transform-component

Purpose

Apply one explicit structural or functional operator to a named component and record the resulting variant.

Input contract

required: [component, operator, system_context]
optional: [target_function, constraints, parent_design]
constraints: [operator must be one of remove, substitute, combine, divide, redirect, redistribute, reverse]

Procedure

1. Identify the component's current function, interfaces, and dependencies.
2. Apply the named operator: remove; substitute; combine; divide; redirect; redistribute; or reverse.
3. Record changed functions, dependencies, constraints, and the resulting variant.
4. Return compatibility checks to the calling tactic.

Output contract

produces: [transformed_component, changed_functions, changed_dependencies, variant_record]
delta_fields: [findings, hypothesis_updates, uncertainties, decisions]