Observer

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Pub/sub within an application, event notification. Define a one-to-many dependency between objects so that when one object changes state, all its dependents are notified and updated automatically.

Key Properties

• Subject and Observer
• Push vs Pull Notification
• Event Registration

Related

• Mediator (centralized vs distributed communication)
• Command (encapsulated notifications)

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design-patterns behavioral observer