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Facade Pattern

The Facade Pattern provides a simplified interface to a complex subsystem of classes, allowing clients to interact with a cohesive set of services without needing to understand the underlying complexities. It promotes low coupling by enabling clients to communicate only with the facade, which delegates requests to the appropriate subsystem objects. Examples include a database interface and a bank package, where the facade class streamlines operations like account management and transactions.

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Facade Pattern

The Facade Pattern provides a simplified interface to a complex subsystem of classes, allowing clients to interact with a cohesive set of services without needing to understand the underlying complexities. It promotes low coupling by enabling clients to communicate only with the facade, which delegates requests to the appropriate subsystem objects. Examples include a database interface and a bank package, where the facade class streamlines operations like account management and transactions.

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Facade Pattern

Software Engineering(CS3011E)
Winter 2025-2026

Department of Computer Science and


Engineering, NIT Calicut

Instructor: Dr. Sourav Biswas


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Taxonomy of GoF Patterns (23 Patterns)

2
Facade Pattern

Problem: How to avail services from a large


number of classes present in a package?

 Context: A package is a cohesive set of classes:


 Example: RDBMS interface package
DBA

 Solution: A facade class (e.g. DBfacade) is


created to provide a common interface to the
services offered by the package.

3
Facade (Non software example)

Provides a unified
interface to a set
of classes in a
system.

Ordering Billing Shipping

4
Facade

R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3
Service Service
Package Package

S1 S2 S1 S2

Facade
S3 S4 S3 S4

R4 R5 R4 R5
(a) Service invocation without a façade (b) Service invocation using a façade class
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Before and After Using Facade

DBQ Client Client B


Client A
A

Database
DBW Facade

Client B
DBR DBQ DBW DBR

Before Facade After Facade


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Facade: Structure

Package
Facade

subsystem classes

A B C

E
D F G

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Facade Pattern Example: Compiler
Compiler
Compile()
Scanner Token

CodeGenerator Parser

ProgNodeBuilder
RISCCG
ProgNode
StackMachineCG

Statement Node
Expression Node

Compiler Subsystem Classes Variable Node 8


Façade Example: Bank Package
Bank
AccountService

createAccount(…)
deposit(…)
withdraw(…)
Façade
TransactionService
createAccount(…)
deposit(…) addTransaction(…)
withdraw(…)
addTransaction(…)
applyForLoan(…)
LoanService

applyForLoan(…)
…
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Façade: Bank Example
public class BankFaçade { public withdraw(int accountId,
float amount) {
private AccountService [Link](accountId
accountService; , amount);
private TransactionService }
transactionService;
public addTransaction(Transaction
private LoanService loanService; tx) {
[Link](
public addAccount(Account account) { tx);
[Link](account); }
} public applyForLoan(Customer cust,
public deposit(int accountId, float LoanDetails loan) {
[Link](cust, loan);
amount) {
}
[Link](accountId,
amount); }
}
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Discussions on Façade Pattern

 Clients communicate only


with the Façade:

 Façade forwards each request to the appropriate


subsystem object(s).

 Promotes low coupling; clients need to know only


about the Façade.

 A Façade often does little more work than


simply delegating requests to other classes
inside the package! 11
Discussions on Façade Pattern

 Although subsystem objects perform


actual work:
 Façade may have to translate between
subsystem interfaces.

 Clients are aware of only the Façade:


 Don’t have to directly access any other
objects in the package.

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