Activity Log - 2025-11-26

Learning

  • Performed Architectural Review and Refactoring of Graph Validation Feature:

    • Identified technical debt in the monolithic validateGraph function (162 lines, “God Function” mixing disparate rules)
    • Created detailed refactoring plan with 3 slices, ordered by risk: Components → Mapper → Validation Strategies
    • Key architectural patterns applied:
      • Strategy Pattern for Validation: Orchestrator (graph-validation.ts) coordinates validators but knows nothing about specific rules
      • Smart Components, Dumb Containers: Pushed edge path complexity down into CustomEdge so LineageGraph becomes declarative
      • Hexagonal Architecture: Domain layer (validators) is pure TypeScript with zero UI dependencies; reactflow-mapper.ts acts as Anti-Corruption Layer
  • Documented Architectural Insights:

    • Created comprehensive architecture review with Mermaid dependency diagram
    • Analyzed the codebase through the lens of Hexagonal Architecture (Ports and Adapters)
    • Key insight: The separation allows business logic to be tested without a browser and makes the UI library swappable
  • E2E testing:

    • Robust Testing with data-testid: Relying on text content is fragile; use data-testid and configure production builds to strip them via reactRemoveProperties
    • Visual Verification Strategy: “If it’s visual, the test should take a picture” - use screenshot assertions for reproducible, version-controlled artifacts