Mid GoF Patterns

Reduces Code Duplication:?

  • You don’t need to re-implement the drawing logic for each new shape.

Instead, you can simply reuse the same drawing API for multiple shapes.

Follow:

Improvement Suggestions:

  • Add More Shapes:
  • To extend the pattern, you can introduce additional shape classes like

Rectangle or Triangle, and have them use the same drawing API to

render their specific shapes.

  • Introduce More Drawing APIs:
  • As the application grows, you could add more concrete implementations of

IDrawingAPI for different rendering libraries, allowing the user to select their

preferred drawing style or technology.

  • Performance Optimization:
  • If your drawing application needs to optimize performance (e.g., when

rendering complex or large scenes), you could implement caching strategies

in your drawing APIs or leverage lazy initialization.

Real-Time Use Case Example:

The Bridge Pattern is particularly useful when building graphics software, drawing

applications, or game engines where you may need to render shapes in various styles. For

instance:

  • A drawing application that supports multiple rendering backends (e.g., OpenGL,

DirectX, or HTML Canvas).

  • A game engine where you have various game objects (e.g., players, enemies) that

need to be drawn using different rendering techniques.

Visual Diagram:

Here’s a simple visual diagram to understand the Bridge Pattern:

Abstraction (Shape) --> IDrawingAPI (Implementation)

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v v

Follow:

Refined Abstraction (Circle) --> Concrete Implementations

(DrawingAPI1, DrawingAPI2)

Builder Pattern: Real-Time Example - Building a Custom Pizza

Scenario:

Imagine you're building a pizza ordering system that allows customers to customize their

pizzas with different dough types, sauces, and toppings. The Builder Pattern is a perfect fit

for such use cases where you need to create complex objects step by step, each with

various configurations or options.

The Builder Pattern separates the construction of an object from its representation. This

means the same construction process can create different variations of an object. In this

case, the pattern allows for building different types of pizzas (e.g., Margherita, Pepperoni,

Veggie) with various ingredients.

Code Explanation:

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