๐ฟ StoneChecksums
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๐ป Synopsis

Generate SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums of a rubygem library, and commit them to your repository. The SHA-256 will match the shown for each gem published to RubyGems.org.
# as a rake task:
bundle exec rake build:generate_checksums
# as a binstub:
bin/generate_checksums
๐ก Info you can shake a stick at
| Tokens to Remember | |
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| Works with JRuby | |
| Works with Truffle Ruby | |
| Works with MRI Ruby 4 | |
| Works with MRI Ruby 3 | |
| Works with MRI Ruby 2 | |
| Support & Community | |
| Source | |
| Documentation | |
| Compliance | |
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Compatibility
Compatible with MRI Ruby 2.2.0+, and concordant releases of JRuby, and TruffleRuby.
CI workflows and Appraisals are generated for MRI Ruby 2.4+.
This test floor is configured by ruby.test_minimum in .kettle-jem.yml and
may be higher than the gem's runtime compatibility floor when legacy Rubies are
not practical for the current toolchain.
The amazing test matrix is powered by the kettle-dev stack.
How kettle-dev manages complexity in tests
| Gem | Source | Role | Daily download rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| appraisal2 | GitHub | multi-dependency Appraisal matrix generation | |
| appraisal2-rubocop | GitHub | RuboCop Appraisal generator integration | |
| kettle-dev | GitHub | development, release, and CI workflow tooling | |
| kettle-jem | GitHub | Appraisals & CI workflow templates | |
| kettle-soup-cover | GitHub | SimpleCov coverage policy and reporting | |
| kettle-test | GitHub | standard test runner and coverage harness | |
| rubocop-lts | GitHub | Ruby-version-aware linting | |
| turbo_tests2 | GitHub | parallel test execution |
Federated DVCS
Find this repo on federated forges (Coming soon!)
| Federated DVCS Repository | Status | Issues | PRs | Wiki | CI | Discussions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐งช galtzo-floss/stone_checksums on GitLab | The Truth | ๐ | ๐ | ๐ | ๐ญ Tiny Matrix | โ |
| ๐ง galtzo-floss/stone_checksums on CodeBerg | An Ethical Mirror (Donate) | ๐ | ๐ | โ | โญ๏ธ No Matrix | โ |
| ๐ galtzo-floss/stone_checksums on GitHub | Another Mirror | ๐ | ๐ | ๐ | ๐ฏ Full Matrix | ๐ |
| ๐ฎ๏ธ Discord Server | Let's | talk | about | this | library! |
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โจ Installation
Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:
bundle add stone_checksums
If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:
gem install stone_checksums
โ๏ธ Configuration
Configuration env vars:
- GEM_CHECKSUMS_CHECKSUMS_DIR: Where to write checksum files (default: checksums)
- GEM_CHECKSUMS_PACKAGE_DIR: Where to look for built gems (default: pkg)
- GEM_CHECKSUMS_GIT_DRY_RUN: When true, run a dry-run commit and clean up temporary files
- GEM_CHECKSUMS_ASSUME_YES: When true and Bundler < 2.7.0, proceed without interactive prompt (still requires SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)
๐ง Basic Usage
Generate Gem Checksums (SHA-256 and SHA-512)
This library helps you generate checksums for your built gem and commit them.
- Bundler >= 2.7.0: No SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH needed. Bundler now uses a constant timestamp internally, making builds reproducible by default.
- Bundler < 2.7.0: You must set SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH before building the gem to get deterministic checksums, or upgrade Bundler.
- If you still want to proceed on old Bundler non-interactively, set GEM_CHECKSUMS_ASSUME_YES=true (SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH is still required).
Usage via Rake (recommended):
bundle exec rake build
bundle exec rake build:generate_checksums
Usage via CLI (equivalent):
bin/gem_checksums [pkg/your_gem-1.2.3.gem]
Public API (YARD)
- Module StoneChecksums (primary namespace)
- ::install_tasks() -> void โ loads Rake tasks (delegates to GemChecksums.install_tasks)
- ::generate(git_dry_run: Boolean = false) -> void โ generate SHA-256/512 checksums and commit (delegates to GemChecksums.generate)
- Error < GemChecksums::Error โ error class hierarchy is preserved
- Version::VERSION: String โ current gem version
- Module GemChecksums (deprecated, backward-compatible namespace)
- ::install_tasks() -> void โ identical behavior
- ::generate(git_dry_run: Boolean = false) -> void โ identical behavior
- Error โ base error class used internally
- Version::VERSION: String โ same as StoneChecksums::Version::VERSION
See the generated YARD docs for full details: Current release on RubyDoc.info.
๐ฆท FLOSS Funding
While galtzo-floss tools are free software and will always be, the project would benefit immensely from some funding. Raising a monthly budget of... "dollars" would make the project more sustainable.
We welcome both individual and corporate sponsors! We also offer a wide array of funding channels to account for your preferences. Currently, Open Collective is our preferred funding platform.
If you're working in a company that's making significant use of galtzo-floss tools we'd appreciate it if you suggest to your company to become a galtzo-floss sponsor.
You can support the development of galtzo-floss tools via GitHub Sponsors, Liberapay, PayPal, Open Collective and Tidelift.
| ๐ NOTE |
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| If doing a sponsorship in the form of donation is problematic for your company
from an accounting standpoint, we'd recommend the use of Tidelift,
where you can get a support-like subscription instead. |
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Another way to support open-source
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๐ Security
See SECURITY.md.
๐ค Contributing
If you need some ideas of where to help, you could work on adding more code coverage, or if it is already ๐ฏ (see below) check issues or PRs, or use the gem and think about how it could be better.
We so if you make changes, remember to update it.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more detailed instructions.
๐ Release Instructions
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
Code Coverage
๐ช Code of Conduct
Everyone interacting with this project's codebases, issue trackers,
chat rooms and mailing lists agrees to follow the .
๐ Contributors
Made with contributors-img.
Also see GitLab Contributors: https://gitlab.com/galtzo-floss/stone_checksums/-/graphs/main
๐ Versioning
This library follows for its public API where practical.
For most applications, prefer the Pessimistic Version Constraint with two digits of precision.
For example:
spec.add_dependency("stone_checksums", "~> 1.0")
๐ Is "Platform Support" part of the public API? More details inside.
Dropping support for a platform can be a breaking change for affected users. If a release changes supported platforms, it should be called out clearly in the changelog and versioned with that impact in mind.
To get a better understanding of how SemVer is intended to work over a project's lifetime, read this article from the creator of SemVer:
See CHANGELOG.md for a list of releases.
๐ License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of
the MIT .
ยฉ Copyright
See LICENSE.md for the official copyright notice.
Copyright holders
- Copyright (c) 2025-2026 |7eter l-|. l3oling
๐ค A request for help
Maintainers have teeth and need to pay their dentists. After getting laid off in an RIF in March, and encountering difficulty finding a new one, I began spending most of my time building open source tools. I'm hoping to be able to pay for my kids' health insurance this month, so if you value the work I am doing, I need your support. Please consider sponsoring me or the project.
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Thanks for RTFM. โบ๏ธ
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Package | stone_checksums |
| Description | ๐ฟ Generate both SHA256 & SHA512 checksums into the checksums directory, and git commit them. gem install stone_checksums Then, use the rake task or the script: rake build:generate_checksums gem_checksums Control options with ENV variables! Fund overlooked open source projects - bottom of stack, dev/test dependencies: floss-funding.dev |
| Homepage | https://github.com/galtzo-floss/stone_checksums |
| Source | https://github.com/galtzo-floss/stone_checksums |
| License | MIT |
| Funding | https://github.com/sponsors/pboling, https://ko-fi.com/pboling, https://liberapay.com/pboling/donate, https://opencollective.com/galtzo-floss, https://thanks.dev/u/gh/pboling, https://tidelift.com/funding/github/rubygems/stone_checksums, https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pboling |