Facade Design Pattern Tutorial
Welcome to may Facade Design Pattern Tutorial! The Facade pattern is extremely easy to understand. Chances are you have used it already and just didn’t know it.
The Facade pattern basically says that you should simplify your methods so that much of what is done is in the background. In technical terms you should decouple the client from the sub components needed to perform an operation.
All of the code that follows the video will fill you in on anything you don’t catch in the video.
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Code from the Video
WELCOMETOBANK.JAVA
public class WelcomeToBank{
public WelcomeToBank() {
System.out.println("Welcome to ABC Bank");
System.out.println("We are happy to give you your money if we can find it\n");
}
}
ACCOUNTNUMBERCHECK.JAVA
public class AccountNumberCheck{
private int accountNumber = 12345678;
public int getAccountNumber() { return accountNumber; }
public boolean accountActive(int acctNumToCheck){
if(acctNumToCheck == getAccountNumber()) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
SECURITYCODECHECK.JAVA
public class SecurityCodeCheck {
private int securityCode = 1234;
public int getSecurityCode() { return securityCode; }
public boolean isCodeCorrect(int secCodeToCheck){
if(secCodeToCheck == getSecurityCode()) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
FUNDSCHECK.JAVA
public class FundsCheck {
private double cashInAccount = 1000.00;
public double getCashInAccount() { return cashInAccount; }
public void decreaseCashInAccount(double cashWithdrawn) { cashInAccount -= cashWithdrawn; }
public void increaseCashInAccount(double cashDeposited) { cashInAccount += cashDeposited; }
public boolean haveEnoughMoney(double cashToWithdrawal) {
if(cashToWithdrawal > getCashInAccount()) {
System.out.println("Error: You don't have enough money");
System.out.println("Current Balance: " + getCashInAccount());
return false;
} else {
decreaseCashInAccount(cashToWithdrawal);
System.out.println("Withdrawal Complete: Current Balance is " + getCashInAccount());
return true;
}
}
public void makeDeposit(double cashToDeposit) {
increaseCashInAccount(cashToDeposit);
System.out.println("Deposit Complete: Current Balance is " + getCashInAccount());
}
}
BANKACCOUNTFACADE.JAVA
// The Facade Design Pattern decouples or separates the client
// from all of the sub components
// The Facades aim is to simplify interfaces so you don't have
// to worry about what is going on under the hood
public class BankAccountFacade {
private int accountNumber;
private int securityCode;
AccountNumberCheck acctChecker;
SecurityCodeCheck codeChecker;
FundsCheck fundChecker;
WelcomeToBank bankWelcome;
public BankAccountFacade(int newAcctNum, int newSecCode){
accountNumber = newAcctNum;
securityCode = newSecCode;
bankWelcome = new WelcomeToBank();
acctChecker = new AccountNumberCheck();
codeChecker = new SecurityCodeCheck();
fundChecker = new FundsCheck();
}
public int getAccountNumber() { return accountNumber; }
public int getSecurityCode() { return securityCode; }
public void withdrawCash(double cashToGet){
if(acctChecker.accountActive(getAccountNumber()) &&
codeChecker.isCodeCorrect(getSecurityCode()) &&
fundChecker.haveEnoughMoney(cashToGet)) {
System.out.println("Transaction Complete\n");
} else {
System.out.println("Transaction Failed\n");
}
}
public void depositCash(double cashToDeposit){
if(acctChecker.accountActive(getAccountNumber()) &&
codeChecker.isCodeCorrect(getSecurityCode())) {
fundChecker.makeDeposit(cashToDeposit);
System.out.println("Transaction Complete\n");
} else {
System.out.println("Transaction Failed\n");
}
}
}
TESTBANKACCOUNT.JAVA
public class TestBankAccount {
public static void main(String[] args){
BankAccountFacade accessingBank = new BankAccountFacade(12345678, 1234);
accessingBank.withdrawCash(50.00);
accessingBank.withdrawCash(990.00);
}
}
Good one. Thanks Derek Banas
You’re very welcome π
Thanks.! π
You’re very welcome π
I really admire and appreciate your work but i have a question: You said facade uses a simplified interface to decouples or separates the client from all the sub components. But i don’t see any interface in the code. Why is that?
Thank you π I’m sorry about the confusion. I wasn’t referring to a java interface, but instead a general interface like a GUI. I should have used a different word. Sorry about that.
Very nicely explained. Thanks Derek π
You’re very welcome π Thank you
You made it very clear with simple examples.
now I linked Facade – Withdraw money , Command – remote etc. easy to understand π thanks a lot Derek
Thank you π I’m happy that I could help.
As you said, we use this pattern many places in our code, but never realized it is Façade design pattern.
Thanks for making it clear.
THANK YOU
U R MUCH MORE BETTER THAN MY OWN TEACHER =O
Thank you very much π
Thanks a lot , very good example and nicely explained.
You’re very welcome π Thank you