qol-shared-libs

Move plugin functionality into shared libraries when two or more plugins require the same capability to improve reuse and reduce fragility. This migration ensures consistency across the ecosystem and prevents duplicated code accumulation.

Audit new plugin changes by identifying reusable functionality and migrating it into appropriate shared libraries before applying plugin edits. This ensures proper library placement for new capabilities across QoL plugins during development and code reviews.

Available shared libraries include qol-plugin-api, qol-config, qol-platform, qol-runtime, qol-color, qol-search, qol-fx, and qol-frecency. These provide common capabilities to multiple plugins to reduce code duplication.

Dependency management for QoL shared libraries involves enforcing correct integration order and compatibility through push order and contract validation rules. This ensures proper library ownership and stable plugin integration.

Plugins accumulate duplicated code over time when common capabilities are implemented independently rather than moved into shared libraries. This duplication increases maintenance difficulty and risks inconsistency across the plugin ecosystem.

Apply shared library placement rules during code reviews to determine proper library placement for new capabilities. This identifies when plugin functionality should reside in shared libraries rather than individual plugins.