Refactored data clumps with the help of LLMs (research project)

[compf]

Hello maintainers,

I am conducting a master thesis project focused on enhancing code quality through automated refactoring of data clumps, assisted by Large Language Models (LLMs).
Each proposed change in this pull request has been reviewed and tested by me to ensure compliance with your standards and contribution guidelines.

Data clump definition

A data clump exists if

1. two methods (in the same or in different classes) have at least 3 common parameters and one of those methods does not override the other, or
2. At least three fields in a class are common with the parameters of a method (in the same or in a different class), or
3. Two different classes have at least three common fields

See also the following UML diagram as an example

I believe these refactoring can contribute to the project by reducing complexity and enhancing readability of your source code.

Pursuant to the EU AI Act, I fully disclose the use of LLMs in generating these refactorings, emphasizing that all changes have undergone human review for quality assurance.

Even if you decide not to integrate my changes to your codebase (which is perfectly fine), I ask you to fill out a feedback survey, which will be scientifically evaluated to determine the acceptance of AI-supported refactorings. You can find the feedback survey under https://campus.lamapoll.de/Data-clump-refactoring/en

Thank you for considering my contribution. I look forward to your feedback. If you have any other questions or comments, feel free to write a comment, or email me under tschoemaker@uni-osnabrueck.de .

Best regards,
Timo Schoemaker
Department of Computer Science
University of Osnabrück

[asturio]

Changes seem ok, but there are some findings. And some thoughts from me.
Can you fix them? You may ignore the "complexity" findings from CodeFactor.

[asturio]

Please take a look in the recommendations and Issues of checkstyle, codacy and codefactor.
The "{" issue is already solved in master,

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
1 New issue
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
No data about Coverage
0.0% Duplication on New Code

See analysis details on SonarCloud

[asturio]

I looks much better now. And I have the impression it is really more readable, after your changes.

[asturio]

Last comment is just an info.