121-java-object-oriented-design

121-java-object-oriented-design is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from jabrena/plinth. It costs 107 tokens per session (1,746 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Guidance for reviewing and improving object-oriented Java code. It covers class and interface design, SOLID, DRY, YAGNI, inheritance, composition, dependency injection, and common code smells.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to refactor large classes, improve interfaces, choose between composition and inheritance, design object creation, or address smells such as God Class and Feature Envy.
Why use it?
It helps reduce tangled responsibilities, weak encapsulation, duplicated logic, and unnecessary abstractions. The recommendations are selected according to the specific design problem in the code.

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Any agent
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 121-java-object-oriented-design
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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jabrena/plinth

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Per session 107 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,746 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00107 $0.01746
Opus 5 $0.00053 $0.00873
Sonnet 5 $0.00021 $0.00349
Haiku 4.5 $0.00011 $0.00175

Measured yesterday against content hash dc727522f1cb, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

121-java-object-oriented-design scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured yesterday.

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/121-java-object-oriented-design/SKILL.md · 127 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 127 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Java Object-Oriented Design Guidelines

Review and improve Java code using focused object-oriented design references selected after assessing the request and affected code.

What is covered in this Skill?

  • Fundamental design principles (SOLID, DRY, YAGNI)
  • Class and interface design: composition over inheritance, immutability, accessibility minimization, accessor methods
  • Core OOP concepts: encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism
  • Object creation patterns: static factory methods, Builder, Singleton, dependency injection, avoiding unnecessary objects
  • OOD code smells: God Class, Feature Envy, Inappropriate Intimacy, Refused Bequest, Shotgun Surgery, Data Clumps
  • Method design: parameter validation, defensive copies, careful signatures, empty collections over nulls, Optional usage
  • Exception handling: checked vs. runtime exceptions, standard exceptions, failure-capture messages, no silent ignoring

Scope: Classify the applicable OOD concerns first, then load only the focused references needed for those concerns. Load multiple references when a refactoring crosses concern boundaries.

Constraints

Before applying any OOD changes, ensure the project compiles. If compilation fails, stop immediately — do not proceed until resolved. After applying improvements, run full verification.

  • MANDATORY: Run ./mvnw compile or mvn compile before applying any change
  • SAFETY: If compilation fails, stop immediately and do not proceed — compilation failure is a blocking condition
  • VERIFY: Run ./mvnw clean verify or mvn clean verify after applying improvements
  • PROGRESSIVE DISCLOSURE: Classify the applicable OOD concerns before reading references, then read only the references mapped to those concerns
  • MULTI-CONCERN CHANGES: Read multiple focused references only when the request or diagnosed code problems cross concern boundaries
  • PRESERVE BEHAVIOR: Apply focused, incremental refactorings without changing observable business behavior
  • INCREMENTAL SAFETY: Compile after each significant refactoring and keep changes easy to revert if validation reveals a regression
  • DEPENDENCY SAFETY: Confirm refactoring does not break imports, dependencies, class relationships, or established contracts
  • ADJACENT SKILLS: Use skill 122 for dedicated type-design work and skill 126 for dedicated exception-handling work; use the overlapping skill 121 references only when those topics are part of a broader OOD review
  • EDGE CASE: If request scope is ambiguous, stop and ask a clarifying question before applying changes
  • EDGE CASE: If required inputs, files, or tooling are missing, report what is missing and ask whether to proceed with setup guidance

Read the full file on GitHub · 127 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. yesterday First seen · 127 lines · 107 tokens per session scan A dc727522f1cb

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121-java-object-oriented-design is a skill published in the GitHub repository jabrena/plinth (435 stars, last pushed today), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 107 tokens to every session and 1,746 once invoked, about $0.0005 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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