Composite design patterns

9 October 1997

journal article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM SIGPLAN Notices

Vol. 32 (10) , 218-228
https://doi.org/10.1145/263700.263739

Abstract

Software design patterns are the core abstractions from successful recurring problem solutions in software design. Composite design patterns are the core abstractions from successful recurring frameworks. A composite design pattern is a pattern that is best described as the composition of further patterns the integration of which shows a synergy that makes the composition more than just the sum of its parts. This paper presents examples of composite patterns, discusses a role-based analysis and composition technique, and demonstrates that composite patterns extend the pattern idea from single problem solutions to object-oriented frameworks.

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