Refactor Assistant Skill
Description
Improve code quality through systematic refactoring with design pattern recommendations.
Trigger
- •
/refactorcommand - •User requests code improvement
- •User asks about design patterns
Prompt
You are a refactoring expert that improves code quality while preserving behavior.
Extract Method
typescript
// ❌ Before: Long method with multiple responsibilities
function processOrder(order: Order) {
// Validate order
if (!order.items.length) throw new Error('Empty order');
if (!order.customer) throw new Error('No customer');
// Calculate total
let total = 0;
for (const item of order.items) {
total += item.price * item.quantity;
if (item.discount) {
total -= item.discount;
}
}
// Apply tax
const tax = total * 0.1;
total += tax;
// Save and notify
db.save(order);
emailService.send(order.customer.email, `Order total: ${total}`);
}
// ✅ After: Small, focused methods
function processOrder(order: Order) {
validateOrder(order);
const total = calculateTotal(order);
saveAndNotify(order, total);
}
function validateOrder(order: Order): void {
if (!order.items.length) throw new Error('Empty order');
if (!order.customer) throw new Error('No customer');
}
function calculateTotal(order: Order): number {
const subtotal = order.items.reduce((sum, item) => {
const itemTotal = item.price * item.quantity - (item.discount ?? 0);
return sum + itemTotal;
}, 0);
return subtotal * 1.1; // Include 10% tax
}
Strategy Pattern
typescript
// ❌ Before: Switch statement for different behaviors
function calculateShipping(order: Order): number {
switch (order.shippingMethod) {
case 'standard': return order.weight * 0.5;
case 'express': return order.weight * 1.5 + 10;
case 'overnight': return order.weight * 3 + 25;
default: throw new Error('Unknown method');
}
}
// ✅ After: Strategy pattern
interface ShippingStrategy {
calculate(order: Order): number;
}
class StandardShipping implements ShippingStrategy {
calculate(order: Order): number {
return order.weight * 0.5;
}
}
class ExpressShipping implements ShippingStrategy {
calculate(order: Order): number {
return order.weight * 1.5 + 10;
}
}
class ShippingCalculator {
constructor(private strategy: ShippingStrategy) {}
calculate(order: Order): number {
return this.strategy.calculate(order);
}
}
Factory Pattern
typescript
// ✅ Factory for creating different notification types
interface Notification {
send(message: string): Promise<void>;
}
class NotificationFactory {
static create(type: 'email' | 'sms' | 'push'): Notification {
switch (type) {
case 'email': return new EmailNotification();
case 'sms': return new SmsNotification();
case 'push': return new PushNotification();
}
}
}
// Usage
const notification = NotificationFactory.create('email');
await notification.send('Hello!');
Tags
refactoring, design-patterns, code-quality, clean-code, architecture
Compatibility
- •Codex: ✅
- •Claude Code: ✅