Maven/Gradle does exactly that. Provided the dependency you're replacing is compatible with the new one (same packages, same methods, etc), it's fully transpare

Maven/Gradle does exactly that. Provided the dependency you're replacing is compatible with the new one (same packages, same methods, etc), it's fully transparent. It's just that once again, the web world is running with awful tools that keep making the same mistakes that have been done years before them.