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Should I write a wrapper within a manager object?

I have three classes that work together to do one function (from the perspective of the rest of my program). There is a little bit of set up between them, so, to make it easier for the rest of my ...
2 votes
1 answer
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Is it OK to deprecate methods that need to be public due to the packaging model but are not to be used outside the codebase in Java?

I am currently working on a semi-large project that has several packages. There are 3 main packages, a "client" package, a "server" package and a "common" package. There are two jars, one for the ...
3 votes
4 answers
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Is it a bad practice to have an interface method to tell whether it can handle an object?

interface Resolver { boolean canResolve(SomeInput input); SomeOutput resolve(SomeInput input); } public static void main(String[] args) { List<Resolver> resolvers = ...; ...
3 votes
2 answers
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Checking the user in almost all use cases

I have a web application that has Users that belong to Companies. A User can only belong to 1 Company at a time and they can manage their own company information. I'm using java spring and I'm ...
4 votes
3 answers
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Passing object or using the field

I would like to know what is a more appropriate way to code in Java. Is it generally better to pass entire objects in the method's parameters or just using the fields from the class? Using the field: ...
1 vote
1 answer
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Where and how to connect to external API in my service class?

In my service class I would like to connect to external API. Where and how should I do it? 1) Inject in constructor ExternalClass and assign to private property. Next in other property in constructor ...
5 votes
2 answers
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Design pattern for processing a huge CSV file -- Java

I am learning design patterns in Java and also working on a problem where I need to handle huge number of requests streaming into my program from a huge CSV file on the disk. Each CSV line is one ...
3 votes
1 answer
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Contract interface/class with inner classes/interfaces

Brief description of my project structure. I have some base classes like BaseView, BasePresenter ... . Also my project consists of modules, module represents one complete part of the application. ...
2 votes
3 answers
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Data duplication, can it be an unavoidable practice in this example?

Say I have different employees of type Employee stored in a list inside a class SubCase. public class SubCase{ protected ArrayList<Employee> employees; ... } SubCase represents a part ...
1 vote
1 answer
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Better way to organize query methods in Android?

In my Android app I have: A SQLiteHelper class that extends SQLIteOpenHelper, and takes care of things like table-creation and upgrades. A SQLiteDatasource class that performs CRUD operations on the ...
3 votes
2 answers
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Using MVC style, where is the best place to put SQL functionality?

I am wondering about best practices here. MVC (Model - View - Controller) patterns involve separating components of your program that model the data, manipulate those models, and display those ...
4 votes
2 answers
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How to delete an object when other things reference it (and not making the code full of inter-dependencies)

The situation: In my program, there are a list of cues. To call a cue at a certain time, there are objects called Triggers. Cues have many public methods that allow them, among other things, to be "...
3 votes
3 answers
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Parallel Class/Interface Hierarchy with the Facade Design Pattern?

About a third of my code is wrapped inside a Facade class. Note that this isn't a "God" class, but actually represents a single thing (called a Line). Naturally, it delegates responsibilities to the ...
4 votes
2 answers
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Can classes violate Single Responsibility if they delegate internal tasks?

I have two classes Output and Timeline, neither of which violate SR, but the two of them are linked together. So what I'd like to do is have a class called Elco (there's a reason behind the name) that ...
4 votes
3 answers
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What is the preferred access modifier for instance variables of a data transfer object?

I'm creating a data transfer object and can't decide whether it would be better to just give public access to the instance variables or if there would be a purpose to using getters and setters to ...

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