Can it help reduce cyclomatic complexity?

Yes, it specifically targets deeply nested conditionals and suggests transforming them into guard clauses or combined expressions to lower complexity.

Is this skill suitable for DDD or Clean Architecture?

Absolutely. It is part of a PHP Architecture Toolkit designed to support DDD, Hexagonal, and Clean Architecture by ensuring code remains modular and readable.

Does it support PHP design patterns?

It identifies opportunities to replace complex switch statements with the Strategy pattern and eliminates null checks using the Null Object pattern.

How does this skill help with legacy PHP code?

The skill identifies outdated syntax and suggests modern PHP features like nullsafe operators and match expressions to make legacy code more concise and performant.

PHP Code Simplifier & Refactorer

Name: PHP Code Simplifier & Refactorer
Author: dykyi-roman

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Identifies and suggests refactoring opportunities to reduce complexity and improve PHP code maintainability.

This skill empowers developers to write cleaner, more efficient PHP by identifying complex logic, redundant expressions, and opportunities for structural improvement. It leverages industry-standard patterns like Guard Clauses, the Null Object Pattern, and modern PHP features—such as match expressions and nullsafe operators—to transform verbose code into elegant, readable implementations. Designed for use in Clean Architecture and DDD environments, it helps maintain high standards during code reviews by classifying issues by severity and providing actionable 'before and after' examples.

Key Features

01Severity-based classification to prioritize high-impact refactoring tasks

02Recommendations for Extract Method and Introduce Explaining Variable patterns

03Automated detection of deeply nested conditionals and redundant logic

04Implementation suggestions for Strategy and Null Object design patterns

05Modernization of legacy PHP syntax using null coalescing and match expressions

0645 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Simplifying complex business logic and domain services in PHP backend projects

02Refactoring legacy PHP applications to reduce technical debt and improve readability

03Automating code reviews to ensure adherence to Clean Architecture and SOLID principles

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add dykyi-roman/awesome-claude-code suggest-simplification

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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