Standardizing processes with the template pattern
The template method pattern unifies the generalization of intensive actions with a templating approach. The template pattern was recognized early and considered as part of the GoF’s book.
Motivation
The template method pattern is based on identifying similarly used steps. These steps define the skeleton of an algorithm. Each operation can defer its steps to specific subclasses. The template method introduces subclasses to redefine certain parts of an algorithm without changing its structure. A template can be used to execute the internal methods in the desired order.
Finding it in the JDK
Java uses input or output byte streams defined by the I/O API located in the java.base module and the java.io package. The InputStream class contains an overloaded read method that represents a byte-handling template. It’s a similar approach to the OutputStream class defining an overloaded write method.
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