a5c-ai 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 needscodemod-executor: Automates refactorings
Related Agents
code-transformation-executor: Executes suggested refactorings