Mediator Pattern

Define an object that encapsulates how a set of objects interact. Mediator promotes loose coupling by keeping objects from referring to each other explicitly, and it lets you vary their interaction independently.

Participants

• Mediator: defines an interface for communicating with Colleague objects
• ConcreteMediator: implements cooperative behavior by coordinating Colleague objects. Knows and maintains its colleagues
• Colleague classes: each Colleague class knows its Mediator object. Each colleague communicates with its mediator whenever it would have otherwise communicated with another colleague

Code

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ConcreteMediator m = new ConcreteMediator();
        ConcreteColleague1 c1 = new ConcreteColleague1(m);
        ConcreteColleague2 c2 = new ConcreteColleague2(m);
        m.setColleague1(c1);
        m.setColleague2(c2);
        c1.send("From c1");
        c2.send("From c2");
    }
}

public interface Mediator {
    void send(String message, Colleague colleague);
}

public class ConcreteMediator implements Mediator {

    private ConcreteColleague1 colleague1;
    private ConcreteColleague2 colleague2;

    public void setColleague1(ConcreteColleague1 colleague1) {
        this.colleague1 = colleague1;
    }

    public void setColleague2(ConcreteColleague2 colleague2) {
        this.colleague2 = colleague2;
    }

    @Override
    public void send(String message, Colleague colleague) {
        if (colleague == colleague1) {
            colleague2.notify(message);
        } else {
            colleague1.notify(message);
        }
    }
}

public abstract class Colleague {
    protected Mediator mediator;

    public Colleague(Mediator mediator) {
        this.mediator = mediator;
    }
}

public class ConcreteColleague1 extends Colleague {

    public ConcreteColleague1(Mediator mediator) {
        super(mediator);
    }

    public void send(String message) {
        mediator.send(message, this);
    }

    public void notify(String message) {
        System.out.println("Colleague1 gets message: " + message);
    }
}

public class ConcreteColleague2 extends Colleague {

    public ConcreteColleague2(Mediator mediator) {
        super(mediator);
    }

    public void send(String message) {
        mediator.send(message, this);
    }

    public void notify(String message) {
        System.out.println("Colleague2 gets message: " + message);
    }
}

Output

Colleague2 gets message: From c1
Colleague1 gets message: From c2

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