Complex classes like ClassDefinition often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use ClassDefinition, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 18 | class ClassDefinition extends ParentDefinition  | 
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| 19 | { | 
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| 20 | /**  | 
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| 21 | * @var int  | 
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| 22 | */  | 
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| 23 | protected $type;  | 
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| 25 | /**  | 
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| 26 | * Class methods  | 
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| 27 | *  | 
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| 28 | * @var ClassMethod[]  | 
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| 29 | */  | 
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| 30 | protected $methods = array();  | 
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| 32 | /**  | 
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| 33 | * Class properties  | 
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| 34 | *  | 
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| 35 | * @var Node\Stmt\Property[]  | 
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| 36 | */  | 
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| 37 | protected $properties = array();  | 
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| 39 | /**  | 
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| 40 | * Class constants  | 
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| 41 | *  | 
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| 42 | * @var Node\Stmt\Const_[]  | 
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| 43 | */  | 
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| 44 | protected $constants = array();  | 
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| 45 | |||
| 46 | /**  | 
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| 47 | * @todo Use Finder  | 
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| 48 | *  | 
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| 49 | * @var string  | 
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| 50 | */  | 
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| 51 | protected $filepath;  | 
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| 53 | /**  | 
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| 54 | * @var Node\Stmt\Class_|null  | 
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| 55 | */  | 
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| 56 | protected $statement;  | 
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| 58 | /**  | 
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| 59 | * @var string|null  | 
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| 60 | */  | 
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| 61 | protected $extendsClass;  | 
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| 63 | /**  | 
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| 64 | * @var ClassDefinition|null  | 
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| 65 | */  | 
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| 66 | protected $extendsClassDefinition;  | 
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| 68 | /**  | 
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| 69 | * @var array  | 
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| 70 | */  | 
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| 71 | protected $interfaces = array();  | 
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| 73 | /**  | 
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| 74 | * @param string $name  | 
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| 75 | * @param Node\Stmt\Class_ $statement  | 
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| 76 | * @param integer $type  | 
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| 77 | */  | 
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| 78 | 448 | public function __construct($name, Node\Stmt\Class_ $statement = null, $type = 0)  | 
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| 80 | 448 | $this->name = $name;  | 
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| 81 | 448 | $this->statement = $statement;  | 
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| 82 | 448 | $this->type = $type;  | 
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| 83 | 448 | }  | 
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| 85 | /**  | 
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| 86 | * @param ClassMethod $methodDefintion  | 
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| 87 | */  | 
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| 88 | 20 | public function addMethod(ClassMethod $methodDefintion)  | 
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| 93 | /**  | 
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| 94 | * @param Node\Stmt\Property $property  | 
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| 95 | */  | 
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| 96 | 2 | public function addProperty(Node\Stmt\Property $property)  | 
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| 103 | /**  | 
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| 104 | * @param Node\Stmt\ClassConst $const  | 
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| 105 | */  | 
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| 106 | 3 | public function addConst(Node\Stmt\ClassConst $const)  | 
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| 111 | /**  | 
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| 112 | * @param Context $context  | 
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| 113 | * @return $this  | 
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| 114 | */  | 
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| 115 | 20 | public function compile(Context $context)  | 
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| 174 | /**  | 
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| 175 | * @param string $name  | 
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| 176 | * @param boolean|false $inherit  | 
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| 177 | * @return bool  | 
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| 178 | */  | 
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| 179 | 1 | public function hasMethod($name, $inherit = false)  | 
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| 193 | /**  | 
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| 194 | * @param string $name  | 
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| 195 | * @param bool $inherit  | 
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| 196 | * @return bool  | 
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| 197 | */  | 
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| 198 | 2 | public function hasConst($name, $inherit = false)  | 
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| 207 | /**  | 
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| 208 | * @param $name  | 
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| 209 | * @param boolean|false $inherit  | 
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| 210 | * @return ClassMethod|null  | 
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| 211 | */  | 
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| 212 | 1 | public function getMethod($name, $inherit = false)  | 
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| 225 | /**  | 
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| 226 | * @param $name  | 
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| 227 | * @param bool $inherit  | 
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| 228 | * @return bool  | 
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| 229 | */  | 
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| 230 | 1 | public function hasProperty($name, $inherit = false)  | 
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| 239 | /**  | 
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| 240 | * @param string $name  | 
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| 241 | * @param bool $inherit  | 
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| 242 | * @return Node\Stmt\Property  | 
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| 243 | */  | 
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| 244 | public function getProperty($name, $inherit = false)  | 
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| 259 | /**  | 
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| 260 | * @return string  | 
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| 261 | */  | 
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| 262 | 20 | public function getFilepath()  | 
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| 267 | /**  | 
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| 268 | * @param string $filepath  | 
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| 269 | */  | 
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| 270 | 20 | public function setFilepath($filepath)  | 
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| 275 | /**  | 
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| 276 | * @return bool  | 
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| 277 | */  | 
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| 278 | public function isAbstract()  | 
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| 283 | /**  | 
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| 284 | * @param null|string $extendsClass  | 
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| 285 | */  | 
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| 286 | public function setExtendsClass($extendsClass)  | 
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| 291 | /**  | 
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| 292 | * @return null|ClassDefinition  | 
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| 293 | */  | 
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| 294 | public function getExtendsClassDefinition()  | 
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| 299 | /**  | 
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| 300 | * @param ClassDefinition $extendsClassDefinition  | 
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| 301 | */  | 
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| 302 | 1 | public function setExtendsClassDefinition(ClassDefinition $extendsClassDefinition)  | 
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| 307 | /**  | 
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| 308 | * @param array $interface  | 
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| 309 | */  | 
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| 310 | public function addInterface($interface)  | 
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| 315 | /**  | 
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| 316 | * @return null|string  | 
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| 317 | */  | 
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| 318 | 20 | public function getExtendsClass()  | 
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| 322 | }  | 
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Very long variable names usually make code harder to read. It is therefore recommended not to make variable names too verbose.