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Shared vocabulary for designing deep modules. Use when the user wants to design or improve a module's interface, find deepening opportunities, decide where a seam goes, make code more testable or AI-navigable, or when another skill needs the deep-module vocabulary.

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Codebase Design

Design deep modules: a lot of behaviour behind a small interface, placed at a clean seam, testable through that interface. Use this language and these principles wherever code is being designed or restructured. The aim is leverage for callers, locality for maintainers, and testability for everyone.

references/DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md's briefs assume a CONTEXT.md glossary (the domain-modeling skill's format) alongside this vocabulary — load domain-modeling too when one exists.

Glossary

Use these terms exactly — don't substitute "component," "service," "API," or "boundary." Consistent language is the whole point.

Module — anything with an interface and an implementation. Deliberately scale-agnostic: a function, class, package, or tier-spanning slice. Avoid: unit, component, service.

Interface — everything a caller must know to use the module correctly: the type signature, but also invariants, ordering constraints, error modes, required configuration, and performance characteristics. Avoid: API, signature (too narrow — they refer only to the type-level surface).

Implementation — what's inside a module, its body of code. Distinct from Adapter: a thing can be a small adapter with a large implementation (a Postgres repo) or a large adapter with a small implementation (an in-memory fake). Reach for "adapter" when the seam is the topic; "implementation" otherwise.

Depth — leverage at the interface: the amount of behaviour a caller (or test) can exercise per unit of interface they have to learn. A module is deep when a large amount of behaviour sits behind a small interface, shallow when the interface is nearly as complex as the implementation.

Seam (Michael Feathers) — a place where you can alter behaviour without editing in that place; the location at which a module's interface lives. Where to put the seam is its own design decision, distinct from what goes behind it. Avoid: boundary (overloaded with DDD's bounded context).

Adapter — a concrete thing that satisfies an interface at a seam. Describes role (what slot it fills), not substance (what's inside).

Leverage — what callers get from depth: more capability per unit of interface they learn. One implementation pays back across N call sites and M tests.

Locality — what maintainers get from depth: change, bugs, knowledge, and verification concentrate in one place rather than spreading across callers. Fix once, fixed everywhere.

Deep vs shallow

Deep module = small interface + lots of implementation:

┌─────────────────────┐
│   Small Interface   │  ← Few methods, simple params
├─────────────────────┤
│                     │
│  Deep Implementation│  ← Complex logic hidden
│                     │
└─────────────────────┘

Shallow module = large interface + little implementation (avoid):

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│       Large Interface           │  ← Many methods, complex params
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│  Thin Implementation            │  ← Just passes through
└─────────────────────────────────┘

When designing an interface, ask:

Can I reduce the number of methods?
Can I simplify the parameters?
Can I hide more complexity inside?

Principles

Depth is a property of the interface, not the implementation. A deep module can be internally composed of small, mockable, swappable parts — they just aren't part of the interface. A module can have internal seams (private to its implementation, used by its own tests) as well as the external seam at its interface.
The deletion test. Imagine deleting the module. If complexity vanishes, it was a pass-through. If complexity reappears across N callers, it was earning its keep.
The interface is the test surface. Callers and tests cross the same seam. If you want to test past the interface, the module is probably the wrong shape.
One adapter means a hypothetical seam. Two adapters means a real one. Don't introduce a seam unless something actually varies across it.

Designing for testability

Good interfaces make testing natural:

Accept dependencies, don't create them.

// Testable
function processOrder(order, paymentGateway) {}

// Hard to test
function processOrder(order) {
  const gateway = new StripeGateway();
}

Return results, don't produce side effects.

// Testable
function calculateDiscount(cart): Discount {}

// Hard to test
function applyDiscount(cart): void {
  cart.total -= discount;
}

Small surface area. Fewer methods = fewer tests needed. Fewer params = simpler test setup.

Relationships

A Module has exactly one Interface (the surface it presents to callers and tests).
Depth is a property of a Module, measured against its Interface.
A Seam is where a Module's Interface lives.
An Adapter sits at a Seam and satisfies the Interface.
Depth produces Leverage for callers and Locality for maintainers.

Rejected framings

Depth as ratio of implementation-lines to interface-lines (Ousterhout): rewards padding the implementation. We use depth-as-leverage instead.
"Interface" as the TypeScript interface keyword or a class's public methods: too narrow — interface here includes every fact a caller must know.
"Boundary": overloaded with DDD's bounded context. Say seam or interface.

Going deeper

Deepening a cluster given its dependencies — see references/DEEPENING.md: dependency categories, seam discipline, and replace-don't-layer testing.
Exploring alternative interfaces — see references/DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md: spin up parallel sub-agents to design the interface several radically different ways, then compare on depth, locality, and seam placement. /design-an-interface automates this pattern — reach for it directly when you just want the parallel designs run, not the background here.

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name: codebase-design
description: Shared vocabulary for designing deep modules. Use when the user wants to design or improve a module's interface, find deepening opportunities, decide where a seam goes, make code more testable or AI-navigable, or when another skill needs the deep-module vocabulary.
---

# Codebase Design

Design **deep modules**: a lot of behaviour behind a small interface, placed at a
clean seam, testable through that interface. Use this language and these
principles wherever code is being designed or restructured. The aim is leverage
for callers, locality for maintainers, and testability for everyone.

`references/DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md`'s briefs assume a `CONTEXT.md` glossary (the
`domain-modeling` skill's format) alongside this vocabulary — load
`domain-modeling` too when one exists.

## Glossary

Use these terms exactly — don't substitute "component," "service," "API," or
"boundary." Consistent language is the whole point.

**Module** — anything with an interface and an implementation. Deliberately
scale-agnostic: a function, class, package, or tier-spanning slice. _Avoid_:
unit, component, service.

**Interface** — everything a caller must know to use the module correctly: the
type signature, but also invariants, ordering constraints, error modes, required
configuration, and performance characteristics. _Avoid_: API, signature (too
narrow — they refer only to the type-level surface).

**Implementation** — what's inside a module, its body of code. Distinct from
**Adapter**: a thing can be a small adapter with a large implementation (a
Postgres repo) or a large adapter with a small implementation (an in-memory
fake). Reach for "adapter" when the seam is the topic; "implementation"
otherwise.

**Depth** — leverage at the interface: the amount of behaviour a caller (or
test) can exercise per unit of interface they have to learn. A module is
**deep** when a large amount of behaviour sits behind a small interface,
**shallow** when the interface is nearly as complex as the implementation.

**Seam** _(Michael Feathers)_ — a place where you can alter behaviour without
editing in that place; the *location* at which a module's interface lives.
Where to put the seam is its own design decision, distinct from what goes
behind it. _Avoid_: boundary (overloaded with DDD's bounded context).

**Adapter** — a concrete thing that satisfies an interface at a seam. Describes
*role* (what slot it fills), not substance (what's inside).

**Leverage** — what callers get from depth: more capability per unit of
interface they learn. One implementation pays back across N call sites and M
tests.

**Locality** — what maintainers get from depth: change, bugs, knowledge, and
verification concentrate in one place rather than spreading across callers.
Fix once, fixed everywhere.

## Deep vs shallow

**Deep module** = small interface + lots of implementation:

```
┌─────────────────────┐
│   Small Interface   │  ← Few methods, simple params
├─────────────────────┤
│                     │
│  Deep Implementation│  ← Complex logic hidden
│                     │
└─────────────────────┘
```

**Shallow module** = large interface + little implementation (avoid):

```
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│       Large Interface           │  ← Many methods, complex params
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│  Thin Implementation            │  ← Just passes through
└─────────────────────────────────┘
```

When designing an interface, ask:

- Can I reduce the number of methods?
- Can I simplify the parameters?
- Can I hide more complexity inside?

## Principles

- **Depth is a property of the interface, not the implementation.** A deep
  module can be internally composed of small, mockable, swappable parts — they
  just aren't part of the interface. A module can have **internal seams**
  (private to its implementation, used by its own tests) as well as the
  **external seam** at its interface.
- **The deletion test.** Imagine deleting the module. If complexity vanishes,
  it was a pass-through. If complexity reappears across N callers, it was
  earning its keep.
- **The interface is the test surface.** Callers and tests cross the same seam.
  If you want to test *past* the interface, the module is probably the wrong
  shape.
- **One adapter means a hypothetical seam. Two adapters means a real one.**
  Don't introduce a seam unless something actually varies across it.

## Designing for testability

Good interfaces make testing natural:

1. **Accept dependencies, don't create them.**

   ```typescript
   // Testable
   function processOrder(order, paymentGateway) {}

   // Hard to test
   function processOrder(order) {
     const gateway = new StripeGateway();
   }
   ```

2. **Return results, don't produce side effects.**

   ```typescript
   // Testable
   function calculateDiscount(cart): Discount {}

   // Hard to test
   function applyDiscount(cart): void {
     cart.total -= discount;
   }
   ```

3. **Small surface area.** Fewer methods = fewer tests needed. Fewer params =
   simpler test setup.

## Relationships

- A **Module** has exactly one **Interface** (the surface it presents to
  callers and tests).
- **Depth** is a property of a **Module**, measured against its **Interface**.
- A **Seam** is where a **Module**'s **Interface** lives.
- An **Adapter** sits at a **Seam** and satisfies the **Interface**.
- **Depth** produces **Leverage** for callers and **Locality** for maintainers.

## Rejected framings

- **Depth as ratio of implementation-lines to interface-lines** (Ousterhout):
  rewards padding the implementation. We use depth-as-leverage instead.
- **"Interface" as the TypeScript `interface` keyword or a class's public
  methods**: too narrow — interface here includes every fact a caller must
  know.
- **"Boundary"**: overloaded with DDD's bounded context. Say **seam** or
  **interface**.

## Going deeper

- **Deepening a cluster given its dependencies** — see
  [references/DEEPENING.md](references/DEEPENING.md): dependency categories,
  seam discipline, and replace-don't-layer testing.
- **Exploring alternative interfaces** — see
  [references/DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md](references/DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md): spin up
  parallel sub-agents to design the interface several radically different
  ways, then compare on depth, locality, and seam placement. `/design-an-interface`
  automates this pattern — reach for it directly when you just want the parallel
  designs run, not the background here.

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  }
}

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