refactoring-assistant

Development

Suggest and guide application of refactoring patterns to improve code quality

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Refactoring Assistant Skill

Suggests appropriate refactoring patterns and guides their application to improve code quality, maintainability, and migration readiness.

Purpose

Enable guided refactoring for:

Code quality improvement
Design pattern application
Migration preparation
Technical debt reduction
Maintainability enhancement

Capabilities

1. Extract Method/Class Suggestions

Identify extraction candidates
Suggest method boundaries
Recommend class decomposition
Guide interface extraction

2. Move Method Recommendations

Detect misplaced methods
Suggest target classes
Analyze dependencies
Guide safe relocation

3. Rename Refactoring

Suggest meaningful names
Propagate renames safely
Handle cross-references
Update documentation

4. Inline Refactoring

Identify inline candidates
Remove unnecessary indirection
Simplify call chains
Reduce complexity

5. Pull Up/Push Down Member

Analyze inheritance hierarchies
Suggest member movement
Optimize class hierarchies
Improve polymorphism

6. Design Pattern Application

Recognize pattern opportunities
Guide pattern implementation
Suggest appropriate patterns
Validate pattern application

Tool Integrations

Tool	Purpose	Integration Method
IDE Refactoring	Automated refactoring	CLI / API
Sourcery	AI-powered suggestions	CLI
Sourcegraph Cody	Code intelligence	API
IntelliJ IDEA	Java refactoring	CLI
VS Code	Multi-language	Extension API

Output Schema

{
  "analysisId": "string",
  "timestamp": "ISO8601",
  "suggestions": [
    {
      "type": "extract-method|move-method|rename|inline|design-pattern",
      "priority": "high|medium|low",
      "target": {
        "file": "string",
        "element": "string",
        "line": "number"
      },
      "description": "string",
      "rationale": "string",
      "steps": ["string"],
      "estimatedImpact": {
        "complexity": "string",
        "maintainability": "string",
        "testability": "string"
      },
      "risks": ["string"]
    }
  ],
  "patterns": {
    "applicable": ["string"],
    "opportunities": []
  }
}

Integration with Migration Processes

code-refactoring: Primary refactoring guidance
technical-debt-remediation: Debt reduction strategies

Related Skills

code-smell-detector: Identifies refactoring needs
codemod-executor: Automates refactorings

Related Agents

code-transformation-executor: Executes suggested refactorings