polylith-migrate-extract-standalone-modules

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[Internal sub-skill of `polylith-migrate-orchestrator`. Do not load directly — load `polylith-migrate-orchestrator` first, which drives all phases.] Extract foundational modules (e.g., `consts.py`, `exceptions.py`, or similar) from the residual component into standalone components.

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Skill: polylith-migrate-extract-standalone-modules

Goal

Extract foundational modules (e.g., consts.py, exceptions.py, models.py) from the residual component into standalone components. This skill is for zero-dependency or low-dependency modules that serve as building blocks for other components.

Inputs

From migration/<PROJECT>/state.md:

TARGET_TOP_NS
INITIAL_BASE_NAME
Verification commands.

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. Analyze the Residual Component

Use directory_tree and grep to list modules remaining in the residual component.
Classify each module:
- Zero internal deps: Modules with only stdlib/third-party imports (e.g., exceptions.py, consts.py).
- Low internal deps: Modules that depend on already extracted or zero-dep modules (e.g., models.py).
- App-wiring: Modules that compose infrastructure setup. These stay in the residual.

2. Extract Modules in Dependency Order

Extract zero-dep modules first, followed by modules that depend on them.

3. For Each Extraction

Check for naming collisions.
Create the component directory with __init__.py and core.py.
Update imports in all consumers.
Add the new brick to pyproject.toml.
Run verification.
Delete the original module from the residual component.

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

Symptom	Likely cause	Remediation
Module classified as zero-dep actually pulls in a transitive runtime dependency (e.g., reads an env var via the residual's config module)	The classification missed an indirect import.	Reclassify as low-dep, extract the config module first, then retry.
Two consumers now import the same constant via different paths (e.g., `from <ns>.consts` and `from <ns>.<INITIAL_BASE_NAME>.consts`)	The original module wasn't deleted from the residual after extraction.	Delete the original from the residual (step 3.6), pick one canonical import path, and update every caller. Verify with `grep -r '<ns>.<INITIAL_BASE_NAME>.consts'`.
Extracting `exceptions.py` causes `except` clauses elsewhere to stop catching what they used to	Exception classes are identity-based: two definitions are two different classes.	Ensure the new standalone module is the only definition. Delete the residual copy and update every `raise`/`except` site.
Verification fails and you can't quickly diagnose	Phase 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> — extract-standalone-modules"

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.