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* #1667: Fixing the serverless tests to use Junit5 and also modifying other classes to remove the deprecated initMock() method * #1667: Fixing the sonar code smells Co-authored-by: Subhrodip Mohanta <hello@subho.xyz>
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| pattern | Data Bus | data-bus | /patterns/data-bus/ | Architectural | en |
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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