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Use when syncing or simplifying example code in docs/articles or README.md so embedded docs samples stay aligned with examples tests while removing compatibility noise from the published snippets.

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Clean Doc Examples

Use this skill when the task is to refresh and simplify documentation code examples without changing the real test sources unless explicitly requested.

Task List

Create a plain Markdown checklist that AI Agent can follow:

- [ ] Inspect the affected docs, examples, and recent non-bot history
- [ ] Sync embedded docs samples with the current example tests when needed
- [ ] Simplify docs-only snippets for readability
- [ ] Run lightweight validation and summarize what changed

Workflow

  1. Inspect docs/articles, README.md, and the matching files under examples.
  2. If the task mentions history or doc drift, inspect recent non-bot commits that touched examples or docs:
    • git log --no-merges --author='^(?!.*(renovate|dependabot)).*
      #x27; --perl-regexp -- examples docs/articles README.md
  3. If a docs page embeds a live example block from examples/..., sync the block to the current source test before simplifying it for docs-only readability.
  4. Keep the real examples/*.spec.ts files as source-of-truth tests. Do not rewrite them unless the user explicitly asks.
  5. Apply readability cleanup only in docs snippets:
    • remove compatibility-only casts such as as never or as any
    • remove standalone: false
    • remove empty uniqueness-only methods such as public someMarker() {}
    • remove TODO comments and Angular version guards from docs snippets
    • if ViewChild, ViewChildren, ContentChild, or ContentChildren use {} as the second argument, remove that empty argument
    • remove const assertion: any helpers and use jasmine directly
    • prefer direct Jasmine examples in visible code; keep Jest alternatives only as comments when helpful
    • inline @Injectable({ ... }) config instead of const ...Args = [...] plus @Injectable(...args)
  6. Keep guide prose aligned with the simplified snippet if behavior changed materially.
  7. For docs-only changes, validate with search-based checks and git diff --check. Skip wrapper tests unless the user specifically wants them or non-doc files changed.

Validation

  • For docs-only changes:
    • search for the targeted cleanup patterns to confirm they are gone
    • run git diff --check -- docs/articles README.md

Guardrails

  • Do not edit real examples tests just to make docs prettier unless the user explicitly asked to change the tests too.
  • Do not claim docs are synced until embedded example blocks or referenced snippets have been checked against examples.
  • Prefer primary repo sources over memory: examples, README.md, docs/articles, and recent human-authored git history.
  • If docs and executable behavior disagree, trust the current scripts/tests first and update the docs.
  • For docs-only work, say explicitly in the final summary if wrapper tests were skipped.