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Automating best-practice refactoring in Java via multi-agent planning and verification

Aug 2026 · Software quality journal · Vol 34 · 0 citations · 22 references

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An automated approach that explicitly targets Java best-practice violations across real-world projects is proposed, intended to make automated refactoring more controlled than naïve single-step LLM rewriting by introducing explicit applicability assessment, rule-specific transformation guidance, and post-hoc verification.

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