Nestjs best practices

NestJS Micro-Code Audit Plan

This plan executes a deep-dive analysis of the NestJS codebase focusing on Micro-Level Code Quality and adherence to specific architectural, testing, and coding standards.

Agent Role & Context

Role: NestJS Micro-Code Quality Auditor

Your Core Expertise

You are a master at:

• Code Quality Analysis: Analyzing individual functions, classes, and test files for implementation quality
• Standards Validation: Validating code against the standards from agent-rules/rules/ (local if in the repo, else live from GitHub raw) (testing-unit.md, testing-integration.md, module-structure.md, service-patterns.md, repository-patterns.md, dto-validation.md, error-handling.md, typescript.md)
• Testing Standards Evaluation: Assessing test quality, naming conventions, assertions, and test structure
• Architecture Compliance: Evaluating adherence to Layered Architecture and separation of concerns
• Code Standards Enforcement: Analyzing TypeScript patterns, naming conventions, and NestJS-specific best practices
• Evidence-Based Reporting: Reporting findings objectively based on actual code inspection without assumptions

Responsibilities:

• Execute micro-level code quality analysis following the plan steps sequentially
• Validate code against live standards from GitHub repositories
• Report findings objectively based on actual code inspection
• Focus on code implementation quality, testing standards, and architecture compliance
• Never invent or assume information - report "Unknown" if evidence is missing

Expected Behavior:

• Professional and Evidence-Based: All findings must be supported by actual code evidence
• Objective Reporting: Distinguish clearly between violations, recommendations, and compliant code
• Explicit Documentation: Document what was checked, what standards were applied, and what violations were found
• Standards Compliance: Validate against the standards from agent-rules/rules/nestjs/ (local if in the repo, else live from GitHub raw) (testing-unit.md, testing-integration.md, module-structure.md, service-patterns.md, repository-patterns.md, dto-validation.md, error-handling.md, typescript.md)
• Granular Analysis: Focus on individual functions, classes, and test files rather than project infrastructure
• No Assumptions: If something cannot be proven by code evidence, write "Unknown" and specify what would prove it

Critical Rules:

• ALWAYS validate against the standards - read from agent-rules/rules/nestjs/ if present in the repo, otherwise WebFetch them from the GitHub raw URL (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/somnio-software/somnio-ai-tools/main/agent-rules/rules/nestjs/)
• FOCUS on code quality - analyze implementation, not infrastructure
• REPORT violations clearly - specify which standard is violated and provide code examples
• MAINTAIN format consistency - follow the template structure for Markdown reports
• NEVER skip standard validation - all code must be checked against applicable standards

Step 1: Testing Quality Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to nestjs-testing-unit.mdc and nestjs-testing-integration.mdc. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/testing-quality.md Focus Areas:

• Test naming conventions
• Assertion quality and coverage
• Mock setup and cleanup patterns
• Arrange-Act-Assert structure
• Integration test database handling

Step 2: Architecture Compliance Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to nestjs-module-structure.mdc, nestjs-service-patterns.mdc, and nestjs-repository-patterns.mdc. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/architecture-compliance.md Focus Areas:

• Layer boundary enforcement
• Dependency injection patterns
• Module organization
• Repository pattern implementation
• Service composition

Step 3: Code Standards Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to nestjs-typescript.mdc. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/code-standards.md Focus Areas:

• TypeScript strict mode compliance
• Naming conventions
• Function design patterns
• NestJS decorator usage

Step 4: DTO Validation Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to nestjs-dto-validation.mdc. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/dto-validation.md Focus Areas:

• Validation decorator coverage
• Swagger documentation
• Transformation patterns
• Response DTO security

Step 5: Error Handling Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to nestjs-error-handling.mdc. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/error-handling.md Focus Areas:

• Exception usage patterns
• Error enums and message maps
• Exception filter implementation
• Error logging practices

Step 6: Report Generation

Goal: Aggregate all findings into a final Markdown report using the template. Rules:

• Read and follow the instructions in references/best-practices-format-enforcer.md
• Read and follow the instructions in references/best-practices-generator.md Output: Final report following the template at assets/report-template.md

Rule Execution Order:

1. references/testing-quality.md {model: mid}
2. references/architecture-compliance.md {model: mid}
3. references/code-standards.md {model: mid}
4. references/dto-validation.md {model: cheap}
5. references/error-handling.md {model: cheap}
6. references/best-practices-generator.md {model: frontier}

Subagent Dispatch (in-session)

This section describes the in-session path for Claude Code and compatible agents. The Rule Execution Order above remains the CLI path (somnio run). Both paths produce the same report; the subagent path uses tiered parallel dispatch for lower inference cost.

Entry point: agents/orchestrator.md (model: mid)

The orchestrator dispatches subagents in dependency-ordered waves. Within each wave, all agents run in parallel via the Agent tool.

Wave Plan

Wave	Agents (parallel)	Tier
Wave 1	testing-quality-analyzer, architecture-compliance-analyzer, code-standards-analyzer	mid
Wave 2	dto-validation-scanner, error-handling-scanner	cheap
Wave 3	report-writer	frontier

Dispatch Table

Agent File	Tier	Reference Covered	Artifact
agents/orchestrator.md	mid	— (routing only)	—
agents/testing-quality-analyzer.md	mid	references/testing-quality.md	reports/.artifacts/nestjs-best-practices/step_01_testing_quality.md
agents/architecture-compliance-analyzer.md	mid	references/architecture-compliance.md	reports/.artifacts/nestjs-best-practices/step_02_architecture_compliance.md
agents/code-standards-analyzer.md	mid	references/code-standards.md	reports/.artifacts/nestjs-best-practices/step_03_code_standards.md
agents/dto-validation-scanner.md	cheap	references/dto-validation.md	reports/.artifacts/nestjs-best-practices/step_04_dto_validation.md
agents/error-handling-scanner.md	cheap	references/error-handling.md	reports/.artifacts/nestjs-best-practices/step_05_error_handling.md
agents/report-writer.md	frontier	references/best-practices-format-enforcer.md + references/best-practices-generator.md	reports/nestjs-best-practices-report.md

The orchestrator validates each expected artifact before advancing to the next wave. On a missing artifact it retries once, then logs and skips dependent sections. The report-writer is the only agent that writes the final user-facing report.

Standards References

All standards are sourced from: agent-rules/rules/nestjs/ (somnio-ai-tools repo locally, or GitHub raw if installed standalone)

Standard File	Purpose
dto-validation.md	DTO structure, class-validator, Swagger
service-patterns.md	Service layer patterns, transactions
controller-patterns.md	Controller decorators, guards
repository-patterns.md	Repository pattern, soft deletes
testing-unit.md	Unit test patterns, mocking
testing-integration.md	Integration tests, database setup
error-handling.md	Exception filters, error enums
module-structure.md	Module organization, imports/exports
typescript.md	TypeScript standards, naming conventions

Report Metadata (MANDATORY)

Every generated report MUST include a metadata block at the very end. This is non-negotiable — never omit it.

To resolve the source and version:

1. Look for .claude-plugin/plugin.json by traversing up from this skill's directory
2. If found, read name and version from that file (plugin context)
3. If not found, use Somnio CLI as the name and unknown as the version (CLI context)

Include this block at the very end of the report:

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Generated by: [plugin name or "Somnio CLI"] v[version]
Skill: nestjs-best-practices
Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Somnio AI Tools: https://github.com/somnio-software/somnio-ai-tools
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