Automating Code Maintenance: This Dot Labs' Successful Partnership with a Leading Metaverse Platform

Differentiating Between New Releases and Deviations

Our team leveraged the automated conversion tool to convert newly released TypeScript/JavaScript source code and compared it to the current version in the client’s target language. To differentiate between changes introduced by a new version and manually introduced code deviations, we devised and implemented a standard convention for marking deviations and customizations. This enabled us to reapply the same code deviations from the old version into the newly converted code, isolating upstream changes.

We employed strategies to minimize conflicts during the merge process to achieve this. These included implementing an easily expandable middleware-like solution to process conflicts in a pipeline, and utilizing several algorithms for resolving common merge conflicts. Finally, we leveraged Git to generate a diff from the resulting merge commit as a patch file.

Leveraging GitHub Actions to Trigger Automatic Code Upgrades

To adopt releases as they appeared, we used GitHub Actions to periodically check for new releases, triggering an upgrade process when found. After receiving a patch file, the tool applied it on top of the currently converted code and created a PR that contained all changes. We also included hints for the reviewer, listing all changes and mentioning files requiring additional attention. The entire process was reported to a Slack channel, configurable through the Action's properties.

Enabling Seamless Code Maintenance for the Client Team

Our conversion tool has successfully kept the client's converted code up-to-date, enabling them to apply bug fixes, introduce new features, and easily leverage original documentation. We utilized Git, Github Actions, and Slack API to automate checking for new releases, generating patch files, and creating PRs. This enables the client’s team to review and merge updates to their ported libraries simply. We continue to support the client in their efforts, and we look forward to continuing our relationship and exploring new opportunities to help them achieve their technical aspirations.

Conclusion

Do you need help automating your code maintenance process and enabling your team to semi-automate processes to maintain project forks? This Dot Labs can help. Our team of experienced developers can utilize modern web best practices and technologies such as React, Angular, Vue, Web Components, GraphQL, Node, and more to help you achieve your technical aspirations. Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you streamline your code maintenance process.