delphi-ai-skills

Use when writing, reviewing or fixing Delphi / Object Pascal code — any .pas or .dpr unit, the RTL or the VCL — independently of any framework. Covers language level and version gating, inline var, generics, anonymous methods, memory and lifetime (Free, try/finally, interfaces, managed records), strings and encodings, exceptions, System.Generics.Collections, RTTI and attributes, threading, and the naming/formatting conventions. Triggers on "Delphi", "Object Pascal", "pas unit", "TStringList", "TObjectList", "memory leak", "double free", "interface reference", "anonymous method", "TThread", "TStringBuilder", "access violation", "compiler version".

Use when writing any server-side feature with DelphiMVCFramework (DMVC) — controllers, routes, REST endpoints, entities, middleware, validation, dependency injection, JWT, SSE, or the server bootstrap. The core skill; the Minimal API, web-app, UI, security and testing skills build on it. Triggers on "DMVCFramework", "DelphiMVCFramework", "create a controller", "add a route", "REST endpoint in Delphi", "TMVCActiveRecord", "ActiveRecord entity", "add middleware", "configure JWT", "MVCRequired", "add validation", "service container", "MVCInject".

Use when writing or fixing tests for a DelphiMVCFramework API — integration tests that drive real HTTP against an in-process server, or unit tests around controllers. Covers the DUnitX + in-process IMVCServer + IMVCRESTClient stack, CRUD/auth/authorization test patterns, database fixtures and the console runner. Triggers on "write tests", "integration test", "test the endpoint", "test the controller", "DUnitX", "TMVCRESTClient", "IMVCRESTClient", "test REST API", "API test".

Use when reviewing existing Delphi / Object Pascal code for defects, hunting a memory leak or an access violation, or hardening new code against the classic mistakes. Covers compiler warnings and hints that indicate a real bug, warnings-as-errors, leak detection and how to make a leak fail a build, third-party static analysis, and a catalogue of smells each with a way to find it. Triggers on "code smell", "code review", "review this unit", "refactor this unit", "memory leak", "leak", "leaking", "double free", "access violation", "AV", "static analysis", "lint", "compiler warning", "W1035", "$WARN", "warnings as errors", "FastMM", "ReportMemoryLeaksOnShutdown", "audit this code".

Use when building or consuming a JSON-RPC 2.0 endpoint with DelphiMVCFramework — publishing a plain Delphi class as remotely callable methods, or calling one from a Delphi client. Triggers on "JSON-RPC", "JSONRPC", "MVCFramework.JSONRPC", "RPC method", "PublishObject", "TMVCJSONRPCController", "TMVCJSONRPCPublisher", "IMVCJSONRPCExecutor", "TMVCJSONRPCExecutor", "TJSONRPCRequest", "IJSONRPCResponse", "MVCJSONRPCAllowGET", "EMVCJSONRPCError", "JSON-RPC notification", "the wizard's JSON-RPC Service preset".

Use when building a DelphiMVCFramework service with lambda/anonymous-method routes instead of controller classes — Minimal API. Triggers on "minimal API", "MapGet", "MapPost", "MapMethods", "route group", "endpoint filter", "HTTP filter", "TMVCRouteGroup", "AsWeb", "lambda routes", "no controller", "Prefix", "UseHTTPFilter", "TMVCFormFile", "MVCFromQueryString", "wizard Minimal API preset". Covers both Minimal REST APIs and Minimal web apps (TemplatePro/HTMX via .AsWeb).

Use when writing or reviewing any DelphiMVCFramework server-side code that touches untrusted input — request bodies, query strings, headers, cookies, uploads, redirects, SQL/RQL, HTML output, JWT, CORS, secrets. Covers access control, mass assignment, SQL injection, XSS in TemplatePro, CSRF, path traversal, SSRF, file uploads, security headers, JWT hardening and secret management, with the DMVCFramework API that actually implements each control. Read before shipping an endpoint that a stranger can call.

Use when styling or laying out the HTML of a DMVCFramework web application — adding a page, a nav entry, a card, a form, a toast, a theme toggle, or touching style.css. Covers the presentation layer the DMVCFramework wizard actually generates: Bootstrap 5.3 (loaded from CDN in baselayout), the brand tokens in style.css, dark/light mode via data-bs-theme, and the HTMX activity classes. Triggers on "style.css", "Bootstrap", "dark mode", "theme toggle", "navbar", "card", "toast", "hero", "CSS", "layout", "responsive", "look and feel", "brand colors".

Use when building a server-side web application with DelphiMVCFramework — HTML pages and HTMX fragments rendered by TemplatePro. Covers view engine setup, template inheritance and blocks, ViewData and its ownership rules, fragments, custom filters, cookie/JWT login, static files, and the HTMX request/response helpers on the Delphi side. Triggers on "TemplatePro", "RenderView", "ViewData", "baselayout", "template inheritance", "HTML fragment", "web controller", "HTMX", "hx-get", "server-side view", "web application", "cookie auth", "static files".

Use when you need accurate htmx syntax or behavior — attributes, triggers, swap modifiers, events, request/response headers, the JS API, extensions, or a worked example. Indexes every page of the official htmx.org documentation with a description, so the right page can be fetched and read instead of recalled from memory.