Epic: Phase 4 — GDBM Removal #168

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opened 2026-03-15 23:08:40 +00:00 by freemo · 0 comments

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Background and Context

Phase 4 is the final migration phase: GDBM is completely removed from the codebase. The StorageMachine class is deleted. The gdbm gem is removed from dependencies. All Marshal.dump/Marshal.load calls are removed from persistence paths. The storage/ directory no longer contains GDBM files.

Demonstrable Outcome

The game runs with zero GDBM code. gem build aethyr.gemspec produces a gem with no gdbm dependency. All persistence is through ES.

Acceptance Criteria

StorageMachine class deleted
gdbm gem removed from aethyr.gemspec
No require 'gdbm' in production code
:es_only is the default write mode
All tests pass

## Background and Context Phase 4 is the final migration phase: GDBM is completely removed from the codebase. The `StorageMachine` class is deleted. The `gdbm` gem is removed from dependencies. All `Marshal.dump`/`Marshal.load` calls are removed from persistence paths. The `storage/` directory no longer contains GDBM files. ## Demonstrable Outcome The game runs with zero GDBM code. `gem build aethyr.gemspec` produces a gem with no `gdbm` dependency. All persistence is through ES. ## Acceptance Criteria - `StorageMachine` class deleted - `gdbm` gem removed from `aethyr.gemspec` - No `require 'gdbm'` in production code - `:es_only` is the default write mode - All tests pass