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[Internal sub-skill of `polylith-migrate-orchestrator`. Do not load directly — load `polylith-migrate-orchestrator` first, which drives all phases.] Distribute app-wiring code from the residual component into the appropriate bases and shared components.

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Skill: polylith-migrate-distribute-wiring

Goal

Distribute app-wiring code from the residual component into the appropriate bases and shared components.

Inputs

From migration/<PROJECT>/state.md:

  • TARGET_TOP_NS
  • INITIAL_BASE_NAME
  • Verification commands.
  • Base names.

From migration/<PROJECT>/manifest.md:

  • Current module map, including what remains in the residual component.

All inputs from state.md are assumed to satisfy the validation rules in polylith-migrate-discover (### Validation rules). Validate before proceeding.

Steps

1. Read the Residual Component

  • List every public function remaining in the residual module.
  • Confirm it contains only app-wiring code.

2. Identify the Split

  • Trace callers of each function (use grep).
  • Group callers by base or runner script.
  • Map each function to its natural base:
Function PatternBelongs InRationale
init_consumer, close_consumerHandler/consumer baseKafka consumer lifecycle is handler-specific
init_jobJobs baseJob bootstrap is jobs-specific
init_api / app factoryAPI baseHTTP server setup is API-specific

3. Extract Shared Helpers

  • Identify shared init functions (e.g., init_logging, init_db).
  • Move shared helpers to a bootstrap component if needed.

4. Move Composite Functions

  • Move composite functions to their respective bases.
  • Update runner scripts to import from the base directly.

5. Update Tests

  • Update integration tests to monkeypatch the correct module.

6. Clean Up

  • Delete the residual component directory.
  • Update pyproject.toml to remove the residual brick.

Verify

  • RUN_TEST_CMD succeeds.
  • If set, RUN_LINT_CMD and RUN_TYPECHECK_CMD succeed.
  • Run POLY_CMD_PREFIX check to validate the workspace structure.
  • Run POLY_CMD_PREFIX sync to synchronize the [tool.polylith.bricks] table with actual imports.

Common failure modes

SymptomLikely causeRemediation
Two bases now import the same init_<x> function and the residual still existsStep 6 wasn't reached — the function moved into one base but the residual reference wasn't deleted.Confirm the residual is gone; if init_<x> is genuinely shared by 2+ bases, it belongs in a shared bootstrap component (step 3), not in either base.
mock.patch("<TARGET_TOP_NS>.<INITIAL_BASE_NAME>.init_api") fails after the moveThe test references the old residual path; the function now lives in a base.Update mock patch strings to the new location, typically <TARGET_TOP_NS>.<base_name>.<init_func>.
poly check says the residual brick is still declared but its files are gonepyproject.toml [tool.polylith.bricks] still lists the deleted brick.Remove the line from [tool.polylith.bricks] and re-run POLY_CMD_PREFIX sync --quiet.
Application starts but a runtime feature is missing (e.g., logging, DB)A shared init helper was moved into one base only. The other base never calls it.Promote the helper to a shared bootstrap component and call it from every base's startup path.
Verification fails and you can't quickly diagnosePhase commit not yet made.git reset --hard HEAD to roll back to the previous phase's commit and consult the user.

Commit

After verification passes, commit this phase to the migration branch:

git add -A && git commit -m "migrate(<PROJECT>): phase <N> — distribute-wiring"

Substitute <PROJECT>, <N>, and <phase-name> from state.md and the orchestrator's phase table. Do not proceed to the next phase without a clean commit — the per-phase commit is the rollback point for the next phase's failure-mode tables.