Structural pattern
design pattern that eases the design by identifying a simple way to realize relationships between entities
A structural pattern is a software design pattern that encapsulates relationships between entities.
Examples
Examples include:
Adapter pattern
Adapts one interface for a class into one that a client expects.
Adapter pipeline
Use multiple adapters for debugging purposes.
Retrofit Interface Pattern
An adapter used as a new interface for multiple classes at the same time.
Aggregate pattern
A version of the Composite pattern with methods for aggregation of children.
Bridge pattern
decouple an abstraction from its implementation so that the two can vary independently.
Tombstone
An intermediate lookup object contains the real location of an object.
Composite pattern
A tree structure of objects where every object has the same interface.
Decorator pattern
Supports adding additional functionality to an object at runtime. Prevents issue where subclassing would result in an exponential rise of new classes.
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