Modernize the stack: "Sharetribe Next"

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Here I propose breaking-changes to modernize the stack and optimize the use of the powerful Ruby on Rails framework version 6+. This would be best implemented in a new repo which could be called “Sharetribe Next”.

  • Always use the latest version of Ruby, Rails, Node, and use Yarn instead of NPM.
  • Re-Implement “Discovery” in Ruby. Replacing Thinking Sphinx with ElasticSearch, the Searchkick gem can be of great help in this matter.
  • Re-implement “Harmony” availability checking in Ruby away from Clojure.
  • Use the standard Webpacker gem that now ships with Rails, instead of the React on Rails gem.
  • Provide an official SSO endpoint for the Discourse https://www.discourse.org open source community forum (the same one running this forum).
  • Remove the Paperclip gem and implement the new official ActiveStorage system instead.
  • Replace the current Mercury WYSIWYG with the new official ActionText.
  • Replace the Delayed jobs gem with Sidekiq, and implement it with ActiveJobs.
  • Make the payment options modular and pluggable, so that it is easier to add other providers.

Any other refactoring ideas?

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