The latest articles on DEV Community by Amit Leshed (@leshedamit). https://dev.to/leshedamit https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F358197%2F46fd83c6-8706-46dd-8783-20c9df8e2089.png https://dev.to/leshedamit en Amit Leshed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:27:10 +0000 https://dev.to/leshedamit/new-gem-actsasactive-plug-and-play-activity-tracking-for-activerecord-5bb0 https://dev.to/leshedamit/new-gem-actsasactive-plug-and-play-activity-tracking-for-activerecord-5bb0 <p>ActsAsActive is a plug-and-play Rails extension that adds activity tracking to any model. It wires a polymorphic association and records Activity rows on the lifecycle events you choose, then surfaces daily counts, streak analytics, and heatmap-friendly data. Works with PostgreSQL or MySQL/SQLite and ships with a metadata column for extra context—plus a namespaced model (ActsAsActive::Activity) and generators so you can set it up in seconds. Feedback and PRs welcome.</p> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/amitleshed/ActsAsActive" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/amitleshed/ActsAsActive</a></p> ruby rails webdev programming