Chain of Responsibility Pattern
Pass a request along a chain of handlers. A behavioural pattern in the Design Patterns (GoF) catalog. Explained with Java/Spring code and when not to use it.
Pass a request along a chain of handlers.
- Family
- Design Patterns (GoF)
- Category
- Behavioural
- Source
- Gamma, Helm, Johnson, Vlissides · Head First Design Patterns
More behavioural patterns
- Strategy — Swap interchangeable algorithms behind one interface.
- Observer — Notify interested parties when something happens.
- Command — Turn a request into an object you can queue, log, retry or undo.
- State — Let an object change behaviour when its internal state changes.
- Template Method — Fix an algorithm’s skeleton and let subclasses fill in steps.
- Mediator — Centralise complex communication between many objects.
- Iterator — Traverse a collection without exposing its internals.