Deprecate delighted gem - Delighted sunset June 30, 2026

[jflores-q]

Summary

Delighted is being sunset on June 30, 2026. This is the final release of the delighted Ruby gem (v2.2.0), marking it as deprecated.

For more information, visit the Delighted Sunset FAQ.

Changes

• lib/delighted/version.rb: Bumped VERSION to "2.2.0".
• delighted.gemspec: Added post_install_message with deprecation notice (shown during gem install). Updated email to hello@delighted.com.
• lib/delighted.rb: Added warn call with deprecation notice (shown at runtime on every require 'delighted').
• README.md: Added deprecation banner at the top (visible on RubyGems page).
• CHANGELOG.md: Added 2.2.0 deprecation entry.

What users will see

On gem install delighted:

Successfully installed delighted-2.2.0
WARNING: The 'delighted' gem is deprecated. Delighted is being sunset on
June 30, 2026. This gem will no longer be maintained or receive updates.
For more information, visit the Delighted Sunset FAQ:
https://help.delighted.com/article/840-delighted-sunset-faq

On require 'delighted':

[delighted] DEPRECATION NOTICE: Delighted is being sunset on June 30, 2026.
This gem is deprecated and will no longer be maintained or receive updates.
For more information, visit the Delighted Sunset FAQ:
https://help.delighted.com/article/840-delighted-sunset-faq

Pre-merge validation (all passed)

Check	Result
gem build delighted.gemspec	Built delighted-2.2.0.gem successfully
gem install ./delighted-2.2.0.gem	post_install_message displayed
ruby -e "require 'delighted'"	warn deprecation message printed to stderr

After merging

1. Tag the release as v2.2.0
2. Build: gem build delighted.gemspec
3. Push: gem push delighted-2.2.0.gem
4. Archive this GitHub repository

Local validation steps

1. Build the gem

gem build delighted.gemspec
# Expected: "Successfully built RubyGem ... Version: 2.2.0"

2. Install locally and test post_install_message

gem install ./delighted-2.2.0.gem
# Expected: Deprecation message displayed between "Installing" and "Installed" lines

3. Test runtime warning

ruby -e "require 'delighted'" 2>&1
# Expected: "[delighted] DEPRECATION NOTICE: ..." warning on stderr

4. Clean up

gem uninstall delighted -v 2.2.0