title, category, language, tags
| title | category | language | tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Bus | Architectural | en |
|
Intent
Allows send of messages/events between components of an application without them needing to know about each other. They only need to know about the type of the message/event being sent.
Class diagram
Applicability
Use Data Bus pattern when
- you want your components to decide themselves which messages/events they want to receive
- you want to have many-to-many communication
- you want your components to know nothing about each other
Related Patterns
Data Bus is similar to
- Mediator pattern with Data Bus Members deciding for themselves if they want to accept any given message
- Observer pattern but supporting many-to-many communication
- Publish/Subscribe pattern with the Data Bus decoupling the publisher and the subscriber