feat(dev): add migrate command definition

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🔄 Enhanced Migrate Command: Phased Migration Planning

This PR enhances the migrate command to generate comprehensive, phased migration plans that break down complex technology upgrades into manageable stages.

📋 What's Changed

Core Enhancements

• Phased Migration Approach: Restructured migration plans into three strategic phases:
  • Phase 1: Foundation & Dependencies (low-risk infrastructure changes)
  • Phase 2: Core Implementation (main migration work with breaking changes)
  • Phase 3: Optimization & Cleanup (performance improvements and cleanup)
• New --phases Parameter: Allows customization of migration phase count (default: 3)
• Migration Overview & Strategy: Added comprehensive planning section with timeline, risk assessment, and success criteria

Enhanced Documentation Structure

1. Migration Overview & Strategy - Executive summary with timeline and risk assessment
2. Pre-migration Preparation - Baseline checklists and rollback planning
3. Phased Migration Plan - Detailed phase-by-phase execution with validation checkpoints
4. Post-migration Verification - Comprehensive testing and deployment considerations
5. Rollback & Recovery Plans - Phase-specific and emergency rollback procedures

Spring Boot Migration Example

Updated the example to showcase a Spring Boot 2.7.0 → 3.2.0 migration, demonstrating:

• Java 17 upgrade requirements
• Jakarta EE namespace migration (javax.* → jakarta.*)
• Spring Security 6.0 configuration updates
• Maven/dependency management changes
• GraalVM native compilation support

🎯 Key Benefits

• Risk Reduction: Phased approach minimizes migration risk with validation checkpoints
• Better Planning: Clear timeline estimation and resource allocation
• Rollback Safety: Phase-specific rollback procedures for safer migrations
• Team Coordination: Structured approach improves team collaboration
• Real-world Example: Spring Boot migration covers common enterprise scenarios

🧪 Example Usage

```bash

Basic Spring Boot migration

idk migrate --tech SpringBoot --from 2.7.0 --to 3.2.0

Custom phase count for large migrations

idk migrate --tech SpringBoot --from 2.7.0 --to 3.2.0 --phases 4

Python migration example

idk migrate --tech Python --from 3.8 --to 3.11 --repo ./my-python-app
```

📝 Generated Migration Plan Structure

The enhanced migrate command now generates comprehensive plans with:

• 📋 Migration Overview - Scope, timeline, risk level, phase breakdown
• 🛠 Pre-migration Preparation - Baseline checklists, breaking changes analysis
• 🚀 Phase 1: Foundation - Environment setup, dependency analysis
• ⚙️ Phase 2: Core Implementation - Main upgrade work, API migrations
• 🎯 Phase 3: Optimization - Performance improvements, feature adoption
• ✅ Post-migration Verification - Testing, deployment, documentation
• 🚨 Emergency Rollback - Critical issue recovery procedures

🔍 Testing

• All existing tests pass
• Dictionary validation tests pass
• Markdown linting passes
• Command structure validation passes
• Real-world Spring Boot migration scenario verified

📚 Documentation Impact

This enhancement significantly improves the migrate command's utility for:

• Enterprise teams managing complex framework upgrades
• DevOps engineers planning migration strategies
• Development teams executing safer, incremental migrations
• Project managers estimating migration timelines and resources

The phased approach aligns with industry best practices for large-scale technology migrations.

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🔒 Security Scan Results

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Comprehensive Code Review

PR Title: feat(dev): add migrate command definition
Rapporteur: AI Code Review Assistant

Overall Assessment

This is an excellent and well-thought-out contribution. The proposal to add a migrate command that generates a phased migration plan is a significant improvement for developer experience, especially for large-scale, complex technology upgrades. The PR description is clear, the benefits are well-articulated, and the generated plan structure is comprehensive and aligns with industry best practices.

The review will focus on refining the definition to ensure clarity, manage user expectations regarding automation, and improve the robustness of the example output. The core concept is strong, and the following feedback aims to make it even more practical and resilient.

High-Level Conceptual Feedback

1. Managing Expectations of Automation (Crucial)

The definition implies a very high level of intelligence and automation (e.g., "Identification of known breaking changes," "Automated search for official migration guides"). While powerful, this sets a very high bar for implementation. The definition should clarify the source and limitations of this information.

Recommendation:

Add a note in the Description section to clarify that the generated plan is a comprehensive template based on a knowledge base and best practices. It is intended to be a starting point that requires human review, refinement, and validation against the specific codebase. This manages user expectations and reinforces that the tool is an aid, not a replacement for engineering expertise.

Example Wording:

"The generated plan is a comprehensive template based on our knowledge base for the specified technology. It is designed to be a powerful starting point, but it requires careful review and adaptation by the development team to fit the unique complexities of their codebase."

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Detailed File Review: dictionary/development/migrate.md

✅ Positives

• Structure: The 5-part structure of the generated plan (Overview, Preparation, Phased Plan, Verification, Rollback) is excellent and covers the entire lifecycle of a migration.
• Phased Approach: Breaking the migration into Foundation, Core, and Optimization phases is a logical and effective way to de-risk the process.
• Example Choice: The Spring Boot 2.7 to 3.2 migration is a perfect real-world example, as it involves multiple facets (language version, namespace changes, security config, etc.).

⚠️ Suggestions for Improvement

Here are specific, actionable suggestions keyed to the file content.

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Parameters Section

• Line 7: --from <current_version> & Line 8: --to <target_version>

  • Concern: The format of <version> is ambiguous. For Node.js, it might be 16.x, for Python 3.8, and for Spring Boot 2.7.0.
  • Suggestion: Add a sentence clarifying the expected format or noting that it's technology-dependent.
  • Example: "Version format should be as specific as possible (e.g., 2.7.0) and may follow semantic versioning. The accepted format is dependent on the specified --tech."

• Line 11: --phases <number>

  • Concern: The definition doesn't explain how the tool would intelligently break a migration into a custom number of phases. If a 3-phase plan is the default, how would it generate a meaningful 4- or 5-phase plan? Does it add empty phases, or does it re-distribute tasks?
  • Suggestion: Clarify the behavior. If the logic is not yet defined, it might be better to state that it creates additional, empty "placeholder" phases for the user to fill in.
  • Example: "Specifying more than the default number of phases will generate additional placeholder phase sections in the plan, allowing teams to further break down complex tasks manually."

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Description Section

• Line 24: "Automated search for official migration guides and release notes"

  • Concern: This sounds like the tool will perform a web search and parse the results. A more realistic implementation would be to provide direct links from a curated knowledge base.
  • Suggestion: Rephrase for clarity and feasibility.
  • Proposed Change: "Inclusion of links to official migration guides, release notes, and relevant documentation."

• Line 28: "Identification of known breaking changes between the specified versions"

  • Concern: Similar to the point above, this is a very difficult task to automate perfectly for all codebases.
  • Suggestion: Frame this as providing a checklist of common breaking changes based on official documentation, rather than a definitive analysis of the user's specific code.
  • Proposed Change: "A checklist of common breaking changes and deprecated APIs, compiled from official release notes, to guide the team's impact analysis."

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Example Output (Expected Output Format)

The example is very good but can be made more robust and practical.

• ## 📋 Migration Overview & Strategy Section

  • Concern: The Estimated Timeline is highly dependent on codebase complexity and team velocity. The tool cannot accurately predict this.
  • Suggestion: Add a disclaimer to the estimate.
  • Proposed Change: Estimated Timeline: 3-5 Sprints (Note: This is a rough estimate. Please adjust based on your team's capacity and the specific complexity of the repository.)

• ## 🛠 Pre-migration Preparation Section

  • Suggestion: Add a step to create a backup branch. This is critical for the rollback plan mentioned later.
  • Proposed Change (add to checklist): - [ ] Create a dedicated migration branch (e.g., feature/spring-boot-3-migration) from the main branch. \n- [ ] Create a baseline backup branch from the starting commit (e.g., backup/spring-boot-2-baseline) for emergency rollbacks.

• ## 🚀 Phase 1: Foundation & Dependencies Section

  • Concern: The example for upgrading to Java 17 is incomplete. It only mentions pom.xml. A real migration requires updating the environment.
  • Suggestion: Add checklist items for updating the CI/CD pipeline, local development environments, and IDE settings.
  • Proposed Change (add to Phase 1 Tasks):

    2. **Update Environment Configuration:**
       - [ ] Ensure all developers have JDK 17 installed and configured in their IDEs.
       - [ ] Update `JAVA_HOME` environment variables.
       - [ ] Update CI/CD pipeline configurations (e.g., `Jenkinsfile`, `gitlab-ci.yml`, GitHub Actions) to use a JDK 17 build environment.
    

• ## ⚙️ Phase 2: Core Implementation Section

  • Concern: The Spring Security example is too generic. The migration from Spring Security 5.x to 6.x is a major pain point, specifically the deprecation of WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter. A more concrete example would be immensely valuable.
  • Suggestion: Replace the generic SecurityConfig example with a more specific one showing the move to a SecurityFilterChain bean.
  • Proposed Change (for SecurityConfig code block):

    // Before (Using deprecated WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter)
    // @Configuration
    // public class SecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
    //     @Override
    //     protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
    //         http.authorizeRequests().anyRequest().authenticated().and().formLogin();
    //     }
    // }
    
    // After (Using SecurityFilterChain bean - Spring Security 6.x+)
    @Configuration
    public class SecurityConfig {
        @Bean
        public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
            http
                .authorizeHttpRequests(authorize -> authorize
                    .anyRequest().authenticated()
                )
                .formLogin(Customizer.withDefaults());
            return http.build();
        }
    }

• ## 🚨 Emergency Rollback Procedures Section

  • Concern: The use of git reset --hard is destructive and can lead to loss of work if not

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🤖 AI Review by Gemini 2.5 pro

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Comprehensive Code Review

PR Title: feat(dev): add migrate command definition

This is an excellent and well-thought-out feature. The phased approach to migration planning is a significant improvement that aligns with industry best practices for managing complex upgrades. The level of detail, especially in the Spring Boot example, provides immense value to users by giving them a concrete, actionable, and realistic starting point.

The PR description is clear, the benefits are well-articulated, and the provided example is highly relevant.

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Overall Impression

• High-Value Feature: This command moves beyond simple code generation and into the realm of strategic project planning. It has the potential to save teams significant time and reduce migration-related risks.
• Excellent Documentation: The command definition itself is clear, concise, and sets the right expectations with the "Important Note" about it being a template, not a replacement for engineering expertise.
• Strong Example: The Spring Boot 2.7 to 3.2 migration is a perfect real-world scenario. It covers the most common and challenging aspects of this specific upgrade (Java 17, Jakarta EE, Spring Security), making the generated plan immediately useful.

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Specific Feedback & Suggestions

The provided migrate.md file is of very high quality. The following are suggestions for refinement rather than fixes for major issues.

1. General Command Definition

• (Suggestion) Line 29: Database schema migra...
  The line seems to be truncated. Please complete the sentence. It likely should be "Database schema migrations".

  -      - Database schema migra
  +      - Database schema migrations

2. Pre-migration Preparation Section

• (Suggestion) Line 106: Tooling for javax to jakarta Migration
  The suggestion to use sed is a great, universally available tool. However, it's worth noting that modern IDEs (like IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate) have powerful, context-aware refactoring tools that can perform this migration more safely. It might be beneficial to mention this as an alternative.

  Recommendation:
  Add a note about using IDE refactoring tools.

  +   // Note: Modern IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate also provide powerful, automated refactoring tools for this migration.

3. Phased Migration Plan - Phase 1

• (Suggestion) Line 139: Dependency Update Strategy
  The plan suggests updating third-party dependencies in Phase 1. While this is a valid strategy (get everything on a compatible baseline), an alternative is to update them after the core framework migration in Phase 2. This can help isolate whether a problem is caused by the framework upgrade or a transitive dependency update. The current approach is fine, but adding a small note about this alternative strategy could provide more flexibility.

  Recommendation:
  Add a strategic note about dependency updates.

  -### 3. Update Third-Party Dependencies
  +### 3. Update Third-Party Dependencies
  +   **Strategy Note:** An alternative approach is to perform this step after the core framework upgrade in Phase 2. This can help isolate issues specific to the Spring Boot migration versus those caused by third-party library updates. Choose the strategy that best fits your team's comfort level with debugging dependency conflicts.

4. Phased Migration Plan - Phase 2

• (Suggestion) Line 257: Test Suite Success Rate
  The validation criteria specifies >95% success rate. This might send a confusing message. A migration phase should ideally conclude with a 100% passing test suite. If the intent is to acknowledge that some tests may be flaky or need to be rewritten/removed, it would be better to state that explicitly.

  Recommendation:
  Clarify the goal for the test suite.

  - - [ ] Test suite passes with >95% success rate
  + - [ ] Test suite passes with 100% success rate. Any tests that fail must be either fixed or consciously deprecated/removed as part of the migration effort.

5. Emergency Rollback Procedures

• (Suggestion) Line 360: Clarify git reset --soft Command
  The command git checkout backup/spring-boot-2-baseline && git reset --soft <phase-1-completion-commit> is powerful but can be confusing for developers less familiar with advanced Git commands. It would be helpful to add a short comment explaining why --soft is used.

  Recommendation:
  Add an explanatory comment for the Git command.

  - - **Phase 2 Rollback:** `git checkout backup/spring-boot-2-baseline && git reset --soft <phase-1-completion-commit>` (preserves uncommitted work)
  + - **Phase 2 Rollback:** `git reset --soft <phase-1-completion-commit>`
  +   # This command resets the branch pointer to the end of Phase 1, but keeps all of the Phase 2 changes staged.
  +   # This is useful for reviewing and salvaging specific changes before reverting completely.

  Self-correction: The original command git checkout ... && git reset is slightly flawed. A developer would likely be on the migration branch. A simpler, more direct command is just git reset --soft <commit>. I've updated the recommendation to reflect a more common workflow.

• (Security/Best Practice) Line 367: Configuration Backups
  The document mentions storing configuration backups in ./migration-backups/. This is great, but it's crucial to warn against committing sensitive information (e.g., production credentials, API keys) into the Git repository, even on a temporary branch.

  Recommendation:
  Add a security warning about sensitive data in backups.

  - - Configuration backups stored in `./migration-backups/`
  + - Configuration backups stored in `./migration-backups/`. **Security Warning:** Ensure this directory is added to `.gitignore` to prevent accidentally committing sensitive information like secrets or credentials.

Summary of Review

Category	Status	Comments
Correctness	✅ Excellent	The logic and technical details of the migration plan are accurate and well-researched.
Security	✅ Good	The plan includes security considerations. A minor suggestion was made to add a warning about committing secrets in backup files.
Maintainability	✅ Excellent	As this is a template generator, the output is highly maintainable by the end-user. The structure is logical and easy to adapt.
Best Practices	✅ Excellent	The PR embodies best practices for software migration, including phased rollouts, rollback planning, and pre-migration baselining.
Documentation	✅ Excellent	The documentation within the template is its core strength. It's clear, actionable, and comprehensive.

This is a fantastic contribution. Once the minor suggestions above are considered, this PR should be merged. It will undoubtedly

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🔄 Migration Command Refinements Complete

The migrate command has been significantly enhanced based on comprehensive AI review feedback. Here's a summary of the key improvements made:

✅ Major Enhancements Implemented

Expectation Management & Clarity

• Added comprehensive disclaimer about tool limitations and the need for human review
• Enhanced version format specifications with semantic versioning guidance
• Clarified --phases parameter behavior for custom migration planning

Realistic Implementation Approach

• Updated automation language from "automated search" to "curated knowledge base"
• Reframed breaking changes as "common checklists" rather than definitive analysis
• Added timeline estimate disclaimers for better project planning

Enhanced Migration Safety

• Added backup branch creation requirements in pre-migration preparation
• Improved Java 17 upgrade steps with comprehensive environment and CI/CD considerations
• Enhanced Spring Security example with concrete WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter → SecurityFilterChain migration
• Updated emergency rollback procedures with safer git commands to prevent data loss

Latest Refinements

• Updated test suite requirements to 100% pass rate (vs >95%) for clearer completion standards
• Added critical security warning about .gitignore for migration backup directories
• Enhanced Jakarta EE namespace migration with IDE refactoring tool recommendations

🎯 Real-World Impact

The Spring Boot 2.7 → 3.2 migration example now provides:

• Concrete code examples for the most challenging migration aspects
• Phase-by-phase validation checkpoints
• Production-ready rollback strategies
• Security-conscious backup procedures

📚 Documentation Quality

The generated migration plans now include:

• Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• Comprehensive testing and verification checklists
• Production deployment considerations
• Emergency recovery procedures

This command will significantly improve developer experience for complex technology migrations by providing structured, phased approaches that align with industry best practices.

Status: Ready for final review and merge! 🚀

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