change I had to make was adding

gem 'ffi', '>= 1.14.0'

to my Gemfile. This ensures it as the ffi gem version that contains the Apple Silicon fixes.

blake · May 25, 2023, 7:22pm

This guide was mostly update to date:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/jonlabelle/81206faafb56714d7499efa54eb8f3ff

change_default_git_branch_to_master.md

# Change GitHub default branch from master to main

> 5 simple steps that I tested and used to make the change in under 1 minute.

1. Move the `master` branch to `main`

    ```bash
    git branch --move master main
    ```

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Once I pushed up the new main branch, you can go to your repo settings in github and click this button and choose “main” from the dropdown.