Pattern: Lazy

Description

Lazy initialization is the tactic of delaying the creation of an object, the calculation of a value, or some other expensive process until the first time it is needed.

Example in .NET :

Lazy 

namespace Lazy;
internal class LazyDemo
{
    public DateTime dateTimeConstructClass =DateTime.Now;
    
    public Lazy<DateTime> DateTimeLazy = new(() =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Lazy<DateTime> is being initialized ONCE!");
        return DateTime.Now;
    });
}

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SourceCode Lazy

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Homework

Implement a lazy initialization of a logger that logs to a file and to a console. The logger should be created only when it is needed.

Pattern: Chain

Description

Chain of responsibility pattern allows an object to send a command without knowing what object will receive and handle it. Chain the receiving objects and pass the request along the chain until an object handles it

Example in .NET :

Chain 

namespace Chain;

public static class ChainDemo
{
    public static int SecondException()
    {
        try
        {
            FirstException();
            return 5;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            throw new Exception($"from {nameof(SecondException)}", ex);
        }
    }
    static int FirstException()
    {
        throw new ArgumentException("argument");
    }
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

Implement a middleware in ASP.NET Core that intercepts the exception and logs it to the database. The middleware should be able to pass the exception to the next middleware in the chain.

Friday links 458

  1. Lazy Loading of Related Data – EF Core | Microsoft Learn
  2. Introducing the MSTest Runner – CLI, Visual Studio, & More – .NET Blog
  3. Quickly create your first prompt in Semantic Kernel | Microsoft Learn
  4. We need to talk about digital ownership
  5. Should you Stay Technical as an Engineering Manager?
  6. Aaron Schlesinger’s Personal Site
  7. ByronMayne/SourceGenerator.Foundations: A Source Generator for Source Generators. Gives out of the box support for transistent dependencies and logging right in Visual Studio
  8. Please, don’t force me to log in : Juha-Matti Santala
  9. Teacher’s cunning question catches out 14 students cheating in final exam | Weird | News | Express.co.uk

Pattern: Decorator

Description

Decorator allows behavior to be added to an individual object, either statically or dynamically, without affecting the behavior of other objects from the same class.

Example in .NET :

Decorator 

   

namespace Decorator;
internal class DecoratorDemo
{
    public static void Stream_Crypto_Gzip()
    {
        string nameFile = "test.txt";
        if (File.Exists(nameFile))
            File.Delete(nameFile);
        byte[] data = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("Hello World!");
        //first time we have a stream
        using (var stream = new FileStream(nameFile, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write))
        {
            //stream.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
            //return;
            
            var cryptic = new DESCryptoServiceProvider();

            cryptic.Key = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("ABCDEFGH");
            cryptic.IV = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes("ABCDEFGH");
            //we decorate the initial stream with a crypto stream
            using (var crStream = new CryptoStream(stream, cryptic.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write))
            {
                //and we decorate further by encoding
                using (var gz = new GZipStream(crStream, CompressionLevel.Optimal))
                {
                    gz.Write(data, 0, data.Length);
                }

            }
        }
    }
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

1. Add a logging to DBConnection . 2. Use by decorating a coffee with milk, sugar, and chocolate (and maybe other condiments). The coffee should be able to display the condiments in a Display method and calculate the price of the coffee with milk, sugar, and chocolate.

Pattern: Facade

Description

Facade is is an object that provides a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library.

Example in .NET :

Facade 

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;

namespace Facade;
internal class FacadeDemo
{
    public static void ExecuteSql()
    {
        MyDbContext cnt = new();
        //calling the facade
        DatabaseFacade dbFacade = cnt.Database;
        dbFacade.EnsureCreated(); 
    }
}

public class MyDbContext:DbContext
{
    
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

Implement a Facade that will allow you to display a question in a MessageBox with a single method call in a console application and return yes/no as a result.

Pattern: Factory

Description

A factory is a function or method that returns objects of a varying prototype or class from some method call, which is assumed to be new

Example in .NET :

Factory 

 
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
using System.Data.Common;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Net;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace Factory;
internal class FactoryDemo
{
    public static void DemoWebRequest()
    {
        HttpWebRequest hwr = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("http://www.yahoo.com");

    }
    public static void DemoConvert()
    {
        string value = "1,500";
        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US");

        Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToDouble(value));

        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR");
        Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToDouble(value));

    }
    static void RegisterControllerFactory()
    {
        ControllerBuilder.Current.SetControllerFactory(new MyControllerFactory());
    }
}

//default controller factory is a factory of controllers
class MyControllerFactory : System.Web.Mvc.DefaultControllerFactory
{

    public override IController CreateController(System.Web.Routing.RequestContext requestContext, string controllerName)
    {
        if (controllerName == "andrei")
            return null;//maybe controller not found

        return base.CreateController(requestContext, controllerName);
    }
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

having multiple types of drinks( water, tea, coffee) with an IDrink interface create a factory method ( with a parameter ) to create a drink

Pattern: Prototype

Description

It is used when the type of objects to create is determined by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects

Example in .NET :

ICloneable 

 
using System;  
namespace Prototype; 
class Parent : ICloneable
{
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public Child MyChild { get; set; }

    public object Clone()
    {
        //TODO: serialize + unserialize 
        //with System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer

        var p = ShallowClone();
        //TODO: clone the child 
        var c = new Child();
        c.Age = this.MyChild.Age;

        p.MyChild = c;
        return p;
    }

    public Parent ShallowClone()
    {
        return this.MemberwiseClone() as Parent;
    }
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

Imagine that you have a cow farm and you want to create a new cow. Implement a prototype that will allow you to clone a cow. The cow should have a name and a weight

Friday Links 457

  1. Lazy Loading of Related Data – EF Core | Microsoft Learn
  2. Introducing the MSTest Runner – CLI, Visual Studio, & More – .NET Blog
  3. Quickly create your first prompt in Semantic Kernel | Microsoft Learn
  4. We need to talk about digital ownership
  5. Should you Stay Technical as an Engineering Manager?
  6. Aaron Schlesinger’s Personal Site
  7. ByronMayne/SourceGenerator.Foundations: A Source Generator for Source Generators. Gives out of the box support for transistent dependencies and logging right in Visual Studio

Pattern: Singleton

Description

Singleton pattern restricts the instantiation of a class to one object. It is used when you want to have one instance of a class that is shared across the application.

Example in .NET :

Singleton 

 
using System.Data.OleDb;

namespace Singleton;
/// <summary>
/// 
///sealed class Singleton
///{
///    private Singleton() { }
///    public static readonly Singleton Instance = new Singleton();
///}
///
/// </summary>
internal class SingletonDemo
{
    public static void GetFactory()
    {
        //cannot do new
        //OleDbFactory factory=new OleDbFactory();
        //get singleton instance
        OleDbFactory factory = OleDbFactory.Instance;
    }
}

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Wikipedia

Homework

Implement a singleton that will allow you to create a single instance of a logger that logs to a file and to a console.

Pattern: Strategy

Description

Strategy pattern allows a client to choose from a family of algorithms at runtime. It is used when the client expects to have multiple algorithms and wants to choose one of them at runtime.

Example in .NET :

Strategy 

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Strategy;
internal class StrategyDemo
{
    public static void SortWithDifferentStrategies()
    {
        List<int> al = new ();
        al.Add(102);
        al.Add(201);
        //sort ascending
        al.Sort((x, y) =&gt; x.CompareTo(y));

        for (int i = 0; i &lt; al.Count; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(al[i]);
        }

        Console.WriteLine("---------------");

        //sort descending
        al.Sort((y, x) =&gt; x.CompareTo(y));
        for (int i = 0; i &lt; al.Count; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(al[i]);
        }
        Console.WriteLine("---------------");
        //sort custom
        al.Sort((x, y) =&gt; LastDigit(x).CompareTo(LastDigit(y)));
        for (int i = 0; i &lt; al.Count; i++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(al[i]);
        }

        var array = al.FindAll(it =&gt; it &gt; 10);


    }

    static int LastDigit(int x)
    {
        return x % 10;
    }

}

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Wikipedia

Homework

Image you want to serialize classes to XML,JSON and CSV . Implement a strategy that will allow you to choose between XML , JSON and CSV serialization at runtime.

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