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Date Published
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Tal Yitzhak
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977
Language
English
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Summary

Feature branch workflows are employed to isolate development tasks in a dedicated branch, thereby safeguarding the main codebase until work is completed and ready to merge. This blog post explores how to efficiently manage feature branch artifacts and dependencies using JFrog Artifactory, and automate the process with JFrog CLI. The JFrog CLI is a tool that simplifies the automation of JFrog products, enhancing the readability and maintainability of scripts. The process involves creating, updating, and deleting repositories, integrating with CI tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and JFrog Pipelines. The CI process is triggered for non-master pull requests, automating the creation of Artifactory repositories before building and deploying software. The use of dedicated feature branch repositories allows for clear isolation of binaries, streamlined deployment, and easy cleanup once features are merged. Security scanning is also facilitated through JFrog Xray watches. A cleanup mechanism is defined to ensure scalability, employing Artifactory REST API and JFrog CLI to delete repositories not used for a specified number of days, thus maintaining an organized and efficient development environment.