| name | component-common-domain-detection |
| description | Finds duplicate business logic spread across multiple components and suggests consolidation. Use when asking "where is this logic duplicated?", "find common code between services", "what can be consolidated?", "detect shared domain logic", or analyzing component overlap before refactoring. Do NOT use for code-level duplication detection (use linters) or dependency analysis (use coupling-analysis). |
Common Domain Component Detection
This skill identifies common domain functionality that is duplicated across multiple components and suggests consolidation opportunities to reduce duplication and improve maintainability.
How to Use
Quick Start
Request analysis of your codebase:
- "Find common domain functionality across components"
- "Identify duplicate domain logic that should be consolidated"
- "Detect shared classes used across multiple components"
- "Analyze consolidation opportunities for common components"
Usage Examples
Example 1: Find Common Functionality
User: "Find common domain functionality across components"
The skill will:
1. Scan component namespaces for common patterns
2. Detect shared classes used across components
3. Identify duplicate domain logic
4. Analyze coupling impact of consolidation
5. Suggest consolidation opportunities
Example 2: Detect Duplicate Notification Logic
User: "Are there multiple notification components that should be consolidated?"
The skill will:
1. Find all components with notification-related names
2. Analyze their functionality and dependencies
3. Calculate coupling impact if consolidated
4. Recommend consolidation approach
Example 3: Analyze Shared Classes
User: "Find classes that are shared across multiple components"
The skill will:
1. Identify classes imported/used by multiple components
2. Classify as domain vs infrastructure functionality
3. Suggest consolidation or shared library approach
4. Assess impact on coupling
Step-by-Step Process
- Scan Components: Identify components with common namespace patterns
- Detect Shared Code: Find classes/files used across components
- Analyze Functionality: Determine if functionality is truly common
- Assess Coupling: Calculate coupling impact before consolidation
- Recommend Actions: Suggest consolidation or shared library approach
When to Use
Apply this skill when:
- After identifying and sizing components (Pattern 1)
- Before flattening components (Pattern 3)
- When planning to reduce code duplication
- Analyzing shared domain logic across the codebase
- Preparing for component consolidation
- Identifying candidates for shared services or libraries
Core Concepts
Domain vs Infrastructure Functionality
Domain Functionality (candidates for consolidation):
- Business processing logic (notification, validation, auditing, formatting)
- Common to some processes, not all
- Examples: Customer notification, ticket auditing, data validation
Infrastructure Functionality (usually not consolidated here):
- Operational concerns (logging, metrics, security)
- Common to all processes
- Examples: Logging, authentication, database connections
Common Domain Patterns
Common domain functionality often appears as:
-
Namespace Patterns: Components ending in same leaf node
*.notification, *.audit, *.validation, *.formatting- Example:
TicketNotification, BillingNotification, SurveyNotification
-
Shared Classes: Same class used across multiple components
- Example:
SMTPConnection used by 5 different components
- Example:
AuditLogger used by multiple domain components
-
Similar Functionality: Different components doing similar things
- Example: Multiple components sending emails with slight variations
- Example: Multiple components writing audit logs
Consolidation Approaches
Shared Service:
- Common functionality becomes a separate service
- Other components call this service
- Good for: Frequently changing logic, complex operations
Shared Library:
- Common code packaged as library (JAR, DLL, npm package)
- Components import and use the library
- Good for: Stable functionality, simple utilities
Component Consolidation:
- Merge multiple components into one
- Good for: Highly related functionality, low coupling impact
Analysis Process
Phase 1: Identify Common Namespace Patterns
Scan component namespaces for common leaf node names:
-
Extract leaf nodes from all component namespaces
- Example:
services/billing/notification → notification
- Example:
services/ticket/notification → notification
-
Group by common leaf nodes
- Find components with same leaf node name
- Example: All components ending in
.notification
-
Filter out infrastructure patterns
- Exclude:
.util, .helper, .common (usually infrastructure)
- Focus on:
.notification, .audit, .validation, .formatting
Example Output:
## Common Namespace Patterns Found
**Notification Components**:
- services/customer/notification
- services/ticket/notification
- services/survey/notification
**Audit Components**:
- services/billing/audit
- services/ticket/audit
- services/survey/audit
Phase 2: Detect Shared Classes
Find classes/files used across multiple components:
-
Scan imports/dependencies in each component
- Track which classes are imported from where
- Note classes used by multiple components
-
Identify shared classes
- Classes imported by 2+ components
- Exclude infrastructure classes (Logger, Config, etc.)
-
Classify as domain vs infrastructure
- Domain: Business logic classes (SMTPConnection, AuditLogger)
- Infrastructure: Technical utilities (Logger, DatabaseConnection)
Example Output:
## Shared Classes Found
**Domain Classes**:
- `SMTPConnection` - Used by 5 components (notification-related)
- `AuditLogger` - Used by 8 components (audit-related)
- `DataFormatter` - Used by 3 components (formatting-related)
**Infrastructure Classes** (exclude from consolidation):
- `Logger` - Used by all components (infrastructure)
- `Config` - Used by all components (infrastructure)
Phase 3: Analyze Functionality Similarity
For each group of common components:
-
Examine functionality
- Read source code of each component
- Identify what each component does
- Note similarities and differences
-
Assess consolidation feasibility
- Are differences minor (configurable)?
- Can differences be abstracted?
- Is functionality truly the same?
-
Calculate coupling impact
- Count incoming dependencies (afferent coupling) before consolidation
- Estimate incoming dependencies after consolidation
- Compare total coupling levels
Example Analysis:
## Functionality Analysis
**Notification Components**:
- CustomerNotification: Sends billing notifications
- TicketNotification: Sends ticket assignment notifications
- SurveyNotification: Sends survey emails
**Similarities**: All send emails to customers
**Differences**: Email content/templates, triggers
**Consolidation Feasibility**: ✅ High
- Differences are in content, not mechanism
- Can be abstracted with templates/context
Phase 4: Assess Coupling Impact
Before recommending consolidation, analyze coupling:
-
Calculate current coupling
- Count components using each notification component
- Sum total incoming dependencies
-
Estimate consolidated coupling
- Count components that would use consolidated component
- Compare to current total
-
Evaluate coupling increase
- Is consolidated component too coupled?
- Does it create a bottleneck?
- Is coupling increase acceptable?
Example Coupling Analysis:
## Coupling Impact Analysis
**Before Consolidation**:
- CustomerNotification: Used by 2 components (CA = 2)
- TicketNotification: Used by 2 components (CA = 2)
- SurveyNotification: Used by 1 component (CA = 1)
- **Total CA**: 5
**After Consolidation**:
- Notification: Used by 5 components (CA = 5)
- **Total CA**: 5 (same!)
**Verdict**: ✅ No coupling increase, safe to consolidate
Phase 5: Recommend Consolidation Approach
Based on analysis, recommend approach:
Shared Service (if):
- Functionality changes frequently
- Complex operations
- Needs independent scaling
- Multiple deployment units will use it
Shared Library (if):
- Stable functionality
- Simple utilities
- Compile-time dependency acceptable
- No need for independent deployment
Component Consolidation (if):
- Highly related functionality
- Low coupling impact
- Same deployment unit acceptable
Output Format
Common Domain Components Report
## Common Domain Components Found
### Notification Functionality
**Components**:
- services/customer/notification (2% - 1,433 statements)
- services/ticket/notification (2% - 1,765 statements)
- services/survey/notification (2% - 1,299 statements)
**Shared Classes**: SMTPConnection (used by all 3)
**Functionality Analysis**:
- All send emails to customers
- Differences: Content/templates, triggers
- Consolidation Feasibility: ✅ High
**Coupling Analysis**:
- Before: CA = 2 + 2 + 1 = 5
- After: CA = 5 (no increase)
- Verdict: ✅ Safe to consolidate
**Recommendation**: Consolidate into `services/notification`
- Approach: Shared Service
- Expected Size: ~4,500 statements (5% of codebase)
- Benefits: Reduced duplication, easier maintenance
Consolidation Opportunities Table
## Consolidation Opportunities
| Common Functionality | Components | Current CA | After CA | Feasibility | Recommendation |
| -------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ----------- | ----------------------------- |
| Notification | 3 components | 5 | 5 | ✅ High | Consolidate to shared service |
| Audit | 3 components | 8 | 12 | ⚠️ Medium | Consolidate, monitor coupling |
| Validation | 2 components | 3 | 3 | ✅ High | Consolidate to shared library |
Detailed Consolidation Plan
## Consolidation Plan
### Priority: High
**Notification Components** → `services/notification`
**Steps**:
1. Create new `services/notification` component
2. Move common functionality from 3 components
3. Create abstraction for content/templates
4. Update dependent components to use new service
5. Remove old notification components
**Expected Impact**:
- Reduced code: ~4,500 statements consolidated
- Reduced duplication: 3 components → 1
- Coupling: No increase (CA stays at 5)
- Maintenance: Easier to maintain single component
### Priority: Medium
**Audit Components** → `services/audit`
**Steps**:
[Similar format]
**Expected Impact**:
- Coupling increase: CA 8 → 12 (monitor)
- Benefits: Reduced duplication
Analysis Checklist
Common Pattern Detection:
Shared Class Detection:
Functionality Analysis:
Coupling Assessment:
Recommendations:
Implementation Notes
For Node.js/Express Applications
Common patterns to look for:
services/
├── CustomerService/
│ └── notification.js ← Common pattern
├── TicketService/
│ └── notification.js ← Common pattern
└── SurveyService/
└── notification.js ← Common pattern
Shared Classes:
- Check
require() statements
- Look for classes imported from other components
- Example:
const SMTPConnection = require('../shared/SMTPConnection')
For Java Applications
Common patterns:
com.company.billing.audit ← Common pattern
com.company.ticket.audit ← Common pattern
com.company.survey.audit ← Common pattern
Shared Classes:
- Check
import statements
- Look for classes in common packages
- Example:
import com.company.shared.AuditLogger
Detection Strategies
Namespace Pattern Detection:
function extractLeafNode(namespace) {
const parts = namespace.split('/')
return parts[parts.length - 1]
}
function groupByLeafNode(components) {
const groups = {}
components.forEach((comp) => {
const leaf = extractLeafNode(comp.namespace)
if (!groups[leaf]) groups[leaf] = []
groups[leaf].push(comp)
})
return groups
}
Shared Class Detection:
function findSharedClasses(components) {
const classUsage = {}
components.forEach((comp) => {
comp.imports.forEach((imp) => {
if (!classUsage[imp]) classUsage[imp] = []
classUsage[imp].push(comp.name)
})
})
return Object.entries(classUsage)
.filter(([cls, users]) => users.length > 1)
.map(([cls, users]) => ({ class: cls, usedBy: users }))
}
Fitness Functions
After identifying common components, create automated checks:
Common Namespace Pattern Detection
function checkCommonPatterns(components, exclusionList = []) {
const leafNodes = {}
components.forEach((comp) => {
const leaf = extractLeafNode(comp.namespace)
if (!exclusionList.includes(leaf)) {
if (!leafNodes[leaf]) leafNodes[leaf] = []
leafNodes[leaf].push(comp.name)
}
})
return Object.entries(leafNodes)
.filter(([leaf, comps]) => comps.length > 1)
.map(([leaf, comps]) => ({
pattern: leaf,
components: comps,
suggestion: 'Consider consolidating these components',
}))
}
Shared Class Usage Alert
function checkSharedClasses(components, exclusionList = []) {
const classUsage = {}
components.forEach((comp) => {
comp.imports.forEach((imp) => {
if (!exclusionList.includes(imp)) {
if (!classUsage[imp]) classUsage[imp] = []
classUsage[imp].push(comp.name)
}
})
})
return Object.entries(classUsage)
.filter(([cls, users]) => users.length > 1)
.map(([cls, users]) => ({
class: cls,
usedBy: users,
suggestion: 'Consider extracting to shared component or library',
}))
}
Best Practices
Do's ✅
- Distinguish domain from infrastructure functionality
- Analyze coupling impact before consolidating
- Consider both shared service and shared library approaches
- Look for namespace patterns AND shared classes
- Verify functionality is truly similar before consolidating
- Calculate coupling metrics (CA) before and after
Don'ts ❌
- Don't consolidate infrastructure functionality (handled separately)
- Don't consolidate without analyzing coupling impact
- Don't assume all common patterns should be consolidated
- Don't ignore differences in functionality
- Don't consolidate if coupling increase is too high
- Don't mix domain and infrastructure in same analysis
Common Patterns to Look For
High Consolidation Candidates
- Notification:
*.notification, *.notify, *.email
- Audit:
*.audit, *.auditing, *.log
- Validation:
*.validation, *.validate, *.validator
- Formatting:
*.format, *.formatter, *.formatting
- Reporting:
*.report, *.reporting (if similar functionality)
Low Consolidation Candidates
- Infrastructure:
*.util, *.helper, *.common (usually infrastructure)
- Different contexts: Same name, different business meaning
- High coupling risk: Consolidation would create bottleneck
Next Steps
After identifying common domain components:
- Apply Flatten Components Pattern - Remove orphaned classes
- Apply Determine Component Dependencies Pattern - Analyze coupling
- Create Component Domains - Group components into domains
- Plan Consolidation - Execute consolidation recommendations
Notes
- Common domain functionality is different from infrastructure functionality
- Consolidation reduces duplication but may increase coupling
- Always analyze coupling impact before consolidating
- Shared services vs shared libraries have different trade-offs
- Some duplication is acceptable if it reduces coupling
- Not all common patterns should be consolidated
