144-java-data-oriented-programming

144-java-data-oriented-programming is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from jabrena/plinth. It costs 143 tokens per session (761 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A guide to organising Java programs around simple data structures, especially records, and separate functions that transform or validate that data. It favours immutable values, flat data with ID references, and explicit conversions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when designing Java records and data models, validation functions, transformation pipelines, generic data access layers, or systems that exchange flexible data.
Why use it?
It makes data changes easier to trace and reduces unexpected mutations and deeply nested structures that are hard to process.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it when designing Java records and data models, validation functions, transformation pipelines, generic data access layers, or systems that exchange flexible data.

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Any agent
npx skills add jabrena/plinth --skill 144-java-data-oriented-programming
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Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 143 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 761 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00143 $0.00761
Opus 5 $0.00072 $0.00380
Sonnet 5 $0.00029 $0.00152
Haiku 4.5 $0.00014 $0.00076

Measured 7d ago against content hash bdcb67dc90b3, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

144-java-data-oriented-programming 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 7d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

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/144-java-data-oriented-programming/SKILL.md · 64 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 64 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Java Data-Oriented Programming Best Practices

Apply data-oriented programming in Java: separate data from behavior with records, use immutable data structures, pure functions for transformations, flat denormalized structures with ID references, generic-to-specific type conversion when needed, pure validation functions, and flexible generic data access layers. All transformations should be explicit, traceable, and composed of clear pure functional steps.

What is covered in this Skill?

  • Separation of concerns: data structures (records, POJOs) vs behavior (utility classes, services)
  • Immutability: records, final fields, transformations produce new instances
  • Pure data transformations: functions depending only on inputs, no side effects
  • Flat and denormalized data: ID references instead of deep nesting
  • Generic until specific: Map<String,Object> for dynamic data, convert to records when processing
  • Data integrity: pure validation functions returning validation results
  • Flexible generic data access: generic CRUD interfaces, interchangeable implementations

Scope: The reference is organized by examples (good/bad code patterns) for each core area. Apply recommendations based on applicable examples.

Constraints

Before applying any data-oriented programming recommendations, ensure the project compiles. Compilation failure is a blocking condition. After applying improvements, run full verification.

  • MANDATORY: Run ./mvnw compile or mvn compile before applying any change
  • SAFETY: If compilation fails, stop immediately — do not proceed until resolved
  • VERIFY: Run ./mvnw clean verify or mvn clean verify after applying improvements
  • BEFORE APPLYING: Read the reference for detailed good/bad examples, constraints, and safeguards for each data-oriented programming pattern

When to use this skill

  • Improve the code with Data-Oriented Programming
  • Apply Data-Oriented Programming
  • Refactor the code with Data-Oriented Programming
  • Model Java data with records and pure functions
  • Separate Java behavior from immutable data structures
  • Validate data integrity with pure Java functions

Read the full file on GitHub · 64 lines

Files

What ships with it

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Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 7d ago First seen · 64 lines · 143 tokens per session scan A bdcb67dc90b3

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144-java-data-oriented-programming is a skill published in the GitHub repository jabrena/plinth (438 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 143 tokens to every session and 761 once invoked, about $0.0007 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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