Decoupled development in a shared development system

A computer-implemented method of optimizing software components, comprising:

• displaying, by a processor, a user interface depicting a layered hierarchy with at least one layer including common packages that include objects;
• responsive to a user interaction with the user interface, grouping common packages at a same hierarchical layer into groups;
• encapsulating, by the processor, each group with an encapsulation package, wherein the encapsulation package is one of a structure package and a main package;
• responsive to the encapsulation, allowing, by the processor, objects within the encapsulation package to communicate directly with one another without checking visibility at respective package interfaces and use access parameters;
• and
• eliminating, by the processor, at least one of:
• the package interfaces and the use access parameters of the common packages in the encapsulation package.

A computer-readable non-transitory medium stored thereon machine-executable codes that, when executed, performs a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a software component including a layered hierarchy of:
• structure packages containing lower level packages, wherein the structure packages form a root of the layered hierarchy;
• main packages containing lower level packages;
• and
• common packages each including objects to develop a functionality of a business application;
• wherein the lower level packages include at least one of:
• the main packages and the common packages;
• and
• wherein each of the structure packages, main packages, and common packages includes at least one package interface and at least one use access parameter, the at least one package interface and the at least one use access parameter defining visibility and access of respective packages;
• grouping common packages at a same layer into groups according to pre-determined criteria;
• encapsulating each group with an encapsulation package, wherein the encapsulation package is one of a structure package and a main package;
• responsive to the encapsulation, allowing objects within the encapsulation package to communicate directly with one another without checking visibility at respective package interfaces and use access parameters;
• and
• eliminating at least one of:
• the at least one package interface and the at least one use access parameter of the common packages in the encapsulation package.