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component-refactoring

Refactor high-complexity React components in frontend. Use when the user asks for code splitting, hook extraction, or complexity reduction, or when you come across a component that is too complex to understand and refactor it.

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npx skills add https://github.com/pageai-pro/ralph-loop --skill component-refactoring
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Component Refactoring Skill

Refactor high-complexity React components with the patterns and workflow below.

Core Refactoring Patterns

Pattern 1: Extract Custom Hooks

When: Component has complex state management, multiple useState/useEffect, or business logic mixed with UI.

Dify Convention: Place hooks in a hooks/ subdirectory or alongside the component as use-<feature>.ts.

// ❌ Before: Complex state logic in component
const Configuration: FC = () => {
  const [modelConfig, setModelConfig] = useState<ModelConfig>(...)
  const [datasetConfigs, setDatasetConfigs] = useState<DatasetConfigs>(...)
  const [completionParams, setCompletionParams] = useState<FormValue>({})

  // 50+ lines of state management logic...

  return <div>...</div>
}

// ✅ After: Extract to custom hook
// hooks/use-model-config.ts
export const useModelConfig = (appId: string) => {
  const [modelConfig, setModelConfig] = useState<ModelConfig>(...)
  const [completionParams, setCompletionParams] = useState<FormValue>({})

  // Related state management logic here

  return { modelConfig, setModelConfig, completionParams, setCompletionParams }
}

// Component becomes cleaner
const Configuration: FC = () => {
  const { modelConfig, setModelConfig } = useModelConfig(appId)
  return <div>...</div>
}

Pattern 2: Extract Sub-Components

When: Single component has multiple UI sections, conditional rendering blocks, or repeated patterns.

// ❌ Before: Monolithic JSX with multiple sections
const AppInfo = () => {
  return (
    <div>
      {/* 100 lines of header UI */}
      {/* 100 lines of operations UI */}
      {/* 100 lines of modals */}
    </div>
  )
}

// ✅ After: Split into focused components
// app-info/
//   ├── index.tsx           (orchestration only)
//   ├── app-header.tsx      (header UI)
//   ├── app-operations.tsx  (operations UI)
//   └── app-modals.tsx      (modal management)

const AppInfo = () => {
  const { showModal, setShowModal } = useAppInfoModals()

  return (
    <div>
      <AppHeader appDetail={appDetail} />
      <AppOperations onAction={handleAction} />
      <AppModals show={showModal} onClose={() => setShowModal(null)} />
    </div>
  )
}

Pattern 3: Simplify Conditional Logic

When: Deep nesting (> 3 levels), complex ternaries, or multiple if/else chains.

// ❌ Before: Deeply nested conditionals
const Template = useMemo(() => {
  if (appDetail?.mode === AppModeEnum.CHAT) {
    switch (locale) {
      case LanguagesSupported[1]:
        return <TemplateChatZh />
      case LanguagesSupported[7]:
        return <TemplateChatJa />
      default:
        return <TemplateChatEn />
    }
  }
  if (appDetail?.mode === AppModeEnum.ADVANCED_CHAT) {
    // Another 15 lines...
  }
  // More conditions...
}, [appDetail, locale])

// ✅ After: Use lookup tables + early returns
const TEMPLATE_MAP = {
  [AppModeEnum.CHAT]: {
    [LanguagesSupported[1]]: TemplateChatZh,
    [LanguagesSupported[7]]: TemplateChatJa,
    default: TemplateChatEn,
  },
  [AppModeEnum.ADVANCED_CHAT]: {
    [LanguagesSupported[1]]: TemplateAdvancedChatZh,
    // ...
  },
}

const Template = useMemo(() => {
  const modeTemplates = TEMPLATE_MAP[appDetail?.mode]
  if (!modeTemplates) return null

  const TemplateComponent = modeTemplates[locale] || modeTemplates.default
  return <TemplateComponent appDetail={appDetail} />
}, [appDetail, locale])

Pattern 4: Extract API/Data Logic

When: Component directly handles API calls, data transformation, or complex async operations.

// ❌ Before: API logic in component
const MCPServiceCard = () => {
  const [basicAppConfig, setBasicAppConfig] = useState({})

  useEffect(() => {
    if (isBasicApp && appId) {
      (async () => {
        const res = await fetchAppDetail({ url: '/apps', id: appId })
        setBasicAppConfig(res?.model_config || {})
      })()
    }
  }, [appId, isBasicApp])

  // More API-related logic...
}

// ✅ After: Extract to data hook using React Query
// use-app-config.ts
import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { get } from '@/service/base'

const NAME_SPACE = 'appConfig'

export const useAppConfig = (appId: string, isBasicApp: boolean) => {
  return useQuery({
    enabled: isBasicApp && !!appId,
    queryKey: [NAME_SPACE, 'detail', appId],
    queryFn: () => get<AppDetailResponse>(`/apps/${appId}`),
    select: data => data?.model_config || {},
  })
}

// Component becomes cleaner
const MCPServiceCard = () => {
  const { data: config, isLoading } = useAppConfig(appId, isBasicApp)
  // UI only
}

React Query Best Practices:

  • Define NAME_SPACE for query key organization
  • Use enabled option for conditional fetching
  • Use select for data transformation
  • Export invalidation hooks: useInvalidXxx

Pattern 5: Extract Modal/Dialog Management

When: Component manages multiple modals with complex open/close states.

// ❌ Before: Multiple modal states in component
const AppInfo = () => {
  const [showEditModal, setShowEditModal] = useState(false)
  const [showDuplicateModal, setShowDuplicateModal] = useState(false)
  const [showConfirmDelete, setShowConfirmDelete] = useState(false)
  const [showSwitchModal, setShowSwitchModal] = useState(false)
  const [showImportDSLModal, setShowImportDSLModal] = useState(false)
  // 5+ more modal states...
}

// ✅ After: Extract to modal management hook
type ModalType = 'edit' | 'duplicate' | 'delete' | 'switch' | 'import' | null

const useAppInfoModals = () => {
  const [activeModal, setActiveModal] = useState<ModalType>(null)

  const openModal = useCallback((type: ModalType) => setActiveModal(type), [])
  const closeModal = useCallback(() => setActiveModal(null), [])

  return {
    activeModal,
    openModal,
    closeModal,
    isOpen: (type: ModalType) => activeModal === type,
  }
}

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Over-Engineering

// ❌ Too many tiny hooks
const useButtonText = () => useState('Click')
const useButtonDisabled = () => useState(false)
const useButtonLoading = () => useState(false)

// ✅ Cohesive hook with related state
const useButtonState = () => {
  const [text, setText] = useState('Click')
  const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(false)
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
  return { text, setText, disabled, setDisabled, loading, setLoading }
}

❌ Breaking Existing Patterns

  • Follow existing directory structures
  • Maintain naming conventions
  • Preserve export patterns for compatibility

❌ Premature Abstraction

  • Only extract when there's clear complexity benefit
  • Don't create abstractions for single-use code
  • Keep refactored code in the same domain area

References

Related Skills

  • frontend-testing - For testing refactored components

FAQ

What does the component-refactoring skill do?

Refactor high-complexity React components in frontend. Use when the user asks for code splitting, hook extraction, or complexity reduction, or when you come across a component that is too complex to understand and refactor it.

How do I install component-refactoring?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/pageai-pro/ralph-loop --skill component-refactoring in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/component-refactoring/ (personal) or .claude/skills/component-refactoring/ (project).

Which AI agents can use component-refactoring?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is component-refactoring safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains component-refactoring?

It is published by pageai-pro in pageai-pro/ralph-loop. It has 73 recorded installs.

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