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* Electron's `WebFrameMain.send` writes every "Render frame was disposed"
  to stderr via `console.error`. When the worker fans a second
  agent-event past a reloading renderer, we produced thousands of
  identical lines and stalled the main loop on stderr I/O. Added a
  `mainFrame.detached` guard so the send is short-circuited before
  Electron's own catch block fires, and installed a targeted filter in
  `suppress-warnings.ts` (now actually imported from the entry point)
  so the specific `console.error("Error sending from webFrameMain:"…)`
  noise never reaches the terminal. Any other payload still surfaces.

* `dispatchAgentMessage` accepted the human-reader sentinel as a wake
  target when an agent replied to `__board__` — `wakeAgentIfPossible`
  then called `db.getAgent("__board__")`, threw, and the dispatcher
  kept repeating on every send. Strip `HUMAN_SENDER_ID` at
  `resolveMessageWakeTargets`, and keep a defense-in-depth guard in the
  heartbeat so a stray caller (future automation fan-out) cannot
  reintroduce the crash.

* Pi's skills loader rejects any SKILL.md whose frontmatter `name`
  diverges from its parent directory. The four bundled `my-writing-style`
  copies declared `name: writing-style-skill`, so every install emitted
  a warning and dropped the skill. They also lived as orphan gitlinks
  (mode 160000 without .gitmodules), and the global `*.md` gitignore
  hid every other SKILL.md from version control. Fixed the frontmatter
  to match the dir, converted the dangling submodules to plain trees,
  and allowlisted `builtin-skills/**/*.md` so a fresh clone carries the
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---
title: Build Rich Domain Models Not Anemic Data Structures
impact: HIGH
impactDescription: centralizes business logic, prevents scattered rules
tags: entity, domain-model, anemic, behavior
---
## Build Rich Domain Models Not Anemic Data Structures
Entities should contain behavior, not just data. Anemic domain models push business logic into services, scattering rules and duplicating validation.
**Incorrect (anemic domain model):**
```java
// domain/entities/Subscription.java
public class Subscription {
private String id;
private String planId;
private LocalDate startDate;
private LocalDate endDate;
private String status;
// Only getters and setters - no behavior
public String getStatus() { return status; }
public void setStatus(String status) { this.status = status; }
public LocalDate getEndDate() { return endDate; }
public void setEndDate(LocalDate endDate) { this.endDate = endDate; }
}
// application/services/SubscriptionService.java
public class SubscriptionService {
public void cancel(Subscription sub) {
if (!sub.getStatus().equals("active")) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot cancel");
}
sub.setStatus("cancelled");
sub.setEndDate(LocalDate.now());
}
public void renew(Subscription sub, int months) {
if (!sub.getStatus().equals("active")) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot renew");
}
sub.setEndDate(sub.getEndDate().plusMonths(months));
}
// Logic scattered across many services
}
```
**Correct (rich domain model):**
```java
// domain/entities/Subscription.java
public class Subscription {
private final SubscriptionId id;
private final PlanId planId;
private final LocalDate startDate;
private LocalDate endDate;
private SubscriptionStatus status;
public void cancel() {
ensureActive();
this.status = SubscriptionStatus.CANCELLED;
this.endDate = LocalDate.now();
}
public void renew(Period extension) {
ensureActive();
if (extension.getMonths() < 1) {
throw new InvalidExtensionPeriodException(extension);
}
this.endDate = this.endDate.plus(extension);
}
public boolean isExpired() {
return LocalDate.now().isAfter(this.endDate);
}
public boolean canUpgradeTo(Plan newPlan) {
return this.status == SubscriptionStatus.ACTIVE
&& newPlan.isUpgradeFrom(this.planId);
}
private void ensureActive() {
if (this.status != SubscriptionStatus.ACTIVE) {
throw new InactiveSubscriptionException(this.id);
}
}
}
// application/usecases/CancelSubscriptionUseCase.java
public class CancelSubscriptionUseCase {
public void execute(SubscriptionId id) {
Subscription sub = repository.findById(id);
sub.cancel(); // Business logic in entity
repository.save(sub);
}
}
```
**Benefits:**
- Business rules live with the data they operate on
- Impossible to forget validation when manipulating data
- Entity documents its own capabilities and constraints
Reference: [Anemic Domain Model Anti-pattern](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/AnemicDomainModel.html)