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DesignPatternsPHP/Decorator/Decorator.php
Matt Iversen b8381e5a60 Proper example of Decorator pattern
Previous example was simply implementing a strategy pattern.

A key problem is that WebService made clear that it did no actual output of its own - it handed it off to 'decorators'.

A decorator should always wrap a class that already has its own complete, self-contained functionality.

In this way, they only enhance / modify it. An instance that is non-decorated should work fully by itself.

Note the distinguishing difference between this and sub-classing - here the enhancement is added dynamically, at runtime, and to one instance.

With sub-classing, the enhancement is added at compile / parse time, and is applied to all instances / uses of the subclass.
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<?php
namespace DesignPatterns;
/**
* Decorator pattern
*
* Purpose:
* to dynamically add new functionality to class instances
*
* Examples:
* - Zend Framework: decorators for Zend_Form_Element instances
* - Web Service Layer: Decorators JSON and XML for a REST service (in this case, only one of these should be allowed of
* course)
*
*/
interface Renderer
{
public function renderData();
}
class Webservice implements Renderer
{
protected $_data;
public function __construct($data)
{
$this->_data = $data;
}
public function renderData()
{
return $this->_data;
}
}
abstract class Decorator
{
protected $_wrapped;
public function __construct($wrappable)
{
$this->_wrapped = $wrappable;
}
}
class RenderInJson extends Decorator implements Renderer
{
public function renderData()
{
$output = $this->_wrapped->renderData();
return json_encode($output);
}
}
class RenderInXml extends Decorator implements Renderer
{
public function renderData()
{
$output = $this->_wrapped->renderData();
// do some fany conversion to xml from array ...
return simplexml_load_string($output);
}
}
// Create a normal service
$service = new Webservice(array('foo' => 'bar'));
// Wrap service with a JSON decorator for renderers
$service = new RenderInJson($service);
// Our Renderer will now output JSON instead of an array
echo $service->renderData();