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DESIGN
PATTERNS

Java Examples
Creational Patterns

Abstract Factory   
Lets you produce families of related objects without specifying their concrete classes.

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Builder   
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Lets you construct complex objects step by step. The pattern allows you to produce
different types and representations of an object using the same construction code.

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Factory Method   
Provides an interface for creating objects in a superclass, but allows subclasses to alter
the type of objects that will be created.

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Prototype   
Lets you copy existing objects without making your code dependent on their classes.

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Singleton   
Lets you ensure that a class has only one instance, while providing a global access point
to this instance.

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Structural Patterns

Adapter   
Allows objects with incompatible interfaces to collaborate.

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Bridge   
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Lets you split a large class or a set of closely related classes into two separate
hierarchies—abstraction and implementation—which can be developed independently
of each other.

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Composite   
Lets you compose objects into tree structures and then work with these structures as if
they were individual objects.

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Decorator   
Lets you attach new behaviors to objects by placing these objects inside special
wrapper objects that contain the behaviors.

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Facade   
Provides a simplified interface to a library, a framework, or any other complex set of
classes.

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Flyweight   
Lets you fit more objects into the available amount of RAM by sharing common parts of
state between multiple objects instead of keeping all of the data in each object.

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Proxy   

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Lets you provide a substitute or placeholder for another object. A proxy controls access
to the original object, allowing you to perform something either before or after the
request gets through to the original object.

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Behavioral Patterns
Chain of Responsibility   
Lets you pass requests along a chain of handlers. Upon receiving a request, each
handler decides either to process the request or to pass it to the next handler in the
chain.

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Command   
Turns a request into a stand-alone object that contains all information about the
request. This transformation lets you parameterize methods with different requests,
delay or queue a request's execution, and support undoable operations.

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Iterator   
Lets you traverse elements of a collection without exposing its underlying
representation (list, stack, tree, etc.).

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Mediator   
Lets you reduce chaotic dependencies between objects. The pattern restricts direct
communications between the objects and forces them to collaborate only via a mediator
object.

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Memento   
Lets you save and restore the previous state of an object without revealing the details of
its implementation.

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Observer   
Lets you define a subscription mechanism to notify multiple objects about any events
that happen to the object they're observing.

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State   
Lets an object alter its behavior when its internal state changes. It appears as if the
object changed its class.

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Strategy   
Lets you define a family of algorithms, put each of them into a separate class, and make
their objects interchangeable.

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Template Method   
Defines the skeleton of an algorithm in the superclass but lets subclasses override
specific steps of the algorithm without changing its structure.

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Visitor   
Lets you separate algorithms from the objects on which they operate.
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