This release upgrades CHSSWeb to Rails 7. Rails is a web framework on which CHSSWeb is built. This is a major release of the Rails framework containing security upgrades, simplified package management and code improvements.
For this release of CHSSWeb, the biggest updates are behind the scenes in the form of a different package management structure for javascript assets. This change provides some performance improvements and a significant reduction in code dependencies. The reduction in dependencies improves security and reduces the maintenance needed to keep those dependencies up to date.
Looking to the future, this upgrade opens the door for the implementation of new features and interactive elements on the websites driven by CHSSWeb.