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DDD compliance check for Java projects. Incremental mode scans git diff changes — fast, pre-commit. Full mode audits every Java file — architecture review. Validates layer isolation, base class usage, naming conventions, dependency direction, and anti-patterns.

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DDD Compliance Check

Validate Java projects against Domain-Driven Design layer rules. Supports two modes:

  • Incremental (ddd-check, "check my changes") — scans only changed/new Java files via git diff
  • Full (ddd-check-full, "full audit") — audits every Java file in the project

DDD Layer Rules

Rules are in rules/ directory. Each file defines structural, naming, and dependency constraints for one layer:

Rule FileLayer
rules/domain-layer.mdDomain — aggregate, entity, value object, repository, domain service
rules/application-layer.mdApplication — command/query services, executors, DTOs
rules/adaptor-layer.mdAdaptor — controllers, converters, gateways
rules/infrastructure-layer.mdInfrastructure — repository impls, PO, mapper, RPC clients
rules/client-layer.mdClient — public API DTOs, facades
rules/model-layer.mdModel — shared enums, constants, shared types
rules/anti-patterns.mdAnti-patterns — anemic model, service overuse, wrong dependencies

Reference docs in references/ are educational, not checked against code.

Workflow

Determine Mode

Ask user: "Incremental check or full audit?"

If user says "incremental", "check changes", "pre-commit", "my code" → Incremental mode. If user says "full", "audit", "architecture review", "entire project" → Full mode.

Default to incremental if unclear.

Incremental Mode

  1. Find changed Java files:
    git diff HEAD --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR | grep '\.java
    #x27;
  2. If no Java files changed: "No Java files changed — nothing to check."
  3. Classify each file by layer (match package path to layer name).
  4. Read only the rule files matching changed layers + always anti-patterns.md.
  5. Check each file: correct package → correct base class → naming conventions → forbidden imports → anti-patterns.
  6. Report:
## DDD Check: {branch} → {n} files changed

### {FilePath}.java — {Layer}
🔴 CRITICAL: {problem}. {fix}.
🟡 HIGH: {problem}. {fix}.

### Summary
- {n} files checked, {x} violations (C: {a}, H: {b}, M: {c}, L: {d})

Full Mode

  1. Discover all Java files:
    find . -name "*.java" -not -path "*/target/*" -not -path "*/test/*" | sort
    
  2. Load all 7 rule files + base-classes-reference.md.
  3. Group files by layer. For each layer: package check → base class check → naming check → dependency check → structural check.
  4. Cross-layer: verify dependency direction via import grep, detect anemic models, find empty layers.
  5. Report with executive summary, per-layer tables, dependency graph, anti-patterns list, prioritized recommendations.

Severity

LevelCriteria
CRITICALArchitecture violation — wrong layer dependency, missing base class, domain depends on infrastructure
HIGHRule violation — wrong naming, public identity setter, domain service with no behavior
MEDIUMConvention deviation — anemic entity, missing Field wrapper, no JavaDoc on public API
LOWStyle — inconsistent formatting, missing @Override

Key Checks by Layer

Domain (MOST CRITICAL):

  • Aggregates extend BaseAggregate<ID>, entities extend BaseEntity<ID>, value objects extend BaseValue
  • setId() is protected, not public
  • No infrastructure imports (no Mapper, JPA, SQL)
  • Repository interfaces extend AggregateRepository<T, ID, Q>
  • External calls through GatewayI interfaces
  • Design patterns FORBIDDEN in domain (Strategy, Factory, etc.)

Application:

  • Cmd services extend ApplicationCmdService, Qry services extend ApplicationQueryService
  • Each use case has dedicated Executor

Infrastructure:

  • Repository impls in correct package, PO classes separate from domain objects

Client:

  • All DTOs extend BaseDTO, no domain classes exposed

Important

  • Reference specific rule sections when flagging violations (e.g. "domain-layer.md Section A.3")
  • Suggest exact fix, not just problem
  • Do NOT check unchanged files in incremental mode
  • Only report real problems — no "looks good" padding