indirection.js

// This code solves a problem, but it doesn't tell me _what_ the problem is
// or _why_ I need to stop propagation. In the long run, someone
// will come across this code and have no idea why it's written this way

function handleItemSelection(event) {
  event.stopPropagation()
  selectItem(assetId)
}

// Here's my solution, one additional function, a small indirection that
// we can use to provide context to future people working on the code

function preventItemSelectionFromUpdatingAsset(event) {
  event.stopPropagation()
}

function handleItemSelection(event) {
  preventItemSelectionFromUpdatingAsset(event)
  selectItem(assetId)
}

// What do you think? Could this be a useful pattern for you and your work?