---
id: wiki-2026-0508-architectural-violations
title: Architectural Violations
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
status: verified
canonical_id: self
aliases: [Architecture Erosion, Architecture Drift, Layer Violations, Dependency Violations]
duplicate_of: none
source_trust_level: A
confidence_score: 0.9
verification_status: applied
tags: [architecture, violations, erosion, drift, archunit]
raw_sources: []
last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
github_commit: pending
tech_stack:
  language: java/kotlin/typescript
  framework: ArchUnit / Sonargraph / dependency-cruiser
---

# Architectural Violations

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 architectural violation 의 intended architecture 와 actual code 사이의 deviation"**. Perry & Wolf 의 *erosion* (decay over time) + *drift* (unauthorized addition) 의 distinguishing — 매 erosion 의 explicit decay, drift 의 silent. 매 modern detection 의 fitness function (ArchUnit, dep-cruiser, Sonargraph) + reflexion model — 매 manual review 의 too-late.

## 매 핵심

### 매 violation 의 종류
- **Layer violation**: domain → infrastructure (wrong direction).
- **Module violation**: one module imports private internals of another.
- **Dependency cycle**: A → B → C → A.
- **Convention violation**: `*Service` not in service package.
- **Forbidden API**: `java.util.Date`, `console.log` in production code.
- **Coupling violation**: too many afferent / efferent dependencies.
- **Cohesion violation**: feature smeared across many modules.
- **Cross-bounded-context leakage**: shared domain model between contexts.

### 매 detection mechanism
1. **Static structural**: ArchUnit, dep-cruiser, Sonargraph (parse + graph).
2. **Reflexion model**: actual graph diff with intended graph.
3. **Runtime**: trace analysis (OpenTelemetry) for unexpected service-to-service calls.
4. **Reviewer-driven**: ADR conformance check in PR.
5. **Visualization**: dependency matrix, sunburst, codecity.

### 매 lifecycle
1. **Detect** (CI fails or alert).
2. **Classify** (true violation vs intentional exception).
3. **Triage** (debt vs immediate fix).
4. **Fix** (refactor or update intended architecture / ADR).
5. **Prevent regression** (add fitness function).

## 💻 패턴

### Detect layer violation — ArchUnit
```kotlin
@AnalyzeClasses(packages = ["com.acme"], importOptions = [DoNotIncludeTests::class])
class LayerViolationTest {
    @ArchTest
    val domain_independent: ArchRule = noClasses()
        .that().resideInAPackage("..domain..")
        .should().dependOnClassesThat().resideInAnyPackage(
            "..application..", "..infrastructure..", "..web..")
        .because("Domain is the innermost layer (Hexagonal)")

    @ArchTest
    val no_repo_in_controller: ArchRule = noClasses()
        .that().resideInAPackage("..web..")
        .should().dependOnClassesThat().resideInAPackage("..persistence..")
}
```

### Detect cycle — dependency-cruiser (TS)
```bash
npx depcruise --validate .dependency-cruiser.cjs src \
  --output-type err-html --output-to depgraph.html
# Exit 1 if cycles found; html visualizes offending edges
```

### Reflexion model — intended vs actual (jQAssistant + Cypher)
```cypher
// Intended: domain → no-deps; application → domain; infra → application
// Detect any class in :Domain depending on :Infra (forbidden)
MATCH (a:Class)-[:DEPENDS_ON]->(b:Class)
WHERE a.layer = "Domain" AND b.layer = "Infrastructure"
RETURN a.fqn AS violator, b.fqn AS forbidden
```

### Runtime violation — unauthorized service call (OpenTelemetry + Tempo)
```promql
# Alert if service A calls service C (intended only A→B, B→C)
sum(rate(traces_spanmetrics_calls_total{
  client="service-a", server="service-c"
}[5m])) > 0
```

### Cyclomatic + afferent/efferent metric (Sonargraph)
```xml
<!-- sonargraph-architect rule -->
<architecture>
  <layer name="Domain" />
  <layer name="App" includes="Domain" />
  <layer name="Infra" includes="App" />
  <connector from="App" to="Domain" />
  <connector from="Infra" to="App" />
  <metric type="afferent_coupling" max="20" />
  <metric type="cyclic_groups" max="0" />
</architecture>
```

### Triage workflow — annotate intentional exception
```kotlin
// When violation is *intended* (rare), document explicitly via ADR + suppress
@SuppressArchTest(
    rule = "domain_independent",
    reason = "ADR-0034: bridge to legacy DAO during 6-month migration",
    expiresOn = "2026-12-01"
)
class LegacyBridgeAdapter { /* ... */ }
```

```kotlin
// Companion test enforces expiry
@ArchTest
val no_expired_suppressions: ArchRule = noClasses()
    .should().beAnnotatedWith(SuppressArchTest::class.java)
    .andShould(haveExpiredSuppression())  // custom condition
```

### Visualize violations — dependency matrix (D3)
```javascript
// scripts/depmatrix.mjs — render violation heatmap
import { cruise } from "dependency-cruiser";
import fs from "node:fs";
const r = await cruise(["src"], { ruleSet: require("./.dependency-cruiser.cjs") });
const violations = r.output.summary.violations;
const matrix = buildAdjacencyMatrix(r.output.modules, violations);
fs.writeFileSync("violations.json", JSON.stringify(matrix));
// Then render with d3-matrix or observable-plot
```

### CI gating with delta — only new violations fail
```bash
# Compare current vs main — fail PR only on new violations (not legacy debt)
npx depcruise src --config .dependency-cruiser.cjs --output-type json > head.json
git checkout main -- .
npx depcruise src --config .dependency-cruiser.cjs --output-type json > main.json
node scripts/diff-violations.mjs main.json head.json  # exit 1 on new violations
```

### Erosion KPI dashboard (per service / quarter)
```sql
-- violations_history table (populated nightly by CI)
SELECT
  service,
  DATE_TRUNC('week', detected_at) AS wk,
  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE severity='error') AS errs,
  COUNT(*) FILTER (WHERE severity='warn') AS warns
FROM violations_history
WHERE detected_at > NOW() - INTERVAL '12 weeks'
GROUP BY service, wk
ORDER BY service, wk;
```

## 매 결정 기준
| 상황 | Approach |
|---|---|
| New violation detected in PR | Block merge until fixed or ADR exception added |
| Legacy debt — many existing violations | Baseline & gate on delta (no new) |
| Intentional bridge | Suppress + ADR + expiry date |
| Runtime call mismatch | Trace-based alerting + service mesh policy |
| Unclear if violation | Run reflexion model — document intended first |

**기본값**: ArchUnit/dep-cruiser at PR time + delta gating on legacy code + ADR-tracked suppressions with expiry.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[Software Architecture]] · [[Architectural-Constraint-Enforcement]]
- 변형: [[Architecture Erosion]] · [[Architecture Drift]]
- 응용: [[Architecture Review (아키텍처 및 설계 리뷰)]] · [[Architecture_Refactor]] · [[Technical Debt]]
- Adjacent: [[ArchUnit]] · [[OpenTelemetry]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: classify violation as erosion vs drift vs intentional, draft suppression ADR with expiry, generate refactor plan from violation report, summarize weekly violations dashboard for tech lead.
**언제 X**: do not blindly accept LLM "this violation is fine" — every suppression needs ADR + expiry; LLM judgment is suggestion, not authority.

## ❌ 안티패턴
- **Suppression without expiry**: permanent escape hatch — original intent lost.
- **No baseline**: blocking PRs on existing legacy violations buries team.
- **Documentation-only intended architecture**: cannot detect drift — no ground truth.
- **One-shot detection**: run once, never again — violations re-grow.
- **Fix-the-symptom**: rename file vs fix actual coupling.
- **Auto-suppress**: tool generates suppressions silently — true violations hidden.

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (Perry & Wolf "Foundations for the Study of Software Architecture" 1992, Murphy "Reflexion Models" 1995, ArchUnit / Sonargraph / dependency-cruiser docs).
- 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — erosion vs drift, reflexion model, delta gating |
