Repo brief: public-activity/public_activity

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Verdict

Mixed — Slowing — last commit 4mo ago

• Last commit 4mo ago
• 15 active contributors
• MIT licensed
• CI configured
• 1 more receipt on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests

What it is

PublicActivity is a Rails gem that automatically tracks model changes (create, update, destroy) and stores them as Activity records, enabling GitHub-style activity feeds. It supports ActiveRecord, Mongoid, and MongoMapper, storing what changed and who made the change with customizable actions and view rendering. Modular ORM abstraction: lib/public_activity/orm/ contains pluggable implementations for ActiveRecord, Mongoid, and MongoMapper (each with activist.rb, activity.rb, adapter.rb, trackable.rb). Core logic in lib/public_activity/ (common.rb, config.rb, actions/ for CRUD tracking). Generators in lib/generators/ scaffold migrations and schema upgrades.

Start here

• lib/public_activity/common.rb: Core module included in tracked models; defines tracked() macro and…
• lib/public_activity/models/activity.rb: Base Activity model interface; real implementations in…
• lib/public_activity/config.rb: Runtime ORM selection via PublicActivity::Config.set { orm :mongoid };…
• lib/public_activity/orm/active_record/: Default ORM implementation; contains actual Activity…
• lib/generators/public_activity/migration/templates/migration.rb:…

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

git clone https://github.com/chaps-io/public_activity.git
cd public_activity
bundle install
# Run tests or demos (Rakefile present)
bundle exec rake

Daily commands:

No web server: this is a gem library. For development: bundle exec rake (Rakefile present). For integration in a Rails app: add gem 'public_activity' to Gemfile, run `rails g public_activity:migration && rails db:mi…

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Key cautions & unknowns

• Slowing — last commit 4mo ago
• Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 60% of recent commits
• 1. ORM must be configured before models load (typically in config/initializers/public_activity.rb before app/models). 2) Activity records require a polymorphic trackable association—schema must include trackable_type…
• Published-advisory coverage was unavailable for the captured dependencies.
• Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

Sources

• Repository source
• Open issues
• Recent pull requests

Evidence note

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