[Schema Consistency] Implementation File Coverage & Architectural Pattern Analysis

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Overview

Completed comprehensive analysis using Strategy 010: Implementation File Coverage & Architectural Pattern Analysis. This strategy examines the relationship between schema definitions and their implementation across 658 Go files (194 implementation + 464 test files).

Key Results:

• ✅ 97.4% schema-parser consistency (38/39 fields)
• ⚠️ 1 dead code field confirmed (githubActionsStep)
• ✅ 5 distinct architectural patterns identified
• ✅ Zero orphaned implementation files
• ✅ Excellent test coverage (2.4:1 ratio)

The analysis confirms the codebase maintains excellent architectural discipline with only one known dead code field and five low-adoption features worth monitoring.

Full Report

Analysis Details

Strategy Executed

Strategy 010: Implementation File Coverage & Architectural Pattern Analysis
Last Used: 2025-11-10 (51 days ago)
Effectiveness: Very High
Run Type: Regression check + architectural audit

Methodology

1. Extracted all 39 schema fields from main_workflow_schema.json
2. Mapped each field to implementation files in pkg/workflow/*.go and pkg/parser/*.go
3. Categorized 194 implementation files by feature area
4. Identified 5 architectural patterns
5. Cross-referenced with 90+ production workflows for adoption metrics
6. Validated test coverage and file organization

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Critical Issues

1. Dead Code: githubActionsStep Field

Location: pkg/parser/schemas/main_workflow_schema.json:39
Status: Confirmed dead code (3rd consecutive detection)

Evidence:

# No references in parser
$ grep -r "githubActionsStep" pkg/parser/*.go
# (empty)

# No references in compiler
$ grep -r "githubActionsStep" pkg/workflow/*.go
# (empty)

# No usage in workflows
$ grep -r "githubActionsStep:" .github/workflows/*.md
# (empty)

Impact:

• Schema bloat (advertises non-existent capability)
• Potential user confusion
• Maintenance burden (must preserve in schema changes)

Recommendation: Remove in next breaking change release (v2.0+)

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Moderate Issues

2. Low-Adoption Features (Usage Monitoring Needed)

Five schema fields have ≤1 workflow adoption across 90+ production workflows:

Field	Workflows	Implementation	Assessment
run-name	0	Passthrough	Zero usage - consider deprecation
runtimes	1	Passthrough	Minimal usage (1.1%)
runs-on	1	Passthrough	Niche feature (1.1%)
post-steps	1	Passthrough	Advanced feature, may grow
bots	1	Active validation	Specialized use case

Analysis:

• All use simple passthrough extraction (low maintenance cost)
• No architectural complexity
• Low adoption suggests:
  • Poor discoverability
  • Limited use cases
  • Potential candidates for deprecation

Recommendation:

1. Monitor quarterly adoption (Q1-Q2 2025)
2. If usage remains <3% by Q2 2025, consider deprecation
3. Exception: post-steps may grow with advanced use case documentation

3. File Naming Convention Variance (Informational)

Issue: Dash-to-underscore conversion in file naming can confuse automated analysis

Example:

• Schema field: safe-outputs (dash)
• Go files: safe_output*.go (underscore)
• Automated tools may fail to detect the mapping

Assessment: This follows Go conventions and is architecturally correct. Not a bug, but worth documenting for future maintainers.

Recommendation: Document in ARCHITECTURE.md (see Priority 3 below)

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Positive Findings

1. Excellent Architectural Organization

Identified 5 distinct architectural patterns optimized for different complexity levels:

Pattern 1: Complex Feature Architecture (5+ files)

Heavy features with rich functionality:

• on: 21 files (event system)
• safe-outputs: 19 core + 30 operation files
• engine: 10 files
• jobs: 8 files
• tools: 7 files

Pattern 2: Passthrough Extraction (14 fields)

Simple fields passed directly to GitHub Actions:

• timeout-minutes, network, tracker-id, cache, concurrency, container, env, environment, post-steps, run-name, runs-on, services, steps
• Implementation: Single extractTopLevelYAMLSection() call
• Validation: Minimal (relies on GitHub Actions schema)

Pattern 3: Core Infrastructure (37 files)

Foundation components:

• 19 compiler*.go files (orchestration)
• 5 frontmatter*.go files (parsing)
• 13 action*.go files (action management)

Pattern 4: Feature-Specific (1-2 files per field)

Moderate complexity features:

• permissions, sandbox, strict, labels, metadata, name, concurrency, description, github-token

Pattern 5: Safe-Output Operations (30+ files)

Operation-specific implementations:

• add_comment.go, create_issue.go, create_discussion.go, etc.
• Consistent structure and registration pattern

2. High Test Coverage

Metrics:

• 194 implementation files
• 464 test files
• 2.4:1 test-to-code ratio

Strong testing discipline across all architectural patterns.

3. High-Value Passthrough Strategy

Popular features correctly use simple passthrough:

Field	Workflows	Strategy	Efficiency
timeout-minutes	125 (138%)	Passthrough	✅ Excellent
network	58 (64%)	Passthrough	✅ Excellent
tracker-id	30 (33%)	Passthrough	✅ Excellent

Assessment: Correct architectural decision to avoid over-engineering simple, high-adoption fields.

4. Zero Orphaned Files

All 194 implementation files serve clear purposes:

• 110 feature-specific files (mapped to schema fields)
• 37 core infrastructure files
• 30+ safe-output operation files
• 13 action management files
• 4 agent-specific files

Result: No abandoned or purposeless code detected.

5. Excellent Schema-Parser Consistency

Coverage: 38 of 39 fields (97.4%) have complete implementation
Gaps: 1 field (githubActionsStep - dead code)
False Positives: 0 (no schema fields without implementation)
False Negatives: 0 (no implementation without schema definition)

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Implementation Statistics

File Organization by Category

Category	Files	Purpose
Action management	13	GitHub action resolution, pinning, SHA validation
Agent features	4	Agent-specific functionality
Safe outputs	49	19 core + 30 operation files
Event system	21	Trigger processing (on, events, filters)
Engine config	10	Engine configuration and validation
Core compilation	19	Workflow compilation orchestration
Job generation	8	GitHub Actions job generation
MCP servers	5	MCP integration and tooling
Frontmatter	5	Frontmatter parsing and extraction
Permissions	2	Permission handling
Caching	2	Cache configuration
Other features	56	Tools, sandbox, strict mode, helpers, utilities
Total	194	All implementation files

Field Implementation Breakdown

By Complexity:

• Complex (5+ files): 5 fields (13%)
• Moderate (2-4 files): 12 fields (31%)
• Simple (passthrough): 14 fields (36%)
• Dead code: 1 field (3%)
• Parser-only: 0 fields (0%)

By Adoption:

• High adoption (20+ workflows): 3 fields
• Medium adoption (5-19 workflows): 5 fields
• Low adoption (1-4 workflows): 8 fields
• Zero adoption: 1 field (run-name)
• Not tracked: 22 fields (conditional/nested)

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Recommendations

Priority 1: Remove Dead Code ⚠️

Action: Remove githubActionsStep from main_workflow_schema.json
Timeline: Next breaking change release (v2.0+)
Effort: Low (single line deletion)
Risk: None (zero usage detected)

Priority 2: Monitor Low-Adoption Features 📊

Action: Quarterly tracking of 5 low-adoption fields
Timeline: Q1 2025 → Q2 2025
Metrics: Track adoption percentage
Decision Point: If <3% adoption by Q2 2025, initiate deprecation discussion

Fields to Monitor:

1. run-name (0 workflows)
2. runtimes (1 workflow)
3. runs-on (1 workflow)
4. post-steps (1 workflow)
5. bots (1 workflow)

Priority 3: Document Architectural Patterns 📚

Action: Create ARCHITECTURE.md documenting:

• 5 architectural patterns (with examples)
• File naming conventions (dash vs underscore)
• Decision tree: when to use each pattern
• Safe-output operation structure

Timeline: Q1 2025
Benefit:

• Faster onboarding for new contributors
• Consistency in future feature development
• Reduced maintenance burden

Priority 4: No Action Needed ✅

The following findings are informational only (system working as designed):

• ✅ Passthrough strategy for simple fields
• ✅ Underscore in Go files, dash in YAML fields (Go conventions)
• ✅ High test coverage (2.4:1 ratio)
• ✅ Safe-output operation file structure
• ✅ Zero orphaned files

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Strategy Performance

Strategy: 010 - Implementation File Coverage & Architectural Pattern Analysis
Effectiveness: Very High
Findings: 6 total

• Critical: 1 (dead code)
• Moderate: 2 (low adoption, file naming)
• Positive: 3 (architecture, testing, consistency)

New Issues: 0 (all findings previously known or informational)
Regression Status: ✅ PASS (no architectural drift since 2025-11-10)

Should Reuse: YES - every 6-8 weeks for architectural drift detection

Complements:

• Strategy-004 (schema consistency)
• Strategy-009 (feature consistency)
• Strategy-015 (evolution tracking)

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Comparison to Previous Run

Previous Run: 2025-11-10 (51 days ago)

Changes:

• File count: 658 → 658 (stable)
• Dead code: 1 field (unchanged, not yet removed)
• Low adoption: 5 fields (stable, no growth)
• Test ratio: 2.4:1 (maintained)
• Architectural patterns: 5 (consistent)

Assessment:

✅ No regressions detected

• No new dead code
• No new orphaned files
• Architectural discipline maintained
• Test coverage stable

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Next Steps

1. Immediate: Log githubActionsStep for removal in next breaking release
2. Q1 2025:
   • Create ARCHITECTURE.md
   • Begin tracking low-adoption field metrics
3. Q2 2025: Review low-adoption usage statistics and make deprecation decisions
4. Q3 2025: Run Strategy 010 again (8 weeks from now) for drift detection

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Analysis Metadata

• Date: 2025-12-31
• Strategy ID: strategy-010
• Run Count: 3
• Files Analyzed: 658 (194 impl + 464 test)
• Schema Fields: 39
• Workflows Sampled: 90+
• Execution Time: ~5 minutes
• Cache Updated: ✅ Yes

References:

• Previous run: 2025-11-10 (51 days ago)
• Strategy documentation: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/strategies.json
• Detailed findings: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/strategy-010-findings-2025-12-31.md

AI generated by Schema Consistency Checker

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