Hi,
We are developing an APP and we like to make it as modular as possible, the reasons? - Isolate functionality - Be able to work with different versions, for example module1 with rails 3.0.1, module2 with 3.0.2, module 3 trough WS with an external APP, .... - Avoid monolithic applications, we think they are hard to maintain
Our first idea was to develop one APP for each module and we where discussing how to connect them. - Creating a "monolithic gem" with all the shared services (modules, routes, views), and erasing the functionality from the original APP - Creating a "monolithic plugin" same method... but in this case we think will have to repeat the functionality between de APP's and the plugin. - Communications trough web services between APP's
Which problems are we encountering? - Some modules need to be almost everywhere, for example in a medical APP we need the administrative module (name, gender, birth, paying info), almost everywhere (hospital, emergency, radiology, ...) - In the gem and plugin, we have doubts how to synchronize the migrations, images, css, updated everywhere.
I like to know which approach you consider the best for this architecture, problems that you encountered or any advice / opinion.
Thanks,