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[Internal sub-skill of `polylith-migrate-orchestrator`. Do not load directly — load `polylith-migrate-orchestrator` first, which drives all phases.] Detect and report circular imports introduced by the namespace migration.

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Skill: polylith-migrate-detect-circular-imports

⛓ Conditional phase (4b). Runs only when SHIM_STRATEGY=shim (chosen in polylith-migrate-analyze-imports). On the shimless path this phase is skipped — a pure namespace rename introduces no base↔shim cycles. See the polylith-migrate-orchestrator workflow.

Goal

Detect and report circular imports introduced by the namespace migration, particularly between the new base location and the compatibility shim.

Inputs

  • Project name (from migration/<project-name>/state.md)
  • Original namespace (from migration/<project-name>/state.md)
  • New namespace (from migration/<project-name>/state.md)
  • Import updates report (from migration/<project-name>/import_updates.md)

Steps

1. Analyze the import graph

  1. Manually inspect the import graph to identify circular dependencies:
    • Between the new base location (bases/${TARGET_TOP_NS}/${INITIAL_BASE_NAME}/) and the compatibility shim (projects/${PROJECT}/${ORIG_TOP_NS}/__init__.py)
    • Within the new base location itself

2. Report circular imports

  1. Record all circular import chains in migration/${PROJECT}/circular_imports.md.
  2. For each circular import chain, document:
    • The files involved (use full paths like bases/${TARGET_TOP_NS}/${INITIAL_BASE_NAME}/module.py)
    • The import statements causing the circularity
    • Suggested resolution steps

Output

  • A report file: migration/<project-name>/circular_imports.md listing all circular import chains

Verify

  1. Confirm that migration/<project-name>/circular_imports.md exists.
  2. Verify that the report includes:
    • A list of circular import chains
    • The files involved in each chain
    • Suggested resolution steps

Commit

git add migration/${PROJECT}/circular_imports.md
git commit -m "migrate(${PROJECT}): phase <N> — detect-circular-imports"

<N> is this phase's number from the polylith-migrate-orchestrator table (the single source of truth) — do not hardcode it.