Refactorings list

Refactoring list

The following refactoring operations have been automated in CodART.

Table 1. Refactoring operations

Refactoring	Definition	Entities	Roles
Move class	Move a class from a package to another	package class	source package, target package moved class
Move method	Move a method from a class to another.	class method	source class, target class moved method
Merge packages	Merge the elements of a set of packages in one of them	package	source package, target package
Extract/Split package	Add a package to compose the elements of another package	package	source package, target package
Extract class	Create a new class and move fields and methods from the old class to the new one	class method	source class, new class moved methods
Extract method	Extract a code fragment into a method	method statement	source method, new method moved statements
Inline class	Move all features of a class in another one and remove it	class	source class, target class
Move field	Move a field from a class to another	class field	source class, target class field
Push down field	Move a field of a superclass to a subclass	class field	super class, sub classes move field
Push down method	Move a method of a superclass to a subclass	class method	super class, sub classes moved method
Pull up field	Move a field from subclasses to the superclass	class field	sub classes, super class moved field
Pull up method	Move a method from subclasses to the superclass	class method	sub classes, super class moved method
Increase field visibility	Increase the visibility of a field from public to protected, protected to package or package to private	class field	source class source filed
Decrease field visibility	Decrease the visibility of a field from private to package, package to protected or protected to public	class field	source class source filed
Make field final	Make a non-final field final	class field	source class source filed
Make field non-final	Make a final field non-final	class field	source class source filed
Make field static	Make a non-static field static	class field	source class source filed
Make field non-static	Make a static field non-static	class field	source class source filed
Remove field	Remove a field from a class	class field	source class source filed
Increase method visibility	Increase the visibility of a method from public to protected, protected to package or package to private	class method	source class source method
Decrease method visibility	Decrease the visibility of a method from private to package, package to protected or protected to public	class method	source class source method
Make method final	Make a non-final method final	class method	source class source method
Make method non-final	Make a final method non-final	class method	source class source method
Make method static	Make a non-static method static	class method	source class source method
Make method non-static	Make a static method non-static	class method	source class source method
Remove method	Remove a method from a class	class method	source class source method
Make class-final	Make a non-final class final	class	source class
Make class non-final	Make a final class non-final	class	source class
Make class abstract	Change a concrete class to abstract	class	source class
Make class concrete	Change an abstract class to concrete	class	source class
Extract subclass	Create a subclass for a set of features	class method	source class, new subclass moved methods
Extract interface	Extract methods of a class into an interface	class method	source class, new interface interface methods
Inline method	Move the body of a method into its callers and remove the method	method	source method, callers method
Collapse hierarchy	Merge a superclass and a subclass	class	superclass, subclass
Remove control flag	Replace control flag with a break	class method	source class source method
Replace nested conditional with guard clauses	Replace nested conditional with guard clauses	class method	source class source method
Replace constructor with a factory function	Replace constructor with a factory function	class	source class
Replace exception with test	Replace exception with precheck	class method	source class source method
Rename field	Rename a field	class field	source class source filed
Rename method	Rename a method	class method	source class source method
Rename class	Rename a class	class	source class
Rename package	Rename a package	package	source package
Encapsulate field	Create setter/mutator and getter/accessor methods for a private field	class field	source class source filed
Replace parameter with query	Replace parameter with query	class method	source class source method
Pull up constructor body	Move the constructor	class method	subclass class, superclass constructor
Replace control flag with break	Replace control flag with break	class method	source class source method
Remove flag argument	Remove flag argument	class method	source class source method
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