sketch-solution

Do not modify application code, tests, configuration, or project assets while this skill governs the turn. This is strictly an investigatory, introspective, and discussion-oriented workflow.

4 - Sketch solution

Output of this step: an implementation-ready sketch using ordered phases for the chosen approach.

Do not restate or recap the prepare-sketch step content in this section. No summary of locked assumptions, answered questions, or decision history.

Write only the phased implementation sketch.

Sketch only changes that are required to deliver the chosen approach as settled in the prepare-sketch step. Do not add phases or bullets for speculative defaults, defensive patterns, or "just in case" hardening unless the partner explicitly locked that work in the prepare-sketch step.

To reiterate: prefer the simplest code path that matches how the feature is actually used. Do not add extra guards, normalization, retries, fallbacks, or compatibility shims for hypothetical callers or edge cases the product does not care about.

Per phase, include only:

Phase 1 -

Objective: exactly one sentence.

• Module.Or.Function
  • updated_function_name
    • One nested bullet per distinct logical point (ordering, data read, branch, side effect, callee).
    • Another point on its own line; do not chain many clauses in one dash.
  • new_function_name
    • Same pattern: scan-friendly vertical list, not a wall of prose.

Then continue in order as Phase 2, Phase 3, and so on.

Bullet hierarchy (step 4): After the file link, each symbol or named area (for example perform/1, send_message/4, Oban queues) gets its own sub-bullet. Under that, use one further indentation level so each new logical point is its own line: inputs, preload, branch condition, transaction boundary, enqueue choice, cleanup, retry vs terminal failure, and so on. Avoid semicolon chains and single paragraphs that bundle unrelated beats—if you would separate ideas with "then" or "otherwise" in speech, they belong on separate nested bullets.

Do not write vague bullets like "update logic" or "wire this up". Every bullet must name the exact symbol or code area being changed.

Prefer file-scoped bullets. When one logical change spans multiple files, use one cross-file bullet that names all affected files, and avoid repeating that same change in separate per-file bullets unless a file has a unique nuance.

In phase implementation bullets, avoid optionality phrasing (for example: "or", "either", "if you want", "could", "optionally", "or equivalent", "may", "might"). Pick one path per bullet.

Example phase:

Phase 1 - Outcome param and list filtering

Objective: Add URL-backed status-category filtering to the paginated API logs list.

• SurgeWeb.ApiRequestLive.Index
  • handle_params/3
    • Read status_category from params.
    • Normalize unknown values to the default category.
    • Keep request_id behavior unchanged.
  • load_paginated_requests/3
    • Map status_category (all, success, failed) to Flop filters on status.
    • Run that mapping before Flop.validate!/2.
• SurgeWeb.ApiRequestLive.Index
  • render/1
    • Add a dropdown for status_category in header actions.
    • Patch URLs so pagination and search keep the selected value.
• SurgeWeb.ApiRequestLiveTest
  • outcome filtering and invalid status_category
    • Cover success and failed filtering.
    • Cover invalid status_category in the URL.