This unit focuses on two design patterns: Observer and Strategy. We'll use these patterns to enable responsive security and flexible climate control in our smart home system.
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Observer Pattern:
- Purpose: Allows an object (observer) to watch another (subject) and get notified of changes.
- Steps:
- Define a
Subject
with registration, unregistration, and notification methods (e.g., for aSecuritySystem
). - Implement observers that react to changes (e.g.,
SecurityApp
,SecurityLight
).
- Define a
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Strategy Pattern:
- Purpose: Defines a family of algorithms and makes them interchangeable.
- Steps:
- Define a strategy interface with a method for the desired behavior (e.g.,
TemperatureControlStrategy
for controlling temperature). - Implement specific strategies with concrete behavior (e.g.,
HeatingStrategy
,CoolingStrategy
).
- Define a strategy interface with a method for the desired behavior (e.g.,
