Application: collections-publisher
Publishes step by steps, /browse pages, and legacy /topic pages on GOV.UK
- Ownership
- #govuk-platform-health owns the app. #govuk-corona-services-tech is responsible for updating its dependencies.
- Hosting
- AWS, on the backend machine class
- Continuously deployed?
- Yes
- Links
- Sentry (error tracking)
- Puppet configuration
- Deploy scripts
- Deployment dashboard
- Publishing E2E scenarios (warning: not all apps have E2E tests)
Imported documents
Example pages published by collections-publisher
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support
- Driving and transport
- Driving licences
- Visas and immigration
- Get Tax-Free Childcare: step by step
- Vehicle tax, MOT and insurance
- Benefits
- Travel abroad: step by step
- Money and tax
- Tell DVLA you’ve changed address: step by step
README
This app is used by GDS and some departmental editors. It can publish:
These pages are then served by the collections app. It is also used to curate pages tagged to a topic or browse page into “curated lists”, instead of a single ‘A-Z’ list, as the following screenshots illustrate.
Nomenclature
See the README of collections frontend.
Technical documentation
This is a Ruby on Rails app, and should follow our Rails app conventions.
You can use the GOV.UK Docker environment to run the application and its tests with all the necessary dependencies. Follow the usage instructions to get started.
Use GOV.UK Docker to run any commands that follow.
Running the test suite
bundle exec rake
Further documentation
See the docs/ directory for guidance and architectural decisions.