Making Responsibilities Explicit
Clprolf is a language and framework designed to make architectural roles explicit.
In most object-oriented systems, separation of responsibilities relies on discipline.
Clprolf encodes that discipline structurally.
Every class declares what it is.
1️⃣ Declaring a Role
Instead of writing:
public class OrderManager { }
In Clprolf you declare the role:
public agent OrderProcessor { }
or
public worker_agent OrderRepository { }
Each class has a declension (its architectural nature).
The core declensions are:
-
agent→ business responsibility -
worker_agent→ technical execution -
model→ passive domain entity -
information→ technical data container -
indef_obj→ transitional, undefined role
2️⃣ Start Flexible: indef_obj
Clprolf does not require architectural clarity upfront.
You can begin with:
public indef_obj OrderManager {
public void process(Order order) {
validate(order);
save(order);
notify(order);
}
}
indef_obj represents a temporary state.
Refactoring can happen later.
3️⃣ Making Responsibilities Explicit
After identifying responsibilities:
| Concern | Nature |
|---|---|
| Business validation | Business |
| Persistence | Technical |
| Notification | Technical |
You refactor:
public agent OrderProcessor {
private OrderRepository repository;
private OrderNotifier notifier;
public void process(Order order) {
validate(order);
repository.save(order);
notifier.notify(order);
}
}
public worker_agent OrderRepository { ... }
public worker_agent OrderNotifier { ... }
The behavior is unchanged.
The architecture becomes explicit.
4️⃣ Structural Rules Are Enforced
Clprolf does not only suggest discipline.
It enforces structural coherence.
Example:
public agent A1AnimalImpl nature AnimalWorker { }
This attempts to inherit a worker_agent from an agent.
Result:
ARCH-A1 => Class A1AnimalImpl:
the mother Class should be an agent (AnimalWorker)
The equivalent Java code would compile:
public class A1AnimalImpl extends AnimalWorker { }
Clprolf rejects it as architecturally inconsistent.
5️⃣ Interface Discipline
Clprolf also distinguishes between:
-
version_inh(alternative implementations) -
capacity_inh(shared capabilities)
Example of forbidden usage:
public agent BA4Animal contracts Animal, Vehicule { }
Error:
ARCH-BA4 => contracts multiple version_inh interfaces (forbidden)
The rule prevents ambiguous role inheritance.
6️⃣ What Clprolf Changes
Clprolf does not change:
- algorithms
- execution flow
- runtime model
It changes:
- role visibility
- inheritance coherence
- architectural guarantees
7️⃣ Philosophy in One Sentence
Clprolf encodes architectural responsibility at the language level
instead of leaving it to convention.
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