Merge pull request #1 from stleary/master

[hamimLohani]

Refactor utility classes and address PMD code quality issues

This PR refactors several utility classes to improve readability, maintainability, and static-analysis compliance. It resolves PMD-reported code-quality issues by simplifying control flow, removing duplicated/unused code, improving naming, and applying small API-safe cleanups. No intentional behavioral changes are introduced — these are refactors and quality fixes meant to make the codebase easier to maintain and to reduce future defects.

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What changed (high level)

• Refactored utility/helper classes to centralize shared logic and reduce duplication.
• Addressed PMD warnings and other static-analysis issues (unused imports/variables, long methods, cyclomatic complexity, etc.).
• Simplified control flow and replaced fragile constructs with clearer alternatives.
• Removed dead or redundant code paths and tightened member visibility where appropriate.
• Small, non-breaking renames and code-style improvements to make intent clearer.

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Why this matters

• Reduces technical debt and the chance of subtle bugs.
• Makes future maintenance and reviews easier.
• Improves static-analysis metrics used by CI/quality tools.

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Compatibility & risk

• Risk: Low — changes are refactors and intended to be behavior-preserving.
• Backwards compatibility: Expected to be preserved; however, reviewers should check for any public API changes (method renames or signature changes) and update call sites if necessary.

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Testing & verification

• Run the full test suite and CI jobs to confirm there are no regressions.
• Verify public APIs referenced externally if any signature or visibility changes occurred.

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Notes for reviewers

1. Check for any method renames or signature changes that could break external users.
2. Inspect behavioral assumptions in utility methods (null handling, thread-safety, numeric/precision behavior).
3. Review areas where logic was moved/consolidated to ensure no subtle side-effects were introduced.
4. For a focused review, request a file-by-file summary or diffs for the largest refactored classes.

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Commit

• Commit: [13878f0] Merge pull request package fix #1 from stleary/master — Refactor utility classes and address PMD code quality issues
  13878f0

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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[stleary]

Closing due to no code submitted for change. Please resubmit with the updated code.

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