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---
layout: pattern
title: Producer Consumer
folder: producer-consumer
permalink: /patterns/producer-consumer/
categories: Concurrency
tags:
- Reactive
---
## Intent
Producer Consumer Design pattern is a classic concurrency pattern which reduces
coupling between Producer and Consumer by separating Identification of work with Execution of
Work.
## Class diagram
![alt text](./etc/producer-consumer.png "Producer Consumer")
## Applicability
Use the Producer Consumer idiom when
* Decouple system by separate work in two process produce and consume.
* Addresses the issue of different timing require to produce work or consuming work