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layout: pattern
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title: Tolerant Reader
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folder: tolerant-reader
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permalink: /patterns/tolerant-reader/
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categories: Integration
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tags: Java
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---
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**Intent:** Tolerant Reader is an integration pattern that helps creating
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robust communication systems. The idea is to be as tolerant as possible when
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reading data from another service. This way, when the communication schema
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changes, the readers must not break.
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**Applicability:** Use the Tolerant Reader pattern when
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* the communication schema can evolve and change and yet the receiving side should not break
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**Credits:**
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* [Martin Fowler - Tolerant Reader](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TolerantReader.html)
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