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| pattern | Mediator | mediator | /patterns/mediator/ | FSV14SCm20J0Lk82BFxf1akCJKOW3JhizfDNVhkRUktP9AE_Bc2kDr7mKqx5bKSkYJeSuYXr66dFXy517xvvRxBqz7qo8E6BZDSFPDAKCO84zP-IOMMczIy0 | Behavioral |
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Intent
Define an object that encapsulates how a set of objects interact. Mediator promotes loose coupling by keeping objects from referring to each other explicitly, and it lets you vary their interaction independently.
Applicability
Use the Mediator pattern when
- a set of objects communicate in well-defined but complex ways. The resulting interdependencies are unstructured and difficult to understand
- reusing an object is difficult because it refers to and communicates with many other objects
- a behavior that's distributed between several classes should be customizable without a lot of subclassing
Real world examples
- All scheduleXXX() methods of java.util.Timer
- java.util.concurrent.Executor#execute()
- submit() and invokeXXX() methods of java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService
- scheduleXXX() methods of java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService
- java.lang.reflect.Method#invoke()