validation-copier

Skill from fstr21/sportsbot
Category: discovered
Tags: github, community
Version: 1.0.0
Author: walid
Downloads: 0
Updated: 2025-11-22
Source: fstr21/sportsbot
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SKILL.md

# Validation Copier Skill

**Purpose**: Copy validation/logging improvements from one sport to another (e.g., NFL → NHL).

## When Claude Should Use This Skill

Use this skill when:
- User asks to "make NHL work like NFL" or "copy NFL improvements to NHL"
- User asks to "extend validation to other sports"
- Working on TODO items about copying validation across sports
- User wants to "apply NFL patterns to NCAAF/Soccer"
- User mentions "make all sports consistent"
- Scaling improvements from one sport to multiple sports

## What This Skill Does

1. **Analyzes** the source sport's scripts (e.g., NFL) to identify patterns
2. **Identifies** what needs to be copied:
   - Structured logging setup
   - Tenacity retry decorators
   - Pydantic validation models
   - Pre-write validation in packaging scripts
3. **Applies** same patterns to target sport (e.g., NHL)
4. **Preserves** sport-specific logic (don't blindly copy/paste)
5. **Tests** that target sport scripts still run without errors
6. **Reports** what was changed and what's different

## Critical Constraints

**MUST follow these rules**:
- DO NOT blindly copy/paste - preserve sport-specific logic
- Use Pydantic v1 syntax ONLY (user has v1.10.23)
- NO emoji in code (Windows environment - use ASCII)
- Test each script after modification (verify it runs)
- Create backups before modifying files
- Never modify files in `artifacts/` directory

## How to Use This Skill

**Example 1**: User says "make NHL capture scripts like NFL"
- Claude analyzes: NFL capture scripts (01-03)
- Claude identifies: Structured logging, retry logic, validation
- Claude applies: Same patterns to NHL capture scripts
- Claude tests: Run NHL scripts to verify no breakage
- Claude reports: "Updated 3 NHL scripts with logging + retry logic"

**Example 2**: User says "extend validation to all sports"
- Claude runs: Copy NFL validation models to NHL/NCAAF/Soccer
- Claude adapts: Sport-specific field names (e.g., NHL has periods not quarters)
- Claude tests: Validate sample data for each sport
- Claude reports: "All 4 sports now have Pydantic validation"

## Expected Outcome

After using this skill:
- Target sport has same quality improvements as source sport
- All sports are consistent in how they log, validate, and retry
- User doesn't have to manually copy improvements across 4 sports
- User has confidence that all sports work the same way
- TODO items about "extend to other sports" are completed

## Technical Details

The validation-copier script:
- Compares source vs target sport scripts
- Identifies missing patterns (logging, retry, validation)
- Uses `pipeline-logger` skill to add logging
- Copies Pydantic models with sport-specific adaptations
- Creates backups before modifying
- Runs basic smoke tests after changes

## Success Criteria

Script is successful if:
- Target sport scripts have same patterns as source sport
- Sport-specific logic is preserved (not blindly copied)
- All modified scripts run without errors
- Backups created for all modified files
- User gets summary of what was changed
- TODO items can be marked complete