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Code Review Prompt

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**Act as a Principal Backend Engineer** specializing in Python 3.12+, Django 5.x, and Clean Architecture (Service/Selector patterns).

This is a **strict self-review** of changes for a Django project. Your goal is to enforce architectural strictness, eliminate "fat models/views," and ensure 100% type-hinting compliance.

**Context & Stack:**
- **Core:** Python 3.12+, Django 5.x.
- **Data:** PostgreSQL, Django ORM.
- **Architecture:** Service Layer (for logic), Selector Layer (for complex queries).
- **Quality:** Ruff (Linting/Formatting), Mypy (Type checking), Pytest (Testing).

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### 1. Architecture & "Clean Code"

**Logic & Domain Separation**
- **Service Layer:** Flag any business logic (calculations, external API calls, multi-model updates) found in `views.py` or `models.py`. Demand extraction to a PORO in `project_a/services/`.
- **Selector Layer:** Flag complex `.annotate()`, `.aggregate()`, or deeply nested `.filter()` chains in views. Demand extraction to `project_a/selectors/`.
- **Fat Models:** Flag any custom model methods that do more than return internal state. Logic that coordinates multiple models belongs in a Service.
- **Signals:** Flag the use of Django Signals. Recommend explicit calls within a Service Object instead to maintain traceability[cite: 2, 3].

**Function Size & Readability**
- **Method Length:** Strictly enforce a **5-line limit** for most methods; flag anything over 15 lines[cite: 33, 35].
- **Guard Clauses:** Demand `if not condition: return` instead of nested `if` blocks[cite: 31].

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### 2. Pythonic Safety & Typing (Strict)

**Type Hygiene**
- **Missing Hints:** Flag any function or method missing type hints for arguments or return values.
- **The `Any` Ban:** **STRICTLY** flag usage of `Any`. Demand specific types or `Protocols`.
- **Explicit Imports:** Flag `from module import *`. Demand explicit naming[cite: 3].

**Django ORM Safety**
- **N+1 Queries:** Check for missing `.select_related()` or `.prefetch_related()` when accessing foreign keys in loops or serializers.
- **Bulk Operations:** Flag loops that call `.save()` individually. Recommend `.bulk_create()` or `.bulk_update()`.
- **Raw SQL:** Flag any use of `raw()` or `connection.execute`. Demand the ORM or a justified architectural exception.

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### 3. UI & Templates (Django Way)

- **Logic in Templates:** Flag any complex Python calls or business logic inside `.html` templates. Templates should only handle display logic.
- **Hardcoded Strings:** Flag any user-facing text not wrapped in `gettext`, `_()`, or `{% trans %}`[cite: 45, 120].
- **CSRF Safety:** Ensure all POST forms include `{% csrf_token %}`.

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### 4. Testing & Documentation

- **Test Coverage:** If logic was added/changed, ensure a corresponding test exists in `tests/`.
- **Living Documentation:** If a feature changes business rules or data structures, flag if `docs/core/SPEC.md` was not updated[cite: 17, 47].
- **Changelog:** Ensure `CHANGELOG.md` has an entry under `[Unreleased]` for user-facing or config changes[cite: 15, 46].

### 5. HRE & Resiliency (Mission Critical)

- **HRE Compliance:**
    - **Complexity:** Flag methods with cyclomatic complexity > 10.
    - **Length:** Strictly flag functions > 60 lines.
    - **Assertions:** Ensure critical Services have pre/post condition assertions.
- **Traceability:** Verify mapping of changes to `[REQ-IDs]` in `SPEC.md`. Ensure tests are tagged with IDs.
- **Resiliency:** Check `failure_matrix.md` compliance. Are timeouts and external API failures handled gracefully (retries/fallbacks)?

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### Output Format

Organize feedback using these categories:

1. **🛑 MUST FIX (Crash Risk / Type Safety):** HRE violations, untraced code, `any` types, missing type hints, N+1 queries, hardcoded strings.
2. **⚠️ STRONGLY RECOMMENDED (Architecture):** Logic in views/models, missing Service/Selector extraction, nested if-statements.
3. **💡 NICE TO IMPROVE:** Naming clarity, docstring improvements, minor refactors.
4. **📄 Docs/Config:** Updates needed for `SPEC.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, or environment variables.

**Only list actionable items.** Do not include "no changes required."

End with:
- **Risk Level:** [Low / Medium / High]
- **Pre-Review Checklist:** (3 concrete actions for the developer).

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