BEACON Teleprompter Refactoring Plan
Current Issues
- ~4,200+ lines in a single file
- Multiple duplicate module definitions
- Redundant helper functions (same function defined 3-4 times)
- Examples scattered and inconsistent
- Poor separation of concerns
New Module Structure
1. Core Examples Module
File: lib/dspex/teleprompter/beacon/examples.ex
- Clean, sequential examples (1-7)
- Single set of helper functions
- Focused, educational demonstrations
2. Test Suite Module
File: test/dspex/teleprompter/beacon_test.exs
- Comprehensive unit tests
- Edge case coverage
- Performance validation
- Proper ExUnit structure
3. Benchmark Module
File: lib/dspex/teleprompter/beacon/benchmark.ex
- Performance measurement utilities
- Scalability testing
- Resource usage analysis
- Optimization recommendations
4. Integration Patterns Module
File: lib/dspex/teleprompter/beacon/integration.ex
- Production-ready patterns
- Error handling strategies
- Monitoring and observability
- Batch processing utilities
5. Continuous Optimizer Module
File: lib/dspex/teleprompter/beacon/continuous_optimizer.ex
- GenServer for long-running optimization
- Quality monitoring
- Adaptive scheduling
- Resource management
6. Shared Utilities Module
File: lib/dspex/teleprompter/beacon/utils.ex
- Common helper functions
- Evaluation metrics
- Text processing utilities
- Progress reporting functions
Key Improvements
- Eliminate all duplication - Single definition of each function
- Clear module boundaries - Each module has a specific purpose
- Consistent API - Unified interface across modules
- Better testability - Isolated, focused test suites
- Maintainability - Easy to modify and extend individual components
Migration Strategy
- Extract shared utilities first
- Clean up and consolidate examples
- Separate test concerns
- Isolate benchmarking logic
- Extract production patterns
- Create focused documentation