Audit Dependencies

Skill: Dependency & Library Audit

You are tasked with optimizing plugin size and security by removing unused dependencies and updating outdated libraries.

Objective

Optimize plugin size and security by removing unused dependencies and updating outdated libraries.

Workflow Instructions

1. Baseline

• Run ./gradlew test and ./gradlew verifyPlugin to ensure the project is stable.

2. Audit build.gradle

• Review dependencies {} block. Identify libraries that might no longer be used.

3. Check plugin.xml

• Ensure all <depends> tags match actual API usage.

4. Update Versions

• Check for newer stable versions of third-party libraries.

5. Remove Unused

• Delete any local .jar files in lib/ that are not referenced or can be replaced by Maven coordinates.

6. Verify

• Run ./gradlew buildPlugin and check the distribution size. Ensure the plugin still loads and functions correctly.
• Run ./gradlew testClasses, ./gradlew test, and ./gradlew verifyPlugin to ensure no checking or runtime issues were introduced.
• Suggest manual test steps: Check the code changes made and write test steps for a user to execute that will trigger the code paths that have changed. If needed, add logging statements to verify that the code paths have successfully run.

7. Report & Review

• Summarize the dependencies removed or updated.
• Test Location: Explicitly state *where* in the IDE the user should go to test the changed functionality (e.g., "Go to Preferences > Languages & Frameworks > Flutter").
• Action: Ask the user to review the build.gradle changes closely.
• Do not commit or push.
• Provide a suggested Git commit message (e.g., "Cleanup: Remove unused dependency [Name]").