Infield is a service designed to automate and streamline the process of upgrading open-source software dependencies. It combines automation tools with a team of expert developers to ensure upgrades are performed safely and efficiently.
Key Features:
- Automated Upgrade Planning: Infield calculates an upgrade plan considering risk, effort, and dependencies.
- Dependency Management: It helps manage both direct and indirect dependencies.
- White Glove Service: Offers a managed service where Infield handles the upgrade process.
- Software-Only Plans: Provides tools for teams that prefer to manage upgrades themselves.
- Integration: Integrates with GitHub and CI pipelines.
- Supported Languages: Supports Ruby, JavaScript, and Python.
Use Cases:
- Keeping Software Up-to-Date: Ensures applications are running on the latest, most secure versions of their dependencies.
- Reducing Technical Debt: Prevents applications from falling behind on upgrades, which can lead to increased maintenance costs and security vulnerabilities.
- Improving Developer Productivity: Automates the tedious and time-consuming aspects of dependency upgrades, freeing up developers to focus on other tasks.
- Mitigating Upgrade Risks: Reduces the risk of introducing breaking changes or security vulnerabilities during upgrades.
