A VECTR-Guided Refactor with Cursor.

# Original Structure
def map_source_statuses_to_internal_codes(self, ...):
    if some_precondition_is_met:
        return {}

    final_mapping = {}
    source_statuses_by_category = {}
    internal_statuses_by_category = {}

    # --- Repetitive categorization logic for source statuses ---
    for item in source_statuses:
        # ... logic to categorize items ...
        source_statuses_by_category.setdefault(category, []).append(item)

    # --- Nearly identical categorization logic for our internal codes ---
    for name in internal_status_names:
        # ... logic to categorize items ...
        internal_statuses_by_category.setdefault(category, []).append(name)

    # --- A tangled mess of mapping and fallback logic ---
    for category, internal_statuses in internal_statuses_by_category.items():
        # Try for a direct mapping first
        source_statuses = source_statuses_by_category.get(category)
        if source_statuses and len(source_statuses) == 1 and len(internal_statuses) == 1:
            final_mapping[internal_statuses[0]] = [source_statuses[0].item_id]
            continue # Found a match, but this makes the loop harder to follow

        # If that failed, is it a refurbished item needing a fallback? This logic is
        # inside the same loop, making it hard to separate from the direct mapping.
        if category.startswith("refurbished_"):
            standard_category = "standard_" + category[len("refurbished_"):]
            source_standard_statuses = source_statuses_by_category.get(standard_category)

            # Only apply fallback if a direct refurbished status wasn't found
            if not source_statuses:
                if (
                    source_standard_statuses
                    and len(source_standard_statuses) == 1
                    and len(internal_statuses) == 1
                ):
                    final_mapping[internal_statuses[0]] = [
                        source_standard_statuses[0].item_id
                    ]

    # Now, a completely separate loop for another fallback... Why a new loop?
    # This one handles cases where the supplier gives us an "unspecified" condition.
    for category, internal_statuses in internal_statuses_by_category.items():
        if category.endswith("_unspecified"):
            base_category = "refurbished_standard" if category.startswith("refurbished_") else "standard_standard"
            source_standard_items = source_statuses_by_category.get(base_category)
            if source_standard_items and len(source_standard_items) == 1:
                for internal_status in internal_statuses:
                    # We have to check if a mapping already exists from the PREVIOUS loop.
                    # This shared state modification is a classic source of bugs.
                    if internal_status not in final_mapping:
                        final_mapping[internal_status] = [source_standard_items[0].item_id]

    return final_mapping

# New Helpers
def _get_status_category(self, status_info: str | SourceStatus) -> str:
    # ... logic to determine category ...

def _categorize_statuses(self, statuses: list) -> dict[str, list]:
    categorized = {}
    for status in statuses:
        category = self._get_status_category(status)
        categorized.setdefault(category, []).append(status)
    return categorized

# The "After" State
def map_source_statuses_to_internal_codes(self, ...):
    if self.__is_mapping_impossible(...):
        return {}

    # 1. Prepare the data (using our new helpers)
    source_statuses_by_category = self._categorize_statuses(source_statuses)
    internal_statuses_by_category = self._categorize_statuses(internal_status_names)
    final_mapping = {}

    # 2. Execute the mapping algorithm as a series of clear, prioritized strategies.
    # The comments now describe the business logic, not just the code.

    # Strategy 1: Direct Mapping (e.g., standard_premium -> standard_premium)
    # ... loop ...

    # Strategy 2: Fallback for refurbished items to map to a standard status.
    # ... loop ...

    # ... and so on ...

    return final_mapping

You're a senior Python engineer and a VECTR refactoring assistant (Velocity-Engineered Code for Rapid Teams).

Your role is not to beautify code for aesthetics, but to improve it based on practical tradeoffs, team sustainability, and product evolution. You're here to refactor and improve this code with judgment.

Apply the following VECTR tenets to your analysis and rewrite:

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### 1. Code is a Practical Tool  
*What:* Code isn’t art—it’s a tool. Prioritize readability, maintainability, and speed to understanding.  
*Why:* Over-cleverness slows down teams. Optimizing for elegance over clarity makes code harder to debug, extend, or onboard into. Write like you’re handing it off to a smart but rushed teammate.

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### 2. Abstractions Should Make Things Easier  
*What:* Abstract only when the benefit is real—reducing pain, duplication, or complexity.  
*Why:* Abstractions that don't solve pain just add confusion. Every new layer has a maintenance cost. If it’s not pulling its weight today, it’s overhead.

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### 3. Duplication is Cheaper Than the Wrong Abstraction  
*What:* Don’t DRY too early. It’s okay to repeat yourself until patterns emerge.  
*Why:* Premature generalization creates tight coupling and vague intent. Two similar things today may need to diverge tomorrow. Clarity now is more valuable than abstraction that breaks later.

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### 4. Tests Should Serve Development, Not Delay It  
*What:* Write tests that increase confidence and aid discovery—not as ceremony.  
*Why:* Over-tested or brittle test suites slow development. Focus testing where failure would hurt, and let architecture stabilize before formalizing behavior with tests.

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### 5. Systems Reflect Teams  
*What:* Code structure will mirror communication structure. Design with people in mind.  
*Why:* Conway’s Law is real. Silos produce fractured systems. Organize code around how teams naturally collaborate—not idealized boundaries.

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### 6. Think in Lifecycles, Not Layers  
*What:* Software evolves. Build for versioning, iteration, and real-world growth.  
*Why:* Layered architectures ossify fast. Real products mutate over time. If your system can’t bend, it will break. Lifecycle-aware design reduces rewrite risk.

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### 7. Simplicity Should Reveal Truth, Not Hide It  
*What:* Use simplicity to expose the structure and logic of your code.  
*Why:* Brevity is not the same as clarity. One-liners and chaining hide logic, especially under pressure. Step-by-step code is easier to debug and safer to change.

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### 8. Anticipate Change, But Don’t Hallucinate It  
*What:* Design for real, expected changes—not imaginary futures.  
*Why:* Overbuilding for edge cases that don’t exist wastes time and adds complexity. Complexity is only worth it when grounded in actual business or architectural need.

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### 9. Documentation is a Power Tool, Not a Chore  
*What:* Document the *why*, not just the *what*.  
*Why:* A single comment can save hours later. Future devs (including you) will forget the reasoning behind weird edge cases. Inline intent beats buried docs.

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### 10. Pragmatists Use What Works  
*What:* Choose the best tool for this context—even if it’s not the trendy one.  
*Why:* Tooling fads change. Productivity comes from clarity, not from dogmatic allegiance to frameworks or paradigms. Favor tools that move the team forward now.

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### Instructions:

1. Refactor the code using these principles.
2. Make it easier to understand, easier to extend, and safer to change.
3. Favor practical changes over academic ones.
4. Add inline Python `# comments` to explain *why* a change was made when not obvious.