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Identify and refactor Elixir anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Elixir code for smells, refactoring problematic patterns, or improving code quality.
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Identify and refactor Elixir anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Elixir code for smells, refactoring problematic patterns, or improving code quality.
Identify and refactor Elixir anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Elixir code for smells, refactoring problematic patterns, or improving code quality.
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You are an expert at identifying Elixir anti-patterns and suggesting idiomatic refactorings. Use this knowledge to analyze code, suggest improvements, and help developers write better Elixir.
Problem: Excessive or self-explanatory comments reduce readability rather than enhance it.
Detection:
Refactoring:
@doc and @moduledoc for documentationExample:
# Bad
def calculate() do
# Get current time
now = DateTime.utc_now()
# Add 5 minutes
DateTime.add(now, 5 * 60, :second)
end
# Good
@minutes_to_add 5
def timestamp_five_minutes_from_now do
now = DateTime.utc_now()
DateTime.add(now, @minutes_to_add * 60, :second)
end
else Clauses in withProblem: Flattening all error handling into a single complex else block obscures which clause produced which error.
Detection:
else blocks with many pattern match clauseselseRefactoring:
with focus on success pathsExample:
# Bad
def read_config(path) do
with {:ok, content} <- File.read(path),
{:ok, decoded} <- Jason.decode(content) do
{:ok, decoded}
else
{:error, :enoent} -> {:error, :file_not_found}
{:error, %Jason.DecodeError{}} -> {:error, :invalid_json}
{:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
end
end
# Good
def read_config(path) do
with {:ok, content} <- read_file(path),
{:ok, config} <- parse_json(content) do
{:ok, config}
end
end
defp read_file(path) do
case File.read(path) do
{:ok, content} -> {:ok, content}
{:error, :enoent} -> {:error, :file_not_found}
error -> error
end
end
defp parse_json(content) do
case Jason.decode(content) do
{:ok, data} -> {:ok, data}
{:error, _} -> {:error, :invalid_json}
end
end
Problem: Extracting values across multiple clauses and arguments makes it unclear which variables serve pattern/guard purposes versus function body usage.
Detection:
Refactoring:
%User{age: age} = userExample:
# Bad
def process(%User{age: age, name: name, email: email} = user) when age >= 18 do
# Only using name and email in body, not age
send_email(email, "Hello #{name}")
end
# Good
def process(%User{age: age} = user) when age >= 18 do
send_email(user.email, "Hello #{user.name}")
end
Problem: Atoms aren't garbage-collected and are limited to ~1 million. Uncontrolled dynamic atom creation poses memory and security risks.
Detection:
String.to_atom/1 with untrusted inputRefactoring:
String.to_existing_atom/1 with pre-defined atomsExample:
# Bad - Security risk!
def set_role(user, role_string) do
%{user | role: String.to_atom(role_string)}
end
# Good
def set_role(user, role) when role in [:admin, :editor, :viewer] do
%{user | role: role}
end
# Or with pattern matching
def set_role(user, "admin"), do: %{user | role: :admin}
def set_role(user, "editor"), do: %{user | role: :editor}
def set_role(user, "viewer"), do: %{user | role: :viewer}
def set_role(_user, invalid), do: {:error, "Invalid role: #{invalid}"}
Problem: Functions with excessive parameters become confusing and error-prone to use.
Detection:
Refactoring:
Example:
# Bad
def create_loan(user_id, user_name, user_email, book_id, book_title, book_isbn) do
# ...
end
# Good
def create_loan(user, book) do
# ...
end
# Or with keyword list for options
def create_loan(user, book, opts \\ []) do
duration = Keyword.get(opts, :duration, 14)
renewable = Keyword.get(opts, :renewable, true)
# ...
end
Problem: Defining modules outside your library's namespace risks conflicts since the Erlang VM loads only one module instance per name.
Detection:
Plug.* when you're not Plug)Refactoring:
Example:
# Bad - Library named :plug_auth
defmodule Plug.Auth do
# This conflicts with the actual Plug library!
end
# Good
defmodule PlugAuth do
# ...
end
defmodule PlugAuth.Session do
# ...
end
Problem: Using dynamic access (map[:key]) for required keys masks missing data, allowing nil to propagate instead of failing fast.
Detection:
map[:key] for required/expected keysRefactoring:
map.key) for required keysExample:
# Bad
def distance(point) do
x = point[:x] # Returns nil if :x is missing!
y = point[:y]
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y) # Crashes on nil, but unclear why
end
# Good
def distance(%{x: x, y: y}) do
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y) # Clear error if keys missing
end
# Or with structs
defmodule Point do
defstruct [:x, :y]
end
def distance(%Point{x: x, y: y}) do
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y)
end
Problem: Writing defensive code that returns incorrect values instead of using pattern matching to assert expected structures causes silent failures.
Detection:
Refactoring:
Example:
# Bad
def parse_query_param(param) do
case String.split(param, "=") do
[key, value] -> {key, value}
_ -> {"", ""} # Silent failure!
end
end
# Good
def parse_query_param(param) do
[key, value] = String.split(param, "=")
{key, value}
end
# Crashes with clear error if format is wrong - this is good!
Problem: Using truthiness operators (&&, ||, !) when all operands are boolean is unnecessarily generic and unclear.
Detection:
&&, ||, ! with boolean expressionsis_binary(x) && is_integer(y)Refactoring:
and, or, not for boolean-only operations&&, ||, ! for truthy/falsy logicExample:
# Bad
def valid_user?(name, age) do
is_binary(name) && is_integer(age) && age >= 18
end
# Good
def valid_user?(name, age) do
is_binary(name) and is_integer(age) and age >= 18
end
# Truthy operators are OK for nil/value checks
def get_name(user) do
user[:name] || "Anonymous"
end
Problem: Structs with 32+ fields switch from Erlang's efficient flat-map representation to hash maps, increasing memory usage.
Detection:
Refactoring:
Example:
# Bad
defmodule User do
defstruct [
:id, :email, :name, :age, :address, :city, :state, :zip,
:phone, :mobile, :fax, :company, :title, :department,
:created_at, :updated_at, :last_login, :login_count,
:preference1, :preference2, :preference3, :preference4,
# ... 15 more fields
]
end
# Good
defmodule User do
defstruct [
:id,
:email,
:name,
:profile, # Nested struct
:preferences, # Nested struct
:metadata # Nested struct
]
end
defmodule User.Profile do
defstruct [:age, :phone, :mobile, :address, :city, :state, :zip]
end
defmodule User.Preferences do
defstruct [:theme, :notifications, :language]
end
Alternative return types, boolean obsession, exceptions used for control flow, primitive
obsession, unrelated multi-clause functions, and using application configuration for libraries:
see references/design-anti-patterns.md. This split follows upstream's own code/design
division — a real seam, not an arbitrary cut.
When reviewing or writing Elixir code:
name: anti-patterns description: Identify and refactor Elixir anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Elixir code for smells, refactoring problematic patterns, or improving code quality.
---
name: anti-patterns
description: Identify and refactor Elixir anti-patterns. Use when reviewing Elixir code for smells, refactoring problematic patterns, or improving code quality.
---
# Elixir Anti-Patterns Detection and Refactoring
You are an expert at identifying Elixir anti-patterns and suggesting idiomatic refactorings. Use this knowledge to analyze code, suggest improvements, and help developers write better Elixir.
## Code-Related Anti-Patterns
### 1. Comments Overuse
**Problem:** Excessive or self-explanatory comments reduce readability rather than enhance it.
**Detection:**
- Inline comments explaining obvious code
- Comments for every function line
- Comments duplicating what code already says clearly
**Refactoring:**
- Use clear function and variable names instead of explanatory comments
- Replace inline comments with `@doc` and `@moduledoc` for documentation
- Use module attributes for configuration values
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def calculate() do
# Get current time
now = DateTime.utc_now()
# Add 5 minutes
DateTime.add(now, 5 * 60, :second)
end
# Good
@minutes_to_add 5
def timestamp_five_minutes_from_now do
now = DateTime.utc_now()
DateTime.add(now, @minutes_to_add * 60, :second)
end
```
### 2. Complex `else` Clauses in `with`
**Problem:** Flattening all error handling into a single complex `else` block obscures which clause produced which error.
**Detection:**
- Large `else` blocks with many pattern match clauses
- Difficulty determining error sources
- Complex error handling logic in `else`
**Refactoring:**
- Normalize return types in private functions
- Handle errors closer to their source
- Let `with` focus on success paths
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def read_config(path) do
with {:ok, content} <- File.read(path),
{:ok, decoded} <- Jason.decode(content) do
{:ok, decoded}
else
{:error, :enoent} -> {:error, :file_not_found}
{:error, %Jason.DecodeError{}} -> {:error, :invalid_json}
{:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
end
end
# Good
def read_config(path) do
with {:ok, content} <- read_file(path),
{:ok, config} <- parse_json(content) do
{:ok, config}
end
end
defp read_file(path) do
case File.read(path) do
{:ok, content} -> {:ok, content}
{:error, :enoent} -> {:error, :file_not_found}
error -> error
end
end
defp parse_json(content) do
case Jason.decode(content) do
{:ok, data} -> {:ok, data}
{:error, _} -> {:error, :invalid_json}
end
end
```
### 3. Complex Extractions in Clauses
**Problem:** Extracting values across multiple clauses and arguments makes it unclear which variables serve pattern/guard purposes versus function body usage.
**Detection:**
- Many variable extractions in function heads
- Mixed guard and body variable usage
- Unclear variable purposes
**Refactoring:**
- Extract only pattern/guard-related variables in function signatures
- Use capture patterns like `%User{age: age} = user`
- Extract body variables inside the clause
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def process(%User{age: age, name: name, email: email} = user) when age >= 18 do
# Only using name and email in body, not age
send_email(email, "Hello #{name}")
end
# Good
def process(%User{age: age} = user) when age >= 18 do
send_email(user.email, "Hello #{user.name}")
end
```
### 4. Dynamic Atom Creation
**Problem:** Atoms aren't garbage-collected and are limited to ~1 million. Uncontrolled dynamic atom creation poses memory and security risks.
**Detection:**
- `String.to_atom/1` with untrusted input
- Converting user input directly to atoms
- Unbounded atom creation in loops
**Refactoring:**
- Use explicit mappings via pattern-matching
- Use `String.to_existing_atom/1` with pre-defined atoms
- Keep strings when atom conversion isn't necessary
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad - Security risk!
def set_role(user, role_string) do
%{user | role: String.to_atom(role_string)}
end
# Good
def set_role(user, role) when role in [:admin, :editor, :viewer] do
%{user | role: role}
end
# Or with pattern matching
def set_role(user, "admin"), do: %{user | role: :admin}
def set_role(user, "editor"), do: %{user | role: :editor}
def set_role(user, "viewer"), do: %{user | role: :viewer}
def set_role(_user, invalid), do: {:error, "Invalid role: #{invalid}"}
```
### 5. Long Parameter List
**Problem:** Functions with excessive parameters become confusing and error-prone to use.
**Detection:**
- Functions with 4+ parameters
- Parameters that are conceptually related
- Difficult to remember parameter order
**Refactoring:**
- Group related parameters into maps or structs
- Use keyword lists for optional parameters
- Create domain objects
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def create_loan(user_id, user_name, user_email, book_id, book_title, book_isbn) do
# ...
end
# Good
def create_loan(user, book) do
# ...
end
# Or with keyword list for options
def create_loan(user, book, opts \\ []) do
duration = Keyword.get(opts, :duration, 14)
renewable = Keyword.get(opts, :renewable, true)
# ...
end
```
### 6. Namespace Trespassing
**Problem:** Defining modules outside your library's namespace risks conflicts since the Erlang VM loads only one module instance per name.
**Detection:**
- Library defining modules in common namespaces (e.g., `Plug.*` when you're not Plug)
- Modules without library prefix
- Potential naming conflicts with other libraries
**Refactoring:**
- Always prefix modules with your library namespace
- Use clear, unique top-level module names
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad - Library named :plug_auth
defmodule Plug.Auth do
# This conflicts with the actual Plug library!
end
# Good
defmodule PlugAuth do
# ...
end
defmodule PlugAuth.Session do
# ...
end
```
### 7. Non-assertive Map Access
**Problem:** Using dynamic access (`map[:key]`) for required keys masks missing data, allowing `nil` to propagate instead of failing fast.
**Detection:**
- `map[:key]` for required/expected keys
- Nil checks after map access
- Silent failures from missing keys
**Refactoring:**
- Use static access (`map.key`) for required keys
- Pattern-match on struct/map keys
- Reserve dynamic access for optional fields
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def distance(point) do
x = point[:x] # Returns nil if :x is missing!
y = point[:y]
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y) # Crashes on nil, but unclear why
end
# Good
def distance(%{x: x, y: y}) do
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y) # Clear error if keys missing
end
# Or with structs
defmodule Point do
defstruct [:x, :y]
end
def distance(%Point{x: x, y: y}) do
:math.sqrt(x * x + y * y)
end
```
### 8. Non-assertive Pattern Matching
**Problem:** Writing defensive code that returns incorrect values instead of using pattern matching to assert expected structures causes silent failures.
**Detection:**
- Defensive nil checks instead of pattern matching
- Functions returning invalid data on unexpected input
- Avoiding crashes when crashes are appropriate
**Refactoring:**
- Use pattern matching to assert expected structures
- Let functions crash on invalid input
- Trust supervisors to handle failures
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def parse_query_param(param) do
case String.split(param, "=") do
[key, value] -> {key, value}
_ -> {"", ""} # Silent failure!
end
end
# Good
def parse_query_param(param) do
[key, value] = String.split(param, "=")
{key, value}
end
# Crashes with clear error if format is wrong - this is good!
```
### 9. Non-assertive Truthiness
**Problem:** Using truthiness operators (`&&`, `||`, `!`) when all operands are boolean is unnecessarily generic and unclear.
**Detection:**
- `&&`, `||`, `!` with boolean expressions
- Comparisons like `is_binary(x) && is_integer(y)`
- Mixing boolean and truthy logic
**Refactoring:**
- Use `and`, `or`, `not` for boolean-only operations
- Reserve `&&`, `||`, `!` for truthy/falsy logic
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
def valid_user?(name, age) do
is_binary(name) && is_integer(age) && age >= 18
end
# Good
def valid_user?(name, age) do
is_binary(name) and is_integer(age) and age >= 18
end
# Truthy operators are OK for nil/value checks
def get_name(user) do
user[:name] || "Anonymous"
end
```
### 10. Structs with 32 Fields or More
**Problem:** Structs with 32+ fields switch from Erlang's efficient flat-map representation to hash maps, increasing memory usage.
**Detection:**
- Struct definitions with 32+ fields
- Large, flat data structures
- Performance degradation with many fields
**Refactoring:**
- Nest optional fields into metadata structures
- Use nested structs for related fields
- Group frequently-accessed fields separately
**Example:**
```elixir
# Bad
defmodule User do
defstruct [
:id, :email, :name, :age, :address, :city, :state, :zip,
:phone, :mobile, :fax, :company, :title, :department,
:created_at, :updated_at, :last_login, :login_count,
:preference1, :preference2, :preference3, :preference4,
# ... 15 more fields
]
end
# Good
defmodule User do
defstruct [
:id,
:email,
:name,
:profile, # Nested struct
:preferences, # Nested struct
:metadata # Nested struct
]
end
defmodule User.Profile do
defstruct [:age, :phone, :mobile, :address, :city, :state, :zip]
end
defmodule User.Preferences do
defstruct [:theme, :notifications, :language]
end
```
## Design-Related Anti-Patterns
Alternative return types, boolean obsession, exceptions used for control flow, primitive
obsession, unrelated multi-clause functions, and using application configuration for libraries:
see `references/design-anti-patterns.md`. This split follows upstream's own code/design
division — a real seam, not an arbitrary cut.
## Usage Guidelines
When reviewing or writing Elixir code:
1. **Scan for anti-patterns** - Check code against the patterns listed above
2. **Explain the problem** - Help the developer understand why it's an issue
3. **Suggest refactoring** - Provide concrete, idiomatic alternatives
4. **Consider context** - Sometimes anti-patterns are acceptable for specific use cases
5. **Prioritize** - Focus on high-impact issues first (security, performance, maintainability)
## Key Principles
- **Let it crash** - Use pattern matching to assert expectations; don't write defensive code
- **Fail fast** - Expose errors early rather than propagating nil or invalid data
- **Be explicit** - Prefer clear, specific code over clever or terse solutions
- **Model your domain** - Create types that represent business concepts
- **Design for clarity** - Code should be obvious to read and maintain
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