We’re excited to announce the release of azure-blob, a brand-new Ruby gem designed to replace the now-deprecated azure-storage-blob and the Azure adapter for Active Storage.
The Rails team will stop maintaining Azure support for Active Storage. Starting with Rails 8 you’ll see this message when trying to use Active Storage with Azure:
ActiveStorage::Service::AzureStorageService is deprecated and will be
removed in Rails 8.1.
Please try the azure-blob gem instead.
This gem is not maintained by the Rails team, so please test your applications before deploying to production.
The original gem, azure-storage-blob, has been deprecated and will be unsupported by Microsoft starting this week. It has not been updated since December 2021, leading to a host of issues for developers, including compatibility problems and difficulties in upgrading applications that rely on it.
But fear not! Test Double is here to help! With our new azure-blob, you get a modern, efficient solution for interacting with Azure Blob Storage.
Why choose azure-blob?
No external dependencies: Unlike its predecessor, azure-blob only relies on the libraries bundled with Ruby, making it leaner and more efficient.
Managed Identities (Entra ID) Support: This new gem introduces support for Managed Identities, enhancing security by eliminating the need for shared secrets. This is a feature that wasn’t available in the old Active Storage adapter.
Easy migration: Just swap out the gem and the adapter name in your config! Check out the migration guide.
Standalone usability: It’s versatile enough to be used both within and outside of Rails, offering flexibility for various applications without requiring Rails as a dependency.
In other words, the new azure-blob is a simple way to resolve the upgrade challenges posed by the deprecated gem while also boosting your app’s security.
Stay tuned for more updates, and check out the gem today!
Joé Dupuis is a Senior DevOps Consultant at Test Double and a contributor to Rails, with experience in game engine R&D, Linux/AWS infrastructure, and developer experience.
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