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Refactoring

In #129, we provide more information for you to refactor code.

Auto smell combination​

It Will provide more information for you to refactor code. like:

  • Highlighter issue in IntelliJ IDEA

For example:

public BlogPost updateBlog(Long id, BlogPost blogDto) {
        String content = blogDto.getContent();
        return blogRepository.findById(id).map(blog -> {
            blog.setTitle(blogDto.getTitle());
            blog.setContent(blogDto.getContent());
            return blogRepository.save(blog);
        }).orElse(null);
    }

// relative static analysis result:
// - Variable 'content' is never used

Naming Suggestions​

In #132, we provide basic functionality for renaming things.

  1. enable suggestion: Settings -> AutoDev -> AutoDev Coder -> Enable Rename suggestion
  2. select the variable you want to rename use Shift + F6
Rename Functions

Resource​

In How to Refactor this Code? An Exploratory Study on Developer-ChatGPT Refactoring Conversations , talking about how to refactoring to better understand how developers identify areas for improvement in code and how ChatGPT addresses developers' needs.