BRIDGE PATTERN

“ decoupling an abstraction from its implementation ”

Jang, Taeksoon
(NHN NEXT)

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 MOTIVATION
- Suppose an abstraction should have different implementation

- Simple implementation would just extend the object itself

- Then, inheritance binds an implementation to the abstraction

- When a class changes often, you should change all classes

“ Bridge Pattern helps minimize changes in class ”

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 BRIDGE PATTERN DEFINED

- Separate abstraction and implementation

Class itself : Abstraction

What class can do : Implementation

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 PARTICIPANT

Abstraction : defines abstract interface and maintains the implementor

reference
Refined Abstraction : extends the interface defined by abstraction
Implementor : defines the interface for implementation classes
Concrete Implementor : implements the Implementor interface
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 EXAMPLE & CODE

[ Requirement 1 ]

“ I need a program
that can draw circles and rectangles. “

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 EXAMPLE & CODE
[ What You Do ]

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 EXAMPLE & CODE

[ Requirement 2 ]

“ I want shapes to be colorful, blue and red! ”

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 EXAMPLE & CODE
[ What You Do ]

in progress....

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 HERE COMES
BRIDGE PATTERN !!!

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 EXAMPLE & CODE
[ What You Do ]

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 EXAMPLE & CODE

[ Requirement 3 ]

“ I honestly want Green color and Triangle. “

(oh yes....)

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 EXAMPLE & CODE
[ What You Do ]

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 EXAMPLE & CODE
Abstraction

Implementation Client

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 REAL WORLD EXAMPLE

- GUI Framework
Separate Window abstraction from
Window implementation
for Linux, Windows, or Mac OS.

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 REAL WORLD EXAMPLE
ex) Java AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit)

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 BENEFIT OF BRIDGE PATTERN

- Avoid binding between abstraction and implementation

=> Able to select implementation at run time

- Reduction in the number of sub classes

- Abstraction and Implementation can be varied independently

- Cleaner code without ‘if ’ or ‘switch’ statement

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 ADAPTER VS BRIDGE

Adapter
- meant to change the interface of an existing object
- intended to make unrelated classes work together
- My Code + Someone else’s Code

Bridge
- intended to decouple abstraction from its implementation
- Entirely My Code and My Structure

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