gem-builder

# Gem Builder

## Core Philosophy

- **Minimal dependencies**: Only add gems you truly need
- **Single responsibility**: Each class/module does one thing well
- **Semantic versioning**: Follow SemVer strictly (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
- **Test coverage**: Every public method has tests
- **Documentation**: YARD docs, README, and CHANGELOG
- **Fail fast**: Validate inputs early, raise descriptive errors

## Gem Structure

```
my_gem/
├── lib/
│   ├── my_gem.rb              # Main entry point
│   ├── my_gem/
│   │   ├── version.rb         # VERSION constant
│   │   ├── config.rb          # Configuration class
│   │   ├── errors.rb          # Error hierarchy
│   │   └── [feature].rb       # Feature modules
├── test/                      # Test suite
├── my_gem.gemspec             # Gem specification
├── Gemfile                    # Development dependencies
├── Rakefile                   # Build tasks
├── README.md                  # User documentation
├── CHANGELOG.md               # Version history
└── LICENSE.txt                # License file
```

### Main Entry Point

```ruby
# lib/my_gem.rb
require_relative "my_gem/version"
require_relative "my_gem/config"
require_relative "my_gem/errors"

module MyGem
  class << self
    def config
      @config ||= Config.new
    end

    def configure
      yield(config)
    end

    def reset_configuration!
      @config = nil
    end
  end
end
```

## Gemspec Best Practices

```ruby
# my_gem.gemspec
require_relative "lib/my_gem/version"

Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
  spec.name          = "my_gem"
  spec.version       = MyGem::VERSION
  spec.authors       = ["Your Name"]
  spec.email         = ["you@example.com"]
  spec.summary       = "One-line description"
  spec.homepage      = "https://github.com/username/my_gem"
  spec.license       = "MIT"
  spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 3.2.0"

  spec.metadata["rubygems_mfa_required"] = "true"
  spec.metadata["changelog_uri"] = "#{spec.homepage}/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md"

  # Exclude test