Chapter 20. Command
In a battlefield, generals hand out timed instructions in sealed envelopes to soldiers or others, who then open the envelopes and execute the instructions in them. The same instructions can be one-timed or re-executed by different persons at given times. Since instructions are kept in envelopes, passing them around different areas for different purposes is easier than other means of instructions—for example, verbal instruction on the phone or other communication channels.
We borrow a similar idea of encapsulating instructions as different command objects in object-oriented design. Command objects can be passed around and reused at given times by different clients. A design pattern that is elaborated from the concept is called ...
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