When updating/adding code, prioritize readability and predictable control-flow: - Use early exits (return/goto/continue) for error/invalid states to avoid deep nesting/extra indentation. - Keep error-handling visually tight (no distracting blank lines between the call and the error check). - For error logs, follow formatting rules: - Avoid Lua string concatenation inside ngx_log/ngx.log; pass multiple arguments instead. - Use the required capitalization for error messages (e.g., don’t capitalize the message text). - Prefer clearer positive conditions over negated/complex expressions, and simplify large if/else chains where possible. Example pattern (body parsing + early exit + logging): ```lua local body, err = kong.request.get_body() if err then ngx_log(ngx.ERR, "cannot process request body: ", tostring(err)) return end local identifier = body -- proceed normally ``` Example logging without concatenation: ```lua ngx_log(ngx.ERR, "request failed (", req_url, "): ", err) ```