Java Facades

What is Facades?

A facade provides a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library. Using faces, we can make

• More readable library
• Wrapped a poorly designed collection of API in a single well - designed API
• Reduces dependency of outside code on inner working library

Facade example on Java

/* Complex parts */

class CPU {
    public void freeze() { ... }
    public void jump(long position) { ... }
    public void execute() { ... }
}

class HardDrive {
    public byte[] read(long lba, int size) { ... }
}

class Memory {
    public void load(long position, byte[] data) { ... }
}

/* Facade */

class ComputerFacade {
    private CPU processor;
    private Memory ram;
    private HardDrive hd;

    public ComputerFacade() {
        this.processor = new CPU();
        this.ram = new Memory();
        this.hd = new HardDrive();
    }

    public void start() {
        processor.freeze();
        ram.load(BOOT_ADDRESS, hd.read(BOOT_SECTOR, SECTOR_SIZE));
        processor.jump(BOOT_ADDRESS);
        processor.execute();
    }
}

/* Client */

class You {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ComputerFacade computer = new ComputerFacade();
        computer.start();
    }
}