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Refactor read-model event dispatch to reduce Handle complexity#1670

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ReadModelDomainEventHandler.Handle had grown into a 79-line switch-based dispatcher, exceeding the complexity threshold and making event routing harder to scan. This change keeps the dispatch behavior intact while breaking the routing into smaller, event-family-specific helpers.

  • Dispatcher split by event family

    • Reduced Handle to a compact coordinator that delegates to focused private methods.
    • Grouped routing into helpers for:
      • estate
      • operator
      • contract
      • merchant
      • transaction
      • reconciliation
      • file import/file processing
      • statements
      • float activity
      • settlement
  • Preserved multi-step event behavior

    • Left the existing chained/special-case handlers in place for events that require ordered repository operations:
      • estate creation
      • additional request data recording
      • statement generation
  • Focused regression coverage

    • Added tests for the non-trivial paths where dispatch triggers multiple repository calls or short-circuits on failure:
      • additional request data records metadata, then sets transaction amount
      • statement generation stops before merchant update if statement marking fails

Example of the new dispatch shape:

public Task<Result> Handle(IDomainEvent domainEvent,
                           CancellationToken cancellationToken) {
    Task<Result> task = this.HandleEstateDomainEvent(domainEvent, cancellationToken) ??
                        this.HandleOperatorDomainEvent(domainEvent, cancellationToken) ??
                        this.HandleContractDomainEvent(domainEvent, cancellationToken) ??
                        this.HandleMerchantDomainEvent(domainEvent, cancellationToken) ??
                        this.HandleTransactionDomainEvent(domainEvent, cancellationToken);

    return task ?? Task.FromResult(Result.Success());
}

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<issue_title>[Complexity] Method ReadModelDomainEventHandler::Handle has 79 lines of code (limit is 50)</issue_title>
<issue_description>Codacy ID: c29a084936da782fe570473b0b917d08

File: TransactionProcessor.BusinessLogic/EventHandling/ReadModelDomainEventHandler.cs
Line: 20
Rule: Complexity (Warning)
Commit: 5b8f3e64d731c7b181b225e9d4117fda74faa3ac

Message: Method ReadModelDomainEventHandler::Handle has 79 lines of code (limit is 50)

**Code Snippet:**
```csharp
        public async Task<Result> Handle(IDomainEvent domainEvent, 
```

</issue_description>

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] [Complexity] Refactor Handle method to reduce line count Refactor read-model event dispatch to reduce Handle complexity Mar 17, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from StuartFerguson March 17, 2026 17:03
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@copilot can you review the codacy issue please

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Copilot AI commented Mar 17, 2026

@copilot can you review the codacy issue please

I reviewed it on 98702aa. The Codacy finding was for ReadModelDomainEventHandler.Handle exceeding the 50-line limit, and that method is now a short dispatcher with the routing split into private helper methods. The special chained paths are still covered by focused tests, so I don’t see any further change needed for that specific issue.

@StuartFerguson StuartFerguson marked this pull request as ready for review March 17, 2026 19:23
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@copilot the issue has changed to Method ReadModelDomainEventHandler::Handle has a cyclomatic complexity of 11 (limit is 8)

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Copilot AI commented Mar 17, 2026

@copilot the issue has changed to Method ReadModelDomainEventHandler::Handle has a cyclomatic complexity of 11 (limit is 8)

Updated in befd21b. Handle now iterates through an ordered dispatcher list instead of chaining the event-family handlers with ??, which keeps the routing order the same while reducing the method’s cyclomatic complexity.

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@copilot code not building now

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Copilot AI commented Mar 17, 2026

@copilot code not building now

Fixed in b7a406e. The CI failure was a CS0029 type mismatch in the dispatcher array, so I switched the field to Func<IDomainEvent, CancellationToken, Task<Result>>[], which preserves the ordering/complexity change and restores the build.

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@copilot still failin to build

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Copilot AI commented Mar 17, 2026

@copilot still failin to build

Fixed in bed4ae2. The latest PR workflow for b7a406e was failing on CS0246 in ReadModelDomainEventHandler because the file used Func<...> without importing System, so I added the missing using.

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@StuartFerguson StuartFerguson merged commit 092b418 into master Mar 18, 2026
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[Complexity] Method ReadModelDomainEventHandler::Handle has 79 lines of code (limit is 50)

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