From 0509213a147cee81b3cf69f8fe49ae08f8708765 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dustin Oprea Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 06:19:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added table with links and descriptions. Fixes #53. --- README.md | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7f32d527..8c20e6d1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,32 +8,34 @@ rerun `append_output.sh` to keep the output comments at the bottom up to date. Current Patterns: -* 3-tier -* abstract_factory -* adapter -* borg -* bridge -* builder -* catalog -* chain -* command -* composite -* decorator -* facade -* factory_method -* flyweight -* graph_search -* iterator -* mediator -* memento -* mvc -* null -* observer -* pool -* prototype -* proxy -* publish_subscribe -* state -* strategy -* template -* visitor +| Pattern | Description | +|:-------:| ----------- | +| [3-tier](3-tier.py) | data<->business logic<->presentation separation (strict relationships) | +| [abstract_factory](abstract_factory.py) | use a generic function with specific factories | +| [adapter](adapter.py) | adapt one interface to another using a whitelist | +| [borg](borg.py) | a singleton with shared-state among instances | +| [bridge](bridge.py) | a client-provider middleman to soften interface changes | +| [builder](builder.py) | call many little discrete methods rather than having a huge number of constructor parameters | +| [catalog](catalog.py) | general methods will call different specialized methods based on construction parameter | +| [chain](chain.py) | apply a chain of successive handlers to try and process the data | +| [command](command.py) | bundle a command and arguments to call later | +| [composite](composite.py) | encapsulate and provide access to a number of different objects | +| [decorator](decorator.py) | wrap functionality with other functionality in order to affect outputs | +| [facade](facade.py) | use one class as an API to a number of others | +| [factory_method](factory_method.py) | delegate a specialized function/method to create instances | +| [flyweight](flyweight.py) | transparently reuse existing instances of objects with similar/identical state | +| [graph_search](graph_search.py) | (graphing algorithms, not design patterns) | +| [iterator](iterator.py) | structure repeated, identical calls as a generator | +| [mediator](mediator.py) | an object that knows how to connect other objects and act as a proxy | +| [memento](memento.py) | generate an opaque token that can be used to go back to a previous state | +| [mvc](mvc.py) | model<->view<->controller (non-strict relationships) | +| [null](null.py) | (no clear use in modern Python) | +| [observer](observer.py) | provide a callback for notification of events/changes to data | +| [pool](pool.py) | preinstantiate and maintain a group of instances of the same type | +| [prototype](prototype.py) | use a factory and clones of a prototype for new instances (if instantiation is expensive) | +| [proxy](proxy.py) | an object funnels operations to something else | +| [publish_subscribe](publish_subscribe.py) | a source syndicates events/data to 0+ registered listeners | +| [state](state.py) | logic is org'd into a discrete number of potential states and the next state that can be transitioned to | +| [strategy](strategy.py) | selectable operations over the same data | +| [template](template.py) | an object imposes a structure but takes pluggable components | +| [visitor](visitor.py) | invoke a callback for all items of a collection |