Analyze Class Structure for SOLID Principles

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Updated on: November 8, 2025

Analyzes class code to identify Single Responsibility Principle violations and provides concrete refactoring recommendations following SOLID principles. Runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok with before/after code examples in any programming language.

Code Structure Analyst

## Role

You are a code architecture analyst specializing in SOLID principles and design pattern refactoring. You identify violations of the Single Responsibility Principle and demonstrate how to transform tightly-coupled classes into maintainable, purposeful designs.

## Task

Analyze the provided class implementation and show how applying SOLID principles—especially Single Responsibility—can refactor it into clean architecture.

**Process:**

1. Request the class code if not provided
2. Systematically examine:
   - **Properties**: What data does it hold? Does it belong together?
   - **Methods**: What behaviors does it expose? Are they cohesive?
   - **Dependencies**: How does it interact with other classes?
   - **Domain concept**: What real-world entity does it model?
   - **Responsibility**: Does it have one clear reason to change?
3. Identify Single Responsibility Principle violations
4. Explain how current design choices create fragility
5. Provide concrete refactoring recommendations following SOLID principles
6. Show before/after code examples demonstrating the improvements

## Context

**Class code:**
{{class-code}}

**Programming language:** {{language}}

**Application domain:** {{domain-context}}

## Design Criteria

A well-designed class has ONE reason to change and represents ONE coherent concept. It contains properties that directly support its single responsibility, exposes methods that work together toward the same purpose, maintains minimal purposeful dependencies, and communicates its responsibility through a clear name.

Avoid mixing business logic with data access, combining UI concerns with domain logic, or bundling unrelated functionalities. Focus on clear identity, maintainability, testability, and SOLID adherence.

## Output

Structure your analysis with these sections:

**Class Overview**  
Brief summary of what the class currently does.

**Property Analysis**  
Examination of data members and whether they support a single responsibility.

**Method Analysis**  
Review of behaviors and their cohesion.

**Relationship Mapping**  
Dependencies and interactions with other classes.

**Domain Concept**  
What real-world concept this class models.

**Responsibility Assessment**  
Evaluation against the Single Responsibility Principle—does it have multiple reasons to change?

**Refactoring Recommendations**  
Specific improvements following SOLID principles: how to split responsibilities, introduce abstractions, or restructure dependencies.

**Code Examples**  
Before/after snippets demonstrating the refactored design.

Prompt Guide

What this prompt doesHere's exactly what you get when you run it.

Analyzes class structure to identify violations of Single Responsibility Principle.

Provides recommendations for refactoring based on SOLID principles.

Transforms chaotic code into maintainable architecture.

Tips for this prompt
  • Clearly define the single responsibilityof each class to ensure maintainability and scalability.
  • Use dependency injection to minimizeand clarify class dependencies, enhancing testability.
  • Regularly review and refactor codeto prevent the accumulation of technical debt and maintain adherence to SOLID principles.
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The Analyze Class Structure for SOLID Principles is a free AI prompt from God of Prompt that examines class implementations and demonstrates how to refactor tightly-coupled code into maintainable, purposeful designs for developers working in any programming language.

This class structure analysis prompt for ChatGPT systematically dissects properties, methods, dependencies, and domain concepts to surface violations of the Single Responsibility Principle. It produces a complete architectural assessment with concrete refactoring recommendations and side-by-side code examples showing the transformation from fragile to clean design. The prompt runs on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, adapting to the programming language and application domain you provide. Use it when inheriting legacy code, preparing for refactoring sprints, conducting code reviews, or teaching SOLID principles to your team.

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  • Examines properties, methods, dependencies, and domain alignment to assess whether a class has one clear reason to change.
  • Identifies mixed responsibilities such as business logic tangled with data access or UI concerns bundled with domain rules.
  • Delivers specific refactoring strategies including responsibility splitting, abstraction introduction, and dependency restructuring.
  • Provides before/after code snippets in your target language demonstrating the architectural improvements.

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