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[WIP] Refactor duplicated code for improved maintainability
Extract duplicated code into shared libraries
Jan 24, 2026
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Setup scripts contained ~300 lines of duplicated code across bash and PowerShell implementations. Logging, OS detection, privilege checking, and package installation logic were repeated in each script.
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Bash Scripts
lib/common.sh: Extractedlog(),command_exists(),detect_os(), and color constantssetup-desktop.sh,setup-server.sh,setup-environment.shPowerShell Scripts
lib/common.psm1: ExtractedWrite-Log(),Test-Administrator(),Require-Administrator(),Install-Chocolatey(),Install-JavaJDK17(),Set-JavaHome(),Update-EnvironmentPath()setup-desktop.ps1,setup-server.ps1,setup-environment.ps1Example
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