92 changed files with 885 additions and 156 deletions

Today, I refactored some code on a client's Drupal project I've been working on.

This is what the commit says:

Showing 92 changed files with 885 additions and 156 deletions

So, it's not a small refactor.

As I worked on the custom modules needed for the site, I noticed that some common functionality was spread over multiple modules. This refactor moved that functionality into its own module, which is now a dependency of the others.

The code is better, and the responsibilities of the modules are clearer.

Whilst a large amount of those additions are adding test modules with test configuration, it's not a small refactor.

Here's the thing

This is what it says at the bottom of the CI pipeline output:

OK (79 tests, 565 assertions)

This is the same number of passing tests and assertions I had before I started the refactor, so I know the functionality still works.

If I didn't have those tests, I wouldn't have done the refactor.

- Oliver

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I'm an Acquia-certified Drupal Triple Expert with 17 years of experience, an open-source software maintainer and Drupal core contributor, public speaker, live streamer, and host of the Beyond Blocks podcast.