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* Decreases checkstyle errors for ambassador pattern * Reduces checkstyle errors in async-method-invocation * Reduces checkstyle errors in balking * Reduces checkstyle errors in bridge * Reduces checkstyle errors in builder
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| pattern | Balking | balking | /patterns/balking/ | Concurrency |
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Intent
Balking Pattern is used to prevent an object from executing certain code if it is an incomplete or inappropriate state
Applicability
Use the Balking pattern when
- you want to invoke an action on an object only when it is in a particular state
- objects are generally only in a state that is prone to balking temporarily but for an unknown amount of time
Related patterns
- Guarded Suspension Pattern
- Double Checked Locking Pattern