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Learning Python Design Patterns - Second Edition

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785888038
Length 164 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Gennadiy Zlobin Gennadiy Zlobin
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Chetan Giridhar Chetan Giridhar
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introduction to Design Patterns 2. The Singleton Design Pattern FREE CHAPTER 3. The Factory Pattern – Building Factories to Create Objects 4. The Façade Pattern – Being Adaptive with Façade 5. The Proxy Pattern – Controlling Object Access 6. The Observer Pattern – Keeping Objects in the Know 7. The Command Pattern – Encapsulating Invocation 8. The Template Method Pattern – Encapsulating Algorithm 9. Model-View-Controller – Compound Patterns 10. The State Design Pattern 11. AntiPatterns Index

The Template Method pattern in the real world


Let's take a very easy-to-understand scenario to implement the Template method pattern. Imagine the case of a travel agency, say, Dev Travels. Now how do they typically work? They define various trips to various locations and come up with a holiday package for you. A package is essentially a trip that you, as a customer, undertakes. A trip has details such as the places visited, transportation used, and other factors that define the trip itinerary. This same trip can be customized differently based on the needs of the customers. This calls for the Template Method pattern, doesn't it?

Design Considerations:

  • For the preceding scenario, based on the UML diagram, we should create an AbstractClass interface that defines a trip

  • The trip should contain multiple abstract methods that define the transportation used, places visited on day1, day2, and day3, assuming that it's a three-day long weekend trip, and also define the return journey

  • The itinerary()...

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